I'm very new to my 8510C but I had a similar issue when I first
assembled and fired up my system.
If I've understood the issue (which I may not have!) the problem is
with the 85101 (C vs B) not any peripheral device?
The 'B' runs the system fine but leaving all wiring the same and
swapping to the 'C' gives the failure message?
While I agree with Leon that GPIB address DIP switches are often a
problem generally, I do not think the 85101 uses them, all addresses
are set through the menus.
This is from memory as I'm not in front of the thing but these are
the steps I went through to untangle things:
I assume you have you checked that the 85101C addresses are set
correctly in the 'System' menu both in the the 'HP-IB Address
Listing' *and* the 'HP-IB Config' menu is set to 'Factory'? I think
this latter can chose between 'User Config' and 'Factory Config' and
defines what happens when reset either by HPIB bus commands or
pressing the 'Preset' button.
I did a 'Recall' + 'More' + 'Factory Reset' to get things to a known
state, then checked that the 'HPIB Config' was set for 'Factory'
(underlined) and hit the preset button.
That seemed to work although I have a vague memory of having to
clear the red error message using the 'Entry Off' key?
On 17/11/2023 08:58, LeonP wrote:
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Hello!
What might be the case here is the address select DIP switch! Try
to switch all positions several times and set back to the right
address again.
These Grayhill DIP switches are a nightmare... the contacts get
corroded/oxidized and have no connection! I've already replaced
two of them on different HP boxes! Just don't trust them and the
symptom is a wrong address.
Cheers!
