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Aug 2021 |
2018.0730 |
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Jan 2021 |
2018.0730 |
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Jul 2020 |
2018.0730 |
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Jan 2020 |
2018.0730 |
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Aug 2019 |
2018.0730 |
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Nov 2018 |
2018.0730 |
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Jul 2018 |
2018.0730 |
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Feb 2018 |
2018.0201 |
Added more preloaded waveforms for 5GNR and 802.11be
Added Burst Shape and Mask support for M941XA VXT
Added support for live connectivity to M9415A VXT for DPD testing
Added support for live connectivity to the M9410A/M9411A VXT for DPD testing
Added support for live connectivity to the M9384B VXG for DPD testing
Now supports exporting the power envelope of Signal Studio waveforms
Added support for live connection to the N5166B CXG
Fixed the licensing issue preventing waveform (.wfm) files created by N7631C v3.0 from being supported in N7614C v1.4.
Fixed the issue preventing the software from connecting to the M9383A, driver version 2.1.x.x.
Fixed the issue that occurred when testing DPD with the N9040B/N9041B, Option H1G (1 GHz bandwidth)
Fixed the issue where unsupported SCPI commands could be sent to an E8267D without Option UNW or UNU
Fixed the issue that caused a VSA capture failure to occur on an AWG + 89600/scope hardware combination
Fixed the issue that caused the error "LUT parse error, at line 1" to occur when loading LUT file
Fixed the issue where the software would sometimes not start up on PCs with McAfee Endpoint Security installed
Added support for DPD testing with the M9383A VSG and general RF signal analyzer or 89600 VSA
Added support for upgraded PXI chassis
Added support for the latest M320xA driver
Fixed an issue where PXI trigger line 2 option was appearing for M9393A PXIe VSA because trigger signal from PXI Trigger line 2 cannot be detected by M9393A VSA.
New licensing and option structure
Added support for Windows 10
Fixed the issue that 12 bits/14 bits DAC setting must be set before downloading when doing calibration
Fixed the issue that setting preamplifier state without license option check which can cause error message on MXA
Added M8190A AWG support for Envelope Tracking testing
Added VXT support for Digital Pre-Distortion and Envelope Tracking testing
Signal Analyzer trigger level setting updated to visible
Added Export Pre-Distorted Waveform and Export DPD Model features
Added PAE measurements for Envelope Tracking testing
Added M320xA PXIe AWG support for Envelope Tracking testing
Added M8195A Digital Up-Conversion (DUC) support
Added M8190A12-bit DUC support for signals with high sampling frequency (up to 12 GHz)
Added support for wideband DPD with calibration (Option Hxx) (requires DPD, Option Fxx)
Added 89600 VSA support
Added M8190A AXIe AWG baseband-only support
Added envelope tracking for dual-band DPD
Enhanced calibration algorithm
Carrier frequency offset compensation (requires DPD, Option Fxx)
Tools for importing I/Q waveform to MATLAB and I/Q waveform conversion
Added fast capture capability to signal analyzer settings
Fixed an issue where the EVM V.S. Power data was not exported correctly.
Fixed an issue where the WLAN 160MHz preloaded waveform wrongly included idle interval.
Fixed an issue where the software was not finding large waveform files on signal generators.
Fixed an issue where the software was not playing waveforms with an M8190A in 12-bit mode when Option 14B is missing.
Added support for dual-band DPD
Added support for user-defined MATLAB DPD algorithms
Added direct connectivity support for the following instruments:
M9381A PXIe Vector Signal Generator
M9391A PXIe Vector Signal Analyzer
M9393A PXIe Performance Vector Signal Analyzer
Digital Up-Conversion (DUC) Modes of M8190A Arbitrary Waveform Generator
Added Peak Cancellation algorithm to Crest Factor Reduction
Other enhancements include:
The resampling function is now more flexible for either up-sampling or down-sampling
The ACP measurement is now able to use a saved SA instrument state file to do the measurement
Refined the ACP measurement results display and added a new Peak Power result
Added new ∆EVM results before CFR
Added graph for the Waveform block settings
The Export Trace function now generates separated .csv files for different measurement results
Added I/Q waveform download utility in the RF Signal Generator block
Fixed an issue where the Frequency Center setting in the Signal Analyzer block was limited to 27 GHz
Fixed an issue where API commands were called by x64 application
Fixed an issue where the EVM vs. Power graph incorrectly displayed output power in cases where any Loss Out was entered in the Power Amplifier settings
Added real-time ET and DPD solution support with two N5182B MXG/N5172B EXGs
Added M8190A AWG support for wideband DPD
Added N5172B EXG/N5182B MXG support as envelope signal generator in ARB mode
Added support for selecting the order of look-up table application (AM/AM then AM/PM, AM/PM then AM/AM, AM/AM Only, AM/PM Only)in the Digital Predistoriton block
Added support for using Fast Power feature in the signal analyzer to measure channel power
Added EVM vs. Power measurement on LTE signals
Added several features in each block diagram as following:
Pre-distorted waveform export in Digital Predistortion block
I/Q waveform capture in Signal Analyzer block
ET shaping graph in Envelope Tracking block
Trace export in Measurement view
Polynomial curve fitting on AM/AM and AM/PM trace in the Measurement view
Fixed a defect related to attenuator handling of N9030A PXA
Fixed a defect that the power servo power is higher than expected by using the appropriate filter type in SA
Fixed a defect that Envelope Source parameter cannot be recalled correctly from a .scp file for some configurations
Fixed a defect that the default value for 33xxx AWG Filter should be Normal
Fixed a defect that the waveform cannot be updated/used if the new waveform file has the same name
Fixed a defect that the applied table is different from the selected one after adding/removing DPD LUT table several times
Fixed a defect that waveform capture is failed when the max SA capture memory length is less than 536870908 samples
Fixed a defect that FETCh:ACP7? is invalid on very old SA firmware like A.08.03
Software version 1.0 is the initial release of N7614B Signal Studio for PA test. It supports power amplifier (PA) test flow including CFR (crest factor reduction), ET (Envelope Tracking)and DPD (Digital Predistortion).
I/Q waveform import
Preloaded (eight waveforms, including LTE and WLAN waveforms with different settings)
Encrypted waveform from another Signal Studio
User-defined waveform in .CSV/Text, Big Endian 16 bits, or Matlab format
User interface block diagram, supporting CFR, ET and DPD functions. Each function can be disabled respectively.
CFR (Crest Factor Reduction): general algorithm is used. It is not specific for any format.
DPD: both Look-up table input (AM-AM. AM-PM) method and close loop DPD model extraction are supported.
ET: three envelope sources are supported: From Non-predistorted Signal , From Pre-distorted Signal, and User Defined.
Manually setting the Delay value on the user interface
Automatically in real time
Shaping table input
Four measurement results: AM/AM, AM/PM, ACP, and Dynamic-EVM
Envelope Signal Generator to generate envelope signal
RF Signal Generator to generate RF signals in DPD/ET tests
Signal Analyzer to make the measurements
API for programming control
Test flow automatic run