53210A Software Installation and Interface Configuration 2
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Loading the Software
Close all applications on your computer. Insert the Keysight Automation-Ready
CD into the CD drive. Follow the instructions as prompted for a typical
installation. Accept all default directories specified if prompted.
If the IO libraries installation does not start automatically, select Start > Run from
the Windows start menu and type <drive>:\autorun\auto.exe where <drive> is the
designator of the CD drive.
After the IO libraries have been installed, close the installation wizard. If
applicable, continue with instrument driver installation as described below.
Table 2-2 Keysight IO Libraries Suite System Requirements.
Operating System Windows XP (SP 3 or later)
Windows Vista /Windows 7
32/64-bit editions
Processor
600 MHz or higher required
800 MHz recommended
1 GHz 32-bit (x86)
1 GHz 64-bit (x64)
Available Memory
256 MB minimum
1 GB or greater recommended
1 GB minimum
Available Disk Space
1.5 GB
– 1 GB recommended for Microsoft .NET
Framework 2.0 SP2
– 65 MB for Keysight IO Libraries Suite
1.5 GB
– 1 GB recommended for Microsoft .NET
Framework 2.0 SP1
– 65 MB for Keysight IO Libraries Suite
Video Super VGA (800x600) w/ 256 colors or more
Support for DirectX 9 graphics w/128 MB
graphics memory recommended
(Super VGA graphics is supported.)
Web Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or greater
Note: because of the installation procedure, less memory may be required for operation than for installation.
If another vendor’s implementation of VISA (Virtual Instrument Software
Architecture) is currently installed on your computer, continue installation of the
Keysight IO Libraries by installing Keysight VISA in side-by-side mode. More
information on side-by-side operation can be found in IO Libraries Suite Help
(available after installation is complete) under “Using Keysight’s and Other
Vendors’ Products Together.”