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Lightning Navigator™ Multi-Port Software

Download Instructions
— Click on Download
— Run the executable file and it will guide you through the rest of the installation.

Supported VNAs: Lightning 37000D/E series

VNA FTP Utility version 1.27

VNA FTP displays the VNA's Hard and Floppy drives alongside the PC's drives, similar to Windows Explorer. This permits moving, copying and deleting files within and between the two entities with a few mouse clicks. Download and Install Instructions: Download the file below and save it to your PC's hard drive. Unzip the file. Run the setup.exe file to begin the installation process.

Capture VNA version 2.45

Capture VNA is a Windows program to capture, display, save, and print the graphical and text data from Anritsu's VNAs. The displayed data can be loaded from a floppy disk where it was previously saved at the VNA or captured directly from the VNA over the GPIB port. The displayed data can be saved in a variety of formats (bitmap, S2p, text, etc.) to the PC's internal disk drive or a network drive and printed to a local or network printer (including color). The data can also be copied to the Windows Clipboard to be imported into other Windows programs such as MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Photo Editor, Paint or Notepad. Download and Install Instructions: Download the file below and save it to your PC's hard drive. Unzip the file. Run the setup.exe file to begin the installation process.

Windows GPIB version 3.55

Windows GPIB is a windows program to send and receive program data over the GPIB in response to commands entered from the keyboard or from a command file. Windows GPIB currently only supports National Instruments GPIB boards. The human interface was designed to be more helpful, natural and user friendly than the National Instruments program WIBIC. Windows GPIB utility is a good tool for testing mnemonics and commands while developing Automated Test programs. Download and Install Instructions: Download the file below and save it to your PC's hard drive. Unzip the file. Run the setup.exe file to begin the installation process.

Trace Manager version 1.30

This 16-bit Windows program captures and plots data traces from Anritsu VNAs. The data can be manipulated, archived and made available to other windows applications. Download and Install Instructions: Download the file below and save it to your PC's hard drive. Unzip the file. Run the setup.exe file to begin the installation process.

Lightning Command Encyclopedia (LCE)

The Lightning Command Encyclopedia (LCE) is a searchable, Windows-based, fully integrated command databse for the Lightning Vector Network Analyzer.  The LCE provides command mnemonic names, descriptions and usage information, and is searchable by mnemonic, description, query command, application and user comment.  It is designed to serve as a rapid development tool to simplity the creation of 37XXX series remote control applications.  It provides everything necessary to create GPIB programs. Download Instructions Click on Download Now Save the file in a temporary folder on your PC's hard drive Extract all the installation files from the downloaded zip file Execute the setup.exe file.  This will begin the install and walk you through the entire procedure Current Version:  2.03