Re: [time-nuts] RS232 output on a 53181A
Hi, Also, since it's a p rather than any other character, my guess is that it probably was deliberate - although whether it was meant to be shipped like that is another question. Angus. On Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:56:24 -0400, you wrote: >Well ASCII * is 2a in Hex, p is 70 so that seems an unlikely substitution >for a failing EPROM. > >But 0 is 30 Hex, only one bit different from p. > >On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:39 AM, Anguswrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've just been using an Agilent 53181A, but the serial output is not >> quite what I had expected. On the 53131A's that I've used the >> placeholder character on the RS232 output is an asterisk, but with >> this unit it is a lower case 'p'. Where the 53131A sends '2,*** u', >> this 53181A send '2,ppp u'. The only references to a placeholder that >> I saw in the manuals referred to an asterisk. >> >> The firmware version is 4613. >> >> Anyway, just wondering if anyone knows if this is correct, or maybe >> it's just the EPROM starting to fail. >> >> Thanks, >> Angus. >> ___ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ >> mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] RS232 output on a 53181A
Hi There may well be multiple EEROM’s in the 53181 and 5313x counters. At least when I have blown up the EEPROM in them, it comes back with a error. I haven’t blown any up since the early 1980’s so I don’t quite remember the exact error message involved. Had it simply failed silently, I would have never noticed the problem. Bob > On Jul 12, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Anguswrote: > > Hi, > > I've just been using an Agilent 53181A, but the serial output is not > quite what I had expected. On the 53131A's that I've used the > placeholder character on the RS232 output is an asterisk, but with > this unit it is a lower case 'p'. Where the 53131A sends '2,*** u', > this 53181A send '2,ppp u'. The only references to a placeholder that > I saw in the manuals referred to an asterisk. > > The firmware version is 4613. > > Anyway, just wondering if anyone knows if this is correct, or maybe > it's just the EPROM starting to fail. > > Thanks, > Angus. > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] RS232 output on a 53181A
Well ASCII * is 2a in Hex, p is 70 so that seems an unlikely substitution for a failing EPROM. But 0 is 30 Hex, only one bit different from p. On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 10:39 AM, Anguswrote: > Hi, > > I've just been using an Agilent 53181A, but the serial output is not > quite what I had expected. On the 53131A's that I've used the > placeholder character on the RS232 output is an asterisk, but with > this unit it is a lower case 'p'. Where the 53131A sends '2,*** u', > this 53181A send '2,ppp u'. The only references to a placeholder that > I saw in the manuals referred to an asterisk. > > The firmware version is 4613. > > Anyway, just wondering if anyone knows if this is correct, or maybe > it's just the EPROM starting to fail. > > Thanks, > Angus. > ___ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- --Jim Harman ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
[time-nuts] RS232 output on a 53181A
Hi, I've just been using an Agilent 53181A, but the serial output is not quite what I had expected. On the 53131A's that I've used the placeholder character on the RS232 output is an asterisk, but with this unit it is a lower case 'p'. Where the 53131A sends '2,*** u', this 53181A send '2,ppp u'. The only references to a placeholder that I saw in the manuals referred to an asterisk. The firmware version is 4613. Anyway, just wondering if anyone knows if this is correct, or maybe it's just the EPROM starting to fail. Thanks, Angus. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.