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Installing the Baseband Studio Software using the CD-ROM
The Baseband Studio software CD-ROM is no longer shipped with the N5101A Baseband Studio PCI card. The most
recent versions of the Baseband Studio applications are only available by downloading them from the Agilent web site.
If you have the Baseband Studio software CD-ROM, you can install the older Baseband Studio versions of fading and
waveform streaming without downloading them from the Agilent web site. This section contains the instructions for
installing these older applications using the CD-ROM.
Licensing the Software
Baseband Studio applications require a license file to be fully functional. You will need to provide the following
information to obtain the license file.
1. Go to http://www.agilent.com/find/softwarelicense and follow the software license redemption process to obtain
your license file. The license file will be e-mailed to you promptly.
2. Copy the file into the following program directory: C:\Program Files\Agilent\Baseband Studio\LicenseFiles
3.
Make a back-up copy of the license file and store it in a safe place. You will need this back-up file if the license file
is lost or erased.
Installing the Software
1. If not already done, reconnect the AC power cable and turn on the PC.
The PC’s Found New Hardware wizard prompts you for a suitable driver, which is located on the Baseband Studio
Software CD.
2. Insert the software CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive.
3. In the Found New Hardware wizard, click
Next
.
Follow the instructions in this wizard, and accept the driver N5101A.inf. If the wizard does not find the driver
automatically, browse the driver folder on the CD and select it.
4. Locate AgilentBasebandStudioInstall.exe on the CD and run it. The Agilent Baseband Studio-InstallShield Wizard
appears; click
Next
, and follow the setup instructions. The Baseband Studio PCI card software installs.
5. If not already done, configure Agilent IO Libraries to include the signal source.
See
“Configuring the Vector Signal Generator Using the LAN Interface” on page 11
for an example using the LAN
interface. Signal sources connected using GPIB are configured in a similar manner.
6. Run the Baseband Studio IO Config utility: This utility provides the system configuration and verification required
by Baseband Studio applications.
Start > Programs > Agilent Baseband Studio > Baseband Studio IO Config > IO Config
Follow the on-screen instructions. For details on using this utility, refer to the utility’s help. Run this utility
whenever you make a change that could affect the configuration of the Baseband Studio PCI cards and instruments.
From the entitlement certificate:
From the N5101A PCI card
a
:
a. Applications are licensed to a specific PCI card; you may license more than one application to a given PCI card.
for the location of the bar code license number and the serial number.
•
Order Number
•
Certificate Number
•
PCI card Bar Code License Number
•
Instrument (Model) Serial Number (optional)
