Any HP 8903 audio analyzer owners?

pmillett · 1st January 2009, 07:51 PM

I've written some test software for the HP 8903 audio analyzer that does swept measurements and plots. You can see some samples here:

http://www.pmillett.com/307a_pushpull_amp.htm

I figured since I went to the trouble of writing these, it would be nice to share them.

A runtime-only version of HP VEE is available for free download from Agilent. I have saved runtime versions of my programs. So now I'm looking for somebody who has an 8903 (connected to a GPIB card in a PC) who'd like to test it. I don't want to mess with my test system that has the full version of VEE installed... I'm afraid I'll break something!

You might be restricted to National Instruments or HP GPIB cards - not sure if VEE can talk to any others. And you do have to have the GPIB card driver installed.

Any volunteers?

Pete

korneluk · 1st January 2009, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pmillett
I've written some test software for the HP 8903 audio analyzer that does swept measurements and plots. You can see some samples here:

http://www.pmillett.com/307a_pushpull_amp.htm

I figured since I went to the trouble of writing these, it would be nice to share them.

A runtime-only version of HP VEE is available for free download from Agilent. I have saved runtime versions of my programs. So now I'm looking for somebody who has an 8903 (connected to a GPIB card in a PC) who'd like to test it. I don't want to mess with my test system that has the full version of VEE installed... I'm afraid I'll break something!

You might be restricted to National Instruments or HP GPIB cards - not sure if VEE can talk to any others. And you do have to have the GPIB card driver installed.

Any volunteers?

Pete

Pete,

I have an 8903 and a GPIB card - will be glad to be a volunteer / Beta tester. You can PM me offline if you wish.

-- josé k.

Zero Cool · 1st January 2009, 11:21 PM

I WANT a 8903 does that count for anything???....No? ok...

tubelab.com · 2nd January 2009, 12:43 AM

I have the requisite 8903A. I don't have a GPIB card yet, but I will be looking for one. I would be interested in trying some of your programs.

dleverton · 12th July 2009, 05:25 PM

Hi Pete
I too have a 8903, and am beginning to write software for it. I would love to see what you have and share what I come up with.
Thanks
Doug

pmillett · 13th July 2009, 06:28 AM

Doug -

I'm traveling for a week, but when I get home I can send you some stuff to try out. If you don't hear from me, shoot me an email.

Pete

tomchr · 21st August 2009, 04:06 AM

I've landed myself an 8903A on FleaBay recently. It shows Error 18 at start-up (dead counter or malfunction in source tuning) so I'll have some fun fixing it before calibrating and using it.

I'm thinking along the same lines of developing some scripts to do sweeps. And I have a handful of other GPIB instruments to talk to anyway. I was thinking to use the interfaces by Prologix. Probably the GPIB-Ethernet variety. That would be a fairly slick solution. The NI compatible GPIB cards tend to be quite expensive.

~Tom

jackinnj · 24th October 2009, 03:13 PM

Owners of HP8903a/b's can trade them in to Agilent for a $2,400 credit toward the purchase of am U8903a -- this has cleaned up the market for 8903's

-- the offer is good through November 1, 2009.

FWIW, I use the Prologix GPIB-USB converter with my HP3577a.

Conrad Hoffman · 24th October 2009, 03:19 PM

I use an 8903B and Prologix box. The other GPIB solutions are too rich for me. I've written some test software for the Prologix that works well, though I still need to do some debugging on the graph scaling. I seem to work on it about once every 6-12 months, so it's time again!

jackinnj · 24th October 2009, 05:25 PM

You can always dump into Excel --

I should learn to be more patient with 2D graphics --

1st January 2009, 07:51 PM	#1
pmillett diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas (but I am not a Texan!)	Any HP 8903 audio analyzer owners? I've written some test software for the HP 8903 audio analyzer that does swept measurements and plots. You can see some samples here: http://www.pmillett.com/307a_pushpull_amp.htm I figured since I went to the trouble of writing these, it would be nice to share them. A runtime-only version of HP VEE is available for free download from Agilent. I have saved runtime versions of my programs. So now I'm looking for somebody who has an 8903 (connected to a GPIB card in a PC) who'd like to test it. I don't want to mess with my test system that has the full version of VEE installed... I'm afraid I'll break something! You might be restricted to National Instruments or HP GPIB cards - not sure if VEE can talk to any others. And you do have to have the GPIB card driver installed. Any volunteers? Pete

2nd January 2009, 12:43 AM	#4
tubelab.com diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Florida	I have the requisite 8903A. I don't have a GPIB card yet, but I will be looking for one. I would be interested in trying some of your programs. __________________ Too much power is almost enough! Turn it up till it explodes - then back up just a little.

13th July 2009, 06:28 AM	#6
pmillett diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas (but I am not a Texan!)	Doug - I'm traveling for a week, but when I get home I can send you some stuff to try out. If you don't hear from me, shoot me an email. Pete __________________ When life hands you a jeffery, stroke the furry wall.

24th October 2009, 03:19 PM	#9
Conrad Hoffman diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canandaigua, NY USA	I use an 8903B and Prologix box. The other GPIB solutions are too rich for me. I've written some test software for the Prologix that works well, though I still need to do some debugging on the graph scaling. I seem to work on it about once every 6-12 months, so it's time again! __________________ I used to be an audiophool like you but then I took an arrow to the knee.

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1st January 2009, 11:21 PM	#3
Zero Cool Audio Junkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: MN	I WANT a 8903 does that count for anything???....No? ok...

12th July 2009, 05:25 PM	#5
dleverton diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2009	Hi Pete I too have a 8903, and am beginning to write software for it. I would love to see what you have and share what I come up with. Thanks Doug

21st August 2009, 04:06 AM	#7
tomchr diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greater Seattle Area	I've landed myself an 8903A on FleaBay recently. It shows Error 18 at start-up (dead counter or malfunction in source tuning) so I'll have some fun fixing it before calibrating and using it. I'm thinking along the same lines of developing some scripts to do sweeps. And I have a handful of other GPIB instruments to talk to anyway. I was thinking to use the interfaces by Prologix. Probably the GPIB-Ethernet variety. That would be a fairly slick solution. The NI compatible GPIB cards tend to be quite expensive. ~Tom

24th October 2009, 03:13 PM	#8
jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	Owners of HP8903a/b's can trade them in to Agilent for a $2,400 credit toward the purchase of am U8903a -- this has cleaned up the market for 8903's -- the offer is good through November 1, 2009. FWIW, I use the Prologix GPIB-USB converter with my HP3577a.

24th October 2009, 05:25 PM	#10
jackinnj diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Llanddewi Brefi, NJ	You can always dump into Excel -- I should learn to be more patient with 2D graphics --

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