Hello,
I'm wondering if the new 'B' series family of the PNA/PNA-X still has that 200 channel limitation or not. Also, is the 200 channels limitation just an arbitrary number and can be increased in future firmware revisions? I'm hitting that limit right now. Other test equipment vendors we have talked to stated they don't have a set limit on their systems. (only limited by the amount of memory available) Just wondering what are the reasons behind the 200 channel limit.
Thanks.
Sorry for the delay in responding, but we've actually been discussing this issue. the short answer is that there is a project underway that would extend the number of channels beyond 200 and that would be on the 'B' series branch of firmware targeted for a fall release. we are trying to determine what the new limit should be and how far we can extend it so that if the user creates the maximum number of channels with 1 trace per channel and the default 201 points per channel, the system is still responsive. you can help us make that decision by letting us know how many channels you foresee needing long term. Also, is the 200 limit something you would need increased on the 'A' model firmware?
longer term, our goal is to remove the limit all together, but that is a much longer term project that requires a lot of testing on the various hardware platforms we support.