Keysight X-Series RELEASE NOTES

Release Notes
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
View the revision history document for versions prior to A.16.05
Instrument Software Details
It is recommended that all instruments are kept up to date by installing the most recent instrument
software version for the given model number. The most current instrument software version with
detailed update instructions are on the web and can be downloaded from
http://www.keysight.com/find/xseries_software
Press [System], {Show}, {System} on the instrument to see the version that is currently installed.
Look for the Instrument S/W Revision entry on the display.
Downgrading the instrument software to an earlier version is not supported. Go here for detailed
information about the downgrade risks.
The X-Series model numbers listed above support 100% of all available options at the time the
instrument software posted to the web. A different X-Series model number may have this version
installed if the installed options at the time of manufacturing are compatible.
X-Series Release Notes
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9021B (Multi-touch Signal Analyzer
model)
A.26.11 Version Information

Released Date: April 2020
S/W Version Date 2020.0220
Requirements category (e.g., operating system): Microsoft Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows 10
Requirements category (e.g., instrument software None
version):
Requirements category (other): None
File Name: XSA_Installer_A.26.11.exe
New Features
• Same as A.26.07
Enhancements
• Same as A.26.07
Issues Resolved
• Same as A.26.10
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-Touch
Signal Analyzer model)
• N9010B, N9020B, N9030B, N9040B (Multi-
touch Signal Analyzer models)
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-
touch Noise Figure analyzers)

Released Date: March 2020
version):
New Features
• Same as A.26.07
Enhancements
• Same as A.26.07
Issues Resolved
N6141EM0D/0E EMI Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused marker readings to change unexpectedly when sweeping with
Averaging On and NFE On (XSA-5845)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
model)

version):
New Features
• Sweep Time Rules added to Preferences menu of Remote Language Compatibility measurement
application (N9061EM0D and N9061EM0E)
• Added support for Custom BPSK to Pulse measurement application (N9067C and
N9067EM0E)
• Added Preset for DVB-S2X (to support 128APSK and 256APSK) in the Vector Modulation
Analysis measurement application (N9054EM0E)
• Added Power over Time/Symbol to EVM measurement in WLAN measurement application
(N9077EM1E)
• Added support for 4096QAM demodulation for 802.11ax in WLAN measurement
application (N9077EM1E)
Enhancements
• Removed requirement to enter administrator password to perform calibration data backup
and restore (XSA-1003)
• Added SCPI command to N9061A, N9061C, N9061EM0D, and N9061EM0E Remote
Language Compatibility measurement application to set the Atten Offset (SCPI command:
[:SENSe]:RLC:ATTenuation:OFFSet <val>) (XSA-999)
• Added SCPI command to turn Peak Threshold Line On/Off (SCPI command:
MARKer:PEAK:THReshold:LINe[:STATe] ) (XSA-960)
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
4
• Fixed issue that caused analyzer to boot up in a non-sweeping state if Power-On State was
set to User Preset but the User Preset State was set to its defaults (Save User Preset had not
been pressed) (XSA-4685)
• Fixed issue in SEM measurement that caused limit mask to move slightly when averaging is
on (XSA-4050)
• Added support for NFE corrections to be applied to Trace 2 and Trace 3 in the ACP
measurement (XSA-3935)
• Modified the maximum span in an SEM measurement to be dependent upon the input port
(for example, RF Input versus External Mixing input) (XSA-4093)
• Fixed issue that caused a glitch in the first division when using the sample detector in zero
span with a 1us sweep time (XSA-782)
• Fixed issue with Auto Excursion that resulted in peak excursion values that were much too
small when the Wide Bandwidths feature (Option RBE) was enabled (XSA-742)
N9054C and N9054EM0E Vector Modulation Analyzer Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused “Full Bypass Enabled” warning message to not disappear when it
should (XSA-918)
N6141EM0D/0E EMI Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused state files saved with A.23.13 to not utilize the correction data when
recalled with A.24.56 (XSA-3512)
• Fixed issue that caused saved screen images from multi-touch analyzers using the Outline
theme to have some portions of the screen that are not using the Outline theme (XSA-4690)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused noise floor to change appearance
when Correction was On versus Off (XSA-892)
• Fixed issue on multi-touch analyzers where a blank pop-up screen would appear when
moving between Time Domain Scan and Discrete Scan and trying to set the scan time and
points for the step control setting. Need to run one scan manually before being able to select
the step control setting. (XSA-816)
N9054EM0E Vector Modulation Analyzer Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused constellation to rotate when changing points/symbol under specific
conditions (XSA-807)
N9061EM0D/0E Remote Language Compatibility Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused a preset to occur when MXRMODE INT command was received
while analyzer was already set to internal mixing (XSA-4431)
N9063A, N9063C, N9063EM0D, and N9063EM0E Analog Demod Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused x-axis data to not appear in *.csv files when saving trace data (XSA-
3877)
N9069A, N9069C, N9069EM0D and N9069EM0E Noise Figure Measurement Application
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• Fixed Help text on multitouch analyzers to indicate that SCPI commands

[:SENSe]:NFIGure:CORRection:LOSS:BEFore|AFTer:TABLe:DATA and
[:SENSe]:NFIG:CORRection:LOSS:BEFore|AFTer:TABLe:COUNt? are supported (XSA-3117)
• Fixed issue that caused NF measurements made using RBW > 4 MHz on analyzers with Opt
FS1 to be approximately 0.5 dB worse than when RBW = 4 MHz is used (XSA-3757)
N9077A, N9077C, N9077EM0D, and N9077EM0E WLAN Measurement Application
• Fixed issue to handle case when both DCM and STBC equal 1 (XSA-5267)
N9077EM0D/0E WLAN Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused Adjust Atten for Min Clip to not always set the attenuation correctly
on wideband digital signals (XSA-552)
• Fixed issue with PSD Limits not changing to reflect change in PSD Units (XSA-917)
N9077EM0E WLAN Measurement Application
• Fixed issue with Optimize EVM that caused WLAN EVM measurements in UXA to be
degraded when upgraded to A.24.58 (XSA-3950)
should (XSA-918)
N9080EM0E LTE / LTE-A FDD Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused crash when making unsupported MIMO measurement and sending
the :SENSe:EVM:DLINKk:SYNC:SS:ANTenna:PORT? query command (XSA-983)
N9082EM0E LTE / LTE-A TDD Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused continuous EVM measurement to crash if RB allocation is set to zero
(XSA-3814)
N9085EM0E 5G-NR Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that signals with 2 CCs and u = 15 to not be demodulated properly (XSA-4903)
• Fixed issue that caused In-Band Emission TT value to not work properly (XSA-5583)
should (XSA-918)
• Fixed issue with Optimize EVM that caused EVM measurements in UXA to be degraded
when upgraded to A.24.58 (XSA-3950)
N9091EM0E Measuring Receiver Application
• Fixed issue that caused USB power meter or power sensor to not respond or cause a
connection timeout (XSA-923)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
model)

version):
New Features
• Same as A.25.05
Enhancements
• Provides improved control of LO drive levels to the instrument front end mixing stages,
which should improve reliability on the N9041B. (CS 1517893)
Issues Resolved
• Same as A.25.05
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9020A, N9030A (Non-Touch Signal
Analyzer model)
• N9020B, N9030B, N9040B (Multi-touch
Signal Analyzer models)

Released Date: February 2020
version):
New Features
• Same as A.25.05
Enhancements
• Provides full support of the secure flash memory that resides in the new CPUs, designated as
N90xxA/B-PC6S and N90xxA/B-PC7S
Issues Resolved
• Same as A.25.05
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-
Touch Signal Analyzer model)
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B (Multi-
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-

Released Date: December 2019
version):
New Features
• 5G NR X-App supports new features including the ability to save and recall Channel Resource maps,
updates to the Preset to Standard capabilities, and ACLR / SEM speed enhancements
• LTE C-V2X X-App adds support for PSCCH decoding and Tx On/Off Power presets
• NB-IoT X-App adds support for EUTRA carrier cell ID in the In-Band Different PCI mode
• Short Range Comms X-App has been renamed "IoT" X-App and adds support for LoRa CSS
demodulation
• VMA X-App adds support for eye diagram metrics and general Tx BER measurements
• WLAN X-App supports 80 MHz + 80 MHz decoding, plus other enhancements
• Bluetooth X-App shows a new result for Initial Frequency Drift for Low Energy measurements
Enhancements
• N9063EM0D / N9063EM0E Analog Demod measurement application enhanced to allow PM
demodulation when Span or Demod BW is > 25.8 MHz (521631)
• N9069EM0D / N9069EM0E Noise Figure measurement application enhanced to allow up to
12 markers (519525)
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
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• Fixed issue causing Trace Normalize to not work when NFE is set to Full or Adaptive
(530667)
• Fixed issue that caused fixed and delta markers to not always be recalled properly the first
time. A second recall of the same state was necessary for the markers to be properly
positioned. (529181)
• Fixed issue that caused Coupled Markers to not be recalled properly unless previous state
was Preset state or a state without Coupled Markers (529572)
• Fixed issue with Corrections feature where the current register was not properly updated
when importing data into a new register (526854)
• Fixed issue in I/Q Analyzer mode where the Remote Command Results table was missing in
the help text for the Complex Spectrum measurement. Issue is only with multi-touch GUI;
traditional GUI is OK. (527064)
• Fixed issue that caused keyboard response to be very slow when using Spectrogram display
in zero span with 40us sweep time setting (526362)
• Fixed issue with multi-touch GUI where the measurement app may hang-up after pressing
the touchscreen for a long time (530990)
• Fixed calculation of Auto Sweep Time in Power Suite measurements to be more consistent
with Swept SA measurements (527365)
• Fixed issue where RF Burst Trigger was not working properly when set to negative trigger
delay (528627)
• Fixed issue where VSA would get a SocketException error with reason of “An address
incompatible with the requested protocol was used” when using IPv6 address and
segmented capture with UXA (VSA is running on UXA). OK if using IPv4 address. (531252)
N6141EM0E EMI Measurement Application (Multi-touch GUI)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused Max Hold not to work properly
when Noise Floor Extension (NFE) is set to Adaptive or Full (512477)
• Fixed issue in Real Time Scan measurement that caused intermittent dip or spike in noise
floor (527146)
• Fixed issue in Real Time Scan measurement that caused measurement to lag if NFE was set
to Adaptive or On and Dwell Time is <25ms (526223)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused the Dwell Time of Measure at
Marker to revert back to the default after performing a Measure at Marker (531384)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan and Real Time Scan measurements where changing certain
parameters did not automatically cause the measurement to restart (529676)
• Fixed issue that that caused state files saved in A.23.13 to not be recalled properly to
A.24.56 (530589)
• Fixed issue in Disturbance Analyzer that caused the grayed-out Click Rate value to not be
changed to “User Defined” when the Click Rate is changed via SCPI command (530934)
N9054EM0E Vector Modulation Analyzer Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused OQPSK demodulations to be unstable (525562)
N9061EM0D/0E Remote Language Compatibility Measurement Application
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• Fixed issue when emulating 856xE/EC analyzers that causes crash

(System.IndexOutOfRangeException) when you attempt to increase the RBW from a value
of 1 Hz (527194)
N9068EM0D/0E Phase Noise Measurement Application
• In Log Plot measurement, fixed minor error between integrated noise marker values
reported in dBc compared to values reported in degrees, radians, or seconds (jitter)
(515294)
• In Log Plot measurement, fixed calculation of Residual FM, which could report 22% higher
than the true value (527110)
• Fixed issue in 802.11ax measurement where the CRC flag was set to fail rather than invalid,
since all users are inactive (519039)
• Fixed issue in 802.11ax Modulation Analysis measurement that was preventing getting SIG-
B length information as 80+80MHz format (520405)
• Fixed issue in Modulation Analysis measurement that caused “demod error” to be reported
when measuring a single burst with only one symbol (527357)
N9077EM0E WLAN Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Modulation Analysis measurement that caused OFDM Signal and OFDM Data
demod bits to be the same (525650)
• Changed Average Counter in PVT measurement to read in % rather than an integer value
(520107)
• Fixed issue in Channel Power measurement that caused the Average/Continue function to
not work as expected (531760)
• Fixed issue that caused complex corrections to not work properly from 20 to 28 GHz when
using a M8190A and PSG as the generator (527646)
• Fixed error in calculating the Transient Ramp Up when Auto Timing Adjust is set to Off
(528977)
• Fixed issue in RF Power measurement where Channel B of the N1914A power meter could
not be used to apply calibration data, or zero or cal the sensor module (528623)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9040B, N9041B (Multi-touch Signal
Analyzer models)

Released Date: August 2019
version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
Same as for A.24.56
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
Analyzer model)
Analyzer models)

version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
Same as for A.24.56
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
Analyzer model)
Analyzer models)
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-

version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• Added display trace caret when waiting for gate or trigger (508390)
• Improved limit line annotation to display the comment associated with a limit line
(462419)
• In N9063EM0D / 0E Analog Demod Measurement Application, added PEP result for AM DSB
measurement (513711)
• In N9081EM0D /0E Bluetooth Measurement Application, added coding scheme information
for Low Entergy in Transmit Analysis metric results window (511127)
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue that caused “Settings conflict: Timebase DAC not available with Pulse selected”
error message to appear when Freq Ref In was set to Pulse or Sense and 1pps signal is
connected to EXT REF INPUT (519362)
• Fixed issue that caused “INST:SCReen:MULTiple ON” SCPI command to not work on multi-
touch analyzers in software versions A.19.xx through A.22.xx (518624)
• Corrected help text relating to Delete a User View on multi-touch analyzers (520252)
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• Fixed issue that caused traces to turn red when the trace did not in fact exceed the limit line
(516558)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with licenses for N7699A-D24 or N90x0A/B-DST that prevented
the Update FPGA feature to recognize and enable the TDS FPGA (513412)
• Added documentation to Complex Spectrum for interpreting results of MeasResults.csv files
(513794)
• Fixed issue to allow Corrections files with an extension of either “CSV” or “csv” to be
recognized as valid files to be recalled (522622)
• NFE corrections are applied to correctly to multiple traces with all detector scenarios
(523620)
• Removed erroneous “Settings Conflict; Feature not available for option SF2” message that
would appear on boot-up of analyzers with Option SF2 (512876)
• Fixed issue causing query timeout when using External Mixing SCPI command
[:SENSe]:MIXer:MPATh:AUX:CORRection? (513182)
• Fixed saving Measurement Data on Spurious Emissions measurement (522161)
• Fixed issue that caused XSA application to crash when creating a new measurement screen
after having activated the Marker Function in the Monitor Spectrum measurement
(521453)
• Fixed issue in SEM measurement that caused the table value for Lower Freq (Hz) to not be
displayed correctly (520636)
• Corrected the Phase Noise Optimizations settings for CXA and PXAs with Opt EP1 (524328)
• Fixed issue in Spurious Emissions measurement where some N9030As with Opt FS1 might
make an erroneous measurement in narrow (i.e. 100 Hz) RBW (522601)
N6141A, W6141A and N6141EM0D EMI Measurement Application (traditional GUI)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement where communications could be lost if Dwell
Time is set to 2ms and Measure at Marker is executed (523857)
• Fixed issue that caused error message, “Directory not found; Mass Storage not found” when
trying to save Measurement Report as a pdf file on a USB flash drive (518439)
N6141C and N6141EM0E EMI Measurement Application (Multi-touch GUI)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement where functionality of “Move Meters to

Marker Freq” and “Move Marker to Meters Freq” seem to be interchanged (520794)
• Fixed issue that caused error message, “Directory not found; Mass Storage not found” when
trying to save Measurement Report as a pdf file on a USB flash drive (518439)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement where communications could be lost if Dwell
Time is set to 2ms and Measure at Marker is executed (523857)
N9061EM0D / 0E Phase Noise Measurement Application
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• Fixed issue in Log Plot measurement that caused Signal Tracking to not track well when
slow FM is applied to a CW signal under test and AM Rejection is ON (520873)
N9063A / W9063A Analog Demod Measurement Application
• Fixed crash that could occur when attempting to save measurement data (traditional GUI
only) (524481)
N9063EM0D / 0E Analog Demod Measurement Application
• Changed “Carrier Power Unit” in Display menu to “Power Unit” to make it clear that this
setting affects all power results (514709)
• Enhanced Optimize EVM algorithm to properly handle case when internal preamp is not
available (522081)
•
N9080EM0D/0E LTE / LTE-A FDD Measurement Application
• Enabled Electronic Attenuator in PVT and SPUR measurements when Carrier Ref Freq is <=
3.6 GHz and Center Freq is > 3.6 GHz (519990)
• Fixed issue that caused updates to not occur when 2 measurement screens are running in
Sequencing mode (523035)
• Fixed EVM failures in Modulation Analysis measurement in the case of an MBFSN downlink
signal with Cell ID = 1, 4,7,10,13… (522402)
N9082EM0D/0E LTE / LTE-A TDD Measurement Application
• Enabled Electronic Attenuator in PVT and SPUR measurements when Carrier Ref Freq is <=
3.6 GHz and Center Freq is > 3.6 GHz (519990)
• Fixed crash that could occur in Modulation Analysis measurement when Preset to Standard
is executed with Sync Type set to PRACH (520581)
•
• Fixed issue that caused DFT-s OFDM demodulation to produce unstable EVM results
(524724)
• Fixed incorrect limit lines for Spectrum Flatness in Modulation Analysis measurement
(525112)
• Fixed issue that caused Gate parameters to be preset when Duplex Mode is FDD or RB Alloc
Preset is not NR-TM (522336)
• Fixed backward compatibility when changing bandwidth presets (521335)
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• Fixed issue in ACP and SEM measurements that caused Detector settings to not be correct
when using Preset to Standard (522603)
• Added scroll bar for Measurements in Mode/Measurement screen (522594)

• Fixed issue in Tuned RF Level measurement that caused Cal Factor 1 to not be cleared when
changing frequency (522643)
• Fixed error message for cases when Power Meter or sensor zero and calibration is needed
to make message more obvious to user (522596)
•
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
Analyzer models)

Released Date: May 2019
version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Option H1G that caused Chirp Cal Alignment to indicate false
failures (CS1498333)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B (Multi-
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-

Released Date: May 2019
version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue that caused false RF Alignment errors upon boot-up on N9010A/B, N9020A/B,
N9030A/B analyzers with Option B40 running A.23.05, A.23.06, or A.23.07 instrument
software version (519951)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
N9040B (Multi-touch Signal Analyzer
models)
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-

version):
NOTE: The information below for A.23.07 also applies to A.23.05 and A.23.06
New Features
• None
Enhancements
General X-Series
• In measurements that have Auto Sweep Points selection, added “Settings Alert: Set Auto
Sweep Points to On” message if the RBW is set to a value narrower than one sweep point
(511012)
• Added ability to show USB preamp serial number in the Show Hardware screen (488354)
Power Suite
• On analyzers with multi-touch UI, added the ability to set Sweep Points in the SEM
measurement to values between 201 and 10,001 (509004)
• In measurements that have Auto Sweep Points selection, added “Settings Alert: Set Auto
Sweep Points to On” message if the RBW is set to a value narrower than one sweep point
(511012)
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• Updated 3GPP 5G NR BTW FR1 100 MHz preset mask limits for ACP and SEM to conform to
the latest 3GPBB TS38.141-1 v2018-09 BS Conformance Test requirements (508897)
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue on multi-touch UI that caused Zoom Sweep Time to not be set properly in the
Zoom Span if Span = 0 Hz (508979)
• Fixed issue that caused some text to not switch back to English after having the Language
previously been set to Japanese and then back to English (508980)
• Fixed issue that caused a crash when recalling a VSA state file and the VSA version installed
is something other than the preferred version (509971)
• Fixed issue in IQ Analyzer mode of N9041B that caused “Error locking IF Output resource”
error when IF Path was set to External prior to switching into VSA software (510105)
• Fixed issue in millimeter-wave analyzers that caused Coupling annotation to display “AC”
when recalling a state that had been saved on an analyzer that had AC coupling set;
millimeter-wave analyzers do not support AC coupling (510473)
• VSA: Fixed issue that caused inability to connect VSA to XSA application when analyzer is
using a local link address, such as a self-assigned IP address or a router-assigned IP address
(514710)
• Fixed issue that caused analyzers running Win10 to minimize the XSA application
approximately every 10 minutes, shutting off SCPI communications due to analyzer being
set to Tablet mode (510743)
• Fixed issue that caused “FREQ:SYNT:AUTO ON” SCPI command to generate (Settings
Conflict” message when sent to an older N9000A that did not have LO Synthesizer hardware
to support the command (509881)
• Fixed issue in SEM measurement when Radio Std Preset is set to 802.11ay caused by
insufficient trace points for sweeping the Carrier Power region (509483)
• Fixed issue that caused the Dual Conversion path of the M1971-Series mixers to not be
available in several Power Suite measurements that used Swept LO and supported Signal ID
(509777)
• In ACP measurement on multi-touch UI, fixed issue that caused Noise Correction to not
initiate a new noise trace acquisition when the Meas Method changed (510312)
• Fixed issue in ACP and SEM measurements to update the 5G-NR preset limit values to the
latest standard (510317)
• Fixed issue in ACP measurement that caused Noise Corrections to not be applied correctly
for complex corrections and amplitude corrections (510980)
• Fixed issue in Burst Power measurement where CSV measurement results could contain
one million zeros for MeasResults3 and MeasResults4 if Min and Max traces not used
(510987)
• Fixed issue in Spurious Emissions measurement which caused intermittent Memory Access
Violation Exception errors (511130)
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• Fixed issue on N9041B which caused the input to be switched momentarily from Input 2 to
Input 1 and then back to Input 2 if a Preselector Center is being performed at frequencies
less than 50 GHz (507949)
N9061A/C Remote Language Compatibility Application
• Fixed issue that caused “Settings Conflict” message to appear when RB AUTO command is
received after having the detector set to Normal (DET NRM) and span changed from zero
span to non-zero span (512749)
N9063EM0E Analog Demod Measurement Application
• Fixed defect in AM LSB/USB measurement where changing the power unit under Display
between dBm and W does not change the PEP and RMS values.
N9068C and N9068EM0E Phase Noise Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Log Plot measurement that caused the application to crash if the decade table
was enabled and the results were read back using “READ:LPL6?” SCPI command (512460)
N9069C and N9069EM0E Noise Figure Measurement Application
• Fixed issue for NFA-B SNS that caused noise source write functionality to be dysfunctional
(513607)
• Fixed issue where Instrument Noise Figure changed after alignment or temperature change,
invalidating user cal (CS1481424)
• Fixed issue in NFA-B analyzers to allow new ENR table to be written to SNS via SCPI
command (513879)
N9073A/C and N9073EM0E/0E W-CDMA Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in QPSK EVM measurement with view set to I/Q where Next Peak will not
change marker position if current marker is at a negative peak (502561)
• Fixed issue with Preset to Standard for BW or FR when the settings were being applied only
to the selected Component Carriers rather than all Component Carriers (512727)
• Fixed issue with the Save Screen Config + State feature that was not sving the demodulation
parameters. (513020)
22
• Fixed issue in RF Power measurement which caused an amplitude error when measuring
RF power below 10 MHz unless User Power Meter/Sensor was toggled to No and then back
to Yes (511259)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9030A (Non-Touch Signal Analyzer model)
Analyzer models)

Released Date: January 2019
version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue that caused Power Bandwidth Accuracy to not meet specification (512822)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-
Touch Signal Analyzer models)
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
models)
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-

Released Date: December 2018
version):
NOTE: The information below for A.22.08 also applies to A.22.06 and A.22.07
New Features
• None
Enhancements
General X-Series
• Added ability to change the Screen Video level (for Opt YAS or YAV) between 0 to 1V into an
open circuit (current behavior) and 0 to 2V into an open circuit. This allows compatibility
with 856x portable spectrum analyzers whose Video Out signal was 0 to 1 V into 50ohms.
• Added SCPI command to lock the analyzer’s PC. New command is :SYSTem:LWSTation to
lock the workstation.
• Added WLAN 802.11ay presets to Power Suite on N9060EM1E
N9068C Phase Noise Measurement Application (multi-touch UI only)
• Added PM Rejection feature, which rejects PM phase noise contribution, thus showing AM
phase noise contribution. This is a complementary feature to the existing AM Rejection
feature.
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• Added ability to save Marker Table results to the Save, Measurement Data menu for the Log
Plot measurement.
N9077EM1E WLAN 802.11ac/ax Measurement Application
• Added Per User CRC check for 802.11ax

N9080EM0D/0E LTE/LTE-A FDD Measurement Application
• Added support for R15 DL 1024QAM decode

• Added support for E-TM2b/3.1b decode
• Added support for UL Virtual Cell ID demodulation
N9082EM0D/0E LTE/LTE-A TDD Measurement Application
• Added support for R15 DL 1024QAM decode

• Added support for E-TM2b/3.1b decode
• Added support for UL Virtual Cell ID demodulation
N9083EM0E Multi-Standard Radio Measurement Application
• Added support for DL 1024QAM

N9082EM0E LTE-A TDD Measurement Application
• Added C-V2X SideLink support

• Added support for 3GPP v.2018-06

• Added IQ recording/playback (.csv) function support
• Added Signal Studio (N7631C) .scp file recall support
• Added color coding in Frame Summary and marker readout to align with VSA
• Changed the default path for cal factor files to be non-measurement-specific, thus allowing
sharing among measurements
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Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue with External Mixing that caused LO Alignment of M1970V-002 mixer to fail
when the customer’s state was recalled (503999)
• Fixed incorrect links for Support and Manuals on LXI web pages of N90x0B models
(506259)
• Fixed issue that caused Zoomed trace to not function if trace is in View (507086)
• Fixed issue in External Mixer mode where amplitude corrections were not being applied for
non-smart mixers on multi-touch analyzers (509264)
• Fixed issue that caused the Limit Line settings to be lost when switching between two SA
measurement tabs on multi-touch analyzers (506629)
• Fixed issue that caused the USB-TMC driver to not be properly installed when upgrading
instrument software on analyzers with Windows10 OS (508386)
• Fixed issue with External Source Control (Option ESC) on multi-touch analyzers causing the
annotated sweep time in the lower right corner of the display to be much faster than the
actual sweep time (506358)
• Fixed issue that caused negative trigger delay to not work as expected on EXAs and MXAs
with the 25 MHz Digital IF assembly and all CXAs (501933)
• Fixed issue in SEM measurement with Gate View displayed where changing the Gate View
Sweep Time from initial value of 20ms causes Gate View Sweep Time annotation to be
replaced with “Span 0 Hz” (503197)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Option LNP that caused signals at exactly 3.6 GHz to
disappear if the RBW is set to 300 Hz or less in a span of 100 kHz (502167)
Real Time Signal Analysis (RTSA) Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused Spectrum and PVT measurements to be off by one trace point at the
upper and lower trace points (490230)
• Fixed issue that caused some state files to not be recalled properly, depending upon what
measurement (Spectrum or Power vs Time) is active prior to the state being recalled
(508107)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Option DUA and have a multiple window layout that causes
amplitude of PvT results to be inaccurate when the tune frequency is in Band 0 (508543)
• Fixed issue in RTSA that caused trace to stop updating when Marker Table was activated on
analyzers with Option B5X (508034)
N6141A/C and N6141EM0D/0E EMI Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused Teffective marker values to not match with the Y-axis scaling
(503016)
• Fixed issue in multi-touch analyzers that caused Meter’s Max Hold values to not be updated
when in Expanded View (497259)
• Fixed issue in Strip Chart measurement that caused application to crash when changing X-
scale per division value (506805)
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• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused the XSA application to close
unexpectedly during a pre-scan when using QP and AVE detectors (507335)
• Fixed issue in Disturbance Analyzer measurement that caused many execution errors to
appear when switching between screens in a multi-screen setup (507441)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused marker values to disappear when
switching between two screens (507487)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that causes NFE to not work if two traces with
the same detector are active (508357)
N9054C and N9054EM0E Vector Modulation Analysis (VMA) Application
• Fixed issue where internal preamp was not available unless Electronic Attenuator (Option
EA3) was also licensed (503368)
• Fixed incorrect RBW coupling issue when switching from zero span to non-zero span
(504230)
N9071A/C and N9071EM0D/0E GSM/EDGE Measurement Application
N9073A/C and N9073EM0D/0E W-CDMA Measurement Application
N9080B/C LTE / LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused ACP measurement to crash if Noise Correction was toggled between
On and Off (505744)
N9080C-3FP/3TP NB-IoT and eMTC Measurement Application
• Fixed issue to correct Time Offset in EVM measurement so that the measurement
specification is satisfied for NB-IoT In-Band mode (503694)
• Fixed issue for UXAs with Opt H1G that limited Information Bandwidth to 255 MHz for I/Q
Waveform and Tx On/Off Power measurements (504312)
• Added several SCPI commands for backward compatibility to PSA (502529)
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• Improved messaging regarding power meter connection timeout when using U5532C at low
power levels (503346)
• Fixed issue with Frequency Counter measurement where Manual Frequency Tuning was
not working properly for frequencies >= 13.5 GHz (507177)
• Fixed issue in Tuned RF Level measurement that causes a debug assert warning to appear
when recalling cal factors (508540)
N9092EM0E Avionics Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Demod Waveform measurement where knob increment for Scale/Div was not
set to 1% (501324)
• Fixed issue that caused Marker Beacon and ADF AF Spectrum graph to show incorrect
amplitude (504701)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9041B

Released Date: September 2018
version):
New Features
• Adds support for N9041B-EDC, External Digitizer Control
Enhancements
• Same as A.21.04
Issues Resolved
• Same as A.21.06
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
models)
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-

version):
New Features
• Same as A.21.04
Enhancements
• Same as A.21.04
Issues Resolved
N6141A/C EMI Measurement Application
• In Frequency Scan measurement, fixed issue that caused application to crash with a
System.IndexOutOfRangeException error. Index was outside the bounds of the array.
(503209)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
models)
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-

Released Date: July 2018
version):
New Features
• Added support for N9085EM0E 5G-NR Measurement application on N9020B, N9030B,
N9040B, and N9041B (multi-touch signal analyzers that offer analysis bandwidth options
>= 100 MHz)
• Added support for N9083EM0E, Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Measurement Application on
multi-touch X-series analyzers
• Added support for N9092EM0E, Avionics Measurement Application
o Only supported on N9030B as part of N5531X MMR-X system bundle
• Added support for Option EDC, External Digitizer Control, on the N9041B in IQ Analyzer
(Basic) mode.
• Added support for new, traditional UI X-Series Signal Analyzer platform software options
models:
o N90EMEMCA Basic EMC functionality (replacing N90x0A-EMC) to N9000A, N9010A,
N9020A, N9030A, and M9290A
o N90EMTDSA Time Domain Scan (replacing N90x0A-TDS) to N9010A, N9020A, N9030A,
and N9038A
o N90EMEDPA Enhanced Display Package (replacing N90x0A-EDP) to N9000A, N9010A,
N9020A, N9030A, and M9290A
o N90x0RT1A Real-time analysis up to maximum available BW, basic detection license
(replacing N90x0A-RT1) to N9020A, and N9030A
o N9038RT1A Real-time analysis up to maximum available BW, basic detection license
(replacing N9038A-RT1) to N9038A
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o N90x0RT2A Real-time analysis up to maximum available BW, optimum detection license

(replacing N90x0A-RT2) to N9020A, and N9030A
o N90EMFP2A Fast Power, up to 40 MHz bandwidth (replacing N90x0A-FP2) to N9010A,
N9020A, and N9030A
o N90EMRBEA Resolution Bandwidth Extended (replacing N90x0A-RBE) to N9020A, and
N9030A
o N90EMESCA External Source Control (replacing N90x0A-ESC) to N9000A, N9010A,
N9020A, N9030A, and N9038A
• Added support for new, multi-touch UI X-Series Signal Analyzer platform software option
models:
o N90EMEMCB Basic EMC functionality (replacing N90x0B-EMC) to N9000B, N9010B,
N9020B, N9030B, N9040B, and N9041B
o N90EMTDSB Time Domain Scan (replacing N90x0B-TDS) to N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
N9040B, and N9041B
o N90EMEDPB Enhanced Display Package (replacing N90x0B-EDP) to N9000B, N9010B,
N9020B, and N9030B
o N90x0RT1B Real-time analysis up to maximum available BW, basic detection license
(replacing N90x0B-RT1) to N9020B, N9030B, N9040B, and N9041B
o N90x0RT2B Real-time analysis up to maximum available BW, optimum detection license
(replacing N90x0B-RT2) to N9020B, N9030B, N9040B, and N9041B
o N90EMFT1B Frequency Mask Trigger, basic detection license (replacing N90x0B-FT1) to
N9020B, N9030B, N9040B, and N9041B
o N90EMFT2B Frequency Mask Trigger, optimum detection license (replacing N90x0B-
FT1) to N9020B, N9030B, N9040B, and N9041B
o N90EMDUAB Duplex IF RTSA (replacing N90x0B-DUA) to N9030B, N9040B, and N9041B
o N90EMFP2B Fast Power, up to 40 MHz bandwidth (replacing N90x0B-FP2) to N9010B,
N9020B, N9030B, N9040B, and N9041B
o N90EMRBEB Resolution Bandwidth Extended (replacing N90x0B-RBE) to N9030B,
N9040B, and N9041B
o N90EMESCB External Source Control (replacing N90x0B-ESC) to N9000B, N9010B,
N9020B, N9030B, and N9040B
Enhancements
General X-Series
• Added Network licensing “borrow” feature

• Increased maximum number of points in the List Mode to 10,001
• Max Ref Level adjustment for Amplitude Correction – allows users with large amplitude
corrections to keep the signal from going off the top of the screen.
RTSA Measurement
• Added support for U7227-series and U7228-series USB Preamplifiers on N9020A/B,

N9030A/B, N9040B, and N9041B.
ACP Measurement
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• Added -6 dB selection to Integration BW in the Advanced menu (multi-touch UI only)

N9054EM0E Vector Modulation Analysis Measurement Application
• Added support for Differential Decoder Anchor State 0/1 toggle for MSK Type 1 demod bits
N9054EM1E Vector Modulation Analysis Customer OFDM Application
• Added 3GPP LTE FDD Downlink 5 MHz preset to Radio Standard Presets selection
• Added WLAN IEEE 802.11a WLAN preset to Radio Standard Presets selection
• Added support for Pilot and Preamble IQ data sequence editor
• Added support for Component Carrier (CC) configuration copy function: Copy CCm to CCn
N9062EM0E SCPI Language Remote Compatibility Measurement Application
• Added support for R&S FSL and FSV for Swept SA measurement
N9063EM0E Analog Demod Measurement Application
• Added support for AM LSB (SSB-SC) and AM USB (SSB-SC) demod function
N9067EM0E Pulse Measurement Application
• Enabled modulation analysis up to 1024 chip-long modulation, valid for BPSK and QPSK
• Added support for Gate acquisition with Option B5X
• Added support for Trigger Hysteresis level of Gate acquisition
• Added support for X-COM recording file format (.xhdr) in the Recall menu: Measurement
Data with Data Type = Recording
• Added support for Matlab (.mat), HFDS (.hdf), 89600 VSA (.sdf) and X-COM recording
(.xhdr) file formats in the Recall menu: Measurement Data with Data Type – Reference IQ
• Added support for Score vs. Pulse number to the Scatter Trace X and Y
• Added support for Global Center Frequency On|Off toggle key (for coupling the Center
Frequency setting with RTSA)
• Added support for Frame Length Knob increment multiply by x2, x3, x5, divide by /2, /3,
and /5 to the Raster window
• Added support for Frame color coding max and min to the Raster window
N9068EM0E Phase Noise Measurement Application
• In Log Plot measurement, added support for trace hold type Max Hold and Min Hold
selection in the Trace Control menu
• In Log Plot measurement, added support for trace filtering function with High Cutoff Freq,
High Cutoff Slope, Low Cutoff Freq, and Low Cutoff Slope in the Trace menu
N9069EM0E Noise Figure Measurement Application
• Added ability to import S2P correction files from PNA directly into Noise Figure
measurement and apply them
• Added support for the U1831C USB Smart Noise Source connectivity
N9077EM1D/E WLAN 802.11 ac/ax Measurement Application
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• In Modulation Analysis measurement, updated EVM and Symbol Clock Error Pass/Fail limit
values due to IEEE 802.11ax draft 2.2 revision
N9080EM0D/E LTE and LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• In Modulation Analysis and Conformance EVM measurements:

o Added support for Downlink 1,024 QAM demod
o Added support for Uplink PUCCH format 4 and 5 demod
N9080EM3D/E NB-IoT / eMTC Measurement Application
• NB-IoT:
o In Modulation Analysis (multi-touch only) and Conformance EVM measurements:
▪ Added support for Downlink NPRS (NB-IoT Positioning RS) demod
▪ Added support for Downlink NPBCH decoding
▪ Added support for Downlink and Uplink Freq Error per Slot traces
▪ Updated Uplink Resource Unit auto detection for Single or multi-tones
• eMTC (Cat-M):
o In Modulation Analysis (multi-touch only) and Conformance EVM measurements:
▪ Added support for Downlink MPDCCH decoding, and decoded DCI-based RB
auto detection
▪ Added support for Uplink BL/CE PUCCH decoding
▪ Updated Uplink BL/CE PUSCH decoding for multiple-repetition case
• Added Downlink and Uplink Transmit On/Off Power measurements, with manual
parameter settings
• In Carrier Configuration Setup menu:
o Added support for Non-Contiguous Carrier Aggregation (CA) setup for FR1
Downlink Cumulative ACLR (CACLR) for ACP and Cumulative mask for SEM
measurements
• In Modulation Analysis measurement:
o Supported 3GPP version v.15.1.0 (2018-03)
o Added support for Component Carrier (CC) configuration copy function: Copy CCm
to CCn
o Added support for Downlink Cell ID auto detection
o Added support for Downlink multiple-BWP traces
o Added support for Downlink PDCCH demod (non-interleaved mode only)
o Added support for Downlink PDSCH-PTRS demod
o Added support for Downlink and Uplink Detected RB Allocation vs. Time traces
o Added support for Uplink PUSCH Transform Precoding (DFT-s-OFDM) demod,
included pi/2-BPSK
o Added support for Uplink PUCCH demod (format 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4)
o Added support for Uplink PUSCH-PTRRS demod
N9091EM0E Measuring Receiver Measurement Application
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• Added support for U5532C USB sensor module connectivity
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue in Monitor Spectrum measurement where, with Auto Align set to Normal, the
screen would freeze briefly approximately once per minute (499695)
• Fixed issue in Swept SA measurement where display was not properly switching from
start/stop frequency annotation to center/span annotation when remotely controlled
(498502)
• Fixed issue that caused limit line editor to crash intermittently (501113)
• Fixed issue in SEM measurement that caused Signal ID to not function properly when Input
is set to External Mixing (499121)
• Fixed issue that was preventing switching into Dual Conversion mode of M1971-Series
external mixers after switching into SEM measurement (499964)
• Fixed issue that caused analyzer set to External Mixing with M1971E external mixer to stop
sweeping if start frequency is set > 68.5 GHz (499967)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Opt H1G that required different settings of IF Gain depending
upon the vintage of hardware (500427)
Real Time Signal Analysis (RTSA) Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Spectrum and PVT measurements that caused signals near the beginning and
end of the sweep to be reported at incorrect frequencies (typically an error of one sweep
point) (490230)
• Fixed issue where turning Marker Table on or off caused a trace in Max Hold to be cleared
and Max Hold to be restarted (500315)
• Fixed issue that caused ability to activate the Marker Table to come and go depending upon
changes to the View (500317)
• Fixed issue that caused Spectrogram measurements CSV results to sometimes report
incorrect start times (500599)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement of N6141C that caused the Step Size and
Marker frequencies in the pop-up windows to not be displayed with sufficient precision
(501670)
• Fixed issue in Monitor Spectrum measurement that caused multiple spurs to be displayed
when changing center frequency to values below 160 kHz in a 100 kHz span (502038)
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• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused Quasi-Peak readings to vary widely
if span is changed (502085)
• Fixed issue in Disturbance Analyzer measurement that caused the measurement to
randomly crash when remotely fetching peak and quasi-peak data (502090)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement of N6141A where the limit line colors were not
correct when using the Flat Color theme (500728)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement of N6141A where Dwell Time settings were
not being recalled correctly when recalling a state (500616)
• Fixed issue with N6141C EMC measurement application where limit line table amplitude
values were not properly displayed; the most significant digits were being truncated
(485614)
• Fixed issue in Disturbance Analyzer measurement that resulted in returning a Pass result
when an overload signal was present (500217)
• Fixed issue which caused Phase Noise measurement application to crash when entered if
Power On Preset was set to User Preset and user preset had Sweep Time Rule set to
Accuracy (499460)
N9063A/C Analog Demod Measurement Application
• Fixed issue where the internal preamp was not available (grayed-out) even though the
preamp was licensed (500698)
N9067C Pulse Measurement Application
• Fixed issue which caused XSA application to crash when switching into N9067C Pulse
measurement and license for N9067C-2FP or N9067C-2TP was not installed (500625)
N9068A/C Phase Noise Measurement Application
• Modified Log Plot measurement to not require a carrier signal to make the DANL
measurement. If a carrier is not detected, DANL measurement will use the previously-
measured carrier frequency. (498256)
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N9080B/C LTE / LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in SEM measurement that resulted in high power levels being reported in the
interference region if the intermod function was enabled and averaging is on (501084)
• In SEM measurement, corrected offset configuration result metric table when switching
non-contiguous measurement region for multi-carrier non-contiguous measurement
(502850)
• Fixed issue in Modulation Analysis measurement that caused CW0 Modulation Type from
not being saved correctly in state files (501914)
• Fixed issue in ACP measurement that caused XSA application to crash if a state was recalled
which had NCORR (Noise Correction) set to On (501852)
N9080C-3FP/3TP NB-IoT and eMTC Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Modulation Analysis measurement of that caused crash to occur if using
manual detection with no RB allocations (502686)
N9081A/C Bluetooth Measurement Application
• Improved the preamble sync algorithm so that a BLE 4.2 signal with a payload length of 96
and pattern type of AA will be properly demodulated (497650)
• Added SYSTem:COMMunicate:PMETer:TCONnect:STATe command to N9091EM0E

Measuring Receiver application for backward compatibility to PSA (500864)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9020B, N9030B, N9040B, N9041B (Multi-

Requirements category (e.g., operating system): Microsoft Windows 7
version):
New Features
• Added support for N9085EM0E 5G-NR Measurement application on N9020B, N9030B,
N9040B, and N9041B (multi-touch signal analyzers that offer analysis bandwidth options
>= 100 MHz)
Enhancements
• Same as A.20.22
Issues Resolved
• Same as A.20.22
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
models)
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B (Multi-

version):
NOTE: A.20.22 fixes the defect found in instrument software

versions A.20.03 and A.20.04 that caused measurement accuracy
issues. Any analyzer running A.20.03 or A.20.04 should be upgraded
to A.20.22 or later
New Features
• Support for Windows 10 operating system on PC6 and PC7 CPUs
• Alternate Mixing Mode feature added to I/Q Analyzer (Basic) mode
• First release to support new, traditional UI X-Series measurement application models:

N9061EM0D, N9062EM0D, N9063EM0D, N9064EM0D, N9068EM0D, N9069EM0D,
N6153EM0D, N6155EM0D, N6156EM0D
• First release to support new, multi-touch UI X-Series measurement application models:
N9054EM0E, N9054EM1E, N9061EM0E, N9062EM0E, N9063EM0E, N9067EM0E,
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N9068EM0E, N9069EM0E, N9071EM0E, N9073EM0E, N9077EM0E, N9077EM1E,

N9080EM0E, N9080EM3E, N9081EM0E, N9082EM0E, N9084EM0E
Enhancements
General X-Series
• Added ability to read in S2P corrections files from PNA directly into X-Series I/Q Analyzer
(Basic) measurement application and apply them (484465)
• Extended Estimated Sweep Time feature to work with software preselection (N9041B only)
• Change Max Mixer Level limits on Port 2 of N9041B UXA
• Enabled use of Noise Floor Extension on N9041B UXA with Port 2.
• Added Screen Sequencer which permits multiple screens to be updated sequentially in a
Multi-screen view on analyzers with the Multi-Touch UI.
• Trace Zoom usability improvements
I/Q Analyzer (Basic) Mode
• Added SCPI command to query whether the LO injection of the current mixing mode state
is High side or Low side
N9067EM0E Pulse measurement application
• Added Pulse Density calculation

• Added two data types to Save -> Measurement data to export Pulse Descriptor Words
(PDWs) with Waveforms
N9077EM0E WLAN measurement application
• L-SIG symbol (4-bit rate & 12-bit length) support to Single Info trace
• CPE degree result in IQ polar numeric result trace
• Packet Extension duration into SIG-A window in Burst Info view
N9080EM3D/E NB-IoT /eMTC measurement application
• For NB-IoTR Downlink:

o Modulation Analysis (multi-touch only) and Conformance EVM:
▪ Power auto scaling update for NPSS channel for following 3GPP standard
definition
• For NB-IoT Downlink:
▪ UE In-Band Emissions update: NPRACH in-band emissions support
▪ NPUSCH decoding support
▪ NPUSCH single-tone auto-detection:
• NPUSCH format 1 or 2
• Subcarrier spacer 3.75 kHz or 15 kHz
• Mod Scheme pi/2-BPSK or pi/4-QPSK
• Subcarrier offset in RB (n-sc)
▪ NPUSCH multi-tone frequency error estimation algorithm improvement
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• For eMTC Uplink:

▪ BL/CE PUSCH decoding with no repetition case onlu
▪ PL/CE PRACH demodulation
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue where sending SCPI command to save a file does not clear any previous “Saved
file” message from the screen (485198)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Multi-touch GUI where, when recalling screen config + state,
not all window settings are recalled properly (490576)
• Fixed issue where LXI web page’s Get Image feature does not work properly when “Change
background to printer friendly colors” box is checked (494932)
• Fixed issue where Corrections were not working correctly with NFE set to Full or Adaptive
(495035)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Multi-touch GUI where the state file was not recalled properly
if Display Theme had been set to Outline (478804)
• Fixed issue where grayout messages for Zoom Center and Zoom Span were incorrect when
in Zero Span and Zoom Center was missing from the Sweep menu when in Swept Span
(485433)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Multi-touch GUI where the Display Line settability when in
Linear scale was too coarse (492457)
• Fixed issue where Video Trigger was not triggering at the correct level when External Gain
was enabled (496183)
• Fixed issue where the Estimated Sweep Time annotation value did not always agree with
the value set (497773)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Multi-touch GUI where the Print Page Setup screen does not
allow setting of the margins and the units of the margins are not displayed (495720)
• Fixed issue in ACP measurement that caused IndexOutOfRangeExceptions and crashes
when successive Noise Correction On/Off cycles were being performed using the IBW
method (479983)
• Fixed issue in ACP measurement where Noise Correction was over compensating the trace
when Low Noise Path was enabled (496042)
• Fixed issue that caused M1970 Series mixers to not be recognized after an M1971 Series
mixer had been disconnected (489184)
• Fixed issue that caused flatness correction data to be lost when upgrading from versions
<= A.18.56 to version A.20.03 through A.20.19 (498426)
• Fixed issue where it was not possible to set span to >12.5 MHz when the I/Q inputs were
selected with I/Q Path set to I+jQ (495405)
• Fixed issue where Help system was missing information on saving IQ Spectrum Data to file
(495608)
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• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused the analyzer to crash when
frequently cycling between scan, search, and measure (495764)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused Corrections to not be applied
correctly for Meters (496723)
N9062A/C SCPI Language Compatibility Application
• Fixed issue in N9062A/C where the incorrect noise marker was being activated (496607)
• Fixed issue in Log Plot measurement where it was not possible to save ALL traces via front
panel or via SCPI commands (489388)
N9071A/C GSM/EDGE Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Combined GSM measurement that caused analyzer to lock-up because of a
memory leak (496941)
• Fixed issue in EDGE EVM measurement where the GUI becomes non-responsive after
selecting the Data Bits view (497375)
• Fixed issue in Phase/Frequency Error measurement where most of the demod bits were not
visible because they are shown in black which is the same color as background (498072)
• Fixed issue in Power vs Time measurement where an Execution Error message would occur
if Meas Time was set to anywhere between 2 to 8 slots and Time Slot is set to more than
zero (498259)
• Fixed issue in Power vs Time measurement where the burst type does not appear when the
multi-slot view is selected (498353)
N9077A/C WLAN Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Modulation Analysis measurement where the default value for the HE-LFT
Size setting was being recalled rather than the value that was set when the state was saved
(497814)
N9080A/B/C LTE / LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Conformance EVM measurement where Parameter List contents are not
updated when another Component Carrier is selected (481681)
• Fixed issue in NB-IoT EVM measurement where the Symbol Time Adjust value in the Error
Summary window is not being updated properly (497620)
N9082A/B/C LTE / LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Conformance EVM measurement where Parameter List contents are not
updated when another Component Carrier is selected (481681)
• Fixed issue in Power versus Time measurement where the display precision of marker in
Transmit On/Off Power only had 3 digits but 5 digits were needed (496412)
• Fixed issue in Transmit On/Off Power measurement where Noise Corrections were not
correct after an External Gain value is changed (496996)
44
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9020A (Non-Touch Signal Analyzer model)
model)
WARNING: Instrument software versions A.20.03 and A.20.04 have

been found to contain a critical defect which may impact
measurement accuracy. Do Not Upgrade to either of these versions.
If you recently upgraded to either A.20.03 or A.20.04, upgrade to

A.20.22 or later

Released Date: February, 2018
version):
File Name: XSA_Installer_A.20.04_Win7.exe
NOTE: A.20.04 does not support the N9000A and N9000B
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
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Issues Resolved
• Fixed issue where Err -221, Settings Conflict error was generated when a state that had
Electronic Attenuator feature enabled was recalled into an analyzer that did not have the
required Option EA3 (494985)
46
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
Analyzer models)
• N9010B, N9030B, N9040B (Multi-touch
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, (Multi-
WARNING: Instrument software versions A.20.03 and A.20.04 have

been found to contain a critical defect which may impact
measurement accuracy. Do Not Upgrade to either of these versions.
If you recently upgraded to either A.20.03 or A.20.04, upgrade to

A.20.22 or later.

version):
NOTE: A.20.03 does not support the N9000A, N9000B, N9020A, and N9020B
New Features
• Added support for N9054EM1E, VMA Vector Modulation Analysis Customer OFDM
Application on multi-touch analyzers
• Added support for N9091EM0E, Measuring Receiver Measurement Application
o Only supported on N9030B as part of MMR-X (N5531X) system bundle
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• Added support for Option FBP, Full Bypass Path on N9040B ordered with options H1G and
550
Enhancements
General X-Series
• Added a means to select which version of VSA software to run via the mode selection for
multi-touch instruments (482562)
• In CCDF measurement, a warning message appears when the bandwidth chosen is wider
than the preselector (YTF) bandwidth. (469089)
• Calibration files are now stored using MariaDB instead of SQL
N/W6141A/C EMC Measurements Application
• Added frequency controls in frequency panel of Disturbance Analyzer measurement

(471908)
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue where SCPI commands “DISPlay:WINDow:FORMat:ZOOM” and

“DISPlay:WINDow:FORMat:TILE” did not work. (486835)
• Fixed issue where dragging-and-dropping a floating window could cause the XSA
application to crash (490414)
• Fixed issue with Zoom Trace where the blue bar did not always reflect the relative size of
the zoomed trace relative to the un-zoomed trace (494134)
• Fixed issue where using the “DISPlay:ENABle OFF” and “SYST:KLOCK ON” SCPI commands
together did not result in the display being blanked on analyzers with multi-touch GUI
(494710)
• Issue fixed that caused states saved with Electronic Attenuator enabled to cause an Err -
221, Settings Conflict error message when the state is recalled on an analyzer not equipped
with Opt EA3, Electronic Attenuator (494985)
• Fixed issue in Swept SA measurement where signal would disappear in a span of 50 kHz
and RBW of 10 Hz if Opt FS1 and/or Opt FS2 was present (491002)
RTSA Measurement
• Fixed issue where using knob to set Acquisition time only allowed time to be increased, but
not decreased (487548)
• Fixed issue that caused the Marker Table On/Off selection to not always be available
(492445)
• Fixed issue in Complex Spectrum measurement that caused peaks at the start and stop
frequency to not be detected by Peak Search algorithm (486366)
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N9064A VXA Vector Signal Analysis Measurement Application
• Fixed issue where VXA was not enabled by older 89601X licenses (489187)
Channel Power Measurement
• Fixed issue that caused PASS/FAIL indicator to flash irregularly even when Limit Testing
was off (484158)
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N/W6141A/C EMI Receiver Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement where NFE was not being applied to the Meter
data (489795)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement that caused the noise floor of Meters to remain
high as frequency was stepped down below 2 MHz (490135)
• Fixed issue where Power On state was not correct when set to User Preset (493608)
N/W9061A/C Remote Language Compatibility Application
• Fixed issue where sending the “KST” command to an 8568A/B caused the analyzer to
perform an Instrument Preset (“IP”) (494243)
• Fixed issue in Log Plot measurement where sending the SCPI command
“DISPlay:LPLot:VIEW:NSEL 0 (or a negative number)” caused XSA application to crash
(490153)
N9071A/C GSM/EDGE Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Power vs Time measurement where Execution Error occurs when Averaging
is turned on while in Single measurement mode (490149)
N9073C W-CDMA/HSPA+ Measurement Application
• Fixed issue that caused Fixed Delta Marker to not work properly in Modulation Analysis,
Code Domain Power, and QPSK EVM measurements (457133)
N/W9080A/B/C LTE / LTE-Advanced Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Modulation Analysis measurement where User View selection does not recall
the selected trace type as expected (486837)
• Fixed issue in Modulation Analysis measurement where the trace selection tab is hidden
when screen annotations are set to “Off” (486839)
• Fixed issue in Conformance EVM measurement where Immediate Action button does not
always work (490148)
N/W9081A/C Bluetooth Measurement Application
N/W9082A/B/C LTE-TDD/LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Modulation Analysis measurement where User View selection does not recall
the selected trace type as expected (486837)
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N9083A Multi-Standard Radio Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Conformance EVM measurement where 256QAM signal is not correctly
demodulated when recalling E-TM3.1A preset file (fps). (489339)
51
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9010B, N9020B, N9030B, N9040B (Multi-
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, (Multi-

Released Date: October 2017
version):
New Features
N9062C SCPI Language Compatibility
• Supports R&S FSP, FSU, FSE, and ESU
Enhancements
General X-Series
• In RTSA mode, Normal view, marker amplitudes no longer reported as “Infinity dBm” when
signal is above the reference level (432474)
• Save/Recall functions supported when controlling SA via web interface (465624)
• In CCDF measurement, a warning message appears when the bandwidth chosen is wider
than the preselector (YTF) bandwidth. (469089)
I/Q Analyzer Mode
• Added LO Dither for UXA with Opt H1G
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• Increased the maximum number of I/Q points from 5,000,000 to 8,000,000. This allows a
wider selection of measurement time settings for a given sample rate (480991)
N/W6141A/C EMC Measurements Application
• Allow retrieval of partial data for Disturbance Analyzer

• Added Limit Line for EN55032
• Preloaded Near Field probe N9311X Corrections
• Added maximum value from meter into signal list (multi-touch only)
• Bring Signal List into Strip Chart (multi-touch only)
• Added switch menu for max hold of meters (multi-touch only)
• Couple detectors for meters, scan and measure (multi-touch only)
• Limit lines for Radiated, Class A, Group 1 LTE to 20 kVA Quasi Peak for 3m and Radiated,
Class A, Group 1 LTE to 20 kVA Quasi Peak for 30m were added. (473944)
• Twenty (20) limit line files added to the EMC Limits and EMC Ampcor\Limits folders to
support CISPR32-2015 standard. (475795)
N9063A/C Analog Demod Measurement Application
• Y-Ref value maximum setting extended from +30 dBm to +50 dBm. (482983)
N9067C Pulse Measurement Application
• Added TOA Raster trace

• Multi-Emitter filtering (max 4)
• Pulse Scoring
• Correction/Time sidelobe measurement
• Segmented Capture in time unit (Gated Acquisition with Wideband Digital IF)
• Sorting metrics on Pulse table
N9077A/C WLAN Measurement Application
• Added “Quad Display” view (IQ constellation, OFDM Error Vector vs Time, FFT Spectrum,
and Error Summary)
• Added Auto Detection for multiple WLAN formats
• Added support for IEEE draft v1.3 update (WLAN 11ax)
• Added GI and HE-LTF mode auto detection (WLAN 11ax)
N9080B/C-2FP LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• Added Uplink 256QAM demod and decode to Modulation Analysis and Conformance EVM
measurements
N9080B/C-3FP NB-IoT/eMTC Measurement Application
• For NB-IoT Uplink:

o Modulation Analysis (multi-touch only) and Conformance EVM
▪ UE In-Band emissions updates
• 3 separate worst results: General, General + Carrier Leakage, and
General + IQ Image
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• RB EVM Trace with limit masks

▪ Added NPRACH demod
o TX On/Off Time Mask:
▪ 15 kHz & 3.75 kHz single-tone Power vs Time
▪ NPRACH Power vs Time
• eMTC Downlink
o Modulation Analysis (multi-touch only) and Conformance EVM
▪ BL/CE PDSCH demod and decode
▪ BL/CE MPDCCH demod
N9082B/C-2FP LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• Added Uplink 256QAM demod and decode to Modulation Analysis and Conformance EVM
measurements
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue where Alignment Statistics were being updated for the Noise Floor
Characterization even if the characterization failed. (463496)
• Fixed issue where analyzer was unable to discover other devices on GPIB when GPIB
Controller was Enabled (477491)
• Fixed issue where Marker Count feature was available in RTSA mode in multi-touch
analyzers; Marker Count should not be available in RTSA (481975)
• Fixed issue that was causing low memory warnings to occur as a result of how event log
messages were handled (483108, 482721)
• Fixed issue that was causing degraded pulse response in zero span (484552)
• Fixed issue that was causing previous event messages to be included when remotely
capturing screen images but previous messages are not applicable (485198)
• Fixed issue that was causing Execution Errors when analyzer was booting up into RTSA
mode, Density view, and analyzer is accessed via Remote Desktop (487574)
• Fixed issue in multitouch UI where trace appears to be frozen when using a front panel
gesture that is interrupted by a SCPI command (483107)
• Fixed issue in Corrections feature of multitouch UI that caused assertion failures when
entering data into Correction 8 (Corrections 1 through 7 are OK) (486251)
• Fixed issue in Spur measurement of VMA, W-CDMA, MSR, LTE, and WLAN measurement
applications that caused analyzer to crash when SCPI command
“SENSe:SPURious:RANGe:LIST:FREQuency:CENTer?” was sent ( 486995)
• Fixed issue N9041B when using RF Input 2 that caused ACP Fast Power measurement to not
work (487657)
• Fixed issue in N9041B UXA where Fast Power measurements made with RF Input 2 did not
have RF flatness corrections applied (482404)
• Fixed issue in N9041B UXA where Noise Correction in Fast Power measurements was not
being applied when RF Input 2 is selected (485591)
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ACP Measurement
• Fixed issue in ACP measurement where Adaptive NFE corrections were intermittently not
being applied (484360)
Channel Power Measurement
• Fixed issue in Channel Power measurement of multitouch UI where gate length was not
being recalled from state file correctly (484150)
Occupied Bandwidth Measurement
• Fixed issue in multitouch UI where sweep time annotation of OBW measurement did not
indicate FFT sweeps appropriately (481531)
Spurious Emissions Mask Measurement
• Fixed issue in SEM measurement of multitouch UI where trace data is not properly updated
after changing the scale/div in single sweep (484036)
• Fixed issue in SEM measurement where the marker amplitude reading was impacted by the
span scale/division setting (482303)
CCDF Measurement
• Fixed issue in CCDF measurement in SA mode when using bandwidths >255 MHz not giving
correct results due to IF flatness errors (487025)
N/W6141A/C EMI Receiver Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Monitor Spectrum measurement that caused Meters RBW annotation to not
be correct when set back to Auto (439120)
• Fixed issue with multitouch UI where pressing Meas Preset would only clear trace data after
Scan and Search; ‘x’ marks were not being cleared (478297)
• Fixed issue in Strip Chart measurement where issuing LISN control commands, followed by
INIT:RESTart, then more LISN control commands causes remote control timeouts to occur
(479024)
• Fixed issue in Disturbance Analyzer measurement where measurement would crash when
measurement duration is changed (483960)
• Fixed issue in Disturbance Analyzer and Strip Chart measurements of N6141C EMI Receiver
mode (multitouch UI) where trace and marker readouts are in dBm, not dBuV (484234)
• Fixed issue in Disturbance Analyzer measurement of N6141C EMI Receiver mode
(multitouch UI) where pressing Start Key displays Meas Result view instead of Normal view
(484567)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement of N6141C EMI Receiver mode (multitouch UI)
where Final Measurement Detectors were not greyed out when scan is running; changing
the detectors at this point could cause crash (485040)
• Fixed issue in Disturbance Analyzer measurement where, if Durations settings for Hour,
Minutes, and Seconds are all set to zero, the application might crash (485910)
• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement where a crash could occur when turning on a
marker following a Mode Preset (486010)
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• Fixed issue where error event occurs when recalling a limit line file with relative unit of dB
(486641)
N/W6152A Digital Cable TV Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in the Modulation Accuracy measurement that caused BER result of J.83B
256QAM signal to be greater than 1.E-8 (486577)
N9054C Vector Modulation Analysis Measurement Application
• Fixed issue to add I/Q Rotation to demod analysis measurement (480264)

N9062A SCPI Language Remote Compatibility Measurement Application
• Fixed issue to allow RBW to be set to 100 kHz and 120 kHz when BW Type is set to Pulse in
SCPI Language Compatibility mode when emulating R&S ESU. (485980)
• Fixed issue that was causing CALC:MARK:X <time> to not position the marker properly in
zero span when emulating the FSEA in N9062A/C SCPI Language Compatibility mode
(487426)
N/W9068A/C Phase Noise Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in Log Plot measurement of N9068A/C Phase Noise measurement application
where trace point drops out and amplitude reports as -infinity (483833)
N/W9069A/C Noise Figure Measurement Application
• Fixed issue causing errors in Noise Figure results when both frequency and bandwidth
interpolation are enabled (487928)
N/W9077A/C WLAN Measurement Application
• Fixed issue causing crash in WLAN 802.11ah EVM measurement when receiving various
CBW1 MCS messages. (485864)
N/W9080A/B/C LTE / LTE-Advanced Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in LTE/ NB IoT EVM measurement where two parameters, Reference
Component Carrier and RB Offset, were not being recalled properly (486690)
• Fixed issue where Global tab was missing in LTE-A FDD and LTE-A TDD Modulation
Analysis measurements, not allowing access to Global Center Freq and Extend Low Band
settings (470768)
• Fixed issue that allowed 256QAM files to be recalled even if a license for N9080A/B/C-2FP
was not installed (476768)
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• Updated the calculation algorithm of Uplink CA “Aggregated chan BW” to be consistent with
the definition in the 3GPP TS36.521 UE conformance test standard. Applies to LTE-A ACP
measurement in MultiTouch analyzers. (483487)
N/W9082A/B/C LTE-TDD/LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application
• Fixed issue where Global tab was missing in LTE-A FDD and LTE-A TDD Modulation
Analysis measurements, not allowing access to Global Center Freq and Extend Low Band
settings (470768)
• Fixed issue that SEM Power Ref was not being recalled from state file in LTE-TDD (N9082B)
(485146)
57
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9010B, N9020B, N9030B, N9040B (Multi-
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, (Multi-

Released Date: August, 2017
version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue when using version A.19.28 which caused several Trial licenses to not enable
the desired measurement application (486246)
58
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9010B, N9020B, N9030B, N9040B (Multi-
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, (Multi-

version):
New Features
General X-Series
• Added support for options N9020B-544 and N9020B-550, 44 GHz and 50 GHz mm-wave
frequency range.
• Added support for option RBE, Resolution Bandwidth Extended on the N9020A/B,
N9030A/B, and N9040B.
• Added support for option DUA, Duplex IF RTSA on the N9030B and N9040B.
N9067C, Pulse Application
• Added enhancement for Pulse Modulation
N9068C, Phase Noise Measurement Application
• Added configurable Limit Masks
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N9077A/C, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ah/af/ax Measurement Application
• Added Optimize EVM feature

• Added SIG-A decoding
N9080B/C, LET/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• N9080B/C-3FP Adds Downlink In-Band mode

• N9080B/C-3FP Adds Tx Div TAE
• N9080B/C-3FP Adds UL Follow-On
N9081A/C, Bluetooth Measurement Application
• Added 5.0 updates

• Added Decoding feature
• Added Advertise Packet & Device ID
• Added Coded 1Ms/s
N9083A, Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Measurement Application
• Added LTE-A DL 256AM Support
Enhancements
General X-Series
• Negative trigger delays of up to -10s are now available in Swept SA zero span (475870)
• It is now possible to assign different inputs to different Screens in Multiscreen mode
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed issue where a few times per day, all data in the Marker Table disappears, requiring
power cycle to restore proper operation (467226)
• Fixed issue in RTSA mode where it was possible to set acquisition time >40s if the state is
saved and recalled (476245)
• Fixed issue in RTSA mode where if acquisition time was set to >= 57.4s, the acquisitions
occur at a much faster rate than specified (476246)
• Fixed issue in RTSA mode where RBW selections were wider than they should be (476784)
• Fixed issue that caused CXA-m to crash when launching 89601B (474418)
• Fixed issue that caused crashes when recalling states which required changing mode or
measurement. Display is no longer updated during Mode Preset or Recall (478835)
• Fixed issue that caused crashes when analyzer is directed to print to an invalid printer
(479467)
• Fixed issue on A-model analyzers where pressing File and then Page Setup did not result in
the page setup menu appearing (473530)
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• Fixed issue in I/Q Analyzer (Basic) mode on analyzers with Opt B5X (PXA and UXA) where
the 2nd IF Output frequency is reported incorrectly when the analysis bandwidth is set > 40
MHz and <= 255 MHz (475571)
• Fixed issue where the trace and limit lines were the same color when saving screen images
with the Flat Color theme (472714)
• Fixed issue where titles in the Corrections menu were not displayed correctly (477585)
• Fixed issue where LO was being skewed when making a Time Gating measurement with
Control set to Level and external trigger a square wave of frequency 10 Hz or less (474194)
• Fixed issue in CXA (N9000A/B) where large spur appears at stop frequency in some spans
(474212)
• Fixed issue where zero span triggering is inconsistent when trigger delay is negative
(462880)
Occupied Bandwidth Measurement
• Fixed issue where Max Hold did not work (481854)

Spurious Emissions Mask Measurement
• Fixed issue where spur is not found if it is at frequency between two contiguous ranges
(473137)
N6141A/C EMI Receiver Measurement Application
• Fixed issue where recalling state file caused XSA application to lock-up; only System and
Mode keys worked (481916)
• Fixed issue where sweeps were very slow between 4.3 and 4.8 GHz on RF and microwave
analyzers; only millimeter wave analyzers should be slow in this range (478112)
• Fixed issue where Meters RBW value was not being properly recalled when saved in state
file. (477548)
• Fixed issue where marker position and trace updates were not properly synchronized
(476178)
• Fixed issue where noise level changed between software versions A.16.17 and A.18.24
(475858)
• Fixed issue where recalled trace files were not being recalled correctly; some data was
missing (475077)
• Fixed issue where trace was being blanked when returning to View mode after having been
set to Blank (474686)
• Fixed issue where Meters and Measure at Marker do not agree in Frequency Scan
measurement (467582)
• Fixed issue on analyzers with Opt H1G that caused amplitude of spur 50 MHz below the
center frequency to be too high in I/Q Analyzer (Basic) mode (463762)
N9061A Remote Language Compatibility Measurement Application
• Fixed issue in 856xE/EC emulation in external mixing mode where stop frequency limit
caused start frequency limit to be set incorrectly (476169)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9041B, UXA Signal Analyzer

version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
• Corrected amplitude issues near 50 GHz when switching from Port 2 back to Port1
• Fixed possible amplitude error above 3.6 GHz when analyzer is using 1 GHz IF Path (Option
H1G units only)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9041B, UXA Signal Analyzer

Released Date: June, 2017
version):
New Features
• Initial instrument software release for the N9041B Signal Analyzer
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
• None
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A (Non-
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
models)
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, (Multi-

Released Date: March, 2017
version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed an issue where the uncorrected amplitude was 10 dB lower than expected on the
N9000A and N9000B, CXA Signal Analyzers with the internal preamplifier option installed
(476000)
• Fixed an issue with option RTS, Real Time Streaming where the Test Pattern was not
correct. The change was made to the RTSA, Real Time Spectrum Analyzer code where the
Wideband Digital Bus output is controlled (476141)
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• Fixed an issue where the input signal can become very unstable in a span of 5 MHz and an
RBW ≤ 3 kHz (476839)
N6141A/C, EMI Application
• Fixed an issue where the trace smoothing process created a lag when trying to use the front
panel knob (474685)
• Fixed an issue where the Meter can become unresponsive after being loaded with a full
signal list (473760)
N9069A/C, Noise Figure Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where the application will close when Peak Search is invoked (477243)
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9010A, N9020A
• N9010B, N9020B Multi-touch
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, Multi-
touch

Released Date: March, 2017
version):
New Features
• Added support for N6141C, EMI Measurement Application
• Added support for N9054C, Vector Modulation Analysis Measurement Application
• Added support for N9061C, Remote Language Compatibility Measurement Application
• Added support for N9071C, GSM/EDGE Measurement Application
• Added N9080B/C-3FP, NB-IoT and eMTC
• Added N9077C-8FP, WLAN 802.11ax Single-User measurements to the N9077C, WLAN
Measurement Application
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• Added N/W9081A-3FP and N9081C-3FP, Bluetooth LE 5.0
Enhancements
General X-Series
• Added PVT as a User View in RTSA mode (438148)

• Modified Powergram to work like Spectrogram where changing the Ref Level and Scale/Div
in the top window will change the coloration of the traces in the bottom window (474599)
• Added an annotation for the Microwave Preselector state (473673)
• Increased the maximum number of points to 100,001
• Added Frequency, Time Lines, Marker Table and Spectrogram results to the SA FETCh
command
• Added the following Max Mixer Rules:
o Normal – balance TOI, noise and compression
o TOI – limited dynamic range
o Compression – limited dynamic range
• Added Multi-window support in SA and RTSA modes
• Added zero span support for Trace Zoom
• Added screen tabs in the multi-touch UI
• Added the ability to “drag” lines in the multi-touch UI
• Added Powergram Measurement in RTSA mode
• Added Capture Time Implementation in RTSA mode
• Added “Rubber Banding”
N9061A/C, Remote Language Compatibility Application
• Added support for the FDSP ON command in the N9061A-2FP (473660)

• Added support for CNVLOSS command (474006)
N9067A/C, Pulse Measurement Application
• Added Record and Playback

• Added Gated acquisition
• Added Waveform Import/Export
• Added De-Interleave
• Added Analysis Range
• Added Pulse Modulation (Beta)
• Added Variable Length Segmented capture
N9077A/C, WLAN Measurement Application
• Added Multi-carrier filter to 802.11n and 802.11ac standards
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Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed an issue where the “Waiting for Trigger” message can appear even in Free Run
(470105)
• Fixed an issue where the Video Trigger level is not taking Reference Level Offset into
account (468427)
• Fixed an issue on multi-touch instruments where the XSA application will close when
setting the external gain value with character “-“ first (473213)
• Fixed an issue where the RBW Filter Shape/Type was not being saved as part of a save state
(471300)
• Fixed an issue where the [MEASure|READ|FETCh:SANalyzer7 did not force a -221 conflict
Settings System Error event when the Peak Table was not on (471543)
• Fixed a spelling error “Noice” for the Max Mixer Lvl Rule (472170)
• Fixed an issue with frequency drift when using option FS1, Fast Sweep over an 8-hour
period with Auto Alignments On (473139)
• Fixed an issue with long deep captures that return a strange waveform on instruments with
options B5X, 510 MHz Analysis BW and DP4, Enhanced Processor (469228)
• Fixed an alignment failure when using USB external mixers (469822)
• Fixed a discontinuity at 54 GHz band break when using the M1971V (474169)
N9067A/C, Pulse Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where the Scatter trace would be incorrect when changed to Phase trace then
back to Scatter trace (467101)
N9068A/C, Phase Noise Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where the graticule was drawn incorrectly when the start offset is ~100 kHz
and the stop offset is between 1 MHz and 2 MHz (468695)
• Fixed an issue in the Spur Search measurement where a fractional part of the offset
frequency in the Spur Table is rounded in 1 Hz resolution (473531)
N9073A/C, WCDMA Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue with a few of the measurements where incorrect amplitude unit choices per
the standard were included as the terminator and should not have been (460746)
N9080B, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where the decoded symbol table is blank when it should show all zeroes
(470653
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Released Date: January, 2017
version):
New Features
N9077C, WLAN Measurement Application
• Added support for 802.11af
N9084C, Short Range Communications Measurement Application
• Initial release for multi-touch instruments
General X-Series
• Added support for option FS2, Enhanced Fast Sweep Speed
N9080B/C, N9082B/C, LTE Measurement Application
• Added Include/Exclude PUSCH DM-RS on multi-touch instruments
Enhancements
General X-Series
• Added dual color grading for Powergram and Spectrogram in RTSA mode
• Added the ability to display both color bars when viewing Density Spectrogram in RTSA
mode
• Updated EQ Training and EVM Minimization presets to be aligned with the 3GPP TS36.141
Annex F4.1 and TS36.521-1 Annex E.3.1 & E3.2 (462035)
• Updated the calculation algorithm of Uplink CA “Aggregated chan BW” to be consistent with
the definition in the 3GPP TS36.521 UE conformance test standard (466087)
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed an issue where the knob is disabled when changing the regional options and language
settings (463915)
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• Fixed and issue where the GPIB control of external devices is not working (469398)
• Fixed issue when in Local Lockout (LLO) then sending the Go To Local (GTL) command will
not return the analyzer to local (454979)
• Fixed an issue where the FETCh:SAN0? did not return the results until averaging is
complete (461065)
• Fixed an issue where the Elec Atten was set to Disabled, yet the Elec Atten still works if any
value larger than 0 dB is set (461330)
• Fixed an issue where the SCPI command for turning on display lines 2 to 4 had an invalid
syntax (462418)
• Fixed an issue where a filename can be overwritten if the drive letter is capitalized, but not
if in lower case (469916)
• Fixed an issue where clicking on three dots breadcrumb causes the Xsa application to close
(466589)
• Fixed an issue where the LXI Web Interface was returning stale data for the trace data
results (468491)
• Fixed an issue when recalling an internal mixing state while in External Mixing, it is
necessary recall the state file a second time for correct settings (467413)
• Fixed an issue where the User IF Freq is getting stuck when going to another external mixer
that does not support User IF Freq on instruments with option EXM, External Mixing
(461050)
• Fixed an exception error when sending SYST:PRES when in External Mixer Setup dialog
(468760)
• Fixed an issue where there was a mismatch between Average and Peak detectors when
using Option ESC, External Source Control (463668)
• Fixed an issue when using both the U7227x external USB preamplifier and having the
internal preamplifier turned On that the Xsa application intermittently closes on multi-
touch instruments (467838)
• Fixed an issue where a user could change the PvT window to Density but then could not
change it back when using RTSA mode (462855)
• Fixed an issue where spans less than 2 MHz become unstable in Spectrogram Mode/View
when in RTSA mode (461773)
• Fixed an issue where there was a Histogram “stall” when in RTSA mode on instruments that
have option DP4, Digital Processor, 4 GB capture memory (471318)
N6141A, EMI Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where pressing Measure at Marker twice causes the analyzer to hang up and
the Xsa application has to be closed and restarted (468118)
• Fixed an issue where the Theme intermittently stays as “Flat” when saving measurement
results during a Frequency Scan (452834)
• Fixed an issue where the reported marker value was incorrect when using a correction
group (466011)
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• Fixed an issue where the Frequency Scan is measuring the peak of the signal of CISPR 9 kHz
instead of MIL 10 kHz (466379)
• Fixed an issue where Discrete Scan will hang at >3.6 GHz frequency when points per
RBW=2 (467312)
• Fixed an issue when NFE is turned On while in Discrete Scan using instrument software
version A.18.14 produces a large amount of noise (467596)
• Fixed an issue when loading a saved state, the stop frequency of Range 3 is incorrect when
Range 3 and Range 4 are active (468858)
• Fixed an issue where there was a difference in the noise floor response with and without
TDS (Time Domain Scan) activated (444808)
N9061A/C, Remote Language Compatibility Mode
• Fixed a mapping issue where SAVE/RCLS 0 in RLC mode to register 10 as legacy HP8563
supports RCLS 0-9, not 1-10 (471717)
• Fixed several issues with default settings when switching between Monitor Spectrum and
Log Plot measurements when in External Mixing (466644)
• Fixed an issue where the Resolution Bandwidth and Spectrum Trace should be proportional
to the Time Scale Factor (463628)
• Fixed an issue where the Ref Carrier Power is not correct when Power Ref Type is
Aggregated BW in LTE-A multi-carrier case (466169)
• Fixed a documentation issue where we missed documenting Cell ID Mode Help text
(470492)
89601B
• Fixed an issue where an error was occurring when writing to a recording file (461964)
Spurious Emissions Mask (Multi-touch instruments)
• Fixed an issue where the delta limit values were shown in dBm, not dB (465956)
• Fixed an issue when the radio device is set to MS, the GUI setting tables were invalid
(469202)
Adjacent Channel Power (Multi-touch instruments)
• Fixed an issue with odd behavior when using Adaptive NFE feature (466643)
Occupied Bandwidth
• Fixed an issue where phase noise optimization should be using Fast Tuning (466695)
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Released Date: October, 2016
version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
• Fixed an issue where option B1X, 160 MHz Analysis BW functionality was missing on
N9030A’s (465583)
• Fixed an issue where the analyzer noise floor at higher frequencies was incorrect on
N9030A’s only (466434)
• Fixed an issue in the Adjacent Channel Power measurement in SA mode has incorrect
behavior with Adaptive Noise Floor Extensions (466643)
• Fixed an issue with Noise Floor Extensions in A.18.14 when External Gain has a high
negative value (467504)
• Fixed a front panel touch response issue on multi-touch instruments (465826)
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
N9040B, Multi-touch
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, Multi-
touch
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Released Date: September, 2016
version):
New Features
• Added support for N9077C, WLAN Measurement Application, multi-touch UI
• Added support for N9084C, Short Range Communications Measurement Application, multi-
touch UI
N9067C, Pulse Measurement
• Added Scatter plot view to visualize pulse parameters

N/W9068A, Phase Noise Measurement Application
• Added N/W9068A-CFP Phase Noise Minor Enhancements (orderable via N/W9068A-MEU)

to support the following features:
o Log Plot has a new table to show spurs with relative power in dBc and jitters. The
result can be saved into .csv file.
o FFT offset region expansion to >1 MHz with AM noise rejection
N/W9071A, GSM/EDGE/Evo Measurement Application
• Added N/W9071A-CFP, GSM/EDGE/Evo Minor Enhancements (orderable via N/W9071A-

MEU) to support the following feature:
o Additional result value in ORFS with total power and MC BTS Class with option 3FP
N/W9077A, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ah/af Measurement Application
• Added N9077A-7FP, 802.11af analysis capabilities

• Added N/W9077A-AFP, WLAN Enhancements (orderable via N/W9077A-MEU), Minor
Enhancement Update to enable the following features:
o Supporting 1024QAM modulation and MCS 10 & 11 in 802.11ac with option
4FP/4TP
o Updated 802.11b EVM based on the definition 802.11-2012 version with
2FP/2TP
o Marker trace EVM
o More flexible trace units in X-scale
N/W9080B, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• Added the following features with 2FP/2TP:

o 3GPP Release 12
o Downlink PDSCH 256QAM
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o Uplink virtual cell ID setting

N/W9082B, LTE/LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application

o 3GPP Release 12
N9080C, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application, multi-touch UI

o 3GPP Release 12
N9082C, LTE/LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application, multi-touch UI

o 3GPP Release 12
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Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Fixed an issue where Auto Tune left the analyzer in single sweep, although the annotation
indicates continuous sweep (462549)
• Fixed an issue where the trace color was incorrect when both upper and lower limit lines
were active (463194)
• Fixed an isolated customer case where the XSA application would close when connected to
LAN network (463589)
• Fixed an issue where the Marker Freq/Time is supposed to be the default active function
under Marker. On the “A” models this is working, but in the “B” models (multi-touch) under
some conditions, it is not (463062)
• Fixed an issue where the XSA application closes when scrolling the lower window with Zone
Span On (463494)
• Fixed an issue where the GPIB address cannot change via the front panel on “B” models
(multi-touch) with A.18.05 instrument software (464714)
• Fixed an issue where the Numeric Entry Panel does not disappear when knob is turned or
the up/down keys are pressed (464720)
• Fixed an issue where Auto Tune was changing the Scale/Div (465155)
• Fixed an issue where the Max Mixer Level is not being recalled properly from State files
(465559)
• Fixed an issue where instruments with option 503 would have an alignment failure on
instruments with A.17.55 to A.18.05 (464894)
N6141A, EMI Application
• Fixed an issue where the Meter units were not showing properly for linear units (454513)
• Fixed an issue where Trace was not overloaded but the Meters clearly overloaded (456868)
• Fixed an issue where the application locks up when an overload is detected (457843)
• Fixed an issue where loading the customer limit line into Limit registers above Limit 1 did
not work (461467)
• Fixed an issue when loading in a state file from Register 3 with one limit line includes
additional lines (461479)
• Fixed an issue the user gets “data out of range, invalid list data” error when recalling trace
written with state file (461486)
• Fixed an issue where noise floor extensions were not applied for Quasi Peak Detector in the
Time Domain Scan measurement (465449)
N9061A, Remote Language Compatibility Application
• Fixed an issue where A block for TRA cannot work and Bit3 (decimal value 8) behaves
different from that in 8563E (462233)
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N9067C, Pulse Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue of missing SCPI commands INIT:PAUSe/RESume (464420)

N9080A, LTE FDD Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where LTE Modulation Analysis results do not update the title when the
result is changed in Edit Mode (463870)
N9082A, LTE TDD Measurement Application
N9080B/C, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where In-band Emission is missing on the multi-touch UI and Cross-Carrier
In -band Emission is not working (461803)
• Fixed an issue where Save➔Export Data➔Meas Result saves only CCO (462161)
• Fixed an issue where the markers are not accurate on transmit On/Off traces (463397)
•
N9082B/C, LTE/LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where Save➔Export Data➔Meas Result saves only CCO (462161)
• Fixed an issue where the markers are not accurate on transmit On/Off traces (463397)
IQ Analyzer (Basic)
• Fixed an issue with “FETCh:FCAP?” blocks in IQ analyzer on the N9040B with option H1G
(463541)
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A
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• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,

N9040B, Multi-touch
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, Multi-
touch

version):
New Features
• Added support for the N9081C, Bluetooth® Measurement Application, multi-touch UI
Enhancements
General X-Series
• Added the ability to query a limit line trace (179064)

• Added the ability to go into Zero Span when in Trace Zoom (453066)
• Added the Signal List to the Save/Recall process (454127)

• Added Zero Span partial updates when there is both negative and positive trigger delay
(446716)
N9063C, Analog Demodulation Measurement Application
• Added two keys to enable Demod Waveform start time and points setting (459050)
• Added two keys to enable saving and using current Demod Waveform as reference for
future measurement (459050)
• Added one key to enable Manual HPF filter setting (459050)
N9064A, VXA Vector Signal Analysis Measurement Application
• Updated the input ranging information for the VSA algorithm (453317)
N9068A, Phase Noise Measurement Application
• Added Spur Table where the readout is dBc instead of dBc/Hz) in the Log Plot measurement
(445464)
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N9069A, Noise Figure Measurement Application
• Added SCPI to turn on DUT setup display (456266)

• Added Top Value and Bottom Value on Y Scale panel (457971)

• Changed Marker behavior to be consistent with NFA-A models (457977)
• Updated Marker readout to be 3 significant digits (457980)
• Added the ability to recall E-TM preset files in Tx On/Off Power measurement (388892)
• Added support for nine windows in EVM user view (440240)
N9082B, LTE/LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application
• Added the ability to recall E-TM preset files in Tx On/Off Power measurement (388892)
• Added support for nine windows in EVM user view (440240)
Occupied Bandwidth
• Added “Trace” selection in the Save menu (441032)

Spurious Emissions
• Added annotation for start/stop frequencies when the range is in FFT mode (443632)
Issues Resolved
General X-Series
• Enabled partial updates for post trigger zero span settings (446716)
• Fixed CALC:PREDG? Query that was causing a change in power reading (452915)
• Fixed an issue when plugging in an external USB preamplifier where the correction data is
not always applied on the first attempt (455449)
• Fixed an issue with option ESC, External Source Control where if the analyzer is preset in
tracking mode, you cannot go back and do a measurement using external source control
without exiting the application and setting up the source again (457617)
• Fixed an issue with option ESC, External Source Control where the PSG, Signal Generator
presets every time a measurement setting was changed (457623)
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the Wide Band Digital IF board used in analyzers with
Opt B85, B1A, and B1X did not always update the FPGA code (458481)
• Fixed an issue with option B5X where the phase was not being consistent between
acquisitions (458622)
• Fixed an issue in Zero Span where partial updates stopped working (458698)
• Fixed an issue where momentary amplitude and frequency changes were seen at center
frequencies above 3.6 GHz with spans between 100 to 500 MHz (460060)
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• Fixed an intermittent issue on EXA and MXA where the amplitude could drop >15 dB at LO
band edges (460174)
• Fixed an issue where the external reference and associated parameters were not being
saved in the Input/Output during a power cycle (222440)
• Fixed an issue to allow Corrections importing of PNA formatted files (453398)
• Fixed an issue where a user was unable to get an image from the analyzer’s web server page
(456903)
• Fixed an issue in IQ Analyzer (Basic) mode using Complex Spectrum measurement where
traces that should be returned as Volts RMS are actually returning as Volts2 (Volts-squared)
(456703)
• Fixed an issue where the vertical scale markings are not correct when in Linear and the Ref
Level Offset <>0 dB (457526)
• Fixed an issue when using Band Power Markers where the Band Left and Band Right
softkey values are incorrect (457984)
• Fixed an issue with option ESC where the source connection is lost after AC power is
removed from the analyzer for about 10 minutes (458151)
• Fixed an issue in IQ Analyzer mode where pre-loading IQ Analyzer produces errors
(459994)
• Fixed an issue on multi-touch models where Signal ID mode key is shown on the
measurements that do not support image shift (457814)
• Fixed an issue in IQ Analyzer Monitor Spectrum measurement where some noise lines
appear when Trace=RMS AVG (459903)
• Fixed an issue where toggling the AUX IO multiple times causes the application to close
(455721)
• Fixed an issue where the Limit Line was not displaying when the scan range is turned off
(456016)
• Fixed an issue where Scrolling Midspan Frequency does not work (456199)
• Fixed an issue where the Limit Lines not being displayed correctly at lower frequencies
(456219)
• Fixed and issue where a user was unable to set Step Size to 1 Hz when in Discrete Scan
(456591)
• Fixed an issue where the Antenna Units in signal list are not being imported and exported
correctly (458052)
• Fixed an issue where the final measurement values are empty in the Signal List (460237)
• Fixed an issue where the final measurement does not show the phase on the Measure at
Marker window (460238)
• Fixed an issue where there was strange noise floor behavior when in Time Domain Impulse
Scan with Noise Floor Extension turned on (436323, 429280)
• Fixed an issue where Autorange is not keeping track of the maximum amplitude that it is
seeing correctly (451628)
• Fixed an issue where the TDS measurement would intermittently shut down (454029)
• Fixed several issues where the Frequency Scan measurement can intermittently shut down
(455757, 455767, 458749)
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• Fixed an issue where signals appear on the screen with no input signal connected when
using Time Domain Scan (456274)
N6160A, Electronic Toll Collection Measurement Application
• Fixed issues relating to SCPI commands (456426)

N9051B, Pulse Measurement Software
• Fixed an issue of wrong selection on Marker Trace dialog after Mode Preset (457792)
• Fixed an issue where the Unit of X Scale Graph Annotation does not change after changing
windows (457811)
• Fixed an issue where the values on column dialogue do not return to preset value by
Mode/Meas Preset (459650)
• Fixed an issue where the results had insufficient numeric resolution for the Phase Pulse to
Pulse Difference (459687)
• Fixed an issue in Log Plot where Ref Lock Cross Over Freq key was being displayed on
models that it should not be (457659)
• Fixed an issue where the phase noise marker read out at the incorrect frequency as
compared to the trace position (458434)
• Fixed an issue where the swept mode NF calibration gave incorrect results when using
system downconverter (461801)
N9071A, GSM/EDGE/Evo Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where we gave incorrect results of the limit test in the Adaptive exception
mode (452326)
• Fixed an issue in the Output RF Spectrum measurement where the reference power was not
updated in continuous mode when Swept Method and Switching Meas Type are selected
(456438)
• Fixed an issue in the Output RF Spectrum measurement where instrument software
versions A.17.55 and A.17.56 did not display ADC Overload at any time (460913)
N9073A W-CDMA/HSPA+ Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue in the Code Domain Power measurement where the polar trace symbols were
not visible in the Outline theme (450071)
N9076A, 1xEV-DO Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue with Input Overload when Auto Range is On (455257)

• “Range” in the LTE EVM measurement was replaced with “Attenuation” (452561)
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• “Range” in the LTE EVM measurement was replaced with “Attenuation” (452561)
Real Time Spectrum Analyzer Mode
• Fixed an issue where the Video BW annotation appears when you press Edit Limit for Limit
Lines and it should not (457524)
• Fixed an issue on multi-touch models in the Power vs. Time view where the detector
selection in trace menu does not do anything and is not synchronized with the detector
selection from settings panel (454898)
Spurious Emissions
• Fixed an issue where the Next Peak feature was not working correctly (450884)
• Improved the UI response on multi-touch models when in Full mode (455689)
• Improved the Peak Search operation on multi-touch models (456049)
• Fixed an issue where the frequency offset annotation was missing under the graph
(457257)
• Fixed an issue where the Start/Stop frequency annotation on All Range graph does not
consider Freq Offset (457258)
Channel Power
• Fixed an issue of showing Y-axis scale in dBm when the Y-axis unit should not be in dBm
(455596)
• Fixed an issue where the Radio Standard Preset was not applied to the Trace Detector
settings when the same preset type is pressed again (456289)
Occupied BW
• Fixed the issue of showing Y-axis scale in dBm when the Y-axis unit should not be in dBm
(455596)
Adjacent Channel Power
• Fixed the issue of showing Y-axis scale in dBm when the Y-axis unit should not be in dBm
(455596)
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A
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• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,

N9040B, Multi-touch
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, Multi-
touch

Released Date: June, 2016
version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
• Fixed an issue where the Wide-Band Digital I.F. FPGA code would not update properly
during the instrument software install (458481)
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Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B,
N9040B, Multi-touch
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, Multi-
touch

Released Date: April, 2016
version):
New Features
• Added a query to get the left and right frequencies from N dB points instead of just being
able to get the width of the band (443564)
o Width command = :CALCulate:BWIDth | BANDwidth:RESult?
o Left Frequency = :CALCulate:BWIDth | BANDwidth:RLEFt?
o Right Frequency = :CALCulate:BWIDth | BANDwidth:RRIGht?
• Added support for Korean localization (453480)
• Added support for option DP4, Digital Processor with 4GB of Capture Bandwidth for newer
B1X, B2X, and B5X digitizers (439801)
• Added the installation of Keysight IO Libraries v17.2 to the instrument software update
(452506)
• Added support for SYSTem:PERSona SCPI commands (350956)
• Added support for Zero Span in Trace Zoom (454543)
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Enhancements
General X-Series
• Updated the maximum number of Sweep Points from 40,001 to 100,001 in Swept SA and
RTSA modes
• Enhanced Display Line capability by adding (4) “Freq Line” in Swept Spans and (4) “Time
Line” in Zero Span when in Swept SA and RTSA modes
• Increased the range of Trigger Delay to plus and minus 60 seconds in Swept SA; the delay
can only go negative in Zero Span.
• Added support for N9040B Option H51, Calibrated amplitude flatness to 51 GHz
• Extended the over-sweep range for all analyzers with Option 550 to 52 GHz
• Updated Limit Lines where the default amplitude units were changed from dBm to the
current Y-Axis unit. The affected SCPI commands are CALC:LIM:UPP, CALC:LLIN:UPP,
CALC:FSC:LLIN:UPP (444500)
N9064A, VXA Vector Signal Analyzer Measurement Application
• Added EVM Normalization Reference selection (451116)

• Updated the RBW auto rule to improve low frequency noise figure measurements being
performed below 10 MHz (442389)
N9080B/N9082B, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD & TDD Measurement Application
• Improved spectral efficiency with higher order demodulation to 256QAM

W9080B/W9082B, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD & TDD Measurement Application
• Improved spectral efficiency with higher order demodulation to 256QAM

• Added the ability to control the Trigger Hold off Type (389349)
IQ Analyzer Mode
• Added the ability to control the Trigger Hold off Type when in IQ Analyzer (389349)
Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer Mode
• Added Waterfall (Spectrogram) to User View in Swept SA and RTSA modes (435816)
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Issues Resolved
N9060B, Spectrum Analyzer Mode
• Fixed an issue in the multi-touch UI when switching from VSA remote control back to xSA
application, the touch display and hardkeys are disabled even though the analyzer is in
Local (414630)
• Fixed an issue where the ECalPathSystemGainAlgorithm alignment can intermittently fail
when using a low level input signal (441019)
• Fixed an issue where the Stop Frequency readout is in error depending upon sweep time
(441749)
• Fixed an issue where the 10 MHz reference signal can be interrupted during an alignment,
which can cause a PSG, Signal Generator to go unlocked (443835)
• Fixed an issue with the Gate Delay setting resolution to disallow settings less than 100ns
(446717)
• Fixed an issue where the sweeps are very slow when using External Mixing relative to
internal sweeps (448826)
• Fixed an issue so the MMEM:STOR:SCR command will clear any on-screen message before
performing the screen dump (449845)
• Fixed an issue where a glitch can appear at the start frequency when switching from Clear
Write to Max Hold (453244)
• Fixed an issue where performing recordings is not dependent on having a DP2 license
(455030)
• Fixed an issue where pulses are progressively distorted when recorded with an N9040B,
UXA Signal Analyzer with option B5X (455624, 455835)
• Fixed an issue where the error history was not cleared with *CLS (364950)
• Improved Web Control right-click support and browser scrolling anomalies (373891)
• Fixed an issue where the GPIB failed to reconnect following a SYSTem:PUP command
(438952)
• Fixed an issue where User Views in multi-touch UI were not selectable in Multi-Screen
(443570)
• Fixed an issue where the application might close when LAN is disconnected (449019)
• Fixed an issue where USB Write Protect setting does not survive a power cycle (453636)
• Fixed an issue where the application would close when SYST:COMM:LAN queries encounter
networking failure (454342)
• Refined start frequency displayed on screen when stop frequency is greater than 200 kHz
(428610)
• Added support for Trace Zoom in User View (434549)
• Improved swipe/scrolling of textual result windows on multi-touch models (435066)
• Fixed an issue where the internal gain caused an ADC over range when using option EXM,
External Mixing (450408)
• Fixed an issue where the displayed trace was not updated until the end of sweep when
using negative trigger delay in Zero Span (446716)
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N6155A, ISDB-T/Tmm Measurement Application
• Internal preamplifier selection is grayed out in ISDB Mod. Accy. measurement (and others)
unless frequency is changed to >3.6 GHz and then back to the measurement frequency
(443896)
N9051B, Pulse Measurement Software
• Change of SCPI node from CALC:DISPlay:PULSe:HISTogram:RANGe to

:CALCulate:PULSe:HISTogram:RANGe (453079)
N9061A, Remote Language Compatibility Application
• Fixed an issue where the 856x has the wrong status byte behavior for IP (Instrument
Preset) (452695)
• Fixed an issue where the DET command was not able to be used unless the analyzer had
option EMC, Basic EMC functionality or the N6141A, EMI Measurement Application
(454113)
• Fixed an issue with the TITLE command where it did not work the same as it does in the
856xE/EC analyzers (454334)
• Fixed an issue where Auto Tune did not operate with a high power input (454394)
• Updated RBW auto rule for Low Frequency measurements (442389)

• Fixed an issue in the ORFS measurement where the Ref Power value is incorrect in multi-
carrier mode (452748)
• Fixed an issue in Monitor Spectrum where External Gain value (MS/BTS) are not applied to
the trace (449403)
N9072A, cdma2000 Measurement Application
the trace (449403)
N9073A, W-CDMA/HSPA+ Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where Marker Mode in the Setting Popup Panel is not correct (446480)
the trace (449403)
N9075A, Mobile WiMAX Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where 28 MHz profile measurement causes errors (449104)
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the trace (449403)
N9076A, 1xEV-DO Measurement Application
the trace (449403)
N9077A, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/j/p/n/ac/ah Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where the N9077A-TRL license did not work in instrument software version
A.16.05 or A.16.17, but worked fine in A.14.62 (450441)
N9079A, TD-SCDMA/HSPA Measurement Application
the trace (449403)
• Fixed an issue where the FETCH:EVM? query did not return the EVM values corresponding
to the Include/Exclude channel settings (442888)
• Fixed an issue with incorrect scaling in TM3.1-BW20MHz.evms (445784)
• Fixed an issue where recalling older Signal Studio files that contain “Agilent” in the file
causes the checking file format to be invalid, so the recall process will not load (450021)
• Fixed an issue in CHP/ACP measurements where behavior of maximum Integ BW was not
compatible with the legacy LTE applications (451305)
the trace (449403)
• Fixed an issue where the FETCH:EVM? query did not return the EVM values corresponding
to the Include/Exclude channel settings (442888)
• Fixed an issue where Frames are detected incorrectly with Multi-Frame analysis (447318)
the trace (449403)
N9080C/N9082C, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD & TDD Measurement Application (Multi-touch)
• Fixed an issue where the Channel Power Span state is not saved & recalled (456156)
• Fixed an issue where Copy CCO to XX in EVM Meas Setup was missing (430929)
• Fixed an issue where EVM – RB Mapping did not appear on User Channel Summary
(437571)
N9083A, Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Measurement Application
the trace (449403)
Channel Power
86
• Fixed an issue where the frequency offset value was not recognized by Channel Power
(443870)
Harmonics
• Fixed an issue where Sense did not engage the microwave preselector when in the
Harmonics measurement (451441)
Occupied Bandwidth
• Fixed an issue where the frequency offset value was not recognized by Occupied BW
measurements (443870)
IQ Analyzer
• Fixed an issue where time averaging was enabled for BW (Span) >255 MHz when in IQ
Analyzer (448992)
• Fixed an issue where the bottom graph annotation were not shown on the screen when in
IQ Analyzer on multi-touch models (444447)
• Fixed an issue where RTSA Density View shows incorrect spectrum when Level Trigger is
selected (439382)
• Fixed an issue in RTSA where the PvT window did not display the trace after a state was
recalled (430840)
• Fixed an issue in RTSA where stored limit lines would not load (452945)
• Fixed an issue in RTSA where PvT data is missing in Tri View (442596)
• Fixed an issue in RTSA in density display where white trace fell to bottom of screen when
data acquisition was paused (452999)
• Fixed an issue in RTSA where RBW was inappropriately editable (454183)
• Fixed an issue in RTSA with Save/Recall where a state saved in View, Normal is recalled in
View, Density, but only for the first recall (444718)
• Fixed an issue where stream marks would not turn off when using Streaming (449376)
• Fixed an issue where Log X Axis was not supported in the Spectrogram measurement
(452781)
87
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
• N9020B, N9030B, N9040B
Signal Analyzers – Multi-touch

version):
New Features
• None
Enhancements
• None
Issues Resolved
• Fixed an issue where instruments with option DP4 may encounter a boot-up alignment
hang
• Fixed an issue where the trial license for some applications was not recognized (450441)
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
88
• N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A, Signal

Analyzers
• N9000B, N9010B, N9020B, N9030B, Signal
Analyzers - Multi-touch
• N8973B, N8974B, N8975B, N8976B, NFA X-
Series Noise Figure Analyzers - Multi-touch

Released Date: January, 2016
version):
New Features
• Added support for the 346CK40 noise source in the built-in uncertainty calculator
• Added support for the following signal analyzer model numbers:
o N9000B, CXA Signal Analyzer
o N9010B, EXA Signal Analyzer
o N9020B, MXA Signal Analyzer
o N9030B, PXA Signal Analyzer
• Added support for the following noise figure analyzer model numbers:
o N8973B, 10 MHz to 3.6 GHz Noise Figure Analyzer
o N8974B, 10 MHz to 7 GHz Noise Figure Analyzer
o N8975B, 10 MHz to 26.5 GHz Noise Figure Analyzer
o N8976B, 10 MHz to 40 GHz Noise Figure Analyzer
• Added support for the following measurement applications:
o N9063C, Analog Demodulation Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9067C, Pulse Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9068C, Phase Noise Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9069C, Noise Figure Measurement Application, multi touch
o N9073C, W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9080C, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9082C, LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application, Multi-touch
Enhancements
General X-Series Signal Analyzers
• Added the selection of Light to Auto Alignment
89
• Added Save/Recall state capability to the web server (221773)

• Updated USB 3 driver for instruments that have option PC6 or greater (440232)
• Updated OBW frequency display to show 1 Hz resolution (432451)
• Added FETCh command to read Peak Table (378496)
• Added Frequency X Axis scale type to be Linear or Logarithmic
Issues Resolved
N9000A, CXA Signal Analyzer
• Fixed an issue where AC coupling compensation was not applied under certain instrument
conditions (415073)
• Fixed an issue where the trace did not update when using external trigger with a sweep
time greater than 10 seconds (338589)
• Fixed Auto Tune’s adjustment of Y-Scale on the N9030A with option B1X, 160 MHz Analysis
BW (125433)
• Fixed an issue with option EXM, External Mixing where the MIX:BAND USB command
crashed when the external USB mixer was not connected (368489)
• Fixed web browser SCPI instrument control (400268)
• Fixed an instrument crash issue when the instrument was connected to a network switch,
the network switch was not connected to LAN, and the instrument was powered up
(425485)
• Fixed an issue where the Backlight intensity value did not survive a power cycle (437855)
• Fixed an issue where enabling Noise Floor Extension with a slow sweep time would cause
the instrument to stop for several minutes (437884)
• Fixed inconsistent error message of INST:SEL <Mode> (438954)
• Fixed an issue where Quick Save generated an error, “File name not found” (440948)
• Fixed an issue where the Limit Line editor trace did not turn red when a signal was above
the limit (382455)
• Fixed an issue in Zone Span where the marker annotation appeared in both windows
(400389)
• Fixed an issue when using the M9171E, External Mixer in the Aux Equipment setting where
the span would locked to 0 Hz and could not be adjusted by the user (428258)
• Fixed an issue where List Sweep returned incorrect amplitude values when the frequency
was >3.6 GHz (431252)
• Fixed an issue in the ACP measurement where changing the limit line did not recalculate the
Pass/Fail status (394026)
• Fixed an issue where inappropriate Zero Span Delay Compensation selection was removed
from Trigger menus in IQ measurements (394920)
• Fixed power unit annotation of “x dB OBW Boundaries” (432781)
90
• Fixed an issue where Settings Alert message was cleared in situations where multiple
settings were limited (213753)
• Fixed an issue where setting the External Reference frequency via SCPI caused a
momentary reference oscillator unlock message (397285)
• Fixed an issue where the Frequency Counter failed to count accurately within 500 Hz of 3.6
GHz (434135)
• Fixed an issue with option BBA, Baseband IQ Inputs where the 113xA Active Probes were
not recognized when using instrument software versions A.16.05 or A.16.09 (440994)
IQ Analyzer Basic Mode
• Fixed issue in IQ Analyzer in the Complex Spectrum measurement where a Fixed Marker
jumps to a different point when switching between Normal and Delta Marker (353082)
• Fixed Spectrogram time fidelity of Z Marker when in Density View (438450)

• Fixed an issue where Trigger Settings Diagram incorrectly lists “Level” trigger as “Video”
trigger (440726)
N9061A, Remote Language Compatibility
• Fixed an issue where return values contain too many exponent digits for HP 1000 computer
(429536)
N9064A, VXA Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where Sync Search of D8PSK did not work in instrument software A.16.09
(429342)
• Fixed an issue with the amplitude correction for log frequency scale (427904)
• Fixed an over range issue that would occur with 0 dB input attenuation with an input signal
of 0 dBm. (386965)
• Fixed an issue where the Marker was not synchronized with the trace (428455)
• Fixed an issue in the Spot Frequency measurement with mechanical relay switching when
using external mixing with M1970E or V USB mixer (432881)
• Fixed an issue of missing Help text for Minimum Carrier Level (434278)
• Fixed an issue where the analyzer could hang while switching from External 1 Trigger to
Free Run in the absence of an external trigger signal (441499)
• Fixed an LO frequency annotation update issue (444932)

N9073A, W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ Measurement Application
• Updated the documentation for Next Peak Right/Left operation (394292)
91
N9077A, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ah Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue with a demodulation failure when changing the input from IQ to RF, then
back to IQ (430460)
• Fixed an issue where the 1st relative offset power was not correct in FETCh query (445514)
• Fixed an issue in the Spectrum Emission Mask measurement where the display of Carrier
Info when in single sweep was incorrect (403905)
89600, VSA Software
Fixed an issue with IFMag with Hold off where the Trigger Interpolator Time that is reported is
greater than VSA can correct, which results in a DSP error on the N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer
(416652)
92
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer

Released Date: December, 2015
version):
New Features
• Added support for option ESC, External Source Control on the N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer
• Added support for the following measurement applications:
o N9063C, Analog Demodulation Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9067C, Pulse Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9068C, Phase Noise Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9073C, W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9080C, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application, Multi-touch
o N9082C, LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application, Multi-touch
Enhancements
General X-Series Signal Analyzers
• Added the selection of Light to Auto Alignment

N9060C, Spectrum Analyzer Mode
• Added Save/Recall state capability to the web server (221773)

• Updated USB 3 driver for instruments that have option PC6 or greater (440232)
• Updated OBW frequency display to show 1 Hz resolution (432451)
• Added FETCh command to read Peak Table (378496)
• Added Frequency X Axis scale type to be Linear or Logarithmic
• Added the ability to select and control ACP Enhanced Dynamic Range feature (390755)
• Added Power Ref to Meas Setup Summary Table in OBW measurement (408435)
• Added Channel Detector and Offset Detector annotation to the Graph window (413188)
• Added User View and Edit Layout
• Added ability to Save Screens configuration
93
• Updated Quick Save to provide a prompt for filename
Issues Resolved
N9060C, Spectrum Analyzer Mode
• Fixed a 1 kHz sideband (437477)

• Made the Peak Threshold adjustable via a gesture (350148)
• Fixed the informational message associated to Touch On/Off hard key (443233)
• Fixed issue with VSA 89600 switching using the Mode/Meas hard key (445800)
• Fixed an issue where a crash could occur recalling a setup file (448124)
• Fixed an issue where the Relative limit lines moved when you drag the trace (382437)
• Changed the Preamp annotation in the Meas Bar to list the frequency value when on
(395576)
• Fixed an issue in the ACP measurement where RBW and VBW annotations were displayed
when Meas Method was RBW (399858)
• Fixed an issue when zooming out using the pinch gesture changes the Ref Value significantly
when Scale/Div is clipped (407608)
• Fixed an issue where setting Limit Lines to Time could generate an exception (419883)
• Fixed an issue where the trace did not update when using external trigger with a sweep
time greater than 10 seconds (338589)
• Fixed Auto Tune’s adjustment of Y-Scale on the N9030A with option B1X, 160 MHz Analysis
BW (125433)
• Fixed an issue with option EXM, External Mixing where the MIX:BAND USB command
crashed when the external USB mixer was not connected (368489)
• Fixed web browser SCPI instrument control (400268)
• Fixed an instrument crash issue when the instrument was connected to a network switch,
the network switch was not connected to LAN, and the instrument was powered up
(425485)
• Fixed an issue where the Backlight intensity value did not survive a power cycle (437855)
• Fixed an issue where enabling Noise Floor Extension with a slow sweep time would cause
the instrument to stop for several minutes (437884)
• Fixed inconsistent error message of INST:SEL <Mode> (438954)
• Fixed an issue where Quick Save generated an error, “File name not found” (440948)
• Fixed an issue where the Limit Line editor trace did not turn red when a signal was above
the limit (382455)
• Fixed an issue in Zone Span where the marker annotation appeared in both windows
(400389)
• Fixed an issue when using the M9171E, External Mixer in the Aux Equipment setting where
the span would locked to 0 Hz and could not be adjusted by the user (428258)
• Fixed an issue where List Sweep returned incorrect amplitude values when the frequency
was >3.6 GHz (431252)
• Fixed an issue in the ACP measurement where changing the limit line did not recalculate the
Pass/Fail status (394026)
94
• Fixed an issue where inappropriate Zero Span Delay Compensation selection was removed
from Trigger menus in IQ measurements (394920)
• Fixed power unit annotation of “x dB OBW Boundaries” (432781)
• Fixed an issue where Settings Alert message was cleared in situations where multiple
settings were limited (213753)
• Fixed an issue where setting the External Reference frequency via SCPI caused a
momentary reference oscillator unlock message (397285)
• Fixed an issue where the Frequency Counter failed to count accurately within 500 Hz of 3.6
GHz (434135)
• Fixed an issue with option BBA, Baseband IQ Inputs where the 113xA Active Probes were
not recognized when using instrument software versions A.16.05 or A.16.09 (440994)
IQ Analyzer Basic Mode
• Fixed issue in IQ Analyzer in the Complex Spectrum measurement where a Fixed Marker
jumps to a different point when switching between Normal and Delta Marker (353082)
• Fixed Spectrogram time fidelity of Z Marker when in Density View (438450)

• Fixed an issue where Trigger Settings Diagram incorrectly lists “Level” trigger as “Video”
trigger (440726)
N9069C, Noise Figure Measurement Application, Multi-touch
• Fixed an issue where coupled markers produced incorrect readout for trace 2, gain
(400007)
89600, VSA Software
• Fixed an issue with IFMag with Hold off where the Trigger Interpolator Time that is
reported is greater than VSA can correct, which results in a DSP error on the N9040B, UXA
Signal Analyzer (416652)
95
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A, N9040B

Released Date: November, 2015
version):
New Features
General X-Series Analyzers (N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A, N9040B)
• Added Expand Band Limit function to better support E-UTRA Operating Band 42 (3.4 – 3.6
GHz) under [Mode Setup], {Global Settings}, {Extend Band Limit} for the following
measurements:
o ACP
o CHP
o OBW
o Spurious Emissions
o Spurious Emission Mask
N9020A-RT1 and N9030A-RT1, Real Time Spectrum Analysis, Basic Detection
• Supports real-time analysis gap free upper limit to match the analysis bandwidth option
installed in the instrument. Previously the limit was 85 MHz.
N9040B-RT1, Real Time Spectrum Analysis, Basic Detection
• Supports real-time analysis gap free upper limit of 170 MHz. Previously the limit was 85
MHz
• Supports E-Band external mixers
• Supports multi-carrier ORFS test limit exception
N/W9073A, W-CDMA/HSPA+ Measurement Application
96
GHz) under [Mode Setup], {Global Settings}, {Extend Band Limit}
N/W9075A, Mobile WiMAX™ Measurement Application
N/W9079A, TD-SCDMA Measurement Application
• Supports HSUPA E-DCH Fixed Reference Channel (FRC1, FRC2 and FRC3), requires –CFP
option
N/W9080B, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
N/W9082B, LTE/LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application
Enhancements
– None
Issues Resolved
General X-Series Signal Analyzers (N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A, N9040B)
• Fixed issue where Save Screen Theme as Flat Monochrome caused trace to be blank
(407381)
• Fixed issue where State saved with marker at start frequency <~20 MHz was not recalled
properly (414967)
• Fixed an issue in IQ Analyzer with phase instability when Amplitude corrections were in use
(402961)
• Fixed an issue where switching Ext Ref Lock BW from 60 Hz to 15 Hz caused incorrect
reference locking (401206)
N9000A, N9010A, and N9020A X-Series Signal Analyzers
• Fixed issue where System, Alignments, Timebase DAC did not work correctly for
instruments without option PFR, Precision Frequency Reference (395042)
N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer
• Fixed a discontinuity issue in SCPI FCAP at the center of the spectrum when the bandwidth
is set to 510 MHz (420411)
N/W6141A, EMI Receiver Measurement Application
97
• Fixed an issue where Meters measurements were invalid every 7 seconds (427924)
N/W9061A, Remote Language Compatibility Application
• Fixed an issue when using the MKCF command emulating the 856x portable analyzer does
not activate the marker if the marker is not already on (430317)
N/W9068A, Phase Noise Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where AM Rejection would place a step in the widest segment when adjacent
signal is present (394731)
• Fixed an issue where AutoTrig was not allowing EPVT measurement to occur if averaging
was on (390740)
• Burst Not Found message on certain GMSK signals (400062)
N/W9077A, WLAN Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue where optimize EVM caused ADC overload with high input power (372435)
• Fixed an issue where Auto Scale was set to off by *RST command (391776)
N/W9081A, Bluetooth Measurement Application
• Fixed an issue with ACP Tx power calculations for high input power levels (390774)
• Fixed an issue where the Center Frequency was changed after switching back from other
modes (394444)
89601A, Vector Signal Analysis
• Fixed issue where VSA licenses were not recognized by firmware A.16.xx (435013)
ACP
• Fixed an issue when using Noise Correction when using an external USB preamplifier
(421239)
Harmonics
• Fixed an issue where high input power levels caused the internal algorithm to not find the
same frequency upon Restart (396032)
• Fixed issue where Sense feature on fundamental frequency could not detect signals <~45
MHz (400705)
Spectrum Emission Mask
• Fixed an issue with upper offset results when using option EXM, External Mixing (399793)
• Fixed an issue where offset spectrum trace becomes blank when the offset frequency setting
is wide; ~1 GHz (421177)
98
TOI
Fixed SCPI query for FETCh:TOI:IP3? to return the lowest of the intermodulation products, which
matches the documentation (391333)
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
N9000A, N9010A, N9020A, N9030A, N9040B

version):
New Features
– None
Enhancements
– None
Issues Resolved
– Fixed an FPGA programming issue during the instrument software update process on
instruments that have any of the following options; B85, B1A, B1X, B2X, or B5X
99
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
N9010A & N9020A

version):
New Features
– None
Enhancements
– Identical to A.16.05, yet fully supports the N9010A, EXA Signal Analyzer and the N9020A, MXA
Signal Analyzer
Issues Resolved
– None
100
Keysight X-Series
Analyzers
N9000A, N9030A, N9040B

Released Date: June 2015
version):
New Features
– Added support for 64 bit option PC6 and PC7 Processor assembly
– Added support for M1971E, E-Band external mixer
– Added option FP2, Fast Power softkey to the user interface for easy access on the N9010A,
N9020A, and N9030A, Signal Analyzers. Previously, access was only via SCPI control
N9063C, Analog Demodulation Measurement Application
– Added support on the N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer
N9069C, Noise Figure Measurement Application
– Added support on the N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer
W9080B, LTE/LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application
– Added support on the N9000A, CXA Signal Analyzer
W9082B, LTE/LTE-Advanced TDD Measurement Application
– Added support on the N9000A, CXA Signal Analyzer
Enhancements
General X-Series Analyzer

– Increased Max Mixer Level allowable maximum value from -10 dBm to 0 dBm
– Added “Adjust Atten for Min Clip” to support “Elec Atten Only” on the N9040B, UXA Signal
Analyzer
– Added a View menu in the Display subsystem
101
– Improved trace availability when in External Mixing with SigID Signal Suppress turned on
– Added Power Reference options of Reference Carrier and Total Multicarriers

– Increased Offset Freq maximum settable value to be equal to instrument maximum stop
frequency
– Increased Integration Bandwidth maximum settable value to be equal to instrument maximum
stop frequency
– Added a new Fast Power measurement method
Occupied Bandwidth
– Added table to report power level and frequencies at each occupied bandwidth and x dB
bandwidth boundary
Spurious Emissions Mask
– Increased Offset Freq maximum settable value to be equal to instrument maximum stop
frequency
– Added Sweep Type Rules options for Speed or Dynamic Range
N6141A, EMI Receiver Measurement Application
– Added ability to use the Quasi-Peak detector and Average detector simultaneously for meters
Frequency Scan Measurement

– Increased the maximum number of scan points to 4,000,001
– Added ability to Pause a scan immediately at any point
– Added column for composite amplitude corrections in signal list table
– Added ability to use the Quasi-Peak detector and Average detector simultaneously for
traces
– Added the ability to use company logos in report generator
Strip Chart Measurement

– Added maximum peak frequency readout to meters
Monitor Spectrum Measurement

– Added maximum peak frequency readout to meters
N/W6153A, DVB-T/H/T2/T2-Lite Measurement Application
– Added support for T2-Lite and adds two additional code rates for mobile performance
improvement – Requires N/W6153A-AFP
N9068A – Phase Noise Measurement Application
102
– Added Minimum Carrier Level setting – Requires N9068A-BFP
Log Plot Measurement

– Added support for Gate functionality - Requires N9068A-BFP
– Added support for 4801 trace points per sweep (601 default) - Requires N9068A-BFP
– Added the ability to Export the Marker Table data – Requires N9068A-BFP
– Added support for multi-carrier test line exception (non-contiguous), requires N/W9071A-BFP
N/W9077A, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Measurement Application
– Added N/W9077A-6FP that adds power and modulation analysis support for WLAN 11ah
– Added preset for 11p and 11j into radio format
– Added support for 1024QAM modulation analysis in WLAN 11ac
– Added support for BBIQ (option BBA) in the N9020A, MXA Signal Analyzer and the N9030A,
PXA Signal Analyzer
N/W9081A, Bluetooth Measurement Application
– Added support to Bluetooth 4.2 for LE data packet length extension, requires N/W9081A-BFP
– Modulation analysis and conformance EVM updates

– Simultaneous acquisition of up to 5 component carriers
– Auto detection of DL CA carrier cross scheduling
– UE in band emissions for carrier aggregation
– Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM) updates for Non-contiguous carrier aggregation
– ACLR for Non-Contiguous CA
– Inner and outer offset measurements in one measurement sequence
– Inner-offset CACLR On/Off Auto setup based on Carrier Configuration
– Occupied bandwidth updates
– Mode setup updates
– Added Span softkeys in Channel Power measurement
– Modulation analysis and conformance EVM updates

– Simultaneous acquisition of up to 5 component carriers
– Auto detection of DL CA carrier cross scheduling
– UE in band emissions for carrier aggregation
– Spectrum Emission Mask (SEM) updates for Non-contiguous carrier aggregation
– ACLR for Non-Contiguous CA
103
– Inner and outer offset measurements in one measurement sequence

– Inner-offset CACLR On/Off Auto setup based on Carrier Configuration
– Occupied bandwidth updates
– Mode setup updates
– Added Span softkeys in Channel Power measurement
N/W9083A, Multi-Standard Radio Measurement Application

– Added TDD-LTE and TD-SCDMA support
Issues Resolved
General X-Series Analyzer
– Fixed issue causing a USB preamp to not be recognized the first time it is plugged in (#380411)
– Fixed issue causing the Web Password to return to the default value when the instrument
power is cycled (#336518)
– Fixed issue causing the source power to drop when any changes to the measurement setup are
made when using option ESC, External Source Control (#388071)
– Adjusted expected sweep time values to reflect the source specification when option UNZ (Fast
Frequency Switching) is not installed in the source being used with option ESC, External Source
Control (#366198)
– Fixed miscellaneous issues with Gate Holdoff settings (#368785, 368779, 368777, 368776)
– Fixed miscellaneous issues with Marker Table updates (#326513, 316772)
– Fixed issue causing a state saved with Normalize turned On to not recall with Normalize On
(#354018)
– Fixed issue with Marker Z position when using Spectrogram in RTSA mode (#186139)
– Fixed issue with Marker Table updates (#316772)
– Fixed issue with intermodulation amplitude when the center frequency was below 100 MHz
(#339347)
– Fixed issue where the Reference Level could not be set correctly if the input attenuator was
adjusted with the up/down arrows or via the knob when in RTSA mode (#356706)
– Fixed a speed issue when in an RTSA span of 509.5 MHz while in stepped acquisition
(#360696)
– Fixed issue where the “Save As” command suggests the wrong path when the data type is
switched on the N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer (#364953)
– Fixed issue to enable the Peak Table and Marker Table On/Off functionality when in RTSA mode
(#368044)
– Fixed issue where the external trigger jitter changes as you press the “Restart” button when in
SA mode on the N9030A Signal Analyzer and N9020A and N9010A Signal Analyzer with option
B40, MPB, and/or DP2 (#368416)
– Fixed issue with the Marker Table marker value resolution when recalling a state (#373911)
– Fixed issue where the Status Operation Pause bit (bit 8) was not properly set when the
measurement is paused (#377047)
– Fixed issue in RTSA mode when INST:NSEL? is queried (#379037)
– Fixed issue when trying to sort a point in the Limit Line Editor and AmpCorr Editor on the
N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer (#380198)
104
– Fixed issue with the trigger state when exiting the FMT Mask Editor while in RTSA mode on the
N9040B Signal Analyzer (#380426)
– Fixed issue where the FMT Editor table in RTSA mode shows relative units as dBm instead of dB
(#381236)
– Fixed issue where the RF Preselector bypass switch is getting exercised whenever the
frequency is changed above 3.6 GHz when in I/Q Analyzer mode and Monitor Spectrum
measurement (#382078)
– Fixed issue when recalling to a Limit register, the Limit was not selected in Meas Setup. Also, a
selected Limit in Meas Setup should also be the selected Limit in Save to avoid saving the wrong
limit (#382451)
– Fixed issue where there were spikes on the display when in FFT sweep, 1 Hz RBW, 200 MHz
Span, and 10,001 points (#385244)
– Fixed issue where the Noise Marker function in I/Q Analyzer reports an incorrect value on the
N9040B, UXA Signal Analyzer with option B5X, 510 MHz Analysis BW (#385758)
– Fixed issue where 6x Code Compatibility had problems if EOI was not set for ERR? query
(#385772)
– Fixed issue where the Marker Function goes off the screen when in External Mixing while in I/Q
Analyzer mode, Complex Spectrum measurement (#386082)
– Fixed issue where the Carrier Span/Integration BW and Offset Freq maximum settable values
were extended to the maximum span of the instrument (#364955)
– Fixed issue related to ACP Offset and Span by adding an X Auto Scaling key to adjust the Span
automatically (#370359)
Spurious Emissions Mask
– Fixed issue where the Carrier Span/Integration BW and Offset Freq maximum settable values
were extended to the maximum span of the instrument (#364955)
– Fixed issue with the sweep rules to allow for a faster measurement (#369119)
– Fixed issue where the FFT spectrum could have a mirror image at the end (#374994)
N/W6141A, EMI Receiver Measurement Application
– Fixed issue causing the Save and Recall functions not to include amplitude corrections 7 and 8
(#381956)
– Fixed issue with report generation on the N9000A, CXA Signal Analyzer (#380577)
Frequency Scan Measurement

– Fixed issue causing the Meas Uncal message to be displayed for no valid reason when EMC
Standard is set to MIL and multiple ranges are turned on (#381426)
– Fixed an issues causing a scan to hang when using Discrete Scan Type with Autorange set to
On at the point where the attenuation value changes (#380738)
– Fixed issue causing trace data to be repeated onscreen under certain conditions when using
very long scan times (#377748)
105
– Fixed issue causing the Autorange and Auto Preamp settings not to be included in saved
scan table files (#376723)
– Fixed issue causing a possible instrument application crash when doing a (Re)measure
sequence with Autorange turned On with All signals selected and many signals in the list
(~20) (#375984)
– Fixed issue causing the dwell time being used not to be the value set if the Dwell Time is
changed after changing the start or stop frequency under the FREQ Channel menu
(#369024)
– Fixed issue where the CALC:DELT1:X? returns the incorrect value (#373759)
Strip Chart Measurement

– Fixed issue causing measurement to not always restart under certain conditions (#378937)
Disturbance Analyzer Measurement

– Fixed issue causing trace data to be saved in reverse order (#363345)
– Fixed issue where click measurements did not work below 10 MHz on the N90000A, CXA
Signal Analyzer (#383193)
N9063A, Analog Demod Measurement Application
– Fixed issue causing Y-axis scale to not be rescaled properly after the scale has been changed via
remote command (#373283)
– Fixed issue causing the peak deviation and carrier frequency error to be incorrect when
Signaling Notch filter is on under certain conditions (#363034)
– Fixed issue where the Marker to peak does not work when the display is disabled (#384907)
Log Plot Measurement

– Fixed issue causing the Peak / Spur Search feature to not work (#365105)
– Fixed issue causing the instrument application software to crash when the Next Spur
function is selected (#365105)
– Fixed issue causing Auto Tune to intermittently miss signals ~200 MHz and less (#385777)
– Fixed issue where the Marker Table save function was missing (#316791)
– Fixed issue to be able to modify the minimum carrier level below -50 dBm (#340806)
– Fixed issue where the Minimum Carrier level will take Corrections into account while in
External Mixing (#371528)
– Fixed issue causing not all markers to turn off when All Markers Off is selected (#387888)
– Fixed issue causing external source connectivity settings not to be included in saved instrument
state files (#386975)
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– Fixed issue causing the marker table colors to not properly follow the instrument color theme
(#380943)
– Fixed issue causing the blue scroll bar not to be displayed in Table View display (#375497)
– Added missing remote command to turn on Marker Table (#373097)
o :CALCulate:<meas>:MARKer:TABLe[:STATe] OFF|ON|0|1
– Fixed issue with EPVT-Limit mask is not displaying when the signal type is unique (#374565)
N9077A, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Measurement Application

– Fixed issue that caused a memory error when the Search Length was 40 ms when performing a
Modulation Analysis measurement (#365337)
– Fixed issue where the absolute limit was not drawn correctly on the display when in the WLAN
SEM measurement (#367733)
– Fixed issue with CSI-RS not being detected properly on antenna port 2 (#386457)
89601B, VSA Measurement Application

– Fixed issue causing the Maximize window button to be grayed out and non-functional
(#352558)
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Instrument Software Details

A.26.11 Version Information

A.26.10 Version Information

N6141EM0D/0E EMI Measurement Application

A.26.07 Version Information

• Fixed Help text on multitouch analyzers to indicate that SCPI commands

A.25.09 Version Information

A.25.08 Version Information

A.25.05 Version Information

• Fixed issue that caused OQPSK demodulations to be unstable (525562)

N9061EM0D/0E Remote Language Compatibility Measurement Application

• Fixed issue when emulating 856xE/EC analyzers that causes crash

A.24.58 Version Information

A.24.57 Version Information

A.24.56 Version Information

N6141A, W6141A and N6141EM0D EMI Measurement Application (traditional GUI)

N6141C and N6141EM0E EMI Measurement Application (Multi-touch GUI)

• Fixed issue in Frequency Scan measurement where functionality of “Move Meters to

N9061EM0D / 0E Phase Noise Measurement Application

N9080EM0D/0E LTE / LTE-A FDD Measurement Application

N9082EM0D/0E LTE / LTE-A TDD Measurement Application

N9085EM0E 5G-NR Measurement Application

• Added scroll bar for Measurements in Mode/Measurement screen (522594)

A.23.14 Version Information

A.23.13 Version Information

A.23.07 Version Information

N9085EM0E 5G-NR Measurement Application

N9061A/C Remote Language Compatibility Application

N9063EM0E Analog Demod Measurement Application

N9068C and N9068EM0E Phase Noise Measurement Application

N9069C and N9069EM0E Noise Figure Measurement Application

N9073A/C and N9073EM0E/0E W-CDMA Measurement Application

N9085EM0E 5G-NR Measurement Application

N9091EM0E Measuring Receiver Application

A.22.10 Version Information

A.22.08 Version Information

N9068C Phase Noise Measurement Application (multi-touch UI only)

• Added Per User CRC check for 802.11ax

• Added support for R15 DL 1024QAM decode

• Added support for R15 DL 1024QAM decode

• Added support for DL 1024QAM

• Added C-V2X SideLink support

• Added support for 3GPP v.2018-06

N9054C and N9054EM0E Vector Modulation Analysis (VMA) Application

N9061A/C Remote Language Compatibility Application

N9080B/C LTE / LTE-Advanced FDD Measurement Application

• Added several SCPI commands for backward compatibility to PSA (502529)

A.21.13 Version Information

A.21.06 Version Information

A.21.04 Version Information

o N90x0RT2A Real-time analysis up to maximum available BW, optimum detection license

• Added Network licensing “borrow” feature

• Added support for U7227-series and U7228-series USB Preamplifiers on N9020A/B,

• Added -6 dB selection to Integration BW in the Advanced menu (multi-touch UI only)

• In Modulation Analysis and Conformance EVM measurements:

N9091EM0E Measuring Receiver Measurement Application

• Added support for U5532C USB sensor module connectivity

Real Time Signal Analysis (RTSA) Measurement Application

N6141A/C EMI Measurement Application