Series 3700A Firmware Release Notes
Version 1.52 Release - Upgrade considerations
3706A-850SV1.55a
/ June 2017
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Version 1.52 Release
Upgrade considerations
The 1.52 release can only be used on 3700A models. This release is not compatible with 3700 (non-A) models
.
Overview
The following table lists the exact version numbers of the available Series 3700 components.
Model
Version
Series 3700A Mainframe
1.52g
Series 3700A High Performance DMM
1.50b
3720 Dual 1x30 Multiplexer
1.40h
3721 Dual 1x20 Multiplexer
1.40h
3722 Dual 1x48 High Density Multiplexer
1.40h
3723 Dual 1x30 High Speed Reed Relay Multiplexer
1.40j
3724 Dual 1x30 FET Multiplexer
1.40j
3730 Dual 6x16 High Density Matrix
1.40h
3731 Dual 6x16 High Speed Reed Matrix
1.40j
3732 Quad 4x28 High Speed Reed Matrix
1.40m
3740 32 Channel Isolated Switch
1.40h
3750 Multifunction I/O Card
1.40j
Critical fixes
None.
Enhancements
Models affected:
Models 3706A, 3706A-S, 3706A-NFP, 3706A-SNFP.
Enhancement:
Allow channel.open, channel.close, channel.getstate and channel.createspecifier to run while a
background scan is running. These commands can slow a scan down if they are called while the scan
is running. If there is no scan running then these commands function as normal.
channel.open can only be used on a slot that is not part of the scan list that is running. While
a scan is running channel.
open will not accept “allslots” or “slot#” as the parameter. While a
scan is running channel.open will only accept a channel or list of channels.
channel.close can only be used on a slot that is not part of the scan list that is running.
Non-critical fixes
Models affected:
Models 3706A, 3706A-S, 3706A-NFP, 3706A-SNFP.
Symptom:
When communicating with the product using USB it did not correctly report that it is capable of
asserting triggers.
PR47100
PR47160
PR46705
