4200-SCS System Version Table

The version table below can be used to determine which versions of the operating system, system software, and instrument firmware are recommended for use with each other. Also provided below is a brief description of each component version. For detailed information regarding KTE Interactive and associated service pack releases, refer to the KTE Interactive Software Release Notes link on the 4200-SCS Complete Reference Release Notes page.

NOTE: To view the version of each 4200-SCS component shown in the table below, start from the Windows XP start bar and navigate as follows:
Start à Programs à Keithley à KCON
Click on the “KI System Configuration” node in the KCON Instrument Navigator

To print or save the version information, from KCON:
File à Print Configuration
File à Save Configuration as Web Page

4200-SCS System Version Table

KTE Interactive Version

Release Date

4200-SCS Platform Version

4200-SCS Operating System Version

4200-SMU Firmware Version

4210-SMU Firmware Version

4200-PA Firmware Version

4200-PG2 Firmware Version

4205-PG2 Firmware Version

4200-SCP2 Firmware Version

4200-SCP2HR Firmware Version

4200-CVU Firmware Version

4210-CVU Firmware Version

4225-PMU Firmware Version

4220-PGU Firmware Version

4225-RPM Firmware Version

V4.1.5

6-5-2000

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1

F05 F06

F05 F06

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.1.5-SP1

7-21-2000

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1

F05 F06

F05 F06

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.1.5-SP2

8-4-2000

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1

F05 F06

F05 F06

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.1.5-SP3

9-11-2000

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1

F05 F06

F05 F06

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.1.5-SP4

12-4-2000

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1

F05 F06

F05 F06

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.1.5-SP5

4-17-2001

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1

F11

F11

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.2

5-4-2001

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1

F11

F11

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.3

12-21-2001

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1

F16^1 G16^2

F16^1 G16^2

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.3.1

4-11-2001

4200-300-2A

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1 4200-852-1.0.2

F17^1 G17^2

F17^1 G17^2

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.3.2

7-29-2002

4200-300-2E

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1 4200-852-1.0.2 4200-852-2.0

F18^1 G18^2 H18^3

F18^1 G18^2 H18^3

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V4.3.2-SP1

6-13-2003

4200-300-2G

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1 4200-852-1.0.2 4200-852-2.0 4200-852-2.1

F18^1 G18^2 H18^3

F18^1 G18^2 H18^3

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V5.0

11-5-2003

4200-300-2H

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1 4200-852-1.0.2 4200-852-2.0 4200-852-2.1 4200-852-3.0

F19^1 G19^2 H19^3

F19^1 G19^2 H19^3

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V5.0-SP1

3-22-2004

4200-300-2H

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1 4200-852-1.0.2 4200-852-2.0 4200-852-2.1 4200-852-3.0

F19^1 G19^2 H19^3

F19^1 G19^2 H19^3

E02.1 E03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V6.0

12-2-2005

4200-300-2K

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1 4200-852-1.0.2 4200-852-2.0 4200-852-2.1 4200-852-3.0 4200-852-4.0 4200-852-4.1

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

E02.1 E03

1.00

n/a

1.29

1.09

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V6.1

6-26-2006

4200-300-2L

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1 4200-852-1.0.2 4200-852-2.0 4200-852-2.1 4200-852-3.0 4200-852-4.0 4200-852-4.1 4200-852-4.2

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

E02.1 E03

1.01

n/a

1.29

1.09

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V6.2

4-3-2007

4200-300-2M 4200-300-2M (new platform with old chassis power supply PS-55)

4200-852-1.0.0 4200-852-1.0.1 4200-852-1.0.2 4200-852-2.0 4200-852-2.1 4200-852-3.0 4200-852-4.0 4200-852-4.1 4200-852-4.2 4200-852-4.4

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

E02.1 E03

1.03

1.00

1.29

1.09

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V7.0

10-10-2007

4200-300-2N

4200-852-4.5

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

E02.1 E03 G03

1.04

1.01

1.29

1.09

1.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V7.0.5

3-24-2008

4200-300-2P

4200-852-4.7

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

F20^1 G20^2 H20^3

E02.1 E03 G03

1.04

1.01

1.29

1.09

1.02

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V7.1

6-25-2008

4200-300-2Q 4200-300-2Q1 (same as 4200-300-2Q with new DD-73 FPD)

4200-852-5.0

F21^1 G21^2 H21^3

F21^1 G21^2 H21^3

E03 G03

1.04

1.01

1.34

1.09

1.03

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

V7.2

3-4-2009

4200-300-3A 4200-300-3B

4200-852-6.0

F23^1 G23^2 H23^3 M23^4

F23^1 G23^2 H23^3 M23^4

G04

1.04

1.01

1.34

1.09

1.04

1.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

V8.0

6-14-2010

4200-300-3B 4200-300-3C (July 2010)

4200-852-7.0

F24^1 G24^2 H24^3 M24^4

F24^1 G24^2 H24^3 M24^4

G04

1.04

1.01

1.34

1.09

2.00

2.00

1.00

1.00

1.01

V8.1

9-29-2010

4200-300-3C

4200-852-7.1

F26^1 G26^2 H26^3 M26^4

F26^1 G26^2 H26^3 M26^4

G04

1.04

1.01

1.34

1.09

2.01

2.01

1.01

1.01

1.02

¹ For use with “Hardware Version 02.XX” SMUs only.
² For use with “Hardware Version 03.XX” and “Hardware Version 04.XX” SMUs only.

³ For use with “Hardware Version 05.XX” only.

⁴ For use with “Hardware Version 06.XX” only.

 Additional Version Information:

4200-SCS Platform Versions

1. 4200-300-2A

- I-BUS (http://www.ibus.com/) 233 MHz Pentium^® PICMG CPU board with MMX, Triton III chipset, and 512K L2 cache. (Keithley part MO-97A, Qty=1)

- 128 Mbytes of DRAM (Keithley part number MO-98-1A, Qty=4)

- 3-COM (http://www.3com.com/) EtherLink III 10 Base T network interface card (Keithley part number MO-99-1A, Qty=1)

- Keithley (http://www.keithley.com/) KPC-488.2 IEEE-488 interface card (Keithley part number KPC-488.2, Qty=1) 

2. 4200-300-2E

- ROBO-698 (http://www.portwell.com/) PICMG Single Board Computer with 850MHz Pentium III CPU, with on-board Chips & Technologies 69000 video solution, with on-board Intel 82559 10/100 Base-T Ethernet solution. (Keithley part MO-115A, Qty=1)

- 256 Mbytes of SDRAM (Keithley part number MO-117-1A, Qty=1)

- Keithley (http://www.keithley.com/) KPC-488.2 IEEE-488 interface card (Keithley part number KPCI-488, Qty=1) 

3. 4200-300-2G

- ROBO-8710VLA (http://www.portwell.com/) PICMG Single Board Computer with 2.0GHz Pentium 4 CPU, 400MHz processor-side bus, with on-board ATI Mobility M6 3D graphics controller, with on-board Intel 845 10/100 Base-T Ethernet controller. (Keithley part MO-125A, Qty=1)

- 256 Mbytes of 200MHz DDR SDRAM (Keithley part number MO-117-2B, Qty=1)

- Keithley (http://www.keithley.com/) KPCI-488.2 IEEE-488 interface card (Keithley part number KPCI-488, Qty=1)

4. 4200-300-2H

- Same as 4200-300-2G with the following differences/additions...

- 512 Mbytes of 200MHz DDR SDRAM (Keithley part number MO-117-2B, Qty=2)

- 2 USB ports (v1.1) added to the front panel of the 4200-SCS

5. 4200-300-2J

- Video cable and video daughter board improvements

6. 4200-300-2K

- Same as 4200-300-2H with the following differences/additions...

- 1000 Mbytes of 200MHz DDR SDRAM (comes with new units and CPU upgrades after December 2005, Qty=2)

- New high resolution LCD flat panel (1024x768 resolution)

7. 4200-300-2L

- Same as 4200-300-2K with the following differences/additions...

- Update video driver to enable mutually exclusive control of LCD and external CRT

8. 4200-300-2M

- New metal work and 2 fans to increase air flow and decrease audible noise

- Add new high power chassis power supply to support multiple VPUs and higher power SMU configurations

- New backplane with star grounding network (actually integrated between 2L and 2M)

- 4200-300-M1 è 4200-300-2M with old medium-power 4200 chassis power supply

- Switch to new low profile GPIB card (KPCI-488LP)

9. 4200-300-2N

- New bezel and chassis colors

- Update bezel silkscreen

- Switch to Blue LED

10. 4200-300-2P

- New CD/RW-DVD Reader

11. 4200-300-2Q

- iBase IB940 (http://www.ibasetechnology.net/) PICMG 1.0 Single Board Computer (SBC) with 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 1066/800/533 MHz FSB, Intel Q965 Express Graphics Chipset, 2GB DDR2 Memory, Dual Gigabit LAN connectors, (4) 2.0 USB connectors (2 in front, 2 in back). (Keithley part number MO-197A, Qty=1)

- 500GB Serial ATA hard drive

- Serial ATA DVD/CDRW

- 16M High-Color 1024x768 Flat Panel Display

12. 4200-300-3A
    - Began support for SLOT 9. Updated backplane to 4500-270E and updated metal work and labeling.
13. 4200-300-3B

- Switched to new 4200-150G2 Trigger Master Card. This card is needed to support the new 4225-PMU cards, 4220-PGU cards, and 4225-RPMs.

14. 4200-300-3C

- Switched to new iBase Single Board Computer MO-197A to MO-197B. Estimated effective date = 8-16-2010.

4200-SCS Operating System Versions

1. 4200-852-1.0.0

- Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/) Windows NTâ 4.0

- Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/) Windows NTâ Service Pack 6

- Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/) Visual C++â 6.0

- Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/) Visual C++â 6.0 Service Pack 5

- Full Armor (http://www.fullarmor.com/) Zero Administrationâ 5.5

- Executive Software (http://www.diskeeper.com/) Diskeeperâ 5.0/6.0

- Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/) Acrobat Readerâ 4.05 

2. 4200-852-1.0.1

- Same as 4200-852-1.0.0 PLUS…

- Close Full Armor Security Loophole. Disallow right-mouse / properties on the desktop.

- Remove Obsolete Registry Key HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\\Software\\Keithley

- Make primary hard drive partition exactly 7GB. This was done to avoid a Windows NT/2000 7.8GB boot partition limitation.

3. 4200-852-1.0.2

- Same as 4200-852-1.0.1 with the following updates…

- Hard drive size is now 40GB

- Executive Software (http://www.diskeeper.com/) Diskeeperâ 7.0

- Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/) Acrobat Readerâ 5.05 

4. 4200-852-2.0

- Same as 4200-852-1.0.2 with the following updates…

- Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/) Windows NTâ Service Pack 6a

- Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/) Internet Explorer 6.0.

- Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com/) Support files for Visual C++ .net Standard Edition.

- Intel 82559 10/100 Base-T network driver.

- Support for 256MB of SDRAM.

5. 4200-852-2.1

- Same as 4200-852-2.0 with the following updates…

- ATI M6 Graphics Driver

- Intel Pro 100 Ethernet Drivers

- Improved Keithley Backlight screen saver

6. 4200-852-3.0

- Same as 4200-852-2.1 with the following updates…

- Windows XPâ Professional Operating System

- All Microsoft Operating System security updates and services packs through October 2003.

- Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/) Acrobat Readerâ 6.0

- Remove Executive Software’s Diskeeperâ (all versions) from the 4200-SCS. The Windows XP Professional operating systems come with a hard disk defragmentation tool built-in.

7. 4200-852-4.0

- Same as 4200-852-3.0 with the following updates…

- Hard drive size is now 250GB

- Hard drive image backup partition

- Hard Drive restoration and backup utility: Acronis True Image OEM Edition (capable of restoring hard drive software and operating system to factory fresh condition)

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all security updates and through November 2005.

- Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/) Acrobat Readerâ 7.0.5

8. 4200-852-4.1

- Same as 4200-852-4.0 with the following updates…

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all security updates and through January 2006.

9. 4200-852-4.2

- Same as 4200-852-4.1 with the following updates…

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all security updates and through May 2006.

- Updates to quick start toolbar

10. 4200-852-4.3

- Updates to hard drive only. Change from Seagate 7200.9 (250GB) to 7200.10 (250GB).

11. 4200-852-4.4

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all security updates and through March 2, 2007.

- Remove Full Armor and GASP 3^rd party software tools.

12. 4200-852-4.5

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all security updates and through October 24, 2007.

13. 4200-852-4.6

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all security updates and through December 20, 2007.

14. 4200-852-4.7

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all security updates and through March 17, 2008.

- New updates to support Visual Studio 2008

- Change default video to activate both an external monitor and the internal flat panel display

15. 4200-852-5.0

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 with all security updates and through June 25, 2008.

- Updates to hard drive. Change from Seagate 7200.10 (250GB) to 7200.11 (500GB) Serial ATA.

- Update DVD/CDRW to Serial ATA.

16. 4200-852-6.0

- Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 3 with all security updates and through February 17, 2009.

17. 4200-852-7.0

- Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 3 with all security updates and through June 14, 2010.

18. 4200-852-7.1

- Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Service Pack 3 with all security updates and through September 29, 2010.

- Microsoft updates to support Visual Studio 2010 Professional. MS Visual Studio 2010 is now an option and will not be automatically installed on the 4200-SCS unless ordered. (4200-COMPILER)

- Disable “unused icons” popup.

4200-SMU Medium Power Source Measure Unit Firmware Versions

1. F05

- (Initial release)

2. F06

- Improved SMU range change algorithm.

3. F11

- Additional SMU range change improvements to accommodate a wide variety of device loads.

4. F16 / G16

- Optimized SMU interactions to improve throughput.

5. F17 / G17

- Repaired intermittent measurement filter problem. This problem was discovered while testing thin film transistors (TFTs).

- Improved Auto-calibration.

6. F18 / G18 / H18

- Support for SMU reliability enhancements.

7. F19 / G19 / H19

- Added “Abort on Compliance” functionality

8. F20 / G20 / H20

- Adds SMU Dual Sweep capability

- Adds SMU Pulse Mode

9. F21 / G21 / H21

- PR33662 – Add Over Voltage Protection capability (enhancement)

- PR35635 – Device Plan fails to exit on compliance when only one data point (fixed)

10. F23 / G23 / H23

- PR35762 – Add ability to change range change points (10%, 50%, 90%)

11. M23

- New Version 6.0 SMU released 2-28-2009

- Major hardware changes to both digital and analog sections to address part obsolescence and for cost reductions

- Update OVP voltage values

a. OLD: 2.3V, 4.5V, 6.8V, 11V, 22V, 43V, 150V, 274V (off)

b. NEW: 0.5V, 0.8V, 1.1V, 2.75V, 5.5V, 13,7V, 31.8V, 220V (off)

12. F24 / G24 / H24 / M24

- PR37572-SMU Damaging Devices-v24 firmware fixes problem of occasional (1 in 50) voltage glitches. This issue has been corrected.

- PR38380-In rare cases, SMU measurements performed with a preamp after a range change were 5 to 10 times larger than the true values. This issue has been corrected.

- PR39998-In very rare cases, SMU with Preamp cannot measure about 500uA in an ITM. This issue has been corrected.

- PR40098-Dual Sweep in logarithmic-scale mode does not work. This issue has been corrected.

13. F26 / G26 / H26 / M26

- PR42396, PR42405/NCM06450 – AVM Updates for new RevM / Ver 6.0 SMU (see release notes for details)

- PR40978/NCM06260 – Version 6.0 SMU Oscillation (see release notes for details)

- PR40463, PR42156, PR42232/NCM06413 – Subsite Cycling with PMU/PGU (and no RPM) does not make 707/708 switch closures correctly in some cases (see release notes for details)

4210-SMU High Power Source Measure Unit Firmware Versions

1. F05

- (Initial release)

2. F06

- Improved SMU range change algorithm.

3. F11

- Additional SMU range change improvements to accommodate a wide variety of device loads.

4. F16 / G16

- Optimized SMU interactions to improve throughput.

5. F17 / G17

- Repaired intermittent measurement filter problem. This problem was discovered while testing thin film transistors (TFTs).

- Improved Auto-calibration.

6. F18 / G18 / H18
   - Support for SMU reliability enhancements
7. F19 / G19 / H19

- Added “Abort on Compliance” functionality

8. F20 / G20 / H20

- Adds SMU Dual Sweep capability

- Adds SMU Pulse Mode

9. F21 / G21 / H21

- PR33662 – Add Over Voltage Protection capability (enhancement)

- PR35635 – Device Plan fails to exit on compliance when only one data point (fixed)

10. F23 / G23 / H23

- PR35762 – Add ability to change range change points (10%, 50%, 90%)

11. M23

- New Version 6.0 SMU

- Part obsolescence

- Update OVP voltage values

a. OLD: 2.3V, 4.5V, 6.8V, 11V, 22V, 43V, 150V, 274V (off)

b. NEW: 0.5V, 0.8V, 1.1V, 2.75V, 5.5V, 13,7V, 31.8V, 220V (off)

12. F24 / G24 / H24 / M24

- PR37572-SMU Damaging Devices-v24 firmware fixes problem of occasional (1 in 50) voltage glitches. This issue has been corrected.

- PR38380-In rare cases, SMU measurements performed with a preamp after a range change were 5 to 10 times larger than the true values. This issue has been corrected.

- PR39998-In very rare cases, SMU with Preamp cannot measure about 500uA in an ITM. This issue has been corrected.

- PR40098-Dual Sweep in logarithmic-scale mode does not work. This issue has been corrected.

13. F26 / G26 / H26 / M26

- PR42396, PR42405/NCM06450 – AVM Updates for new RevM / Ver 6.0 SMU (see release notes for details)

- PR40978/NCM06260 – Version 6.0 SMU Oscillation (see release notes for details)

- PR40463, PR42156, PR42232/NCM06413 – Subsite Cycling with PMU/PGU (and no RPM) does not make 707/708 switch closures correctly in some cases (see release notes for details)

4200-PA Remote PreAmp Firmware Versions

1. E02.1

- (Initial release)

2. E03

- Changes to 3-digit version label for consistency with 4200/4210-SMU. No operational changes.

3. G03

- Replace obsolete microcontroller with LSI-413. Outside label = 0.3. No operational changes.

4. G04

- PR37572 – Fix range change bug introduced in G03

- Hardware change – part obsolescence

- Outside label = 0.4

4200-PG2/VPU Dual Channel Pulse Card Firmware Versions

1. 1.00

- (Initial release)

2. 1.01

- Change to improve VPU calibration algorithm for the 20V DC offset. No changes to VPU functionality or performance.

3. 1.02

- Manufacturing changes only.

4. 1.03

- Add support for Arbitrary Waveform (ARB) and Segmented Arbitrary Waveform (SARB) capability.

5. 1.04

- Fix voltage glitches (PR33309, PR33480)

4205-PG2/VPU Dual Channel Pulse Card Firmware Versions

1. 1.00

- (Initial release)

2 1.01

- Fix voltage glitches (PR33309, PR33480)

4200-SCP2 Dual Channel Digital Storage Oscilloscope Card Firmware Versions

1. 1.29

- (Initial release)

2. 1.34

- Minor Updates

4200-SCP2HR Dual Channel Digital Storage Oscilloscope Card Firmware Versions

1. 1.09

- (Initial release)

4200-CVU Capacitance/Voltage Card (CVU) Firmware Versions

1. 1.00

- (Initial release)

2. 1.02

- Updates to OPEN-SHORT-LOAD compensation

3. 1.03

- PR34350 – During nested CVU sweeps, hold time (step time) is not always applied properly (fixed)

- PR35198 – Improve cable compensation

- PR35226 – Enable DC Bias on both CVHI and CVLO (enhancement)

4. 1.04

- PR34350 – Fix problem with CVU ITMs when running FAST sweeps with one sample

- PR38371 – Improve overshoot performance

- PR38386 – Fix problem with KITE lockup when running CVU with fast speed and one single sample.

- PR38408 – Remove glitch on rising edge of DC/CVU List Sweep when using KXCI

5. 2.00

- PR38581 – Incorrect timestamps returned with KI_CUSTOM and fixed range CVU measurements. This problem has been fixed.

6. 2.01

- PR40406 – CVU Calculates negative values for D factor.

4210-CVU Capacitance/Voltage Card (CVU) Firmware Versions

1. 1.00

- (Initial release)

- Adds 9 frequencies to 4200-CVU (1Khz – 9Khz)

- 4210-CVU replaces 4200-CVU

- All 4200-CVUs can be upgraded to 4210-CVU via factory re-calibration

2. 2.00

- PR38581 – Incorrect timestamps returned with KI_CUSTOM and fixed range CVU measurements. This problem has been fixed.

3. 2.01

- PR40406 – CVU Calculates negative values for D factor.

4220-PGU Pulse/Generator Unit (PGU) Firmware Versions

1. 1.00

- (Initial release) (same firmware image as 4225-PMU)

2. 1.01

- Many PRs (see release notes for details)

4225-PMU Pulse/Measure Unit (PMU) Firmware Versions

1. 1.00

- (Initial release) (same firmware image as 4220-PGU)

2. 1.01

- Many PRs (see release notes for details)

4225-RPM Remote Pulse (and switching) Module (RPM) Firmware Versions

1. 1.01

- (Initial release)

2. 1.02

- Many PRs (see release notes for details)

Supported/Verified External Equipment Firmware Versions

- KI590 CV Analyzer rev. D15

- KI707A Switch Matrix rev. A03

- KI708 Switch Matrix rev. A01

- KI3401/02 Pulse/Pattern Generator rev. 0.0.6.72

- Agilent 4284A LCR Meter rev. 1.20

- Agilent 4294A LCR Meter rev. 1.10

- Agilent 8110A Pulse Generator rev. 01.06.00

- Agilent 81110A Pulse Generator Firmware rev. 1.02.00, Bios rev. 1.22-3.00

- Agilent E4980A Precision LCR Meter Firmware Revision A.01.01

Prober Support

- Probe Stations – See prober specific appendix in the 4200-SCS Reference Manual for detailed version information.

- Supported Probers –

1. Manual Prober – Use the manual prober driver to test without utilizing automatic prober functionality.. The manual prober driver replaces all computer control of the prober with that of the operator. At each prober command a dialog box will appear instructing the operator what operation is required.

2. Fake Prober – The fake prober is useful when prober actions are not desired, such as when debugging, without having to remove prober commands from a sequence.

3. Cascade Microtech™ Summit 12K Series, verified with:

a. Nucleus UI Version 2.0

4. Karl Suss Model PA-200™, verified with:

a. Wafermap for ProberBench NT Version 3.1

b. NI_GPIB Driver for ProberBench NT Version 3.10

c. PBRS232 Interface for ProberBench NT Version 3.00

d. Navigator for ProberBench NT Version 3.1

e. Remove Communicator for ProberBench NT Version 3.00

5. MicroManipulator 8860 Prober™, verified with:

a. pcBridge Version 2.0.2

b. pcLaunch Version 2.0.9

c. pcIndie Version 2.0.7

d. pcWafer Version 2.0.8

e. pcNav Version 2.0.9

f. pcRouter Version 2.0.9

6. Signatone CM500 Prober, verified with:

a. CM500.exe ver 2.5

b. S460.EXE ver 2.5 (for the S460-SE prober)