Agilent Technologies 86100A How to use

Agilent Technologies
Agilent 86100A/B/C/D
Infiniium DCA Series &
N1010A FlexDCA
Firmware Release Notes
(A.12.02 DCA and below &
A.02.50 FlexDCA and below)

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Contents
N1010A FlexDCA Firmware Release Notes 5
A.02.50 Release Notes, October, 2013 (Differences from Release A.02.02) 5
A.02.02 Release Notes, May, 2013 (Differences from Release A.02.00) 7
A.02.00 Release Notes, January, 2013 (Differences from Release A.01.80) 7
A.01.80 Release Notes, June, 2012 (Differences from Release A.01.70) 9
A.01.70 Release Notes, April, 2012 (Differences from Release A.01.61) 11
A.01.61 Release Notes, February, 2012 (Differences from Release A.01.60) 13
A.01.60 Release Notes, December, 2011 (Differences from Release A.01.50) 15
A.01.50 Release Notes, September, 2011 (Differences from Release A.01.03) 16
A.01.03 Release Notes, April, 2011 (Differences from Release A.01.02) 17
86100D Firmware Release Notes 19
A.12.02 Release Notes, May, 2013 (Differences from Release A.12.00) 19
A.12.00 Release Notes, January, 2013 (Differences from Release A.10.80) 19
86100D/C Firmware Release Notes 20
A.10.80 Release Notes, June, 2012 (Differences from Release A.10.70) 20
A.10.70 Release Notes, April, 2012 (Differences from Release A.10.60) 20
A.10.60 Release Notes, December, 2011 (Differences from Release A.10.50) 20
A.10.50 Release Notes, September, 2011 (Differences from Release A.10.03) 21
A.10.03 Release Notes, April, 2011 (Differences from Release A.10.02) 22
A.10.02 Release Notes, December, 2010 (Differences from Release A.10.01) 22
A.10.01 Release Notes, September, 2010 (Differences from Release A.10.00) 22
A.10.00 Release Notes, July, 2010 (Differences from Release A.09.00) 23
86100C-Only Firmware Release Notes 24
A.10.82 Release Notes, May, 2013 (Differences from Release A.09.01) 24
A.09.01 Release Notes, July, 2010 (Differences from Release A.09.00) 24
A.09.00 Release Notes, June 10, 2010 (Differences from Release A.08.10) 24
A.08.10 Release Notes, April 8, 2009 (Differences from Release A.08.00) 25
A.08.00 Release Notes, June 18, 2008 (Differences from Release A.07.00) 25
A.07.00 Release Notes, March 15, 2007 (Differences from Release A.06.01) 28
A.06.01 Release Notes, September 21, 2006 (Differences from Release A.06.00) 29
86100C/86100B/86100A Firmware Release Notes 31
A.05.00 Release Notes, February 16, 2005 (Differences from Release A.04.20) 31
A.04.20 Release Notes, June 9, 2005 (Differences from Release A.04.11) 31
A.04.11 Release Notes, December 10, 2004 (Differences from Release A.04.10) 33
A.04.10 Release Notes, November 1, 2004 (Differences from Release A.04.01) 34
A.04.01 Release Notes, June 23, 2004 (Differences from Release A.04.00) 36
A.04.00 Release Notes, February 19, 2004 (Differences from Release A.03.05) 36
A.03.04 Release Notes, October 10, 2002 (Differences from Release A.03.03) 39
A.03.03 Release Notes, July 18, 2002 (Differences from Release A.03.03) 40
86100A-Only Firmware Release Notes 41
A.03.01 Release Notes, February 15, 2002 (Differences from Release A.02.20) 41
A.02.20 Release Notes, August 2, 2001 (Differences from Release A.02.10) 42

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A.02.10 Release Notes, May 1, 2001 (Differences from Release A.02.01) 42
A.02.01 Release Notes, January 30, 2001 (Differences from Release A.02.00) 44
A.02.00 Release Notes, November 29, 2000 (Differences from Release A.01.22) 44
A.01.22 Release Notes, September 6, 2000 (Differences from Release A.01.21) 46
A.01.21 Release Notes, August 9, 2000 (Differences from Release A.01.20) 46
A.01.20 Release Notes, July 11, 2000 (Differences from Release A.01.13) 46
A.01.13 Release Notes, May 2, 2000 (Differences from Release A.01.12) 47

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N1010A FlexDCA Firmware Release Notes
A.02.50 Release Notes, October, 2013
(Differences from Release A.02.02)
General Comments
• Edited the 86118A module specification topic for adjusted 86118- H01 the channel
skew specification and for information added concerning 86118- H02 module's
1 mm input connectors.
• Added specifications for the 86105D- 281 module.
• Added specifications for the 86115D- 282 module.
General Defects Fixed
• Fixed a memory leak in the precision timebase synchronization. This leak would
cause the instrument to report insufficient memory error messages after several
days.
• Fixed a bug that prevented use of the knobs on the 86112A- HBW module.
• Improved the precision timebase synchronization to be less sensitive to signal
drift.
New Feature List
• New Jitter Spectrum Analysis (JSA) memory and ability to save JSA data files
(*.jsax). This allows JSA data to be viewed offline.
• When the jitter database is saved to disk, JSA is included if Clock Recovery
Emulation (CRE) is active.
• New tail fit method available in Jitter Mode, which enables the following new
scalar measurements:
• BUI (rms) for ones and zeros
•BUI(δ-δ) for ones and zeros
•BUJ
•BUJ(rms)
• Ability to measure TJ (Total Jitter), DJ (Deterministic Jitter), RJ (Random Jitter),
J2, J5, and J9 on long patterns such as PRBS31. This is accomplished within
FlexDCA with an option 401 license but without the use of the option 401
spreadsheet. A new Advanced Eye tab is enabled in Eye/Mask Mode. This feature
requires the option 401 Advanced Eye Analysis Software license.
New Command Subsystem
•:JSAMemory
New :DISK Subsystem Programming Commands
• :DISK:JSANalysis:FNAMe
• :DISK:JSANalysis:RECall
• :DISK:JSANalysis:RECall:DESTination
• :DISK:JSANalysis:SAVE

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New :DISPlay Subsystem Commands
• :DISPlay:JITTer:CCEdge
New :MEASure Subsystem Commands
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIROnes
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIROnes:LOCation
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIROnes:SOURce
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIROnes:STATus
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIROnes:STATus:REASon
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIRZeros
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIRZeros:LOCation
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIRZeros:SOURce
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIRZeros:STATus
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BIRZeros:STATus:REASon
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIOnes
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIOnes:LOCation
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIOnes:SOURce
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIOnes:STATus
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIOnes:STATus:REASon
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIZeros
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIZeros:LOCation
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIZeros:SOURce
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIZeros:STATus
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BUIZeros:STATus:REASon
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:ISIHist:SAMPles?
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:RNPIhist:SAMPles?
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:SMEThod?
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:TIHist:SAMPles?
• :MEASure:EYE:DJ
• :MEASure:EYE:DJ:RJSTabilize
• :MEASure:EYE:DJ:RJSValue
• :MEASure:EYE:JN
• :MEASure:EYE:JN:RJSTabilize
• :MEASure:EYE:JN:RJSValue
• :MEASure:EYE:JN:SJN
• :MEASure:EYE:RJ
• :MEASure:EYE:TJ
• :MEASure:EYE:TJ:RJSTabilize
• :MEASure:EYE:TJ:RJSValue
• :MEASure:EYE:TJ:TJBer
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJ
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJ:LOCation
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJ:SOURce
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJ:STATus
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJ:STATus:REASon
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJRms
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJRms:LOCation
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJRms:SOURce
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJRms:STATus
• :MEASure:JITTer:BUJRms:STATus:REASon
• :MEASure:JITTer:DDJHist:SAMPles?
• :MEASure:JITTer:DEFine:SMEThod
• :MEASure:JITTer:LJMode
• :MEASure:JITTer:RJPJhist:SAMPles?
• :MEASure:JITTer:SMEThod?

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• :MEASure:JITTer:TJHist:SAMPles?
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.
•InStandard 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.

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Firmware Release Notes
CALibrate Subsystem Programming Commands
• :CALibrate:CHAN:ENABled (new)
• :CALibrate:CHAN:STATus (new)
• :CALibrate:CHAN:STATus:DETails (new)
• :CALibrate:CHAN:STATus:DTEMperature (new)
• :CALibrate:CHAN:STATus:TIME (new)
•:CALibrate:OUTPut(new)
• :CALibrate:SKEW:SLOT:STARt (new)
• :CALibrate:SKEW:SLOT:STATus? (new)
• :CALibrate:SKEW:SLOT:STATus:DETails? (new)
• :CALibrate:SKEW:SLOT:STATus:DTEMperature? (new)
• :CALibrate:SKEW:SLOT:STATus:TIME? (new)
:CHANnel Subsystem Programming Commands
• :CHANnel:BANDwidth:FREQuency (new)
• :CHANnel:FSELect:RATE (new)
• :CHANnel:PROBe (new)
• :CHANnel:WAVelength:VALue (new)
:CRECovery Subsystem Programming Commands
• :CRECovery:CFRequency? (new)
• :CRECovery:TDENsity? (new)
•:CRECovery:OUTPut:DMODe(new)
:DISPlay Subsystem Programming Commands
• :DISPlay:JITTer:GRAPh:TYPE (new)
• :DISPlay:JITTer:GRAPh? (deprecated)
• :DISPLay:MDISplay:DOCK (new)
:EMODules Subsystem Programming Commands (new)
The :EMODules extended modules subsystem controls the connection of extended and simu-
lated modules.
• :EMODules:CRECovery:SADDress (new)
• :EMODules:CRECovery:VADDress (new)
• :EMODules:REConnect (new)
• :EMODules:SIMulator:SRATe (new)
• :EMODules:SLOT:ADDRess (new)
• :EMODules:SLOT:CONNect (new)
• :EMODules:SLOT:DISConnect (new)
• :EMODules:SLOT:SELection (new)
• :EMODules:SLOT:STATe (new)
:PTIMebase Subsystem Programming Commands
• :PTIMebase:RIPRogress (deprecated)
:SIMulator Subsystem Programming Commands (deprecated)
• This entire subsystem has been deprecated. Use the :SOUR subsystem instead.
:SOURce Subsystem Programming Commands (new)
The new :SOURce subsystem configures the source signal of extended and simulated modules.
•:SOURce:AMPLitude(new)
• :SOURce:DIFFerential (new)
•:SOURce:DRATe(new)

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• :SOURce:FILTer:CUToff (new)
• :SOURce:FILTer:STATe (new)
• :SOURce:FILTer:TYPe (new)
•:SOURce:FNAMe(new)
• :SOURce:FUNCtion (new)
• :SOURce:INVert (new)
• :SOURce:JITTer:RJ (new)
• :SOURce:JITTer:STATe (new)
• :SOURce:NOISe:RN (new)
• :SOURce:NOISe:STATe (new)
•:SOURce:OENable(new)
• :SOURce:OFFSet (new)
• :SOURce:PATTern (new)
•:SOURce:WTYPe(new)
:SPRocess Subsystem Programming Commands
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:BANDwidth (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:BANDwidth:AUTo (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:CLKDelay (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:DWAVeform (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:TAPS (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:TAPS:AUTo (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:TAPS:COUNt (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:TAPS:RECalculate (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:TARGet:AUTo (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:TARGet:LOWer (new)
• :SPRocess:DFEQualizer:TARGet:UPPer (new)
:SYSTem Programming Commands Subsystem
• :SYSTem:FCONfig (new)
• :SYSTem:GTLocal (new)
• :SYSTem:LAUNch (new)
• :SYSTem:TEMPerature (new)
• :SYSTem:UAUToscale (deprecated)
• :SYSTem:UDEFault (deprecated)
A.01.80 Release Notes, June, 2012
(Differences from Release A.01.70)
General Comments
• FlexDCA requires Agilent IO Libraries 16.2 or later. If you have a prior version
installed, it will be upgraded to version 16.2.
• FlexDCA requires the Agilent licensing system 4.3 or later. This includes "Agilent
License Manager", "Agilent ACCL Licensing", and "Agilent Host Processor Platform".
• Removed the Control menu. The Auto Scale, Run, Stop, Single, and Clear functions
can more easily be accomplished by clicking the buttons that are shown to the
right of the menu bar. The Undo Auto Scale command has been moved to the top
of the Setup menu.
New Feature List
• Ability to use 86100D DCA- X applications. Added the Apps menu to the menu
bar for launching applications.

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• Support for the N1012A OIF CEI Compliance 3.0 Application and N1019A User
Defined Application Tool. The new menu also supports user- added shortcuts to
files and Windows applications.
• FlexDCA now includes the ability to take into account the effect of external
devices such as attenuators or transducers. With this feature, FlexDCA will report
waveform and measurement results referenced to the input of the external device
instead of the input of the oscilloscope channel. Additionally, if you have
configured external attenuator or transducer settings in the 86100C/D firmware,
they will be transferred to FlexDCA when using "Transfer Basic" on connection to
the DCA.
• New copy- to- clipboard buttons on the shortcut menus for pasting waveform
images or measurement data to external applications.
• Ability to find a bit sequence in a pattern waveform.
• Ability to select one of four color schemes for displaying color- grade persistence
waveforms. This includes a color scheme that matches the classic 86100A/B/C/D
firmware.
• Ability to select color or monochrome display of gray- scale persistence waveforms.
• The remote SCPI interface is fully supported on 64- bit operating systems.
• The bandwidth of a differential signal can be configured from a single drop- down
in the GUI.
• The message area can now be "docked" so that it is permanently visible. To enable
this feature, access the "Display Setup" dialog from the "Setup" menu. Near the
bottom of the "Appearance" tab is a checkbox called "Dock Message Area".
General Defects Fixed
• Changed the default trigger bandwidth on the 86100D- STR frame from "Filtered
Edge" to "Standard Edge".
• The waveform save feature will only allow you to save waveforms that are
currently displayed. Previously, waveforms that had been acquired but not
displayed could also be saved, which made it easy to accidently save the wrong
waveform.
• Fixed the remote command ":DISK:SIMage:SINClude" in eye mode.
• Fixed a defect that caused Precision Timebase Synchronization to take a very long
time to complete when a PRBS 23 pattern was in use.
Common Programming Commands
• *IDN? (revised)
:ACQuire Subsystem Programming Commands
• :ACQuire:RLENgth:AUTo (deprecated)
• :ACQuire:RLENgth:MODE (new)
• :ACQuire:SPBit:AUTo (deprecated)
•:ACQuire:SPBit:MODE(new)
:CHANnel Subsystem Programming Commands
• :CHANnel:ATTenuator:DECibels (new)
• :CHANnel:ATTenuator:RATio (new)
• :CHANnel:ATTenuator:RESet (new)
• :CHANnel:ATTenuator:STATe? (new)
• :CHANnel:TRANsducer:GAIN (new)
• :CHANnel:TRANsducer:OFFSet (new)
• :CHANnel:TRANsducer:STATe (new)
•:CHANnel:TRANsducer:UNITs(new)

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:CRECovery Subsystem Programming Commands
• :CRECovery:JSANalysis:SPECtrum:PEAKs? (new)
:DISPlay Subsystem Programming Commands
• :DISPlay:CGSPectrum (new)
• :DISPlay:GSSPectrum (new)
:SYSTem Subsystem Programming Commands
• :SYSTem:MODel? (revised)
:TIMebase Subsystem Programming Commands
• :TIMebase:FIND:NEXT (new)
• :TIMebase:FIND:SEQuence (new)
• :TIMebase:FIND:SIGNal (new)
A.01.70 Release Notes, April, 2012
(Differences from Release A.01.61)
New Feature List
• Support for 86108B Precision Waveform Analyzer module.
• Added Measurement Regions in Oscilloscope Mode.
• Improved Signals Palette with three display modes: Full, Compact, and Mini.
• Jitter Spectrum Analysis and Software Clock Recovery Emulation.
• Added new Ethernet Mask: OTU4 G.959.1
• Improvements to precision timebase synchronization.
New and Changed :CALibrate Subsystem Programming Commands
• :CALibrate:CRECovery:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STARt? (deprecated)
• :CALibrate:CRECovery:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus? (deprecated)
• :CALibrate:CRECovery:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:DETails?
(deprecated)
• :CALibrate:CRECovery:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:TEMPerature?
(deprecated)
• :CALibrate:CRECovery:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:TIME?
(deprecated)
• :CALibrate:DARK:CHAN<N>:STATus:DTEMperature? (new)
• :CALibrate:DARK:CHAN<N>:STATus:TEMPerature? (deprecated)
• :CALibrate:MODule:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STARt (deprecated)
• :CALibrate:MODule:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus? (deprecated)
• :CALibrate:MODule:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:DETails?
(deprecated)
• :CALibrate:MODule:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:TEMPerature?
(deprecated)
• :CALibrate:MODule:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:TIME?
(deprecated)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:CRECovery? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:CRECovery:STATus? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:CRECovery:STATus:DETails? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:CRECovery:STATus:DTEMperature? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:CRECovery:STATus:TIME? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:ENABled (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:STARt (new)

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• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:STATus? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:STATus:DETails? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:STATus:DTEMperature? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:STATus:TIME? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:PTIMebase (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:PTIMebase:STATus (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:PTIMebase:STATus:DETails (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:PTIMebase:STATus:DTEMperature (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:PTIMebase:STATus:TIME (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:VERTical (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:VERTical:STATus? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:VERTical:STATus:DETails? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:VERTical:STATus:DTEMperature? (new)
• :CALibrate:SLOT[1:4]:VERTical:STATus:TIME? (new)
• :CALibrate:VERTical:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STARt (deprecated)
• :CALibrate:VERTical:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus? (deprecated)
• :CALibrate:VERTical:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:DETails?
(deprecated)
• :CALibrate:VERTical:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:TEMPerature?
(deprecated)
• :CALibrate:VERTical:{SLOT[1:4] | LMODule | RMODule}:STATus:TIME?
(deprecated)
New and Changed :DISPlay Subsystem Programming Commands
• :DISPlay:SPALette:MODE (new)
• :DISPlay:SPALette:COMPact (deprecated)
:CRECovery, :DISPlay, and :MEASure Subsystem Option JSA Commands
• :DISPlay:JSANalysis:SGRaph (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:ACQuire (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:FFTMagnitude:ECOunt (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:FFTMagnitudeSMOothing (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:INTegrate:F (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:FGAIn (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:FPOLe (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:FZERo (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:JTF:BWIDth (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:JTF:PEAKing (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:MODE (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:OJTF:BWIDth (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:OJTF:DFACtor (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:PLLorder:ORDer (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:RJCorrection (new)
• :CRECovery[1:4]:JSANalysis:SPECtrum (new)
• :MEASure:CRECovery[1:4]:DJ (new)
• :MEASure:CRECovery[1:4]:RJ (new)
• :MEASure:CRECovery[1:4]:TJ (new)
:MEASure Subsystem Region Commands
• :MEASure:AMPLitude:BERLimit (revised)
• :MEASure:REgions:COUNt (new)
• :MEASure:REgions:REGion (new)
• :MEASure:REgions:STATe (new)

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Firmware Release Notes
General Defects Fixed
• For programming commands that have discrete parameters, (for example,
:ACQuire:SMOothing) the :DEFault, :VSET, :NEXT, and :PREV child commands are
no longer documented.
• For programming commands that have numerical values, the :DEFault, :MINimum,
and :MAXimum child commands are no longer documented.
• Added programming topics for :SOURce, :LOCation, :STATus, and :STATus:REASon
child commands to the measurement commands within the :MEASure subsystem.
Known Issues
• The remote SCPI interface is limited to the HiSLIP, Telnet, and Sockets protocols
when running on a 64- bit Windows OS. To make use of this functionality, the
program "Agilent.N1000.x86.exe" needs to be launched instead of the default
"Agilent.N1000.exe".
A.01.61 Release Notes, February, 2012
(Differences from Release A.01.60)
General Comments
• Connecting to a remote instrument requires 86100C/D firmware A.10.60 or later.
New Feature List
• Added an “Auto Scale” button to top of the main GUI.
General Defects Fixed
• Resolved a defect that prevented Jitter Mode measurements if SIRC and Precision
Timebase were active.
• Fixed a defect that would cause jitter mode to poorly auto scale differential signals
causing Amplitude Analysis measurements to be made at the wrong time.
• Extended the "Transfer Basic" option of FlexDCA to bring over the following
categories of settings from the remote instrument:
• Channel configuration (including bandwidth, wavelength, and reference filter).
• Timebase scale configuration.
•Triggersourceandbandwidth configuration.
• Pattern Lock configuration.
• Precision Timebase configuration.
• Clock Recovery configuration (86108A and 83496A/B).
• Differential signal (if the remote instrument has a subtract math function on a
differential pair).
• Fixed a defect that would cause the results of "Transfer Basic" to vary based on
the prior configuration.
• Resolved a number of usability issues when performing calibrations of the 86108A.
• The "Relock" dialog will no longer come up when the user is instructed to dis-
able signals as part of the calibration.
• At the end of calibration, the user is instructed to reconnect signals, clock re-
covery is re- locked, and precision timebase is synchronized automatically.
• Resolved a defect that would cause clock recovery modules to have the wrong loop
bandwidth when defining loop bandwidth as a rate divisor.
Known Issues
• The remote SCPI interface is limited to the HiSLIP, Telnet, and Sockets protocols
when running on a 64- bit Windows OS. To make use of this functionality, the

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Firmware Release Notes
program "Agilent.N1000.x86.exe" needs to be launched instead of the default
"Agilent.N1000.exe".

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Firmware Release Notes
A.01.60 Release Notes, December, 2011
(Differences from Release A.01.50)
General Comments
• Connecting to a remote instrument requires 86100C/D firmware A.10.60 or later.
New Feature List
• Added a Continuous Time Linear Equalizer (CTLE) math function. The CTLE
requires option 201, Advanced Waveform Analysis.
• Added a Delay math function. The Delay function adds a customizable time delay
to the input waveform.
• Added an Align math function. The Align function delays one input waveform to
align it with a second input waveform.
• Added support for Option 500, Productivity Package, which includes Rapid Eye.
Rapid Eye significantly reduces the time required to acquire eye- diagram samples.
If several eye diagrams are displayed, Auto Scale can be configured to apply
software skew to align all of the eye diagrams.
• Eye Tuning enables a variable persistence display in Eye/Mask mode. Eye Tuning
can be used to tune a device while simultaneously watching changes to the eye
diagram and eye diagram measurements.
• Eye mask margins can now be based on a user- specified target Hit Ratio.
• When saving screen captures, added the capability to select one out of many
displayed waveforms to include in the saved graphics file.
• Added comprehensive capability (approximately 800 commands) to remotely
control FlexDCA via SCPI programming commands.
• Added an Uncorrelated Noise measurement to Jitter Mode.
• Added the ability to align waveforms on the display, similar to the Horizontal
Skew capability of the 86100D firmware. This Time Delay setting is available from
the Channel Setup dialog box’s Advanced tab.
• The RJ/RN compensation feature can now be used with signal processing
operators, such as de- embedding.
• Added mask files for OTU2 and OTU2e.
General Defects Fixed
• Fixed a problem where the continuous loop bandwidth setting for clock data
recovery hardware could be set to values less than 15 kHz.
• Fixed an occasional crash when using a precision timebase.
• When Jitter Mode is used to measure a clock, the clock frequency is reported in
unit of Hertz instead of bits- per- second.
• Fixed unreliable detection of the precision timebase reference frequency in Pattern
Lock.
Known Issues
• The remote SCPI interface is limited to the HiSLIP, Telnet, and Sockets protocols
when running on a 64- bit Windows OS. To make use of this functionality, the
program "Agilent.N1000.x86.exe" needs to be launched instead of the default
"Agilent.N1000.exe".

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Firmware Release Notes
A.01.50 Release Notes, September, 2011
(Differences from Release A.01.03)
New Feature List
• Ability to apply SIRC (System Impulse Response Capability) correction data for
86105C, 86105D, 86115D, or 86116C optical modules. SIRC data corrects for a
module’s specific response.
• Perform vertical module calibrations and dark calibrations from within FlexDCA,
as well as view the calibration status.
• FlexDCA now has a remote SCPI interface.
• When running on an 86100D mainframe, FlexDCA can be controlled using the
HiSLIP, Telnet, or Sockets protocols.
• When running on a 32- bit Windows operating system, FlexDCA can be con-
trolled using HiSLIP, Telnet, VXI- 11, Sockets, GPIB, or USB (hardware permit-
ting).
• New tools to explore and learn the SCPI command set:
• A new SCPI Recorder control that records and displays the equivalent SCPI
commands as the user interacts with the graphical user interface.
• A new Interactive SCPI Command Tree that allows the user to explore the en-
tire SCPI command set and execute individual commands directly from the tree
view.
• New optical channel measurements added:
• Average Power (Oscilloscope mode)
•AveragePower(Eye/Maskmode)
• Extinction Ratio (Eye/Mask mode)
• Ability to apply RJ and RN compensation factors to compensate for the
measurement system's intrinsic RJ and RN. It is not yet available in conjunction
with signal processing operators, such as de- embedding.
• New Amplify and Square math functions.
• Added the following Fibre Channel masks:
• 4.25 Gb/s Fibre Channel Delta R
• 4.25 Gb/s Fibre Channel Delta T
• 4.25 Gb/s Fibre Channel Delta T (Norm)
• 8.5 Gb/s Fibre Channel Delta R
• 8.5 Gb/s Fibre Channel Delta T
• 16x Fibre Channel Delta R
• 16x Fibre Channel Delta T
• The 83496A/B/C and 86108A clock recovery modules now support an additional
front panel clock sub- rate of divide- by- 32, as well as new super- rates of x2, x4,
and x8.
• Added new standard bit rate 41.25 Gb/s (40Gb Ethernet) selection for pattern lock
triggering and clock recovery, external precision timebase frequency, and
horizontal (timebase) scale units of bits.
• Added CPRI and OBSAI bit rates to the standard rate selection lists.
• Optimized waveform graticule size to fill its available space. Towards this end, the
marker control- panel button has been moved inside the graticule area (upper
right- hand corner). The acquisition limit status and smoothing status annotations
now reside directly below the top menu area and, as before, are visible when the
associated feature is active.
• Sharper mini signal waveforms (displayed in the signals palette and the source
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Firmware Release Notes
General Defects Fixed
• Differential skew values from the 86118A- H01 are properly transferred from the
instrument to FlexDCA.
• Fixed a defect that would cause the waveform jitter to increase when using pattern
lock at large horizontal position values.
• Waveforms files can be loaded from Agilent real- time oscilloscopes, if they were
saved in verbose text formats (header included).
• The Message Log Viewer dialog is now fixed width, which prevents the width from
potentially jumping around as the user scrolled through a list of messages.
• The on- screen keyboard is no longer invoked when the user clicks on a read- only
or disabled textbox widget.
• The RN/PI amplitude histogram now displays a legend when simultaneously
displaying both the zero- level and one- level data.
• Fixed the 39.8 Gb/s OC- 768 mask.
Known Issues
• The new RJ/RN compensation feature cannot be used with signal processing
operators, such as de-embedding
• The remote SCPI interface is limited to the HiSLIP, Telnet, and Sockets protocols
when running on a 64- bit Windows OS. To make use of this functionality, the
program "Agilent.N1000.x86.exe" needs to be launched instead of the default
"Agilent.N1000.exe".
A.01.03 Release Notes, April, 2011 (Differences from Release A.01.02)
General Comments
FlexDCA now requires Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.0. If it is not already installed,
FlexDCA will install the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile.
There is now a free version of FlexDCA available. The free version does not require the follow-
ing items:
• Agilent Licensing system
• Agilent IO Libraries
• MATLAB Compiler Runtime
The free version does not enable any of the licensed features, such as:
• Jitter Mode,
• De-Embedding filters, or
• connecting to a remote DCA.
What is enabled in the free version is basic oscilloscope and eye diagram measurements using
the built-in waveform simulator or the Agilent SystemVue product.
New Feature List
• Data simulation and analysis are now able to take advantage of multi- core CPUs.
• Waveform and eye memories can be cleared.
• Support for the 86115D- 004 module’s B channels.
• The data simulator now loads pattern waveforms that are stored in the .wfmx
format as well as the .csv format.
• The data simulation rate can be reduced to avoid 100% CPU usage whenever the
data simulator is running. This is available from the Data Simulator Setup dialog.

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Firmware Release Notes
• Waveform Signal Processing functionality is now available from a new, translucent
slide- up panel accessed via the new Math button in the lower right- hand corner
of the application.
• Annotations have been added to the upper right- hand corner of the Jitter
Measurement Results window to denote large jitter mode (LJM) and jitter
measurements on signal processed waveforms (SP).
General Defects Fixed
• Fixed a bug that allowed multiple conflicting instances of FlexDCA to be launched
at the same time.
• Improved the performance of Jitter Mode on long patterns.
• Improved the reliability of autoscale.
• Fixed an alignment issue with certain masks.
• Fixed a defect that prevented pattern waveform saves from remembering the last
saved location.
• Fixed a defect that could, under certain conditions, result in an empty
measurement toolbar after the application had been manually resized.
• Fixed a defect that could cause the application to crash if a jitter graph in an
undocked window was double- clicked.
• Fixed a bug that prevented jitter measurements from being made on a function
of a waveform memory (partial results only).
• Added annotation to the RJ and RN measurements when the values are fixed by
the user.
• Fixed a limit tests defect in Jitter Mode. Limit tests now report out- of- limit
failures.
• Fixed a defect that prevented a remote FlexDCA session from being able to end
a different active FlexDCA session that is connected to the same 86100 DCA.
A.12.02 Release Notes, May, 2013 (Differences from Release A.12.00)
General Comments
• Improvements added to eye measurement algorithms.

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Firmware Release Notes
86100D Firmware Release Notes
A.12.02 Release Notes, May, 2013 (Differences from Release A.12.00)
General Comments
• Improvements added to eye measurement algorithms.
A.12.00 Release Notes, January, 2013 (Differences from Release
A.10.80)
New Features
• Support for new 86100D instrument configurations.
• New programming command for changing instrument configuration, :SYSTem:FCONfig
(new).
• Added new OIF- CEI masks and SFF- 8431 masks.
Known Issues
• 86119A (Optical Sampling Oscilloscope) is designed to work on software versions
A.03.06 and A.03.05 only.
• 86100C Mainframes are not supported on DCA Firmware Revision A.12.00.

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Firmware Release Notes
86100D/C Firmware Release Notes
A.10.80 Release Notes, June, 2012 (Differences from Release A.10.70)
New Features
• Support for the N2800A- series InfiniiMax III probes. New arguments added to the
:CHANnel:PROBe:SELect programming command as documented in the
programmer's guide.
General Defects Fixed
• Fixed a crash in the extinction ratio calibration on the electrical channel of the
86105C and 86105D modules.
Known Issues
• 86119A (Optical Sampling Oscilloscope) is designed to work on software versions
A.03.06 and A.03.05 only.
A.10.70 Release Notes, April, 2012 (Differences from Release A.10.60)
General Comments
• Requires Windows XP Service pack 2 or later.
• Added new Ethernet Mask: OTU4 G.959.1
New Features
• Support for 86108B Precision Waveform Analyzer module.
Known Issues
• 86119A (Optical Sampling Oscilloscope) is designed to work on software versions
A.03.06 and A.03.05 only.
A.10.60 Release Notes, December, 2011 (Differences from Release
A.10.50)
General Comments
• Supports connections from FlexDCA version A.1.60 and earlier.
• Requires Windows XP Service pack 2 or later.
New Features
• Added support for Option 500, Productivity Package, which includes Rapid Eye.
Rapid Eye significantly reduces the time required to acquire eye- diagram samples.
• Autoscale performance is significantly improved when Rapid Eye is enabled.
• Ability to calibrate the optical channel of 86105C, 86105D, and 86116C modules,
even if the electrical channel is damaged.