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Fluke 9110FT SPECTRUM-TX diskettes imaged
by Martin Olsson 10 May '23

10 May '23

Hi all! I bought a Fluke 9110FT setup and with that setup came the SPECTRUM-TX diskettes which I now have imaged and uploaded to the "/TTL/Test_Equipment/Fluke/9100 Series" folder on John's FTP site. Inside the ZIP archive is a ReadMe with more details about the images etc. I haven't tested the images myself but I think they should probably work as the original diskettes was error free. Enjoy! /Martin! _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Alpha Electronics Dynamic Integrated Digital IC Tester on eBay
by John Robertson 17 Feb '20

17 Feb '20

I chatted with the seller and he confirms that it does NOT power up. So chances are the battery backed up system ROM has failed. Item 390623172259 He reduced the price on his own from the original asking $59.95 to $19.95. Pity. I was hoping to find a good one to extract the program from to save mine... If someone here buys it and CAN extract the ROM data I'd sure like a copy! John :-#(# _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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9100FT Programmer’s Keyboard
by Ian Eure 08 Oct '18

08 Oct '18

I finally tracked down a Programmer’s Keyboard for my 9100. I don’t know how widely it’s known, but there were two different versions of the keyboard. The only photos I’ve seen are the earlier model, which meant that I almost let this one slip away. It was on eBay, new old stock, for $36 shipped! All the info is in the manuals, if you look. I had always wondered why the keyboard illustrations in the Programmer’s Manual didn’t match the photos of the keyboard I’d seen. It’s because I read scans of a later (1991) printing, which has illustrations of the later revision of the keyboard. I haven’t seen a 1988 printing, but I bet it shows the earlier keyboard layout. The various 9100 service manuals list different part numbers: 9100A Supplemental Parts List (May 1988), fig. 5-21, p. 5-53 ---- Lists p/n 5-64995-131. This seems to be the more common version of the keyboard. It has a block of (mostly) 2u keys on the far right, angled RETURN key, and arrows by the SHIFT and RETURN keys. Photo: https://i.imgur.com/undefined.png The Service Manual which this is a supplement to (9100A Service Manual p/n 809210, May 1988) only lists the Fluke stock number, 757120, in fig. 5-20 on p. 5-50. 9100FT Service Manual (p/n 910476, November 1991), fig. 5-18, p. 5-49 ---- This has new stock and parts numbers. s/n 887216, p/n E04008051. The later revision more closely resembles a 1990s 101-key PC keyboard, with separate numpad and arrow keys. It seems to work fine on a 9100A. Since this an uncommon keyboard, I naturally tore it apart and took some photos of the inside before even plugging it in. These are available on https://www.dropbox.com/s/sa34h6252476012/9100FT-Keyboard.zip?dl=0, and probably ought to go into the TTL FTP. It seems to be second-sourced from KeyTronics, which might explain the lack of documentation (schematics, etc) in the Fluke service manuals. Even though it looks like a PC keyboard, it uses uncommon capacative (hybrid mechanical) switches mounted on a metal plate, and feels much sturdier than the 1990s rubber dome board I was expecting. The controller is an 8031, with the program in a 2764 EPROM. I’m going to see if I can dump it, though it’s soldered in and I’d prefer not to remove it. There are two DIP switches which are accessible via a panel on the bottom. I have no idea what (if anything) they do. I’ve built a few keyboards from kits, so I was hoping that with a good look inside, it might be possible build a reproduction with the same microcontroller and program. While the 8031/2764 is excellent news for this, the rest is a downer. There’s an Exar 22-00958-000 IC which handles the capacitive keyswitches and provides keypress data to the 8031. It looks like the switches and controller are hard to come by, which renders the program on the EPROM useless. Still, maybe someone could adapt another KeyTronics board, as they seem to be fairly similar. Here’s a couple pages I found that have info on KeyTronics keyboards, and might be useful. http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?58612-Key-Tronic-KB3270-Plus-ROM-… http://www.seasip.info/VintagePC/kb3270.html https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=37968.0 -- Ian _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Fluke 006 async tape data on ftp site + help getting self-test to pass
by Tony Jones 14 Sep '18

14 Sep '18

#1 There are two copies of the tape data on the ftp site: ftp://ftp.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment/Fluke/9010%20Series/9010A%20Tap… 13.5k in size; referenced here: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/2011q2/001031.html and ftp://ftp.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment/Fluke/9010%20Series/9010%20scri… 8.1k in size; referenced here: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/2016q1/002344.html John; this second one that you uploaded is bad and should be removed. According to the source, subprograms 12-18 are BINARY but all that is present in the file for all 7 subprograms is ":1A@@$$ :5350$A3" where 1A is the subprogram identifier, @@ is the subprogram number and $$ is the checksum. sig-a.h appears to contain valid binary data. #2 Using the first image (sig-a.h) I still can't get the self-test procedure detailed on pages 2-12, 2-13 and 2-14 of the 006 operation manual to pass. I've tried now on two different systems (with different clock modules). Each time all I get is "signature 0000 count 255" The manual is marked as "2nd preliminary version" ftp://ftp.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment/Fluke/9010%20Series/9010_Fixtur… Several possible reasons: a) The saved sig-a.h image is also bad. I actually have an NOS tape but of the eleven 9010s I've had, none have a working tape to read it on ;-( b) The manual is incorrect. This is possible. On page 2-14 it says "set the data delay to 4" but there is no such option in the setup. Does anyone have a newer copy? c) I'm not correctly interpreting the resistor hook up instructions on page 2-13. Image of what I'm doing attached. thanks for any help!! _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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Fluke 9010A 006/async self-test
by Tony Jones 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

Hi. Has anyone else tried to perform the self-test for the 9010 async module? It is documented on pages 2-13 and 2-14 of the Asynchronous Signature Probe Option 9000A-006 Operation Manual: (http://files.stardustarcade.com/Test%20Equipment/Fluke/PDFs/9000A-006%20Asy…) I'm using the archive of side-a of the tape from ftp://ftp.flippers.com/TTL/TestEquipment/Fluke/9010%20Series/9010A%20Tapes/… (which I think came from Matt Rossiter - http://www.vectorlist.org/TechTools/2011/06/0008.html) I believe the hardware specific binaries are present and executing however I'm unable to successfully pass self-test. I constantly get 0000/255 rather than BB34/256. I interpreted steps 3, 4 and 5 below to mean that I could connect green, yellow and the probe tip to one lead of the 33 ohm resistor and connect red, blue, black and probe ground to the other lead (as that's a lot easier than trying to hang everything off the tips). I'm also not seeing a "data delay" option in the 9010 setup menu so I'm unable to set it to 4. Curious if anyone else gets the expected result? Thanks for your time Tony instructions: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Connect the start and clock (green and yellow) leads of the Clock Module to the tip of the data probe. 4. Connect the stop (red), enable (blue), and ground (black) leads to the data probe ground lead. 5. Connect a 33-ohm, 1/4-watt resistor across the group of connections made in step 3 and the group of connections made in step 4. (The resistor connects so that the data probe tip is shunted to the ground lead.). 7. For the Model 9020A, run the example program listed in Section 6, paragraph 6-5. For the 9005A and 9010A, refer to Initialization of the Signature Function and: - Set the start signal to a rising edge - Sect the clock signal to a falling edge - Set the stop counter to 256 (The clock limit count provides an end to the gate time in lieu of a stop signal.) - Set the data transition (event) count to gated - Set the enable signal to low - Set the data delay to 4 - Press the PULSE HIGH key on the Troubleshooter. - Press the READ PROBE key, and the display reads WAIT followed by SIGNATURE BB34 COUNT 256 Any other signature or count indicates a problem with the Signature Module, the Clock Module, or the Troubleshooter. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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How to update version on a Data I/O 29B?
by Joe Magiera 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

I have a Data I/O 29B (with Unipak 2B). I tried to program a 27128 and I got an error message. Upon further research, I found the 2B needs to be at at-least version 7 to do a 27128. I have V6. Is there any way to update the version, and if so, how? Thanks, Joe --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist(a)flippers.com https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist FTP site is: ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment Archive site: http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/

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