[volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-21 Thread Mark Sims
The first bit of code I wrote was for DOS/WIN98. It was kludged into an old serial port monitoring program that I wrote in like 1985... using Microsoft QuickC. I am now working on a version that uses John Miles GPIBKIT library. It is on an NT system... the code is also in C (Microsoft Visual

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-21 Thread John Phillips
Behalf Of Mark Sims > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 1:53 AM > To: volt-nuts@febo.com > Subject: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory > chips? > > I'm porting over my HP3458A NVRAM data dumper program to use John Miles > GPIBKIT routines.

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-21 Thread Randy Evans
Mark, I just ordered the ProLogix USB-GPIB converter specifically to read the contents of my 3458A. Would it be possible to get a copy of your program that you wrote to read the memory contents. It would be greatly appreciated and save me a lot of work and frustration. thanks, Randy On Wed,

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-21 Thread J. L. Trantham
Original Message- From: volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Mark Sims Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 1:53 AM To: volt-nuts@febo.com Subject: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips? I'm porting over my HP3458A NVR

[volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread Mark Sims
I'm porting over my HP3458A NVRAM data dumper program to use John Miles GPIBKIT routines. It should make it usable with most GPIB interfaces out there and be able to run under more modern versions of Windoze. My first crack at it is working, but it is quite a bit slower than my original pro

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread John Phillips
he prices on theBay right now are particularly > ridiculous but good deals can be had. The majority of these units use > parallel port connections and need WinXP as the OS. The later versions, > starting around $500 will connect via USB and be able to utilize Win7 or > Win8. > > G

[volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread Mark Sims
Why risk having to re-cal the meter? There are several GPIB-232CV's on Ebay right now... Two of them are under $60 Buy-It-Now... cheap enough to be worth trying. The Prologix USB converter is around $100... $150 new from the factory. _

[volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread Mark Sims
The problem with removing the chip and copying it is the very real chance of glitching the contents in the process. Much better to make a backup copy first. The 32Kx8 NVRAMS are used for system memory and things like storage of user programs and data. Note that the two 32Kx8 devices are form a

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread J. L. Trantham
ood luck. Joe -Original Message- From: volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of John Phillips Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 8:41 PM To: Discussion of precise voltage measurement Subject: Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K me

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread John Phillips
I do have a ni gpib-usb-hs http://sine.ni.com/nips/cds/view/p/lang/en/nid/201586 I was hoping to remove the chip, read the data with a usb programer and wright the data back into a new chip before installing it. Then do a full calibration. If the 16k chip has the cal vars what do the other 32k chip

[volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread Mark Sims
You REALLY don't want to mess with that 24 pin NVRAM chip... it contains the calibration memory. If you bugger the data in it, you get to spend a couple of grand getting the meter back into working order. I know a couple of people that did just that. The solution is to first make a backup co

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread John Phillips
t; > Which chips are these? Dallas NVRAM's? >> > > > >> > > > Do you have a part number? They can probably be read and programmed >> > with >> > > > the appropriate chip programmer. >> > > > >> > > > Joe >>

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread Todd Micallef
> > > > Which chips are these? Dallas NVRAM's? > > > > > > > > > > Do you have a part number? They can probably be read and > programmed > > > with > > > > > the appropriate chip programmer. > > > > > > &

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread John Phillips
propriate chip programmer. > > > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > From: volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] > > On > > > > Behalf Of John

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread Todd Micallef
to avoid spending 3k is to bus the cpu board, this is cheaper. > > > > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. August 2014 um 22:37 Uhr > > Von: "John Phillips" > > An: "Discussion of precise voltage measurement" > > Betreff: Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem tes

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread acbern
hillips > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 3:54 PM > > To: Discussion of precise voltage measurement > > Subject: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory > > chips? > > > > Hi, > > I have removed my 32k memory chips form my 3458A. Doe

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread John Phillips
t; > Joe > > > -Original Message- > From: volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:volt-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On > Behalf Of John Phillips > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 3:54 PM > To: Discussion of precise voltage measurement > Subject: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem tes

Re: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread J. L. Trantham
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 3:54 PM To: Discussion of precise voltage measurement Subject: [volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips? Hi, I have removed my 32k memory chips form my 3458A. Doe anyone have an easy way to connect them to a windows computer. USB would

[volt-nuts] HP 3458A Mem test 1 hight. How do you read 32K memory chips?

2014-08-20 Thread John Phillips
Hi, I have removed my 32k memory chips form my 3458A. Doe anyone have an easy way to connect them to a windows computer. USB would be my preferred connection to a 28 and 24 pin socket. I would like to be able to read and write to the chips to validate the data. I have replace the chips and still g