Preparing for use
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SGS100A
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Installing a new software version
1. Download the R&S SGMA-GUI software.
2. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the download folder of the installation file
SGMA-GUI_V.VV.VVV.VV.exe (<version_number>=v.vv.vvv.vv).
3. Open the installation file using administrator rights.
4. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard.
After the installation of the R&S SGMA-GUI software, two icons will be shown in your
Windows menu: one is the standard version and one for which the remote command of
the software through SCPIs is disabled. The SCPI disabled version allows you to install
and use the R&S SGMA-GUI on other instruments, without interfering with the remote
control of the host instrument.
Start the version that is required for your application.
Upgrading to firmware versions 5.00.vvv.vv and later
For upgrading the R&S SGS to firmware versions 5.00.vvv.vv and later, proceed as fol-
lows:
1. Download the *.rsu file for R&S SGS firmware version 4.30.046.300.
2. Install this firmware version before installing a firmware version 5.00.vvv.vv and
later.
Follow the step-by-step description in the release notes document, see Chap-
ter 2.3.7, "Release notes and open source acknowledgment (OSA)", on page 17.
3. Download and install a firmware version 5.00.vvv.vv and later.
Follow the step-by-step description in the release notes document, see Chap-
ter 2.3.7, "Release notes and open source acknowledgment (OSA)", on page 17.
Uninstalling an old software version
You can uninstall a previous version of the software before the installing a new soft-
ware version, but this step is not mandatory.
1. To uninstall this version, go to "Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove
Programs".
Connecting an external PC and devices
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