Bug Reports	Please post these to the ADI SimPLL Users' Forum
Bugs	Most confirmed bugs are listed in the ADIsimPLL Users; Forum,  please check there first
Updates	Patches will be posted on this page as they become available
Other Assistance	Please post queries to the ADI SimPLL Users' Forum,  we will attempt to help as promptly as possible

Current Patches and Workarounds:

PROBLEM
15th January 2009 Problem: ADF4252 RF section comes up as an Integer-N device.  ADF4153 Icp values link incorrectly to programming software Workaround: If your version is 3.10.03 or earlier, download and install updated library file: ADIsimPLL_v3_1_library_update.zip	Fixed in V3.10.04
20th January 2009 Problem: 3 menu items not working:    1. Libraries / Help - Locating Libraries    2. Libraries / Help - Using Library Files    3. Libraries / Step-by-step Guide - Modeling my VCO Workaround: Open Help file from Help menu, (Help / Help Topics) and navigate using the left pane to:     1. Introduction to Library Files / Library File Locations    2. Introduction to Library Files    3. Introduction to Library Files / Library File Editor / Modeling my VCO - A Step by Step guide  corresponding to the three menu items above	Fixed in V3.10.04
9th July 2009 Problem: ADF4350 simulation fails with error 1002. Workaround: Error only occurs with power-up simulations and for a small band of frequencies.  If you hit this problem the workaround is to not do a single frequency design but to design for a small range of frequencies. 9th August 2009:  A patch is available to patch V3.10.04 to 3.10.05.  For any other version you should download the latest version from the ADI website. Version 3.10.05 will be available on the ADI website in the coming weeks.	Fixed in V3.10.05

Installing upgrade Patch for ADIsimPLL Version 3.10.04:

1. Locate the \bin directory in your installation,  default location is 
   C:\Program Files\Applied Radio Labs\ADIsimPLL Ver 3.10\bin

2. Replace the SimPLL_AD.exe file with the one in the .zip file.  You can rename the old one prior to copying in the new one so that you can restore the old installation if there are any problems.

Installing Library file Updates for ADIsimPLL Version 3.1:

Instructions:

1. Find your current library directory - open ADIsimPLL and from the main menu select
   Libraries / Explore Library Directory

2. open the /lib/chip3.10 directory

3. rename AnalogDevices.lib and AnalogDevices.sfm to AnalogDevices.lix and AnalogDevices.sfx
   (to preserve them so that you can undo your changes if needed)

4. copy in updated AnalogDevices.lib and AnalogDevices.sfm from the .zip file

Notes:
 - Installing these updates to the /libBackup subdirectory of the main installation directory will not be effective
 - For Version 3.10 and higher, chip library files are installed in directory that contains the version number, e.g. /lib/chip3.10
 

Bug History: PROBLEM STATUS 27th May 2002 Running program when a warning is being displayed can result in the program crashing.   Reports usually result from Warning 623: Carrier Recovery Phase Jitter Calculation aborted - channel not within limits of frequency domain analysis. This warning often occurs with the default settings generated after designing a PLL with a high phase comparison frequency. Workaround: Get rid of the warning - in general right click on the warning message and select "Message Help" for instructions. Fixed in Ver 2.02 11thJune  2003 Version 2.0 crashes when individual noise control is selected for particular active loop filters.    Fixed in Ver 2.02 17thJune  2003 Software defaults to wrong prescaler value.  See ADIsimPLL Users Forum Fixed in Ver 2.02 17thOctober 2003 There is a bug when designing with the ADF7010/ADF7011 and using the divide by 2 option,  giving Error 1001.   For the workaround see the ADIsimPLL users forum. Will be resolved in the next version June 2004: Version 2.501 released - fixed outstanding bugs   21st September 2004 If designing fractional-N PLL's,  if the channel spacing is specified,  ADIsimPLL sometimes chooses the incorrect prescaler,  resulting in warnings or error messages.  If you encounter this,  change to specifying the phase detector requency. open but with simple workaround 21st October 2004 Version 2.5 will not allow ADF7010/11 designs at 433MHz.   For fix,  download the new library below. fixed in version 2.7 5th August 2005 Version 2.7  Problem using Fractional-N designs with external prescaler - Phase Detector Frequency specified Version 2.7 Problem using Fractional-N designs with external prescaler - Channel Spacing specified fixed in version 3 fixed in  version 3

Library Update for ADIsimPLL Version 3.0: This fixes the data errors for the ADF4002 and ADF4113HV. Instructions: Find your current library directory - open ADIsimPLL and from the main menu select Libraries / Explore Library Directory open the /lib/chip directory rename AnalogDevices.lib and AnalogDevices.sfm to AnalogDevices.lix and AnalogDevices.sfx (to preserve them so that you can undo your changes if needed) copy in updated AnalogDevices.lib and AnalogDevices.sfm from the .zip file below Download .zip file with updates here. Note: Installing these updates to the /libBackup subdirectory of the main installation directory will not be effective.   We recommend updating your software to Version 3.1 from the Analog Devices website.