Agilent 8510C Installation Manual

Agilent Technologies

11575J Performance

Upgrade Package

Installation Manual

8510C Operating System Upgrade to

Firmware Revision C.07.00 or Greater

This upgrade package applies to 8510C network analyzers

with an 85101C equipped with a CRT display

serial prefix 3936A and below.

Manufacturing Part Number: 11575-90023

Printed in USA
November 2002

Supersedes May 2001

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Contacting Agilent

Any adjustment, maintenance, or repair of this product must be
performed by qualified personnel. Contact Agilent for assistance.

Online assistance: www.agilent.com/find/assist

United States

(tel) 1 800 452 4844, or
1 800 593-6635 for on-site
service of systems

New Zealand

(tel) 0 800 738 378
(fax) ([phone]

Malaysia

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Taiwan

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Latin America

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Japan

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Philippines

(tel) (632) 8426802
(tel) (

PLDT subscriber only):

1 800 16510170

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PLDT subscriber only):

1 800 16510288

People’s Republic of
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10800-650-0021
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Safety and Regulatory Information

Review this product and related documentation to familiarize yourself
with safety markings and instructions before you operate the
instrument. This product has been designed and tested in accordance
with international standards.

WARNIN G The WARNING notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a

procedure, practice, or the like, that, if not correctly performed
or adhered to, could result in personal injury. Do not proceed
beyond a WARNING notice until the indicated conditions are
fully understood and met.

CAUTION The CAUTION notice denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an

operating procedure, practice, or the like, which, if not correctly
performed or adhered to, could result in damage to the product or loss of
important data. Do not proceed beyond a CAUTION notice until the
indicated conditions are fully understood and met.

Instrument
Markings

When you see this symbol on your instrument, you should refer to the
instrument’s instruction manual for important information.

This symbol indicates hazardous voltages.

The C-tick mark is a registered trademark of the Spectrum
Management Agency of Australia.

This symbol indicates that the instrument requires alternating
current (ac) input.

The CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community.
If it is accompanied by a year, it indicates the year the design was
proven.

The CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian Standards
Association.

1SM1-A This text indicates that the instruments an Industrial Scientific and

Medical Group 1 Class A product (CISPER 11, Clause 4).

ICES/NMB-001 This ISM device complies with Canadian ICES-001.

Cet appareil ISM est conforme a la norme NMB-001 du
Canada.

This symbol indicates that the power line switch is ON.

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This symbol indicates that the power line switch is OFF or in
STANDBY position.

Safety Earth Ground

This is a Safety Class I product (provided with a protective earthing
terminal). An uninterruptible safety earth ground must be provided
from the main power source to the product input wiring terminals,
power cord, or supplied power cord set. Whenever it is likely that the
protection has been impaired, the product must be made inoperative
and secured against any unintended operation.

Before Applying Power

Verify that the product is configured to match the available main power
source as described in the input power configuration instructions in this
manual. If this product is to be powered by autotransformer, make sure
the common terminal is connected to the neutral (grounded) side of the
ac power supply.

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Typeface Conventions

Italics • Used to emphasize important information:

Use this software only with the Agilent Technologies xxxxxX system.

• Used for the title of a publication:
Refer to the Agilent Technologies xxxxxX System-Level User’s Guide.

• Used to indicate a variable:
Type LOAD BIN filename.

Instrument
Display

• Used to show on-screen prompts and messages that you will see on
the display of an instrument:

The Agilent Technologies xxxxxX will display the message

CAL1 SAVED.

Keycap • Used for labeled keys on the front panel of an instrument or on a

computer keyboard:

Press Return.

[

Softkey] • Used for simulated keys that appear on an instrument display:

Press

[Prior Menu].

User Entry

• Used to indicate text that you will enter using the computer
keyboard; text shown in this typeface must be typed exactly as
printed:

Type LOAD PARMFILE

• Used for examples of programming code:
#endif//ifndef NO_CLASS

Path name • Used for a subdirectory name or file path:

Edit the file usr/local/bin/sample.txt

Computer Display • Used to show messages, prompts, and window labels that appear on

a computer monitor:

The Edit Parameters window will appear on the screen.

• Used for menus, lists, dialog boxes, and button boxes on a computer
monitor from which you make selections using the mouse or
keyboard:

Double-click

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EXIT to quit the program.

Contents

The Upgrade Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Upgrade Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Upgrade Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Source Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Procedure Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Checking the 8510C Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installing the IC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Upgrading an 8360 Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Loading the 8510C Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Checking the IC Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Backing Up the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Verifying Instrument State Files Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Recovering from an Error State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Recreating the Instrument State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

8510 Millimeter-Wave Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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