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Data I/O 29B promlink #
by John Robertson 14 Mar '00

14 Mar '00

The version of Promlink that I have that supports #16 (Raw Binary) is 6R10. That is "Revision 6 point 10", I am trying the process for designating decimals in resistors and capacitors, I kinda like using the letter as the break, much clearer and less likely to miss the decimal... John :-#)# John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) http://www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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Re: DATA I/O 29B
by ayeckley 14 Mar '00

14 Mar '00

>The files you get from the net are just data, no framing information. I've >never found a way to use these with a 29B. Hmm, I've never had a problem. Let's hope it's just a software version thing. I'd tell you what rev I'm running, but I've already pulled them all out. Alex http://home.neo.lrun.com/ayeckle/ ayeckley(a)neo.lrun.com (Play) yecklea(a)diebold.com (Work) To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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Re: DATA I/O 29B
by ayeckley 14 Mar '00

14 Mar '00

I've been promising to give John a copy of mine for a while - well, I finally got them pulled out and I'll read them out tomorrow on another programmer. If anybody else needs a copy, please contact me OFF THE LIST. Mine are 324-0014-042 thru -048 from 1986. >Anyone using this with an IBM compatible and able to use function 16 (Raw >Binary)? What revision of software is you base unit? Would it be possible >to get a copy? Arghhh... I find the 29B to be very effective programmer, >but it is frustrating to burn old PROMS by first copying the data to a 2716 >to get it into the RAM on the 29B! Alex http://home.neo.lrun.com/ayeckle/ ayeckley(a)neo.lrun.com (Play) yecklea(a)diebold.com (Work) To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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DATA I/O 29B
by John Robertson 13 Mar '00

13 Mar '00

Anyone using this with an IBM compatible and able to use function 16 (Raw Binary)? What revision of software is you base unit? Would it be possible to get a copy? Arghhh... I find the 29B to be very effective programmer, but it is frustrating to burn old PROMS by first copying the data to a 2716 to get it into the RAM on the 29B! John :-#)# John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) http://www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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HP 5004a probe clips?
by tom mcclintock 08 Mar '00

08 Mar '00

Does anyone have a source for those gray clips that "plug" onto the end of the star/stop/clock wires for the HP 5004a? And as an aside, I was able to find a handful of those tiny wires that plug into the "probe". E-mail me if you need one. tom

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Signature Analyzers
by Chris Hardy 02 Mar '00

02 Mar '00

All the talk about Signature Analyzers has got me wanting one now... (especially since I've got a few Atari board to fix at the moment) I'm wondering if anyone has seen any SA kit's or designs out in the WWW, or should I be looking for a second hand one.. Chris Hardy To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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RE: test equipment
by Clay Cowgill 02 Mar '00

02 Mar '00

Ok, this thread is fun. :-) My turn: Fluke 9010, with probe, RS-232, Z80, 6502, 6809, 8088 pods and compiler Tektronix 1240 Logic analyzer, one 9-channel and one 18 channel card + pods, RS-232 Tektronix 1241 Logic analyzer, on 9-channel and three 18 channel cards + pods, RS-232 Tek 1240 Mnemonic/expansion packs: Z80, 6502, 6809, 68000, 68HC11, 8088, 8086, serial, parallel, etc. American Arium ML4400 Logic Analyzer w/ 68000/68040 pod and mnemonics American Arium ML4400 Logic Analyzer w/ misc pods and all mnemonic loads through 80486 American Arium Z-80 ICE (broken cable... grrrr.) HP 5004 signature analyzer Tektronix TDS220 100MHz digital scope Tektronix TDA720 100MHz hand-held scope Tenma 40MHz analog scope with cursors B&K 20MHz analog scope with component tester (like a tracker) Huntron Tracker 4000 EMUP Device Programmer EPP 8-gang EPROM programmer PicStart Plus (Pic programmer) Atmel AVR programmer Xilinx JTAG programmer Vantis JTAG programmer Lattice JTAG programmer Ceibo Philips 87LPC76x ICE Philips 87LPC76x programmer (you can never have enough programmers around. ;-) CST-700 RAM tester (4116 to 4Mbit tester, but no software for anything smaller than 4164.... grrrr.) OK Industries 9000 Microprocessor Controlled Fluid Dispenser (for solder paste) OK Industries Hot-air solder pencil OK Industries SMT solder-tweezers OK Industries vacuum-pick Metcal SST-01 Iron and tips Weller 4424 solder/desolder station Weller Fumex solder fume extractor PACE MBT solder/desoldering station Intel USB microscope (way entertaining! cheap surface mount inspection...) Hakko 850 Hot-air rework station Chip Level Designs Super Nintendo ICE Romulators (Genesis and SNES-- going to try to build some 16-bit wide ROM emulator adapters) Acer 7013 VGA multisync (works at 15KHz) that refuses to die no matter what I do to it. Fluke 77 meter, etc. PC's to talk to everything Stanley 18oz framing hammer (solves *multitudes* of PCB problems at 3AM) -Clay

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RE: test equipment
by Keith, Brendan 02 Mar '00

02 Mar '00

FWIW, I recommend picking up an inductive pickup audio tracer, often called a sniffer in the telecom field. Consider it an audio o'scope. Handy for tracing wires, checking CPU activity or watchdogging, audio circuits. Especially good for listening to DAC/Op-amp activity on vector boards. Brendan Keith brendan.keith(a)wilcom.com To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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RE: test equipment
by mike_ranger＠dofasco.ca 02 Mar '00

02 Mar '00

Of course, I believe we are talking about a cat box, so I would need one of those first! Mike :-) > That would be very cool. Just what Mike Ranger was looking for too. > > Kev > > > > << How much effort would it be to build a 6809 pod from scratch? > > > Basically nothing. It's just a board with a bunch of inputs from the > cat > > box, the lines cross all over the place, and then come out the other > side > in > > a different configuration. I think there is one small cap and one > 2n2904 > > transistor on the board. It looks like a $2 board (that they sold for > > several hundred). I may have the schematics for all of these pods that > I > can > > scan and post. > > > > Scott > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from techtoolslist, send a message with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in > the > message body to: techtoolslist-request(a)flippers.com. Please direct other > questions, comments, or problems to jrr(a)flippers.com.

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Re: test equipment
by Matt Rossiter - Verio Southern California 02 Mar '00

02 Mar '00

I've got: The fluke 9010a w/ RS232 interface and 6809/E, Z80, 6800, 8085, 8080, 6502 pods and the probe The Fluke 90 - Z80 board tester. Kurz kasch TF-650 with various cards including the 309AC. I'm sure this can easily be duplicated if anyone wants me to scan in a picture. It actually works too. I also have the 1000a/b card which allows me to test the TF-650 itself. It's come in handy several times. (I'm still looking for that 247A John R. - I just got to find where I put that box of cards). I inherited 1000's of TTL chips from my ex-roomate. Nothing like having every 7400 series chip you could ever need. HP logic comparator HAKKO Soldering Station Tektronix 465M 100Mhz Oscilloscope HP 5004A Signature Analyzer Data I/O 29B Eprom Programmer with Unipak 2B B&K Picture Tube rejuvenator with universal adapter Various tools - westek logic probe, High Voltage probe, ESR Meter, Flyback tester, etc. A couple pattern generators. + some homemade test fixtures. And if you're still reading... these are the games I currently have in my posession. 2 Star Wars, Battlezone, tempest, Space fury coctail, Stratovox, Frogs, Astroblaster, Space Invaders Deluxe Upright and cocktail, Death Race, Ms. Pac-man, Star Castle, 2 Armor Attacks, Solar Quest, Tac-Scan + various boards and multi-game kits.

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