Paragon-neo-S: Software Releases
- Kevin Godfrey
- Billy Marshall
The release below applies to Paragon-neo-S instruments only. For Paragon-neo NRZ and PAM4 releases please see this page.
If you have a valid Calnex Support Service (CSS) contract, the latest Paragon-neo-S software can be downloaded from the Calnex Support Portal. Release notes are also available from the same location. If you do not yet have a login to the Calnex Support Portal, please contact support@calnexsol.com.
Information on how to install a new software release is available in this article.
Please use the MD5 checksum to confirm correct tar file download. The tar file checksum is given in a text file and can be compared to the MD5 checksum that you calculate locally. Local checksum can be calculated on Windows with command: certutil -hashfile <tar_filename> MD5
80.11.70.14 (Paragon-neo-S Release 1) October-2024
This release includes CAT v32.10 and PFV v32.10
Features
This is the initial software release for Paragon-neo-S with these features (with appropriate options installed):
Ethernet interfaces – PAM4 800GbE QSFP-DD and OSFP ports.
ESMC message generation and measurement to ITU-T G.8264.
SyncE wander tolerance, transfer and generation testing to ITU-T G.8262.1 and G.8262.
2.048 and 10MHz reference input and output.
1PPS/ToD reference input and output.
1PPS/ToD generation and measurement.
PTP timeTransmitter/timeReceiver emulation, impairments, and time error measurements to ITU-T G.826x and G.827x standards, including Class-C and other Enhanced Timing devices.
Measurement of 2.048 MHz and 10MHz frequencies.
PTP and Time of Day message decode and analysis.
Planned for future releases (please contact Calnex for further details):
Ethernet interfaces –
Electrical interfaces.
NRZ interfaces.
PAM4 interfaces other than 800G.
SyncE jitter tolerance and generation testing.
Background traffic generation.
Release Notes
Detailed release notes are provided as part of the installation.
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