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The HP 16566A analyzer board repair

The HP 16566A analyzer board repair

This was one of my original boards which worked when I received the analyzer, but died after.

The initial set of tests show the following:

The initial set of errors on the board
The initial set of errors on the board

The failed tests are:

  • do_cal_stest
  • do_comparator_stest

Testing these with r=10 reports:

Detailed test results
Detailed test results

The first test is testing channel deskew. It tells us that bit 8 and bit 10 on pod A are failing.

An initial visual check is depressing.. There is only one glider in the comparator area. It does not cover a lot of traces. But it DOES cover some via's, and some are in terrible state..

Last modified: 2026/10/24