Re: DIY SRAM cards for Epson and regular PCMCIA styles
Hi Hank, I was thinking of just an HPIB external drive emulator, not a universal GPIB interface. By the way the Prologix one you linked to actually works very well, I've used one. I agree a "40 pin"
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Robert G8RPI
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Re: DIY SRAM cards for Epson and regular PCMCIA styles
To begin with a controller would be more expensive and much more complicated.? There has been little success doing DIY GPIB translation, and even some commercial units only partially implement GPIB
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Hank Riley
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Re: DIY SRAM cards for Epson and regular PCMCIA styles
Ran across some r/d regarding the failures of the Epson type card and other work by U Conn. including schematic of a novram solution that was tested.
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jb
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Re: DIY SRAM cards for Epson and regular PCMCIA styles
If we want a common design, would a controller and SD card slot in a HPIB connector that simulated a HPIB HDD e.g. 9134D, not be a better solution? This could be common for many other instruments.
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Robert G8RPI
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Re: 8924C power in on 60watt port question.
The quick setup document in the files section will get you started, but the 8920A-B-Application-Handbook-08920-90126.pdf is more devoted to AM/FM/SSB tests, It also shows the block diagrams which
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jb
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Re: 8924C power in on 60watt port question.
Ok Thank Ralph I though it would be OK as long as I stay on then 60 watt port but I wanted to make sure before I did something stupid. Jim sorry I meant to say output to the 60 watt port. Thanks for
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Bill N7OQ
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Re: 8924C power in on 60watt port question.
Spectrum analyzer is used on the? RF I/O port, or over the air spectrum analyzer in the antenna port, DO NOT connect transmitter to the ANTENNA PORT! When you say "output" what do you mean? The built
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Re: 8924C power in on 60watt port question.
I have a 60 watt 8294 and have no problem putting a transmitter into the 60 watt port and using any function of the 8294.? It will take 100 watts for a very short time but I would not go over the 60
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Re: DIY SRAM cards for Epson and regular PCMCIA styles
This project notice was sent out as a special message.? That just means that our members that read postings using the Groups.io web?interface will receive this announcement in their email. Sometimes
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Hank Riley
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DIY SRAM cards for Epson and regular PCMCIA styles
I'd like to get an idea of interest in building a DIY card for our HP RF test sets.? Mine takes a regular PCMCIA card, but it might work out that a PCB design for the Epson will be available first.
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Hank Riley
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Re: Epson card upgrade?
Reading some comments on the net regarding homemade HP48 cards, it seems that tinned fingers are degraded by being in direct *contact with gold sockets. * Tin and lead are far from gold in the
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Hank Riley
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8924C power in on 60watt port question.
Hi group, first forgive my ignorances but on my hp8924c I have been using it to align my transceivers, in transmit mode on the 60 watt port I can look at power, frequency etc, but I want to also look
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Bill N7OQ
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Re: Epson card upgrade?
Hank-? Others have complained that tin plate goes flaky. I found where someone was trying to use nonvolatile serial ram with a bunch of support/glue/translation chips in an effort to do away with the
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jb
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Re: Epson card upgrade?
This is a goal near and dear to my heart.? I think as a group we ought to be able to crack this and maybe get PCBs made for both the Epson and the standard SRAM formats.? Last week I ordered some
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Hank Riley
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Re: Epson card upgrade?
The edge connector is the same as a PCI card. I did some trials years ago using a PCI riser cable intended for low profile rack mount PD case. Robert G8RPI.
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Robert G8RPI
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Re: Epson card upgrade?
I was trying to ring out the lines from the instrument to the card, and compare my 32k card with the 48 project. This one has a little more to it but not much. Memory is one HY628100b, but the board
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jb
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Re: Epson card upgrade?
I understand the Photos now, you have just lifted the "skin"? of the card and the frame is in place. You will need to identify the IC's used. Robert G8RPI
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Robert G8RPI
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Re: Epson card upgrade?
I don't understand the PCB photos, they appear to be masked or cut-off, but yes a lot of memory cards can be expanded by adding additional chips. Link changes may be required for correct addressing.
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Robert G8RPI
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Re: Epson card upgrade?
I see now.? The HP-48 notes are just the backdrop for the opened Epson.
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Hank Riley
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Aren't those pictures of the RAM card that goes in the HP-48 calculator?
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Hank Riley
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