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Unified tektool released ! (Firmware flash tools for old Tektronix TDS series)

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pigrew:

--- Quote from: youxiaojie on May 28, 2020, 08:11:59 pm ---can this program backup the firmware?

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Yes, I was able to do that with the read command (see the first post in this thread (tektool -r  example.bin -b 0x1000000 -l 0x400000)).

I used a NI GPIB-USB-HS adapter on Windows 10 to upgrade the firmware of a TDS784D from 7.2e to 7.4e. It took 91 minutes for the firmware write to finish. Enabling HS488 settings for the adapter didn't make any significant speed difference. Reading the firmware was faster, about 70 seconds.

The boot ROM was identical for firmwares 7.2e and 7.4e (there was no need to update it). I did backup the NVRAM, too.

madao:

--- Quote from: analogRF on May 06, 2020, 10:44:42 pm ---Hi madao,
I used your tool in my setup (win98se, PCI-GPIB, NI488.2 drivers from NI ftp server that were good for win98)
to flash my dead TDS784D. It has two E28F016SA chips.

I can read the NVRAM and the flash. But when I try "-i" option it gives 0x0000 and cannot identify the flash ID
and when I try to program it, again it fails at the start because of the same error (flash ID not identified)

any advice?

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Hello,
have you type   "tektool -i -b 0x1000000 -l 0x1" ?  (lenght variabel is not important 0x10 or 0x1223, whatever, but base adress must be correct )

It must came  Flash ID,  if  only zero, then is someone on Flash-Ciruit wrong-.

It is correct,  without known FlashID  is  Flashing impossible. It is neccessary, because flash algorithm is not same at all type .


Greetings
matt

Galen:
Hi Matt, so great you completed this project.  I download it and saved as 'Unify tektool'.  I don't have opportunity to try it as of now.  But thank you very much for developed this tool and clarified many things about the TDSxxx scopes flushing, and your help on my TDS540C firmware updating. Good job Sir!

rodd:
Hi,

I have succeeded in using the Unified Tektool with an Agilent 82357B USB/GPIB adapter!!!

Thanks to the replies of madao and NX-1997 I succeeded and would like to post what worked for me.

My setup: Computer with Windows 10 x64, Agilent 82357B USB/GPIB adapter (probably a Chines clone) and Scope: TDS684A.
I started by installing the Keysight IOLibSuite_18_1_25310 and the CommandExpert_MSI_1_9_034.
I started the app and was happy to see that it could connect to the scope.
Then I started a command DOS window (as an admin) and tried Tektools, but it was unable to connect to the scope.
The error message was:
"Unable to open device
ibsta = 0x8000 iberr = 01"
I sent a PM to madao, which siad that this error meant that Tektool was unable to connect to the scope.
He suggested to install the NI-VISA drivers and make sure that I had flipped the protect switch to unprotect ( which I had forgotten to do the first time).
So I searched and found the installer of the NI-VISA drivers called NI IVI Compliance Package.
During install there was a message of conflicting  VISA drivers (NI and Keysight).
After installing the driver I tried again without success.
So I PM NX-1997 that had posted in this thread he could do it with the USB/GPIB and Windows 10, and he suggested to " configure the Keysight software to use NI VISA, also configure it to support legacy NI-488.2" and so I did and changed the configuration according to the attached images.
After this last change I could make it work.
I am not sure if there would be necessary to install the NI driver package.


madao:
I can't  help here much, because i have only  NI-Adapter.

But  few member  has success with  Keysight /Fakilent  USB Adapter.
It must be possible.

My fresh idea:  You can try:   Start your Tek normal and  send *IDN? over communication tool from agilent/Keysight  , did it reply?
I have a  case, which  TLS216 from friend have fried GPIB-ciruit.
And check please: Is your GPIB Adapter setting to  GPIB0 ?  It may not being GPIB1 and somes.

Greetings
matt

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