FAQs

Windows 7 Compatibility

 
Windows 7 was released on Oct. 22nd.  ETS-Lindgren has had a corporate partner copy for internal testing of enterprise applications but we have not done compatibility checks with TILE! and 7 yet. 
We do know that as of this writing it does not appear to be compatible.  The Windows XP compatibility release candidate was released but [...]

Add ranges together with MAX(x,y)

 
If you want to add two ranges such as two antenna ranges together you can use the max(x,y) equation.  This is typically used to find the highest level of two similar ranges.  However, it is not restricted to similar ranges, therefor you can add dis-similar ranges.  If there is a frequency overlap or duplicate, it [...]

Great Support Feature!

 
Until today there was a feature in TILE! that we did not realize was there.  It is in the Log Options GUI under the "Prompt" column.  If you select all of the boxes beneath it, it will allow you to perform any action line-by-line so you can see what TILE! is doing.  This will allow you [...]

TILE! 4.1 Release Notes

Here are the release notes for TILE! 4.1(Select the title to follow the link)
Tile! 4.1 Release Notes

Can I start TILE! from a command line?

 
Yes!  This was sent in from Charlie Rankin at Motorola. 

C:\tile\TILE.exe C:\tile\foldername\profilename.TIL /Start
 
There is a space between TIL and /.  Start can be changed to any named action in the profile.
 
Joe Tannehill

EMCO Ortho-Axis Controller driver

 
It appears there maybe some issues with the ortho-axis controller for GTEM’s.  The issues may be associated with the mechanical installation of the controller.  To level set TILE! users for the proper setup you can reference the 5407 GTEM manual (link below) to see if you are connected correctly.  If you are still having trouble contact [...]

Debugging GPIB Issues

One of our software engineers, Dr. Gemei "Mel" Yang, sent some instructions about debugging GPIB communication to a customer as an email. It could be useful to others so I decided to capture it as a post on our blog.
These are some tips for debugging GPIB commands with TILE! 4. It assumes you are using a National Instruments GPIB interface.First, [...]

What happened to ‘incident numbers’?

 
When ETS-Lindgren took over TILE! support, we started issuing ‘incident numbers’ against user issues.  These were generated by a database that ETS-L uses for all support functions.
This is database is a great tool and we will continue to use it, but… For some reason my laptop does not like to discuss TILE! issues with that [...]

Cannot connect to FTP site

 
Since we have enabled the FTP access, the only problem we have found with connections seems to be the firewall blocking of FTP sites on the user side. 
We suggest that you use another domain to access the FTP site.
Sometimes users try to use the web browser to connect to the FTP.  That will not work.  You must [...]

TILE! 4 Feature list

This is from the original email from Quantum Change:
1.  Resolution above 1 GHz – The new TILE4! supports 12 decimal places, where the old version only allowed 6, which should maintain 1 Hz minimum accuracy until 100 GHz. This is significant in both emissions and immunity. This is probably one of [...]