[volt-nuts] 3457A - should I preserve SRAM contents, or purposely corrupt them by removing power?

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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, "Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)" writes:

>I've not looked myself, but I did see a note on the web there was no
>documented command to do read out the cal data on a 3457A.

Apart from the HP8568 I have not seen them documented on any instrument.

But a good first shot:  Try sending the command "MREAD 0" and see
what happens...

And it's not like disassembling the firmware of instruments of this
vintage is a big deal anyway...

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