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N1010A FlexDCA and 86100A/B/C/D
Firmware Release Notes
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A.02.02 Release Notes, May, 2013
(Differences from Release A.02.00)
General Comments
• Improvements added to eye measurement algorithms.
• Support added for N1012A OIF CEI 3.0 Compliance and Debug Application version
2.00.
New Feature List
• Skew calibration added for 86118A H01 modules.
• Fixture deskew added for 86118A H01 modules.
• Ability to open legacy Color Grade-Gray Scale memory files (.cgs).
A.02.00 Release Notes, January, 2013
(Differences from Release A.01.80)
General Comments
• FlexDCA is now the 86100D's default user interface. The 86100D can be placed
in one of three configuratons: Standard, Hybrid, or Legacy.
• For working offline, the DCA's data simulation state is now integrated with
standard live channels. Open FlexDCA normally without using a command- line
switch.
• Added two example programs for performing calibrations. Each program illustrates
a different method of controling execution timing.
NOTE FlexDCA is compatible with Windows XP and Windows 7 but is not compatible with Windows 8.
New Feature List
• Ability to use one- slot mini modules.
• Added new N1045A one- slot mini- module with two or four remote electrical
heads.
• Extended Module feature to control supported external instruments (via LAN)
such as the N4877A clock data recovery and demultiplexer.
• Added automatic fixture deskew.
• Added Skew Calibration to remove difference in electrical length between the
remote sampling heads on N1045A and 86118A- H01 modules.
• Added automatic differential deskew to apply Hardware Skew to two differential
channels.
• Added probe support and setup to Standard configuration.
•In Standard configuration, the 86100D supports SCPI connectivity via GPIB, VXI-
- 11 LAN, Telnet, Sockets, and HiSlip.
• Ability to adjust the 86100D front- panel calibration output (DC Cal) voltage.
• Added Absolute and Square Root math operators.
• Added Decision Feedback Equalizer and Sin(X)/X signal- processing operators.
• Support for the N1014A SFF- 8431 Compliance Application.
• Added Undo, Redo, and History.
• Added new Ethernet Mask: 100G- SR10 10.3125
• Added new OIF- CEI masks and SFF- 8431 masks.