R&S®ESR Release Note
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1. The following tables list the improvements and indicate since which version the issue could be observed Improvements of Firmware V2 27 SP2 V2 27 Application terminated if a FFT Sweep in spectrum analyzer mode with active preselector and more than 32001 points was started This issue is solved V2 27 The remote commands SENSe CORRection TRANsducer CATalog and SENSe CORRection TSET CATalog did not return a result This issue is solved Improvements of Firmware V2 27 SP1 V2 27 Selfalignment failed without option B22 This issue is solved Improvements of Firmware V2 27 V2 26 It was not possible to define a limit line with unit dBuV m in receiver mode This issue is solved V2 26 ESR Windows XP The touch screen was no longer operable after a touchscreen alignment was performed This issue is solved V2 26 ESR Windows 7 Screen saver did not work This issue is solved V2 26 If a receiver stepped scan with active CISPR AV or CISPR RMS detector was started trace results were only shown if the measurement time was above 26 ms This issue is solved V2 26 The Auto Range function in receiver mode could lead to an unresponsive Firmware This issue is solved V2 17 The speed of a receiver time domain scan in Band B with a resolution bandwidth of 10 kHz was improved V2 17 Auto range functionality of receiver time domain scan to handle high signal levels improved V2 17 In some cases the entri2. 79 SP1 Calculation of time domain receiver scan optimized V1 79 Improved delay handling for single measurements with CISPR detectors V1 78 Continuous measurement showed spikes when using the wheel to change the frequency while a quasipeak detector was active This issue is solved V1 76 External trigger did not work in receiver time domain scan This issue is solved V1 78 Enhanced auto ranging in receiver mode V1 78 Solved basic firmware issues Recalling a file with an active transducer setup works now no matter whether the save item All Transducers is selected While in continuous sweep with Trace1 Max Hold Trace1 restarted the max hold function when Trace2 was switched to View mode In signal track mode the marker symbol was not always positioned on the peak signal Print to file Overwriting existing files is now possible after confirmation Enabling a transducer with absolute unit switched off transducers with relative units Marker Count readout corrected for frequencies lt 22 MHz Enabling a transducer with absolute unit switched off transducers with relative units Marker Count readout corrected for frequencies lt 22 MHz V1 78 Solved license key issue In some cases temporary key code licenses were not accepted due to an inconsistent system time management This is fixed in V2 16 If this happens with an older firmware version please update to firmware V2 16 or newer and request a Time Contr
3. between 0 and 255 4 Login to the instrument user name instrument and default password 894129 5 Copy the ESRSetup exe from your PC to a new folder e g C FWUpdate 6 You can now access this directory with the ESRSetup exe from the R amp S ESR firmware Using a network drive 1 Connect your R amp S ESR to your LAN and establish a connection to one of your servers Please ask the local IT administrator for support 2 Copy the ESRSetup exe from your PC to a directory on this server 3 You can now access the directory with the ESRSetup exe from the R amp S ESR firmware Performing the update on the instrument The firmware update process is performed by the following steps 1 Switch the instrument on and wait until the Receiver has resumed operation 2 Press the SETUP hard key go to the side menu using the More soft key and press the soft keys Firmware Update A file browser is displayed to select the proper ESRSetup exe setup file Change the path to the drive and directory which you prepared in the step before USB E Release Notes 1175 7100 02 13 11 R amp S ESR Firmware Update a eee eee eee stick directory remote PC directory or directory on a server and close the dialog with the Select button 3 Press the Next button to come to the selection of the firmware packages By default all application should be installed Ensure that the applications needed are selected 4 Press
4. software is not installed 8 Reboot the device a Release Notes 1175 7100 02 13 14 Installation of options via XML file 7 Press the SETUP hard key 8 Go to the side menu using the More soft key 9 Press the Option Licenses soft key 10 Press the Install Option by XML soft key A dialog box is displayed 11 Select the path to the XML file e g network drive or USB stick 12 Press ENTER After a successful validation the message option key valid is displayed If the validation failed the option software is not installed 13 Reboot the device 3 Quality Assurance This firmware release was tested and approved according to the processes which are part of the ISO 9001 certified quality system of Rohde amp Schwarz The test procedures include a verification of specified instrument performance as described in the performance test in the service manual R amp S ESR Customer Support p 4 Customer Support Technical support where and when you need it For quick expert help with any Rohde amp Schwarz equipment contact one of our Customer Support Centers A team of highly qualified engineers provides telephone support and will work with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the operation programming or applications of Rohde amp Schwarz equipment Up to date information and upgrades To keep your instrument up to date and to be informed about new application notes related to you
5. the Install button The firmware will be stopped and the installation starts After a few minutes the system restarts automatically After the restart the firmware installation is complete After the firmware update the UNCAL flag appears 5 A self alignment is necessary Press the SETUP hard key then Alignment and the Self Alignment soft key to start the alignment procedure 6 Depending on the previous firmware version a reconfiguration of the hardware may be required during the first start of the firmware In this case the following message box is displayed FPGA Update A system shutdown is necessary Accept this and the device will be shut down It is then necessary to start the device on the front panel An automatic restart is not possible because the FPGA needs a complete boot cycle from power off 2 2 Performing the Firmware Update from a Windows PC If the firmware version 1 78 or newer is installed on the instrument the new firmware can also be uploaded without using a memory stick or a network drive Just a LAN connection from the instrument and a Windows PC is necessary 1 Run ESRSetup exe on your PC Logal Installation 2 Select Remote Installation and Fe click the button Next iam amii Ecoe ka 3 Select the Packages which shall be installed and click the button Next HINT FOR FIRE WALL USERS The Dene ase ESRSetup exe is communicating with the Please select your target devices instrume
6. R amp S ESR EMI Test Receiver Release Notes Firmware Version V2 27 SP2 These Release Notes are for following models of the R amp S EMI Test Receiver R amp S ESR3 order no 1316 3003K03 R amp S ESR7 order no 1316 3003K07 R amp S ESR26 order no 1316 3003K26 2015 Rohde amp Schwarz GmbH amp Co KG Muehldorfstr 15 81671 Munich Germany Phone 49 89 41 29 0 Fax 49 89 41 29 12 164 E mail mailto info rohde schwarz com Internet http www rohde schwarz com Subject to change R amp S is a registered trademark of Rohde amp Schwarz GmbH amp Co KG Trade names are trademarks of the owners The following abbreviations are used throughout this document R8 amp ESR is abbreviated as R amp S ESR Test and Measurement Release Notes PAD T M 3574 3288 02 02 00 C1I 1 EN R amp S ESR 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 Current Version and History Table of Contents Current Version and History cccccccssssesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 New FUNCTIONS susiscinika E nt ecectcadectece ce edise Ge cen enue opeaycuecenuveuece lt d eteueeuyeueceevvetecssis 3 Modified FUNCTIONS sssrinin anA RARAN TAAA ANARAN NERAN AS ERANA 5 IMPFOVEMONUS wn siie neces cccesce eee cce cee sae eee eee cc ners ceed ede cena rewente ev ueceeeredeneeesedeceeeredenneeres 7 Known ISSUCS oiia AE En REEE RENAA ERR 10 Modifications to the DOCUMENTHATION c
7. and again when the firmware is started This be omitted by deleting the following registry key HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Rohde amp Schwarz SoftwarePlatf orm ServiceConfiguration LanServices DoRenewDHCP 1 1 5 Modifications to the Documentation The current documentation is up to date R amp S ESR Firmware Update men ec 2 Firmware Update The firmware update file for the R amp S ESR is one file including the main firmware version number e g ESRSetup_V2 16_SP1 exe It will be referred as ESRSetup exe later in the text The file can be found on Rohde amp Schwarz web page 2 1 Performing the Firmware Update on the Instrument There are three ways to make the setup ESRSetup exe visible to the device Using a memory stick 1 Copy the file to a directory of the memory stick and insert the memory stick into one of the USB sockets of the R amp S ESR Using the remote desktop and copying the installation files to a directory of the instrument 1 Connect the R amp S ESR to your LAN 2 Start the remote desktop on your PC C winnt system32 mstsc exe 3 Enter the TCP IP address of the instrument you want to update Ensure that the local resources gt drives option is selected and press the Connect button To get the TCP IP address of the R amp S ESR press the hard key Setup and then the soft keys General Setup Network Address IP Address The IP address consists of 4 numbers
8. can be used for multi carrier measurements V1 79 User Preference Remote command MMEM USER added for automated configuration of the User Key assignment New functions of Firmware V1 78SP1 Version Function V1 78 SP1 R amp S ESR only CISPR APD according to CISPR 16 1 1 V1 78 SP1 Couple receiver bargraph detector to scan trace Modified Functions The following table lists the modified functions and indicates the version in which the modification was carried out Modified functions of Firmware V2 27 Version Function V2 27 An additional state Off is now available to switch off the Video Output The state Off is the default V2 27 The conditions inside and outside of the frequency mask trigger are no longer available V2 27 Click Rate Analyzer is available without option K53 V2 27 In the Res BW field of the receiver scan table a is shown if the selected CISPR bandwidth does not belong to the selected scan range frequency borders The now is also shown if a MIL bandwidth is selected V2 27 The maximum number of reference values of a transducer factor is increased to 1001 V2 27 The minimum resolution of the receiver frequency field was limited to 0 1 Hz V2 27 The status message Increase Sweep Points or RBW is displayed when an EMI measurement is active if the distance between two sweep points becomes wider than 1 3 of t
9. cceeeeeceseeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeneeseseeneeseseenenseseeenens 10 Firmware Update viveciceicisiesnscceiecenenisenecnnaweweverererseraseweweweseneveresunesawes 11 Performing the Firmware Update on the Instrument eccseseereseetereeeeetenees 11 Performing the Firmware Update from a Windows PC c cccssscsseesseeeeseeeeeees 12 Operation with and without Administrator Rights cssecsseeeeseesseeeeeeeeeeees 13 Installing Firmware Options ccsccsesceesseeeeseeeeneeeeseeeeeseaeseseeeeeeeeeseeseseaeseseeeeees 14 Firmware options included in basic inStruMent cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeaeees 14 Enabling Options by Entering Option Key Codes c cccecceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeseeeeeneees 14 QUAINY ASSUAGE sosisini aie aeaea tensia aaa 16 Customer SUP POP sccsiiisiccstncranentadsescctecnananduduacsutsccaneeaaduancadesnsacenncaana 17 ee EEE Release Notes 1175 7100 02 13 2 1 Current Version and History 1 1 New Functions The following table lists the new functions and indicates the version in which the new function was introduced New functions of Firmware V2 27 SP2 Version Function V2 27 SP2 Restriction to a minimum RF Attenuation of 10 dB is now also available in spectrum analyzer mode The default is active l e the minimum attenuation value is 10 dB V2 27 SP2 The final measurement detector in receiver mode can be set to None to exclude the specifi
10. ed traces from the final measurement The remote command is SENSe1 DETector1 FMEasurement NONE V2 27 SP2 Support for Trace export of all currently active traces was added To select this via remote control the command FORMat DEXPort TRACes ALL was added To select the former behaviour the parameter SINGLE default has to be used New functions of Firmware V2 27 Version V2 27 Function Support for FSV B10 External Generator Control V2 27 Support for new Four Line V Network ENV 432 V2 27 Support for new parameter CONTinuous of remote command TRACe DATA for the receiver bargraph measurement This parameter works like SINGIe but results can be queried at any given time If no valid bargraph value is available this query returns the value 1000 Else the measured detector value is returned V2 27 New unit extension dBx MHz is supported now This extension is available in spectrum analyzer sweep and receiver mode if a MIL CISPR or a EMI filter type is selected V2 27 Sample transducer factor MDS 21_CA added It takes care of the accessories shipped together with the MDS 21 and combines in one transducer factor the typical contribution of the MDS 21 clamp factor cable loss 6 dB attenuation New functions of Firmware V2 26 Version Function V2 26 Sweep Type Sweep is now available in Spectrum Analyzer Mode V2 26 Lower minimum sweep times in S
11. es of a final measurement in receiver mode showed invalid delta limit values This issue is solved V1 79 In some cases the auto rearm trigger of the real time analyzer did not work after warm boot if a Span RBW ratio of 208 was selected This issue is solved V1 78 SP1 The remote command SENSe BANDwidth TYPE PULSe returned the error Data out of range if no B29 option was installed This issue is solved Note If option B29 isn t installed this command activates the filter type CISPR Improvements of Firmware V2 26 V1 79 Trace with max hold is not reset after another trace was set to View V1 79 Display Title now shown in Receiver Mode V2 16 Speed improvement when toggling between Delta Marker and Marker V1 78 Removed possible freeze during receiver Time Domain Scan V2 17 A Test Report was not generated if user defined text fields contained letters with accent This issue is solved V2 17 In some cases a file selection dialogue was shown if a Test Report with diagram was generated with New or Append This problem is solved V2 17 If a setup with active Spectrum Analyzer Mode was recalled the parameter coupling did not work properly if the Receiver Mode was activated This issue is solved R amp S ESR Current Version and Histo Improvements of Firmware V2 17 V1 79 SP1 A linear stepped receiver scan from 1 GHz to 18 GHz stopped at 10 GHz This is
12. he resolution bandwidth V2 27 The peak search function in receiver mode has changed If a limit line is assigned to the affected trace only peaks within the frequency range of the assigned limit line are considered A second condition is that the level of the peaks must be higher then the corresponding limit line value The peaks with the greatest deltas to the assigned limit line are saved into the peak list If no limit line is assigned to the trace all peaks of the scan trace are considered In this case the peaks with the highest level values are saved into the peak list V2 27 Support for new RF Frontend revision with order no 1312 0512 04 V2 26 Modified equalization filter algorithm in spectrum analyzer mode with active preselector and Auto FFT Modified functions of Firmware V2 26 Version Function V2 26 LXI 1 4 conformity V2 26 1 Q Analyzer Calculation of the Trace detectors in spectrum display modified The spectrum trace is calculated using an FFT length of 4096 and a window length which is either 4096 or the record length if lower than 4096 The window overlap is 0 75 if the record length is long enough to calculate multiple windows Multiple FFT s are then combined to create the final spectrum trace Up to firmware V2 10 a linear average detector was used to combine the overlapping FFT s into one spectrum trace The selected trace detector was only used to reduce the number of FFT points to the lo
13. l functionality of the receiver is available An additional user account user name NormalUser with default password 894129 is pre defined Use standard Windows functionality if you wish to deactivate the auto login mechanism and activate the NormalUser account Please refer also to the Quick Start Manual of the R amp S ESR a ais Release Notes 1175 7100 02 13 13 R amp S ESR Firmware Update 2 4 Installing Firmware Options 2 4 1 Firmware options included in basic instrument All Firmware Options for the R amp S ESR are part of the basic instrument firmware Therefore they do not have a separate item in the installer to be selected 2 4 2 Enabling Options by Entering Option Key Codes This section can be skipped if the option key was entered once To activate application software packages you must enter a license key for validation If a XML file with an option key was sent to you see the install description below The license key is in the device certificate or delivered as a part of the software package The process is performed in the following steps 1 Press the SETUP hard key 2 Go to the side menu using the More soft key 3 Press the Option Licenses soft key 4 Press the Install Option soft key A dialog box is displayed 5 Enter the option key number using the keypad 6 Press ENTER After a successful validation the message option key valid is displayed If the validation failed the option
14. nts via LAN Therefore it is necessary that the ESRSetup exe may Q Ras Software Distributor pass the fire wall After adding it to the fire Device Serial No wall rules restart the scan by clicking on FSW 100105 Rescan OFsw 100315 FSW 100802 Release Notes 1175 7100 02 13 12 R amp S ESR Firmware Update nS GI a 4 After scanning your LAN subnet all found instruments are listed Select the instruments you want to update It is possible to select up to 5 instruments for updating in parallel NOTICE Please be careful and check twice if you have selected the correct instruments Depending on your company s network structure also instruments of other departments will show up 5 Additional help will be displayed after clicking the button Help and further options are available by clicking the button Options 6 Start the installation by selecting Install 7 Confirm that you want to reboot the instrument in order to activate the firmware update the instrument then restarts automatically 2 3 Operation with and without Administrator Rights The receiver may be operated with or without administrator rights Some administrative tasks e g a firmware update or network configuration do require administrator rights In the default configuration auto login is enabled and the Instrument account with administrator rights is active This means that no password is required and the ful
15. ol key from the R amp S service center V1 78 Spurious Measurement Issue with deleting last range from remote control is solved a a ST Release Notes 1175 7100 02 13 Improvements of Firmware V1 79 SP1 V1 79 SP1 Problem with Instrument Startup corrected Improvements of Firmware V1 79 V1 78 SP1 The Tracking Generator soft key is now available after having been remotely controlled V1 78SP1 The marker peak function does work with each individual receiver scan trace V1 78 SP1 The peak search function in receiver mode does now work with level unit dBpW V1 78SP1 A spectrum Receiver frequency sweep does terminate with selected RMS average detector for every combinations of resolution bandwidth and sweep time V1 78 SP1 The measurement accuracy of a time domain scan with quasipeak detector was improved in Band B Improvements of Firmware V1 78 SP1 V1 78 Hardcopy with view trace in receiver mode did not show the whole scan trace V1 78 Auto range of receiver time domain scan improved V1 78 In some cases the noise floor was to high after changing resolution bandwidth in spectrum analyzer mode 1 4 Known Issues The following table lists the known issues and indicates since which version the issue could be observed V1 78 The analyzer supports the LXI standard As a consequence the DHCP IP address assignment is performed twice once while Windows XP is booting
16. pectrum Analyzer Mode possible due to improved design of digital RBW filters V2 26 Added K54 Meas Markers to Test Report V2 26 Support for High Speed LAN Instrument Protocol HiSLIP added V2 26 Measured phase of conducted measurements added to Test Report V2 26 Support for remote command SYSTem SHUTdown New functions of Firmware V2 17 Version Function Support for generating Test Reports Support for 4 channel Click rate Analyzer Additional program needed New functions of Firmware V2 16 Version Function V2 16 Additional result table for CISPR APD including the average value V2 16 Single measurement in receiver mode with 10 Hz RBW at 5 Hz receiver frequency V2 16 Coupling manager to couple frequency attenuation etc between receiver mode and spectrum analyzer mode V2 16 Support for the remote command SENSe CORRection TRANsducer ACTive for reading back the active transducer name V2 16 Remote command TRG is now available in receiver mode 1 2 New functions of Firmware V1 79 Version Function V1 79 New model R amp S ESR26 V1 79 Spectrogram is available for both if analysis and receiver scan v1 79 OVLD AC CPL displays in receiver scan window V1 79 Transducer set break in spectrum analyzer mode V1 79 Receiver scan with different LISN settings V1 79 OBW Marker search limits
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18. sue is solved V2 16 If the unit dBuA and a transducer with unit dB were activated in a receiver scan a limit check failed although the measurement value was lower than the limit line value This issue is solved V2 16 If a receiver fixed frequency trace was exported the unit of the resolution bandwidth was saved in seconds This issue is solved V2 16 If the K14 spectrogram was active the application crashed during measurement when the number of sweep points was changed This issue is solved V2 16 In some cases the noise level was higher than expected in a linear stepped receiver scan This issue is solved V2 16 Overload handling of a linear stepped receiver scan improved in Band B V2 16 Fixed quantization effect with active AM demodulator in Receiver Scan and Zerospan mode Improvements of Firmware V2 16 SP1 V2 16 If a data entry field was opened in receiver mode the receiver frequency input field lost it s focus after the data entry field was closed This issue is solved V2 16 The markers of a receiver scan shift off the peaks they were set on when the soft key bar was subsequently removed This is fixed in V216 SP1 V1 79 In some cases the block data transmission of a receiver scan did not finish if auto range was active This issue is solved V1 79 The receiver scan stopped in some cases if the grid min level or the grid range was changed This issue is solved Improvements of Firmware V2 16 since Function V1
19. wer number of sweep points Starting from V2 20 the trace detector is already used when combining the overlapping FFT s The algorithm to reduce the number of FFT points to sweep points remains unchanged Modified functions of Firmware V2 17 Version Function V2 17 Transducer set break works now in receiver final measurement V2 17 The receiver IF analysis spectrogram is cleared after changing the history depth V2 17 If an empty receiver spectrogram is recalled an active spectrogram will be cleared Modified functions of Firmware V2 16 SP1 Version Function V2 16SP1 The SCPI commands DISPlay WINDow TRACe Y SCALe BOTTom DISPlay WINDow TRACe Y SCALe TOP and DISPlay WINDow TRACe Y SCALe VALue are now available during active receiver scan Modified functions of Firmware V2 16 Version Function V2 16 The command SYSTem REBoot will now reboot the operating system as well and not only the firmware application Modified functions of Firmware V1 78 SP2 Version Function V1 78 SP2 The order of the receiver bargraph detector results returned by the remote command TRACe DATA SINGLE was changed from maximum peak minimum peak RMS average quasipeak CISPR average RMS average to maximum peak minimum peak quasipeak average RMS CISPR average RMS average to be compatible to R amp S ESU R amp S ESPI and R amp S ESCI 1 3 Improvements
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