R&S®FSH3-TV Firmware Release History 14.05
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1. Operating the R amp S FSH3 with firmware version 6 2 version 6 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required New features None Repaired defects SAVE RECALL e When scrolling the data set preview window the firmware crashed This has been fixed now STATUS screen e The status of the external reference has not been updated correctly in the status screen Limit Lines e In Tracking Generator mode limit lines have not been shown on screen Only pass or fail information has been output This is fixed now UNITS e With the unit V m the numbered values for the marker output always showed the unit V m Dependent on the measured value the unit changes to mV m or uV m Noise Floor e The noise display with specific spans and sweep times has been increased This has been resolved Reflection measurement with option FSH K2 e In firmware 6 0 the reflection measurement the dynamic range in vector mode option FSH K2 has been decreased compared to firmware version 5 0 Firmware 6 2 fixes the problem Distance to Fault measurement e The auto sweep time in DTF mode is increased to avoid ghost reflections e The value of the measured reflection in DTF mode has been dependent on the set center frequency With firmware version 6 0 it is independent of the center frequency Page 30 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 6 0 Firmware Release History To use the new features of firmware version 6 0 version 6 0 of the R amp2. Limit line editor and control added Transducer factor editor and control added Capability to open and store data sets from the R amp S FSH3 rsd files in graphics or text format added Microsoft Word macro for generating test reports added Spurious signal that occurred when applying an input signal at 402 MHz removed None Page 43 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 1 1 New features e None Repaired defects e Measurement time for the Power Sensor R amp S FSH Z1 corrected in firmware version 1 0 the settling time for the measurement result was too long e Frequency input for the power sensor increased to 8 GHz e Internal memory content with low battery repaired in firmware version 1 0 a low battery can cause unpredic table memory content thus preventing correct loading of the battery Page 44 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Installation of New Firmware The new firmware for the R amp S FSH is packed in the executable file FSH3 TV Vxx xx exe gt Store this file in a separate directory on your PC or laptop gt Connect the R amp S FSH to an available USB COM port on your PC or laptop using the optical interface cable gt Operate the R amp S FSH from the AC mains power supply Operation from battery does not allow the firmware to be updated gt Switch on the R amp S FSH gt Store all data sets cable models transducer factors and limi
3. Marker menu The number of markers has been increased to six Multi Marker mode Setup menu The setup menu has been rearranged to support new functions Added Hardware Setup softkey e Added preamplifier control model 1145 5850 23 only e BNC input connector can be switched between external trigger input and external reference input applies to instruments from serial number 100466 model 1145 5850 03 and serial number 100938 model 1145 5859 13 Moved the Power Down function to General softkey menu Messages When switching off the instrument when the battery charge is low the R amp S FSH3 issues a warning to save the data sets or to load the battery Page 38 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History R amp S FSH View software e Support for new R amp S FSH firmware version 4 0 features e The supplied Word Macro FSH Report can also read data sets stored on the PC hard disk e Added input of relative velocity for cable parameters Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware e Solved slow startup after off on while vector calibrated in TG measurement R amp S FSH View software e Solved bug in reading back data sets including transducer factors exported in csv format e Solved bug with readout of measurements using the power sensor Page 39 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 3 02 Firmware version 3 02 supports a new hardware release of the digital board of the R amp S FSH3
4. This has been solved The marker was displayed on top of the Measurement window when viewing a Dataset in case of HUM measurement This has been solved Page 15 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 10 25 Firmware Release History The use of FW version 10 25 is only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 10 25 with FSH View at least version 10 1 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 10 25 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware Firmware options Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware Added Remote Control command to get Preselector Calibration result See remote control manual for a detailed specification Added Remote Control command to get TV Calibration result See remote control manual for a detailed specification Enhanced ATV Level Adjust with fine tuning steps Solved memory reset when connecting power adaptor Items that were affected by memory reset Time reset to factory default Battery indicator reset to empty Tracking generator calibration data lost Last active measurement lost Remote Control command to get the modulation depth in Vision Modulation measurement didn t work This is solved Level Adjust in Carrier Measurements while Preselector connected and set to Filter Path didn t work This is solved The automatic Power Sensor detection didn t work in some cases This is solved Dataset memory sometimes
5. No new functions or repairs are implemented in this firmware version Page 40 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 3 01 To use the new features of firmware version 3 01 version 3 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required New features R amp S FSH3 firmware e None R amp S FSH View software e None Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware Tracking generator e The auto sweep time in the tracking generator mode has been modified for accurate results Recall function e When the status display is viewed in the recall mode the rotary knob browses through the stored data sets and the cursor keys scroll through the setting table of the status screen e The counter frequency is now shown when the test results of stored data sets are viewed This value was missing in the previous versions R amp S FSH View software e None Page 41 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 3 0 Firmware Release History To use the new features of firmware version 3 0 version 3 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required New features R amp S FSH3 firmware Frequency menu Measurement menu MEAS Amplitude menu R amp S FSH View software Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware R amp S FSH View software e Frequency offset up to 100 GHz added Tracking generator e Vector transmission and reflection measurement added Option R amp S FSH K2 for instruments with tracking g
6. amp ROHDE amp SCHWARZ Broadcasting Division Handheld TV Analyzer R amp S FSH3 TV 2111 7005 63 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Contents Pirmware Version T4 05 iii da 5 NA 5 Repalred e e CET 5 ele de 5 lg ECK ad 6 Repaired COTO CHS EE 6 KNOWN 0Oefects iii ii ii 6 PICAS Version T3 39 ii ii 7 Repalred Goloon aio dot dieeeeeasta 7 ele On Ee EE 7 FA Version A ia 8 New features ici a iaa 8 ROpalred COTO CIS EE 8 ene On Ee RE 8 PirmWware Version Wb iii iii 9 New Tealures E 9 Repaled CST OCIS iii oi xa castes ci cates race cea pce ia 9 Firmware A i Ce 10 New features ici ies 10 ROpalred COTS CIS EE 11 Known defects ida id 11 Firmware Version TAME iii ad 12 RENATE 12 Repalred do ati ii A A A rrcrererrrereerr rete 12 Firmware Version 12 15 A unnn unnn en nunnnanann nnnm nnen 13 New features ici cities 13 ROpalred deletis soursi ta 13 Firmware Version 1720 cnc nene nene nene nene ne nenenenenenenes 14 New teatre eege td dd 14 Repaired elec uste daria E 15 ducado E 16 New T6atures eeneg 16 Repaired Cet eCts vieciicicin tica iii iciod caderas 16 IFICE METIDO TUE A ii 17 Newletter eege EE ee eee 17 Repalred defects cocida a aca 18 Firmware Version 9 25 A a ai 20 K SCHTE 20 Repaired Ke re CTT 20 Firmware Version GIO E 21 NA 21 Repalred detect EE 22 Page 2 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History FIFOWIWATO VES EN 23 Newel conidios 23 Repaired ete o cia 24 Firmware Version 7 20 nic nen
7. been changed When the option FSH K2 is installed the vector transmission or reflection measurement is selected in a separate menu softkey MEAS MODE in the tracking generator menu Also the cable loss measurement function is switched on in the menu MEAS MODE e Changed user interface for cable loss now in TG button bar Setup menu key SETUP e The preset setting can now be customized A stored data set can be defined as the preset setting by using FSH View The use of the custom preset setting is switched on in the GENERAL menu item PRESET SETTINGS DEFAULT or CUSTOM e Added 9600 baud in SERIAL BAUDRATE menu e Added selection of dynamic range HARDWARE SETUP menu Page 28 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History The remote control commands have been expanded for new features in firmware version 7 0 see remote control manual R amp S FSH View software Support for new features of firmware version 7 0 Support for R amp S FSH6 models 1145 5850 06 and 1145 5850 26 Support of serial interface baud rate 9600 Added auto save function with multiple transfers Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware None R amp S FSH View software The vector traces were incorrectly loaded from rss files The software crashed when loading files with a tracking generator memory trace included This has been solved in FSH View V7 0 Page 29 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 6 2
8. channel numbers and band names in case the frequency input is set to channels Support for new firmware features of version 9 0 Drag and drop for Power Sensor Receiver fixed frequency channel and Smith Charts measurements has been added Support for up to 10 comm ports Options to show or hide measurement results and Pass Fail have been added Column headings for measurement data in CSV file and for drag and drop to other applications have been added Transducer files for FSH Z38 matching pad have been added When the rotary knob was used to change the span in case a small spans was already active the center frequency was unnecessary changed This has been fixed The result of the frequency counter marker was not always displayed in the correct precision This has been fixed In the receiver mode some signals where indicated though they where not physically present This has been fixed If audio demodulation on the marker was enabled and the instrument was switched off and on again the audio demodulation did not work properly This has been fixed Problems with selecting limit lines from the Sweep Settings dialog and previewing limit lines from the Limit Line Editor have been fixed It was possible to copy zero span and non zero span TG traces into same Sweep window This has been fixed Page 22 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 8 0 To use the firmware version 8 0 with FSH Vi
9. not released when deleting datasets This is solved TV Calibration didn t work with Bridge Accessory connected This is solved Tracking Generator datasets were unusable in some cases This is solved Program default settings Detector RBW VBW amp SWT when leaving ATV Measurements Vision Modulation Carrier Measurements amp HUM Page 16 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 10 15 Firmware Release History The use of FW version 10 15 is only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 10 15 with FSH View at least version 10 1 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 10 15 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware Measurement menu key MEAS Trace menu key TRACE Range menu key RANGE Setup menu key SETUP Firmware options Channel Power Added availability of Markers Re enabled Transducers When Transducers are selected the Power Unit is coupled to the Trace Unit Tracking Generator Phase calibration is dynamically corrected in Vector Calibration mode TG Attenuation resolution improved 1dB steps now possible Receiver Added AM FM demodulation Analog TV Receiver Carrier Measurements New measurement Vision Audio carrier measurements Analog TV Receiver Measurement List Video Scope Added audio source selection Added specific Group Delay corrections Added trace average for Video Scope Im
10. only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 14 05 with FSH View at least version 14 0 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 14 05 has been installed New features R amp S FSH3 firmware Measurement menu key MEAS Bandwidth menu key BW Setup menu key Setup R amp S FSH View software Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware R amp S FSH View software Known defects In Isotropic Antenna transducers of type dBuA m can be selected Added RBW 30 Hz TV Calibration routines were extended to allow for more accurate calibrations Added support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 32 bits and 64 bits version Added support for Office 2010 Added RBW 30 Hz Remote control command WAIT did not wait for the measurement to be finished when trace mode is average this has been repaired Remote control command LIMDEF only accepted 24 instead of 25 points this has been repaired Shoulder attenuation was calculated wrong this has been repaired Frequency entry for HE300 transducer files was MHz instead of Hz this has been repaired Frequency entry in transducer editor always changed the frequency value to 1 0219 MHz this has been repaired RSS files cannot be opened with FSH View version V13 1 this has been repaired Page 5 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 13 45 The use of FW version 13 45 is only for FSH3 TV model
11. print option in preview window is stored Added bridge in status screen Page 10 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware R amp S FSH View software Known defects Firmware Release History Occasionally stored datasets are hidden after the instrument has been switched off This has been repaired The Tracking Generator measurement occasionally left phase screen Marker Time is corrected if a trigger delay is programmed RF Input 75 Ohm correction in DTV is repaired CSO carrier offset remote control command is repaired All CN bandwidths are displayed in the status screen Upon preset the ATV standard are not reset Remote control CN command FREQ and VISIONFREQ are repaired Settling time of FSH Z3 bridge is repaired Some RSS files could not be read this is repaired Page 11 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 12 16 The use of FW version 12 16 is only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 12 16 with FSH View at least version 12 0 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 12 16 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware e The FSH Z3 6GHz bridge is correctly initialized e Spurious signal at 575 893 MHz has been removed Page 12 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 12 15 The use of FW version 12 15 is only for F
12. 63 To use firmware version 13 45 with FSH View at least version 13 1 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 13 45 has been installed Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware e The Tracking generator Calkit and offset length corrections were not correct This has been repaired Known defects Page 6 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 13 35 The use of FW version 13 35 is only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 13 35 with FSH View at least version 13 1 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 13 35 has been installed Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware e Spurious signals have been removed Known defects Page 7 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 13 25 The use of FW version 13 25 is only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 13 25 with FSH View at least version 13 1 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 13 25 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware General e The Marker Peak Search has been enhanced to find smaller relative peaks while 1dB div scale is selected e Incase the battery is nearly empty the instrument indicates this via a blinking battery symbol e The Erase All Data function pressing the PRESET key for more than 5 seconds now signals when ready via a mes
13. S FSH View software is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 6 0 has been installed New features R amp S FSH3 firmware Amplitude menu key AMPT BW menu key BW Trace menu key TRACE Frequency menu key BW Measurement menu key MEAS Marker menu key MARKER With option R amp S FSH K2 installed a Smith Chart display is added for reflection measurements menu AMPT RANGE Resolution bandwidths 100 Hz and 300 Hz are added with model 1145 5850 03 The coupling between trace mode and detector can be switched on or off in the menu TRACE DETECTOR For the frequency offset also negative values are allowed Channel Power Occupied Bandwidth TDMA Power The selection of the transmission standard is retained when changing to a different mode The standard USER can be renamed to a user specific name With Channel Power measurements a minimum channel bandwidth of 834 Hz corresponding to a span of 1 kHz is allowed only model 03 and 23 With Channel Power and Occupied Bandwidth measurements the span can be increased up to ten times the channel bandwidth softkey MANUAL SPAN and AUTO SPAN in span menu added Distance to Fault Measurement Selection of the frequency range used for DTF measure ment is possible now In span menu the softkeys MANUAL SPAN and AUTO SPAN are made available for setup Tracking Generator One Port Cable Loss measurement function has been added with v
14. SH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 12 15 with FSH View at least version 12 0 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 12 15 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware Measurement menu key MEAS e DTV Receiver Added Remote Control support for querying MER and EVM status See remote control manual for a detailed specification Added Remote Control support for querying BER and PER SER counter See remote control manual for a detailed specification Enhanced Level Adjust function in case of nearby disturbing signals Coupled the clamping of MER and EVM measurement values Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware e Occasionally saved calibration data Tracking Generator was invalid after recall This has been repaired e Spurious signal at 2418 75 MHz removed e When recalling a Channel Power dataset with transducer enabled the unit of the power measurement was wrong Page 13 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 12 05 Firmware Release History The use of FW version 12 05 is only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 12 05 with FSH View at least version 12 0 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 12 05 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware Measurement menu key MEAS Carrier Noise Added support for user standards Added support for Ratio Channel BW Added sup
15. analog TV hardware e Improved Video Output Level accuracy Repaired defects None Page 9 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 13 05 The use of FW version 13 05 is only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 13 05 with FSH View at least version 13 0 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 13 05 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware Measurement menu key MEAS e Added Vector Voltmeter measurement e Tracking Generator Manual RBW available for Vector Calibration Added Calibration Kit correction Range menu key RANGE e Ranges 0 2 and 0 5 dB div are added e Ranges 0 3 0 30 and 0 300 mRho are added e Ranges 0 0 3 0 0 03 and 0 0 003 Rho are added Marker Mode menu e Added n dB down function e The Marker display resolution is increased to 0 01 dB Amplitude settings e Keep amplitude settings when switching to other measurements Indications and messages e Warning message is displayed when External Reference is selected and no external reference signal is connected e Auto Power Down indication is added when operating on battery R amp S FSH View software e The FSH View software has been expanded for all new features in firmware version 13 00 Numerical marker positioning is added Frequency count marker is displayed in sweep window Calibration vector or scalar indication is added Black White
16. e adi n nene nene nenenenenenes 25 New Te alures sciinda ini dt liga 25 Repaired detects TE 25 Firmware CA EEN 26 New fC ature mucosa elit 26 Re ee 27 Parivar VOTO LO ii 28 New Teallres E 28 ee Ee EE 29 E A etcetera act EE EE 30 NIEWEN 30 Repaired QJef GtS PPrtygprroCOoOo 0 NNNUOOmDU sxnnannebbancedushianean dba degdee get degdeee 30 FITO VET SHOE E 31 Newel iones aia 31 Repalred CCT OCHS EE 32 FITO VERSION D O dad 33 NewWTealureS vaciado ee AE eege 33 Repaired defects tii da dd 34 CAE A a 35 Repaired defects cirio A A A tie 35 gl MOTION AA E 36 New Te E 36 Firmware Version EL E 37 New TEATUPES cita a ta 37 ROpalred Ee EEN 37 al VET SHOR E iia 38 New features eiii idad da da 38 Repaired Getects sccccicicds feecacacitecatincateeiecnidacaladdncaccewiaventawante aaa a Eaa N aaa aeaa Na aaa 39 Fima CELSO A dida 40 al A di 41 NG Wil ature cuco iia 41 Repaired defects EE 41 lg Version JQ oi A id 42 RENATE 42 Repalred deleita o atari area 42 ld E NELSON ences cake eee ee ee eh ee eee ee 43 NewWTeatureS sitial 43 Repalred Ee astuta taa 43 el VENIDO a i 44 New teatre used ee e aa 44 Page 3 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History ROpalred COC EE 44 Installation Of New FirMWarF 8 oooccccnccocccnooooccnnnonononanacononanonnnnnannnnnncrnn nan KREE rr nana crac anna nena KREE KR KEN 45 Page 4 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 14 05 Firmware Release History The use of FW version 14 05 is
17. ector reflection measurement requires FSH K2 not yet supported in FSH View It is switched on in the AMPT menu softkey TG MODE When changing back and forth the measurement mode the former marker settings will be restored Page 31 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Setup menu key SETUP Hardware Setup softkey e Added preamplifier control also for model 03 for serial numbers beginning with 101362 softkey HARDWARE SETTINGS R amp S FSH View software e Support for new features of firmware version 6 0 Detector coupling Smith Chart The One Port Cable Loss Measurement is not supported yet in FSH View V6 0 Added Display line Added control to pre view Limit Lines Added control exchange Limit Lines in rss files Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware When leaving the Distance to Fault measurement in firmware version 5 0 via the measurement menu the phase was still measured although not used This doubled the sweep update This problem is solved in firmware version 6 0 In the Power Sensor Measurement the prefixes k an M were missing This is solved in V6 0 The menu item ZOOM OFF was not green is when ZOOM OFF was selected In firmware version 6 0 the ZOOM OFF menu item becomes green R amp S FSH View software None Page 32 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 5 0 To use the new features of firmware version 5 0 version 5 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is req
18. enerator and serial numbers greater than 100523 Power sensor e Resolution of power level read out increased to 0 01 dB Distance to fault e Resolution of distance to fault DTF measurement increased from 301 points to 1024 points e Zoom function added to marker menu softkey ZOOM FACTOR e Feet added as unit to the distance to fault display menu SETUP LOCAL SETTINGS UNIT OF LENGTH Channel power e dBmV and dBuV added as units to the PWR UNIT menu in addition to dBm e 1dB DIV added for level resolution menu AMPT RANGE e Support of new features in firmware version 3 0 e None e Error when reading cable model files with MS Windows French region settings corrected Page 42 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 2 0 Firmware Release History To use the new features of firmware version 2 0 version version 2 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required Do not downgrade to version 1 1 or 1 0 after version 2 01 has been installed because the factory adjustment parameters of the display will be lost New features R amp S FSH3 firmware Trace menu Measurement menu MEAS Status screen STATUS R amp S FSH View software Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware R amp S FSH View software MIN PEAK detector added MIN HOLD and VIEW added in trace mode Display line added Limit lines added Transducer factors added RF attenuator setting information added Scroll bar added
19. ew at least version 8 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 8 0 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware A pool of 100 stores is used for uploading Cable models Limit lines Transducer factors Band tables OCBW standards CHP standards and TDMA standards Setup screen SETUP key e The status of additional options is displayed in the setup screen Measurement menu key MEAS e Added the Carrier Noise measurement Tracking generator e Limit lines with range VSWR can be uploaded e Phase calibration is dynamically corrected in Vector Calibration mode on models 26 e TG Level is controlled with an attenuator setting instead of the absolute level Distance to Fault e Limit lines with range VSWR can be uploaded e Minimum user span is decreased to 10 MHz Power sensor e Power sensor Z14 supported e Peak Envelope Power and Reflected Power measurements supported for Z14 and 244 Channel Power Occupied Bandwidth and TDMA Power e Customized user standards can be uploaded Trace menu key TRACE e Trace averaging over N traces is possible now The user can specify N in the range of 2 999 Marker menu key MARKER e Search range for marker for marker commands like PEAK NEXT PEAK MINIMUM can be specified by the user Span menu key SPAN e Minimum span is decreased to 100 Hz R amp S FSH View software Page 23 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Fi
20. ew to terminate Incorrect marker movement by cursor keys when a window contained two or more channel scans has been fixed When using CTRL TAB Next with a maximized sweep window the sweep window could be blanked out This has been fixed Page 27 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 7 0 Firmware version 7 0 also supports the new models 1145 5850 06 and 1145 5850 26 of the R amp S FSH To use the firmware version 7 0 with FSH View at least version 7 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 7 0 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware Frequency menu key FREQ e As an alternative to frequency input channel numbers can be input using channel configurations defined via FSH View more complex channel configurations or via the front panel one simple channel configuration Channel input is switched on in the menu CF STEPSIZE Trace menu key TRACE e When the detector is in coupled mode the AUTO PEAK detector is used when the CLEAR WRITE trace mode is active Amplitude menu Key AMPT Tracking generator e The softkey REF OFFSET has been renamed to REF POSITION e Added the softkey TRACE OFFSET to compensate for a fixed attenuation or gain Measurement menu key MEAS e Added the option Receiver Mode option R amp S FSH K3 Tracking generator e The user interface for operating the tracking generator has
21. id not work correctly for short sweep times This has been fixed Page 34 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 4 3 Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 4 3 has been installed Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware e Improved AM demodulation Page 35 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 4 2 Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 4 2 has been installed New features R amp S FSH3 firmware Setup menu Display type B W or Color has been added to the setup menu Page 36 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 4 1 Firmware version 4 1 supports the permanent storage of data sets cable models limit lines and transducer factors independently of the battery charge status In addition it provides text messages instead of numbers when operated in the Power Sensor mode To use the new features of firmware version 4 0 or 4 1 version 4 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 4 1 has been installed New features R amp S FSH3 firmware Marker menu In the Multi Marker mode the function All Markers ON is added for both the Marker and Delta Marker menu Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware e Added a green bar in the Date Format menu for indication of the current setting e Minimum frequency setting for Powe
22. luded in this document New features R amp S FSH TV firmware R amp S FSH View software Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 TV firmware R amp S FSH View software Support for Preselector has been added Level adjust for ATV Scope measurement Zero span enabled for CSO CTB measurements Improved level adjust routines for CSO CTB Occupied Bandwidth HUM Isotropic Antenna Channel Power and Carrier Noise measurements Power measurement accuracy for DTV List Scope measurement improved Preset key It is now possible to delete al internal data by pressing the preset key for at least five seconds Support for new firmware features of version 9 25 Added units V W V m amp W m for limit lines Dynamic range settings kept when switching between measurements Bug fixed that caused wrong marker positions and wrong marker value resolutions in ATV Scope measurement When range RHO or mRHO was selected in Measurement DTF the threshold values were not always correct This is fixed Improved cleaned up CSV files Improved sweep status windows Repaired ATV Scope dataset view Page 20 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 9 005 To use firmware version 9 005 with FSH View at least version 9 0 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 9 005 has been installed The first R amp S FSH TV firmware is based on R amp S FSH firmware version 8 0 Release histor
23. orted Repaired defects R amp S FSH3 firmware Measurement menu key MEAS Marker menu key MARKER Remote control Firmware Release History The following commands have been added GET CTRACE GET CTRACEBIN read out of the complex trace data with vector transmission or reflection measurements CMD MARKERMIN set marker to trace minimum SET AUTORBW SET AUTOVBW SETAUTOSWPTIME set RBW VBW or SWEEP TIME to auto coupling The Directional Power Sensor R amp S FSH Z44 is supported Status Byte read out of instrument status which may cause measurements to be questionable e g uncoupled settings The unit V m has been added The active limit lines transducer factors and or cable models are now stored along with data sets instead of only their names Support for new features of firmware version 5 0 Support of serial interface COM 5 for controlling the R amp S FSH3 Multimarkers have been added for analyzing measurements The Word macro FSH Report now allows sweep window files rss files to be With distance to fault measurements and transmission or reflection measurements the R amp S FSH3 erroneously indicated a valid calibration This has been fixed With SET MARKER PEAK the marker was not positioned to the peak of the trace in the case of low signal peaks This has been fixed Solved long response time when many incorrect commands are sent WAIT Using the WAIT command to synchronize on end of sweep d
24. port for Noise Floor correction Added support for Zero Span measurement Added support for relative frequency settings in case of Noise measurement Added coupling from CN Reference Channel to CSO CTB Reference Channel Enhanced Reference measurement value stability and or step response Added support for manual selection of Peak Power Channel Power in case of Reference measurement DTV Receiver Added Remote Control support for querying the Constellation status See remote control manual for a detailed specification Enhanced Level Adjust function in case of nearby disturbing signals Shoulder Attenuation Enhanced Reference measurement value stability and or step response Added support for Frequency Stepsize functionality ATV Receiver Enhanced Level Adjust function in case of nearby disturbing signals Added Trigger position indicator in ATV Scope Increased range of all Test Lines Enhanced Reference measurement value stability and or step response for LumBar SNR amp Vision Carrier measurements Enhanced measurement accuracy by improved inherent noise compensation Cable TV CSO CTB Added support for user standards Added support for variable CSO frequency offset Added support for manual Carrier Offset Page 14 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware options Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware Firmware Release History Added support for relative frequency settings in case of CSO CTB measurement Added suppo
25. proved level adjust for ATV Video Scope Analyzer Added Mathematical trace function Ranges VSWR 1 10 and 1 20 are added Extended Accessory selection with Preselector Extended Hardware Setup with TV Calibration Page 17 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV R amp S FSH View software Firmware Release History Added remote control support for DTV Shoulder Attenuation ATV Vision Modulation ATV Carrier Measurements ATV HUM Measurement Cable CSO Cable CTB and Preselector See remote control manual for a detailed specification Remote control command WAIT enhanced This command now also works with Level Adjust routines and Calibration routines See remote control manual for a detailed specification Added separate Preselector Attenuation value on display for all measurements Improved copy settings between measurements do not always switch back to default values when switching between measurements The FSH View software has been expanded for new features in firmware version 10 15 including support for the Mathematical function ATV Carrier Measurements amp Averaging in ATV Receiver Video Scope Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware Sometimes instrument shutdown was not complete As a result the battery charger did not seem to work correctly Shutdown behavior is improved Minimized instrument power consumption when instrument is switched off Sometimes Calibration was lost with TG or DTF This is solved In Measu
26. r Sensor changed to 10 MHZ instead of 10 Hz e When the instrument was switched on after it had been switched off with the AM demodulator active the IF filter was not programmed correctly This resulted in a noisy display This has been fixed Page 37 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 4 0 Firmware version 4 0 supports model 1145 5850 23 of the R amp S FSH3 and the 18 GHz Power Sensor R amp S FSH Z18 To use the new features of firmware version 4 0 version 4 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required New features R amp S FSH3 firmware Firmware options Added Remote Control R amp S FSH K1 via the optical RS 232 interface Bandwidth menu key BW Added 100 and 300 Hz resolution bandwidth model 1145 5850 23 only Trace menu key TRACE With trace mode Min Hold the Min Peak detector is selected as the default detector With trace mode Max Hold the Max Peak detector is selected as the default detector Measurement menu key MEAS Tracking generator e The tracking generator output level is switchable between 0 dBm and 20 dBm model 1145 5850 23 only Power sensor e Support for R amp S FSH Z18 up to 18 GHz Added Occupied Bandwidth measurement Distance to fault e In addition to return loss VSWR is available for display of cable faults key AMPT softkey UNIT e Insertion loss of the R amp S FSH Z2 is taken into account when displaying spectrum in Distance to Fault mode
27. red Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 7 20 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware None R amp S FSH View software None Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware In firmware version 7 11 the measurement with the Smith Chart display showed wrong phase values The bug is fixed with firmware version 7 20 Earlier firmware versions measure correctly R amp S FSH View software None Page 25 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 7 11 Firmware Release History To use the firmware version 7 11 with R amp S FSH View at least version 7 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 7 11 has been installed New features R amp S FSH firmware Sweep time SWEEP key Saving data sets SAVE key Receiver mode MEAS key Using video bandwidths lt 1 kHz the minimum sweep time settings can be approx twice as fast using MANUAL SWPTIME When saving a data set you can edit the default data set name by using the UP DOWN keys as cursor keys SAVE DATASET Type a name or press ENTER for default name Name Basestation A 001 Free Locations By toggling between the different modes FIXED FREQ gt FREQ SCAN and ANALYZER RECEIVER you can maintain the scan start and scan stop frequencies With the RBW setting AUTO CISPR dependent on the current frequency the R amp S FSH automatically uses the CISPR re
28. rement Receiver the Quasi Peak detector setting was overruled by coupled settings as a result the Quasi Peak could no be selected this is solved ATV measurement results Luminance Bar and S N sometimes displayed wrong results after restarting the measurement This is solved After save in ATV List the measurement stopped running A temporary workaround was to change measurement settings e g reference level for a short moment This is solved The marker sometimes displayed wrong results when the frequency count marker is enabled and when the FM demodulation on the marker has been enabled before It has been fixed and thus will be so A temporary work around was to switch the instrument off not standby so with no net adapter connected and on again Measurement results were incorrect with Preselector connected and unit dBmV dBuV or V was selected This is solved Page 18 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History e Preselector calibration failed when BNC I O mode was set to External Reference This is solved Page 19 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Version 9 25 Firmware Release History To use firmware version 9 25 with FSH View at least version 9 2 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 9 25 has been installed The new R amp S FSH3 TV firmware is based on R amp S FSH firmware version 9 005 Release history of all previous versions of R amp S FSH firmware is inc
29. rmware Release History e Support for new features of firmware version 8 0 e Multiple instances of FSH View can be started e Marker values for all traces in a sweep window are displayed e Marker control functions peak next peak and minimum added e Limit search range for marker peak added e Drag and drop of sweeps between 2 instances of FSH View e Automatic file conversion between different file formats of FSH View Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware e In Tracking Generator spikes where visible in the frequency range of 3 to 6 GHz that where related to the sweep time This has been fixed R amp S FSH View software e Crashing when control dialogs where resized has been fixed e Crashing when trying to zoom in on Power Sensor or Receiver mode has been fixed e The incorrect handling of all invalid traces in CSV files has been fixed e Incorrect formatting of trace blocks when 4 sweeps are displayed in 1 window has been fixed e Incorrect marker movement by cursor keys when 2 or more Channel scans are displayed in 1 window has been fixed e Selection of range Linear was not possible in Receiver mode This is fixed e Error handling of CSV files is corrected e Frequency offset is taken into account for the start and stop frequency Page 24 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 7 20 To use the firmware version 7 20 with FSH View at least version 7 0 of the R amp S FSH View software is requi
30. rt to disable Noise Correction Added indicator red dot when Reference Offset is unequal to zero in case of ATV List Carrier Measurements DTV List amp DTV Constellation measurements Consistent frequency range for all ATV amp DTV Measurements Added support for combined ATV Standards B amp G H including automatic switch Default frequency stepsize values according Standard in case of C N ATV amp DTV measurements Added shortcuts in ATV CN amp CSO measurement menus to provide a quick switch between measurements Default span is set to AUTO for all TV Analyzer reference measurements Added coupling between Frequency and Channel When one of both is changed the other setting will follow Added Remote Control to support switching to Preset settings See remote control manual for a detailed specification Changed TV Analyzer Reference Measurement settings according User Manual In Shoulder Attenuation measurement is was not possible to exit the Channel Table Screen via the EXIT button this is solved Visible run in effects for Nicam BER measurement have been eliminated Remote Control RANGE command was enabled for measurement where it should have been disabled ATV List ATV Scope DTV List amp DTV Scope This has been solved Time abbreviation in ATV Scope X Position was S where it should have been s This has been solved The marker in ATV Scope was not always drawn when positioned on the left gridline
31. sage on screen e Function Hardware Setup Dynamic Range has been extended by the setting High Dynamic Range which increases the RF attenuation from O to 10 dB at a reference level above 5 dBm Low Noise above 10 dBm Low Distortion above 20 dBm e The Remote Control FSH K1 option command set has been extended with commands to control the Limit Line Beep LIMBEEP and the Limit Line Message LIMMSG Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware e During remote control the frequency settings on the display were hidden by the Remote Control indicator Screen positions have been re arranged to keep the frequency settings visible e Occasionally when starting the Power Sensor Measurement an error message occurred although the measurement itself performed fine This has been repaired e With active function Marker Demod the audio signal had drop outs if the marker position was changed in zero span This has been repaired e Spurious signals have been removed e The level display with transducers in unit dBuA m has been corrected Known defects Page 8 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Firmware Version 13 15 The use of FW version 13 15 is only for FSH3 TV model 63 To use firmware version 13 15 with FSH View at least version 13 0 of FSH View is required Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 13 15 has been installed New features R amp S FSH3 TV firmware e Supports new
32. solution bandwidth RBW 200 Hz for freq lt 9 kHz RBW 9 kHz for freq of 9 kHz to 30 MHz RBW 120 KHz for freq of 30 MHz to 1 GHz RBW 1 MHz for freq gt 1 GHz Distance to fault measurement MEAS key R amp S FSH View software As an alternative to the settings CENTER and SPAN you can input the start and stop frequencies with distance to fault measurement The start and stop frequencies are also shown on the display lf a CISPR RBW is selected in receiver mode the bandwidth display in the status box is marked with CISPR The instrument model number is shown in the status box together with the serial number Page 26 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Firmware Release History Repaired defects R amp S FSH firmware If an active limit line was partially shifted out of the display range e g by changing the reference level or display range parts of the limit line were folded back into the display This has been fixed With a frequency or channel scan in receiver mode the marker showed the pixel frequency instead of the measured frequency in firmware version 7 0 This has been fixed R amp S FSH View software RBW values were displayed erroneously in the sweep window if CISPR RBW was selected in receiver mode e Resizing the control dialogs Data Set Cable Model Transducer Limit Lines Channel Table is now limited to a minimum size In previous versions downsizing the control windows could force R amp S FSH Vi
33. t lines in the R amp S FSH on your PC or laptop using the R amp S FSH View software Otherwise this information will be lost after the firmware is updated Installed firmware options are not affected by a firmware update gt Run FSH3 TV Vxx xx exe gt The program will start and guide you through the installation process gt After the firmware update is finished download the data sets cable models transducer factors and limit lines from your PC or laptop to the R amp S FSH Note If the firmware installation does not work properly set the baud rate for the serial port transmission to a lower rate and try again The maximum baud rate is dependent on the driver capability of the COM port of the PC that is used The battery charge level indication shows a flat battery after a firmware update The correct charge level indication will be available after the battery is fully charged for the first time after the firmware update Page 45 of 45
34. uired Do not downgrade to an earlier firmware version after version 5 0 has been installed New features R amp S FSH3 firmware Amplitude menu key AMPT Sweep time menu key SWT Bandwidth menu key BW Measurement menu key MEAS Marker menu key MARKER With option R amp S FSH K2 installed the VSWR ranges 1 to 1 5 and 1 to 1 1 are added for reflection measurements menu AMPT RANGE The minimum sweep time is now 20 ms instead of 100 ms Added RBW 200 kHz only available via numerical keypad Tracking generator With scalar transmission or reflection measurements the calibration data is now saved with a data set Distance to fault A cable model at a single frequency can be defined by direct entry via the front panel of the R amp S FSH3 Multimarkers are also available with distance to fault measurements Distance to fault measurements are performed using amplitude and phase information With earlier firmware versions only amplitude information was used Calibration data is now saved in the R amp S FSH3 memory to avoid a new calibration when the instrument settings are changed Power sensor Support for the Directional Power Sensor R amp S FSH Z44 has been added In addition to PEAK NEXT PEAK CENTER MKR FREQ and REF LVL MKR LVL in the SET MARKER menu MINIMUM has been added Page 33 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Remote control Transducers Data sets R amp S FSH View software imp
35. y of all previous versions of R amp S FSH firmware is included in this document New features R amp S FSH TV firmware Measurement menu MEAS key Range menu RANGE key e When saving or uploading datasets cable models limit lines transducer factors channel tables and user defined standards for OCBW CHP and TDMA the full storage space of 2MB can flexibly be shared between the different items e Support for the Z3 Bridge has been added e Support for Video Triggering has been extended e Support for BNC I O CCVS amp TS ASI has been added e Support for DTV amp ATV standards has been added Digital TV Receiver new measurements e Measurement List e Constellation Diagram e Shoulder Attenuation Analog TV Receiver new measurements Measurement List Video Scope Vision Modulation Hum Measurement Cable TV Analyzer new measurements e CTIB e CSO Isotropic Antenna new measurement e Isotropic antenna Tracking generator e A zoom function for the smith chart has been added Power sensor e Tetra standard for the 244 has been added Channel power e Power display MAX HOLD has been added e Range 0 1 dB DIV has been added Page 21 of 45 R amp S FSH3 TV Marker menu MARKER key R amp S FSH View software Repaired defects R amp S FSH TV firmware R amp S FSH View software Firmware Release History Reflection coefficient ranges have been added Marker frequency is presented in
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