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N1010A FlexDCA and 86100A/B/C/D
Firmware Release Notes
A.06.00 Release Notes, December 15, 2005 (Differences from Release
A.04.20)
New Feature List
• Added Enhanced Impedance and S- parameters (#202)
• Support for S- parameter results for single- ended (S11, S21, S12, and S22),
differential (SDD11, SDD21, SDD22, SDD12), and common modes (SCC11, SCC21,
SCC22, SCC12).
• S- parameter display graphs feature markers, graph formatting, Autoscale, and
print support
• S- parameter is calculated between two time periods which allows customers to
using time gating before converting to S- parameter
• Corrected impedance profile for single- ended and differential signals
• Allows export of S- parameter measurements into either .s1p or .s2p Touchstone
data format for import into circuit simulators
• Support for 86100C Mainframe
• New TDR User Interface for measurement setup and display
• Improved TDR Calibration that supports time base changes, time delays, and
zooming into data
• Guided TDR Calibration Procedure to improve usability
• Support of external TDR edge accelerators in TDR Mode
• Extensive support for math functions like derivatives, constant multiplications,
add, subtract, and scaling
• Maximum/Minimum/Average Measurements in TDR Mode
• Export of time data in X & Y format
• Display of ER Cal factor
• Changed from hardware graphics to software graphics
General Firmware Defects Fixed in A.06.00
• Increased maximum allowable time base delay in TDR mode to 100 ns.
• 86100B + 54754A previously did not invert white trace color on print. The
waveform color is set to gray during printing to prevent a white waveform trace
on a white background.
• Repaired 86106B not successfully completing Autoscale with filter on
• Resolved ?g:DISK:SIM 'filename.jpg' ?gcausing instrument to hang when file
specified is read- only. Added error checking before attempting to save file.
• Phase is correct now for reference clock frequencies between 25 GHz and 39 GHz
on the 40 GHz input of an 86107A Option 40 module.
• Added a remote command to raise the jitter shade :DISPlay:JITTer:SHADe
• Allow TDR mode to accept maximum time base delay up to 100ns
• Extinction Ratio calibration factor is always loaded into dialog boxes
• After 86100C power cycle, TDR mode is recalled properly
Known Issues
• PLTS customers should not upgrade to A.06.00 software at this time since the
executable will fail to run properly. PLTS customers should use DCA firmware
version A.04.11.
• 86119A (Optical Sampling Oscilloscope) is designed to work on software versions
A.03.06 and A.03.05 only.
• 86100A/B Mainframes are not supported on DCA Firmware Revision A.06.00
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