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R&S®FSW Signal and Spectrum Analyzer Release Notes Firmware Version V3.00SP1

These Release Notes are for following models of the R&S®FSW Signal and Spectrum Analyzer: R&S® FSW8, order no. 1312.8000K08, R&S® FSW13, order no. 1312.8000K13, R&S® FSW26, order no. 1312.8000K26, R&S® FSW43 order no. 1312.8000K43, R&S® FSW50, order no. 1312.8000K50, R&S® FSW67, order no. 1312.8000K67, R&S® FSW85, order no. 1312.8000K85

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Table of Contents

1 Current Version and History .............................................................. 3

1.1 New Functions ............................................................................................................. 3

1.2 Modified Functions ...................................................................................................... 6

1.3 Improvements .............................................................................................................. 8

1.4 Known Issues .............................................................................................................11

1.5 Changing of solid state disks between different types of CPU boards ...............13

1.6 “Missing smartcard” message .................................................................................13

1.7 Modifications to the Documentation........................................................................13

2 Firmware Update ............................................................................... 14

2.1 Performing the Firmware Update on the Instrument .............................................14

2.2 Performing the Firmware Update from a Windows PC ..........................................15

2.3 Operation with and without Administrator Rights .................................................16

2.4 Installing Firmware Options .....................................................................................17

2.4.1 Firmware options included in basic instrument ............................................................17

2.4.2 Other Firmware Options within the FSWSetup.exe File ..............................................17

2.4.3 Enabling Options by Entering Option Key Codes ........................................................17

3 Customer Support ............................................................................ 19


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1 Current Version and History

1.1 New Functions

The following table lists the new functions and indicates the version in which the new

function was introduced:

New functions of Firmware V3.00

Version Function

V3.00 Support of FSW-K144 5G-NR Downlink Measurements

(in line with TS38.211 R1-1801291 RAN1-AH-1801)

V3.00 FSW-K70: Support of FSW-K70M measurement with two different modulations types in one result range (only for non-rotating PSKs/QAMs). E.g. DVB-S2(X) can now be measured.

V3.00 FSW-K70: New mappings for 512QAM and 2048QAM.

V3.00 Spurious Emission Measurement: Added SCPI command LIST:XADJust for adjusting

the x axis.

V3.00 FSW-K18: Added a configurable delay that is automatically applied whenever the input signal changes (e.g. when the generator power changes).

New functions of Firmware V2.90/V2.90SP1

Version Function

V2.90SP1 FSW-K7: The filter edges of the HP and LP filters are now marked by lines drawn in the spectrum diagrams

V2.90 Support of option FSW-B2071 Oscilloscope Baseband Inputs with application I/Q Analyzer

V2.90 Support of 3D Spectrogram Display in Spectrum Mode, I/Q Analyzer and K7 Analog Modulation Analysis.

V2.90 New function Parameter Coupling: This function allows to couple parameters like center frequency or amplitude parameters between different channels. This is very useful in conjunction with the scheduler function, as it eliminates the need to change these parameters in every channel individually. In addition, also User Couplings are possible, for example linking the center frequency of one channel to the marker frequency of another channel.

The function is available in the Setup menu.

V2.90 New self alignment features: Display of remaining time for self alignment and warning if alignment is started and the warming up message is still shown in the status bar.

V2.90 Legacy pro: Supports command INPut:MIXer in FSU emulation mode.

V2.90 I/Q Analyzer: Support of Time Domain Power markers (under Marker Functions)

V2.90 FSW-K17: CSV file format is now supported for ACSII trace export.

V2.90 FSW-K18: Equalizer results can now be exported in “*.fres” file format.

V2.90 FSW-K18: The TRACe:DATA command now also supports 64 bit format.

V2.90 FSW-K18: Support of “Moving Average” for I/Q averaging.

V2.90 FSW-K30: Trigger menu and trigger functionality support

V2.90 FSW-K70: Support of I/Q skew measurement and compensation (only for PSK/QAM/Offset QPSK)

V2.90 FSW-K70: Support of 64FSK

V2.90 FSW-K70: Support of new Bluetooth standards Bluetooth5_LE1M and Bluetooth5_LE2M

V2.90 FSW-K91: Added Error Vector Magnitude results according to the legacy standard versions IEEE802.11b-1999 and IEEE802.11b-2012 for FSW-K91 standards 802.11b & 802.11g DSSS.


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Version Function

V2.90 FSW-K106: Support of deployment guard-band

V2.90 FSW-K118/K119: Support of xPUCCH, dual UL-PCRS transmission, xPDSCH/xPUSCH DMRS rel. power

V2.90 FSW-K544: Option now provides Graphical User Interface (GUI) for operation via local control.

V2.90 FSW-K201: Support of PUACH channel

New functions of Firmware V2.81/V2.80

Version Function

V2.81 FSW-B5000: 5 GHz Analysis Bandwidth with application I/Q Analyzer: now also supported with FSW43. Requires R&S RTO2064

V2.80 Support for FSW-K19 Noise Power Ratio (NPR) measurement

V2.80 Support for FSW-B106 Extension to 6 GB I/Q Memory for R&S FSW-B160, B160R or B320 [requires Detector Extension Board, Rev 2 (1328.4300.xx) and CPU board IPC11) FSW-B106 is supported in IQ Analyzer, MSRA & FSW-K6.

V2.80 FSW-B1200/B2001: CCDF/APD measurement now supports bandwidths 1 GHz, 1.2 GHz or 2 GHz.

V2.80 FSW-B5000 supports FSW-B21 for external mixers up to 2 GHz bandwidth

V2.80 Supports Continuous Gating after one external trigger event.

V2.80 New self alignment features: “Await warm-up operation” and “Shutdown after Alignment” supported. These features can also be selected from the FSWSetup.exe installation program.

V2.80 I/Q File as Input Source is now additionally supported in the following Applications: • IQ Analyzer incl. MSRA • K7 Analog Modulation Analysis for AM/FM/φM • K10 GSM/EDGE/EDGE Evolution/VAMOS Measurements • K15 VOR/ILS Measurements • K17 Multicarrier Group Delay Measurements • K100-K105 EUTRA/LTE Measurements • K106 EUTRA/LTE NB-IoT Downlink Measurements • K70 Vector Signal Analysis • K72/K73 3G FDD BTS / UE • K76/K77 TD-SCDMA BTS /UE • K82/K83 CDMA2000 BTS/ MS • K84/K85 1xEV-DO BTS/ MS

V2.80 Support of remote command DEVice:INFO:HWBand? to read out band break

frequencies in zero span mode.

V2.80 FSW-K6: Segmented capture with FSW-B1200/2001 supported

V2.80 FSW-K7: Supports Band Power/Deviation Markers in the displays: RF spectrum, AM spectrum, PM spectrum and FM spectrum.

V2.80 FSW-K17: Remote trace query now supports 64 bit. Select this format by using the command

"FORMat:DATA REAL,64" prior to querying the trace data.

V2.80 FSW-K18: The “Read and Load Current Signal from Generator”-functionality now also supports SMW-K141 (802.11ad), SMW-K118 (V5GTF) and SMW-K542 (Power Sweep)

V2.80 FSW-K60C/FSW-K60H: Supports FM settling and PM settling measurements

V2.80 FSW-K60C: Supports Chirp Frequency INL (integral non-linearity) measurements

V2.80 FSW-K70: Support of FSW-K70P BER Measurements with PRBS sequences

V2.80 FSW-K70: Increased precision for filter roll-off factor (Alpha/BT). Now three digits after the decimal point can be entered.

V2.80 FSW-K70: Several new mappings (e.g. for 1024QAM and 4096QAM)

V2.80 FSW-K91: Support for FSW-B1200 & FSW-B2001 options

V2.80 FSW-K100: New settings to exclude a specific resource block which is used for embedded NB-IoT. This feature is only available in case that option FSW-K102 is installed


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Version Function

V2.72 Support for FSW-B5000: 5 GHz Analysis Bandwidth with application I/Q Analyzer for model FSW85. Requires R&S RTO2064.

V2.72 Support of external amplifiers for FSW85.

V2.72 FSW-K118: Extended Physical Broadcast Channel is supported.

V2.72 FSW-K118/K119: Data capture (via Max BW function) and IQ import supports different sampling rates.


Version Function

V2.71 Support of FSW-K118 V5GTF Downlink Measurements

V2.71 Support of FSW-K119 V5GTF Uplink Measurements

V2.71 FSW-K70: Supports an oversampling of 2 (i.e. Sample Rate = 2*Symbol Rate) for PSK/QAM modulations

V2.71 FSW-K70: Supports equalizer with an oversampling of 2 for PSK/QAM modulations

V2.71 FSW-K91AX: HE MU PPDU Auto Configuration according to the HE-SIG-B field. All HE MU results (except Signal Content Detailed) are based on the RU in the first row of the HE PPDU Configuration table.

V2.71 FSW-K91AX: Added Signal Content Detailed Table of Results

V2.71 FSW-K91AX: Support for 13.6µs ‘Guard Interval + HE-LTF Size’ (4xHE-LTF + 1xGI1)

V2.71 FSW-K91: Added additional SCPI commands to obtain the EVMs of all the PPDUs found in the last capture.

FETCh:BURSt:PPDU:EVM:ALL:AVERage?

FETCh:BURSt:PPDU:EVM:DATA:AVERage?

FETCh:BURSt:PPDU:EVM:PILot:AVERage?

V2.71 Legacy pro: FSU command INP:MIX:AUTO ON added


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1.2 Modified Functions

The following table lists the modified functions and indicates the version in which the

modification was carried out:

Modified functions of Firmware V3.00SP1:

Version Function

V3.00SP1 FPGA-firmware changes for production reasons

Modified functions of Firmware V3.00:

Version Function

V3.00 FSW-K70: PSK/QAM constellations are now always normalized to an RMS value of 1. This may lead to a different scaling of the results based on the measurement or reference signal, e.g. the I/Q constellation diagram.

V3.00 FSW-K70: The bit error rate result is now displayed in scientific format.

V3.00 FSW-K70: Symbol Errors that are detected in a bit error rate measurement are no longer highlighted with a red frame anymore, but are displayed in red text within the symbol table.

V2.90 FSW-K106: Deployment guard-band now provides a list of all possible offsets to the E-UTRA carrier frequency


Version Function

V2.90 The maximum frequency of transducers and limit lines is increased to 2.5 THz.

V2.90 FSW-B21: With Auto ID and/or Signal ID trace 1, trace 1&2 or trace 1-3 have specific definitions. All other traces can now be configured without restrictions.

V2.90 FSW-K17: The x-axis frequency values of the group delay diagram have been shifted by a value of +Carrier Spacing/2 in order to provide a more accurate display of the calculated group delay.

V2.90 FSW-K17: Depending on Group Delay Mode (Absolute / Relative), the Phase Difference display now also includes the linear phase trend caused by absolute group delay (setting “Absolute”) or only shows the influence caused by relative group delay (setting “Relative”).

V2.90 FSW-K18D: The Direct DPD sequence now checks if the synchronization was successful for every iteration. If no synchronization was found for an iteration, the iteration automatically gets repeated up to 10 times until a synchronization is found.

V2.90 FSW-K18: Segments configured in the “Custom Waveform File” dialog are now automatically activated on the connected generator when pressing the “Load and Export Selected Waveform to Generator” button.

V2.90 FSW-K18D: Continuous sweeping is no longer stopped when pressing “Abort” or “Finish” while the Direct DPD is running.

V2.90 FSW-K70: Increased limit for maximum burst length (upper limit now equal to the limit for the result length)

Modified functions of Firmware V2.81/V2.80:

Version Function

V2.80 Renamed the toggle “External preamplifier ON/OFF” to “Ext. PA Correction ON/OFF”

V2.80 FSW-B10: Switching the B10 source state to OFF now also sets the RF state of the connected external generator to OFF.

V2.80 FSW-B160R/B512R: MSRT mode: I/Q Export is now additionally supported for IQ Analyzer, FSW-K7 and FSW-K70.

V2.80 FSW-B160R/B512R: I/Q Export exports dwell time instead of either the Spectrum sweep time or the PvT sweep time, whichever is larger.

V2.80 FSW-K18D: Direct DPD now also supports bursted (= TDD) signals.


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Version Function

V2.80 FSW-K18: Marker 1 is now automatically set to “Restart” on the connected generator when using “Generate Own Signal” or Direct DPD.

V2.80 FSW-K70: For very large capture oversampling rates (≥ 64), a lower number of display points per symbol (i.e. 32) is now used by default to avoid prolonged display times and extremely large amounts of trace data.


Version Function

V2.72 Modified settling times at signal path transitions > 8 GHz.


Version Function

V2.71 Modified settling times at signal path transitions at 8 GHz.

V2.71 FSW-K91AX: The command to configure the PPDU Format to measure

SENSe:DEMod:FORMat:BANalyze:BTYPe:AUTO:TYPE now allows a new

parameter AIHM, to support Auto Decoding & Configuration of HE-MU PPDUs.

The command to configure the Guard Interval + HE-LTF Size,

CONFigure:WLAN:GTIMe:AUTO:TYPE now allows a new parameter L4G1

(13.6µs = 4xHE-LTF + 1xGI1).

CONFigure:WLAN:RUConfig:RUINdex:HIGHest has been renamed to

CONFigure:WLAN:RUConfig:COUNt:HIGHest.

CONFigure:WLAN:RUConfig:SEGMent1:CHANnel1:RULocation1:

RUINdex:HIGHest has been renamed to

CONFigure:WLAN:RUConfig:SEGMent1:CHANnel1:RULocation1:

COUNt:HIGHest.


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1.3 Improvements

The following tables list the improvements and indicate since which version the issue

could be observed:

Improvements of Firmware V3.00

Since Function

V2.00 In some conditions in FFT mode with active signal count an IF OVLD appeared although the signal path was not overloaded. This issue is solved.

V2.00 In very rare cases the firmware locked up during creation or deletion of channels or displays.This issue is solved.

V2.80 FSW-B21: In Spectrum Emission Mask and Spurious Emission Measurement the Auto ID mode was missing . This issue is solved.

V2.90 FSW-B2000/B5000: Switching on the B2000/B5000 turned an active harmonic mixer state to off. This issue is solved.

V2.90 FSW-K18: Accidentally it was possible to activate Moving Average during Direct DPD calculation. This issue is solved.

V2.90 FSW-K18: A running FSW-K18 application unintentionally stopped continuous sweeping when using the sequencer functionality. This issue is solved.

V2.80 FSW-K18: I/Q averaging in combination with Parameter Sweep was not working as expected. This issue is solved.

V2.80 FSW-K18: Polynomial DPD did not produce optimum results when using AM/AM first in combination with “Generate Predistorted Waveform File”. This issue is solved.

V2.50 FSW-K70: Remote commands INP:IMP? and INP:IMP:PTYP? did not work. This

issue is solved.

V2.90 FSW-K95: Autolevel with B2000/B5000 active did not work. This issue is solved.

V3.00 FSW-K118/K119: Running multi carrier analysis for a long time could result in an out of memory indication. This issue is solved.

V2.90 FSW-K544: After self alignment, the state of user correction was always set to off. Now the state that was active before is restored after the self alignment..

Improvements of Firmware V2.90SP1

Since Function

V2.90 The self test failed on some instruments with Detector Extension Board part # 1312.8200.xx, although the hardware itself was ok. This issue is solved.

V2.90 FSW-B2000/B5000: Sporadically the firmware locked up when switching on the B2000/B5000 option. This issue is solved.

V2.90 FSW-B2000/B5000: I/Q data export was not possible, because of an endless loop in the export algorithm. This issue is solved.

V2.50 FSW-K70: “Meas only if Pattern Symbols Correct” functionality did not work for short patterns. This issue is solved.


Since Function

V2.80 FSW-K18: Occasionally the SCPI connection was lost while running SCPI scripts. This issue is solved.

V2.80 FSW-K18D: Activating and deactivating the Direct DPD in quick succession could lead to a state in which the output level of the connected generator and the generator level displayed in FSW-K18 were not matching each other. This issue is solved.

V2.80 FSW-K91: An HE SU PPDU was detected as an HE MU PPDU due to CSD (cyclic shift delay). This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K91: MIMO measurements using R&S OSP (open switch and control platform) did not work. This issue is solved.


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Since Function

V2.70 FSW-K60 with FSW-B2000: Max. Record Length was not handled properly for B2000 using external trigger. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K60 with FSW-B2000: Loading a save set did not restore the selected bandwidth for B2000. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K60 with FSW-B2000: Trace Mode “View” did not work. This issue is solved.

V2.60 FSW-K60: I/Q Export of only the specified analysis region time gate was not possible. This issue is solved.

V2.20 FSW-K104: Power vs Time: Measurement did not work if Reference Level Offset was set to values below -20 dB. This issue is solved.


Since Function

V2.80 In some cases, the firmware locked up in sweep mode FFT. This issue is solved.

V2.60 FSW50/67/85: Due to a wrong limit setting, the self alignment failed on some instruments although it had worked fine with previous firmware versions. This issue is solved.

V2.80 Legacy pro: FSU command INP:MIX:AUTO ON did not work. This issue is solved.

V2.80 FSW-K60C: Frequency INL table result had inverse sign for negative chirp rates. This issue is solved.

V2.80 FSW-K60H/K60C: Parameter Trend axis unit was wrong for FM/PM settling results. This issue is solved.


Since Function

V2.20 FSW8/FSW13: The limits of the reference level were not updated correctly after changing the preamplifier from 15 dB to 30 dB. This issue is solved.

V2.70 Using the FFT in speed mode with a center frequency above 500 MHz, the noise representation of the readings up to 450 MHz was not flat. This issue is solved.

V2.20 FSW-B160R/B512R: MSRT slave data was slightly misaligned in time, becoming more noticeable at smaller spans. This issue is solved.

V2.00 FSW-B160R/B512R: Undo/Redo didn't undo/redo changes to the PvT sweep time. This issue is solved.

V2.60 FSW-B160R/B512R: After opening and closing the Edit Frequency Mask dialog with External Trigger, the Trigger Source wouldn't be reset to External Trigger correctly. This issue is solved.

V2.40 FSW-B512R: The zoomed area did not match the selection in the unzoomed diagram. This issue is solved.

V2.40 FSW-B512R: Spikes and other artifacts may occur sometimes in the spectrum. This issue is solved.

V2.40 FSW-K6: The segment length was inadvertently changed when the user modified the acquisition filter or bandwidth or activated the segment capture mode. In this case the desired segment length had to be re-entered by the user. This issue is resolved.

V2.70 FSW-K7: The values of HP and LP filters were missing on hardcopies. This issue is solved.

V1.70 FSW-K7: For very short measurement times (e.g. DBW 100 kHz, Meas Time 104 us) the AM trigger level was instable. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K18: Using iq-tar files as reference signal source is now working.

V2.70 FSW-K18: In MultiView the results of the Parameter Sweep were unintentionally hidden. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K18: All bandwidth toggle buttons are now displayed as expected for instruments with FSW-B2001 or FSW-B1200.

V2.70 FSW-K18: When training the FSW-K18 equalizer, instead of the averaged I/Q data, only the last I/Q capture was used. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K18: Improved appearance of spectrum trace for short result ranges.


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Since Function

V2.70 FSW-K30: FSW8/13 with FSW-B24: The user interface did not show the preamp gain from the save set after recall, although the value was actually recalled and used. This issue is solved.

V1.70 FSW-K54: Remote control: Using 6 traces and 8 limit lines lead to a SCPI error. This issue is solved.

V2.72 FSW-K192/193: In some cases, remote operation was unresponsive after performing auto-level when no appropriate trigger was available. This issue is solved.

V2.72 FSW-K91 802.11ax: Improved Timing Tracking (Sample Frequency Offset SFO compensation) in case of large sample clock errors.

V2.70 FSW-K95: The gain Imbalance value in the result summary sometimes displayed an unrealistic value (in the range of -100 dB) when looking at a single PPDU only. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K544: ACLR Measurement: if using an S2P frequency correction file and noise cancellation in parallel, the traces reflect both corrections, but the ACLR readings did not take the frequency correction into account. This issue is solved.


Since Function

V2.70 FSW-K18: Using “I/Q Average Count” softkey from the “Sweep” menu sometimes got the I/Q averaging into an inconsistent state. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K18: FSW-K18: It was not possible to train the FSW-K18 equalizer based on I/Q averaged data. Even when I/Q averaging was activated, the equalizer training was done only on the I/Q data of one I/Q recording. This issue is solved.

V2.50 FSW-K95: Fixed an issue that caused the Gain Imbalance result in the Result Summary to be incorrect when only a single PPDU was selected.

V2.70 FSW-K100/101/104/105: Fixed a firmware lock up which sometimes happened by switching between uplink- and downlink mode

V1.50 FSW-K100/104: Reading out the results by SCPI for more than one TX channel was not supported in ACLR measurement as the command

CALCulate1:MARKer1:FUNCtion:POWer1:RESult? MCACpower was

not supported. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K101/105: In case of EVM measurements with 2 component carriers, frequencies above 26.4 GHz were not accepted. This issue is solved.


Since Function

V2.70 Entering an option key code manually lead to a lock up of the firmware. Nevertheless the key code was working fine after a reboot. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW85 & FSW-B2000: For frequencies above 43 GHz the signal level may disappear. This issue is solved.

V2.70 FSW-K18: Pressing softkey "Update DPD Tables on Generator" directly after starting the application may no longer lead to a lock up of the instrument.

V1.21 FSW-K30: SCPI command STAT:QUES:CORR? returned 1 instead of 0 after calibration.

This issue is solved.

V2.71 FSW-K106: Improved the multi carrier filter which results in lower EVM values for multi carrier signals with 300 kHz carrier spacing.

V2.60 FSW-K192: The time stamp in PLC Messages was not correctly decoded. This issue is solved.

V2.60 FSW-K193: Synchronous Band Power, power units dBmV & dBuV are supported.


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1.4 Known Issues

The following table lists the known issues and indicates since which version the issue

could be observed:

since Function

V1.81 If the additional software R&S DigIConf should be installed directly on the FSW, please use the version V03.01.009.30.Build220 SP1 or newer (Beta available upon request) older version may have data transfer problems or show white screens. The R&S DigIConf software might prevent windows to shut down occasionally. If this happens, please select "Force shut down" and confirm.

V1.80 FSW-B160R: No full support of trigger outputs. "Device Triggered" mode for "Frequency Mask Trigger" is available for trigger output 3 only.

V1.90 FSW-B160R: Auto Adjust functions are not available in MSRT mode.

V2.40 FSW-B160R/B512R: Kaiser window not supported. If selected a Blackmann Harris window is applied.

V2.80 FSW-B512R: Attenuation occurs further than 240MHz away from the center frequency in replay zoom.

V2.40 FSW-B512R: For some resolution bandwidths a single sweep causes artefacts in the spectrum that are caused by the instrument itself.

V2.20 FSW-B2000: In some situation after recalling a file with active B2000 configuration the connection to the R&S RTO is not established. Workaround: After the recall switching the B2000 state off and on again should solve the problem.

V2.80 FSW-K6: Segmented capture with FSW-B512R can produce incorrect segment lengths.

V2.40 FSW-K6: The user can set a larger amount of segment data than is actually possible with certain RTO configurations (using FSW-B2000). In this case the lower number of available segments will be analyzed and a warning will appear in the status bar.

V2.20 FSW-K6: The “view” trace behaves like a “clear write” trace.

V1.41 FSW-K6: After aborting a measurement via SCPI (:ABORt) the status bar still shows

"Measuring...".

V1.41 FSW-K6: The following commands are not available:

[SENSe:]FREQuency:CENTer:STEP

[SENSe:]FREQuency:CENTer:STEP

V1.51 FSW-K6: After recalling a Pulse channel which was saved after a RUN SINGLE operation, the RUN SINGLE button is lit but no measurement is running.

V1.60 FSW-K10: Cumulating of Modulation Spectrum limits of carriers of a multicarrier BTS not supported for frequency offsets < 1.8 MHz of the outmost carrier.

V2.90 FSW-K18: Markers are not available for Parameter Sweep measurements.

V2.80 FSW-K18: Occasionally the warning “Press Update DPD to get valid DPD data” is displayed even though no DPD is active or Direct DPD is active.

V2.70 FSW-K18: Pressing softkey "Update DPD Tables on Generator" directly after starting the application may lead to a lock up of the instrument.

V2.70 FSW-K18: The “Input / Output” dialog occasionally is too high to fit into the FSW screen.

V2.60 FSW-K60: Adding a marker to the spectrum resets selected frame in the spectrogram.

V2.50SP2 FSW-K60: Trace statistics in hop or chirp time domain displays are cleared on every sweep

V2.50 FSW-K60: Normal marker is synced across region and hop/chirp, but hop/chirp spectrum does not update if you drag a marker on the region spectrogram (and vice versa).

V2.40 FSW-K60: The trace statistics modes "all hops" or "all chirps" will also apply min/max statistics to ClearWrite traces in hop or chirp time domain displays.

V2.70 FSW-K70: [SENSe:]DDEMod:SEARch:MBURst:STARt:SAMPles?,

CALCulate<n>:MSRA:WINDow<n>:IVAL? and the displayed analysis range in

the MSRA only work reliably for capture lengths <= 256 000 Samples

V2.60 FSW-K70: In remote mode, if the capture buffer length exceeds 64 000 symbols and if the

command SENSE:DDEMOD:SEARCH:MBURST:CALC is sent right after the finished

measurement, occasionally the trace in the Mag(Capture Buffer) display is not visible.


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since Function Workaround: Send refresh command (INIT:REFM) and re-send

SENSE:DDEMOD:SEARCH:MBURST:CALC command.

V2.80 FSW-K91N: In cases when statistic and time tracking is used, the message “No PPDU of desired type to analyze!” might occur.

V2.80 FSW-K91AX: Occasionally scalar results display ‘---‘ (nan).

V2.60 FSW-K91N: For specific 802.11n antenna 2,3,.. signals with cyclic shift delay the EVM might drop by approx 1dB.

V2.60 FSW-K91AX HE Trigger-based PPDU analysis: In some cases the auto bandwidth detection might fail. A work around it to set the bandwidth of the signal to be measured manually.

FSW-K91AX HE Trigger-based PPDU analysis: For 40MHz signals with short GI/HE-LTF size, the auto detection might fail. A work around it to set the GI/HE-LTF size of the signal to be measured manually.

FSW-K91AX HE MU PPDU: Only manual PPDU Configuration is supported

FSW-K91AX Ext Range SU PPDU: Only RU242 size is supported. No MIMO is supported.

V2.50 FSW-K91/192/K193: In some cases (using FSW-B512) auto level might not produce optimal results. Manual adjustments of the amplitude settings may be required in these cases.

V2.00 FSW-K91: Please use not more than three FSW-K91 channels - at maximum capture time - to ensure that the memory of the application is not exceeded.

V1.90 FSW-K91: When measuring MIMO and recalling a save set containing the same IP-addresses of the connected devices the measurement will stop working. Please delete the shutdown file 'C:\R_S\Instr\results\Shutdown.dfl' and power cycle the FSW on the rear main switch.

V1.42 FSW-K91, -K91n, -K91ac: In case the instrument is waiting for a trigger this message is not displayed in the status bar.

V2.90 FSW-K95: When loading an I/Q file, an incorrect warning is displayed occasionally. The warning states that the sample rate of the file was different from the sample rate of the application even though the sample rate of the file is equal to the application sample rate. Changing the sample rate hence and forth makes the message disappear.


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1.5 Changing of solid state disks between different types of

CPU boards

For the FSW spectrum analyzer different CPU boards are in use: IPC10 with order no.

1206.0223 and IPC11 with order no. 1206.3216.

If the solid state disk is exchanged between FSWs with different types of CPU boards

the screen resolution is only 800x600 and a "Drive Access Error" will be displayed from

the firmware. Please switch off the device and change back to the solid stated drive

which fits to the CPU board. The device will boot as usual.

1.6 “Missing smartcard” message

For FSW spectrum analyzer produced July 2017 or later the message “Missing

smartcard or smartcard not initialized” may appear after starting the device.

This only happens if a firmware below V2.60 is used. Either because a downgrade to a

version below V2.60 had been performed, or the solid state drive was exchanged with

a version below V2.60.

Solution: Please install firmware V2.60 or higher. The device will boot as usual.

1.7 Modifications to the Documentation

The latest documentation is available for download from the Rohde & Schwarz website

at:

http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/manual/FSW



R&S FSW Firmware Update

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2 Firmware Update

The firmware update file for the R&S FSW is one file including the main firmware

version number e.g. FSWSetup_V1.60.exe. It will be referred as FSWSetup.exe later

in the text. The file can be found on Rohde & Schwarz web page

2.1 Performing the Firmware Update on the Instrument

There are three ways to make the setup FSWSetup.exe visible to the device:

Using a memory stick:

1. Copy the file to a directory of the memory stick and insert the memory stick into

one of the USB sockets of the R&S FSW.

Using the remote desktop and copying the installation files to a directory of the

instrument:

1. Connect the R&S FSW to your LAN.

2. Start the remote desktop on your PC (C:\winnt\system32\mstsc.exe).

3. Enter the TCP/IP address of the instrument, you want to update. Ensure that the

"local resources" > "drives" option is selected and press the "Connect" button. (To

get the TCP/IP address of the R&S FSW press the hard key “Setup” and then the

softkey “Network + Remote”. The IP address consists of 4 numbers between 0

and 255.

4. Login to the instrument (user name: “instrument” and default password “894129”).

5. Copy the FSWSetup.exe from your PC to a new folder e.g. C:\FWUpdate.

6. You can now access this directory with the FSWSetup.exe from the R&S FSW

analyzer firmware.

Using a network drive:

1. Connect your R&S FSW to your LAN, and establish a connection to one of your

servers. (Please ask the local IT administrator for support)

2. Copy the FSWSetup.exe from your PC to a directory on this server

3. You can now access the directory with the FSWSetup.exe from the R&S FSW

analyzer firmware.

Performing the update on the instrument:

The firmware update process is performed by the following steps:

1. Switch the instrument on and wait until the Analyzer has resumed operation.

2. Press the "SETUP" hard key, then the softkey “System Config”, and select the tab

“Firmware Update”.

A file browser is displayed to select the proper FSW*.exe setup file. Change the

path to the drive and directory which you prepared in the step before (USB stick


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directory, remote PC directory or directory on a server) and close the dialog with

the “Install” button.

3. Press the "Next" button to come to the selection of the firmware packages. By

default all application should be installed. Ensure that the applications needed are

selected.

4. Press the "Install" button.

The firmware will be stopped and the installation starts. After a few minutes the

system restarts automatically. After the restart the firmware installation is

complete. After the firmware update the "UNCAL" flag appears. A self alignment is

necessary.

5. Press the "SETUP" hard key, the softkey "Alignment" and then press the button

"Start Self Alignment" to invoke the alignment procedure.

2.2 Performing the Firmware Update from a Windows PC

If the firmware version 1.10 or newer is installed on the instrument the new firmware

can also be uploaded without using a memory stick or a network drive. Just a LAN

connection from the instrument and a Windows PC is necessary.

1. Run FSWSetup.exe on your PC.

2. Select Remote Installation and

click the button Next.

3. Select the Packages which shall be

installed and click the button Next.

HINT FOR FIRE WALL USERS: The

FSWSetup.exe is communicating with the

instruments via LAN. Therefore it is

necessary that the FSWSetup.exe may

pass the fire wall. After adding it to the fire

wall rules, restart the scan by clicking on

Rescan.

4. After scanning your LAN subnet all found instruments are listed. Select the

instruments you want to update.

It is possible to select up to 5 instruments for updating in parallel.


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Please be careful and check twice if you have selected the correct instruments.

Depending on your company’s network structure also instruments of other departments

will show up!

5. Additional help will be displayed after clicking the button “Help” and further options

are available by clicking the button “Options”.

6. Start the installation by selecting “Install”

7. Confirm that you want to reboot the instrument in order to activate the firmware

update (the instrument then restarts automatically)

2.3 Operation with and without Administrator Rights

With firmware version V1.41 or higher, the analyzer may be operated with or without

administrator rights. Some administrative tasks (e.g. LXI functions or network

configuration) do require administrator rights. Since firmware V1.60 a firmware update

is also possible without administrator rights.

In the default configuration, auto login is enabled, and the “Instrument” account with

administrator rights is active. This means that no password is required, and the full

functionality of the analyzer is available. An additional user account (user name

“NormalUser” with default password “894129”) is pre-defined. Use standard Windows

functionality if you wish to deactivate the auto login mechanism and activate the

NormalUser account. Please refer also to the Quick Start Manual of the FSW.


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2.4 Installing Firmware Options

2.4.1 Firmware options included in basic instrument

The R&S FSW-K7, R&S FSW-K19, R&S FSW-K33, R&S FSW-K54 and R&S FSW-

K544 application software packages are included in the basic instrument firmware.

Therefore they do not have a separate item in the installer to be selected.

2.4.2 Other Firmware Options within the FSWSetup.exe File

The R&S FSW-K6, R&S FSW-K10, R&S FSW-K15, R&S FSW-K17, R&S FSW-K18,

R&S FSW-K30, R&S FSW-K40, R&S FSW-K50, R&S FSW-K60, R&S FSW-K70, R&S

FSW-K72/73, R&S FSW-K76/77, R&S FSW-K82/83, R&S FSW-K84/85, R&S FSW-

K91, R&S FSW-K95, R&S FSW-K100/101/102/104/105, R&S FSW-K106, R&S FSW-

K118/K119, R&S FSW-K144, R&S FSW-K192/193 and R&S FSW-K201 application

software packages have their own installation item and are therefore added to the

selection list during the firmware update. Ensure that the checkbox is checked if the

installation is requested.

Note: The functionality of FSW-K6S is integrated within FSW-K6 and is activated by its

own key code. The functionality of FSW-K18D is integrated within FSW-K18 and is

activated by its own key code. The functionality of FSW-K70P is integrated within

FSW-K70 and is activated by its own key code. The functionality of the FSW-K91p,

FSW-K91n, FSW-K91ac and FSW-K91ax are integrated within FSW-K91 and are

activated by their own key code. The functionality of the FSW-K60C and FSW-K60H

are integrated within FSW-K60 and are activated by their own key code.

2.4.3 Enabling Options by Entering Option Key Codes

This section can be skipped if the option key was entered once.

To activate application software packages, you must enter a license key for validation.

If a XML-file with an option key was sent to you see the install description below.

The license key is in the device certificate or delivered as a part of the software

package. The process is performed in the following steps:

1. Press the "SETUP" hard key.

2. Go to the tab “Versions + Options”

3. Press the button "Install Option".

A dialog box is displayed.

4. Enter the option key number using the keypad.


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5. Press "ENTER".

After a successful validation the message "Option Key valid" is displayed. If the

validation failed, the option software is not installed.

6. Reboot the device.

Installation of options via XML-file

1. Press the "SETUP" hard key.

2. Go to the tab “Versions + Options”

3. Press the button "Install Option by XML".

A file browser is displayed.

4. Select the path to the XML file (e.g. network drive or USB stick)

5. Press "Select".

After a successful validation the message "Option Key valid" is displayed. If the

validation failed, the option software is not installed.

6. Reboot the device.

R&S FSW Customer Support

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3 Customer Support

Technical support – where and when you need it

For quick, expert help with any Rohde & Schwarz equipment, contact one of our

Customer Support Centers. A team of highly qualified engineers provides telephone

support and will work with you to find a solution to your query on any aspect of the

operation, programming or applications of Rohde & Schwarz equipment.

Up-to-date information and upgrades

To keep your instrument up-to-date and to be informed about new application notes

related to your instrument, please send an e-mail to the Customer Support Center

stating your instrument and your wish. We will take care that you will get the right

information.

Europe, Africa, Middle East Phone +49 89 4129 12345 [email protected]

North America Phone 1-888-TEST-RSA (1-888-837-8772) [email protected]

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China Phone +86-800-810-8828 / +86-400-650-5896 [email protected]






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