I just acquired a relatively early HP 8920A? (s/n 3291U00211) that had a defective power supply.? Once all of the electrolytic capacitors were replaced, it started up and passed all of its self tests!
Now, I am trying to figure out how to successfully load the RFTOOLS Procedures from the files posted here using an HP 9122C disk drive.?
I have had some success, but have run into a road block and I don't know how to proceed.
It would seem that the RFTOOLS Procedures that are posted in the Files section came from an HP 8920B since they use DOS file naming conventions.?
Apparently, the HP 8920A expects the Procedure files to use LIF file naming conventions based on this information from the Programming Guide:
The Test Set¡¯s TESTS Subsystem uses the following file naming conventions:
? The c prefix is used to indicate a code file and is automatically prefixed onto the file
name when the program code file is stored for use by the TESTS subsystem.
? The p prefix is used to indicate a procedure file and is prefixed onto the file name when
the file is stored by the TESTS Subsystem
? The l prefix is used to indicate a library file and is prefixed onto the file name when the
file is created by the Program Development System for use with the TESTS Subsystem.
Armed with this information, I renamed the RFTOOLS files from:
RFTOOLS.LIB? ==> lRFTOOOLS
RFTOOLS.PGM ==> cRFTOOLS
RFTOOLS.PRC ==> pRFTOOLS
Once I made these changes, the RFTOOLS "Procedure File Name:" appears in the Load Test Procedures menu, but the Library does not.
When I try to run the Procedure and I get the following error message:
"Error reading procedure file.? Check file and media."
I have tried loading them into the HP 8920A using both a LIF formatted disk and a DOS formatted disk and I get the same result with both.? I get the same result with all of the other RF Tools program files as well.
I am wondering if the HP 11807A files for the HP 8920A are configured or coded differently from the HP 11807E files for the HP 8920B?
Does anyone have any thoughts as to what might be the secret to getting the RFTOOLS files properly loaded into the HP 8920A using an HP 9122C disk drive?
Thanks!
Brian
