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ArbExpress® AXW100
Waveform Creation and Editing Tool
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for Tektronix AWG/AFG
Installation Manual
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077-0697-00
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ArbExpress® AXW100
Waveform Creation and Editing Tool
ZZZ
for Tektronix AWG/AFG
Installation Manual
www.tektronix.com
077-0697-00
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Installation
This guide contains installation information and the system requirements for the
ArbExpress® AXW100 Waveform Creation and Editing Tool for the Tektronix
AWG/AFG version 2.7.
Customer documentation
in the CD-ROM directories
Minimum s
ystem
requirements
The documentation for this application is provided on the ArbExpress Application
CD-ROM \Documentation directory.
This directory contains the documentation for the ArbExpress software in Adobe
Acrobat PDF format. You can read and print the manuals using Acrobat Reader.
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your computer, you can
install it by clicking on the link provided on the CD.
The following is a list of the minimum s ys tem requirements needed and operating
systems supported for installation of the ArbExpress software.
Supported operating systems:
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1
Windows 2000
ws 98/Me
Windo
Windows NT with Service Pack 6a
Minimum system requirements:
Pentium III @ 800 MHz and higher
256 MB RAM
300 MB Free Disk Space
crosoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and higher
Mi
.NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable
800 X 600 Display Resolution
TekVisa requirements
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The following table shows the conditions under which ArbExpress uses TekVisa
version 3.3.2.7 or above. If TekVisa is not already installed on your PC, you can
download the software from www.tektronix.com/downloads.
Installation
Communication type Product Oscilloscope
1
LAN
2
GPIB
RS232
3
USB
1
AFG300 and AWG2000 series instruments do not support LAN. LAN support with the AFG2021 requires
option GL.
2
GPIB support with the AFG2021 requires option GL.
3
Only the AFG3000 series and AFG2021 instruments support USB.
The AWG400, AWG500, AWG600,
and AWG700 series of instruments
are supported
(TekVisa may not be required).
The AFG3000 series and AFG2021
instruments are supported through
VXI 11 serve
The AWG5000
instruments are supported through
VXI 11 server. These instruments are
not suppor
(TekVisa is required).
TekV isa i
Not suppo
TekV isa
through raw sockets
r.
/7000 series of
ted through raw sockets
s required.
rted.
is required.
TekVi sa
required.
TekVi sa
required.
TekVi sa
required.
TekVi sa
required.
NOTE. ArbExpress supports file transfer and control from MATLAB version 6.1,
release 12.1. To use this feature, install TekVisa.
Setup and install procedures
This section describes how to install the application using the InstallShield
Wizard. The installation program setup.exe installs the ArbExpress software. Do
the following to install the ArbExpress software:
1. Insert the ArbExpress CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. If the installation program does not automatically start, find setup.exe under
the folder \ArbExpress on the CD-ROM and double-click it. The InstallShield wizard displays the Splash Screen.
3. Follow the instructions given by the InstallShield wizard.
4. The installation follows this sequence of steps: Welcome, License Agreement,
Choose Destination Location, Start Copying Files, Setup Status, and View
Release Notes (optional).
Click Next to continue and navigate through the InstallShield wizard.
Click Back if you want to change the settings in the previous window.
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Installation
5. In the Welcome w
window.
6. In the License
Read the License Agreement carefully.
Select the I accept the terms of the License agreement option to
continue.
7. After you have selected the I accept the terms of the License agreement
option, then click Next to display the Choose Destination Location window.
8. In the Choose Destination Location window, do one of the following:
To install ArbExpress in the default folder C:\Program
Files\Tektronix\ArbExpress click Next.
To change the location where you would like to install the ArbExpress
software, click Browse and browse to the location.
9. Click Next to display the Start Copying Files window. This window displays
the disk space available and the disk space required to install ArbExpress.
10. Click Next to start installation. The Setup Status window displays a progress
bar. ArbExpress will be installed in the selected folder with a shortcut in
the Start menu.
indow, click Next to display the License Agreement
Agreement window, do the following:
11. When the installation is complete, the message “ArbExpress Software Setup
completed successfully” is displayed. If you do not h ave TekVisa and .NET
time Framework version 1.1 installed on your computer, ArbExpress
Run
detects this and displays a message to install these before running ArbExpress.
the USB Device Driver does not install automatically, do the following:
12.If
Power on the USBTMC compliant instrument and connect it to the
mputer.
co
Follow the screens of the “Found New Hardware Wizard.” Choose the
ption “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”.
o
In the next dialog box, choose the option “Don’t choose, I will choose
the driver to install,” and enter the location C:\vxipnp\winnt\tekvisa\bin.
Select TekUSB.inf (may be automatically selected) and select Open.
The driver will be installed. See the TekVisa file readme.pdf for additional
information.
13. Click Finish to exit.
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Installation
Launching the application
and application help
system
After you have i
clicking Start > Programs > Tektronix ArbExpress> ArbExpress Application.
You can displa
ArbExpress> ArbExpress Help.
nstalled the application you can run the ArbExpress software by
y the help system by clicking Start > Programs > Tektronix
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