Firmware Upgrades Firmware Upgrade Process
436 Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B, and 8166A/B User’s Guide, Fourth Edition
How to Upgrade Firmware from CD-ROM
If the instrument’s firmware is supplied to you on CD-ROM, insert the
CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of your personal computer and follow
the procedure for your instrument as described below.
Agilent 8163A Firmware Upgrade Procedure
To upgrade firmware for the 8163A, you require a PC, running MS
Windows 95 or NT 4.0, or higher, plus a serial null-modem cable, that
was supplied with your 8163A mainframe.
Perform the following instructions (“xxx” in a filename should be
replaced by the current release number, i.e. 402 for release 4.02):
1 Copy the directory Firmware\8163A from the Support Disk to a
directory on your PC. This directory contains the files
"HPFlashWinR5.exe" and "63_flxxx.bin".
2 Click on HPFlashWinR5.exe to start the HPFLASH software.
3 Press the "File Selection" button, the file selection box appears.
4 Move to the file "63_flxxx.bin" and click on OK.
5 Click on 'Port Settings'.
6 Select the com port where the serial cable is connected. Choose the
maximum baud rate. Click on OK.
7 Turn on the 8163A and wait for the first beep.
Now you must be quick:
– Press and hold the Preset hardkey.
– Still holding Preset, press and hold the Aux hardkey.
– Still holding Preset and Aux, press and hold the Appl hardkey.
TIP Use three fingers and place them near the keys in advance!
If you were successful, you here a double beep and the display
shows that the instrument is in download mode. Otherwise, turn off
the power and try again.
8 Click on 'Program' and wait until the download completes. The
instrument will reboot with the new firmware.
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
