Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

Thanks Gary, Thanks very much for your very helpful reply. I found those 2 operators manuals and downloaded them. The Keysight website is slightly confusing as those manuals were not in the same place as the others I found. I now have some great reading to catch up on!! Morris From: Gary

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

The main feature in the '72 compared to '71 is the hardware accelerated histogram function. This allows you to do millions of histogram samples a second rather than being limited to the processor to do the calculations. The '72 have some more analysis modes. HP had this to offer:

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

Hi Morris, On 01/20/2016 09:59 AM, Morris Odell wrote: Thanks very much for your reply Magnus, I strongly advice you to download the manuals. It is an instrument that is puzzling at times, so the manuals are needed. The upside is that they are really interesting. The operators and programming

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

In message <569fde69.2020...@rubidium.dyndns.org>, Magnus Danielson writes: >Good, then I have not remembered completely wrong. The 5371 and 5373 manuals are not without relevance either, and don't overlook the app-notes and the HPJ (1989-02) articles either. -- Poul-Henning Kamp

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

Has anyone published a summary of the differences between the '71 & '72? > On Jan 20, 2016, at 15:11, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > > In message <569fde69.2020...@rubidium.dyndns.org>, Magnus Danielson writes: > >> Good, then I have not remembered completely

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

On 01/20/2016 03:59 AM, Morris Odell wrote: Thanks very much for your reply Magnus, [...] I have downloaded what's there, unfortunately there's no operator's manual but I did the "Getting Started Guide" with the instrument. The prog manual might stimulate me to get GPIB up and running.

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

Morris and Gary, On 01/20/2016 03:36 PM, Gary Chatters wrote: On 01/20/2016 03:59 AM, Morris Odell wrote: Thanks very much for your reply Magnus, [...] I have downloaded what's there, unfortunately there's no operator's manual but I did the "Getting Started Guide" with the instrument. The

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

Thanks very much for your reply Magnus, > I strongly advice you to download the manuals. It is an instrument that > is puzzling at times, so the manuals are needed. The upside is that they > are really interesting. The operators and programming manuals get you > understand what it really does.

[time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

Hi all, I recently was fortunate enough to obtain one of these amazing instruments but regrettable no copy of the main operating manual. I find myself a bit puzzled by some of it's behaviour. The unit is clean and passes all the self-tests. When I first got it it seemed to work very nicely

Re: [time-nuts] HP 5372A advice

Hi Morris, On 01/20/2016 03:48 AM, Morris Odell wrote: Hi all, I recently was fortunate enough to obtain one of these amazing instruments but regrettable no copy of the main operating manual. I find myself a bit puzzled by some of it's behaviour. I strongly advice you to download the