HP 70000 series - System Diagnostics Utilities; Running System Diagnostics Utilities

System Diagnostics Utilities
A copy of the System Diagnostics utility program is shipped with this manual on 3-1/2 inch
disks. These utility programs run on HP 9000 Series 200/300 controller that have HP BASIC 2.0
with extensions 2.1, or equivalent, loaded.
Each disk contains the following System Diagnostics utilities.
SA
VE
ST
A
TE
saves
both
the
instrument
state
and
the
contents of the spectrum
analyzer
RAM
on
disk.
RSTR ST
A
TE
(Restore
State)
restores
the RAM contents and the instrument state to
the
spectrum
analyzer
.
DOWN DIA
G
(Download
Diagnostics)
downloads
diagnostics into the local oscillator
RAM
and
displays
the
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SYSTEM
DIAG
softkey
in
the
user-softkey
menu.
Pressing this softkey initiates the program. The original instrument
state is not restored after execution of the program.
REM DIAG (Remote Diagnostics) saves both the instrument state and RAM contents
on disk, runs System Diagnostics, then reports any errors to the
computer screen. Finally, it restores the instrument state and RAM
contents.
Running
the
System
Diagnostics
Utilities
Use
the
following
procedure
to
run
any
of
the
utilities
on an HP 9000 Series 200/300 controller.
1.
Load
B
ASIC
2.0
with
extensions
2.1,
or
equivalent.
2.
Use
an
HP-IB
cable
to
connect
the
HP-IB
of the computer to the spectrum analyzer. This
cable
must connect directly to the HP 70004A color display or HP 70001A mainframe that
contains
the master (HP 70900B local oscillator source).
3.
Insert the disk labeled System Diagnostics Software (Disk 1 of 1) into the default drive of
the computer.
4. Type the command LOAD .Follow with a space and the name of the utility in quotes (for
example, LOAD "SAVE_STATE" ).
5. Press EXECUTE .
Note
Only the REM DIAG utility allows the System Diagnostics program to be run
repeatedly
.
T
o run the test again, press RUN and follow the instructions on the
computer screen.
6. Press
RUN and follow the instructions on the computer screen. The softkeys that are
normally displayed after pressing
4
USER
5 or 4
MENU
5 are not visible while the program
is running. Some keys return when the program is nished others require \LOCAL"
commands.
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