The E5080A offers the compatibility solutions that help you migrate your E5071C and 8753 network analyzers to the E5080A. The compatibility solutions support the majority of commands and functions used in the S-parameter measurements. These solutions significantly reduce your efforts of migrating your test programs and instrument state files, and you can easily take advantage of improved performance and speed with the E5080A.

E5071C Code Emulation Mode

The E5071C Code Emulation Mode is the remote control mode that the E5080A is controlled with the E5071C's SCPI commands. The command emulation is performed by the firmware in real time. The E5071C Code Emulation mode is available in the E5080A firmware revision A.11.70 or above.

E5071C State File Converter

The E5071C State File Converter is the application software that converts the E5071C's state files to the E5080A’s. The state file conversion between two analyzers can be easily done by using a USB memory stick.

8753 Code Emulation

The 8753 Code Translator (cXL) is the application software that runs on the E5080A and emulates the 8753 commands.

Note: If you update your E5080A's firmware from the revision A.11.0x to A.11.70 or above, also update its PNA cXL application software to the revision B.02.6x or above.