Agilent Technologies E4400-60230, E4400-60597 User Manual

Firmware Upgrade Guide

Agilent Technologies Firmware Upgrade Kits E4400-60230 and E4400-60597 for ESG/PSG Signal Generators

Part Number E4400-90549 Printed in USA May 2005

Supersedes February 2005

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Check Signal Generator Functionality

Firmware Upgrade Kits E4400-60230 and E4400-60597 for PSG/ESG Signal Generators

Product Affected: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All

Serial Numbers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All

Options: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All except Option H98

To Be Performed By: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (X) Agilent Technologies Service Center

(X) Personnel Qualified by Agilent Technologies (X) Customer

Estimated Installation Time: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 minutes (RS-232), 30 Minutes (GPIB), 3 minutes

(LAN)

Estimated Verification Time: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 minute

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 Agilent Technologies website or a CD-ROM and upgrade firmware on ESG-B signal generators with <B.03.20.

NOTE For Agilent E44xxB ESG Signal Generators Models Only

When upgrading Agilent E44xxB ESG signal generators from firmware versions <B.03.20, see, “ESG-B

Firmware Installation For Versions <B.03.20” on page 14.

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.

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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 Agilent E44xxB ESG Signal Generators

— GPIB or LAN on Agilent E44x8C ESG Signal Generators — GPIB or LAN on Agilent E824xA/5xA PSG Signal Generators — GPIB or LAN on Agilent 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

Agilent Technologies Firmware Upgrade Kits E4400-60230 and E4400-60597 for PSG/ESG Signal Generators

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.

NOTE 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.

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

• If the ERR annunciator is off, the signal generator functionality check has passed.

ClearErrorQueue(s).

Agilent Technologies 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

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 approximate ly 5 to 8 MB of data.

CD-ROM D rive 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 download ing 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

Agilent E44xxB ESG Signal Generators)” on page 6

While making the RS-232 conn ec tio n, a 5-mm nut driv e r, part number 8710-1219, is used to remove the screws from t he serial interface (f) to (f) adapter.

• If you plan to perform a firmware upgrade using GPIB, refer

“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 B rowser 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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