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, Angus <not.ag...@btinternet.com> wrote: > 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.
