Software Revision History

4.664 8 May 2012

Adds extra display methods for the Tracer and Marker Cursors. Now you can have a plot locked spot, horizontal or vertical cursor for the tracer, or you can use the Markers to make fixed position horizontal or vertical lines. Use the Control Panel Cross hair tool to move the lines. This tool doubles as the annotation tool when clicked away from the Marker line.

4.662 4 Apr 2012

Adds playback of sequences. Includes update to Classic CS328 firmware for 4.662 compatability. You can use standard save/open or save/open binary. To Load a sequence into memory, set the drop down next to Get Frame to 'Seq' and click Get Frame.

4.661 29 Mar 2012

Implements saving, loading and viewing sequences. You can use standard save/open or save/open binary. NOTE: you must use firmware 6456 or later to use this update. To Load a sequence into memory, set the drop down next to Get Frame to 'Seq' and click Get Frame. Follow the instructions in the update PDF on installing the firmware.

4.659 7 Feb 2012

Adds a new 'Count' process to Maths for counting pulses. It also adds a new drop down 'Time Info' to choose between waveform and pulse information in the Signal Information display. NOTE: you must use firmware 6456 or later to use this update. Follow the instructions in the update PDF on installing the firmware.

4.658 20 Jan 2012

Gets rid of a remnant protocol decode. Allows Acquisition unit to work over slow or long latency connections such as USB 1.1 or internet connections with greater reliability.

4.657 29 Nov 2011

Fixes a problem with digital graph being pushed left or right when turning protocol on or off with a Digital Input name longer than 8 characters.

4.656 22 Nov 2011

Allows the user to preview and set the colours for the graph background. Improves menu item names. Improves the simulated sig gen for demo usage. Fixes a problem with cursors on the digital graph not remembering where they should be.

4.654 26 Oct 11

IMPORTANT: we have changed the format of the Matlab support functions cscope1/4.m. We took this decision to provide for greater utility in the future. We have added variables for the Trigger Time (in real time, 10 ns resolution), and the Frame number. We hope to make these useful in the future. You will need to update your .m gateway functions. Click the Help button on the Maths Equation Builder for further information. We have implemented a 'Clear Cache' button on the Maths Equation Builder, which clears the Matlab cache, and rebuilds it. Use this button after changing an .m file. We have implemented two new processes - Sum and Difference. These processes simply output a running sum (starting with 0) of the values in the input channel. Fixes a bug with calibration not working in 4.653.

4.653 20 Oct 2011

Fixes a bug to correctly transfer a full frame to Matlab via the Maths graph. Adds a button 'Auto Get', which automatically gets a full frame on every capture. With Maths set to Full Buffer, Maths will therefore automatically process full frame captures. Full frame captures can also be saved on trigger, or after a time duration.

4.652 31 Aug 2011

This release fixes a bug in Maths so that channels C and D are correctly preserved as temporary storage channels during Maths operation. Also fixed a bug where the Normal/Large digital graph size was not applied to the Maths graph.

4.651 5 Mar 2011

This release includes a signed Classic CS328 driver, and signed installer. Otherwise the same as 4650 - Updated front panel look, controls re-organized a little to improve access speed, Matlab process in the Maths (click on the Help button in the Maths Equation Builder - also be sure to select the Matlab .m files directory). We now have automatic file conversion from .apc to .bin, and we can handle wither spaces or underlines in the file name. If you update the firmware, we add peak-peak decimation automatically if the Channel Filter button is OFF, and the time resolution is >=20ns. The new ROM Loader uses a single unified file to hold all versions of the acquisition unit firmware, so you can't get it wrong. Good luck!

4.650 21 Feb 2011

The release version which offers: Updated front panel look (we hope you'll get used to it!), Matlab processes (Click on the Help button in the Maths Equation Builder. Be sure to set the Matlab .m file directory (or nothing will happen). This version adds peak-peak capture before the decimator, so you can see 10ns pulses in a 20 second record. If Filter is 'Off' peak-peak capture is used if the Resolution is >=20ns. If Filter is 'On' (even if no filters are selected in the Acuisition Settings', sampled capture is used. We include a new Rom Loader with improved bullet-proofness. Currently released for update and evaluation. The full install will follow shortly.

4.649 25 Oct 2010

This should be a version jump, but we are stuck at 4649 while getting chart out of Beta test. This version has some minor tweaks, and adds Maths matlab processes. You can now pass signals to Matlab for processing and have the result come back for display or saving. Click on the Help button in the Maths Equation Builder. Be sure to set the Matlab .m file directory (or nothing will happen). We have released for evaluation, update and full versions. We have also updated the software driver to version 2.4. This provides improved use of the Function command to support calibration under your own software system. We have also added an example of sequential capture in a text based language (Labwindows, but will be extended to Visual Studio soon).

4.649 24 Dec 2009

This version implements narrow band spectral analysis, with up to 2M samples in the FFT. This allows 50 Hz resolution in a 50 MHz bandwidth. It also does full buffer loading automatically if the protocol decoder data set needs to grow to allow decoding on long message streams. We include two worked examples, including descriptive .pdf's and a YouTube video in the Examples page.

4.647 29 Sep 2009

This version fixes the calibration faults that have been affecting a few users. This version will use both the old and the new calibration tables, and so there is no need to re-calibrate. Recalibrating an older system (Once Yearly followed by Standard calibration) will improve accuracy. You MUST load the latest firmware into the unit, which is included in the Executable/xx Firmware directory. This version includes a clearer 'Cscope Update Instructions.pdf'.

4.646 16 Sep 2009

This is a version to fix a fault in the sig gen calibration for the Classic CS328. It includes pictures to show you where to find the built in 2.048V reference, which is in from the External Trigger BNC. To use this version, you MUST load firmware 6443 (CS328A) or 5335 (Classic CS328) or cscope_lan 6442 (Ethernet). Then you need to do a Once Yearly calibration (follow the instructions on the Settings/Calibrate Clverscope dialog), followed by a Standard Cal. Best CS328 offsets are achieved with the 20 Mhz filter on. Good luck!

4.645 12 Sep 2009

This version improves the calibration system, and reduces error. To use it you must load the included firmware into your Cleverscope, and then carry out a Once Yearly Calibration, followed by a Standard Calibration. Errors in the range 0- +/- 2.5V should be uV level. Uses the full bit resolution, if it is available. Note that we have moved the firmware into two sub-folders (Ethernet firmware and USB firmware) to save confusion. This version also improves the time logged with Information Display logs to text or excel files.

4.644 31 Aug 2009

This version adds persistence. You have independant control of persistence on each graph, and by channel. You can also use persistence to add a reference signal for comparison purposes. Note that if persistence is turned on for one channel, the persistence system starts, and the other channel is automatically set to 'Hide'. Have a play! We have also improved the sig gen controls slightly - the actual output frequency is now displayed, and if you set the Frequency step to 0, the value will revert to the smallest frequency step available. For >100 this is about 190 mHz, and for below 100 Hz, it is about 3 mHz.

4.642 3 July 2009

This new version improves the calibration process, resulting in higher gain accuracy and reduced offsets. To carry out a full calibration, you will need first to do a Yearly Calibration, and then a Standard Calibration. See the Settings/Calibration dialog for instructions. We have also added a new front-end filtering mechanism. You can now use either or both of a 20 Mhz pre-filter, and a moving average filter (with time constants from 40ns to 1.28us) in the incoming signal stream. We have modified the resolution system so that you can determine the resolution to transfer signals in independant of the ADC used. The ADC resolution is now also displayed. See the Settings/Acquisition Settings... dialog. You will see resolution enhancements if you use the filters, or the waveform averaging Display Method. This version also corrects a fault in the repetitive waveform filter which resulted in reduced effective bandwidth when measuring signals in the 1 Mhz to 10 Mhz range. Higher frequency signals were not affected. You will need to load the latest firmware to take full advantage of these new features. Note: The classic CS328 does not support moving average filtering. There is not enough room. IMPORTANT: we have a new method of updating existing installations. Please follow the instructions in the Updating pdf contained in the compressed folder.

4.639. 24 April 2009

This new version corrects a bug in the evaluation version which stopped the simulated sig gen from updating the spectrum, tracker and maths graphs. This has been fixed. We have also improved the simulated sig gen so that it can be used to check out deep memory, and high frequency signal use. It remains real-time - change amplitude to see triggering, for example. However, the simulated sig gen can't do dual trigger, or digital triggering. (If you want to look at examples of digital triggering go to our Examples page, and download the protocol analysis example). The update has also been refreshed so if you are evaluating with 4.637 or 4.638, get the update to reduce download time. Copy to the ..Program Files/Cleverscope directory.

4.637. 5 April 2009

New version which supports new Period-Count and OR trigger methods. Supports DC sweep for signal generator. Unifies the text file format used when logging or save as text. The microsoft excel format for time is now used to specify the trigger time (days since 1 Jan 1900). Includes updated binaries for both CS328 (fixes protocol decoder, adds trigger time, and is faster than 5332) and CS328A (includes new trigger methods). Reduced trigger jitter. The Save methods now enforce the correct file type suffix.

4.635. 12 Feb 2009

Fixes these faults - Logger (Signal Info/Show Logging) now works with Excel 2000, 2002 (XP), 2003, 2007. Application no longer left hanging if there is no Excel installed. Increased the oversampling used during protocol analysis to improve reliability. DDE link help can now be copy and pasted. A number of tool tips have been improved. The update now includes instructions on how to install the Ethernet I/O module, and how to configure it.

4.634. 13 Jan 2009

Major release. You will need to update the Cleverscope binary using the new Rom Loader v5.0 (included in the update) with cscope_fw6434.csf This release supports Prototcol (for SPI, Uart and I2C), improved Maths Processes (see the help), improved multi-frame capability (you can capture 300 SPI packets for example, as 300 frames, and examine each of them), and protocol save to Notes. You can copy and paste Notes into Excel with formatting. This version also supports the Ethernet I/O module. NOTE: you will need the Visa driver installed to use the new Rom Loader. See the document 'Cleverscope install USB driver.pdf' in the update.

4.631. 29 Oct 2008

This version implements calibration for the Digital inputs, and External trigger (for CS328A only till next iteration). It includes full buffer Maths, and Maths on Spectrum results. The protocol analyser is still beta, and results are not yet saved - please be patient. Any comments welcome! (This version also gets rid of the text entry fields obscuring the graph vertical controls).

4.630. 27 Aug 2008

This version has had extensive internal upgrades to improve memory usage. In tandem we have released a new set of device drivers, and programming examples for the Windows Visual Studio C++, C#, Borland Delphi and CBuilder, and NI Labview and Labwindows CVI environments. The version includes a beta version of the protocol decoder.