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E5810B User’s Guide
Updating the E5810B firmware via a connected USB drive
1
Acquire an image of the E5810B firmware.
Obtain the image from your Web browser. You may need
to set up an FTP proxy on your Web browser.
i
On your Web browser, type
ftp://ftp.agilent.com/pub/e5810/e5810b/
to connect you
to the Agilent FTP server. This page displays the files
associated with the E5810B.
ii
Select the file
e5810_B_latest_frimware.hex
and save it to
the USB drive. For example, in the Internet Explorer,
right- click the file and select
Copy to Folder
. Other Web
browsers may have a different sequence.
2
Verify that the E5810B is idle.
Updating the E5810B is a significant activity. Ensure that
no other users or programs are using the E5810B before
you attempt to update the firmware. You can check the
number of open sessions by displaying the E5810B
LAN/GPIB/USB Gateway Status page. To open this page,
select the
Session Status
tab on the Navigation Bar. It is
recommended that you reboot the E5810B before
performing the firmware update process.
3
Open the Updating Firmware page.
i
Select
Updating the E5810B Firmware
in the E5810B Web
Access Help Table of Contents to display the Updating
your Firmware page.
ii
Select the
Update the E5810B firmware
hyperlink on this
page. You will be prompted for a password before the
Update Firmware on your E5810B LAN/GPIB/USB
Gateway dialog box is displayed as shown in
Figure 3- 11
.
N O T E
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Alternatively, you can directly FTP to the Agilent FTP server at
ftp.agilent.com
using the anonymous FTP, supplying the user login, and
downloading the file at
/pub/e5810/e5810b/e5810_B_latest_firmware.hex
.
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The E5810B supports the USB drive formatted in the FAT32 or XFAT32
format only.
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