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HP-8753E Reading HPGL Files

 

All:

I was reading about the .FP file my generator produces when I want to copy a Plot. My understanding is they are HPGL file format. A review of how to open this format into a graphic, or plot the instruction ask me to download?hp2xxdos.exe and hpglconv.bat, Which do not seem to exist?on the application note I was reading.

Does anyone know a good way to read these files in to any of the typical Microsoft?products?


Rich
 

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Try KE5FX. A Google search yields the first hit at his GPIB toolkit, which includes a reader that will take an HPGL file and display it under Windows.

Steve Hendrix

On 2022-02-27 10:30 AM, Rich Miller via groups.io wrote:

I was reading about the .FP file my generator produces when I want to copy a Plot. My understanding is they are HPGL file format. A review of how to open this format into a graphic, or plot the instruction ask me to download?hp2xxdos.exe and hpglconv.bat, Which do not seem to exist?on the application note I was reading.

Does anyone know a good way to read these files in to any of the typical Microsoft?products?
 

Hi Steve:

I have Jon's Software. I use it for some older Tektronix and Advantest instruments I own. I always thought it was designed to be used with a GPIB interface. Let me load this up, and see if I can read the file from the 3.5" Floppy.?

Rich?

On Sunday, February 27, 2022, 11:02:44 AM EST, Steve Hendrix <stevehx@...> wrote:


Try KE5FX. A Google search yields the first hit at his GPIB toolkit, which includes a reader that will take an HPGL file and display it under Windows.

Steve Hendrix

On 2022-02-27 10:30 AM, Rich Miller via groups.io wrote:

I was reading about the .FP file my generator produces when I want to copy a Plot. My understanding is they are HPGL file format. A review of how to open this format into a graphic, or plot the instruction ask me to download?hp2xxdos.exe and hpglconv.bat, Which do not seem to exist?on the application note I was reading.

Does anyone know a good way to read these files in to any of the typical Microsoft?products?
 

Most graphic programs use (or used) to open hpgl files...

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Em dom, 27 de fev de 2022 13:19, Rich Miller via <av8torrich=[email protected]> escreveu:

Hi Steve:

I have Jon's Software. I use it for some older Tektronix and Advantest instruments I own. I always thought it was designed to be used with a GPIB interface. Let me load this up, and see if I can read the file from the 3.5" Floppy.?

Rich?

On Sunday, February 27, 2022, 11:02:44 AM EST, Steve Hendrix <stevehx@...> wrote:


Try KE5FX. A Google search yields the first hit at his GPIB toolkit, which includes a reader that will take an HPGL file and display it under Windows.

Steve Hendrix

On 2022-02-27 10:30 AM, Rich Miller via wrote:
I was reading about the .FP file my generator produces when I want to copy a Plot. My understanding is they are HPGL file format. A review of how to open this format into a graphic, or plot the instruction ask me to download?hp2xxdos.exe and hpglconv.bat, Which do not seem to exist?on the application note I was reading.

Does anyone know a good way to read these files in to any of the typical Microsoft?products?
 

John's 7470 program will render an HPGL file which you can capture as a .BMP file and then tweak in your computer such as to add a box border.

Anritsu Preselector.png

 

I am now editing those files inside of the 7470 emulator. I have also been able query the VNA at Address 16 for them using this toolkit. Looks like I can choose from a great many formats besides .bmp to save these files. In the past, I had always used the emulator to seek plots directly from the machine. I never knew it could convert these files into various formats.?

Rich?

On Sunday, February 27, 2022, 04:15:46 PM EST, nj902 <wb0emu@...> wrote:


John's 7470 program will render an HPGL file which you can capture as a .BMP file and then tweak in your computer such as to add a box border.

Anritsu Preselector.png

 

All:

While going through the Firmware Revision notes, I found an interesting entry on Version 7.66 of the firmware:

  1. Added ripple limit and bandwidth limit tests
  2. Added JPEG and CSV (Comma Separated Values) file format
If reading the manual alone, this was not clear at all. I have enclosed a copy of what a typical .jpg file looks out of the VNA directly. To access this feature I did the following steps.

- SAVE/RECALL?
- SAVE FILE FORMATS
- Graph Format = JPG
- Filetype = Graphic
- Save File

Hope this saves someone else sometime.?

Rich?

Inline image


On Sunday, February 27, 2022, 04:21:05 PM EST, Rich Miller via groups.io <av8torrich@...> wrote:


I am now editing those files inside of the 7470 emulator. I have also been able query the VNA at Address 16 for them using this toolkit. Looks like I can choose from a great many formats besides .bmp to save these files. In the past, I had always used the emulator to seek plots directly from the machine. I never knew it could convert these files into various formats.?

Rich?

On Sunday, February 27, 2022, 04:15:46 PM EST, nj902 <wb0emu@...> wrote:


John's 7470 program will render an HPGL file which you can capture as a .BMP file and then tweak in your computer such as to add a box border.

 

Unfortunately, JPEG format graphic files are far less than ideal for this type of graphic. John's plotter emulator has been my go-to every time I need to grab a screen.? It makes it easy to manipulate or drop directly into a document from a GUI environment.
Thanks, Mr. Miles!

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