InstrumentStudio New Features and Changes

Learn about updates, including new features and behavior changes, introduced in each version of InstrumentStudio.

Discover what is new in the latest releases of InstrumentStudio.
Note If you cannot find new features and changes for your version, it might not include user-facing updates. However, your version might include non-visible changes such as bug fixes and compatibility updates. For information about non-visible changes, refer to your product Release Notes.

2025 Q4

October 2025

Oscilloscopes

  • Added support for specifying the measurement units (in volts or amperes) of a connected probe.

RF Signal Generator

  • Added support for additional file types for arbitrary waveform generation.
  • Added support for editing script content when operating in Script mode.
  • The use of Script mode is no longer limited to debugging an external session.

Professional License Only

The following new features are only available with an InstrumentStudio Professional license.

  • Sequencer Tool
    • Added support for the Network Analyzer panel type.
    • Added support for parameter sweeps in RF Signal Analyzer steps.
    • Added support for parameter sweeps in RF Signal Generator steps.

2025 Q3

July 2025

Added support for in-product calibration without Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX).

Network Analyzer

  • Added support for CW time sweep.
  • Added group delay trace.

RF Signal Analyzer (RFmx)

  • Added support for importing .s2p files to facilitate the configuration of the Noise Figure measurement.

SMU/Power Supply

  • The PXIe-4051 now supports power and resistance channel operating modes.

Professional License Only

The following new features are only available with an InstrumentStudio Professional license.

  • Measurement Plug-Ins
    • Added support for the "1D array of XY data" data type for measurement plug-ins.
  • Sequencer Tool
    • Added support for the RF Signal Analyzer panel type.
    • Added support for the RF Signal Generator panel type.
    • Added support for single-channel sweep and two-channel sweep modes to sequences on DC power instrument panels.

2025 Q2

April 2025

  • All instrument panels can be upgraded without upgrading the corresponding driver of the instrument panel. InstrumentStudio 2025 Q2 supports the same driver versions that were supported by InstrumentStudio 2025 Q1.

Network Analyzer

  • Added support for trace math.
  • Added marker enhancements, including target search and continuous marker mode.
  • Added auto-detection of orientation for electronic calibration.

Professional License Only

The following new features are only available with an InstrumentStudio Professional license.

  • Sequencer Tool
    • Added support for parameter sweeps in instrument steps.
    • Added support for SCPI instruments (third-party instruments) in sequences.

2025 Q1

January 2025

Network Analyzer

  • Added support for markers.
  • Added support for memory traces.

RF Signal Analyzer (RFmx)

  • Spectrum Analyzer - Added frequency counter measurement.
  • LTE - Added support for downlink NB-IoT.
  • Bluetooth - Added new trace and results for HDT.

RF Signal Generator

  • Added the ability to change the active script while debugging test code in script mode.
  • Added the ability to switch to CW (continuous waveform) or Arb (arbitrary waveform) mode while debugging test code in script mode.

Oscilloscope

  • Enhanced monitoring support- vertical scaling will be automatically updated based on test program settings.
  • Added support for all PXIe-5172 onboard timebase rates.

Professional License Only

The following new features are only available with an InstrumentStudio Professional license.

  • Sequencer Tool
    • Added support for native instrument types- FGEN, SCOPE, and SMU/VPS panels can now be added to sequences.
    • Added support for parameter sweeps in measurement plug-in steps.
  • Measurement Plug-Ins
    • Added support for parameter sweeps for measurement plug-ins.