E4990A Help
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To communicate with the external controller, follow these steps to turn ON
the SICL-LAN server of the E4990A in advance.
1. Turn OFF the Web Server of the E4990A.
System > Misc Setup > Network Setup > Web Server [OFF]
2. The SICL-LAN Server is enabled. Turn ON the SICL-LAN Server of the
E4990A.
System > Misc Setup > Network Setup > SICL-LAN Server [ON]
3. By default, the SICL-LAN configuration does not take effect until the
E4990A firmware is restarted.
4. On pressing any key, message appears for restarting the firmware.
Click Yes to restart the firmware.
Preparing the external controller
In order to establish communication with/ the E4990A using the TCP/IP
protocol, you need to set the I/O interface of the external controller in
advance. This section shows the setting procedure when using the external
controller in the Windows environment.
You must install the Agilent I/O Libraries on your PC in
advance.
1. From your PC's Start menu, click Program > Agilent I/O Libraries Suite
> Agilent Connection Expert to open the Agilent Connection Expert
setting screen.
2. In the Agilent Connection Expert setting screen, select LAN(TCPIP0)
in the Instrument I/O on this PC frame, and then click I/O Configuration
> Add Instrument.
3. In the Add LAN Instrument Properties screen, set up the IP address
of the E4990A and click OK. You can change settings as necessary.
For details, refer to the Agilent I/O Libraries Suite documentation.