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Andrey_UR:
Hello colleagues!

Whether there is an opportunity to prolong the term of work of the 89600 program? I have installed the program a year ago and didn't use it, and now I want to resume work. How do you solve this problem at full-time employment with the E4406A?

Thanks a lot
Andrey

RCHRDM:
Hello

Does anyone know what the user name and password are for the E4406A?  I am trying to connect an FTP client.

Richard

S57UUU:
I've just brought home from Hamradio Friedrichshafen an Agilent E4406A. Now playing with it, and quite impressed with both amplitude and frequency accuracy.

I noticed there are two plugged holes marked "I input" and "Q input" on the front panel. A baseband analyzer would be very nice to have, so I searched the web, and found out about the B7C option. But that one has FOUR inputs!
Does installing it include drilling some holes? More probably, a new front panel comes with it.
But then, why the TWO holes? My guess is that there exists some other (simpler/cheaper) baseband option. Looking at the block diagram in the service manual, there are two extra inputs (J8,J9) on the A10 module, with cables marked "to front panel" connected to them. These are connected, via some switches, to the same A/D input as  J7, where the 7.5MHz IF comes in. So, a true quadrature sampling baseband analyzer is not possible using these inputs, but a real signal (I only) baseband analyzer would still be very useful, for example as a backend for "mix to zero" phase noise measurement.

My question is:   is there a version of the firmware that supports such a mode, or maybe this functionality is hidden in some "personality"? I have searched the menus, but found nothing, not even a "grayed out" option anywhere. My firmware is revision A.10.08 from 20070628.

Marko Cebokli

colorado.rob:
This is a bit of a necropost, but this is *the* thread that comes up when searching Google on the topic of E4406A and the 89600 VSA software.  I just got this working so I thought I would share what was involved.  This will allow one to use unsupported VSA software with their unsupported Agilent E4406A.  I have tried to keep this post informative and within the community guidelines (https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/important-hacking-information-on-the-forum/).

I went through the process of setting up 89600 version 12.02.  This is the latest version of the software that can be used with the E4406A.  This version is no longer supported and it is no longer possible to get a license for it.

I have this working on a Linux host, running VirtualBox 6, with a Windows 10 guest.  I could not get this working when using qemu-kvm.  This assumes you are running 64-bit host and guest OSes.

The process I went through was:

 * Download the ckinfo tool which you may be able to find on popular source repositories.
 * Search the interwebs for the VSA 89600 user key.  You may need Google Translate.  These typically show you how to find it by disassembling the executable.  You don't need to actually do that as they typically post the key they found.  It's the same key for all instances.
 * Download the 64-bit registry hack to allow version 12.02 to work with the E4406A from here: https://community.keysight.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/54787-1-5193/e4406+64+Bit+OS.zip
 * Download both version 11 and version 12 of the VSA software from Keysight.
 * Install VSA software version 11 -- I did not install the AgilentIO drivers from this version.
 * Start the software in demo mode.
 * Go to Utilities|License|Modify and copy the site code. (If this key ends in an X, you are running VSA version 12 & you will not be able to generate a license.)
 * Run ckinfo to generate a license (see below).
 * Enter in the "Encrypting Key" output by ckinfo.exe into the Site Key entry.
 * Verify that the options needed are now licensed.
 * Exit the VSA software.
 * Upgrade to version 12 & install the AgilentIO libraries.
 * Apply the 64-bit registry hack (and verify that the entries have been added)
 * Go into the Agilent Connection Expert and set up your device.  If using a LAN, make sure you use "remote instrument name" and not "socket port number".
 * Start VSA version 12. It should detect the instrument.

I ran ckinfo under wine.


--- Code: ---$ wine ckInfo.exe /createKey site
CrypKey Copy Protection Information v1.14

Key Information...
+ Site Code            : <enter site code for your machine here>
+ User Key             : <enter the user key downloaded from the interwebs>                               
+ Easy Licence?        : No                                                   
+ Number Of Licences   : 1                                                   
+ Network Licence?     : No                                                   
+ Licence Duration     : Unlimited                                           
+ Key Level            : 65535                                               
+ Key Options          : 1-6,8-16                                             

Key Validation - OK
Creating Key   - xxxx
Encrypting Key - xxxx

Press any key to continue...

--- End code ---

The "Encrypting Key" is the one you want.

RCHRDM:
Thanks for this.  I too went through this process and made some notes, as follows.  I have not done this for a while but it seemed to work at the time.


Instructions for Installing Agilent 89601A Vector Signal Analysis Software
(For use with the HP E4406A)

1.   Unzip the “89600_FIX,” “e4406 32 bit 0s,” and “e4406 65 Bit OS” files.
2.   Run “e4406 32 Bit” or “e4406 64 Bit OS” (depending upon your OS) and “e4406” to change the PC’s registration files.
3.   Run the version 12 VSA installer.  It will unzip its contents into the “C:\glacier_cd” directory.
4.   Go to that directory and run “autoplay.”
5.   When the VSA installer starts, choose “Install 8600 Series Software.”
6.   In the “Select Products and Features” window, select “Agilent 89600 VSA” and “Floating License Support.”
7.   After the installer has finished, a “Hardware Support” window will appear.
8.   Select “Agilent I/O libraries” and click “Install Hardware Support.”
9.   After this installation has finished, go to C:\Windows\vsa\licenses and move the “license.lic” file into the “licenses” folder.
10.   Start “LMTOOLS” from programs, Agilent 89600 license support and choose "configuration using license file/”
11.   Point to license file in above folder.
12.   Also check "lmtools ignore license file path...."
13.   The VSA software will now run and recognize the E4406A.

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