[time-nuts] HP 5370B ROM images - success

2009-10-18 Thread Mike S
Just a quick report. The 5370B ROM image seems to work just fine in a 5370A. At least one GPIB sequence which would cause the original firmware to hang now seems to work fine. I put up a page describing how to change to the newer firmware, based mostly upon an earlier post by Mark Sims:

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B ROM images - success

2009-10-18 Thread Bruce Lane
Thanks, Mike. I've archived that page along with the firmware, just in case. Nice work, BTW! *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 18-Oct-09 at 11:44 mi...@flatsurface.com wrote: Just a quick report. The 5370B ROM image seems to work just fine in a 5370A. At least one GPIB

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B ROM images - success

2009-10-18 Thread Sylvain RICHARD
Mike S a écrit : Just a quick report. The 5370B ROM image seems to work just fine in a 5370A. At least one GPIB sequence which would cause the original firmware to hang now seems to work fine. I put up a page describing how to change to the newer firmware, based mostly upon an earlier post

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B ROM images - success

2009-10-18 Thread Magnus Danielson
Mike S wrote: Just a quick report. The 5370B ROM image seems to work just fine in a 5370A. At least one GPIB sequence which would cause the original firmware to hang now seems to work fine. I put up a page describing how to change to the newer firmware, based mostly upon an earlier post by

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B ROM images - success

2009-10-18 Thread Mike S
At 12:28 PM 10/18/2009, Sylvain RICHARD wrote... What exactly was fixed by using the newer firmware? Random hangs or specific bugs? It's not documented, AFAIK. Mine seemed to hang pretty regularly if I tried to do a GPIB interface clear/device clear while it was in talk mode and in the

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5370B ROM images - success

2009-10-18 Thread swingbyte
Mike S wrote: Just a quick report. The 5370B ROM image seems to work just fine in a 5370A. At least one GPIB sequence which would cause the original firmware to hang now seems to work fine. I put up a page describing how to change to the newer firmware, based mostly upon an earlier post by