CED Downloads | Power1401 mkI firmware technical history

Recent technical history of Power1401 mkI firmware

There are two types of firmware in the Power1401: software and hardware. The software firmware is the program code that tests the Power1401 when you switch it on and that then obeys instructions transmitted from the host. The hardware firmware includes controls for components such as the ADC and DACs, the clocks, the digital input and output, and the host ports.

Revision 20 - Freely downloadable now.

If your serial number is above P4000, see the history of the Power1401 mkII.

Date	Version	Summary
03/13	20	CEDpost 0.29 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 35 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot Scatter/gather transfer code handles zero-length blocks, which is needed for Spike2 version 8.

04/08	19	CEDpost 0.29 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 34 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot Correction to the host transfer code to fix a problem with the new high-efficiency data transfers in Spike2.

04/08	18	CEDpost 0.29 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 33 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot Provides scatter/gather data transfer mechanisms for transfers to host PC. Made much more resistant to external event pulses during self-test, which previously could hang a Power1401.

10/07	17	CEDpost 0.28 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 32 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot SetADCList extended to allow sub-bursts. Avoids silly behavior of gain command with non-existent ADC channels. Uses EEPROM tag to detect sync hardware.

11/06	16	CEDpost 0.28 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 31 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot Waits for USB interface to be configured before starting self-test to avoid spurious errors. Self test does not generate spurious E0CSR and E1CSR reset test errors when signals are connected to E0 and E1 inputs.

06/06	15	CEDpost 0.26 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 31 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot USB data handling in high-load situations improved.

12/04	14	CEDpost 0.26 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 30 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot Handles Error LED better with USB. Added ADC channel simulation. Internal FlushCache procedure corrected.

07/04	13	CEDpost 0.25 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 29 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot Fixed delay ramps with standard host port, extensions to INFO and CONFIG commands.

01/04	12	CEDpost 0.25 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 27 Monitor Pld711 20 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 17 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot POST supports issue E PCB including USB2 interface, improved ADC hardware tests, handles large memories better, and has better USB hardware detection. Monitor supports issue E PCB including USB2 interface, improved USB hardware detection, INFO command extended. Pld supports issue E PCB including USB2 interface, improved timings throughout.

04/03	11	CEDpost 0.20 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 24 Monitor Pld711 19 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 15 Digital (DIGFPGA) Ang285 04 Boot Boot gives better initialisation on startup. POST tests clocked digital outputs and ADC overrun interrupt. DAC LEDs behave correctly, supports event polarity topbox tag. Improved reset behaviour with USB. Enhanced ADC control.

03/03	10	CEDpost 0.18 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 23 Monitor Pld711 16 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 12 Digital (DIGFPGA) Boot gives better initialisation on startup. POST tests clocked digital outputs and ADC overrun interrupt. DAC LEDs behave correctly, supports event polarity topbox tag. Improved reset behaviour with USB. Enhanced ADC control.

10/02	09	CEDpost 0.18 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 22 Monitor Pld711 16 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 12 Digital (DIGFPGA) Self test Post now tests the DILDATN logic. DIGFPGA: added non-destructive read address (DILDATN) for digital input data low byte. Avoids spurious errors with multiple top boxes.

07/02	08	CEDpost 0.17 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 22 Monitor Pld711 16 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 12 Digital (DIGFPGA) Avoids spurious errors with multiple top boxes.

03/02	07	CEDpost 0.16 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 22 Monitor Pld711 16 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 10 Digital (DIGFPGA) Monitor: Fixed timing problem with very fast host PCs that might cause data transfers to hang. Self-test: Error levels in ADC noise test adjusted.

02/02	06	CEDpost 0.15 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 21 Monitor Pld711 16 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 10 Digital (DIGFPGA) Support for the Power1401 Signal top-box 2701-5 added. Self-test when there is no USB cable improved.

07/01	05	CEDpost 0.14 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 20 Monitor Pld711 16 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 10 Digital (DIGFPGA) Allows use of the maximum possible number of ADC channels.

05/01	04	CEDpost 0.14 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 19 Monitor Pld711 16 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 10 Digital (DIGFPGA) Default event polarity is now falling ±10V units now detected correctly Extra support for 1 ADC channel @ 2.5 MHz Added support for PGA 16 top box

09/00	03	CEDpost 0.10 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 15 Monitor Pld711 12 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 10 Digital (DIGFPGA) Power up self-test improved External clock input operation improved

08/00	02	CEDpost 0.09 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 15 Monitor Pld711 12 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 09 Digital (DIGFPGA) Top box support added USB operation on start-up improved ADC cross-talk test improved

06/00	01	CEDpost 0.06 Power up Self Test
		MonitorR 13 Monitor Pld711 10 Analogue (ANAFPGA) Pld701 09 Digital (DIGFPGA) Self-test was speeded up and a few spurious errors removed. The ADC command timing and the ADC behaviour were improved. We fixed a problem with the PC quad rate card (1401-50) and we added USB support. USB hardware is present from serial number P2001.