Agilent Technologies E5810A manual IO Libraries Suite

Installing the E5810

Installing and Configuring the Agilent IO Libraries Suite

NOTE

PCs installed with Windows Vista MUST upgrade to Agilent IO Libraries v15.0 or above.

If the IO icon is displayed, click the icon and click About Agilent IO

Control to display the version. The version must be 15.0 or greater.

If the IO icon is not displayed, a version may still be installed. To check this, click Start >Programs and look for the Agilent IO Libraries or Agilent IO Libraries Suite program group.

If this group is displayed, click Agilent IO Libraries > Utilities > IO Control to display the IO icon. Then, click the icon and click About Agilent IO Libraries Control to display the installed version (must be 15.0 or greater).

If the Agilent IO Libraries Suite version is less than 15.0, install the newer version included on your Automation-Ready CD to support

￿the E5810A.

If your version of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite is at least 15.0, but less than the version on your Automation-Ready CD, you may want to install the newer version to take advantage of new features and greater ease of use.

Installing Agilent To install the Agilent IO Libraries Suite software,

IO Libraries Suite

1First, disconnect any USB instruments, USB/GPIB converters, and FireWire-VXI interfaces that are connected to your PC.Insert the Automation-Ready CD into your CD-ROM drive. Wait for a few seconds until the auto-run window appears.

NOTE

If possible, always use the current version of the Agilent IO Libraries Suite. This version supports the newest interfaces and operating systems.

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