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2.9 Software Update
The following sections are related to software updates.
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Compatibility of SW Versions and Parallel Installation
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2.9.1 Software Packages
The R&S CMW500 software consists of the mandatory CMW base software package
plus optional packages for firmware applications and utilities. These packages are inte-
grated in setup files named "Setup_CMW_<Scope>(Release)_<Version>.exe".
For the base software package <Scope> equals BASE, resulting in the filename
"Setup_CMW_BASE(Release)_<Version>.exe".
Other examples for <Scope> are GPRF, GSM, LTE, Protocol_Testing_Support and
Data_Application_Test_Support.
A setup file related to a network standard allows to install all available firmware applica-
tions related to that standard (generator, measurement and signaling applications). The
individual firmware application packages within one file can be selected or deselected for
installation.
Additional waveform (ARB) files are grouped into library packages and provided as self-
extracting files or zip-files. They are only relevant if you want to use the functionality of
the "Arbitrary RF Generator" (option R&S CMW-B110 A). Unpack the desired libraries to
the hard disk of the R&S CMW500. The preferred file location is
D:\Rohde-Schwarz
\CMW\Data\waveform
.
Software options must be enabled in the
2.9.2 Compatibility of SW Versions and Parallel Installation
For software versions
≥
V2.0.10 the version indicator consists of three numbers. The first
two numbers indicate the so-called software branch, e.g. 2.0, 3.0 or 3.1.
For the initial release of a software branch all software packages have the same version.
For update packages compatible to this branch the third number of the version indicator
is increased. Example: An installation for branch 2.0 may comprise e.g. software pack-
ages with version V2.0.10 (initial release), V2.0.11 and V2.0.20 (update packages).
Within one software branch, only one version of each software package can be installed,
not several versions in parallel.
Several software branches can be installed in parallel, e.g. 2.0 and 3.0. All software
branches are stored on the hard disk of the instrument. But only one of the installed
software branches is active at a time, i.e. really used by the instrument. To change the
active software branch, see
chapter 2.9.5, "R&S Version Selector"
Software Update
