MEMORY HiCORDER 8860/8861

V2.08 Nov 08, 2017

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All update file (8860ALLV208.zip)	Download
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Version upgrade should be conducted by a qualified technician familiar with the functions and operations of model 8860 or 8861.
If you are uncertain as to how to proceed, please contact your local Hioki distributor for assistance.

During the version upgrade process, don’t manually turn off the power to the 8860/8861 or don’t remove the PC card from the PC card slot.
Doing so will result in failure to upgrade the 8860/8861, and the instrument must be returned to the Hioki factory for repair.

Before you proceed

The version numbers can be checked by viewing the bottom left portion of the startup window when the 8860/8861 is turned on.

　・Kernel Version: V2.00
　・App Version:　　V2.08
　・FPGA Version:　V2.01

Version Upgrade History

V2.08　(March 2014)　Newest Version
・Minor bugs were corrected.

V2.07　(May 2013)
Improvements:
1. ”20A/2V”, ”200A/2V”, and ”500A/2V” settings are added to the current sensor kind in current mode of F/V UNIT 8940.
・Minor bugs were corrected.

V2.06　(September 2012)
Improvements:
1. After performing Offset Cancel function, an offset value is reset when measurement mode is changed.
・Minor bugs were corrected.

V2.05　(September 2011)
・Minor bugs were corrected.

V2.04　(October 2009)
Resolved bugs:
1. Even when an external trigger condition is fulfilled under the following settings, the trigger would not activate after pressing START: Trigger source = AND, Trigger priority = ON, External trigger = ON.
2. In addition, other minor bugs were corrected.

V2.03　(December 2008)
Improvements:
1. The speed at which character strings were displayed in the waveform screen has been improved.
2. Models 9010-10, 9010-50,9018-50,9132-50 have been added to the clamp scaling setting function and the offset value set to 0.
Resolved bugs:
1. The character string for setting the time axis within the waveform file (applies only to use of the PC application) was found to be incorrect.
2. When attempting to load corrupted waveform files (e.g., files that were in the middle of being saved when there was a sudden power interruption), the HiCORDER would freeze.
3. In very rare instances, when measuring in roll mode, the HiCORDER would hang. (v2.02 only)
4. When trigger priority is set to ON, the pre-trigger period ends during measurement, but a trigger is subsequently activated, garbage waveforms at the head of the waveform were found.
5. When using FTP, the USB memory stick or the floppy disk drive connected to the USB interface of the 5th connected 8860/8861 could not be recognized.
6. When the SYSTEM screen is displayed while attempting to load a settings file, the SYSTEM screen failed to update.
7. Minor English descriptions were corrected for grammar and spelling.
8. The text string for the filter settings within the waveform file (when using the PC application only) was incorrect (applies only to the 8939 Strain Unit).
9. Upon changing the range after canceling the offset, although the offset is cancelled by tracking the voltage range as much as possible, it was found that the offset was displayed without any tracking.

V2.02　(May 2008)
Improvements:
1. Unnecessary GUIs in the auto-balance results dialog window were removed.
2. The priority level of save threads was lowered so that when screens were switched during file save, the redrawing of the screens is smoother.
Resolved bugs:
1. Real time save stopped before the scheduled time. (v1.10 to v2.01)
2. In the MEM function and using dual-axis mode, when attempting to save a data file for a channel that has been set to record only with one time axis, the search function for triggers in the file failed to run. (v1.10 to v2.01 only)
3. In the MEM function and using dual-axis mode, when using the filter to conduct trigger or peak search with respect to the second axis, the search could not be properly conducted. (v1.10 to v2.01 only)
4. For data that has been memory segmented, even when searching for the peak using the search range specification of ”All Blocks between A and B”, search is conducted not between A and B but over the entire data. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
5. After setting the search range as ”All Blocks between A and B” (valid only when memory segmentation is used), when loading a waveform file that has not been memory segmented, although the setting item for the search range appears as ”All”, the internal variable remained as ”All Blocks between A and B”, rendering an unintended search area. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
6. Immediately after measuring, the channel selection for the gauge displayed problems, and the gauge channel could not be properly selected. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
7. During measurement with memory segmentation turned ON, the waveform of the reference block could not be displayed. (v1.07 to v2.01 only)
8. In the real-time save function, when loading a memory waveform at a position other than the top of the waveform, the frequency display of the vertical cursor was wrong. (v1.10 to v2.01 only)
9. When loading a real-time waveform at a location other than the head and then switching to the MEM function, the vertical cursor’s frequency display was wrong. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
10.When loading a real-time waveform at a location other than the head and then moving the event marker location, the marker was found to be moved to an incorrect location. (Similarly, moving the position of the AB cursor of the event marker and the event marker position of the AB cursor did not operate correctly.) (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
11.When loading a real-time waveform at a location other than the head and then switching to the MEM function, the time value of the event marker was found to be wrong. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
12.When loading a real-time waveform at a location other than the head and then saving an event list the voltage value for each event was found to be incorrect. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
13.When loading a real-time waveform at a location other than the head and then saving waveform file, incorrect event positions are saved. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
14.When loading partially saved waveform files, the event markers were found to be different from when they were saved. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
15.In the REC&MEM function, when loading a waveform file captured with a MEMORY HiCORDER that has a smaller storage memory, the 8860s was found to hang. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
16.Under the REC&MEM function and specifying to partial save only a REC waveform, when the section to save is specified as complete save, the MEM waveform is saved, and when the section between A and B is specified, all waveforms (MEM and REC) were saved. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
17.When attempting to load a segmented save waveform only file in the REC&MEM function, the device was found to freeze. (v2.00 to v2.01 only)
18.When attempting to save only waveform calculation data, the unit incorrectly determined that waveform data was not available and therefore save could not be performed. (v1.06 to v2.01 only)
19.When printing at the x1/10 zoom rate for the voltage axis using the high resolution unit, the values of the gauge were incorrect.
20.When loading FFT files that were saved under particular conditions, the device was found to freeze.
21.When bringing up the AB cursor (horizontal or trace) while an analog waveform was not available (i.e., during logic measurement or waveform calculation only), even when the settings are configured to logic or waveform calculation, the AB cursor value was not displayed.
22.When measuring with the memory segmentation function turned ON, the F7, F8 and GUI displays of the execute buttons for the search dialog (execute search, search next, move A cursor, move B cursor, mark, switch, close) were not in line. (v2.00 to 2.01 only)
23.When moving the AB cursor using the search dialog, because the AB cursor move dialog was not refreshed, the AB cursor move dialog button could not be pressed. Furthermore, the B cursor button could not be displayed.
24.Detailed repairs were made to the waveform file header section (specifically, the LWBBWDAT chuck size of the waveform file saved during waveform calculation) (v1.06 to v2.01 only)
25.In the channel information screen of the waveform screen, part of the range character string of the F/V and Charge Units were missing.

V2.01　(September 2007)
Improvements:
1. When auto-save is turned ON, and the PC command ”:ABORT” is issued, when data is being stored, although storage stops, the auto-save did not execute, making it difficult to use.
2. When the title comment settings is configured to ”Comment” or ”Settings & Comment”, in the report print the title comment is printed.
3. After measuring a waveform using REC&MEM and then switching to the MEM function to conduct waveform calculations, the longest recording length became 1249 DIV, 1 DIV less than expected. This has been improved to the expected 1250 DIV.
Resolved bugs:
1. When changing the position of the AB cursor using a PC command to one that is outside the range of the screen, the screen was found to be clipped.
2. When sending a large number of PC commands using LAN, the inability to process was sometimes found, leading to a command error.
3. When using the 8961 High Voltage Unit, the character string for measurement mode within the information character string for the PC application was incorrect.
4. During measurement using the FFT function, the display would not change even when manually switching between the local and global maximum value in the Peak Value Setting Display.

V2.00　(August 2007)
Added Functions:
1. REC&MEM Function
2. Averaging Function
3. Event Mark Function
4. Mail Send Function
Resolved bugs:
1. During external sampling in 16CH+8CH mode, when attempting to load data saved on only one axis, it was found that data switched between channels. (V1.07 to V1.12 only)
2. In addition, other minor bugs were repaired.

V1.12　(January 2007)
・Resolved minor bugs

V1.11　(December 2006)
Brief Summary of added features:
1. Erroneous measurement results for current measurement when using Model 8940 F/V Unit and Model 9729 UNIVERSAL CLAMP ON CT under certain measurement ranges
2. Problems when auto-saving to the PC Card under certain conditions
3. Anomaly with the waveform data when measurement is cancelled while Model 8958 Scanner Unit is installed in the MEMORY HiCORDER
4. Problems when auto-saving when using a slow time axis with the MEM function
5. Problems with auto-saving data while sampling with two time axes with the MEM function
6. Problems with auto-saving data to the secondary storage media while using the memory division feature
7. Errors with the moving average for waveform calculation

V1.10　(July 2006)
Brief Summary of added features:
1. Real Time Save Function
2. Waveform Search Function
3. GP-IB Communication Function
4. Step Printing Function
Improvements:
1. The time axis zoom rate can now be set for each sheet.
2. The default value for creating a new directory during auto save has been changed from OFF to ON.
Resolved bugs:
1. Repeated manual save sometimes caused stored data to be deleted or the recorder to hang up
2. When the value for the moving average of waveform calculations is set to k, the value incorrectly became (k-1)/k.
3. When using more than 10 2-byte characters for the file name and then the file is accessed by the PC, the PC would hang up. (Does not affect English usage of the 8860/8861)
4. When set to auto-save in the MEM function and numerical calculation between the A-B cursors is requested, if calculation is manually interrupted or cancelled is attempted before the last location of the cursor is reached, neither save nor cancel could be achieved.
5. When a waveform screen is closed using the X mark, and attempt is made to once again load waveform data from the FILE screen, the recorder was sometimes found to hang up.
6. When the symbol ”-” is entered in a waveform calculation formula, the recorder was found to hang up.
7. When switching modes after measurement has completed, and then the recorder restarted, the compressed waveforms were found to display incorrectly during waveform backup.
8. In FFT processing when the first calculation directions are left blank and the file is saved as text, an application error was found to occur.
9. During a single trigger, after the numerical comparator results of the external output function is finished, the settings are reset.
10.In the REC function, it was found that the external trigger standby was not operating correctly.
11.When the level monitor display is active and the recorder’s function is switched, the displayed waveforms were abnormal and sometimes the recorder would hang up.

V1.07　(January 2006)
Brief Summary of added features:
1. FFT Function
2. Memory Division Function
3. Saving waveform data in partitions
Improvements:
1. Calculation speed increased 10 times.
Resolved bugs:
1. Measurements using only 1 logic channel could not be conducted - resolved.
2. When measuring using dual time-axes and the waveform display for a single axis is turned off completely, auto save could not be conducted properly - resolved.
3. Saving waveform data in partitions.