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E5080B, E5081A Network Analyzer Firmware Software Revision History
Additions/Changes for Version A.19.00.09 . . (compiled on October 7, 2024)
New Features:
- Keysight License Manager and PathWave License Manager updates
Issues Resolved
- Calibration – Fix Cal All issue that could sometimes drop LO power calibration when used from SCPI
- Differential IQ – Fixturing improvement when port number is greater than 9
- External Source - Fix VXT “Undefined header” error
- Modulation Distortion – Fix dynamic gain error
- Modulation Distortion – Fix “incompatible measurement” error that can happen when performing a source modulation calibration
Additions/Changes for Version A.18.40.03 . . (compiled on September 3, 2024)
New Features:
- Display - Virtual Port Source Indicator
- Calibration - Power Limit during Calibration
- Calibration - Power off after Cal in Preference
- Calibration - Split Port Calibration in CalAll
- Modulation Distortion - Added Waveform/Source information to Properties
- Modulation Distortion - Added Phase Stitching Type and Raw Data Diagnostics
- Modulation Distortion - Added Operating Gain and Power traces descriptions
- (E5081A) DPD and VSA Link
- (E5081A) Calibration - Improved CalAll grouping algorithm. Cal All supports internal setting differences.
- (E5081A) Noise Figure - Enabled Multiple Gain cal for NF calibration. NF Calibration takes all of NF Gain setup at the same time.
Issues Resolved
- Calibration - Fix incorrect query for 85058B cal kit name
- Calibration - Fix output match at enhanced response + power cal
- Calibration - Improved back button operation
- Calibration - Fix measurement parameter display during calibration steps for remapped ports
- Fixturing - Fix recovery of s2p files from csa files
- Power Sensor - Fix crash on PMAR name with a comma character
- External Source - Add SYST:CONF:EDEV:RCL:VNA:STAT to select reference state
- Memory Trace - Fix time domain marker on a memory trace
- Memory Trace - Fix memory trace for polar format
- Undo - Fix crash on multiple undo for application channels
- Mixer - Fix recalling mixer configuration CSV on banded system
- Modulation Distortion – Fix cal indicator value after changing port mapping
- Modulation Distortion – Fix crash on 8-term error correction model
- Modulation Source Correction - Fix SOUR:MOD:CORR:COLL:ACQ
- Spectrum Analyzer – Fix memory trace flicker when changing frequency span
- TMSA - Fix unable to change the port power
- Gain Compression - Fix power sweep point behavior on setup dialog
- Noise Figure - Fix blank errors during NF calibration
- Noise Figure - Fix Focus CCMT-3 tuner control
- Active Hot Parameter - Fix calibration
- (E5081A) Fix Auto LF IFBW at calibration
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.60.13 . . (compiled on June 13, 2024, this version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
New Features:
- (E5081A) Support the units with serial number prefix MY632/SG632 and above .
- Isolation Calibration is available in 2 port calibration using a mechanical cal kit.
- Smith Chart can be displayed during Noise Figure Calibration.
- Ecal Temperature Query.
- Generic Ecal Control commands which supports multi-port Ecal (over 4 ports).
- Added capability to turn off noise receiver pulling during calibration.
- Added support for importing Python files into the equation editor.
- Hybrid Source enhancements.
- Added Pulse Timing dialog for Standard measurements [Licensed Feature].
- Preference: Factory Calibration can be turned off at default.
- Customize display option: X-axis Annotation for All Traces.
- Digital modulation format: QAM-1024.
Issues Resolved
- Active Hot Parameter – Fix error “Error Term Not Found” at end of calibration.
- Enhanced TDR – Fix error with gate coupling.
- External Source – Enable the hardware trigger for external source AGMXG on M983Xa and E5081A.
- Multiport ECal – Improved behavior when using N7564AEP with noise figure channel calibration.
- Multiport Testset – When the ports are remapped, display the correct parameter when calibrating.
- Real Time Uncertainty – Fix “Measurement not found” error when performing uncertainty calibrations with mechanical calkits.
- SCPI – Fix CSET:ETERm:X:VALues
- True Mode Stimulus Application (TMSA) – Fix the soft key entry for changing the power level.
- Cal All – Fix GUI issue with selecting channels and selecting ports.
- Cal All - Fix power level when doing independent power calibrations.
- Calibration - Added loss table to the calibration summary page.
- Calibration Plane Manager – Added SCPI commands for reversing S2P files.
- Calibration Plane Manager – Fix CSET:FIX:ZERO to support arbitrary port number.
- Calsets – Display unknown thru delay.
- Calsets – Speed improvement when loading calsets with a massive number of ports.
- Data to New Trace – Add Mag Offset.
- External Source – Update Keysight M8195 driver with fixes.
- External Source – New SCPI commands for querying and setting the state of the reference for external source.
- External Source – Modulation – Limit the max oversample to a reasonable level.
- Fixturing – Fix fatal error that happens sometimes after recall of state, using cal all, and opening fixture GUI.
- Magnify –Support unlimited magnification on trace.
- Modulation Distortion – Fix fatal error that can happen when the carrier power is toggled rapidly.
- Modulation Distortion – Improve auto equational aperture algorithm for wideband, sparse tone case.
- Modulation Source Correction– Improve behavior when the source needs resampling to a wide IQ bandwidth.
- Modulation Source Correction – Fix ACP upper cal span GUI for source ACP correction.
- Modulation Source Correction – Fix saving multiple carrier frequencies into the same .mdx file.
- Noise Figure – No longer allow N7564A calibrator as the noise figure tuner. It does not have the measurement characteristics to be a valid tuner.
- Phase Reference Cal – Fix use of non-insertable ecal with user characterization.
- Power Sensors – Fix use of power sensors over VISA sockets.
- Swept IMD – Simplified IMD SCPI commands for setting RF2, LO1, and LO2 sources
- SCPI – support Windows 1252 encoding characters – extended ASCII characters.
- SCPI – Fix CALC:MEAS:MATH:NORMALIZE
- SCPI – Add DISP:SHEet:LIST to return list of sheet IDs.
- SCPI – Added SCPI commands to display smith chart during calibration.
- Service program updates – Updates to various service programs.
- Spectrum Analyzer – Added diagnostic if the IF Phase calibration is missing.
- Spectrum Analyzer – Enable group delay aperture.
- Spectrum Analyzer – Fix autoset marker display with coherent sweep.
- Spectrum Analyzer – Fix behavior of markers at the edge of the sweep.
- Splash Screen – New loading screen.
- Time Domain - Rise time should not affect windows other than Kaiser.
- Toolbars – Fix fatal error when using time domain or port extension toolbars with recall.
- Trigger – Fix channel trigger delay setting from the GUI.
- VISA Passthrough – Close VISA passthrough sessions when underlying USB device is removed.
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.35.16 . . (compiled on September 12, 2024, production release for the E5080B)
Issues Resolved
- SA IF Absolute Phase Adjustment Fail
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.35.14 . . (compiled on February 5, 2024, production release for E5080B)
Issues Resolved
- Active Hot Parameter – Fixed “error term required” error
- Active Hot Parameter - Fixed the Start/Stop power softkeys
- Data to New Trace - Improved reliability within application channels
- Differential IQ – Enabled source leveling of 2 sources simultaneously
- E5081A – Fixed error when using over 10 V for SMU setting
- ECal – Fixed issue with saving ecal user characterization to disk
- Enhanced Time Domain Analysis (TDR) – Fixed error that could occur after a sequence of GUI actions
- External Source – Added support for new MXG N5186A with the “MXG_Vector” driver
- Fixturing – Fixed error that occurred sometimes when opening fixture dialog after running Cal All
- Launcher – Fixed defect with using more than 2 SMU modules
- N756xA Multiport ECal – Enabled confidence check over SCPI
- M9810A+M9336A Vector Modulator - Fixed SParameter measurements in MOD with this hardware
- Modulation Distortion – Increased the number of traces to 35
- Modulation Distortion – Fixed error when loading waveform with all zeros
- Multiple Power Sensor Calibration - Added error message when disabled when “use primary frequency” preference is true
- Noise Figure : Fixed failure to turn ON some U1832x/U1833x Noise Sources
- PNA series – Added minor revision display for DDS Synthesizer
- Power Meter as Receiver (PMAR) – Fixed use of Sensor C or Sensor D when connected to a power meter
- Power Meter as Receiver (PMAR) – Fixed measurements on channels with point count of 1
- Power Sensors – Added N1913B/N1914B EPM Power sensor support
- Phase Reference Calibration – Fixed error when using user characterized non-insertable ecal
- Swept IMD - Fixed an issue with setting the tone power when using an external source as one of the 2 tones
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.35.10 . . (compiled on December 4, 2023)
New features
- TDR: Include Loss in TDR fixture compensation.
- Code Emulator for E5071C supports the customized returned value for *OPT?.
Issues Resolved
- Active Hot Parameters: Fix power sweep
- Cal All: Fix response calibration such as “TransResp 2 <= 1”
- Cal All: Fix issue where the power cal settings page was skipped with independent cal channels
- Calibration: Fixed issue with using ECal with 4.3-10 connectors
- Citifile: Loading a unitless (“Point”) citifile no longer automatically activates Extra Security
- Differential I/Q: Improve power offset behavior during calibration
- External Source: Improve M8190+PSG driver. Now RF power is turned OFF while changing waveforms
- Noise Figure: Fix source power calibration step when using NF macro on E5081A
- Noise Figure: Improve calibration wizard so that it automatically remembers more settings
- Noise Figure: Fix SYSRNPI trace issue after 40 channel averages
- Noise Figure: Fix display of filter shape during NF power cal
- Power Correction Dialog: Fix issue that happens sometimes when opening and closing power correction dialog
- Scalar Mixer/Converter: Fix SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:SMC:IMP to work with non-zero power offset
- E5081A: Turn off port lights when the power is turned OFF
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.35.05 . . (compiled on November 6, 2023)
Issues Resolved
- AFR – Fix differential DUT impedance correction issue
- Calibration – Cal All - Improve error message when noise figure bandwidth is above 4 MHz
- Calibration - Cal All – Enable the use of cal all for more than 129 channels
- Calibration - Cal All - Fix issue where the power cal settings page is skipped when using independent calibration channels
- DC Meters – Fix problem when de-activating DC meters from external device configuration while traces are displayed
- Differential I/Q – Fix SCPI interface problem introduced in A.17.25 release
- Fixturing – Fix corner case where sometimes extrapolation could not be turned on for fixture elements
- Fixturing - CSET:DEEM – Fix behavior when using arbitrary segments
- Measurement – Fix error when using New Trace… dialog after SYST:FPR
- Scalar Mixer/Converter – For multiple power sensor calibration, fix adapter removal
- Scalar Mixer/Converter – Fix error that can happen when moving back and forth through the cal wizard
- Scalar Mixer/Converter – When switching to power sweep, set the x-axis to “Input” for backwards compatibility
- Modulation Distortion – Fix DC meter traces when the DUT input port is set to something other than Port 1
- Modulation Distortion – Updated the description of LMatch2
- Modulation Distortion – Added new SCPI commands for setting the DUT ports
- Noise Figure – Fix problem using noise figure macro during noise figure calibration
- Spectrum Analyzer/Modulation Distortion – Improve calibration of phase when not using phase reference
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.25.05 . . (compiled on September 15, 2023)
Enhancement
- Display – RF power on the x-axis (standard channel only).
Issues Resolved
- Calpod – Fix calpod not recognized as an Ecal.
- Display – Fix markers in smith and polar formats.
- Equation Editor – Fix issue, post recall, when referencing a non-displayed MEM trace in equation editor.
- Modulation Distortion – Fix measuring LoadMatch2
- Spectrum Analyzer – Add SCPI commands for the Spectrum Analyzer Correction Methods feature.
- True Mode Stimulus Application – Fix Power and Attenuators dialog while TMSA is enabled.
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.25.03 . . (compiled on September 3, 2023)
Issues Resolved
- Calibration – Fix SENSe:CORRection:CSET:FLATten on slow sweeps
- Calibration – Enable enhanced response cal with N7562/4x Multiport Electronic Calibration Module (ECal)
- Differential IQ - Enabled the CALCulate:PARameter:COUNt command
- Differential IQ - Fixed issue with DIQ:FREQ:RANGe? query
- External Device – Disallow OK button when the IO configuration is incorrect
- Modulation Distortion - Fix SCPI command SOUR:MOD:CORR:COLL:ACQ:DETails
- Modulation Distortion - If the signal is NOT FlatTone/NPR, then autofill will use 99% of Occupied Bandwidth
- SMC+Phase – Fix problem with importing Phase Reference Calset for SMC+Phase channels
- Spectrum Analyzer – Various improvements for dual band mixer measurements
- Spectrum Analyzer – Enable the Correction Method Dialog without requiring Modulation Distortion License
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.20.10 . . (compiled on September 1, 2023 , production release for E5081A)
Issues Resolved
- Firmware crashes by sending SYST:COMM:VISA:RDEV:FIND? "?*",ALI
- Correct the adjustment problem
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.20.09 . . (compiled August 17, 2023)
Issues Resolved
- (Service) IFPhaseResponse adjustment doesn't work.
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.20.08 . . (compiled August 9, 2023, This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
New Features
- New SMU Support (PZ2100A, PZ2121A, PZ2131A)
- SCPI Recorder
- Multiple Memory Traces
- Segment Trigger
- Calset Property Dialog shows more information
- Cal Kit Editor Change
- Improved Edit Visa Address
- MOD/X DC trace
- Save and Recall Calibration Configuration
- DUT SNP simulation for SMC and GCA /GCX (Simulator only)
- ECal emulation on VNA simulator (Simulator only)
Issues Resolved
- Banded – Improve efficiency of calibration when output frequencies are baseband
- Banded – Allow setting PMAR to the same start/stop frequency during calibration
- Banded - Fix operation of banded with a thru in Scalar Mixer/Converter calibration
- Calibration – Enable the use of SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:ABOR during asynchronous calibration
- Correction – Calsets that are pure subsets no longer show as C Delta
- Correction - Improve calibration interpolation algorithm
- Data Saving – Fix issue with MMEMory:STORe:DATA with "Channel" parameter
- GUI - Increased resolution of power slope in the Power and Attenuators Dialog
- Limit Lines – Fix display of a signal point limit line
- Modulation Distortion – Enable the use of the status bar to turn off correction
- Modulation Distortion – Improve source calibration with a swept list of powers
- Modulation Distortion – Improve source calibration when signal has roll off
- Modulation Distortion for Converters - Fix EVM measurement when the device has significant gain
- Power Meter – Resolve error that occurred on a limited number of sensors: “-221,"Settings conflict;SENS1:CORR:CSET1:STAT 0".
- Scalar Mixer/Converter - Allow, for a power sweep, x-axis to be displayed as Ouput
- Scalar Mixer/Converter – Enable setting output power in Power Sweep when output is Port 3 or Port 4
- Spectrum Analyzer - Embedded LO improvements
- Spectrum Analyzer - Improve fixturing extrapolation behavior
- Spectrum Analyzer – Improve marker resolution when using coherent mode
- Spectrum Analyzer – Add more port softkeys
- Spectrum Analyzer – Enable phase display without detector bypass using fast peak mode
- Spectrum Analyzer – Fix power offset settings when using marker->SA
- Swept IMD - Fix issue with response calibrations
- Swept IMD - Enable the Source3 option in the list of sources
- Swept IMD – Resolve issue when the tone spacing is very wide with receiver leveling and correction
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.05.10 . . . (compiled June 21, 2023)
New Features
- Added a Hybrid Source driver, which combines a source and a mixer to create a high-frequency source (Remove the Core Software restrictions)
- Supports E5080B-190 Vector signal analysis hardware
Issues Resolved
- [SMC + Phase] Fixed Phase Reference Calibration not working on the E5081A
- [MOD] Unlimited the number of notches in the NPR modulated waveform
- [AHP] Added three SCPI commands to specify the input and output ports
- Dropdown menus are not locked out by :SYST:PREF:ITEM:REM:AUTO ON
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.05.08 . . . (compiled Jun 7, 2023)
Issues Resolved
- Fix - (E5081A) SA detector error test in performance test fails
Additions/Changes for Version A.17.05.06 . . . (compiled May 25, 2023, This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
New Features
- Support the E5081A (Support the E5081A for the simulator as well)
- (S96111B) Support Active Hot Parameter for the E5080B and E5081A
Issues Resolved
- AFR – Updated the SCPI command AFR:STANdard:EDIT:FLENgth to support 2X thru
- Cal All – Fixed step ordering when using a PowerTable
- Cal All – Add new argument to “SYST:CAL:ALL:GUID:CHANnel?” to retrieve guided cal channel number
- Cal All – For independent calibration channels feature, add new column showing the calibration channel #
- Calset – Enable uploading error terms with different point counts than the main calset stimulus
- Calsets – Eliminate unnecessary “overwrite calset” warning prompt
- Differential IQ - Improve initial power level when using Port 1 Src2 with combiner path
- Differential IQ - Fix issue when using two different port pairs for phase control
- External Devices – Report external device errors into the SCPI error queue as well as the GUI
- External Devices - Added option to clear the cache on external devices via new button in External device dialog
- Fixturing – Enable CSET:FIXT:DEEM and CSET:FIXT:EMBed to work on ports with only SourcePowerCorrection terms
- Fixturing - Allow embedding of s2p files with 0 transmission parameters
- IMD – Fixed crash in Cal All when using Ecal extrapolation
- Licensing – Updated to 5.5.1
- Markers – Improved update on markers when uploading data
- Modulation Distortion – Fix blank distortion page shown sometimes displayed at recall
- Modulation Distortion - Improve the PAPR result of compacting waveforms
- Modulation Distortion - Fix results for EVMIn and EVMOut when using multiband signals
- Modulation Distortion - Added remote commands for creating digital modulation waveforms
- Modulation Distortion - Fix text alignment issue in the modulation properties dialog
- Modulation Distortion - Fix invalid trace data for CarrIn, CarrOut, CarrGain
- Modulation Distortion for Converters – Embedded LO – Improve tuning with high side LO mixers
- Modulation Distortion on converters – Embedded LO - Allow user to set the frequency delta within the ELO dialog
- Noise Figure - New SCPI command: SENSe:CORRection:ENR:CALibration:TABLe:TEMPerature:DATa
- Noise Figure - Added GUI support to save the USB ENR file
- Noise Figure - fixed Embedded LO checkbox behavior without embedded LO license
- Phase Reference Cal - Fix initial status so that it doesn’t report Fail before any data has arrived
- Preference – Improve behavior of “Power Off on New Channel” preference
- Recall – Fix recall of old states from before A.10.XX when the state included balanced parameters
- Scalar Mixer/Converter – Improve performance when sending many SCPI commands to change the state
- Scalar Mixer/Converter – Improve behavior of multiple sensor calibration
- Simulator – Fix issue when entering the interface control dialog
- Spectrum Analyzer - Added support for SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CKIT:CAT command
- Spectrum Analyzer - Various other improvements
- VXT – Fix two tone waveform playback when using VXT source
Additions/Changes for Version A.16.70.01 . . . (compiled Apr 5, 2023)
Enhancement
- Updated Licensing Library to 5.5.1
Issues Resolved
- (S96029B) Support 8509xD Ecal in calibration
Additions/Changes for Version A.16.70.00 . . . (compiled Feb 17, 2023)
Enhancement
- Cycle time improvement on the Spectrum Analysis.
- Add the Reference dialog.
Issues Resolved
- Test time increases while running the loop with power setting change.
Additions/Changes for Version A.16.20.04 . . . (compiled Feb 3, 2023)
Enhancement
- Support licenses with new format (S96xxxB without suffix, such as -1FP)
- Add calibration advisor tool
Issues Resolved
- Calibration - Fix calset interpolation issue for non-standard channels
- Fixed rare intermittent error at startup
- Fixturing and TDR – Fix “invalid circuit found” when using the fixturing GUI with Advanced TDR
- Noise Figure: Fix excess ripple for swept LO measurements when performing power-meter calibration using power sensor adapter de-embedding
- Noise Figure -- Impedance state setting no longer reset when changing noise tuner.
- Fix status bar which showed the “SVC” message incorrectly when turning off factory cal
- Recall -- Improve recall speed when recalling multiport corrected states with external test set.
- Recall -- Instrument State file size reduced when storing trace data (HOLD mode).
- Spectrum Analyzer – Fix the “SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:CONN:CAT?” SCPI command to work in Spectrum Analyzer class
- Power setting is reverted after saving and recalling state files.
Additions/Changes for Version A.16.20.02 . . . (compiled Nov 22, 2022, This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
New feature
- Support the S96087B IMD (Intermodulation distortion measurements)
- Support the S96024B Basic Pulsed-RF Measurements Lite
- Support PathWave Calibration Advisor
- Modulation Distortion Enhancements:
- Added Ideal Wave Trace
- Added Nominal DUT NF
- Added PAPR prioritization for Compact Modulation
- Added Ideal Wave Trace
- 8-term error correction method in IMD/IMDX
- [S96082B, S96083B, S96086B] Multi-sensor Power Calibration for SMC/GCX
- [S96029B] Noise Figure Sweep Switch commands, Macro Control for Path Switching (SENS:NOIS:SWE:MACR:FIL:RNP, SENS:NOIS:SWE:MACR:FIL:RSP) [Licensed Feature]
- [S96087B] IMD Multiple Receiver Configurations[Licensed Feature]
Issues Resolved
- Banded – Fix preference : "Cal: For Frequency Offset, use Primary Frequencies" when using correction interpolation
- Cal Update – Numerous bug fixes
- Data Save - Fix issue when saving CSV file with x-axis as time
- Data Save – Fix issue when saving S2P file with parameter conversions enabled
- Display – Improve dialog placement when using multiple monitors
- Display – Fix magnify behavior when using Log X-Axis
- External Source - Improved code for detecting reference lock with external sources
- External Source – Add support for M8195, M8196, M8199 baseband DUC mode
- External Source – Fix bugs when using Keysight M9484C Source with bandwidth restricted options
- External Source – Fix optimized BNC triggering when using segments with independent power values
- Fixturing – fix error that would sometimes warn for extrapolation when extrapolation was not needed
- Fixturing – Improve parsing of snp files
- Fixturing – Fix power compensation when using isolator fixture
- Gain Compression – Fix crash when using smart sweep and point averaging
- L8990M - Propagate errors to the SCPI error queue from L8990M (SYST:ERR?)
- Modulation Distortion and source correction – Numerous fixes
- Noise figure – inhibit popup message box during noise cal when client is remote
- Noise Figure Cal – Clarify prompts when a thru adapter is also used as a power sensor adapter
- Noise Figure Automatic Switch Mode - set switches back into S-Parameter position after noise sweep is complete
- Noise Figure Automatic Switch Mode – avoid firmware crash that sometimes occurs when recalling state file
- Power Sensor – Fix issue where firmware incorrectly determines that W8486A sensor has internal cal factors
- Recall – Improve recall speed with systems with large port counts
- Status Bar – Fix "Swp" indicator that is sometimes wrong when in "Hold" for very fast sweeps
- Status Bar - Improved annotation of source power correction state in the status bar
- Status Bar –Now, changes to power level do not show C-Delta because power level changes don't impact quality of correction
- SA – Improve auto RBW search
- SA – Fix issue where it was impossible to turn off correction
- SA – Fix issue with receiver leveling and corrected SA measurements
- Simulator – Fix usage of DC Source and DC Meter
- Swept IMD – Improved status bar output of the correction types
- Undo – Fix undo on frequency change when using correction
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.75.26 . . . (compiled Oct 5, 2022, production release)
This version is used for production test for shipment units.
New feature
- Support the S96201B, S96202B Core Software
Issues Resolved
- “Multiport" softkey is disabled.
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.75.22 . . . (compiled Sep 06, 2022. This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list.)
Issues Resolved
- [CalPod] Fix issue affecting using the CalPod as an ECal standard
- [Scalar Mixer/Converter + Phase] Fix phase reference calibration wizard on N5244B when the stop frequency is the same as the max instrument frequency
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.75.19 . . . (compiled July 27, 2022)
New feature
- Enabled additional format types for markers in SA
- Added embedded LO setup to SMC Mixer Setup dialog
- [S9x010B, S9x011B] Added four new Windows types for TDR [Licensed Feature]
- [S9x090B] Digital Modulation Creation [Licensed Feature]
Issues Resolved
- [Cal] Fix Cal All attenuator page to properly change min/max
- [Cal] Fix the delta annotation when a calibration is subset
- [Cal] Fix CSET:FIX:DEEMbed command to work on M98XX units
- [Cal][SCPI] Added SENS:CORR:COLL:GUID:ECAL:PORT:OFFS command for 8 port ECal
- [Cal] Fix crash when changing parameter from SParameter to equivalent wave ratios while using correction
- [Copy Channel] Properly copy a channel with a source calibration when the calset has a different power offset
- [Copy Channel] Fix copy of correction method settings
- [Copy Channel] Copy the group channel trigger count
- [Differential IQ] Fix issue where implicitly added sources had the wrong settings
- [Display] Customize display now remembers most recent tab
- [Dynamic Uncertainty] Fix dynamic uncertainty with power sensors calibrations
- [External Device] Enable the use of DC meters parameters with an external source as source port: eg: "SMU,MXG"
- [FCA] Fix nominal incident power, and add missing GUI
- [Files] Fix CSV file export when using smoothing
- [Files][SCPI] Fix saving SNP file in FAST mode when time domain is turned on
- [Fixturing] Enable the use of s2p files with -200 dB as the transmission parameters
- [GCA] Fix crash when applying a response correction to a GCA channel
- [Modulation Distortion] Fix behavior of source calibration and power offsets
- [Modulation Distortion] Fix loading of CSV files stored as UTF-8 format
- [Power Meter] Add missing Save/Load button to cal factors in PMAR
- [Power Meter] Add support for U2021XA sensor
- [Power Calibration] Fix issue when trying to run power calibration with receiver leveling already ON
- [Power Calibration] Allow turning off "reduce IF BW" when performing multiple power sensor calibration
- [Power Compensation] Fix applying power compensation when state is toggled (could sometimes be stale)
- [Receiver Leveling] Various fixes, and fixed use with receiver leveling with frequency offset
- [Receiver leveling] Fix certain receiver leveling use cases when used with SA
- [SCPI Log] Extend character limit to 20k. Improve behavior when limit is exceeded
- [SCPI] Add SYST:MCL:VALID:CATalog
- [SMC+Phase][Absolute Phase] Enable absolute phase during the measurement of a characterized mixer
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.65.19 ... (compiled Apr 26, 2022)
New feature
- Cal Update [Licensed Feature for S9x007B]
- Add Load/Save power loss table for PMAR
- New Preferences:
- Cal: Use Unknown thru math for SOLT methods
- Turn off Power on Preset
- Add color coding to indicate whether preference is set to default
Issues Resolved
- Balanced: Fix hang when enabling certain balanced use cases and recalling legacy state files
- Cal: Fix rare intermittent error with using *OPC? on ECAL calibrations
- Cal All: Fix issue setting power offset through GUI for “Enable Extra Power Cals” power calibrations
- Cal Wizard: Updated the wizard so that the power cal settings page always shows the port number
- Display: fix location of Pass/Fail indicator
- Equation editor: Fixes
- External Devices: Improve error reporting to SCPI clients when an external device communication is interrupted
- External Source: Add CW phase control to vector sources
- External Source: Improve robustness of reference clock verification in vector sources
- Gain Compression: Fix save/load of caltype within Gain Compression
- Interface Control: Per channel settings were incorrectly applied
- Markers: Fix use of threshold value in the marker search dialog with multipeak
- Markers: Fix marker placement when using Memory Only trace
- Modulation Distortion: Fix crash when using Back button during cal wizard
- Modulation Distortion: Enable sweep averaging checkbox
- Modulation Distortion: Improve the speed of performing modulation distortion calibrations
- Port Extension: When Port Extension velocity factor is changed, do not modify data, only modify distance parameter. Port Extension model is delay only. Fixes backward compatibility issue
- Receiver Leveling: Properly disable point receiver leveling on channels that don't support it
- SA: When in high security mode, hide the frequency in multidimensional SA sweep
- SCPI Console Log: Fix clipping of first characters of SCPI commands from log
- SMC: During cal, update GUI when source cal is not within tolerance
- Time Domain: Fix coupling behavior for Kaiser Beta Value
- True Mode Stimulus: Improve robustness to recover from a noisy sweep
- VSALink: Improve error reporting for VSALink
- AFR: Unable to use support contract feature: "AFR Config and 2X Thru for N Port"
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.60.08 ... (compiled Mar 11, 2022)
Issues Resolved
- Pulse Profile Test fail at the calibration test for the service center.
- ECal user characterization does not work.
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.60.05 ... (compiled Feb 17, 2022)
New feature
- Support N755xA ECal modules
- Support L8990M Switch matrix
- Modulation Distortion: Add support for 8-term correction
Issues Resolved
- Calibrate All: In rare cases, fix independent power calibration to include necessary frequencies
- Calibration: Fixed rare error when the VNA would not interpolate calset even though frequencies were proper subset
- Calibration: Fix measurement of a2,2 trace on PXI or Streamline units with active factory calibration
- Calibration: Improve behavior of "enable multiple power sensors" when used via SCPI
- Calibration: Added response thru option when using ecal
- Differential I/Q: Fix crash when recalling a frequency range file with different frequency ranges
- Differential I/Q: Fix receiver leveling with external source
- Differential I/Q: Only show open loop option on the ports with open loop capability
- External Source: During modulation playback, add square wave output at “Sample Marker Out” connector
- Fixturing: Added new SCPI commands to reverse fixture: CALC:FSIM:CIRC:DEVice:PORTs:REVerse
- Fixturing: Add support for files that include 0 (-200 dB) for certain transmission parameters
- Fixturing: Skip noise parameter data when loading an sNp file
- Fixturing: Update fixture GUI to show proper labels when differential Z or common Z is enabled
- Gain Compression: Fix crash with point averaging, 2D sweep, and the use of analog inputs
- Modulation Distortion: Add ResBW, Vector Averaging, and Detector Type selections to the GUI
- Noise Figure: Fix fixturing with noise figure for converters where the input frequency is swept and output frequencies are fixed
- Printing: Improved font sizing when printing
- Receiver Leveling: Fix problem of channel not being deleted with receiver leveling turned ON
- Receiver Leveling: Fix point mode receiver leveling when using external DC meters
- SCPI: Fix CALC:MEAS:Y:AXIS:UNIT? to return the proper unit
- SCPI: New SCPI command: DISPlay:SIZE[?]
- Spectrum Analyzer: Fix behavior of turning off correction
- Spectrum Analyzer: Fix SCPI command SENS:CORR:CSET:FLAT in the SA channel
- Spectrum Analyzer: Fixes to the internal source modulation
- Spectrum Analyzer: Improve distortion calibration
- Streamline VNA: Improve resiliency of firmware when turning off and then turning on the chassis
- Swept IMD – Fix Cal All for Swept IMD when using an external source as the 2nd tone
- Swept IMD – Fix receiver leveling when using an external source as the 2nd tone
- Swept IMD – Automatically configure the path configuration when using the internal Port 3 as the LO for IMDX
- Swept IMD – Fix receiver leveling issue that caused Port 1 Src2 to briefly go unleveled
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.55.14 ... (compiled Feb 3, 2022)
Issues Resolved
- Uncorrected wave data are not dependent on the source power cal if a S-param calset is used.
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.55.08 ... (compiled Jan 7, 2022, This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
New feature
- Noise Calibration Source Temperature
- Window Types added to Time Domain Setup dialog [Licensed Features]
Issues Resolved
- Calibration: Fixe averaging of response calibrated S41
- Calibration: Fix SENS:CORR:CSET:FLAT with source power correction terms
- Calibration: Improve speed of applying calset
- Differential I/Q: Fix receiver leveling with external sources
- Frequency Offset Mode: Allow multipliers in Log Sweep
- Modulation Distortion: Fixed a jump in MDist at edges of occupied bandwidth
- Modulation Distortion: Add ACPR parameters to measurement parameters and distortion parameters
- Modulation Distortion: Fixes for source calibration with power offset
- Noise Figure: Allow user to turn off sweep averaging during calibration
- Power Sensor as Receiver: Fix crash when external device names are unusual
- Print: Fix printing to "Microsoft Print to PDF" virtual printer
- Pulse: Fix pulse status indicator when doing smart calibration with pulse settings
- Pulse: Fix recall of pulse gating setting
- Receiver Leveling: Fix issue that exists with correction and toggling receiver leveling setting
- SMC: Fix power setting when using significant attenuator settings
- SMC: Fix CSET:FIXT:DEEM to work with SMC split calibration
- True Mode Stimulus: Fix copy channel SMC: additional source power cal does not come back after recalling instrument state
- AFR: The error E807075A occurs when pressing Apply Correction in the case of differential.
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.40.13 . . . (compiled Dec 09, 2021, This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
- (Fix) SMC: additional source power cal does not come back after recalling instrument state
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.40.08 . . . (compiled Nov 2, 2021, This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
- (New) Save Load files in CSV format [Licensed Feature for Mixer Applications]
- (New) Smart Cal Ports – Use Existing SrcCal when measuring cal standards
- (New) Pulse Setup Primary Clock
- (New)Support for U1832A/B/C/D and U1833A/B/C/D noise sources [Licensed Feature for S9x029B]
- (New) AFR Config and 2X Thru for N port [Licensed Feature for S9x007B]
- Averaging: Restart averaging for all channels when the RF Power state changes
- Calset Viewer: Calset viewer now updates when the fixturing has changed
- External Devices: Fix SOCKET communication with certain sources
- Fixturing: Add option to souce power compensate for de-embed only
- Fixturing: Add SCPI commands for selecting S2P modify mode
- Fixturing in IMD: Improve handling of frequency extrapolation
- Limit Lines: Increased maximum number of limit lines to 100,001 when loading from a CSV file
- Modulation Distortion: Add 8 term correction mode
- Modulation Distortion: Add Marker to SA feature
- Modulation Distortion for Converters: Fix embedded LO feature
- Modulation Distortion: Add "Delivered Power" Parameter
- Modulation Distortion Calibration: Improve source cal when the source response is significantly unfit
- Power Sensor: Improve performance on connecting to a power sensor
- Power Sensor: Avoiding showing devices that are not power sensors (such as smart noise source)
- SCPI: Add SYST:COMM:DRIVE:ENAB? To query the state of "Remote Drive Access"
- SCPI: Return empty string instead of an error when searching for VISA devices and not finding any
- SCPI: Add commands for querying unit of x-axis and y-axis
- Status Bar: updates to the Sweeping indicator on the status bar
- (Fix) Active Parameter: Fix annotation on unratioed units to dBm instead of dB
- (Fix) AFR: Fix error of "Cannot send legacy fixture commands"
- (Fix) Basic Cal: Fix buttons when more than 1 ECal is connected
- (Fix) Banded: Fix issues with banded installation calibration
- (Fix) Cal All: Fix using independent power calibration with split cal
- (Fix) Cal Plane Manager: Fix issue where the unit was lost (MHz became Hz)
- (Fix) Correction Methods Dialog: Fix error when the correction method was enhanced response
- (Fix) Differential I/Q: Fix changing equation of a live parameter
- (Fix) Differential I/Q: Fix using SCPI to set XAxis
- (Fix) IMSpectrum: Fix rare issue with coupled 2nd tone power level when using external source
- (Fix) Licensing: Fix issue where support contract reported as expired if the last digit of the date was "0"
- (Fix) Marker to IMSpectrum: Fix when used from IMDX power sweep
- (Fix) Port Extension: Fix dialog syncing with active channel
- (Fix) Power Sensor: Fix issue where sometimes USB sensor is not recognized
- (Fix) Receiver Leveling: Fix issue with receiver leveling and toggling the correction state
- (Fix) Simulator: Fix hislip address assignment when using simulator for PXI platform
- (Fix) Spectrum Analyzer Measurement: Fix error "Cannot Deembed Fixture"
- (Fix) Spectrum Analyzer Measurement: Fix bypass mode and x-axis point spacing feature
- (Fix) Vector Mixer: Fix issue when running mixer characterization wizard "characterize as downconverter"
- (Fix) S2P: Allow recall of S2P files outside of frequency range
- (Fix) Operator’s Check: Fix RF Test/LO connection check failures at Operator’s Check against RF Test/LO connection check pass at Power On Self Test.
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.20.07 . . . (compiled Aug 23, 2021)
- Fixture Simulator GUI Enhancement
- Enable several softkeys such as Averaging in VNA viewer
- (Fix) :SYST:MACR:COPY:CHAN:STAT may cause the firmware crash
- (Fix) SYST:CAL:ALL:PORT:SOUR:POW:OFFS may cause the firmware crash
- (Fix) Smart cal wizard may freeze during manual trigger
- (Fix) CalAll may crash when calibration P1-P2 and P2-P3 NF channels as "independent calibration channels"
- (Fix) Reactivate the power offsets softkey (Power > Leveling & Offset > Offset) which is grayed out at previous firmware.
- (Fix) Cannot interpolate calset with extra Source Power Correction terms
- (Fix) Time Domain Transform only turn off for Trace 1 when frequency is changed
- (Fix) In the fixture simulator, the fixture generator has unwanted elements after recall
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.20.05 . . . (compiled July 21, 2021)
- (Fix) Recalled data is incorrect in SA app
- (Fix) ECal User Characterization creates invalid data
- (Fix) Port Extension does not work when you click the Port Extension On button on the dialog box.
- (Fix) System verification has an error at Displaying phase data
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.10.06 . . . (compiled May 31, 2021)
- (Fix) Windows shutdown sometimes takes a very long time.
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.10.05 . . . (compiled May 20, 2021)
- (Fix) Receiver ADC overflow message does not include receiver name information
- (Fix) Incorrect marker reading on Smith on the different port assignment in balance measurement
- (Fix) Fail to recall the state file with many port configuration.
- (Fix) S96041B: FW crash when ZA Class is selected on the E5080B without option 175
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.10.02 . . . (compiled Apr 15, 2021)
- (Fix) The firmware may crash when after auto port extension.
Additions/Changes for Version A.15.10.01 . . . (compiled Apr 5, 2021, This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
- Support S96041B Impedance Analysis
- Support S96088B Phase Control
- Add a warning message “383 ADC overflow on one or more ports."
Additions/Changes for Version A.14.70.03 . . . (compiled Feb 26, 2021)
- (Fix) The firmware may crash at startup when you update it from old firmware.
- (Fix) SENS:CORR:COLL:CKIT:CLIST SA,1 command sets not only STD1, but also STD2,STD3 as OPEN
- (Fix) When loading a cal kit using SENS:CORR:CKIT:LOAD commands, both P937x and M937x return the error No. 191.
- (Fix) E5080B cannot detect N4431A.
- (Fix) SENS:PATH:CONF:ELEM:CAT? returns incorrect name of configurable elements
- (Fix) CSET:FIXT:CHAR sometimes fails the estimation of DC phase
- (Fix) Some settings (Converted Z, Apply Fixtures and Enable Z Conversion) on Balanced Setup dialog are not applied as expected.
- (Fix) Search type dropdown menu in marker search dialog is not updated in a timely manner
- (Fix) The firmware may crash when measuring an internal ADC within the GCX channel.
- (Fix) SENS:PATH:CONF:ELEM:STAT "PulseModPort1","Enable" enables port 2 instead of port 1
Additions/Changes for Version A.14.70.02 . . . (compiled Feb 8, 2021, This version is no longer available to download from the previous versions list)
- (Fix) Firmware freezes when 'SYST:UNC:LOAD "string"' is sent.
- (Fix) Pulse modulation of port 2 turns off after sending SENSe:SWEep:PULSe:MASTer:WIDth.
- (Fix) Firmware crashes with :SYSTem:ERRor:COUNt? called.
- (Fix) Recalling SNP file with BAL parameters does not display correct data.
Additions/Changes for Version A.14.70.01 . . . (compiled Jan 13, 2021)
- Support the multi-source capability for module/unit configuration
- Support the S96015B Real-time S-Parameter and Power Measurement Uncertainty
- Support the S96460B Integrated True Mode Stimulus Application
- Enhance the Fixture Simulator
- Support the Noise Figure Converter for S96029A/B
- Support the Gain Compression Converter for S96086A/B
- Support for USB Noise Source
- Add Application IO GUI and commands (CONT:SING:AIO:PIN:CHAN:FUNC and CONT:SING:AIO:PIN:CHAN:FUNC:CAT)
- Add Log Y-Axis and Complex Graph
- Add CONT:HAND:IND:LOG to set the logic of the index signal
Additions/Changes for Version A.14.10.13 . . . (compiled Sep 26, 2020)
• (Fix) Response Tracking correction data is incorrect at high gain setting.
• (Fix) CALC:MEAS:MARK:DIST works correctly in query but not for setting.
Additions/Changes for Version A.14.10.12 . . . (compiled Aug 25, 2020)
• (Fix) Crash on saving the citifile on the Differential IQ channel
• (Fix) Crash during ECal with averaging in remote.
• (Fix) Group Delay Aperture softkey causes crash if no trace.
• (Fix) File reading failed error on Cal Pod recorrect
• (Fix) SA application locks up after a trace is deleted and a new trace is added
Additions/Changes for Version A.14.10.08 . . . (compiled July 31, 2020)
• Support S96089B Differential and I/Q devices measurements
• Support Data Viewer
• (Fix) System calibration for receiver compression at HIGH gain works wrongly.
• (Fix) Adding new channel in advanced mode breaks TDR stimulus setting
• (Fix) TDR causes error at start-up when DIF1/DIF2
• (Fix) FOM softkey cannot be enabled
• (Fix) NF Fixture Turn On Crash with non-default port setting
• (Fix) TDR Auto DUT length does not work correctly
• (Fix) Waveform does not change after the parameter change with CALC:FSIM:BAL:PAR:BBAL:DEF
• (Fix) Cal All cannot run Ecal vector cal without doing a power sensor calibration
Additions/Changes for Version A.14.10.03 . . . (compiled Apr 15, 2020)
• Support Multiport Calibration Assistant
• Support S9xxxxB application software for floating/USB portable licenses.
• Fixed Gain Cal
• Support Cal Pods
• Support U205xXA/U206xXA Series USB Power Sensors.
• Support the following items in the spectrum analysis.
• Noise Power Ratio (NPI) measurement
• Coherent Averaging Tab
• Pulsed SA (Trigger & Pulse Tab, Pulse settings in source Tab)
• Dual Band Configuration in advance tab
• SA analysis marker
Additions/Changes for Version A.13.90.15 . . . (compiled Apr 09, 2020)
• (Fix) "Execution error" occurs when performing Response Cal, 2port THRU.
• (Fix) USB Power Sensor doesn't work with A.13.90.06.
Additions/Changes for Version A.13.90.09 … (compiled Dec 18, 2019)
Minor bug fixes
Additions/Changes for Version A.13.90.07 . . . (compiled Nov 21, 2019)
New: Supports S9x083A Vector and Scalar Mixer/Converter Measurements
Several bug fixes
Additions/Changes for Version A.13.90.06 . . . (compiled Sep 5, 2019)
New: Supports the frequency up to 53 GHz (options 2L0, 2M0,2N0, 2P0, 4L0, 4M0, 4N0, 4P0)
New: Supports the second source (options 442, 462, 492, 4D2, 4H2, 4K2, 4L2, 4M2, 4N2, 4P2)
New: Device Expert
New: Source Power Alignment tool
New: PLL Bandwidth selection for better phase noise (command only)
New: List-sweep mode in trigger mode for external source
Firmware Revision A.13.70.02 … Released May 2019
Initial release