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Instrument Software Update Instructions

Agilent E6630A Wireless Connectivity Test Set
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to outline the instrument software update procedure for the E6630A,
Wireless Connectivity Test Set. The advantages of updating the instrument software with the current
revision include:
1. Keeps the instrument current and up to date.
2. Updates the advanced measurement applications where appropriate.
3. Updates the PC board FPGA software where appropriate.

An update to the instrument software revision does not require a new license key for the
measurement application(s), so long as the application(s) were licensed prior to the update.

To determine what revision of instrument software is currently installed, press System, Show,
System using the instruments virtual front panel. You can access the virtual front panel using a
mouse and right "clicking" in the application window and selecting Utility Virtual Front Panel.
Once in the show system screen look for the "Instrument S/W Revision" entry (for example:
"A.13.85"). If the installed revision is the same as the latest revision on the web, there is no need to
update the instrument software.

Instrument Software Installation

Note: This will only update the instrument software that currently resides on the C: drive of the
instrument. It will not update the version that exists on the recovery partition. Because of this, if the
recovery process is performed, the instrument will revert back to the instrument software revision that
was originally shipped from the factory.

Requirements
To use this update procedure, the following requirements must be met:
Instrument must be functioning properly before the update is attempted
Must have a USB keyboard and mouse to perform tasks required to install update
Must have the ability to login to the instrument as the administrator.
Must have the ability to transfer a large file (~1G Byte) to the instrument being updated.

File Download
1. Go to http://www.agilent.com/find/E6630A and go to the Technical Support section and select
the Driver, Firmware & Software tab.
2. Download the executable file by clicking on the file link. Save the file to a location of your
choice.

If you do not have the ability to download files directly to the C: drive of the instrument being updated,
store the file on a large capacity USB storage device for transfer to the instrument. (The file size is ~1
GByte.)

Update Procedure
The default user account is Instrument, which does not have the required permissions to install the
instrument software updates. For the process outlined below, the user must be logged in as the
Administrator.

The automated instrument software upgrade process has an install wizard which removes the old
software version and installs new software version without manual steps. The removal of the old
software version and the installation of the new software version completes in approximately 15
minutes.

1. If the instrument is not already running, turn the instrument on and allow to completely boot up
2. Close the analyzer application by pressing File, Exit
3. Connect a USB keyboard and mouse to the instrument.
4. Log out of the default user (Instrument) by selecting StartLog OffLog Off
5. Select the Administrator icon
6. At the login prompt enter:
Password: agilent4u
Note: If a "Found New Hardware" wizard window pops up, select "No Not at this Time" to bypass the
activity.

At the log in prompt, enter:
User Name: administrator
Password: agilent4u

Instrument Software Install
If you downloaded the instrument software update file to the instrument via LAN, access that file from
the location that it was stored and proceed to step 1.

If you downloaded the instrument software update file to a USB storage device, plug that into one of
the USB ports on the front of the instrument. Access the file for the removable drive, then proceed to
step 1.

1. Double click on the file named "XSA_Installer_A.XX.XX.exe" that
2. A window appears showing the extraction of the software installer. When the extraction
process is complete, there will be another widow that will show the progress of the software
removal and installation. There is no interaction required from this point forward.

Extraction window

Instrument Software update window

The old instrument software is being uninstalled. The "Uninstall in Progress" text will roll
across the screen indicating software activity. There will be several windows appearing and
disappearing. It will display "Completed Successfully" when this step is finished.
NO interaction with the instrument is required.

The new instrument software is being installed. The "Installation in Progress" text will roll
across the screen indicating software activity. There will be several windows appearing and
disappearing during this time. NO interaction with the instrument is required. Please be patient
the total software installation process can take 30 to 40 minutes. It will display "Completed
Successfully" when the software update is complete. You will be prompted to restart you
instrument at the end.

Example of one of the windows you will see during the software update process:

FPGA Programming: DO NOT power off the instrument at this time for ANY
reason. If this process is interrupted, the instrument may end up in an unusable state,
and will likely need to be sent to an Agilent for repair before it will be usable again.
Software upgrade "Completed Successfully"

3. When the Software installation is complete. You will be asked to reboot the instrument. If no
action is taken the instrument will automatically reboot in 1 minute.

Note: When you press "Finish" you will see this window message indicating that the system is
shutting down. This is a normal Window warning message.

4. After the instrument restarts it will boot up in the default "instrument " account , perform the
alignments and display the measurement screen.

5. Check for any errors and verify that the new software version is installed. Press [System],
{Show}, {System} on the instrument, look for the "Instrument S/W Revision"
Note: If the instrument does not reboot, remove the USB storage device and cycle power. The boot
order for the instrument may have been changed in the instrument BIOS previously, and the
instrument may be instructed to boot from USB first, and the internal disk drive second. If this is the
case, failure to remove the USB device will result in an error, as the instrument attempts to boot from
it.