Agilent E6607A/B/C EXT Wireless Communications Test Set

Software Release Descriptions

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NOTE: Software revisions A.09.01 and later require Microsoft Windows® XP Service Pack 3.  Refer to the EXT Software Update Instructions for information on how to obtain and install Service Pack 3.

Software A.12.75 released 10-April-2015

Software A.12.72 released 08-July-2014

Software A.12.70 released 15-May-2014

Software A.12.63 released 14-Aug-2013

Software A.12.58 released 11-June-2013

Software A.12.56 released 11-April-2013

Software A.11.60 released 28-Nov-2012

Software A.09.47 released 18-May-2012

Software A.09.25 released 13-March-2012

Software A.09.10 released 09-Feb-2012

Software A.09.05 released 15-July-2011

Software A.09.01 released 26-May-2011

Software A.05.12 released 01-Nov-2010

 

Software A.12.75

Note: There are two installers; select x86 installer version for installing on an E6607A and E6607B models; and select x64 installer for EXT-C E6607C model.

Software A.12.75 Enhancements

 

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

 

Added new feature in source to support WCDMA Band XIX (Band19).

Added new feature to support LTE Band 30

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

Added new feature to support WCDMA Band XIX (Band19).

Added new feature to support LTE Band 30 

 

 

Software A.12.75 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

 

Fixed a defect:  Bluetooth waveforms sometimes cannot be played, if updates to Signal Studio decryption components are preventing markers in the waveform from being identified correctly.

 

Fixed defect – When running a source list with repetition type set to continuous, at the start of a new sequence iteration there can be a delay in the timing of amplitude and frequency changes with a loss of synchronization with the ARB waveforms.

 

Fixed defect – When a source list sequence is stopped before completion, the source output is not stopped cleanly.

 

Fixed defect – A source unleveled or source synthesizer unlocked status occurs when a source list sequence is stopped before completion.

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

Fixed a defect: Sequence sometimes incorrectly reported the error message “Auto Set RF Level failed”, even though the dynamic range was not exceeded, owing to an error in floating point calculation precision.

 

Fixed defect – The step number is sometimes shown incorrectly in the error message “Setting conflict; Analysis Offset should be greater than # us, Acq = # Step = #). 

 

Fixed defect – Results are sometimes not calculated for one measurement among others in a sequence.

 

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Software A.12.72

Note: There are two installers; select x86 installer version for installing on an E6607A and E6607B models; and select x64 installer for EXT-C E6607C model.

Software A.12.72 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

 

Adds support for continuous playing of Source List Sequence.

Software A.12.72 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

 

 

Fixed a defect - Duration Time does not work from the RUI when duration type is set to Continuous Abort.

 

Fixed a defect – Delay of output amplitude transition in a Source List Sequencer, on a step with Waveform set to Continue Previous.

 

Fixed a defect – In a Source List Sequence using the Continue Previous waveform setting, the RF amplitude and frequency transitions of the arbitrary waveform generator can drift out of alignment over a large number of steps.

 

E6607C

 

 

Fixed a defect – In the Sequence Analyzer mode, the Basic Tx Power result is incorrect when the Peak Power is set above 34 dBm.

 

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

 

Fixed a defect – Occasional bad Phase Error results from LTE EVM measurements  in some corner cases

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Software A.12.70

Note: There are two installers; select x86 installer version for installing on an E6607A and E6607B models; and select x64 installer for EXT-C E6607C model.

Software A.12.70 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

Add Support for LTE-FDD BAND 27, 28, 31and LTE-TDD Band 44.

Software A.12.70 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

 

Fixed a defect – Source Synthesizer PLLs requires additional settling time at power up to stabilize FPGA DCM initialization.

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

Fixed a defect – Source list can’t play precisely as defined step length when use different ARBs in different steps

E6607C

 

Fixed a defect – The output signal could be turned off when the receiver and source step triggers arrived at the MPA within 6 us.

 

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

Fixed a defect – Correction Table is not applied to WCDMA Phase Discontinuity power results

 

Fixed a defect – EXT Basic PAvT power reading is lower when trigger delay is set to 0

 

Fixed a defect – LTE-FDD and LTE-TDD Mod Acc can’t handle actual DUT signal when signal quality is bad

 

Fixed a defect – CDMA2000 Mod Acc cause crash when the EVM test fails

 

Fixed a defect – Sequence Analyzer acquisition timing is incorrect in few corner cases.

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Software A.12.63

Note: There are two installers; select x86 installer version for installing on an E6607A and E6607B models; and select x64 installer for EXT-C E6607C model.

Software A.12.63 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607C

E6607C-PB2

Improved maximum allowable external fixture loss requirement from 50dB to 100dB

 

Software A.12.63 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

 

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

Fixed a defect – Source List Sequencer “Continue as Previous” caused ARB to not play out correctly when using SOURce:LIST:SET:WAVeform

Fixed a defect – Correct a potential timeout in Asynchronous fetch when the queried acquisition is the last acquisition

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Software A.12.58

Note: There are two installers; select x86 installer version for installing on an E6607A and E6607B models; and select x64 installer for EXT-C E6607C model.

Software A.12.58 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607C

E6607C-PB2

Improved minimum external fixture loss requirement from 6dB to 0dB. Upgrading to this version requires re-calibration for option PB2.

 

Software A.12.58 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

Fixed a defect – when select GPS port, UI power range is not set correctly when output level is set to below -130dB

Fixed a defect – multi-pack license may lose with low possibility if box is shut down incorrectly by removing the power supply instead pressing the power button

 

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

Fixed a defect – Basic IQ returns infinite amplitude results when input level is very low

Fixed a defect – sequence analyzer UI may stop response if user uses softkey and SCPI command to setup sequence alternatively and quickly.

Fixed a defect – Leased Mode SCPI in EXT Sequence Analyzer is not available when sequence analyzer is not preloaded

Fixed a defect – GGE T0 Offset result is not compensated by the Trigger Delay and Analysis Offset which is different from one button mode.

 

U9077A

WLAN

Fixed a defect – WLAN 11n 20MHz/40MHz ModAcc got null reference exception

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Software A.12.56

Note: With the E6607C Agilent introduced Windows7 operating system.
E6607A/B are qualified on WindowsXP (x86). There are two installers; for installing on an E6607A or B model choose x86, for installing on an E6607C choose x64.

Software A.12.56 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

E6607C

Adds support for the E6607C EXT with embedded Multi-Port-Adapter.

Source output level range is extended and supported to -150 dBm.

 

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

Basic IQ measurements in Sequence Analyzer can return power results when average number >1.

Minimum gap between Power Accumulation Measurements reduced from 333µS to 0µS.

Maximum acquisitions per sequence increases from 512 steps to 1000 steps.

Maximum number of frequency changes per sequence increases from 203 to 400 hops.

U9079A

TD-SCDMA

TD-SCDMA is now supported in the Sequence Analyzer

Adds demodulation of TD-SCDMA continuous mode in Sequence Analyzer.

U9082A

LTE-TDD

LTE-TDD is now supported in the Sequence Analyzer

 

Software A.12.56 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

Fixed a defect – LSEQ:WCDMA:RADio:DEVice MS” now works.

Fixed a defect – There is no output signal when set source list sequence “Step Waveform” to ‘Off’ through menu setting.

Fixed a defect – Source self-test doesn’t display test result other than ALC test, it now reports all results

Fixed a defect – powering off an external MPA while it is connected to E6607A/B can cause the message “Hardware configuration update” to pop-up and leave the instrument un-useable until it is power cycled. The issue has now been fixed and MPA can be powered down while connected.

 

U9065A

Sequence Analyzer

Fixed a defect – ORFS under SEQAN may glitch randomly when testing a DUT. 

Fixed a defect – Minimum transition time from one step to the next is a sequence was not calculated correctly.

Fixed a defect – Multiple power accumulations with samples < 5 and small gaps could cause a power accumulation to be skipped.

 

 

U9079A

TD-SCDMA

Fixed a defect – TD-SCDMA Mod Acc measurement has unexpected frequency error.

Fixed a defect – TD-SCDMA PvT random failure when RRC filtering is performed.

 

 

U9080A

LTE-FDD

Fix a defect - LTE time offset result was not compensated correctly in Sequence Analyzer.

 

 

U9082A

LTE-TDD

Fix a defect - LTE time offset result was not compensated correctly in Sequence Analyzer.

Fixed a defect – LTE TDD PvT reported burst not found when in external trigger. Implemented an improved algorithm to detect low power burst measurement.

 

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Software A.11.60

Software A.11.60 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

Add support for option 504 for the E6607B only (Option 504 – maximum input and output  frequency of 3.8 GHz)

 

Restore or Back-up of instrument calibration data (System->Alignments->Backup or Restore Align Data) will now inform the user that the application will be closed, and require a response, before the operation continues. This ensures that after a restore calibration data operation the system reboots and restored data is applied.

 

Extend the lowest settable range of source output to -130 dBm.

 

Increased Arbitrary Waveform segment names from 33 characters maximum to 128 characters in the ARB sequence file.

 

Improved sequence set-up till ready for first measurement time in some cases by increasing correction caching.

 

 

U9065A

In sequence analyzer mode, the frequency offset for EDGE ORFS measurement is extended to +/- 2.0 MHz.

 

U9071A

GSM/EDGE Supports loop-back Bit Error Rate testing

 

U9073A

WCDMA Supports loop-back Bit Error Rate testing

U9079A

TD-SCDMA Support radio band frequency setting for internal source

U9082A

LTE-TDD Support radio band frequency setting for internal source

 

Software A.11.60 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

Fixed a defect – In Sequence Analyzer an analyzer sequence that has only Basic TX power did not work correctly.

Fixed a defect - *RST or Mode Preset did not preset channel number in some cases.

Fixed a defect – IS95 time offset had an incorrect result.

Fixed a defect – E6617A MPA On/Off setting and RFIO1 not correct when recalling state files.

Fixed a defect – Internal source would go unleveled when Frequency Offset is unspecified in the waveform header.

Fixed a defect - Exception thrown when SCPI parameter 0 was given in “SYST:LKEY:WAV:LOCK 0” command.

Fixed a defect - E6617A MPA Surprise removal (unplugging) USB cable could cause E6607 to crash with “Blue Screen”

Fixed a defect - E6617A MPA power cycle while connected to E6607 intermittently would not power-on reliably.

Fixed a defect – Source module could intermittently get out of synch with calibration data causing 1-2 dBm amplitude error of source signals.

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Software A.09.47

Software A.09.47 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

Adds support for new more highly automated instrument Software upgrade process (install wizard now removes old software version and installs new software version without manual steps – only requires you to be logged in as administrator).

 

Multiple enhancements to speed measurement time in all modes

E6617A

 

Adds support for E6617A  Multi Port Adaptor module

U9079A

Added TD-SCDMA (U9079A) mode

U9082A

Added LTE-TDD (U9082A) mode

 

U9065A

 

Added new SCPI  SOURce:LIST:INITiation:ARMed?

Added new SCPI INIT:LSEQ:ARMed? And INIT:LSEQuencer:ARMed

Added new SCPI :SOURce:LIST:TRIGger:INITiation:ARMed?”

Added new SCPI blocks to set-up ListSequencer analysis step parameters individually. (See [:SENSe:]LSEQuencer block).

ListSequencer – Source trigger can now be enabled or disabled for each acquisition step

 

U9080A

LTE-FDD

LTE-FDD is now supported in the Sequence Analyzer

Added in LTE the ability for demodulation to now detect cyclic shift automatically.

 

Software A.09.47 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

Fixed a defect – auto alignment is no longer being started on Restart sweep.

Fixed a defect - Turn on EXT preamp in Auto Set RF Level may make noise floor worse in some corner cases.

Fixed a defect - Source Preset change other settings than source control.

 

 

U9065A

 

Fixed a defect - querying Radio device we always returned value+1.

Fixed a defect - the EVM 95% confidence peak will now accumulate across multiple analysis steps.

Fixed a defect – Source list sequencer SCPI no longer rejects the “Time” or “Count” setting when type is “CONTinuous”.

Fixed a defect - Downlink causes crash when IQ data is < 1 frame.
Fixed a defect - For the SCPI “SOUR:LIST:SET:DUR:TYPE”, “COUN” should be an invalid parameter when waveform is “CW”. For SCPI SOUR:LIST:STEP[n]:SET:CNFR should not return error “-224,”Illegal parameter value;NaN value not allowed.”

 

Fixed a defect - LSEQ GSM PFER T0 Offset result value too large.

 

U9080A

Fixed a defect - Basic Tx Power measurement uses wrong IFBW when radio standard is LTE

 

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Software A.09.25

Software A.09.25 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

Adds support for E6607A replacement parts: A13 [E6607-61004] and A15 [N9020-63098]

Adds support for E6607B-503

Adds support for E6607-60012 Source module

Adds support for the Quad core CPU processor N2S+ (PC4)

Added Source IQ alignment for customer use to improve EVM results.

Added Source Self Check system diagnostic

U9075A

U9081A

Added WiMAX U9075A and Bluetooth U9081A modes

Software A.09.25 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

E6607B

Fixed a defect - if AutoAlign is off we now do-not initiate a partial alignment during IF path change.

U9065A

Fixed a defect – ListSequences of more than 256 acquisitions would return corrupt results.

Fixed a defect – SourceSequence – a source step at the end of a sequence transmits the wrong power level.

U9072A

Fixed a defect - with incorrect data length is set when making a cdma2000 measurement

U9080A

Fixed multiple defects with LTE-FDD help text

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Software A.09.10

Software A.09.10 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

Added an FPGA update warning message in multiple languages to improve user experience during the EXT software upgrade process

Software A.09.10 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

Fixed a software crash in GSM demodulation measurements of GMSK frequency and phase error.  

U9065A

U9071A

U9080A

Fixed a defect in the Source IQ Cal function which produced degraded source EVM performance at 3 GHz.

Fixed a defect which caused both source modulation and source CW output to be turned off when modulation was disabled. 

Fixed a defect which incorrectly reported "Error 241 HW missing; option not installed"

Fixed a defect which reported instrument alignment failures by allowing in-progress alignments and expired alignments to complete before start measurements in list sequencer mode.

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Software A.09.05

Software A.09.05 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

Added waveform data markers.

U9065A

Added Phase Discontinuity measurement for WCDMA.

Updated GSM PvT to include Margin, Averaged Time Offset Power, and Time Offset Power Reference results.  Improved filtering.

Improved GSM measurement throughput.

Added ability to query results from one step of a sequence when subsequent steps are in process.

Added ability for ARB waveform to continue playing when a sequence is finished.

Software A.09.05 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

Fixed marker symbols in I/Q Analyzer.

U9065A

Fixed situation where trigger delay from one red-bar is propagated to the next red-bar when trigger type is Free Run.

Fixed problem where high GSM EVM Phase Error results were reported.

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Software A.09.01

Software A.09.01 Enhancements

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

Added support for U9075A WiMAX 801.16 OFDMA Measurement Application.

Added Align Source to perform an I/Q alignment of the source for situations where the source EVM performance changes due to temperature variation.

U9065A

Added Amplitude Corrections to Basic IQ measurement.

Software A.09.01 Issues Resolved

Model

Option

Description

E6607A

Fixed problem where Waveform Slot associations were erased upon software update.

Fixed problem where the start-up message regarding Anti-Virus software continues to be displayed even after the ‘do not show this message’ box is checked.

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Software A.05.12

Initial revision.

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