Specifications

Option 266/Basic Mode Conflicts
Agilent Technologies
PSA Series Spectrum Analyzers
Test and Adjustment Software
Option 266/Basic Mode Conflicts
The A.03.xx release of PSA firmware introduced Option 266 (8566 code compatibility).
It was discovered that Option 266 I/O commands collided with the Basic Mode I/O.
Since it was reasonable to assume that Basic Mode (with Option B7J for digital comms
measurements) and Option 266 would not be needed at the same time, there were two
firmware builds created. One build contained Basic mode without Option 266.The other
build contained Option 266 without Basic mode (the Basic mode key is grayed out).
By the time the A.04.00 release was introduced, the Option 266 I/O conflicts were
resolved, so the new firmware allows Option 266 and Basic mode to coexist in the PSA.
NOTE: If your analyzer has the A.03.xx firmware build without Basic mode, and
contains Option 266 (8566/8568B code compatibility firmware) and Option B7J (digital
demod hardware), Option B7J hardware cannot be verified. This will result in an
incomplete calibration.
It is highly recommended that customers upgrade to the latest firmware, available from
the Agilent Technologies web site at
http://www.agilent.com/find/psa. Be sure to close
the Agilent Test Management Environment (TME) before upgrading your firmware.
If you do not want to upgrade your A.03 firmware, please contact the Agilent
Technologies Call Center.
If you choose to continue testing without upgrading your firmware, these
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