Maybe someone managed to upgrade to Windows 2K?
That's the one thing I think is impossible. The problem is that there's no 2K drivers for the acquisition controller.
Maybe someone managed to upgrade to Windows 2K?That's the one thing I think is impossible. The problem is that there's no 2K drivers for the acquisition controller.There must be an upgrade kit that consists of one or two RAM modules, an XP license and
obviously, the drivers for XP. So, they must exist somewhere.
N5383A Infiniium Performance Upgrade kit for 54846B
win98 ? XP pro 256MB ? 512 MB $495
From < http://www.probe.co.il/Documents/Infiniium%20548xx%20Series%20probe%20accessories%20and%20option.pdf >
Maybe someone managed to upgrade to Windows 2K?That's the one thing I think is impossible. The problem is that there's no 2K drivers for the acquisition controller.There must be an upgrade kit that consists of one or two RAM modules, an XP license and
obviously, the drivers for XP. So, they must exist somewhere.
N5383A Infiniium Performance Upgrade kit for 54846B
win98 ? XP pro 256MB ? 512 MB $495I have come to the same conclusion. Windows XP runs OK on my 54845 and the software should be compatible as well but the driver for the acquisition card is missing. I have pulled all my Google-fu tricks and then some but I have not been able to find the drivers. I wish someone would make the XP drivers available because Windows XP has better support for USB devices.
For models 54830B, 54830D, 54831B, 54831D, 54832B, 54832D, 54833A, 54833D
These models were originally released with the Windows 98 operating system. Newer units and
upgraded older units run Windows XP.
You can't use Win98 drivers on XP because the driver model is completely different.
I think the naming scheme used by Agilent/HP for the 54XXX series are confusing (546XX and 548XX has some models that might be mistaken as the other series).
For Infiniiums, 54830 series means 5483X where X is 1 or 2. They are the ones using VP22 motherboard that you can modernize to Win XP.
548X5 is the high bandwidth old Infiniium with the same PC software as the 5481X, 5482X that are hopelessly Windows 98. The 54835 you are talking about belongs to the same class as 54845 and 54855, which has nothing to do with the so-called '54830' series.
Hope it helps.
Update on my scope:
USB: My motherboard support 2 USB connections on the motherboard.
I bought this unit: http://electromyne.de/Server-Parts-Supermicro-FPUSB813-Server-Front-Panel-2x-USB-Serial-COM-RS232-Silver-Silber.html
Fit perfectly in the place of the original floppy, com port as well on the front.
It is plug & play and no need to pray, cables, screws all fit perfectly, com2 is now connected to the front panel.
Manage in the bios to disable the floppy and work without problem with the floppy removed.
I added as well memory, very cheap from the same shop and was shipped in 2 days door to door from Germany.
Got the exact colour to repair the little scratches and blemish, now my scope is in a real mint condition.
Install a pdf printer emulator.
Now hunting for probes.
What drivers do I need for USB sticks under Win98? I could live with
the built-in interfaces on the back side and an external extension cable.
Only problem was in calibration. I used too long BNC- BNC cable (1.5 - 2 m) to connect channels to AUX OUT and calibration would fail. I switched to 25 cm long better quality SMA + BNC adapter - BNC cable and no problems after that.
Now I just need to figure what I want to do with the scope...
for what reason is the cable length important here?
for what reason is the cable length important here?
The cable length will impact the rise time of the calibration pulses.
TonyG
But more importantly are differing propagation delays between channels with different length cables.. Scopes will detect this and if it's outside predefined parameters the calibration will fail.