Agilent Technologies L4400 manual Installing the Agilent IO Libraries

2Software Installation and Configuration

Installing the Agilent IO Libraries and L4400 Instrument Drivers

Communication and control of the L4400 series instruments from a Microsoft® programming environment is provided through the following software that is included with the L4400A instruments:

•Agilent E2094A IO Libraries Suite 14.1

•Agilent L4400A Product Reference CD- ROM (p/n 34989- 13601)

This section covers the sequence and procedures for installing the IO libraries and instrument drivers required to program the instruments.

Installing the Agilent IO Libraries

The Agilent IO Libraries Suite must be installed first, followed by the L4400 instrument drivers that are located on the Product Reference CD- ROM (p/n 34989- 13601). The IO Libraries are contained on the Agilent Automa- tion- Ready CD included with the instrument, or may be downloaded from the Agilent Developer Network website at http://adn.tm.agilent.com, under ‘Soft- ware Downloads: IO Libraries Suite’.

Before installing the IO libraries, review table 2- 1 to verify that your computer meets the specifications required by the software.

Table 2-1. Agilent IO Libraries Suite System Requirements.

Processor	450	MHz Intel Pentium® II or higher
Operating System	Windows XP Professional or Home Edition (Service Pack 1 or
	later
	Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 4 or later)
Web Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater (recommended)
Available Memory	128	MB (256 MB or greater recommended)
Available Disk Space	225	MB required for installation:
	- 160 MB for Microsoft .NET Framework
	- 65 MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite
	175	MB required for operation:
	- 110 MB for Microsoft .NET Framework
	- 65 MB for Agilent IO Libraries Suite
Video	Super VGA (800x600) with 256 colors

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