Host PC Requirements

The host controller must be dedicated solely to running the PD1000A Control Software and device modeling software. It must have Internet access to download Keysight IO Libraries Suite and all software. The Keysight IO Libraries Suite is the largest software component in the software installation. Therefore, the host controller requirements in the following are based on optimizing the installation and performance of the IO Libraries Suite.

Operating System	Windows 10
OS versions	64-bit.
Processor Speed	1 GHz, for 64-bit (x64), Itanium64 not supported
Computer memory	1 GB minimum
Available hard disk space¹	1.5 GB available hard disk space, includes: 1 GB available for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 100 MB for Keysight IO Libraries Suite
Video	Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB graphics memory recommended
^1. Because of the installation procedure, less memory may be required for operation than is required for installation.

Click here for the Keysight ADS system requirements. They are more stringent than the PD1000A Control Software requirements.

Install Keysight IO Libraries Suite on Host PC

To communicate with the PD1000A test equipment, Keysight I/O libraries must also be installed on your host computer. IO Libraries Suite is a collection of libraries and utilities that enable you to connect your instruments to the host computer and run programs on the computer that interact with the instruments.

The IO Libraries Suite is used with all Keysight instruments Download the latest version from: www.keysight.com/find/iosuite.

Always install IO Libraries Suite before installing any instrument driver or software. Use the latest version of the IO Libraries Suite.

Run the Connection Expert utility of IO Libraries Suite to ensure the host PC can communicate with each test instrument. Connection Expert lists the VISA address of each instrument needed when configuring the hardware for the tests. Record the VISA addresses below so that you can use them during the hardware configuration.

Software Licensing

Depending on how you will use the PD1000A software, one or more software licenses may be required. See Software Licensing.

System Documentation

The PD1000A Power Device Measurement System for Advanced Modeling Startup Guide is the only overall system documentation provided. Hardware components of the system have additional documentation for specific instrument calibration instructions as well as specific warranty and support information.

All PD1000A documentation is available at: www.keysight.com/find/PD1000A.
All PD1500A documentation is available at: www.keysight.com/find/PD1500A
All PD1550A documentation is available at: www.keysight.com/find/PD1550A

Adobe Reader is required to view PDF system documentation. It is available free at: https://get.adobe.com/reader.

Support

Refer to the individual instrument documentation and help files provided with your system for warranty and support information. Hardware support (repairs and calibration) is provided for each of the individual instruments in the system.