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Re: 6502 inverse assembler for 16700 series LA

 

The 6502 inverse assembler for 16700 LA's is available on this thread on the eevblog forum

Ironically the files there are actually from this list, so maybe they're in the list archive or files section here too.
There's been quite a bit of progress working with those files in that eevblog thread though and there are a lot of resources. There's enough info there to compile any of the oldschool IAs into a dll that you can use on the newer windows based 169xx analyzers as well.

Andrew


On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 4:17 PM Steve Hendrix <SteveHx@...> wrote:
On 2023-03-03 07:03 PM, Marc Howard via wrote:
>
> I know there was some partial 6502 disassembler support for the 16500
> series.? Has anyone ported it or something else to the 16700?
>
A long time ago I wrote a disassembler for 6502, and I still have the
source code. It's written in Basic so shouldn't be too hard to port to a
modern platform if you want it. My use for it was to disassemble the
Ohio Scientific Basic-in-Rom and the monitor chip, eventually using it
to figure out all the hooks to tie HexDOS into it so I could keep the
RAM footprint for HexDOS down to one boot track (2048 bytes exactly). If
you want a copy, reply to me offline steve hx AT hxengineering DOT com.

Steve Hendrix







Re: 6502 inverse assembler for 16700 series LA

 

On 2023-03-03 07:03 PM, Marc Howard via groups.io wrote:

I know there was some partial 6502 disassembler support for the 16500 series. ?Has anyone ported it or something else to the 16700?
A long time ago I wrote a disassembler for 6502, and I still have the source code. It's written in Basic so shouldn't be too hard to port to a modern platform if you want it. My use for it was to disassemble the Ohio Scientific Basic-in-Rom and the monitor chip, eventually using it to figure out all the hooks to tie HexDOS into it so I could keep the RAM footprint for HexDOS down to one boot track (2048 bytes exactly). If you want a copy, reply to me offline steve hx AT hxengineering DOT com.

Steve Hendrix


6502 inverse assembler for 16700 series LA

 

I know there was some partial 6502 disassembler support for the 16500 series. ?Has anyone ported it or something else to the 16700?


Thanks,

Marc Howard


Re: Unknown component on HP1345A monitor

 

It is a Sprague/Vishay 150 series Tantalum
Part Number:
150D225x9020A2
A link to the datasheet: (The capacitor is on page 13)

On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 5:16?PM mondial <mike.kusiak@...> wrote:
Yes, it appears to be a 2.2uF 20V tantalum. According to the PCB silk screen it is identified as C49, which on the parts list identifies it as such (A1 C49). If this is a bypass on the -15V supply, you might replace with a cap of higher voltage rating, as a 20V tantalum cap on a 15V supply is cutting it pretty close. A 35V or higher cap might be more appropriate.


Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

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Hi Dave Thank you for the Paper

Regarding connecting SMA to APC 3.5 or 2.92? the problem is the SMA ?and who made it?

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as a lot of inferior SMA when we are talking about working above 10 Ghz are only fit for the trash can

the next reason not to use SMA with the APC 3.5 or 2.92? is Why as a good SMA will probably do 24 Ghz in a lot of work

but compare the results using all APC 3.5 and the level flatness against frequency is much improved

?

In the past I have found that a 2.95 mm adapter is not that much more expensive than a APC 3.5 so I tend to focus on 2.95 mm adapters

So I do quite often use 2.95 and APC 3.5 together

?

Regards Paul

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dr. David Kirkby, Kirkby Microwave Ltd
Sent: 03 March 2023 16:36
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

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On Fri, 3 Mar 2023 at 16:23, Dr. David Kirkby <drkirkby@...> wrote:

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This might be the paper I was thinking of.?

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No, that wasn¡¯t the paper. There is one giving corrections between 2.92 and 3.5 mm, but ?concludes not to bother trying to correct with SMA.?

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Re: Unknown component on HP1345A monitor

 

Yes, it appears to be a 2.2uF 20V tantalum. According to the PCB silk screen it is identified as C49, which on the parts list identifies it as such (A1 C49). If this is a bypass on the -15V supply, you might replace with a cap of higher voltage rating, as a 20V tantalum cap on a 15V supply is cutting it pretty close. A 35V or higher cap might be more appropriate.


Re: Unknown component on HP1345A monitor

 

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Agree. Probably 20V
Surprised it's not listed.

Mark


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Askild <megafluffy@...>
Sent: Friday, March 3, 2023 1:58 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Unknown component on HP1345A monitor
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Hi,

Its probably a 2.2uF tantalum capacitor.

Someone else might know for sure.

Regards,
Askild




On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 10:42 PM <edipsoft@...> wrote:
Hello :)

I had a -15V supply short circuit on the XYZ board of an HP1345A monitor.?
?
I found this to be faulty but it is an unknown component and does not exist on the documentation.
?
It is written on it 9150 20K 225K
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Can be found on the board 03577-66581.
?
?
THANKS


Re: Unknown component on HP1345A monitor

 

Hi,

Its probably a 2.2uF tantalum capacitor.

Someone else might know for sure.

Regards,
Askild




On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 10:42 PM <edipsoft@...> wrote:
Hello :)

I had a -15V supply short circuit on the XYZ board of an HP1345A monitor.?
?
I found this to be faulty but it is an unknown component and does not exist on the documentation.
?
It is written on it 9150 20K 225K
?
Can be found on the board 03577-66581.
?
?
THANKS


Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

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Alright, I can¡¯t resist:

With China, you get what you pay for. Sometimes you pay (extra) for quality you don¡¯t get, but expected when you paid a premium.

All that said, part of the problem is either failure to force someone to adhere to tolerances and/or failure to reject the parts.

The other part is that something may look correct, and have the incorrect metallurgy, or had process changes without informing the customer.

My dad worked for a major HVAC company and their supplier initially rough machined, heat treated and finish ground motor shafts. As I recall, he told me that they deleted either the rough machine, heat treat or possibly both. Anyway, after a few hundred motor starts the shafts started buckling internally, until the motor stator and armature made contact. It cost them a pile of money for school bus size rooftop units on large buildings to pay the warranty claims and it would¡¯ve been much cheaper to do before installation.

In stuff that¡¯s a little more high tech, cutting corners might mean skipping electroless nickel diffusion barriers that keep precious metal coatings from diffusing into the substrate or plating less than the require thickness resulting in peeling, or failing to live up to the number of connector mating cycles or intermittent contacts.

?If you need three nines quality, that means taking 13 random samples out of 1000 and having zero fail to meet specifications.

The thing is people do that less and less.

With the issue of SMA/3.5/2.92 connectors, since the tolerance is plus nothing minus (a half thousandth or something like that I¡¯d have to check) on the center pin a go/no go gauge is really needed or perhaps a microscope and a straight edge that can be check for light passing under a microscope.

I¡¯ve also seen sma female sockets with the center above the Teflon or the Teflon itself proud. Again plus nothing minus something small.

Under and over side pins are probably harder to detect without a specific purpose made gage.

Silver lining, buckling from a pin sticking out too far is probably far more likely than spreading a contact that if not mated too many time, will last a while.

Ugly side of 3.5/2.92 connections¡­.the biscuit supporting the center pin may allow a connector saver to transmit the thrust from a pin that¡¯s too long.

YMMV

Get


From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Bruce via groups.io <bruce@...>
Sent: Friday, March 3, 2023 2:40:28 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors
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Tam -
Interesting use of Decade - spoken lie a true engineer :-)

Cheers!

Bruce

Quoting Tam Hanna <tamhan@...>:

> China is easy to misunderstand. Sadly, I am not allowed by NDA with?
> a client to go into detail.
>
>
> Let me ONLY say that - while bashing the Chinese gets you brownie?
> points with the good looking Conservative girl down the road, and?
> pisses off the libz, you are dealing with an ancient civilization?
> which, until about 100 years ago, could and did easily rebuff offers?
> from Western powers. Then the century of shame came, but now they?
> are back again to the normal status.
>
>
> The Chinese are a deeply manufacturing oriented civilization, are?
> 1.2 billion strong in manpower, with a Conservative government and?
> no social decay. For them, manufacturing and trade of durable goods?
> is the core of civilization. By numbers alone, even if they were a?
> decade stupider, the sheer amount of more men would be enough to?
> ensure that they still have an equal absolute number of great?
> engineers to the USA. And to be clear there is no evidence of the?
> Chinese being stupider at all.
>
>
> Plus, their social order and culture means that they work together?
> more efficiently by and large. Do not let Conservative pundits?
> misguide you - OK, face orientation MAY lead to minimal?
> inefficiencies, but the otherwise higher work ethic compensates for?
> that. It is like a very fast one handed cigar roller, and a decently?
> fast two handed one.
>
>
> To my Conservative brothers: feel free to - misguidedly - hate the?
> Chinese. I incidentally still wait for someone to show me on the?
> doll, where the Chinese hurt him. But ignore them at your peril.
>
> I type this in English, but if I had a son, he would learn Chinese.
>
>
> Tam
>
>
>
> On 2023. 03. 03. 20:04, Dave McGuire wrote:
>> On 3/3/23 13:44, Martin Rickes wrote:
>>> Calma chicos :) there's no need for inappropriate language here.
>>
>> ? There certainly isn't.? And I'm sure that wasn't appreciated by?
>> any of the respected, educated engineers here who happen to be Asian.
>>
>> ? We are unified here by the purity of engineering, and common?
>> interests, passions, and professions.
>>
>> ???????????? -Dave
>>
> With best regards
> Tam HANNA
>
> --
> Enjoy electronics, 3D printing and cigars? Join more than 21000?
> followers on my Instagram at
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>
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Unknown component on HP1345A monitor

 

Hello :)

I had a -15V supply short circuit on the XYZ board of an HP1345A monitor.?
?
I found this to be faulty but it is an unknown component and does not exist on the documentation.
?
It is written on it 9150 20K 225K
?
Can be found on the board 03577-66581.
?
https://archive.org/details/HP1345AOSM1985
?
THANKS


Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

Tam -
Interesting use of Decade - spoken lie a true engineer :-)

Cheers!

Bruce

Quoting Tam Hanna <tamhan@...>:

China is easy to misunderstand. Sadly, I am not allowed by NDA with a client to go into detail.


Let me ONLY say that - while bashing the Chinese gets you brownie points with the good looking Conservative girl down the road, and pisses off the libz, you are dealing with an ancient civilization which, until about 100 years ago, could and did easily rebuff offers from Western powers. Then the century of shame came, but now they are back again to the normal status.


The Chinese are a deeply manufacturing oriented civilization, are 1.2 billion strong in manpower, with a Conservative government and no social decay. For them, manufacturing and trade of durable goods is the core of civilization. By numbers alone, even if they were a decade stupider, the sheer amount of more men would be enough to ensure that they still have an equal absolute number of great engineers to the USA. And to be clear there is no evidence of the Chinese being stupider at all.


Plus, their social order and culture means that they work together more efficiently by and large. Do not let Conservative pundits misguide you - OK, face orientation MAY lead to minimal inefficiencies, but the otherwise higher work ethic compensates for that. It is like a very fast one handed cigar roller, and a decently fast two handed one.


To my Conservative brothers: feel free to - misguidedly - hate the Chinese. I incidentally still wait for someone to show me on the doll, where the Chinese hurt him. But ignore them at your peril.

I type this in English, but if I had a son, he would learn Chinese.


Tam



On 2023. 03. 03. 20:04, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 3/3/23 13:44, Martin Rickes wrote:
Calma chicos :) there's no need for inappropriate language here.
? There certainly isn't.? And I'm sure that wasn't appreciated by any of the respected, educated engineers here who happen to be Asian.

? We are unified here by the purity of engineering, and common interests, passions, and professions.

???????????? -Dave
With best regards
Tam HANNA

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Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

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Ah, that's why the HPAK 84904, 84905, and 84906 40 GHz attenuators come with 2.4 mm connectors instead of 2.92 mm K connectors.? And why we have 2.4 mm connectors on Keysight gear at work.? Thanks for the history, Jeff.? ? ? ? ? Jim


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-------- Original message --------
From: "Jeff Kruth via groups.io" <kmec@...>
Date: 3/3/23 8:44 AM (GMT-08:00)
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

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Way back when in 1986,when I first purchased 2.92 Connectors from Wiltron ( the inventor, which was why HP did the 2.4, cause they couldnt stand buying connector from their competitor, Wiltron), Wiltron assured me that the 2.92 was backwards compatible to the APC-3.5 and the SMA. Of course, this does not include Chink SMA's as they are crap, but real, SMA's made to Mil-spec standards, like OSM,Weinschel, Narda, etc.
J. Kruth

In a message dated 3/3/2023 11:36:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, drkirkby@... writes:
?
On Fri, 3 Mar 2023 at 16:23, Dr. David Kirkby <drkirkby@...> wrote:
?
This might be the paper I was thinking of.?
?
?
No, that wasn¡¯t the paper. There is one giving corrections between 2.92 and 3.5 mm, but ?concludes not to bother trying to correct with SMA.?
?
--
Dr. David Kirkby,
Kirkby Microwave Ltd,
drkirkby@...

Telephone 01621-680100./ +44 1621 680100

Registered in England & Wales, company number 08914892.
Registered office:
Stokes Hall Lodge, Burnham Rd, Althorne, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6DT, United Kingdom


Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

All I need to say is look up Dean Cheng & Peter Zeihan. China has 5-15 years to collapse. Sorry, demographics dont lie.
J. Kruth

In a message dated 3/3/2023 2:24:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, castellcorunas@... writes:
?
Hi,

I am Dutch, retired and live in Spain, worked long time in France, and shorter times with Universal Voltronics in Mount Cisco in the state of? New York, in several other countries of Europe, and in all countries I've learned something valuable?from local technicians.

I do not own an iPhone, but aren't these proud US phones also made in China as well??

So, calm down and shown some respect please.

Leo Kroonenburg?


Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

Hi,

I am Dutch, retired and live in Spain, worked long time in France, and shorter times with Universal Voltronics in Mount Cisco in the state of? New York, in several other countries of Europe, and in all countries I've learned something valuable?from local technicians.

I do not own an iPhone, but aren't these proud US phones also made in China as well??

So, calm down and shown some respect please.

Leo Kroonenburg?


Re: HP 8594A Spectrum Analyzer - garbled Display after 3.6V battery replacement

 

Hello Christian

Try to follow the Cal restore PDF i just uploaded to the file area under HP8590.
I just had the same issue with a HP8590 after replacing the backup battery and this solved the problem.
Best regards? Johnny


Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

Can't really disagree there.

Let's wrap this topic up now.

-Dave

On 3/3/23 14:13, Tam Hanna wrote:
China is easy to misunderstand. Sadly, I am not allowed by NDA with a client to go into detail.
Let me ONLY say that - while bashing the Chinese gets you brownie points with the good looking Conservative girl down the road, and pisses off the libz, you are dealing with an ancient civilization which, until about 100 years ago, could and did easily rebuff offers from Western powers. Then the century of shame came, but now they are back again to the normal status.
The Chinese are a deeply manufacturing oriented civilization, are 1.2 billion strong in manpower, with a Conservative government and no social decay. For them, manufacturing and trade of durable goods is the core of civilization. By numbers alone, even if they were a decade stupider, the sheer amount of more men would be enough to ensure that they still have an equal absolute number of great engineers to the USA. And to be clear there is no evidence of the Chinese being stupider at all.
Plus, their social order and culture means that they work together more efficiently by and large. Do not let Conservative pundits misguide you - OK, face orientation MAY lead to minimal inefficiencies, but the otherwise higher work ethic compensates for that. It is like a very fast one handed cigar roller, and a decently fast two handed one.
To my Conservative brothers: feel free to - misguidedly - hate the Chinese. I incidentally still wait for someone to show me on the doll, where the Chinese hurt him. But ignore them at your peril.
I type this in English, but if I had a son, he would learn Chinese.
Tam
On 2023. 03. 03. 20:04, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 3/3/23 13:44, Martin Rickes wrote:
Calma chicos :) there's no need for inappropriate language here.
? There certainly isn't.? And I'm sure that wasn't appreciated by any of the respected, educated engineers here who happen to be Asian.

? We are unified here by the purity of engineering, and common interests, passions, and professions.

???????????? -Dave
With best regards
Tam HANNA
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA


Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

China is easy to misunderstand. Sadly, I am not allowed by NDA with a client to go into detail.


Let me ONLY say that - while bashing the Chinese gets you brownie points with the good looking Conservative girl down the road, and pisses off the libz, you are dealing with an ancient civilization which, until about 100 years ago, could and did easily rebuff offers from Western powers. Then the century of shame came, but now they are back again to the normal status.


The Chinese are a deeply manufacturing oriented civilization, are 1.2 billion strong in manpower, with a Conservative government and no social decay. For them, manufacturing and trade of durable goods is the core of civilization. By numbers alone, even if they were a decade stupider, the sheer amount of more men would be enough to ensure that they still have an equal absolute number of great engineers to the USA. And to be clear there is no evidence of the Chinese being stupider at all.


Plus, their social order and culture means that they work together more efficiently by and large. Do not let Conservative pundits misguide you - OK, face orientation MAY lead to minimal inefficiencies, but the otherwise higher work ethic compensates for that. It is like a very fast one handed cigar roller, and a decently fast two handed one.


To my Conservative brothers: feel free to - misguidedly - hate the Chinese. I incidentally still wait for someone to show me on the doll, where the Chinese hurt him. But ignore them at your peril.

I type this in English, but if I had a son, he would learn Chinese.


Tam



On 2023. 03. 03. 20:04, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 3/3/23 13:44, Martin Rickes wrote:
Calma chicos :) there's no need for inappropriate language here.
? There certainly isn't.? And I'm sure that wasn't appreciated by any of the respected, educated engineers here who happen to be Asian.

? We are unified here by the purity of engineering, and common interests, passions, and professions.

???????????? -Dave
With best regards
Tam HANNA

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Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

Dave - absolutely agree! IMO we (US) seem to have a bit of a learning problem and have not demonstrated the capability of LONG TERM LEARNING.

Cheers!

Bruce

Quoting Dave McGuire <mcguire@...>:

The Chinese make lots of truly excellent stuff. I've had occasion to work with Chinese engineers a few times over the last decade or so, and I've been very impressed.

However, us stupid Americans continue to think "cheaper is better", and so we keep buying bottom-rung crap. The Chinese, like any smart business people, are happy to fill the need.

The Chinese RF engineer that I worked with swore by on Huber-Suhner connectors.

-Dave

On 3/3/23 12:14, Bruce wrote:
Dave -

THANKS - It is simply uncalled for.? And YES some of the Chinese connectors are of poor quality - but part of the reason is that people insist on low prices.? The Chinese do make some excellent quality machine tools.

Cheers !

Bruce

Quoting Dave McGuire <mcguire@...>:

On March 3, 2023 11:44:29 AM "Jeff Kruth via groups.io" <kmec@...> wrote:
Of course, this does not include Chink SMA's as they are crap, but real, SMA's made to Mil-spec standards, like OSM,Weinschel, Narda, etc.J. Kruth
? Jeff!? There will be NO (Zero, NADA) racism on this mailing list.

?????????????? -Dave, moderator

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Re: Mating APC 3.5 with APC 2.92 connectors

 

On 3/3/23 13:44, Martin Rickes wrote:
Calma chicos :) there's no need for inappropriate language here.
There certainly isn't. And I'm sure that wasn't appreciated by any of the respected, educated engineers here who happen to be Asian.

We are unified here by the purity of engineering, and common interests, passions, and professions.

-Dave

--
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New Kensington, PA


Re: 87131A / 70340A hpib compatibility

 

I can remember MarvinTest did sth similar some years ago...they had some HP compatible gens

On March 3, 2023 7:21:19 PM GMT+01:00, Ed Marciniak <ed@...> wrote:
Suppose I have an application that is picky and has a list of various supported signal generators. Are there anything that¡¯s strictly compatible, with a subset or superset of commands I might be able to use?

it¡¯s a little awkward because it¡¯s 1-20GHz which isn¡¯t a problem for my needs.

With best regards
Tam HANNA

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