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M1OT v6.03 with Compliance Breakout and LAN Connectivity
The debug solution to
compliance-specific failures
Scenario...
you're doing, say, DDR3 compliance testing and get occasional
failures on one of those "unique" measurements like
tHZ(DQ)
max. How do you track it down to root cause?
Solution...
With M1OT's Compliance Breakout, you can directly view,
explore and isolate those failures, as well as compare them with
other analysis domains/signals to get to the bottom of why.
In the scenario above, Compliance Breakout would provide
you with the option to view any of the following views of
tHZ(DQ):
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vs
time
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histogram
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Multi-acquisition analysis (long time-scale analysis... how
tHZ(DQ) varies from capture to
capture)
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Isolated Subpopulation view (i.e. only the failures
vs time)
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And, synchronize/compare any of the above to other signals or
analysis domains
to
quickly get to the bottom of your problem.
Compliance Breakout
is one of the new capabilities in M1 v6.03 and
works with any of the compliance-specific measurements in any of
the compliance tests supported by M1. This feature has been
designed to also work with any user-defined technology-specific
measurements. To learn more, please visit:
www.m1ot.com/breakout
Accelerating Scope and M1 Performance
M1OT
v6.03 gives you control over system responsiveness and performance
One of the
challenges of running on everything is balancing the
performance burden between the scope and the computer. Whether
you're running M1 internally or externally... on a blazing fast
new scope with a gig of memory or an old steam-powered
scope with the slowest Pentium and the smallest
screen ever seen... no matter how fast or slow your computer is...
the new version of M1OT can help you tune the scope and M1 to
provide optimum performance:
-
 LAN
connectivity
that separates analysis and acquisition to different computers
(our advice is that every customer should run in this mode)
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Built-in
tools and wizards to set the scope for maximum analysis
throughput
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Built in
tools and wizards to set M1 background processing (e.g. embedded
intelligence) for minimum burden on the compute environment
For more
information, please visit:
www.m1ot.com/performance
M1 OT Standard
Edition Promotion
Replace up to $120K of functionality and
over 50 titles for $99
M1 OT Standard Edition is currently
available on a limited basis for just $99. This offer will include
your selection of any one ASA supplied compliance test at no
additional charge. There is an easy and affordable upgrade path to
M1OT-Ultimate available as well with this program.
For information on this promotion go to:
www.m1ot.com/m1ot_stdpromo
The "Quick
Decision" Incentive
Select customers
evaluating M1 OT will be invited to take part in a discount
program that actively rewards quick purchase decisions. The
Quick Decision Incentive is intended to reward those customers who
are able to quickly recognize the large number of benefits that M1
OT will provide to their company's measurement workflow, both at
the point of measurement as well as at the larger organizational
level. Invitees who are able to submit a PO including
accelerated payment within a short time window become entitled to
- 3 no-cost
licenses for M1 Reader ($750 value)
- 1 year of
M1 Subscription at no charge (up to $1000 value)
- a 50%
discount on a second and/or third M1 OT license and Subscription
purchase appearing on the same PO
If you think
you will be evaluating scope software at any point in the next
quarter, make sure you begin your evaluation soon to ensure eligibility for the incentive.
Reducing Your
Scope Rental Costs with M1
If your organization frequently uses rental
scopes for an extended period, take a look at the opportunity to
save thousands of dollars per month by using M1OT instead of ScopeCo's software with these rental oscilloscopes. The additional
charges for software can easily exceed $1,500 per scope per month
if your requirements include compliance testing such as DDR2, DDR3
or PCIe. With M1OT now available from several rental partners, you
will be able to both increase your productivity and lower your
monthly expenses.
Organizations relying heavily on rented scopes
should also consider that ASA Volume Licensing can be immediately self-funding
for their company for as few as 10 to 15 rental scopes.
That is, the
rental cost of the software on those 10-15 scopes is very close to
the $15k/month fee for an M1 Site License. That means you not only
get M1 on those rented scopes, but also on the every other scope
at your site as well as M1 Reader on every engineer's laptop. If
you're renting more than about 15 scopes, you'll actually have
less money going out the door every month. And that is
before taking advantage of the enterprise-wide effectiveness steps
that can be realized by having a common measurement tool
architecture with advanced debug, team collaboration, off-line
processing and able to be deployed anywhere within an entire
campus for a low monthly fee.
For more information on the M1 Rental program or
our Volume licensing program, contact ASA at
info@amherst-systems.com.
"Art History"
In his latest blog entry, ASA president Mike Williams pays homage to his old friend Art
on the occasion of his retirement from Agilent by discussing Art's
contributions to HP/Agilent and our industry in general.
http://www.m1ot.com/mikes-blog
New
Application Notes/White Papers
There are several new ASA Application Notes and
White Papers available for request or download on ASA's website:
How to Setup and Use the
Automation Capabilities of M1OT™ - This application note
describes the various automation-related capabilities of M1
Oscilloscope Tools™, and explains how to use these capabilities to
improve the speed and efficiency of your workflow. All aspects of
creating an automation system with M1™ will be discussed, from
choosing a topology to programming M1 to installing and
troubleshooting the system.
Connecting M1 OT™ to your Scope:
You Have Choices - The purpose of this Application Note is to
outline the various configurations by which M1 Oscilloscope Tools™
can communicate with your oscilloscope and provide detailed
instructions on how to set up and configure your system for each
of those choices. Includes details on how to properly set up
an Ethernet crossover cable or network connection between your
scope and M1 OT running on an external PC.
Preserving Performance and
Responsiveness in M1 Oscilloscope Tools - This ASA Application
Note discusses some of the M1 OT™ and oscilloscope settings that
can affect the analysis speed and PC memory requirements for M1.
Also discussed will be the Performance Preferences and Performance
Settings dialogs in M1, and how you can use these tools to help
tune the performance and responsiveness of your M1 system.
To request/download these or any of
the many other Application Notes and White Papers available,
please visit:
http://www.m1ot.com/application-notes.htm
M1 ScopeMatch™
Program Update
ASA has decided to temporarily suspend our popular
ScopeMatch
program. Given the discount levels customers have reported (60,
70, even more than 80% in some cases),
we don't feel
the incremental impact we can contribute merits keeping the
program in effect at this time. As
the economy rebounds and we
see an
opportunity to make a significant impact on your hardware purchase, ASA will restart the ScopeMatch
program.
Employment Opportunities at
ASA
ASA is seeking an exceptional
individual to provide the necessary care and feeding of our
Western-region domestic sales. Experience in direct sales with test
and measurement equipment is a minimum, as is at least 5 years in
sales experience. Candidates should reside in the Bay Area if
possible. Experience with transactional selling methods is a strong
plus. Ability to work with channel sales is a plus
ASA Corp. is currently seeking
imaginative electrical or computer engineering programmers to join
our team. These individuals should have solid programming and test
equipment experience, but more importantly, be willing to bring
energy and the passion to dominate the industry to ASA.
If you're interested in employment at ASA
click
here for more information or send
an email with your resume to:
jobs@Amherst-Systems.com.
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