Configure PC to Analyzer over USB

You can connect to the analyzer from the remote computer using a USB cable.

Note: The PNA must have Firmware A.09.00 or higher. This is possible only with the PNA-X, N522x, N523x, or PNA 'C' models. The ENA is also supported.

This is done through the Keysight I/O Libraries which must be installed on your remote computer.

Measurement data transfers MUCH faster using USB as compared to GPIB.

To communicate with the analyzer as a USB device:

  1. Connect the analyzer to the remote computer using the rear-panel device-side USB connector.

  2. The 'Found New Hardware' wizard is launched. Follow the prompts to install the driver software.

  3. The Keysight I/O Libraries will recognize the analyzer as a Test and Measurement device. To set an alias name, start Keysight I/O libraries and find the USB connection. Depending on the Keysight I/O Libraries version, you will see a dialog like the following.

Note:  The analyzer is not a USB Mass Storage Device. Therefore,  Windows Explorer does NOT recognize it as a USB device. You can NOT use Windows Explorer to transfer files to and from the analyzer.  For file transfer, use the SCPI command MMEM:TRANsfer.

Alias name  Change this to a name that is easy to recognize. Once configured, use the Alias name to communicate with the USB device using applications such as VISA and SICL:

VISA: viOpen (...,"UsbDevice1",...)

SICL:iopen ("UsbDevice1")

For more information, see the Connectivity Guide in the Keysight I/O libraries.