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Products => Test Equipment => Topic started by: CrazyTiger on February 05, 2019, 03:58:21 am

Title: R&S FSL -> Possible Easter Egg
Post by: CrazyTiger on February 05, 2019, 03:58:21 am
Hi,

Today while contemplating on getting a new spectrum analyzer with a demodulation capability, something like datasheet below:

https://scdn.rohde-schwarz.com/ur/pws/dl_downloads/dl_common_library/dl_brochures_and_datasheets/pdf_1/FS_K7_dat_en.pdf (https://scdn.rohde-schwarz.com/ur/pws/dl_downloads/dl_common_library/dl_brochures_and_datasheets/pdf_1/FS_K7_dat_en.pdf)

I figured lets try to hack my FSL3 to see if i can enable the option, sadly i did not achieve that but i did enable the power meter option,FSL-K9  >:D.
Turns out R&S packed the frequency alignment software within their FSL firmware itself, its in:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Rohde-Schwarz\Instrument\bin\FSLCorrDataAcquisition.exe

Now here is the fun part, by just opening .exe in plain notepad, reveals some of the service functions being used, the one in our interest is:
line 1133:  Enable powermeter ...   diag:serv:sfun? '1.99.2.1.1' 

Here is how I used it :
This is before:
(https://i.imgur.com/UTB5wXR.jpg)

Step 1:
Enter the service password: 894129, can get there by hitting setup
(https://i.imgur.com/2XpOmUX.jpg)

Step2:
Enter the Service Function 1.99.2.1.1
(https://i.imgur.com/uxYf2A4.jpg)

Now the outcome :
(https://i.imgur.com/U6gCxzm.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/WRdbx4O.jpg)


I dont have R&S Sensor to try it, but i believe it should work, only downside is, the function goes missing after a reboot, and you have to redo all the step again to get it back.

Hope this will be useful, and i will try to check what else we can enable  :)