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2. Software Installation and Update
The PCI Express Link Training Suite N5990A-301 runs on a PC which
controls the J-BERT. If N5990A-301 is already installed on the PC
and shall not be updated, proceed to the next chapter.
Software Update
If you want to upgrade a previous version of the PCI Express Link
Training Suite, please uninstall it first from the PC. Continue with
the software installation.
Software Installation
Prior to installing N5990A-301, if not yet installed, the following
software has to be installed, items 1 through 3 in this particular
order:
1 Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or higher
2 Agilent VISA IO Library 16.3 or higher
3 Microsoft .NET Framework redistributable 2.0
Make sure your N4903B J-BERT has firmware version 7.40 or higher
installed. Then execute the installer file
“PCIeLinkTrainingSuiteInstaller” (see Figure 1).
7 N5990A-301 Getting Started Guide
Figure 1: Installer wizard