Inverse Assembler

With some skill, you can create an inverse assembler for the 16500 series. The package to do so is still on the Agilent website:

10391B Inverse Assembler

Problem is that the download (IALDOWN.EXE) tool with the kit is no longer usable on the fast desktops of today. Until....

I found DOSBOX

It allows old games to be played on windows - and Linux environments.

Tweaking the config to allow serial port emulation

[serial]

# serial1: set type of device connected to com port.

# Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial.

# Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of

# parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq.

# for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional).

# (realport:COM1 realport:ttyS0).

# for modem: listenport (optional).

# for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr,

# transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional).

# Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000

# Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.

# serial2: see serial1

# Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.

# serial3: see serial1

# Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.

# serial4: see serial1

# Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.

serial1=directserial realport:COM1

serial2=directserial realport:COM2

serial3=disabled

serial4=disabled

And... IALDOWN WORKED!

I'm looking at a way though to create a tool which takes a .R file, and creates directly a LIF header formatted file for the 16500B / C Logic analyzers. I don't think I can for the 16500A - as that analyzer does not support DOS formatted disks, so the 16500A will need to use IALDOWN... But now you can!