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TDS3000C series BW & sampling hack
Mkpirulo:
Hi sicco,
Ok good to hear, thanks. Got TekVisa installed and it seems to see the instrument, well at least it sees the socket not really sure if I can talk to it. First time I’m doing this. Mines V4.01 can this version be pulled out and saved?
I down loaded V3.39 from here but I’m sure is for the 4CH version.I would need to find the TDS3052C version I would think.🤔
sicco:
The tds3000-c latest firmware you can still get from here:
https://www.tek.com/en/support/software/firmware/firmware-upgrade-tds3000c-series-oscilloscopes-v431
That will be good for for any -c unit, so both for 2 and for 4 channel units.
The BW is not part of the firmware as such. It’s a small text file that is read at boot time. For a 2 channel -c the valid strings in that file are TDS3012C, TDS3032C or TDS3052C. For a 4 channel -c, they are TDS3014C, TDS3034C or TDS3054C.
This text file is what gets added or edited when using the mconfig command, after the password INTEKRITY command. The model number for mconfig command must be entered in lower case i think.
Mkpirulo:
Hi sicco,
Thanks for your follow up with the added details. Ill try with my current version 4.01. Is there a straight forward way to pull this version out of the unit, maybe that doesn’t make sense since I can always rev to 4.31.
sicco:
Pulling old firmware (version) binary files out of a TDS3000 is not possible I believe.
That is, not via the user i/o (serial port, Ethernet, IEEE448 etc).
However, if you have the BDM plug-in interface and PC program that I made, then you can read out the flash roms. And program that back into the same, or into another unit. The flash images contain the application firmware but also the boot code and other files. Like files for calibration and BW configuration etc.
Mkpirulo:
Ok yes I reviewed all the work you did, nice job but I think parts might be hard to come by. Getting 4.01 out would only make sense if there was a need to, maybe if someone needed it.
Ok will try 4.01 with your new password and lower case model tds3052c.
If that does not work I’ll try reverting back to 3.39 or 3.41. Anything else I should try while I’m at it?
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