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SoundWire Protocol Analyzer & Traffic Generator
Version: 0.99
Release Date: 22nd June 2015
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SoundWire Script Editor
Version: 1.02
Release Date: 20 May 2015
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SLIMbus Protocol Analyzer & Traffic Generator

Version Release Information Release Notes
1.62 (Build 64_42) Win 7/8 64 bit Applicable to: Valid Maintenance
Release date : 30 Jan 2015
Software     : SBA162_64
Release for Win 64 bit OS

Important notes for installing this version:
1. If you installed previous versions of this tool, you should uninstall the drivers. (USB key, HW interface) first.
2. Run "Install 1 Key"
3. Run "Install 2 Hardware".
----> Please read next document when installing under Windows 8
4. Install the Visual Studio 2010 run time dll's

Added Features - Bugs solved
1. Multi lane and End Point is implemented. Previous:
1. The 64 bit version had a problem to transmit large traffic generator files to the hardware and crashed. Solved now.
2. Completed the Remote control functions that were missing in the 64 bit version.
3. Added multi data line support.
4. Disabled debug logging from the previous released version that caused very slow operation.
5. An import stream data file with no path will get the path from the xml script file.
6. Resolved bug in automated import of VCD file.
7. solved bug in reconstructing lost frames to valid SFs.
8. Solved bug in displaying Arbitration error code in LiveView and Exploded view
9. Cleaner message display in raw view
10. Use all illegal Arbitration types as short address in the Traffic generator.
11. solved bug in syncing with VCD import
12. PRBS has been modified to the correct polynomial.
13. Added Play Audio button in the data view
14. Added Reset ARB block when loading a new script
1.57 Beta (Build 64_9) Win 7 64 bit Applicable to: All Licenses
Release date : 9 August 2012
Software     : SBA157_64_9


Important notes for installing this version:
1. If you installed previous versions of this tool, you should uninstall the drivers. (USB key, HW interface) first.
2. Run "Install 1 Key"
3. Run "Install 2 Hardware".
----> Please read next document when installing under Windows 8
4. Install the Visual Studio 2010 run time dll's
1.60 (Build 248) Applicable to: Valid Maintenance
Release date : 30 Jan 2015
Software     : SBA160
Added Features - Bugs solved
1. Multi lane and End Point is implemented. Previous fixes:
1. Resolved bug in automated import of VCD file.
2. solved bug in reconstructing lost frames to valid SFs.
3. Solved bug in displaying Arbitration error code in LiveView and Exploded view
4. Cleaner message display in raw view
5. Use all illegal Arbitartion types as short address in the Traffic generator.
6. Zoom of data when displaying 32 bit samples was wrong, corrected now.
7. Added a 3th data file protocol to simulate the ASYNC data protocols.(see manual)
8. Corrected the behavior of the Traffic Generator during CLOCK_PAUSE.
9. Arbitration errors are shown in a more clean way.
10. When a messages has an arbitration error the rest of the SF will be indicade with a red background.
11. corrected bug that was reporting RECONFIGURATION sequences not always correctly
12. corrected the display of reserved messages
13. New IP's to fix wrong behavior in message response and Guide Byte generation
14. New IP's to have a correct timestap when external clock used
15. Corrected bug that caused incorrect behavior of data in the Traffic Generator in ISO when Clock Gear was below 8.
16. Fake Time gaps removed at the begin of a trace and while changing Root Frequency or Clock Gear.
17. Time stamps corrected in LiveView and in Full record for all internal generated Root Frequencies.
18. Bug fixed of displaying 2's compliment wave form in data view (16 bit data len was ok, the others were not).
19. Bug fixes in large capture file handling.
20. Bug fixes in text export of message capture
21. Multi Root Frequencies in the traffic generator
17. Presets (including a history list of previously loaded xml scripts, play files, sba files)
18. Programmable trigger out functionality in the Analyzer harware
19. Value element / Information element decoding (Core and user libraries)
20. Horizontal status line with selectable events
21. Many other little improvements and minor bug fixes
1.56 (Build 189) Applicable to: All Licenses
Release date : 11th July 2012
Software     : SBA156
Added Features - Bugs solved
1. Time stamps corrected in LiveView and in Full record for the internal generated Root Frequency (24Mhz).
Previous fixes:
1. Corrected the 'last message missing' in the live view.
2. Corrected the display of the Presence Rate in Iso = Channel Rate
3. Improved the stability of the Framerless traffic generator
4. Corrected message time stamps in recorded traces

SLIMbus Audio Bridge

Version Release Information Release Notes
1.4.6 AudioBridge control SW
Release date: 2nd June 2015
Apply to    : 12 & 2/8 ports
Software    : AudioBridge
USB Drivers : Bridge Drivers
Control DLL : DLLs and App
Added Features - Bugs solved
1. Add control panel for the multilane bridge advanced tone generator
2. Improved stability for automated test benches
3. Solve a bug with the data returned by the control DLL
1.4 BridgeLoader SW
Release date: 28 June 2012
Apply to    : 8 ports, V1
Software    : BridgeLoader
USB Drivers : Bridge Drivers
Added Features - Bugs solved
1. Solve REPORT_PRESENT messages being sent even if LA was assigned

This release will not allow the Bridge Framer to start if firmware version is 1.0x.
1.2 BridgeLoader SW
Release date: 18 Dec 2011
Apply to    : 8 ports, V1
Software    : BridgeLoader
Added Features - Bugs solved
Use this version with controller firmware 1.0x if the Bridge Framer has to be used.