General Information - Supported models
Series 3700A Firmware Release Notes
3706A-850SV1.55a
/ June 2017
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General Information
Supported models
This firmware is used on the following Keithley Instruments product models:
Models 3706A, 3706A-S, 3706A-NFP, 3706A-SNFP, and all Series 3700 cards.
Because this firmware is used on multiple models, this version of firmware may be available for use on one or
more models while still being unqualified for use on the others. Please refer to the upgrade considerations section
below for the product of interest for more details.
Installation instructions
To install this firmware, please follow the installation instructions in the Reference Manual.
Upgrade Considerations
The 1.51 and higher firmware releases can only be used on 3700A models. These releases are not compatible
with 3700 (non-A) models
.
The following table lists the considerations that should be made when deciding whether to upgrade your Series
3700A instrument firmware to version 1.55.
Consideration for upgrade
From
version
1.51
From
version
1.52
From
version
1.53
From
version
1.54
Recalibration required?
No
No
No
No
Backward compatibility concerns?
No
No
No
No
Requalification recommended?
No
No
No
No
Should you upgrade?
Review
1
Review
1
Review
1
Review
1
1
Review the entire list of changes made in all firmware versions between your current version and version 1.55. Upgrade if
any of the fixes or enhancements are needed.
