September 2001 - TechToolsList - listserv.classicarcade.com

Re: 8086 pod for fluke?
by Chris_Hardy＠vie.co.uk 13 Sep '05

13 Sep '05

Hey, that would be my cue :) All of the M72, M82, M84 games from Irem use a NEC V20 which is a 8086 with some extra instructions. It's also pin compatible so the 8086 pod is usable with it. Of course, there aren't exactly many of these around :) Chris (M72 = RType, Dragon Breed, XMultiply, + others, M82 = RType II, Pound for Pound, M84 = Major Title) ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: 8086 pod for fluke? Author: Noel Johnson <nej(a)airmail.net> at Internet Date: 1/17/00 12:09 AM Hello All, I am about to obtain an 8086 pod for a fluke 9010. Did any arcade games use the 8086 or am I going to have to trade this puppy away?? Thanks! Noel

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Re[2]: Fluke T-shooters
by Chris_Hardy＠vie.co.uk 10 Aug '05

10 Aug '05

Does anyone know if the scripts for the 9010 work on a 9100a?? It may also be of interest to know that someone (presumably Al Kossow) has scanned and pdf'ed a lot of the fluke manuals and uploaded them to www.spies.com/arcade. There's a fluke directory which has some 9010 scripts and the .exe to compile them, and in the TE directory there are manuals for the 9010,9100 and most of the POD's. (I presume Al wrote the scripts) Unfortunately, the user manual for the 9100 isn't there. Sigh... Chris (I would like a copy of the scipt also :) ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: RE: Fluke T-shooters Author: John Robertson <jrr(a)flippers.com> at Internet Date: 1/11/00 8:40 AM I found the Asteroids script, had downloaded it a while ago and it was lurking in the wrong area. Would anyone like a copy? John :-#)#

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Re: Programming the Fluke 9100 - Am I out of luck?
by ayeckley 15 Apr '02

15 Apr '02

>You should be able to tell if you have the programming option by > looking for the 9 pin D-type connection (like a serial port) on the back. Nope, I don't have it, but for some reason I do have the two 25 pin COM ports - utterly useless! >PS - If anyone understands keyboard interfacing and might be able to figure >out what makes the Fluke keyboard special (and hopefully make an adapter for >normal keyboards), let me know. I have a Fluke keyboard, minus keys, that I >can loan out if someone is serious about the project. I ran across a blurb in the service manual than mentions it uses a 2400 (IIRC) baud serial interface. My plan *was* to use a COM port on a PC to emulate the keyboard (there was also a table listing the key mapping), but there is little point if it won't get me anywhere. Sigh, thanks for your help. Looks like its back to the 9010 for me :-( Alex http://www.elektronforge.com ayeckley(a)elektronforge.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: special test fixture - pinball
by A218＠aol.com 10 Oct '01

10 Oct '01

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Fluke scripts
by John Robertson 05 Oct '01

05 Oct '01

I am looking for these, I have a small collection including Asteroids (gotta get in a Vector element). Would like to correspond with others interested in trading info and files. John :-#)# 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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special test fixture - pinball
by Mitch Rohde 29 Sep '01

29 Sep '01

Folks, Just picked up a Gottlieb test fixture for, I believe, System 1 games. It is a black box with LED displays, an array of switches, and a harness coming out the back. I have little documentation. One of the Sys 1 repair manuals gives some info -- but very little. It mentions a test rom that goes with this device. Anyone else see one of these? Use one? Any info appreciated. Thanks, Mitch bovine(a)mediaone.net -- Mitch bovine(a)mediaone.net 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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Midway Card Rack Test ROMs
by James Marous 12 Sep '01

12 Sep '01

Hi gang, traffic has been a little light so I though I would try this. I have 2 of the test boards for the Midway card rack series (Gorf, WoW, etc.). These are described in the "Card Rack System Part I" manual. There are 2 parts to this test setup, a ram test card and a pattern test card. In order to run the 2 tests, you have to swap rom sets, one set for ram test and one for pattern test. Now, I have the pattern test roms, as they were in the boards when I got them, but I don't have the ram test roms. Does anyone have them and could they possibly forward me a copy? I would be happy to send the pattern test roms if anyone needs them. Thanks James -- Email me! mailto:jamesm@erinet.com My Homepage: http://www.erinet.com/jamesm 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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Fluke & S2650
by Mike Coates 06 Sep '01

06 Sep '01

>They have rather interesting ideas on using the units, plus making pods for processors that are not covered by the pods in (then) production - including making a pod for the 6503/6507/6512, NCS800, 2650... I would be *VERY* interested in the info on the s2650 conversion/pod - any chance of a copy of the relevant articles. I also would be interested in any info on the actual communication to/from pods, as I have another couple of ideas to check out. p.s. It appears that the rom checksum is generated by the pod rather than the software in the fluke - still investigating!

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Fluke 9010a + z80 pod questions
by Werner Sharp 06 Sep '01

06 Sep '01

I'm trying out my 9010 and z80 pod for the first time and having some troubles. The main unit and pod pass self test fine but don't work when I plug the pod into a z80 socket on a game board. I'm getting a "POD TIMEOUT - ATTEMPTING RESET" error when attempting any tests. I'm trying to troubleshoot the pod itself and the z80 pod manual says to "disable all forcing line and interrupt inputs and set all forcing line and interrupt traps to NO during Setup Editing". I can change the setup options fine but I don't see anything in the manuals about disabling forcing line and interrupt inputs. Does anyone know what that means? Any other advice about getting this going? Thanks for your help. -Werner 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: Fluke 9010a + z80 pod questions
by Mark Shostak 06 Sep '01

06 Sep '01

---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Werner Sharp <sharpw(a)bellsouth.net> >I'm trying out my 9010 and z80 pod for the first time and having some >troubles. The main unit and pod pass self test fine but don't work when I >plug the pod into a z80 socket on a game board. I'm getting a "POD >TIMEOUT - ATTEMPTING RESET" error when attempting any tests. Generally this error will be reported if the UUT is either not powered up or has some other major problem. Does the game board work? Is it powered up? Are you sure? What board is it? I would ensure the UUT is powered and *try a different UUT* as well. Oh, is pin 1 at the correct end of the socket? >I'm trying to troubleshoot the pod itself IIRC that requires a second (working) identical POD. >and the z80 pod manual says to "disable all forcing line and interrupt >inputs and set all forcing line and interrupt traps to NO during Setup >Editing". I can change the setup options fine but I don't see anything >in the manuals about disabling forcing line and interrupt inputs. >Does anyone know what that means? Er, I know what the manual means, but I'm not sure what the sentence above means: You start off with "manual says to..." and end with "don't see anything in the manual about..." ??? You can scroll though the entire setup menu and all of the options you mentioned above are in there. You can set them all to "NO" if you like. Near as I can tell, that's what you seem to be saying the manual is trying to tell you to do. Did I mention making sure the UUT is powered up? :-) >Any other advice about getting this going? See above. >-Werner -Mark 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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