Extension Manager

Menu Path: Utilities > Extension Manager

The Extension Manager tab provides a way to select which extensions are loaded during VSA startup. Types of extensions include measurement extensions (LTE, 802.11n/ac, etc.), hardware extensions, and processing extensions.

When the check box next to a measurement extension is selected, the extension will be loaded when the VSA is started. When the check box is cleared, the extension will not be loaded.

If the controls in this panel are disabled, the Extension Manager configuration file is “Read Only”. The “Read Only” attribute of the file must be changed before the Extension Manager can be used to modify the set of Extensions to load at startup. See Extension Manager Configuration Files below for more information.

You will need to restart the 89600 VSA software after making changes.

You can reduce memory usage by clearing the check boxes next to the extensions that you do not need. Startup time will also be reduced.

Clicking on a measurement extension title will provide the following information:

Created by: indicates the author of the extension
Description: short description of what the extension does
Version: version of the extension's .NET assembly (.dll)

VSA Extension Manager Application

The extension manager can be run as a separate application in addition to running within the VSA. To access the VSA Extension Manager application, use this path:

Start > Keysight 89600 Software <ReleaseVersion> > VSA Extension Manager

Extension Manager Configuration Files

With the VSA Extension Manager application, you can create multiple configuration files. This is useful if you want to start multiple instances of the 89600 VSA, each with different sets of extensions loaded.

Default Configuration File

On startup, the 89600 VSA attempts to read an xml-formatted file that specifies which extensions to suppress loading. This file is located here:

%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\Keysight\89600B VSA\20xx\ExtensionManager.xml

where 20xx is the version of the 89600 software.

This file does not exist until you have used the Extension Manager.

This is the file that is loaded by default when you run the VSA Extension Manager application.

Command-line

To specify which extension manager xml file to load when starting the 89600 VSA, use this syntax:

Agilent.SA.Vsa.Vector.exe /extensionmanager:"c:\path\to\ExtensionManager.xml"

Agilent.SA.Vsa.Vector-x64.exe /extensionmanager:"c:\path\to\ExtensionManager.xml"

The Utilities > Extension Manager tab will edit the Extension Manager xml file that was loaded when the VSA was started. When no Extension Manager file is specified, the VSA will edit the Default Configuration File (see previous section).

Menus

The following are the menus provided by the VSA Extension Manager:

File
- Open - loads the xml file that you specify for editing
- Save - saves the changes to the currently loaded xml file
- Save As - saves the current xml file to another filename
- Exit - exits the application
Help
- Show Help - accesses this topic