Enabling options on Agilent ESA series E4402B E4404B E4405B E4407B

[mankan]

Thanks again PA0PBZ 

Now I have the options that is useful for my HW.


As a way of paying it forward, I've attached zipped disk folders so no need for real floppy drives. I also managed to run the disk image SW in my XP Virtual Box, it was the fastest floppy drive I have ever used 

[smgvbest]

Hi
I have an e4403B, I would like to start activating the option 049 color display ...
I tried to follow these steps but I believe I am doing something ...
can someone detail the steps more?
I'm using Putty as a serial monitor ...
I can make the morning calls until 9 ...

doing this procedure I need to do what else?

My steps:
0. Set the serial terminal to 19200,8n1
1. DIP sw # 4 set to ON
2. break the boot process with 0x06
3. sword 04139614 4ef9
4. sword 04139618 d8a4
5. DIP sw # 4 set to OFF
6. gu
7. SA restart in normal mode
8. Press "r" and we are in the monitor now
9. Change the serial port speed.
> slong 815F4 1001A
10. Change speed of the serial terminal to 115200, 8n1

does you SA actually have a Color Display?
depending on the Unit some where not shipped with a Color Display and hence the need for Opt 049 when installing a color display
if you have a color display and its not showing color then you need to create a license for 049,   information of which is in this thread on how to do

[suj]

...
I don't know if I'm doing it wrong or skipping some process to activate the licenses ...

after this procedure what do i need to do more?

0. Set the serial terminal to 19200.8n1
1. DIP sw # 4 set to ON
2. interrupt the boot process with 0x06
3. sword 04139614 4ef9
4. sword 04139618 d8a4
5. DIP sw # 4 set to OFF
6 .gu
7. Restart SA in normal mode
8. Press "r" and we are on the monitor now
9. Change the speed of the serial port.
> slong 815F4 1001A
10. Change the speed of the serial terminal to 115200, 8n1

That was a procedure to get a dump for debugging, not useful to you. The solution is in post #244.

[mankan]

Weirdly enough I have the same download issue again, this time its the latest ESG fw that fails the same way. Can I bother some of the master downloaders in this thread for assistance? https://www.keysight.com/main/software.jspx?cc=US&lc=eng&nid=-32463.536880925&id=1000001137:epsg:sud&pageMode=CV

[PA0PBZ]

No problem for me with this one.

[Electrole]

Dear all,
I have read this thread with interest and utter admiration! I have recently acquired an almost working E4411B which I'm trying to fix. Eventually, and if the repair session goes well, the E4411B will deserve to have option 1DR (narrow BW) enabled. However, I fail to see exactly which steps to carry out in order to enable this option. Could some of you perhaps be persuaded to write up a small tutorial that takes the reader through the concrete steps? My E4411B has FW version A.14.03 and was born with B72 Expansion Memory, so I guess an update should be doable.
Best regards

[PA0PBZ]

Eventually, and if the repair session goes well, the E4411B will deserve to have option 1DR (narrow BW) enabled. However, I fail to see exactly which steps to carry out in order to enable this option.

Send me a PM with your hostid and the required option and I think we can work it out 

[n8ur]

I've been trying to do my homework, but a day of searching the interwebs for lmcryptgui has only turned up references in message boards 10 years ago with links to locations that are long gone.

If anyone here has, or can help me find, the file, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks!
John

[roxbox]

This would be nice, I have TME!

added: I looked at the E4406A bin and the E4440A and found the flexlm structure,
the data is the same for both so I would think that the keys and seeds for the E4406A would work with the E444xA  specans.

has anyone tried this?
I can not seem to get the keys and or seeds correct to reproduce any of the lic codes I have. can anyone point me in the correct direction?

frank

[ps]

For early units, option 1D5 is added by installing a Corning / VECTRON MC867X4-002W OCXO (10MHz  +12V sinewave EFC) to the reference/third converter board.

Is this OCXO controlled by the same DACs as the regular timebase, i.e. using the System - Alignments - Timebase menu?

Or does it require the N7811A software package to set the control voltage? If so, does anybody know the required GPIB commands? Otherwise it could be easier to use some precision resistors and a pot to provide the tune voltage in hardware.


Generally, have any of the N7811A alignment procedures been reverse engineered, so that they could be done with a simple GPIB interface and some own code?

[msraya]

I managed to unlock my ESA-L E4411, but the question I have is if it is possible to convert an ESA-L SA to ESA-E through service manual?
I will screw up the set?

Unhappily I don't have boards to use extended functions either  ...

Regards
Manuel

[smgvbest]

I managed to unlock my ESA-L E4411, but the question I have is if it is possible to convert an ESA-L SA to ESA-E through service manual?
I will screw up the set?

Unhappily I don't have boards to use extended functions either  ...

Regards
Manuel

you  can change the model in the service manual but your SA has to have all the hardware needed to do it successfully.
you can not convert up either you can only convert down from what I see.   
I also do not know of any ramification of doing so. 

[msraya]

Thank You Sandra!

I don't have hardware options, so I cannot upgrade the instruments and I think It would be complicated.

The ESA-E E4411B was bottom line feature-wise SA from HP. No hardware options. So little more can I do.
I was looking for the option table and I manage to find it.
But the only option I can really use was the pre-amplifier. All other options were crippled or not applicable.

I suppose it is lacking some hardware as there are no way to select low BW filter although I enabled 1D5 option. 
So, now only pre-amplifier and 200Hz EMI filter is working. 

Regards
Manuel

[KD4PBS]

I, too, am looking for the magic program which is required to add options to the E4400 series, and no matter my google duck duck fu, I also only find dead links to sites which no longer exist.  And this isn't my first rodeo.
Anyone have any ideas?
Regards-
Edit: Ask and you shall receive!  Thanks, y'all!

[harha]

Hi
I have followed this thread with great interest,as i am the lucky owner of an very clean Agilent E4402B.
Have a option 219 Noise Figure card on its way and have downloaded the option 219 personality from keysight---but its an exe file greater than a 3.5 floppy.Found that its a special selfextractor working with windows xp--have tried with no luck!
Could somone possibly help with this peronality?
Regards
Hardy

[PA0PBZ]

What is not clear in the Keysight instructions? https://www.keysight.com/nl/en/assets/9018-07418/release-notes/9018-07418.pdf

[harha]

Hi
The only option 219 personality file from keysight are an exe bigger than one floppy--its an selfextraxtor from North Beach Labs DiskDuplicator,supposed to run with win xp---but it doesnt work for me in an old xp pc
Regards
Hardy.

[harha]

Here are the install instructions for the option 219
Hardy

[xrunner]

Hi
The only option 219 personality file from keysight are an exe bigger than one floppy--its an selfextraxtor from North Beach Labs DiskDuplicator,supposed to run with win xp---but it doesnt work for me in an old xp pc
Regards
Hardy.

I downloaded the file but it won't extract as you say, in any compatibility mode, or running as administrator.

[tv84]

no matter my google duck duck fu, I also only find dead links to sites which no longer exist.

2021 Xmas gift.

[PA0PBZ]

Hi
The only option 219 personality file from keysight are an exe bigger than one floppy--its an selfextraxtor from North Beach Labs DiskDuplicator,supposed to run with win xp---but it doesnt work for me in an old xp pc
Regards
Hardy.

I downloaded the file but it won't extract as you say, in any compatibility mode, or running as administrator.

It looks like the instructions are wrong, it wants to extract a disk image. I'm going to try to get it working on a W7 VM and an USB floppy tomorrow, stay tuned.

[PA0PBZ]

Here are the 2 disks, just copy the content to the root of the drive (and report back  )

(For reference: This is to install option 219 on the ESA series)

[harha]

Thanks!!!
I can confirm its working.
Happy New Year
Hardy

[mankan]

@suj Any progress to report in reverse engineering board addressing for building an option 219 board?
Maybe @harha can provide help with measurements on his.

[suj]

I lost my motivation . I bought an N8973A, and at higher frequencies I use frequency conversion before the N8973A. Maybe I will come back to it someday, especially since I have the hardware in place.
I was also thinking about using the E4407B as a frequency converter for the N8973A and feed the signal from the 321.4 MHz IF to the NFA. Since the external heterodyne control commands on the N8973A are configurable, it might be possible to configure both so that the NFA controls the SA.