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Agilent Technologies
Agilent 89600 Series
Installation and VXI
Service Guide

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Contents
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In this book
Other documentation 9
Safety Summary 10
Front and Rear Panel Symbols 11
Warranty 12
1. Installation Overview
89600 Series Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Before you start installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
To prepare for installation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
89600-Series Analyzer Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2. Installing 89600 Software
Installing 89600 Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
New Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Modify Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Repair Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Update Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3. Setting Up VXI Hardware
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Inspecting Agilent 89600-series VXI modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Setting up Agilent 89600 series VXI mainframe and modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Set logical addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing modules in the mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
To install modules in the mainframe: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configuring your VXI hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting front panel cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cable connections, 89610 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cable connections, two-channel 89610. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cable connections, 89610 with external down converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cable connections, 89611 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cable connections, 89611 with PSA Option H70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Cable connections, 89611 with ESA Option H70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Cable connections, two-channel 89611. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cable connections, 89640 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cable connections, 89640 with second IF/baseband channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cable connections, 89640 with second RF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cable connections, 89640 with external down converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cable connections, 89641 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cable connections, 89641 with second IF/baseband channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cable connections, 89641 with second RF channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cable connections, 89641 with external down converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Connecting EMC grounding cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4. Installing IEEE 1394 Interfaces in Computers
Introduction to installing IEEE 1394 interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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Contents
Installing the IEEE 1394 host adapter in your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
To install the IEEE 1394 host adapter in your computer:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Installing the IEEE 1394 PCMCIA cardbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
To install IEEE 1394 PCMCIA cardbus in your computer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Installing drivers for IEEE 1394 and E8491 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
To install drivers for IEEE 1394 and E8491: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5. Installing GPIB, LA1, and USB Interface Cards
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Configuring GPIB on a desktop PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Configuring GPIB on a laptop PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Installing a LAN Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Installing a USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Configuring a LAN-to-GPIB gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
To make the LAN-to-GPIB gateway connection:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
6. Configuring IO Interfaces
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Configuring the VXI interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
To configure the VXI interface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Configuring the LAN interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
To configure your LAN interface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Instrument IP address for a Local Area Network configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Instrument IP address for a crossover cable configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Run Connection Expert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Configuring the Agilent E5810 LAN/GPIB Gateway interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
To configure the Agilent E5810 LAN/GPIB Gateway interface:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Run Connection Expert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Configuring the USB/GPIB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
To configure the USB/GPIB interface:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Run Connection Expert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configuring the GPIB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
To configure the GPIB interface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Run Connection Expert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Configuring the USB Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
To configure the USB interface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Run Connection Expert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
7. Configuring Infiniium Windows XP Scopes
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Configuring Windows XP Infiniium Networking for non-DHCP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
To configure Windows XP Infiniium networking for a non-DHCP network: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Configuring Windows Infiniium Networking for DHCP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Configuring Windows XP Infiniium Networking for a Crossover Cable Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
To configure Windows XP Infiniium networking for a crossover cable: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Configuring PC Networking for a Crossover Cable Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
To configure PC networking for a crossover cable configuration: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Configuring PC Agilent IO Config for GPIB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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To configure PC Agilent IP Config for a GPIB connection:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Configuring PC Agilent IO Config for LAN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
To configure PC Agilent IO Config for a LAN connection:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Configuring the Agilent E5810 LAN/GPIB Gateway Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
To configure the E5810 LAN/GPIB Gateway interface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Configuring the USB/GPIB Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
To configure the USB/GPIB interface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
8. Installing 89601 Software in Agilent Infiniium XP Scopes
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Installing the 89600 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
To install the 89600 software embedded in your scope: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Verifying correct operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
To verify correct operation:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
9. Installing Agilent 89600 Software in Agilent X-Series Signal Analyzers
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Installing the 89600 software in an Agilent X-Series Signal Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Verifying correct operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
To verify correct operation:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
10. Linking Logic Analyzers to the Agilent 89600 VSA
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
16900 Series Logic Analyzers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
1680 and 16800 Series Logic Analyzers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
1690 Series Logic Analyzers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Logic Analyzer Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
89600 Vector Signal Analyzer Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
89600 I/O Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Adding an Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Logic Analyzer Link Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Logic Analyzer application and 89600 VSA application running on the same PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Logic Analyzer application and 89600 VSA application
running on the Logic Analyzer mainframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Logic Analyzer application running on the Logic Analyzer mainframe and 89600 VSA application running
on a separate PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
11. Linking a Synthetic Instrument (SI) Spectrum Analyzer to the Agilent 89600 VSA
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Linking an SI Spectrum Analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
12. Connecting Acqiris Waveform Digitizers to the Agilent 89600 VSA
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Agilent Acqiris High-Speed Digitizers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Installation for Standard Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Installation for Embedded Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
13. Installing a 1ode-Locked License
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Starting the analyzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Licensing your software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Obtaining a site key (license) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Installing a site key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Transferring a license from another computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
14. Setting Up a Floating License Server
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Floating License Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Redundant license servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Setting up client PCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Adding license files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Installing Floating License Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
To install floating license support: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Obtaining your Floating License File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Find the materials and information you need: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
To complete the License File Request Form: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Installing your Floating License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
To install your floating license file: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Starting Your License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
To start your license server: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Setting up Redundant License Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
To setup redundant license servers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Adding License (.lic) Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
To add license (.lic) files: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
To stop and restart the license servers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Managing Multiple Application License Servers on One Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
To manage multiple application license servers on one computer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Removing 89600 License Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
To uninstall and remove 89600 license support:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tools and Batch Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
15. Setting Up a Floating License Client
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Floating License Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Setting the System Environment Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
To set the system environment variables: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Starting the 89600 software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
16. Diagnostics
Introduction to Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

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Recommended Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Troubleshooting a VXI mainframe failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Troubleshooting a VXI installation problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
To troubleshoot a VXI installation problem:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Troubleshooting a VXI IO configuration problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
To troubleshoot a VXI IO configuration problem: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Troubleshooting an IEEE-1394 interface failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
To troubleshoot an IEEE-1394 interface failure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Troubleshooting a LAN interface problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
To verify the correct ADC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
To troubleshoot the LAN interface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
LAN interface problem with an Infiniium Oscilloscope: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Troubleshooting interference with other devices or instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Troubleshooting licensing errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
License Initialization Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Lost License Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Troubleshooting a lost connection to the network license server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Troubleshooting an E1438 ADC module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
To verify the E1438 module using the self test: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Troubleshooting an E1439 ADC module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
To verify the E1439 module using the self test: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Troubleshooting the E2730/E2731 module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
To troubleshoot the E2730/E2731 module:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Troubleshooting the 2.7 GHz RF signal path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
To troubleshoot the 2.7 GHz RF signal path: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Troubleshooting the 6.0 GHz RF signal path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
To troubleshoot the 6.0 GHz RF signal path: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Troubleshooting the 0 to 36 MHz baseband signal path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Troubleshooting the 70 MHz IF signal path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Troubleshooting the 0-to-40 MHz baseband signal path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
To troubleshoot the 0-to-40MHz baseband signal path: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Verifying Channel 1 LO outputs in a 2-channel RF system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
To verify Channel 1 LO outputs in a 2-channel RF system, 1st LO: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
To verify Channel 1 LO outputs in a 2-channel RF system, 2nd LO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Troubleshooting the Display Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Possible Cause. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
17. Circuit Descriptions
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Agilent 89610 circuit description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
E8491 PC Link to VXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
89606/B Input Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
E1438 ADC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Agilent 89640/89641 circuit description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
E8491 PC Link to VXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 259
89605 Input Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
E2730/E2731 RF Tuner module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

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E1439 ADC module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Agilent 89611 70 MHz IF Analyzer circuit description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
E8491 PC Link to VXI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
89605 Input Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
E1439 ADC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
18. Replacing VXI Hardware
Replaceable parts for VXI hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
System cables and connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Agilent 89610A parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Agilent 89611A parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Agilent 89640A parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Agilent 89641A parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
89605 parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
89606 parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
E1438 parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
E1439 parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
E2730 parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
E2731 parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
E8491B parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Transporting VXI modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Storing VXI modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

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In this book
This book documents the Agilent 89600-Series installation and service procedures.
It provides the following:
• software installation instructions
• hardware installation instructions
• PCI card and PCMCIA cardbus installation instructions
• hardware configuration information
• licensing information
• diagnostics, troubleshooting, and replaceable parts information for VXI
hardware
This book does not contain operating information. All operating information is
contained in the 89600 online help.
Other documentation
In addition to the Installation Guide (this book), the following documentation also
comes with your software:
• 89600 Online Help is available after you install the software on your computer.
The help includes reference information, tutorials on making several kinds of
measurements, and a video overview of the analyzer. Separate online help is
available for the 89600 WLAN Test and 89604 Distortion Suite applications.
• An online version of this Installation Guide (install.pdf) is available at
C:\Program Files\Agilent\89600 VSA\Help after you install the software on
your computer.
• If the analyzer includes VXI measurement hardware, the printed VXI
mainframe User and Service Manual is shipped with your analyzer. (You can
put the mainframe manual in the 89600-series binder.)
• The complete documentation (PDF files) for the Agilent IO libraries is located
in C:\Program Files\Agilent\IO Libraries Suite\Manuals (if you install the IO
libraries).
• Agilent E1438 and Agilent E1439 operating information is documented in PDF
files located in C:Program Files\Visa\Winnt\age1438\help and C:\Program
Files\Visa\Winnt\age1439\help (only for VXI measurement hardware).
• Technical Specifications are available from the 89600 web page:
http://www.agilent.com/find/89600.

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Independent operation of the Agilent 89605, 89606, E2730, and E2731 modules is
not supported at this time.
To read the PDF files, you must have Acrobat®Reader installed on your computer.
You can install this application from the 89600 Installation CD.
We have provided room in this binder so that you can put the VXI mainframe
documentation in this binder. This way all the documentation you may need for
troubleshooting or replacing parts will be in one location.
Safety Summary
IMPORTANT Note that this manual contains only the safety information pertaining to installing
VXI modules in the VXI mainframe and for installing the IEEE 1394 PCI interface
card in your computer. For information on operating your VXI hardware and your
computer safely, please refer to the user or service manuals for your VXI
mainframe and computer.
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of
operation of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with
specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design,
manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. Agilent Technologies Inc.
assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
GENERAL
This product is a Safety Class 1 instrument (provided with a protective earth
terminal). The protective features of this product may be impaired if it is used in a
manner not specified in the operation instructions.
BEFORE APPLYING POWER
Verify that the product is set to match the available line voltage, the correct fuse is
installed, and all safety precautions are taken. Note the instrument's external
markings described under Safety Symbols.
GROUND THE PRODUCT
To minimize shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cover must be connected to
an electrical protective earth ground. The instrument must be connected to the ac
power mains through a grounded power cable, with the ground wire firmly
connected to an electrical ground (safety ground) at the power outlet. Any
interruption of the protective (grounding) conductor or disconnection of the
protective earth terminal will cause a potential shock hazard that could result in
personal injury.
FUSES
Only fuses with the required rated current, voltage, and specified type (normal

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blow, time delay, etc.) should be used. Do not use repaired fuses or short-circuited
fuse holders. To do so could cause a shock or fire hazard.
DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE
Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes.
DO NOT REMOVE THE PRODUCT COVER
Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers. Component replacement
and internal adjustments must be made only by qualified service personnel.
Instruments that appear damaged or defective should be made inoperative and
secured against unintended operation until they can be repaired by qualified
service personnel.
Front and Rear Panel Symbols
The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European
Community.
The C-Tick mark is a registered trademark of the Australian
Spectrum Management Agency.
This is a marking of an Industrial Scientific and Medical Group 1
Class A product, and to indicate product compliance with the
Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Standard (ICES-001).
The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian
Standards Association.
Caution, refer to
accompanying documents Alternating current
Earth (ground) terminal Direct current
Frame or chassis terminal Warning, risk of electric shock
Terminal is at earth potential.
Used for measurement and control circuits designed to be operated with one
terminal at earth potential.

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requirements. The affixed label indicates that you must not
discard this electrical/ electronic product in domestic household
waste.
Do not dispose in domestic household waste.
To return unwanted products, contact your local Agilent
office or for more information, see
http://www.agilent.com/environment/product/.
Warranty
This Agilent Technologies instrument product is warranted against defects in
material and workmanship for a period of one year from date of shipment. During
the warranty period, Agilent Technologies will, at its option, either repair or
replace products that prove to be defective.
For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility
designated by Agilent Technologies. Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to
Agilent Technologies and Agilent Technologies shall pay shipping charges to
return the product to Buyer. However, Buyer shall pay all shipping charges, duties,
and taxes for products returned to Agilent Technologies from another country.
Agilent Technologies warrants its software and firmware designated by Agilent
Technologies for use with an instrument will execute its programming instructions
when properly installed on that instrument. Agilent Technologies does not warrant
that the operation of the instrument, or software, or firmware will be uninterrupted
or error-free.

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89600 Series Software
89600 Series Software
The 89600 Series Software CD-ROM includes software for the following
applications:
• 89600 Vector Signal Analyzer (89601 VSA software)
• 89600 Spectrum Analyzer (89601 VSA software)
• 89604 Distortion Suite
• 89607 WLAN Test

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Installation Overview
Before you start installation
Before you start installation
The information in this section prepares you for installation.
IMPORTANT If you are installing only a floating license server, skip the rest of this chapter and
go directly to Chapter 14 , “Setting Up a Floating License Server,” on page 197
To prepare for installation:
1. Be sure you have the documentation and media listed below:
• Agilent 89600 Series Software installation CD.
•Installation and Service Guide for Agilent 89600 Series.
• If your analyzer requires LAN, GPIB, or IEEE 1394 interfaces, you need
your computer’s documentation for installation of PCI adapters, PCMCIA
cards, or GPIB cards.
• VXI Measurement Hardware - If the VXI measurement hardware includes
an 89605, E2730, or E2731 module, you may need the Calibration disks for
the module.
• Installation and setup information for a source or non-VXI measurement
hardware you will be using with 89600 software.
2. Be sure your desktop or laptop PC satisfies the following minimum
requirements.
Characteristic
Microsoft®Windows®
XP Professional
Microsoft Windows
Vista Business, Enterprise, or
Ultimate
Microsoft Windows 7
Professional, Enterprise, or
Ultimate
CPU 600 MHz Pentium or
AMD-K6
(≥2 GHz recommended)
1 GHz 32-bit (x86)
(≥2 GHz recommended)
1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x286) or
64-bit (x64) processor
Empty slots
(desktop)
1PCI-bus slot
(2 recommended- VXI
hardware only)
1PCI-bus slot
(2 recommended- VXI hardware
only)
1PCI-bus slot
(2 recommended- VXI hardware
only)
Empty slots
(laptop)
1 CardBus TypeII slot
(integrated FireWire®
recommended - XI hardware
only)
1 CardBus TypeII slot
(integrated FireWire
recommended - XI hardware
only)
1 CardBus TypeII slot
(integrated FireWire
recommended - XI hardware
only)
RAM 512 MB
(1 GB recommended)
1 GB Rcmd’d 2 GB Rcmd’d (32bit) / 4 GB
Rcmd’d (64-bit)
Video RAM 4MB
(16 MB recommended)
128 MB
(512 MB recommended)
128 MB
(512 MB recommended)

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3. Setup your computer and connect peripherals if required.
4. Determine what kind of interface is required for your measurement hardware,
using the following table. Note that you may need to install and configure more
than one interface. For example, if your measurement hardware includes VXI
measurement hardware and an Agilent ESG source, you must configure both an
IEEE-1394 interface and a GPIB interface.
Hard disk 1 GB available 1 GB available 1 GB available
Additional drives CD-ROM to load software;
license transfer requires a 3.5
inch floppy disk drive,
network access, or USB
memory stick
CD-ROM to load software;
license transfer requires a 3.5
inch floppy disk drive, network
access, or USB memory stick
CD-ROM to load software;
license transfer requires a 3.5
inch floppy disk drive, network
access, or USB memory stick
Interface support LAN, GPIB, USB or
FireWireainterface (VXI
HW only)
LAN, GPIB, USB or FireWire
interface (VXI HW only)
LAN, GPIB, USB or FireWire
interface (VXI HW only)
a. For a list of supported IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interfaces, visit www.agilent.com/find/89600 and
search the FAQs for information on “What type of IEEE-1394 interface can I use in my computer to
connect to the 89600S VXI hardware?”
Characteristic
Microsoft®Windows®
XP Professional
Microsoft Windows
Vista Business, Enterprise, or
Ultimate
Microsoft Windows 7
Professional, Enterprise, or
Ultimate
Measurement
Hardware
Computer Type Interface
VXI (Agilent 89610,
89611, 89640, 89641)
Laptop or desktop PC IEEE-1394 VXI to PC
Agilent ESA Laptop or desktop PC GPIB, LAN/GPIB Gateway
(portal), USB/GPIB adapter
Agilent ESA-E Series
Analyzer
Laptop or desktop PC GPIB or LAN/GPIB
Gateway (portal),
USB/GPIB
Agilent InfiniiVision
6000/7000 Series
Oscilloscope
Laptop or desktop PC LAN, GPIB, LAN/GPIB
Gateway (portal),
USB/GPIB
Agilent Infiniium
Oscilloscope
Laptop or desktop PC or
embedded Windows XP
scope
LAN, GPIB, LAN/GPIB
Gateway (portal),
USB/GPIB, or internal
Agilent Logic Analyzer Laptop, desktop PC, or
embedded PC
LAN or internal
Agilent X-Series Signal
Analyzer
Laptop or desktop PC or
embedded PC
LAN or internal**

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* To use GPIB with the PSA, your PSA firmware must be version A.4.0 or
later. With earlier firmware versions, you must use the LAN connection.
** The Agilent X-Series Signal Analyzer embedded PC configuration (89600
analyzer running in the analyzer) only supports a LAN interface between the
analyzer and an Agilent Source; GPIB is not supported.
Agilent N4010 Wireless
Connectivity Test Set
Laptop or desktop PC USB, LAN, GPIB,
LAN/GPIB, USB/GPIB
Agilent PSA (used as
ADC)*
Laptop or desktop PC LAN, GPIB, USB,
LAN/GPIB Gateway
(portal), USB/GPIB*
Agilent PSA (used as a
down- converter with
89611)*
Laptop, desktop, or VXI
embedded PC
LAN, GPIB, USB,
LAN/GPIB Gateway
(portal), USB/GPIB
Agilent SI Spectrum
Analyzer
(N8201, N8221)
Laptop or desktop PC LAN
Agilent Acqiris
Waveform Digitizer
Laptop, desktop, or
embedded Acqiris PC
LAN
Agilent Sources:
ESG-D, ESG-DP,
E4438C, PSG, and MXG
sources
Laptop, desktop,
measurement hardware
with embedded PC, or
embedded VXI PC
LAN, GPIB, LAN/GPIB
Gateway (portal),
USB/GPIB**
Measurement
Hardware
Computer Type Interface

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89600-Series Analyzer Installation and Setup
89600-Series Analyzer Installation and Setup
IMPORTANT If you are installing only a floating license server, skip the rest of this chapter and
go directly to Chapter 14 , “Setting Up a Floating License Server,” on page 197.
This chapter provides the instructions necessary to install and configure all the
various 89600-series analyzer system configurations. It is very important to begin
with this procedure and use it as the primary procedure unless noted or directed
otherwise. This general procedure will direct you to other chapters and procedures
for software and hardware specific installation and setup information.
The 89600-series analyzer installation and setup process consists of 6 basic steps:
1. Install the software
2. Set up the measurement hardware
3. Install I/O cards in your computer
4. Configure I/O interfaces
5. License the software.
6. Calibrate the analyzer
Not all 89600-series analyzer system configurations require all steps to be
performed. The details for each of these steps vary, depending on what kind of
computer you are using, what type of interface connects your measurement
hardware to the computer, and what operating system your computer uses. System
hardware and configuration specific procedures are provided in various chapters in
this book. You will not need to read and use every chapter, instead you will be
directed to the appropriate chapter and procedure when required.
NOTE Read all steps completely before doing the task. Most steps contain exceptions.
Perform each step in sequence unless specifically directly otherwise:
•Pre-installed systems:
VXI measurement hardware with embedded VXI computer or laptop PC
configuration: If your 89600 system includes VXI measurement hardware
with either an embedded VXI computer or a laptop PC, all installation and
licensing may have been completed at the factory. If this is true, you only need
to connect the VXI hardware to the computer and start the analyzer.
•Software only installations:
For 89600-series analyzer configurations that do not include measurement
hardware, you only need to install and license the software. Do the “Install
89600-series software” Step 1. and “License the software” Step 5.
Step 1. Install 89600-series software

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Installation Overview
89600-Series Analyzer Installation and Setup
For all PC based hardware except the following, go to “Installing 89600 Software”
on page 24 and install the 89600-software:
•Agilent Infiniium scope: If you are installing 89600 software in an Agilent
Infiniium scope with a Windows XP operating system, go directly to Chapter
8 , “Installing 89601 Software in Agilent Infiniium XP Scopes,” on page 125.
•Agilent X-Series Signal Analyzer: If you are installing 89600 software in an
Agilent X-Series Signal Analyzer, go directly to Chapter 9 , “Installing Agilent
89600 Software in Agilent X-Series Signal Analyzers,” on page 131
•Agilent Logic Analyzer: If you are installing the 89600 software in an Agilent
Logic Analyzer, go directly to Logic Analyzer "Software Installation" (page
143).
If your analyzer is a software only installation that does not include measurement
hardware, go to “License the software” Step 5.
Step 2. Set up your measurement hardware
a. For VXI measurement hardware, see: “Introduction” on page 32. If the VXI
modules are already installed in the mainframe and you are not using a laptop
PC, skip this step and continue with step b.
b. Set up and configure the LAN, USB, and/or GPIB interface in the instruments
you plan to connect to the computer, referring to the instrument’s user’s guide
for documentation on configuring I/O. (Look in the instrument user guide index
under “GPIB” or “I/O configuration.”)
You probably can use the instrument default settings. Make sure that each
instrument on the GPIB has a unique GPIB address; two instruments cannot
use the same address.
Step 3. Install the necessary I/O interface cards in the computer
a. For VXI measurement hardware, install the Agilent IEEE 1394 Host Adapter in
your computer.
For desktop computer details, see: “Installing the IEEE 1394 host adapter in
your computer” on page 79. Use the instructions in this book rather than any
installation instructions that came with the adapter. For laptop computer details,
see: “Installing the IEEE 1394 PCMCIA cardbus” on page 82.
b. If you require communication via GPIB, LAN, or USB and the interface has
not been installed in your computer, install the interface card, following the
instructions that came with the card. For details, see: “Introduction” on
page 86.
c. Connect all measurement hardware to the appropriate interface on your
computer or to the LAN. Plug in and turn on all measurement hardware and
your computer (if they are not already on).
Step 4. Configure the I/O hardware interfaces