What's New in N1500A Software (Rev. 2020)

New Features

• Opt. 007 - Resonant Cavity Methods for Split Cylinder Resonators

• Uncertainty General Overview

• Trigger Uncertainty Measurement

• Uncertainty added to Measurement Models

• Uncertainty Trace Properties

• Uncertainty added to Sample Holder

• Waveguide Model selection

• Loading Uncertainty Files

• Uncertainty added to Trace Data Pane

• Uncertainty added to Measurement Report

What's New in N1500A Software (Rev. 2018)

New Features

• Opt. 005 - Parallel Plate and Inductance Method (E4980x/AL, E4990A, and E4991B with 16451B, 16452A, 16453A and 16454A fixtures)

• Opt. 006 - Parallel Plate and Inductance Method (E4980x/AL and E4990A with 16451B, 16452A, and 16454A fixtures)

• New display formats for different fixtures

• Temperature compensation (E4991B only)

• Limit test

New Hardware Support

• E4980A/AL Precision LCR Meter

• E4990A Impedance Analyzer

• E4991B Impedance Analyzer

• 16454A MUT X and R

• Windows 10 on PNA/ENA Series Network Analyzers

• P937xA USB VNA series

• P50xxA USB VNA series

• M980xA PXI VNA series

Other Enhancements

• Measurement report enhancements
• Multiple channels now supports different instruments, fixtures, and parameters
• Operator/Administrator modes
• New Keysight EULA
• IO Libraries upgrade to version 2018

What's New in N1500A Software (Rev. 2016)

New Features

• Undo/Redo for selected functions
• Global trigger across channels for Opt. 001
• Check for updates
• User limits with pass/fail results displayed and included in measurement report
• Web based (platform independent) reports
• Up to 32 ports on multi-port PXIe
• TE01delta Cavity Method

New Hardware Support

(See online list of supported instruments)

• TE01delta Resonator
• E5080A ENA Series Network Analyzer
• M9485A PXIe Multiport Vector Network Analyzer
• N9952A FieldFox Handheld Microwave Analyzer (50 GHz)
• N5260A/61A/62A External Test Sets

SwissTo12 Fixture Enhancements (see www.swissto12.com)

• Specify which standard (empty fixture or metal plate) to measure first in a response calibration
• Overlay S parameter measurements on equivalent S parameters of modeled permittivity
• Time domain gating

Other Enhancements

• Extended demo license from 2 weeks to 30 days
• Selectable units in measurement report and .s2p export
• Changeable chart font and size
• 20 degree minimum added to Sample Thickness Calculator
• Select single or continuous sweep
• Added define measurement and recalculate buttons to tool bar
• Floating define measurement dialog can be kept visible

What's New in N1500A Software (Rev. 2015)

• Support for E4991B Impedance Analyzer and PXI VNA
  (See online list of supported instruments)

• Sample Thickness Calculator for Opt. 001

• Swissto12 Corrugated Waveguide support for Opt. 001

• Calibration Wizard for SwissTo12 fixture

• NRW Discontinuity Detection Preference for Opt. 001

• Waveguide Resonance Calculator for Opt. 003

• Multiple measurement capability for Opt. 004

• Always Preset Instrument Preference

• Polynomial fitted S-parameter display

What's New in N1500A Software (Rev. 2014)

• Model number changes and converged software

• Select Measurement Method

• Multiple Channels

• Work Offline

• PDF Report Generator

• View Trace Data

• New Programming Commands

This release was published Dec. 2014.

What's New in N1500A Rev. E.07.02

• Import *.s2p Files (option 400)

• S-parameter Display (option 400)

• Format choices for S-parameters

• Date Field added to .csv File Save

• Cal Interpolation with PNA

• Copy Chart to another chart

• Windows 7 support (no admin privileges)

This release was published around July 13, 2013.

What's New in N1500A Rev. E.07.01

• Multiple Charts that contain Multiple Traces

• Multiport Measurements (N1500A Opt 400)

• Edit and Table menus removed.

• Additions to Chart menu

• Trace Statistics and Markers

• Changes to Preferences settings

• Save Data to *.csv files