Quick Install - Linux

IC-CAP can be installed on a computer running on Linux or Solaris machine by downloading the IC-CAP install file from the Keysight EEsof EDA Website.

Obtain IC-CAP License File

IC-CAP requires a license to run. You can either apply for an Evaluation or a Purchased license. Once the license request is approved, a license file (with .lic extension) is sent as an email attachment. Save this file on your computer at $ICCAP_ROOT/Licensing/2014.01/linux_x86_[32|64]/bin.

Supported Platforms

For details on Supported Platforms, refer to the Supported Platforms section.

System Requirements

The following are Keysight recommended configurations:

Supported Instrument Interfaces

If you are using IC-CAP with an Keysight GPIB interface, install the interface and its driver according to the instructions supplied with the interface.

TAMS Inc. will no longer be operating after March 2016, so IC-CAP will no longer support these interfaces.  They have worked in the past and we have no reason to think they cannot work, but Keysight will have no resources available to resolve issues that might arise.  The one exception is with the 407x/408x system support.  These systems use specific TAMS interface cards and will be supported by Keysight.  The only TAMS interfaces supported by IC-CAP 2016 are those supported by the 407x/408x systems.

1. Typically the LAN has some impact on speed; therefore, the E2050A/B will most likely be somewhat slower than a card.

   For information on the TAMS SICL IO Libraries, please visit the TAMS - Test and Measurement Systems, Inc. website at: http://www.tamsinc.com/. For the latest information refer to this documentation on our website at: http://www.keysight.com/find/eesof-docs.

IC-CAP Download Page

Click http://www.keysight.com/find/eesof-iccap-latest-downloads to download the installer.

Install IC-CAP

To install IC-CAP, follow these steps:

1. Untar the installation file using the following command:
   tar –xvf iccap2014_rXXX_linux_x86.tar
2. Start the installation program using the following command:
   ./SETUP.SH

IC-CAP License setup

Both node-locked and floating licenses require license server to get installed and started. For a node-locked license, license server and the client machine are the same machine (that is, your local machine). For a floating license, these can be separate machines.

Keysight EEsof products no longer run on the Solaris platform; however, we still support Solaris as the license server system.

Node-locked License

To setup a counted license, follow the 2-step process:

In case of a USB dongle, attach the dongle to the USB port and install the dongle drivers before you start License Server Managers ( lmgrd and agileesofd ).

Step 1: Start License Server Managers ( lmgrd and agileesofd )

Start the license server managers ( lmgrd and agileesofd ) on the machine to which the license is tied as follows:

1. Change the directory to the $ICCAP_ROOT/Licensing/2014.01/linux_x86_[32|64]/bin
2. Run the following command to start lmgrd :
   ./lmgrd -c <license file path> -l <license log file path>
   where,
   • <license file path> specifies one or more full path-names to the license file(s).
   • <license log file path> is the full path-name to the debug log file.

Step 2: Automate FlexNet License Server Startup

To automate the License Server managers’ startup upon system reboot, see  Automate FlexNet License Server Startup in Licensing (For Administrators).

Step 3: Set Product Environment Variable

To use a node-locked license on your machine, set the ICCAP_LICENSE_FILE environment variable to point to the machine running the license server managers ( lmgrd and agileesofd ).

To set the environment variable ICCAP_LICENSE_FILE in a shell, type the following commands:

csh, tcsh

setenv ICCAP_LICENSE_FILE $HOME/Keysight/Licenses/license.lic

ksh, bash

export ICCAP_LICENSE_FILE=$HOME/Keysight/Licenses/license.lic

Floating License

Setting up floating license on Linux is a two-step process where both server-side setup and client-side setup are needed.

Step 1: Server-side setup
For server-side license setup, follow the steps 1 and 2 as described in Node-locked License section.

Step 2: Client-side setup
Once the license is configured successfully for all the license servers, configure each client computer to point to the network license server. You can perform this step manually by setting up product environment variables. For details, refer to step 3 of Node-locked License Setup section.

Launch IC-CAP

Before starting IC-CAP, the $ICCAP_ROOT environment variables must point to the installation directory of IC-CAP. To set the environment variables, see  Configuring User Accounts.

To run IC-CAP, open a terminal window and enter the following command:

iccap

See Also

Detailed UNIX installation

 Setting up Licenses on UNIX