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Keysight M8100A Series Arbitrary Waveform Generators Getting Started Guide
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Basic Setup for M8100A
The module driver package file can be downloaded from Keysight web
page
www.keysight.com/find/M8199A
.
Currently, the M8070B software supports the following module driver
packages:
• M8199A Arbitrary Waveform Generator
• M8008A Clock Generator
The M8070B software comes with a
Driver Package Manager
utility to
simplify all the tasks related to driver package management. The
Driver
Package Manager
allows you to install, uninstall, and upgrade the driver
packages.
For complete details on how to install, update or uninstall driver packages,
please refer to the
M8000 Series User Guide
or Online
Help
.
For information on M8199A remote programming, refer to the
M8000
Series Programming Guide
.
Step 13 - Install the Licenses
The usage of M8070B plugins is govern by Keysight Licensing. Keysight
Licensing provides tools and processes for floating, USB portable,
node-locked, and transportable licenses. These licenses can be installed
using the
Keysight License Manager
. It helps you install licenses on your
local machine (instrument or computer), or configure your local machine
to use licenses from a remote license server.
Depending upon the license types, the following version of
Keysight
License Manager
can be used to install the licenses:
• The node-locked and transportable licenses are installed by
Keysight
License Manager 5
.
• The floating and USB probable licenses are installed by
Keysight
License Manager 6
.
NOTE
Please note that the Keysight License Manager 5 and Keysight License
Manager 6 get installed on your system when you install M8070B system
software.