To upgrade your oscilloscope, download the appropriate .cab file, and load this
complete file into the oscilloscope. Do not “unzip” the file.
This version of the oscilloscope firmware includes the items below:
Defects Addressed
For the 2000X and 3000X family:
• SW upgrade process has been improved to more consistently allow auto reboot
without cycling power on the oscilloscope. In previous software revisions, some
small set of USB thumb drives used to upgrade the system software prevented the
automatic rebooting when the transfer process finished, requiring the users to
remove the thumb drive and cycle power.
Oscilloscope Firmware Version 02.30.2013032600
Release Date: April 5, 2013
File Names:
To upgrade your oscilloscope, download the appropriate .cab file, and load this
complete file into the oscilloscope. Do not “unzip” the file.
This version of the oscilloscope firmware includes the items below:
Enhancements
For both the 2000X and 3000X families:
• A multichannel HDF5 file format has been added for export, allowing direct
waveform data input into Agilent’s InfiniiView N8900A offline viewer application.
• The dutycycle measurement resolution is improved beyond 0.1%, if measurement
data can support more.
• When stopped, roll mode waveforms now expand about the trigger reference point,
instead of just the right side of the display.
• Added :TRIGger:LEVel:AUTosetup – This will set the trigger level to the 50% voltage
for all displayed analog channels.
For the 2000X family:
• SW option DSOX2MEMUP has been added to allow all channels up to 1 Megabyte
of MegaZoom acquisition memory.
• The standard memory has been upgraded to 100 Kilobytes of MegaZoom
acquisition memory per channel.
• SW option DSOX2EMBD has been added to support hardware accelerated I2C and
SPI serial triggering and analysis, including decode, lister, and search capabilities.
• SW option DSOX2AUTO has been added to support hardware accelerated CAN and
LIN serial triggering and analysis, including decode, lister, and search capabilities.
• SW option DSOX2COMP has been added to support hardware accelerated
RS232/UART serial triggering and analysis, including decode, lister, and search
capabilities.
For the 3000X family:
• N2820A high sensitivity 2 channel current probe support has been added. This
allows current measurements down to micro amp range while simultaneously
viewing the large signal behavior on the second channel of the probe.
• When the WaveGen powers down in arbitrary waveform mode, the arbitrary
waveform will persist through the power cycle.
• The ability to reset the measurement statistics from the Quick Action key has been
added.
Defects Addressed
For the 2000X and 3000X family:
• Scope labels on the tablet interface now display the correct scope information.
• Overshoot measurement now more consistently chooses the edge closest to the
trigger reference.
• Scope no longer erroneously indicates that it will not work with Java 7 ( it does work)
• AutoIP is disabled before user network settings are applied during power-up. It was
enabled on previous releases. DHCP has always been disabled before network
settings were applied.
For the 3000X family:
• The N2750A family will operate properly when the button is pressed during a probe
calibration operation.
To upgrade your oscilloscope, download the appropriate .cab file, and load this
complete file into the oscilloscope. Do not “unzip” the file.
This version of the oscilloscope firmware includes the items below:
Enhancements
For both the 2000 and 3000 families:
• A tablet compatible version of the Remote Front Panel operation is now available
from the oscilloscopes web page. This includes iPad™ and many Android™ based
tablets.
• Modulation capability has been added to the WaveGen option. This includes AM,
FM, FSK.
• Measurements are now allowed when in XY mode, except for “X at Min Y” and “X at
Max Y”.
• The user probe ratio setting of 2000, 5000, and 10000 have been added.
• Added WMEMory<N> as a valid source for the BLANk, VIEW, and STATus
commands.
For the 3000X family:
• The N2750A family of InfiniiMode probes support has been added. These provide
three different types of probe tip accessories standard – browser, solder-in and
socketed. Both solder-in and socketed tip with the probe provide three measurement
modes – differential, single-ended and common mode.
• UART baud rate support for 10 Mbaud has been added.
• For ARINC 429 serial trigger and decode user defined baud rate support has been
added.
• When adjusting the frequency of arbitrary waveforms, the resulting waveform output
is now more continuous.
• Power Application improvements:
o Measurements are now grouped by category for ease of use (Input, Switching
& Output).
o For Auto De-skew, BW Limit is turned on to help reduce false triggering on
noise.
o After executing an Auto Setup, on successful operation, the application now
returned to the previous menu.
o Added new power loss\cycle measurement for switching loss.
o Slew rate analysis now uses differentiate math function for better results.
o Now allows negative output level for turn on, turn off and transient response
test setting.
o PSRR horizontal grid now labels for both ends of grid if it doesn’t overlap.
Defects Addressed
For the 2000X and 3000X family:
• The SCPI status byte register will now update immediately whenever a new telnet or
socket connection is made.
• Saving of XY data is now improved, it was saving only half of the data previously.
• The *TST? Now returns 0|1, to represent failing and passing, instead of -0|+0.
• When doing a Single, TRG bit (bit0 in the Status Byte Register) is now updated
appropriately.
For the 3000X family:
• Users can now load arbitrary waveform .csv files with 3, 4, and 5 columns.
• Autoscale now more reliably scales on signals with lowest frequency in the range
from 25 Hz to 50Hz.
• Waveform data save to thumbdrive - digital channel data is now correct at end of
waveform data record range.
• I2C trigger/decode now handles slow edges correctly.
• The math trend function will now better track the end of the waveform.
• Power Application improvements:
o Switching loss math waveform conduction calculation for Rds or Vce(sat) now
plots correctly in zoom mode.
o When using Rds or Vce(sat), and moving math vertical offset beyond screen,
values now clips.
o Crest factor now calculates from modulus of negative or positive peak as
opposed to only positive peaks.
o Power App demo for current harmonics, setting for frequency is now 50Hz,
previously 60Hz.
o Stats are now reset when changing measurement type for modulation power
measurement.
Oscilloscope Firmware Version 02.12.2012040400
Release Date: April 20, 2012
File Names:
To upgrade your oscilloscope, download the appropriate .cab file, and load this
complete file into the oscilloscope. Do not “unzip” the file.
This version of the oscilloscope firmware includes the items below:
Enhancements
For both the 2000 and 3000 families:
• Support for the 64997A, Agilent Spectrum Visualizer software has been added. The
64997A software runs on a PC and uses data acquired by the oscilloscope to
provide frequency domain views.
For the 3000X family:
• CAN eye-diagram mask testing has been added to the DSOX3AUTO, Automotive
Serial Triggering and Analysis option. The eye-diagram testing also requires the
DSOX3MASK option.
Defects Addressed
For the 3000X family:
• The CAN serial Lister, which is part of the DSOX3AUTO option, now will display
eight bytes of data in the Data column, where previously only seven bytes would be
displayed.
Oscilloscope Firmware Version 02.10.2012022200
Release Date: Feb 28, 2012
File Names:
To upgrade your oscilloscope, download the appropriate .cab file, and load this
complete file into the oscilloscope. Do not “unzip” the file.
This version of the oscilloscope firmware includes the items below:
Enhancements
For both the 2000 and 3000 families:
• DSOXDVM option has been added
o This allows DVM measurements directly from your standard oscilloscope
probe, or any probe. Readout is displayed in a large, easy to read DMM
format. It runs continuously, independent of the oscilloscope waveform
acquisitions and triggering system.
• Improved Network Printer support has been added. Supported protocols now include
LPD, IPP, and HP JetDirect™ print protocols.
• USB Keyboard support has been added for filenames, labels, and similar string entry
fields.
• Annotation capability has been added. This is accessible via the UTILITY menu, and
can also use the new USB Keyboard as an input method.
• The waveform Math Divide operator is now standard on all oscilloscopes.
For the 3000X family:
• The measurement statistics are no longer reset at Main to Zoom timebase window
changes.
Defects Addressed
For both the 2000 and 3000 families:
• FFT amplitude accuracy has been improved when using Vrms scaling.
Oscilloscope Firmware Version 02.01.2011111500
Release Date: Nov 15, 2011
File Names:
To upgrade your oscilloscope, download the appropriate .cab file, and load this
complete file into the oscilloscope. Do not “unzip” the file.
This version of the oscilloscope firmware includes the items below:
Enhancements
For both the 2000 and 3000 families:
• For web server ‘Get Image’ functionality, users can now specify whether a white
background or a black background is desired, via a new Invert Graticule check box
on the web page.
• Waveform generator frequency accuracy boosted for frequencies below 6kHz.
• In Segmented acquisition mode, memory depth is now better matched to screen
width for vernier timebase setting. This allows for reduced holdoff time between
segments when at vernier settings.
• :MARKer:X1Position? and :MARKer:X2Position? now will return the sign (instead of
absolute value) when the unit is Hz. Users will be able to know the real location of
the marker.
• Entry knob assignment now more consistently remembers the softkey it was
assigned when switching back into a menu.
For the 3000 family:
• Arbitrary Waveform Generator capability has been added to the DSOX3WAVEGEN
option. This now allows users to create waveforms directly from the scope channel
data, edit them, and save and recall arbitrary waveform data.
• DSOX3VID application is now available. This application allows advanced Video
triggering.
• DSOX3AERO application is now available. This application allows serial triggering
and decode for Mil-Std 1553 and ARINC 429 standards.
• DSOX3FLEX application is now available. This application allows serial triggering
and decode for FlexRaytm standard
• DSOX ADVMATH application is now available. This application expands the
Waveform Math capability significantly by adding the following operators
o Divide
o Base 10 logarithm
o Natural logarithm
o Exponential
o Base 10 Exponential
o Absolute value
o Linear equation - A*x + B
o Magnify
o Low Pass filtering
o High Pass filtering
o Measurement Trend
o Chart mode for timing channels
o Chart mode for timing channels with a state clock
• DSOXPWR application is now available This application allows for Power
measurements to be done in the DSO-X 3000 series oscilloscopes, including
o Harmonics
o Inrush current
o Switching loss
o Modulation
o Power Quality
o Turn Off, Turn On
o Transient Response
o Output Ripple
o Power Supply Rejection Ratio
o Slew Rate
o This option also enables U1881-003, Agilent’s PC based Power
Measurement Application which also includes advanced report generation
and SOA measurement capability.
• RS232 user defined baud rate extended down to 100 b/s.
• Serial Lister will now issue a warning if its capacity is reached.
• 113xA Probe offset calibration is now more accurate.
• :MEASure:STATistics:DISPlay {{ON | 1} | {OFF | 0}} has been added to allow remote
control and query of the measurement statistics display state.
Defects Addressed
For both the 2000 and 3000 families:
• Auto triggering now starts up more reliably from the stopped state.
• When the X1 and X2 cursors are slaved together, the delta time between them is
now constant as they move through the zoom window, and no longer changes at the
zoom window boundary.
• The probe attenuation factor no longer increments after power cycles, in certain
situations.
• Fixed logic cursor binary and hex values reporting ‘don’t care’ when outside the
zoom window.
• Reference memory is now plotted at correct skew in zoom window at non-zero delay
settings.
• Certain instances where the first trigger event may have been missed have been
corrected.
• An error message is no longer displayed when loading a mask while the trigger
source is set to WaveGen.
• The Auto Mask feature will now cancel a previous request if it is still in progress
when either the timebase scale or the delay are changed.
For the 3000 family:
• UART decode and trigger sampling at certain low baud rates have been corrected.
• Edge search indicators now indicate the correct position for roll mode waveforms.
• Search now works on waveforms acquired in High Resolution mode when stopped.
• Certain instances where a CAN serial trigger configured for standard length IDs
would trigger on an extended ID have been corrected.
• Cursor placement on zoomed square root waveforms is improved in consistency and
accuracy.
Oscilloscope Firmware Version 01.20.2011063000
Release Date: June 30, 2011
File Names:
This version of the oscilloscope firmware includes the items below:
Enhancements
For both the 2000 and 3000 families:
• 1 mV/div sensitivity is now supported on all analog channels.
• The web interface now supports an additional type of remote front panel that mimics
the physical front panel as well as the scope GUI with live waveforms.
• A QR code has been included in the oscilloscope GUI - find it and check it out.
• Cursor functionality has been extended to allow for manual phase and ratio
measurements.
• :MEASure:CLEar remote command now clears the :MEASure:ALL snapshot data
from the screen.
• Saving invalid MATH data to Reference Memories is now prevented.
• :TRIGger:FORCe" command has been added.
• :DIGitize performance has been improved.
For the 3000 family:
• Waveform Generator now supports the following additional shapes: Sinc,
Exponential Rise, Exponential Fall, Cardiac, and Gaussian Pulse.
• Measurement statistics now allow user selectable finite windowing (up to 2000
measurements) over which to calculate the statistics.
• For measurement statistics, relative standard deviation may be chosen as an
alternative to the previous standard deviation result.
• For the integrate Math function, a DC offset adjustment is now included to zero out
small DC components.
• For the FFT Math function, the FFT can now be plotted in Vrms as well as dB.
• OR triggering has been added. All channels, both analog and digital, can be
included in the specification.
• Edge then Edge triggering has been added – This allows the scope to arm on a
specified edge on any channel, then delay by time, and then trigger on the Nth edge
on a specified channel.
• For the N2744A probe adapter, the P671X and P670X series of optical to electrical
converters are now supported.
Defects Addressed
• USB termination character issue is resolved allowing program to selectively use this
capability when communicating with oscilloscope.
• ASCII XY file data for digital channels is improved when saving analog and digital
channels. It now gives valid data for data after the trigger point.
• :WAVeform:DATa header information is corrected for the amount of ASCii data
bytes transmitted. It formerly assumed one too few bytes per data point.
• Horizontal plot placement of under sampled digital channels is improved and much
more consistent across delay and time/div settings.
• When only logic channels are on, the full memory can now be used.
• The Nth Edge Burst trigger mode’s Edge control now works correctly for values >
32767.
Oscilloscope Firmware Version 01.10.2011042700
Release Date: April 27, 2011
File Names:
This version of the oscilloscope firmware includes the items below:
Enhancements
• Waveform Math functions with two operands (+, *, -) are now enabled between Ch1
and Ch3 or 4, and also between Ch2 and Ch3 or Ch4.
• For I2S triggering specification, binary trigger patterns may now include ‘don’t care’
states for individual bits in the trigger pattern specification.
• Waveform intensity is much better matched and balanced across a range of
operating conditions.
• Measurement threshold range has increased to 0% - 100% from 5% - 95%
• Web interface page for launching the Remote Front Panel functionality has improved
graphics.
• Waveform update rate is improved at 1 ms/div.
• Display of waveforms while stopped is improved for pan & zoom when acquired in
high resolution mode.
• Improved user interface responsiveness when changing Lister search criteria for
deep records.
• Delay readout is now displayed when adjusting delay while in Roll mode.
• Recall setup via the web interface now signals user if an issue is detected during
recall.
• Loading of data files (.msk, .h5) is improved for Chrome™ browser.
• Installation of application SW licenses via the web now prompts the user to reboot
with a “please cycle power” message.
• For the N2744A probe adapter, the P5205 and P5210 high-voltage differential
probes are now supported.
• User defined screen saver text entry now handles spaces.
• Measurement statistics are now reset when turning on the Mask Measure on Error
feature.
• Automatic labels assigned to serial sources now indicate which serial bus the source
is associated with.
• CAN baud rate now supports up to 5 Mbits/s
• LXI improvements for compliance
Defects Addressed
• Instrument more robustly handles mask file import from mask files created for
Infiniium oscilloscopes.
• Temporary delay readout is now erased correctly.
• Scope now displays an advisory during Autoscale if the instrument is un-calibrated.
• Display blinks less during power up sequence.
• When using the N2744A probe adapter, offset is now defaulted to 0.0V for probes
without offset control.
• Fixed offset error in waveform data saved in high resolution mode.
• Calibration time (hours field) now no longer changes on subsequent presses of ‘Cal
Status’ key in Utility-> Service menu.
• Progress bar now shows several more steps when saving CSV and ASCII
waveforms.
• Zoom mode graticule tick marks are better positioned.
• When attempting to save an 8-bit BMP file from the web browser (Internet
Explorer™) the instrument will now save the data.
• The acquisition is no longer reset at save menu format changes.
• Web saving of lister data is now more robust when lister is not on.
• Improved automatic scaling of vertical settings for the square root math function.
• When using cursors, Math units will not stick at ‘Hz’ after you change operator from