Keysight E44 B Series Quick start guide

Keysight ESG/PSG Signal Generators
E44xxB
E44x8C
E82x7C
E82x7D
Firmware Upgrade
Guide

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Manual Part Number
E4400-90549
Supersedes September 2013
Edition
Edition 1, December 2015
Printed in USA/Malaysia
Published by:
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
1400 Fountaingrove Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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Firmware Upgrade Kits E4400-60230 and E4400-60597 for PSG/ESG Signal Generators
Firmware Upgrade Kits E4400-60230 and E4400-60597 for
PSG/ESG Signal Generators
Introduction
The instructions in this firmware upgrade guide enable you to install the PSG/ESG Upgrade
Assistant 5.12 on your computer from either the Keysight Technologies website or a CD-ROM and
upgrade firmware on ESG-B signal generators with <B.03.20.
To upgrade firmware on PSG/ESG signal generators, perform the following
procedures:
1. Check signal generator functionality on page 5.
2. Confirm required equipment on page 6.
3. Connect an RS-232, GPIB, or LAN interface to a PC on page 8.
4. Install PSG/ESG Upgrade Assistant 5.12 and firmware files on page 11.
5. Use the PSG/ESG Upgrade Assistant 5.12 with firmware files on page 12.
6. Check signal generator functionality on page 5.
Product Affected: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All
Serial Numbers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All
Options: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All except Option H98
To Be Performed By: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) Keysight Technologies Service Center
(X) Personnel Qualified by Keysight Technologies
(X) Customer
Estimated Installation Time: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 minutes (RS-232), 30 Minutes (GPIB), 3 minutes (LAN)
Estimated Verification Time: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 minute
For E44xxB ESG Signal Generators Models Only
When upgrading E44xxB ESG signal generators from firmware versions
<B.03.20, see, “ESG-B Firmware Installation For Versions <B.03.20” on
page 14.

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Firmware Upgrade Kits E4400-60230 and E4400-60597 for PSG/ESG Signal Generators
Overview of Upgrade Assistant 5.12
PSG/ESG Upgrade Assistant 5.12 is used for upgrading firmware on PSG/ESG signal generators:
— it is a Windows-based program
— it replaces PSG/ESG Upgrade Assistant 5.00 through 5.11
as well as ESG Upgrade Assistant 2.12, 2.22, and 3.3.
— it allows new and previous versions of firmware installations to be performed using either:
— RS-232 or GPIB on E44xxB ESG Signal Generators
— GPIB or LAN on E44x8C ESG Signal Generators
— GPIB or LAN on E824xA/5xA PSG Signal Generators
— GPIB or LAN on E82x7C/D PSG Signal Generators
— it has an associated HTML page that describes the following information for each firmware
upgrade version:
— information about new features and enhancements
— a list of improvements and defects that have been fixed
— hardware compatibility
Always use the Upgrade Assistant version shown with the firmware that is to
be downloaded.

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Check Signal Generator Functionality
Check Signal Generator Functionality
Use the following procedure to confirm that the signal generator powers up and that the internal
check identifies no errors. The internal check evaluates the operation of the signal generator and
returns an error message if it detects a problem.
To check signal generator functionality
1. Turn on power to the signal generator and let it warm up for at least five minutes.
2. Cycle power on the signal generator. The green LED should light and the signal generator
should perform a functionality check.
3. When the display lights, check to see if the ERR annunciator is on.
—If the ERR annunciator is on, review the error messages in the error queue by pressing
Utility > Error Info >View Next Error Message. The first error message in the error queue
appears in the display text area. (Refer to the signal generator error messages list on the
documentation CD for information about each error message.)
After resolving all problems causing errors, press Clear Error Queue(s).
—If the ERR annunciator is off, the signal generator functionality check has passed.
The signal generator must warm up for at least five minutes and all errors must be
cleared from the error queue before a firmware upgrade can be successfully
completed.
If errors exist in the error queue and a firmware upgrade is attempted, the
firmware upgrade will be unsuccessful; new DSP code cannot be upgraded until
the error queue has been cleared.
When signal generators with Option 1E5 are first connected to ac line power, the
error message ERROR 514,Reference Oven Cold occurs, causing both the
OVEN COLD annunciator and the ERR annunciator to turn on.
After approximately five minutes, the OVEN COLD annunciator automatically
clears, but the ERR annunciator remains on until all errors are cleared from the
error queue.

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Confirm Required Equipment
Confirm Required Equipment
This section lists the minimum computer hardware, operating system, and software that are
required to perform firmware upgrades on PSG/ESG signal generators.
Computer IBM compatible PC with a 486 MHz processor or
greater
RAM Required 64 MB or more
Hard Disk Space Required 20 MB or more
This could increase significantly if a large library of
firmware upgrade files are expected to be maintained
on the PC. A single firmware release consists of
approximately 5 to 8 MB of data.
CD-ROM Drive or Modem Use of a CD-ROM drive is only required when the
computer being used does not have Internet access.
Use of a 56 kbps modem is only required for systems
downloading firmware updated from the Internet.
RS-232, GPIB, or LAN Connection — If you plan to perform a firmware upgrade using
RS-232, refer to the “RS-232 Installation Kit (Only
for use with E44xxB ESG Signal Generators)” on
page 6.
While making the RS-232 connection, a 5-mm nut
driver, part number 8710-1219, is used to remove
the screws from the serial interface (f) to (f) adapter.
— If you plan to perform a firmware upgrade using
GPIB, refer to “GPIB Interface Requirements” on
page 6.
— If you plan to perform a firmware upgrade using
LAN, a 10Base-T LAN interface is required. Contact
your network administrator if problems are
encountered.
Operating System Windows XP, 2000, or Windows NT 4.0 (with Service
Pack 5 or above)
Internet Browser Use of an Internet Browser is only required for
downloading firmware files from the Internet or for
viewing firmware release information on your local PC
or over the Internet.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and above, or Netscape
Navigator 4.0 and above
Either browser must be Java enabled with Java 1.02 or
above.

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Confirm Required Equipment
RS-232 Installation Kit
(Only for use with E44xxB ESG Signal Generators)
GPIB Interface Requirements
Quantity Description Part Number
1 Firmware Upgrade Guide E4400-90549
1 PSG/ESG Firmware Upgrade CD-ROM E4400-10501
1 RS-232 Cable Kit:
— Serial RS-232 Cable (8120-6188)
— RS-232 Null Modem (5181-6639)
— Adapter, (f) to (f) (1252-7825)
E4400-60049
Interface Cards Manufacturer Driver Software Version Windows Version
82341C for ISA bus
computers
Keysight
Technologies
I/O Libraries SICL &
VISA
J.01.01.00 XP/2000/NT 4.0
82350A for PCI bus
computers
PCI-GPIB National Instruments NI-488.2M 1.60 XP/2000/NT 4.0
PCI-GPIB+ XP/2000/NT 4.0
PCMCIA-GPIB XP/2000/NT 4.0

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Connect an RS-232, GPIB, or LAN Interface to a PC
Connect an RS-232, GPIB, or LAN Interface to a PC
To connect the signal generator to a PC using an RS-232 interface
(Only for use with E44xxB ESG Signal Generators)
1. Connect E44xxB ESG signal generators to the PC as shown in the following diagram. Use a
5-mm nut driver to remove both standoffs (screws) from the female-female adapter.
RS-232 communications are connected to one of the COM ports on the PC using an RS-232
serial cable with a null-modem connected between the COM port and the signal generator’s
RS-232 connector. Refer to the “RS-232 Installation Kit (Only for use with E44xxB ESG Signal
Generators)” on page 7 for more information.
2. Set the RS-232 parameters as follows on the E44xxB ESG signal generators:
a. Press the following keys:
Ensure that the selected COM port is not used by any other device while
PSG/ESG Upgrade Assistant 5.12 is being used.
Preset (factory defined)
Utility > GPIB/RS-232
RS-232 Baud Rate > 19200
RS-232 Echo > Off
RS-232 Pace >
Transmit Pace > None
Receiver Pace > Xon
RTS/CTS > RTS On

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Connect an RS-232, GPIB, or LAN Interface to a PC
To connect the signal generator to a PC using a GPIB interface card
1. Connect the signal generator to the PC as shown in the following diagram.
GPIB communications require a GPIB interface card installed in the PC and a GPIB cable
connected between the interface card and the signal generator’s GPIB connector.
Two common GPIB interface cards are the National Instruments PCI–GPIB and the Keysight
GPIB interface cards. (Refer to “GPIB Interface Requirements” on page 7 and refer to the
documentation that came with the GPIB interface card for information related to installing and
configuring the GPIB interface card in your computer.)
2. Set GPIB parameters as follows on PSG/ESG signal generators:
a. Press the following keys for the model being set:
b. Use the numeric keypad, the arrow keys, or rotate the front panel knob to set the desired
address and press Enter.
The signal generator’s GPIB address is set to 19 at the factory. The acceptable range of
addresses is 0 through 30. Once initialized, the state of the GPIB address is not affected by
a signal generator preset or by a power cycle. Other instruments on the GPIB cannot use
the same address as the signal generator.
E44xxB ESG Signal Generators E44x8C ESG Signal Generators E82x7C/D PSG Signal Generators
and E824xA/5xA PSG Signal Generators
Utility > GPIB/RS-232 >
GPIB Address > 19
Utility > GPIB/RS-232/LAN >
GPIB Address > 19
Utility > GPIB/RS-232/LAN >
GPIB Address > 19

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Connect an RS-232, GPIB, or LAN Interface to a PC
To connect the signal generator to a PC using a LAN interface card
1. Connect the signal generator to the PC as shown in the following diagram.
LAN communications require a LAN interface card installed in the PC and a LAN cable
connected between the interface card and the signal generator’s LAN connector. LAN
communications require a 10Base-T LAN interface. Contact your network administrator if
problems are encountered.
2. Set LAN parameters as follows on PSG/ESG signal generators:
a. Press the following keys for the model being set:
b. Use the numeric keypad to set the desired address and press Enter.
The signal generator LAN address is not set at the factory. Contact your network
administration to obtain an appropriate IP address.
c. Set the Sockets SCPI parameters by pressing Utility > GPIB/RS-232/LAN > LAN Services
Setup > Sockets SCPI: On to use the E44x8C firmware installation tool.
E44xxB ESG Signal Generators E44x8C ESG Signal Generators E82x7C/D PSG Signal Generators
and E824xA/5xA PSG Signal
Generators
LAN is not available on E44xxB
ESG Signal Generators.
Utility > GPIB/RS-232/LAN >
LAN Setup > Hostname > (enter
the instrument name) or (IP
address)
Utility > GPIB/RS-232/LAN >
LAN Setup > Hostname > (enter
the instrument name) or (IP
address)