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| 6thimage:
--- Quote from: rosbuitre on March 04, 2015, 04:08:14 pm --- --- Quote from: 6thimage on March 04, 2015, 04:00:10 pm --- --- Quote from: rosbuitre on March 04, 2015, 03:44:20 pm --- --- Quote from: 6thimage on March 04, 2015, 03:32:59 pm ---I have had an update from Keysight about the 34461A's firmware: --- Quote from: Keysight ---We will be releasing revision 2.08 rather than 2.06 due to defects that were found and resolved during testing. I know this seems unending and I apologize. I am given release dates which I then pad in case of unforeseen issues. 2.08 is now scheduled for release March 16th. I have attached a set of slides which summarize the changes/fixes for the 34461A that are contained in 2.08. --- End quote --- This is the same date (March 16th) as rosbuitre said, but they have increased the version number. I don't think there is anything new in the slides, but it does mention that the ethernet has HiSLIP and IPv6 support, which I hadn't realised before. Link to the slides: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kynqv5v1opoda7i/34460A-34461A%202.08%20Enhancements.pptx?dl=0. --- End quote --- :clap: --- End quote --- There's no need to be sarcastic - the original firmware update for the 34461A was due out, at the very latest, of December 2014 (I reported the histogram bug to them in January 2014). I was also told at the end of January that 2.06 was going to be released on March 1st. Then you said that bumping it up to 2.07 added a fortnight. So the fact that keysight have increased the version number again and not pushed the release back further is a small miracle. --- End quote --- Hi Not trying to be sarcastic, Am I getting the 34461A Friday and makes me happy improvements and corrections, only that Regards --- End quote --- My bad - sorry. Looking at your post now, I can see it the way you meant it - it just looked like slow clapping when I first saw it. I don't think you will be disappointed with the 34461A. Just be warned that the update to the new firmware - if it is anything like the pre-beta version - will take a good few minutes to install over the 1.10 firmware. Mine sat on a white screen for what felt like an eternity and I was worried that it might have bricked it, then it burst back into life. |
| rosbuitre:
Hi 6thimage No problem, everything ok :-+, I have a few days to test it before the new firmware Regards Osvaldo |
| jc101:
Slightly off topic, but I see that RS in the UK are offering the 34461A at a 10% discount at the moment (£638.10), looks like there is 1 in stock.... |
| AndyC_772:
You know how they say a watched kettle never boils? They should say that a hotly anticipated UPS truck never shows up... until about an hour ago. :phew: First impression of the 34465A is that it's more compact than my Keithley 2000, and the display is bright, clear, and has a wide viewing angle. Nice. Auto-ranging, on the other hand, is so much slower it's not even funny. One of the things I really like about the K2000 is that I can apply a signal, and by the time I've looked up at the meter, it's already found the correct range and showed a measurement. The 34465A is much more like a handheld meter, really quite slow, and that's disappointing. Maybe there's a setting that'll speed it up? There's also an annoying relay that clicks away if the meter is left in high-Z voltage mode. As the inputs charge and discharge, the meter switches range and back to accommodate the instantaneous voltage. Maybe I'll just have to leave it in 10M mode instead. It's a shame, but the K2000 doesn't have this quirk either. On the plus side, within an hour I've had it hooked up to my LAN and controlled it via the web interface, and now - I think! - it's logging data to a USB stick. It's fun, in a nerdy sort of way, watching a battery charge 0.1mV at a time. |
| LabSpokane:
Any one know if the software update for the '61A will include the ability to log direct to a USB stick? That is one feature that is surprisingly missing. I'm actually glad to see that Keithly has some competitive advantages still. That kind of pressure is good for all of us. :) |
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