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Agilent 34410A firmware - update risks and Mac compatibility?
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6SN7WGTB:
I have FW 2.35.

Three questions:
1. Is it worth updating to 2.43?
2. If I do, and given I have 2.35, will i lose calibration?
3. Is it possible to update FW via a Mac OS?

Thanks.
bd139:
Despite being a mac user myself I wouldn't futz with firmware on a device remotely directly with it. Especially when the software is vendor provided for windows. I have a junker PC around for that stuff.

I can't answer question 1 but on 2 it says on the download page that it doesn't affect the calibration: https://www.keysight.com/gb/en/lib/software-detail/instrument-firmware-software/34410a-dmm-firmware-1299517.html

Realistically if something isn't broken I wouldn't try and fix it. My 34401A firmware is 1999-ish :)
AVGresponding:
Don't Keysight provide patch notes for these updates, so you can see what the changes are?
6SN7WGTB:
For 2.41 and 2.43 it does say "Note: There is no need to re-calibrate the DMM when this new firmware is installed."

But the Release notes for 2.35 - 2.39 tantalisingly include " Corrected calibration data and state storage issue involving instrument non-volatile memory"

And since you cannot see install instructions for anything back past 2.41 this all caused me to wonder if there was a risk to cal data.
6SN7WGTB:
What I should also have asked was:

"Without 2.41+ am I correct that I cannot use the LAN either as prior FW is not compatible with Java 8?"

Hence my dilemma...
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