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Re: Firmware update for 8935 E6380A

Please COPY THE CARDS BEFORE UPDATING, and PLEASE, share the images =)

Em 01/03/2021 03:25, Dave Miller escreveu:
Cards arrived a while ago,
I have yet to stuff them into the unit and upgrade.
I am wondering if there is any risks associated with the upgrade or will it be smart enough not to upgrade if there are are hardware changes that prevent proper operation.
 ?Y unit is US made and the version of cards were for the UK variant.
I might call Keysight to see if they have any suggestions.
Thanks
Dave

Re: Firmware update for 8935 E6380A

#243

Cards arrived a while ago,

I have yet to stuff them into the unit and upgrade.?

I am wondering if there is any risks associated with the upgrade or will it be smart enough not to upgrade if there are are hardware changes that prevent proper operation.?

?Y unit is US made and the version of cards were for the UK variant.?

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I might call Keysight to see if they have any suggestions.?

Thanks

Dave

On Feb 28, 2021, at 12:41 AM, Larry McElhiney via groups.io <lmcelhiney@...> wrote:

Hi Folks,

I recently purchased an HP 8935 E6380A CDMA Test Set to replace a number of instruments on my amateur radio workbench.?
It has firmware A.02.02 installed and there are no Option stickers on the side panel.

I have no need for the CDMA functions, per se, though the self-test works.? The instrument seems to work fine for my RF needs as a Spectrum Analyzers, RF Generator, etc.

I was told that there are firmware upgrades available and found the above eBay link to be of interest.? However, I have no awareness which PCMCIA cards would be needed to upgrade my unit nor which added functions or performance enhancements would then become available to me.

I am interested in a pointer to some online "entry level" FW Upgrade awareness (link) or a discussion via email or response on the group if desired.

Thank you in advance for any help!

(My personal involvement with HP Spectrum Analyzers was during 3 years at Avantek during the mid-1970s.)

Take care,

Larry
AC9OX
ac9ox@...

Re: Firmware update for 8935 E6380A

Larry McElhiney

#242

Hi Folks,

I recently purchased an HP 8935 E6380A CDMA Test Set to replace a number of instruments on my amateur radio workbench.?
It has firmware A.02.02 installed and there are no Option stickers on the side panel.

I have no need for the CDMA functions, per se, though the self-test works.? The instrument seems to work fine for my RF needs as a Spectrum Analyzers, RF Generator, etc.

I was told that there are firmware upgrades available and found the above eBay link to be of interest.? However, I have no awareness which PCMCIA cards would be needed to upgrade my unit nor which added functions or performance enhancements would then become available to me.

I am interested in a pointer to some online "entry level" FW Upgrade awareness (link) or a discussion via email or response on the group if desired.

Thank you in advance for any help!

(My personal involvement with HP Spectrum Analyzers was during 3 years at Avantek during the mid-1970s.)

Take care,

Larry
AC9OX
ac9ox@...

Re: Added Folder /Adapting a VGA LCD to the E8285A Service Monitor #file-notice

#241

Thank you for your comment Robert.
I appreciate your clarification on this topic..

De

VK6AAJ.
Peter.

Re: Added Folder /Adapting a VGA LCD to the E8285A Service Monitor #file-notice

#240

Storage costs money and power. Downloading takes bandwidth. Not everyone has broadband, even in the 1st world.
I also think you are confusing? compression with resolution. The older poor quality manuals on the web etc. are normally due to low resolution scanning or/and copying from poor quality microfilm / microfiche (HPAK bad for the latter).
Modern compression? of monochrome documents and line diagrams is virtually lossless.?
Just cropping your image 1 to remove unneeded parts of your bench saved over 1.5MB. Quite severe compression and reduction in resolution resulted in a 100:1 reduction in size to 45kB with no significant loss of image quality (the original is not that sharp). It's certainly good enough as an image of the panel. Just compressing to a medium amount reduced the cropped file to 300kB with no loss of quality even when zoomed right in to the detail of the 3 pin connector.
I've uploaded a copy of the reduced and compressed image to the folder.

Robert G8RPI.

Re: Added Folder /Adapting a VGA LCD to the E8285A Service Monitor #file-notice

#239

We live in the 21st century. There is no need to apply so much compression on photos so it looses most of its (fine) detail. I have lots and lots of trouble having to rescan manuals because people applied too much compression on the past. 4.5MB is very reasonable for a photo where people needs to see some detail.

Em 15/02/2021 05:12, Robert G8RPI via groups.io escreveu:

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Thanks for the photos. They do seem a bit large at 4.5MB each. Most editors will let you chose the resolution, compression (quality) and image size for smaller files.

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Re: Added Folder /Adapting a VGA LCD to the E8285A Service Monitor #file-notice

#238

Thanks for the photos. They do seem a bit large at 4.5MB each. Most editors will let you chose the resolution, compression (quality) and image size for smaller files.?

I've noticed 4:3 LCDs are becoming less common and more expensive!

Robert G8RPI.

Added Folder /Adapting a VGA LCD to the E8285A Service Monitor #file-notice

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#237

Alexandre Souza <alexandre.tabajara@...> added folder /Adapting a VGA LCD to the E8285A Service Monitor

Re: Firmware update for 8935 E6380A

#236

Matt,

I came across this firmware revision release note. Interestingly they expanded the spectrum analyzer out to 1.4GHz with release A2.01.
What version do you have?

Regards,
Craig.

8935 Firmware Enhancements Update _A.02.01_ 5968-3565E.pdf

FS: NOS -HP8920 Option 14

jsternmd

#235

FS:? NOS HP 8920A/b Option 14.? Original new HP stock includes the Option 14 Label and 6 kHz Band-Pass Filter Assembly.

$85 free shipping to USA

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Re: Conecting external monitor to HP8924c #video #gbs8220 #vga #hp8924c

#234

They are mostly the same. The difference is the dual VGA ouput AFAIK.

Em 22/01/2021 16:21, Ralph Mowery via groups.io escreveu:

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My board has on? it GBS 8200 v4.0
2014.05.15

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Re: Conecting external monitor to HP8924c #video #gbs8220 #vga #hp8924c

#233

My board has on? it GBS 8200 v4.0

2014.05.15

I just noticed that you are using a 8220 board and not the 8200 board that I am using.? Not sure how that would effect the wiring and such.

I don't know anything about the 8220 other than just looking at the two they look similar except for the extra parts for a dual VGA output.

Ralph ku4pt

On Friday, January 22, 2021, 02:09:12 PM EST, sv1mne <sv1mne@...> wrote:

Thank you Ralph for the details
Which version is your board?

73

Yiannis

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Re: Conecting external monitor to HP8924c #video #gbs8220 #vga #hp8924c

#232

Bravo Alexandre!

Very nice job. Thank you

73

Yiannis

Re: Conecting external monitor to HP8924c #video #gbs8220 #vga #hp8924c

#231

Thank you Ralph for the details
Which version is your board?

73

Yiannis

Re: How to display installed options screen on a HP 8920A

#230

All Test have a OPT 100 (no NA FM) on ebay
$395

Robert G8RPI.

Re: How to display installed options screen on a HP 8920A

#229

Note that that card does not include the NA FM tests

Re: How to display installed options screen on a HP 8920A

#228

Contact Paul Zeppa at RF Imaging & Communications.?

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His info is here:?

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He has these Cards already pre programmed.. and ready to go for the HP8920A.

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Respectfully,

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?Terry Gillard - NX7R

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http://www.gillardconstructionlv.com

http://www.ttgcommunications.com

Re: How to display installed options screen on a HP 8920A

#227

I havn't look there for it,yet. Thanks for the info.

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On 20/01/2021 00:13, Alexandre Souza wrote:
Isn't this card imaged on files area?

PS: I'll now have to look for "HP 11807A opt 100 (RF Tools)", instead of the "HP 11807E opt 100 (RF Tools)" I bought the other week thinking that I'd buying a 8920B later on.-- 

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Re: How to display installed options screen on a HP 8920A

#226

You need to test the signal generator output at 1MHz (or less) to be sure of attenuator type.

For? a 8920A the Firmware is in ROMs. I don't know of an image available.

The memory card slot in the 8920A takes "Epson" style Ram or ROM cards. These are NOT PCMCIA cards. They use a side contact connector a bit like an edge connector covered by a shutter. Similar cards were used in the HP 48GX calculator but I don't know if they are compatible. I have heard of clone cards being made (certainly for the calculator) but have not seen firm evidence of them working in the 8920A.?

Even if you buy an HP RAM card you still have the problem of writing to it. (the ROM cards are one time programmed)

The best option is to load the software through the serial port. See the thread on here about reading configuration data for some ideas on how to do this. Basically you set up the 8920x to receive a file as ASCII text as if you were typing it at a serial terminal.

Good luck.

Re: How to display installed options screen on a HP 8920A

#225

Isn't this card imaged on files area?

PS: I'll now have to look for "HP 11807A opt 100 (RF Tools)", instead of the "HP 11807E opt 100 (RF Tools)" I bought the other week thinking that I'd buying a 8920B later on.-- 

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