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1 Introduction 

This document describes the release version 3.8.5 of the ThinkRF C language Application Programming Interface (API) for command, control and data acquisition using ThinkRF Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer (RTSA) products. See the “Change Log.txt” included in the release package for the record of the current and past releases. 

This product is distributed as a single file archive in .zip format containing Microsoft Windows library file (.a and .lib) in 32- and 64-bit, interface (.h) files, and example files. This version is compatible with the following RTSA products with the associated models 408, 408P, 418, 427: 

  • R5500 / R5550 / R5700 / R5750 
  • Legacy products WSA5000 


2 Fixed Defects 

The following issues have been fixed in this version: 

  1. Fixed in sweep-device to have no sweep step setting for when in DD only mode. 


3 New Features 

The following new features and capabilities were added: 

  1. None 

4 Other Changes 

The following other changes were made: 

  1. Put sweep start frequency back to 9kHz. 
  2. Update manual sweep example. 
  3. Update some file's header comments. 

5 Known Issues and Limitations 

The following are known limitations or other issues present in this version. 

  1. Usage of some sweep-device's RBWs (such as 2kHz) for wsa_capture_power_spectrum() could result in a slow sweep (when compared to 1kHz) due to the FFT function usage that is not optimized for non-power of 2 FFT length. Hence, when RBW values that give raise to FFT length at or closer to power of 2, the sweep data processing will be more optimal. 
  2. The message logging capability implemented in wsa_debug.* is suspected to cause intermittent problems after hours of intense sweeping activity. To avoid potential issues, disable message logging using “DEBUGLEVEL DNO” in wsa_debug.h. 
  3. The source code has only been partially documented using Doxygen. 


6 Usage Notes 

This section lists any special notes or warnings that a user should be aware of when using the API. 

  1. When performing a sweep-device over a very large span (typically 7GHz or higher), usage of small RBWs under 10Hz could result in a memory allocation failure as your computer might not have enough RAM space to handle the allocation. 
  2. Recommend to use C++ API (which built on top of C API) to take advantage of high-level functions (that handle calling necessary C API low-level functions) for faster integration and data capture or analysis. 


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