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1	Changelog Signal Generator Firmware
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3	Date	Revision	Changed
4	8.11.2023	0.4.208	APSINxxG: bug fixes and stability improvement, updated options query (*OPC?) response.
5	20.10.2023	0.4.207	APVSG: - Added Sweep including Ultra Fast Switching (opt. UFS) support for extended Power (opt. PE4) range. - Added Pulse Descriptor Word (opt. PDW) support for extended Power (opt. PE4) range. - Added improvements for AVIO (opt. AVIO). - Improved Metafile handling with SD cards on Frontpanel. - Improved IQ data upload speed. - Several minor bug fixes APMSxxG: adds POW:TRAN:LIST? query returning power levels with expected phase shift APULN: reduced RF output DC offset spike occurring upon *RST
6	22.8.2023	0.4.207	APVSG: support for new hardware versions
8	16.8.2023	0.4.206	APULN: adds support for spike reduction hardware option.
10	18.4.2023	0.4.205	APSINxxG: support for new option NP, optimized self test. APULN: factory calibration support update.
11	14.4.2023	0.4.204	APMS33G and APMS40G: bug fix with option PHS.
14	09.03.2023	0.4.203	APSINxxG: LCD Display now correctly displays the FM Rate
15		0.4.203	APMSxxG: added option NEC APMSxxG: fixed bug in APMS40G-> power not set properly when using Low Power Extension (P< -20dBm)
16	30.01.2023	0.4.202	APSINx010/APSINxxG: pulse trains (multi pulse modulation) now support pulse widths of less than 450 ns on the first pulse. APSINxxG: fixed inacurrate power level when switching frequency with AM enabled. APSINxxG: adds ALC, ALC hold and output blanking mode control to front panel. APULN: support for new hardware. APUASYN20: fixes undefined behaviour when receiving out of range values via FCP. Out of range values are now ignored and the next valid packet will be handled as expected.
21	12.12.2022	0.4.200	APSINx010/APSINxxG: fixes RF output phase setting not working below 1 MHz. APVSG: improved selftest.
31	04.10.2022	0.4.196	APSINx010/APSINxxG: adds power setting under manual PE control. APSINx010/APSINxxG: improved selftest. APVSG: support for new hardware. APVSG: adds live update of analog modulation schemes. APVSG: new IQ data can be uploaded while playing old IQ data. APULN: support for new hardware. APULN: improved power level accuracy for chirps and sweeps.
32	24.08.2022	0.4.195	APSINx010/APSINxxG/APSYN140: improved selftest offers more accurate pass/fail detection APSINx010/APSINxxG with option FS: fixed finite chirps not working APSINx010/APSINxxG: added "SYST:FIRM:DATA", "SYST:FIRM:UPD?" user accessible firmware upgrade interface APULN: improved power level accuracy at 20 GHz APMSxxG: improved power level accuracy for pulse modulation in POW:ALC ON, POW:ALC:HOLD ON mode APVSG: minor bugfixes (IVM modulation enable)
33	17.08.2022	0.4.194	APULN: Improved selftest offers more accurate pass/fail detection. APULN: Improved full RF off mode (this is the default mode, "OUTP:OFF:MODE FULL" setting) reduces noise floor in RF off state ("OUTP OFF" setting).
34	11.08.2022	0.4.191	APVSG: - Extended Trigger Functionality - UFS and Sweep option newly available for APVSG04 - New Synchronous Trigger for multichannel devices - Upgraded AIQ option - Several minor bug fixes
41	18.07.2022	0.4.193	APMS: fixed minor bugs - max settable frequency did not generate output signal depending on version
46	30.06.2022	0.4.192	All without option FS: fixed occasional device hangup occurring during fast sweeps
52	02.05.2022	0.4.191	APSINx010: AM:DEPT setting does now control carrier level correction (crest factor correction) for external AM. All with option FS: point trigger output (TRIG:OUTP:MODE POIN) is now supported when combined with trigger input in point mode too (TRIG:MODE POIN).
70	21.12.2021	0.4.185	APUASYN: Fixed timing offset between synchronous sweeps.
71	18.11.2021	0.4.184	APVSG: Added support for option FCP and option SD, device self test, improved power level adjustment. APSINxxG: Added support for new device variant APSIN6G. APULN: Added manual ALC mode control commands POW:ALC:HOLD and POW:ALC:HOLD:AUTO. APULN: Added manual ALC hold search control option, POW:ALC:SEAR command set. APULN: Added OUTP:OFF:MODE FULL\|QUIC command letting the user select priority of RF off suppression versus speed. APUASYN: Improved switching speed and fixed RF off signal leakage.
72	15.10.2021	0.4.183	APSYN140, APMS: Added option FLASH in OPT? return string APMS: support for devices with SN = -[M]**-** or higher APMS: improved ALC OFF Sweeps
78	14.07.2021	0.4.178	APSYN140, APUASYN: Improved output power level stability.
81	09.06.2021	0.4.177	APULN, APSYN140: Fixed selftest reporting false fail (checked uncalibrated frequency ranges before). All with option TP: Trigger configuration now accessible while sweeps or modulations are active. APUASYN: Updated modulations available on front panel.
83	18.05.2021	0.4.174	APVSG: changed default pulse modulation path to base band for maximum performance.
84	05.05.2021	0.4.173	All: hardened SSH login by removing vulnerable ciphers (aes128-cbc, aes256-cbc, 3des-ctr, 3des-cbc). APULN: adds support for new hardware. All with option FS: improved device remote control responsiveness in triggered CW frequency hopping mode. APVSG: initial firmware release.
87	01.04.2021	0.4.171	All: changed hostname to reflect device name and serial number. All: added WebUI, a browser based device control tool. APMS: improved close in spurious behaviour.
90	18.01.2021	0.4.169	APMS: fixed delayed LED state update upon RF enable while a modulation is active. APSINxxG: reduced external AC coupled FM sensitivity update latency.
91	21.12.2020	0.4.168	APMS: fixed reference lock ditect for option VREF. APMS + all with option FS: fixed random power up LED state, now turned off for power up. APSYN420: fixed false "unleveled" (STAT:QUES:COND."power") report. APSINx010: added self test.
92	19.11.2020	0.4.167	APULN: added support for option 8K.
93	16.11.2020	0.4.166	APSINxxG: improved transient suppression upon RF enable. APSYN140, APUASYN: added STAT:QUES:COND flag POW support ("unleveled"), flag set when programmed power setting is out of calibrated range. APULN: added chirp directions DOWN, UD, DU.
94	21.10.2020	0.4.165	APSYN420/140: fixed static IP address configuration support. APSINx010/xxG FS: added "disable RF output while waiting for trigger" to single chirps, corrected timing for list sweeps in DOWN direction, added transient suppression for RF enable. APUASYN: added touch panel support, fixed TRIG[:SEQ] commands returning false error -200.
95	28.09.2020	0.4.164	All: added MDNS auto find support. All: fixed invalid SCPI errors reported when loading default settings upon power up. APUASYN: fixed remote LED turning off when receiving *RST command. APMSxxG: fixed incompatibilites of possible reference outpus depending on the selected reference source APMSxxG: improved phase setting speed. APMSxxG: changing the phase does now pulse TRIG:OUTP:MODE VAL low during the transition.
97	14.09.2020	0.4.163	All with option TP: fixed CW frequency control.
99	10.09.2020	0.4.162	APULN: reports available reference output frequency settings such that the GUI will hide those not supported. APSINX010, APSINXXG: fixed chirp support. Previous firmware did not support chirps. All with option TP: improved user interface (reduced flickering, fixed network configuration).
100	27.08.2020	0.4.161	APUASYN: Include GPIB support MODEL 825: Include GPIB support
101	04.09.2020	0.4.160	APULN: Touch display bug fixes: - set manual IP adress - Flickering - enable / disable buttons
104	03.08.2020	0.4.159	APSINX010: correct failure when enabling sweep mode for non-FS devices. Introduce mandatory RF-blanking for very short point times below 450 microseconds. APMXXG: fixed bug -> setting the phase of a channel before turning RF on caused crash of the firmware. APULN: adapted fan control -> runs quieter under normal conditions (ambient temp ~25°C). APUASYN: fixed *RST not resetting all settings (e.g. OUTP).
106	21.07.2020	0.4.158	APUASYN: fixed internal reference tune command not always working.
109	01.07.2020	0.4.155	APULN: added support for new hardware. APUASYN: added FCP (fast control port).
111	30.06.2020	0.4.154	APULNxx: added support for filter path on APULN40G_OUT.
117	14.05.2020	0.4.150	APMSxxG: fixed "valid" output for first point of sweep. APMSxxG: fixed "valid" output for valid source "all" on dual channel devices. All: changing socket listening port no longer requires a restart of the device.
118	17.04.2020	0.4.149	APMSxxG: all PE settings can be controlled by user when POW:ATT:AUTO 0. APGEN3000: Hardware does not support FM, PM, chirps. Front panel reflects that correctly now. All: Can change the port used for LAN connection. All: Can enable multi-session for LAN connections -> several LAN connections are then possible simultaneously to a single device.
125	06.01.2020	0.4.147	APSINxxG: fixed no output signal after changing power setting at a frequency below 10 MHz.
126	10.12.2019	0.4.146	All with option TP: fixed empty default setting for sweep dwell and delay time. All with option TP: saved user settings do now show up on the touchpanel by default. APULN with LH case: supporting new hardware. APSINxxG: added automatic control of the output blanking option in fast sweeps. Blanking is disabled for sweeps with less than 1 ms per point.
127	27.11.2019	0.4.145	All: chirp and sweep setting commands update the frontpanel immediately. APMS, APULN: chirp setting changes become active immediately.
128	18.10.2019	0.4.144	All with option HC (front panel with no touch screen): Added an alternative unit for power settings (V, mV, uV, nV into a load of 50 ohms). Removed GPIB address display for devices without option GPIB. Manually configured IP address is now always shown in the network configuration menu, even when not network cable is attached. all with options TP + AVIO: Added support for ILS GS/LOC DDM and SDM settings.
129	04.09.2019	0.4.143	APMS40G: Supporting new hardware. APMSxxG: Fixed firmware reliability issues on APMSxxG devices with no modulation support. Those issues appeared with firmware version 0.4.141. APSINxxG: Improved power accuracy for hardware of 2017 at higher output power settings above 5.1 GHz.
131	19.08.2019	0.4.141	APMSxxG with option PHS: Improved long term phase memory accuracy. Added command [:SOURce]:PHASe:MEMory:RESTart to restart the phase memory and restore inital (power up) relative phases between channels. APMS40G: Added selectable pulse modulator mode with priority on on-off ratio or on bandwidth, command [:SOURce]:PULM:MODE RATio\|BWIDth\|BANDwidth. APSYN140: Added support for new option VREF.
132	01.07.2019	0.4.140	APULN: Fixed changing output power setting in output blanking disabled mode. APULN: Fixed reduced frequency resolution after turning off frequency or phase modulation. APSINxxG: Supporting new hardware. APMS40G: Reduced power overshoot in ouput blanking disabled mode.
133	03.06.2019	0.4.139	All with option AVIO: Added AVIO settings to stored device settings and power up default settings. APULN: fixed firmware slow / nonresponsive with RF output off in low AM noise mode. APULN: removed invalid 10 MHz reference output selection on touchpanel for devices without option LN.
134	20.05.2019	0.4.138	APSINxxG: Fixed AVIO modulation not working with earlier firmware. APSINx010: Changed cooling fan control with active AVIO modulation.
136	11.04.2019	0.4.136	APMSxxG: fixed bug for ULN version
137	04.04.2019	0.4.135	All: Changed VXI-11 link to accept instrument identifier "inst0" case insensitive. This makes Anapico devices compatible to software like R&S EMC32. APSYN140: External pulse modulation now active only with source selection external and pulse modulation enabled. All with option TP: Added saved settings support to touch panel. All with option TP: Added trigger output configuration to touch panel. All with option TP: Added user memory sanitation to touch panel. All with options TP and B3: Added battery indicator to touch panel. APMSxxG: Added extended frequency resolution mode. Frequency resolution improves by >= 14 bits (or 6e-6 ppb / 0.00012 Hz at 20 GHz). In high resolution mode, switching time is longer and there is no phase setting. Command: FREQ:RES LOW\|HIGH.
138	25.02.2019	0.4.134	APSYN140: Fixed inaccurate center frequency and modulation depth in FM/PM. All: Dropbear upgrade to 2018.76 fixes SSH and SCP security issues. APULN: Added support for RF enable/disable while in sweep mode. APULN: Added complete reference input configuration to the front panel. APULN: Fixed false "unleveled" warning when AM/FM/PM is enabled (option MOD only). APULN: Added external AM/FM/PM control to the front panel (option MOD only).
139	15.02.2019	0.4.133	APULN: Fixed settable FM deviation range on front panel. APULN: Added "unleveled" detection. all with option TP: Added "unleveled" indicator on CW screen. APMSxxG: Improved synchronous multichannel sweeps support. all with option FS: Added triggered pulse modulation.
140	22.01.2019	0.4.130	APMSxxG: fixed save configuration function, fixed rename of device function.
141	03.01.2019	0.4.129	APSINx010, APSINxxG: Fixed FM deviation not settable on front panel. APSINxxG: Fixed low frequency band (< 10 MHz) sweep support. APMSxxG with options ULN and PHS: Added phase sweeps. All with option FS: Added trigger output polarity setting (TRIG:OUTP:POL NORM\|INV).
143	18.12.2018	0.4.127	APMS: Improved power level accuracy in POW:ALC:HOLD ON mode. APMS, APSINxxG: Supporting new hardware.
144	06.12.2018	0.4.126	APULN: Preliminary full modulation support: AM, FM, PM internal and external. APULN: Fixed slow power settling in pulse modulation. APSYN140: Fixed bad output power accuracy after RF on/off and frequency changes. APGEN3000: Fixed wrong timing on 3 point list sweeps with direction down.
145	03.12.2018	0.4.125	APSINxxG: Fixed invalid spectrum appearing up to 250 ms after RF enable. APULN, APSYN140: Improved spurious and noise performance.
146	14.11.2018	0.4.124	APMS with options ULN amd PHS: Initial release of "phase memory" (absolute phase) and phase sweep support. APGEN3000: Fixed RF disable/enable not working in sweep mode.
147	06.11.2018	0.4.123	All with option GPIB: Can now be used as external source for Anritsu's VectorStar VNA. APMS: faster band crossing for sweeps (< 10 us).
148	28.09.2018	0.4.122	APMS: Fixed *RST and OUTP OFF\|ON not working while a sweep is active. APMS: Improved level accuracy in ALC hold mode for fast sweeps. X: Disabled programming and locking speed priority over spurious priority. This improves spurious performance for fast sweeps. All with option FS: Changed pulse modulation rounding mode: pulse width and pulse period have priority over pulse pause.
149	14.09.2018	0.4.121	All with option GPIB: Preliminary support for use as external source for Anritsu's VectorStar VNA.
150	04.09.2018	0.4.120	APMS: Fixed bug with phase setting at certain frequencies for APMS-ULN. APMS: Added support for option PHS.
152	13.08.2018	0.4.118	APULN: Supporting new hardware.
153	10.07.2018	0.4.117	All: fixed firmware nonresponsive when starting sweeps with unsupported trigger setup. All without option FS: Added trigger output mode "valid": trigger output is high while swept signal is on and stable. Related command is TRIG:OUTP:MODE VAL.
154	25.06.2018	0.4.116	APSIN26G: Fixed invalid selftest result code.
155	17.05.2018	0.4.115	APSYN420: Fixed invalid selftest result code. APMSxxG: Support for ULN version APMSxxG: fix crash when starting a list sweep
156	30.04.2018	0.4.114	APULN: Supporting new hardware. Option FS: Improved trigger latency. APSYN420: Added abort triggered CW frequency hop. Send ABOR to abort all pending hops. APSINxxG: Fixed unstable RF output phase in pulse modulation.
157	07.03.2018	0.4.113	APSINxxG: Added support for FM/PM with swept carrier.
158	09.02.2018	0.4.112	APMS20G: Fixed no signal below 140MHz. APSINxxG: Improved trigger sytem eliminates missed external triggers.
159	02.02.2018	0.4.111	APMSxxG: Fixed locking issues for the APMS20G version. APSINxxG: Improved trigger sytem accepts higher trigger rates (< 670 us period).
160	31.01.2018	0.4.110	APSINxxG: Added selftest with report. New commands: *TST now runs leveling control and synthesizer self tests and returns zero=good/nonzero=bad, DIAG:TEST:REP? returns a complete selftest report.
161	23.01.2018	0.4.109	All: Fixed firmware nonresponsive when starting chirps. Option FS: Shorter setup time for sweeps in ALC HOLD mode. DUAL APSYN420: Added preliminary synchronous multichannel chirp support. New commands: CHIR:MULT OFF\|ON, CHIR:STAR, CHIR:STOP.
162	14.12.2017	0.4.108	APMSxxG: Fixed PLL spurs around 6GHz. Added manual ALC bandwidth selection, related commands are POW:ALC:BWID LOW\|HIGH, POW:ALC:BWID:AUTO OFF\|ON. All: Added sweep control support by center and span, related commands FREQ:CENT, FREQ:SPAN. Added sweep command format SWE[:FREQ]:x. Improves compatibility with other SCPI instruments.
163	29.11.2017	0.4.107	Dual APSYN420 with option FS: Fixed sweeps not working on channel 2 bug. Bug exists in FW 0.4.99...106. All: Added reconnect on socket link upon inactivity timeout using command SYST:COMM:LAN:RTMO <x>. Refer to 0.4.106 changes for details.
164	04.10.2017	0.4.106	All: Added reconnect on VXI-11 link upon inactivity timeout. "Lost" VXI-11 links (links that were not closed correctly) can be reused. Default timeout is infinite, no reconnect possible (as with earlier firmware). Setting a finite timeout enables reconnect. The inactivity timeout is set by SYST:COMM:VXI:RTMO <x>, where <x> is the timeout in seconds or INF for infinite. Upon inactivity timeout, the link remains active first. Only opening a connection when all links are used causes the oldest inactive link to be closed and reused for the new connection. APMSxxG: improved frequency switching speed. Minimum switching time is 15us for frequencies < 90MHz, 25us for frequencies >= 90MHz. APSINx010: Phase continuous frequency hopping for small steps (< 10 %) within same band.
165	16.08.2017	0.4.105	APMSxxG: Improved phase noise vs. FW 0.4.104. APSINxxG: Update to factory calibration interface.
166	24.07.2017	0.4.104	APSINxxG, APSYN420: Faster sweeps. APMSxxG: Fixed nonresponsive output upon *RST. APMSxxG: Fixed multi channel sweeps.
167	28.06.2017	0.4.103	Option FS: Fixed missed trigger events issue when using high trigger repetition rates (> 10 kHz).
168	15.05.2017	0.4.102	APSINxxG with Option LN: Added support for new hardware. Improved locking to 10 MHz external reference. APSINxxG/x010 with SN xxx-xxx6xxxxx-xxxx: improved AM depth accuracy below 10 MHz. APSYN420 with SN xxx-xx8xxxxxx-xxxx: Fixed issue with improved spurious performance in the 9.7...10.2 GHz range.
169	12.05.2017	0.4.101	APSINxxG: Fixed 0.4.99/0.4.100 sweep bug (some points with too low RF power). Option FS: Improved chirp modulation support. Option FS: Now using SWE:COUN for frequency/power sweep, LIST:COUN for list sweeps instead uf using SWE:COUN for all sweeps.
170	26.04.2017	0.4.100	APMSxxG, APSINxxG/x010 with Option FS: Pulse video signal from selectable channel now available at FUNC OUT. APSINx010: Improved frequency resolution. Use FREQ:EXAC? query to get exact output frequency. APMSxxG: Restoring individual preset CW frequency/power setting after stopping a sweep.
171	05.04.2017	0.4.99	APSINxxG: Improved frequency resolution. Use FREQ:EXAC? query to get exact output frequency. APMXSxxG: Individual pulse modulation settings per channel.
172	30.03.2017	0.4.98	APSINxxG/x010: Improved FM and PM deviation accuracy. APSINxxG/x010/APMSxxG: Supporting new hardware. APSINx010: Improved spurious performance.
176	09.03.2017	0.4.97	APSINxxG/x010: Supporting new hardware. APMSXXG: Preliminary synchronous multi-channel sweep support.
180	20.01.2017	0.4.96	APSIN20G + APSYN420: Fixed FM not working in 0.4.95. APMSxxG: Fixed power issue at -20dBm and frequency >= 7GHz
181	19.01.2017	0.4.95	APSIN20G + APSYN420: Improved spurious performance, added MEM:FILE:CORR:FLAT:PEEK? <filename> query.
186	15.12.2016	0.4.94	Added "RF enabled while waiting for trigger" setting for sweeps and list sweeps: LIST\|SWE:BLAN 0\|1. Default is 1 (blanking enabled = RF disabled while waiting for trigger).
189	22.11.2016	0.4.93	APGEN3000: Improved automatic ALC ON/HOLD selection for AM increases modulation bandwidth.
192	26.10.2016	0.4.92	Added SOUR:ROSC:TUNE setting to scope of default/saved settings. Added aliases for reference tuning command: SOUR:ROSC:TUNE = SOUR:ROSC:TUNing.
193	26.09.2016	0.4.80	Fixed communication time out when starting a sweep with ALC in hold mode (0.4.79 issue). Dual APSYN420 with option FS: simultaneous dual channel sweeps support. All dual APSYN420: individual power up defaults and stored settings per channel.
195	15.09.2016	0.4.79	Changed priority of conflicting combined commands (like FREQ\|POW:MODE FIX;FREQ\|POW:MODE SWE). Last command has highest priority now. Option FS: Simultaneous multi channel sweeps support.
198	20.07.2016	0.4.78	Option FS: Extended pulse trains support (bitstream). All APSINxxG/x010: Improved power leveling in pulse modulation below 10 MHz. APGEN3000: Minor changes.
202	22.07.2015	0.4.54b3