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Re: [Techtoolslist] Fluke on Mario Bros.
by David Shoemaker 20 Apr '18

20 Apr '18

Looking at the manual for the Z80QT pod and the schematic I think I am getting an expected result. I hooked up the pod and hit BUS to run the bus test. I immediately get back CTL ERR showing 00000010 this is the HALT line. Looking at the schematic it appears HALT and INT are both tied together and pulled high. So the fluke can't exercise that line. Any way to ignore that error and verify the rest of the bus test? Oh and according the manual maximum clock frequency is 8.0 mhz. Does that mean this pod support Z80A/B/C ? From: David Shoemaker [mailto:davids@oz.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:38 PM To: 'Technical Tools Mail List' Subject: Fluke on Mario Bros. Anyone know if you can use either the base z80 pod or the z80qt pod on Mario bros? I know it uses the Z80A but I don't know what the pod is rated at. Thanks, David _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ftp.flippers.com/TTL/TestEquipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Fluke 9000A mystery adapter (for me at least ;-)
by John Robertson 20 Feb '18

20 Feb '18

I have a pod module here called "Z8 I/F ADAPTER" Fluke #9000-200/AB. It has no cable to the base, just a 40 pin CPU cable. Inside is a couple of RAM chips, and some Fluke hybrid interface ICs. Any guesses? John :-#)#

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Any Taito Bench Tester documentation available?
by James Marous 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

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FLUKE 9100A SCSI to CF Adapter - Success with Stratos CF AZTECMONSTER
by techtools-steve 04 Mar '13

04 Mar '13

I received a couple emails inquiring about the SCSI to CF adapter I used so here are the details. Everything you need is currently available at a reasonable price and the physical installation was rather painless. The adapter I used is the Stratos CF AZTECMONSTER and you can buy one direct from Japan http://www.artmix.com/CF_AztecMonster.html but I found it easier and with significantly cheaper shipping to pick one up on ebay. There were multiple listings for the board on ebay yesterday but it appears each had multiple bidders and closed above the starting price. My FLUKE 9100A has the V6 roms installed and was configured using Service Disk 1.4. I have successfully loaded the v4-1b software with the v6.1 update pending availability of new disks (hint-hint Andre)! http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_02.jpg <http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg> http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_03.jpg <http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg> http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_04.jpg <http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg> http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_05.jpg <http://arcadehacking.com/public/fluke/FLUKE9100A_CF_AZTECHMONSTER_01.jpg> I hope this info helps someone else unbrick their Fluke 9100 after a fatal hard disk failure. _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Re: Cracking the 9010A ROM signature generator
by Kev 02 Feb '13

02 Feb '13

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Samdisk looks very promising...
by Andre Huijts 07 Jan '13

07 Jan '13

I just deinstalled the special drivers for Omniflop and rebooted my PC, this automatically reinstalled the default windows drivers for the floppy drive. Then installed the fdrawcmd.sys file and copied Samdisk to my C: root. Started a command box and fiddled around with some of the commands. I got this info when doing the scan command: 83 Cyls, 2 heads: 250Kbps MFM, 16 sectors, 256 bytes/'sector Then it started a list of what looks like info per track: 0.0 0 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 1.0 0 8 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 The first digit is the tracknr., the second the headnr. The other nrs are the sector numbers. All tracks show the same info. For tracks 80,81,82 it reports <blank> So it looks like the format is 80 tracks. Also did a "view" command and to my amazement I got to see all the bytes in hex and ASCII per sector.....I could read some info that makes sense so I guess at least Samdisk is reading the discs correctly. Now making images... Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Fixing the 9100...
by John Robertson 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

Two of my 9100s had no screen display, yet seemed to boot- so took the top case off and starting probing with the voltmeter. Found +5 and +12, but when I checked the +70 there was nothing on one, or very low on the other - and one machine had a bit of a burnt smell to it. That machine blew a tantalum surface mount cap, shorting the output of the switching supply that generates the +70 as well as the isolated +5, +12, and -12 (there are relative to the "E" test point lug). This also took out the driver transistors - which Digi-Key still stocks (bought ten to be safe). To reduce the risk of future damage I lifted the end of the choke coil that was closest to the power connector and installed a 20mm fuse holder in series with it and installed a 1A fuse there in the hopes that the fuse will blow before the system smokes up when the next capacitor shorts out - note I checked all the tantalum with the ESR meter and the rest on all my 9100s check fine. I'll make up a page on this with pictures in a few days and jam it up on flippers on the fluke.html page. John :-#)# -- John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, VideoGames) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out" _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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9100: How to list drives
by Martin White 28 Nov '12

28 Nov '12

Found it. You want the backup utility, and it's on page 20 of the manual found here: /Test_Equipment/Fluke/PDFs/9100_Fixture/9100A-016_DiskBackup_PN846295_1988.pdf On these very Flipper archives :) The backup utility itself for me, is just living in PROGLIB. I have a sneaky feeling I may have installed it from a floppy. If I did, then that floppy will have come from these archives too as I've never owned any original Fluke floppies. I've also got 'BINSTALL' in that same directory and I've got a feeling that was something to do with it as well? Hope that helps. Something to look into anyway… Martin. _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Re: [Techtoolslist] Verified copy of 6.1 now up on TTL
by Martin White 28 Nov '12

28 Nov '12

Seriously not trying to be clever here but there's certainly a way to get a directory listing of the hard drive, and im so-so thinking it would apply to floppies as well. Only reason I know is that I did it when I was messing about with my drive conversion back in 2008, sent the output to a file, transferred that file over serial to my PC, loaded it up in an editor and had a flick through. Sadly, I can't be more specific than that. My memory isn't great and I can't remember details of what I did 6 months ago, let alone coming up for 5 years. I also can't rule out it bring a program someone may have written on my unit. My unit is in my workshop any I've only just finished my day job so my brain is frazzled. Maybe in a bit I'll at least see if I have still got the output file. If it was a script on my unit, it'll be listed in the output. Martin. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Welburn Sent: 28/11/2012 22:12 To: Technical Tools Mail List Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Verified copy of 6.1 now up on TTL Andre... It's not an easy answer. If you know the name of a UUT on the floppy, then 'edit | /dr1/UUTname' this will put you in the UUT directory on the floppy to see if there is any partslib/proglib/nodelist or programs to browse. I don't know how to get a UUT list of the contents of a floppy. If you want to know whats on a disk you can just copy it to the hard disk and see what UUT's pop up. The fluke directory structure is fixed in the editor system, there is not a directory list function like in other OS's, programs are confined to existing inside UUT 'folders'. associated libraries or programs are inside each UUT 'folder' too. Andrew Welburn http://www.andys-arcade.com On 28/11/2012 22:04, Andre Huijts wrote: > You're welcome John, glad it worked to get the V6.1 images done. I don't completely understand your process though, what was your original source ? Did you do anything with my file ? I don't care, just interested to know if it was any good. > > Samdisk is great and also works with loads of other format image files, including Teledisk. > > In my file the V6.1 IEEE-488 disk is included. Did you compare my disks to yours ? Be interested to know if they are any good. > > Now, CAN ANYBODY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO SHOW A DIRECTORY OF A FLOPPY ON THE MONITOR OF THE 9100 ?????????? > > Sorry people, Third time I ask now and everyone seems to ignore. If this is a stupid question please tell me so.... > I want to help out here, have a look at all my floppies what's on them (all 51) and share whatever is on them....if there is anything interesting. > > Thanks ! :) > > Op 28 nov. 2012 om 20:51 heeft John Robertson <jrr(a)flippers.com> het volgende geschreven: > >> I have just restored the 6.1 System and Program (accessory) disc images using SAMDisk (thanks Andre for the tip!). >> >> Under /Fluke/9100A/System_DiscsRV6.1_VerifiedOK >> >> SAMDisk did the work - found the problems in the original 6.1 files and fixed them, I then loaded them onto my 9100 and it booted and ran. So I then made SAMDisk images of these floppies. >> >> You can use the 6.0 Master-User, and likely the IEE488-V6 discs for the pods as far as I can tell - haven't checked that out. >> >> John :-#)# >> _______________________________________________ >> Techtoolslist mailing list >> Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com >> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist >> FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org >> Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/ > _______________________________________________ > Techtoolslist mailing list > Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com > http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist > FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org > Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/ > _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/ _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Verified copy of 6.1 now up on TTL
by John Robertson 28 Nov '12

28 Nov '12

I have just restored the 6.1 System and Program (accessory) disc images using SAMDisk (thanks Andre for the tip!). Under /Fluke/9100A/System_DiscsRV6.1_VerifiedOK SAMDisk did the work - found the problems in the original 6.1 files and fixed them, I then loaded them onto my 9100 and it booted and ran. So I then made SAMDisk images of these floppies. You can use the 6.0 Master-User, and likely the IEE488-V6 discs for the pods as far as I can tell - haven't checked that out. John :-#)# _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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