68 Agilent N8201A Performance Downconverter Synthetic Instrument Module, 3 Hz to 26.5 GHz
3Using the Agilent Synthetic Instrument GUI
4Select an N8201A performance downconverter and click Tes t (lower-left corner) on the
Connect to Instrument dialog box.
•If the bottom of the dialog box displays the message “Connection Succeeded“, the
instrument was found and communicatio n has been established.
•If the bottom of the dialog box displays the message “N8201A is not supported”, the
instrument is not communicating. Refer to “Troubleshooting" on page 50.
5Click Connect (lower-right corner) on the Connect to Instrument dialog box and the
following dialog box should appear.
If the Agilent Synthetic Instrument GUI appears, the N8201A performance downconverter
has successfully connected using a LAN connection!
Left Pane
The lower portion of the left pane displays the settings available for adjustment on the
N8201A performance downconverter. Click a fu nction button to activate that function and
the related functions are displayed in the Properties area. For example, Center Frequency is
the active function and all settings associated with Center Frequency are available for
modification.
Right Pane
The upper portion of the right pane always dis plays the functions that are most commonly
used for a measurement. These functions are also accessible from the left pane. Changing
one of these parameters changes the setting in the left pane as well.
The lower portion of the right pane can have three tabs: Dynamic Help, Instrument
Information, and the Event Log. For more information on theses areas, refer to “Dynamic
Help" on page 72, “Instrument Information" on page 73, and “Event Log" on page 73.