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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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ftp site is down...
by John Robertson 23 Dec '22

23 Dec '22

Does anyone know Tim Matthews (in the UK) and can ask him if he is aware his web site arcadetech.org is down? He is hosting the TTL library (I have a complete archive of course) and I noticed it was down when I tried to upload some files yesterday. I sent him an email but did not hear back. The domain is listed as active until 2020 so it must be a server thing... Thanks! John :-#)# -- How to subscribe or unsubscribe from TTL http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist _______________________________________________ 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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ADDR ERROR @ XXXXh - LOOP?
by John Robertson 24 Mar '21

24 Mar '21

And here is a new one for me, don't recall seeing that error message before, nor can I find reference to it in the 9010A Operator Manual. Pressing the MORE key gives me "ADDR BITS 0100 - LOOP?" so I assumed this was some sort of a decode issue and will proceed accordingly. Just thought I would post it here in case anyone else runs across this rare error message which I assume was added to the 3A ROMs in the 9010, but not to the manual - at least the copy I have... (later) It was indeed a problem with some address lines. For only A7 and A8 when loop reading @ 0000 (easiest - all should be Low) with the 9010 probe (set to Address) the Low light was flickering, not steady Low. Turned out to be a 74LS367 that had two inputs that were somehow pulling the lines slightly high. This did not show up when doing a ROM or BUSS test - only in either of the RAM tests. FYI John :-#)# -- How to subscribe or unsubscribe from TTL http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/techtoolslist _______________________________________________ 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 9020a manuals
by Andrew Dunn 02 Mar '20

02 Mar '20

Greetings to all. New to the forum. Could somebody possibly point me in the right direction for scans of any manuals specific to Fluke 9020a. _______________________________________________ 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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Taito Test Tech Fixture Manual 72-00013-001
by Steve Larkins 29 Feb '20

29 Feb '20

Hey list I just uploaded a scan of the Taito of America Test Fixture which has been absent for some time. If anyone else would like to see it before it clears quarantine it is also here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mEtdd1Sgsl_OGUYrmg6xWvRsvg0CXaqM&authuser… Regards _______________________________________________ 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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searching for Fluke TK80A Rev C schematic and Fluke TestWriter software
by Gonzalo Fernandez 29 Feb '20

29 Feb '20

Hello: I´m searching for the schematic of the Fluke TK80 trainer board: I have the Fluke TK80A Rev C trainer board, this board has a foil keypad (has no keyboard keys), but all the documentation in the ftp site is for the first release of Fluke TK80 board (keyboard with keys), someone has the schematic of the TK80A Rev C board I have? The Fluke TK80A board is based on 8080 processor and is a trainer board to be used in conjunction with the Fluke 9010A tester. Also I´m searching for the Fluke TestWriter software (option 9020A-925) This software enables you to use the PC as a datalogger, controller,..with the Fluke 9010A attached to the PC serial port (if the Fluke 9010A has the GF option installed) I have searched the ftp site but no luck. I have been able to find the utilities program tape programs, such programs are posted (side A and side B of tape) in ftp://ttl.arcadetech.org/TTL/Test_Equipment/Fluke/9010%20Series/9010A%20Tap… thanks _______________________________________________ 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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Huntron tracker
by Steve Larkins 20 Feb '20

20 Feb '20

Has anyone else seen these on ebay? They have an auto accept set at $50... I bought one and there are 10 more! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401703766438 _______________________________________________ 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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B&K Precision 560A IC Tester software
by Chris Rinewalt 14 Feb '20

14 Feb '20

Hello all, Today I posted the AK560A user software (well, mostly, see my posts in the link for full details) and manual for the B&K 560A programmable IC tester on KLOV: https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=465817 I attached the software in that post, so if you are not a member, you can download it here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dFHKnb43KXoDsg1Jxzso0qxNNBGhgLrR For posterity (in case the forum ever goes down), here is a cut and paste of my posts: Offered up is the much rumored AK-560 (well... pretty much, see below) software for creating IC test patterns for chips not included in the standard BK-560 library and the equally important manual. I have tested the software and found that I could only get it to work in DosBOX. I have other B&K software from the same period that I was able to get to work through a DOS window in WinXP, so I'm not sure why this wouldn't. But setting up DosBOX to work was easy, and I only had to add one line to the config file. I have not tried this with a USB->serial adapter, so if you do, please post here with the results. Download the manual here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bo...EBG9PTv9SkxN8g <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1boncY6v16zEgZWbv32EBG9PTv9SkxN8g> Now the bad news.... I could not get the software to work with the original BK-560. I tried and tried and it consistently errored out at the download portion of the instruction. As I have read, the BK-560 serial is 300 baud standard. I set that baud rate in the software options and had the above error. When I set it to anything more than 300 baud, I couldn't even get past the Port On instruction. I never bothered to check, but now I am wondering if there is a DIP or something inside the 560 which allows for setting a higher baud; something to think about for those of you with one. Perhaps the change in the program software from the 560 to 560A required a change in the AK software as well, I cannot say. Sorry, Tennessee. So, the astute will immediate notice that the main menu actually shows the software named for the Pro-Line PL 5010, rather than 560A. I received this software with a purchase of a B&K Pro-Line PL 5010 IC tester. This tester actually preceded the BK-560A, but has extra features that were not incorporated until the release of the BK-560B (if it was ever actually released). See next post for more info. I was told by the seller that they had the manuals/extras for this machine, but after 6+ months(!) of back and forth, I was never able to get any of them. So I had to order a photocopy of the AK-560A manual and luckily the instructions appear to be the same, as even the program's help files didn't get me very far. So no original manuals for this software/unit, but somehow I did end up with a working MicroConcepts BoardWalker 103 with manuals!? (next post) >From what I have been able to gather, sometime after Maxtec purchased B&K from Dynascan, they annouced the new ProLine series of equipment, which were to be more advanced testers. I don't know why the $3500 (MSRP) BK-560 was not considered "pro level", but I guess that is marketing at work. I found info on three testers that were produced under the Pro-Line nameplate by B&K in 1991/92, the PL 5000, the PL 5010 and PL 5030. The PL 5000 was a crazy $15,000 PC based machine that, from the info I found, incorporated IC testing like the 560/5010 machines, along with analog signature analysis (5030, see below), wrapped up in a fancy software with a bunch of other features for guided fault testing on 48 channels. It could use the captured information to create a schematic of the PCB components based on the nodes detected by the software... fancy stuff. The PL 5030 was an analog signature analyzer (like a Huntron Tracker or BK-540/545) but required an interface with a PC. (see attached grabs from contemporaneous magazine adverts and check out an article featuring this equipment in Electronic Servicing & Techonology's Sep 1992 issue, pg 8). So, sometime in 1991 B&K released the PL 5010 and for some unknown reason, ceased production sometime in 1992 when/after the BK-560A was released (I cannot find a firm date). The PL 5010 has all the features of the 560A, but adds a selectable baud rate for a PC interface, the ability to the run self test without power cycling the unit, out of circuit IC auto ID for TTL/CMOS chips and a logic monitor mode. These features were claimed to be incorporated into the 560B (see image found on an old B&K reseller website which appears to be a scan from a catalog, but it showed the 560A machine, just like the archive page on B&K's website), but I've not seen confirmation that it was ever released. If you examine the 560A ROM code, you'll notice it mentions both 'Logic Probe Mode' and 'AUTO ID'. Perhaps a 560A can be modified to run those modes or maybe it's just a carryover from the PL 5010 software? The library software is the exact same between the PL 5010 and 560A (verified with a hex editor file comparison), which was pretty much the same as the final known 560 library (except for 28 pin EPROMS). That may not be suprising, as I'm not sure how many, if any, new TTL/CMOS/memory DIP ICs were released after the early 1990s. That's about all I know about these machines. If anyone else has additional info, please share. _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [Techtoolslist] B&K Precision 560A IC Tester software
by Rich Drewniak via Techtoolslist 14 Feb '20

14 Feb '20

Which original manuals do you need? Mine came with the manuals and some info on updating the 560. I dont know if this is all out there yet, but I could scan what I have at work and forward it to someone -----Original Message----- From: Chris Rinewalt <chris.rinewalt(a)gmail.com> To: Technical Tools Mail List <techtoolslist(a)flippers.com> Sent: Fri, Feb 14, 2020 06:01 PM Subject: [Techtoolslist] B&K Precision 560A IC Tester software Hello all, Today I posted the AK560A user software (well, mostly, see my posts in the link for full details) and manual for the B&K 560A programmable IC tester on KLOV: https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=465817 I attached the software in that post, so if you are not a member, you can download it here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dFHKnb43KXoDsg1Jxzso0qxNNBGhgLrR For posterity (in case the forum ever goes down), here is a cut and paste of my posts: Offered up is the much rumored AK-560 (well... pretty much, see below) software for creating IC test patterns for chips not included in the standard BK-560 library and the equally important manual. I have tested the software and found that I could only get it to work in DosBOX. I have other B&K software from the same period that I was able to get to work through a DOS window in WinXP, so I'm not sure why this wouldn't. But setting up DosBOX to work was easy, and I only had to add one line to the config file. I have not tried this with a USB->serial adapter, so if you do, please post here with the results. Download the manual here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bo...EBG9PTv9SkxN8g <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1boncY6v16zEgZWbv32EBG9PTv9SkxN8g> Now the bad news.... I could not get the software to work with the original BK-560. I tried and tried and it consistently errored out at the download portion of the instruction. As I have read, the BK-560 serial is 300 baud standard. I set that baud rate in the software options and had the above error. When I set it to anything more than 300 baud, I couldn't even get past the Port On instruction. I never bothered to check, but now I am wondering if there is a DIP or something inside the 560 which allows for setting a higher baud; something to think about for those of you with one. Perhaps the change in the program software from the 560 to 560A required a change in the AK software as well, I cannot say. Sorry, Tennessee. So, the astute will immediate notice that the main menu actually shows the software named for the Pro-Line PL 5010, rather than 560A. I received this software with a purchase of a B&K Pro-Line PL 5010 IC tester. This tester actually preceded the BK-560A, but has extra features that were not incorporated until the release of the BK-560B (if it was ever actually released). See next post for more info. I was told by the seller that they had the manuals/extras for this machine, but after 6+ months(!) of back and forth, I was never able to get any of them. So I had to order a photocopy of the AK-560A manual and luckily the instructions appear to be the same, as even the program's help files didn't get me very far. So no original manuals for this software/unit, but somehow I did end up with a working MicroConcepts BoardWalker 103 with manuals!? (next post) >From what I have been able to gather, sometime after Maxtec purchased B&K from Dynascan, they annouced the new ProLine series of equipment, which were to be more advanced testers. I don't know why the $3500 (MSRP) BK-560 was not considered "pro level", but I guess that is marketing at work. I found info on three testers that were produced under the Pro-Line nameplate by B&K in 1991/92, the PL 5000, the PL 5010 and PL 5030. The PL 5000 was a crazy $15,000 PC based machine that, from the info I found, incorporated IC testing like the 560/5010 machines, along with analog signature analysis (5030, see below), wrapped up in a fancy software with a bunch of other features for guided fault testing on 48 channels. It could use the captured information to create a schematic of the PCB components based on the nodes detected by the software... fancy stuff. The PL 5030 was an analog signature analyzer (like a Huntron Tracker or BK-540/545) but required an interface with a PC. (see attached grabs from contemporaneous magazine adverts and check out an article featuring this equipment in Electronic Servicing & Techonology's Sep 1992 issue, pg 8). So, sometime in 1991 B&K released the PL 5010 and for some unknown reason, ceased production sometime in 1992 when/after the BK-560A was released (I cannot find a firm date). The PL 5010 has all the features of the 560A, but adds a selectable baud rate for a PC interface, the ability to the run self test without power cycling the unit, out of circuit IC auto ID for TTL/CMOS chips and a logic monitor mode. These features were claimed to be incorporated into the 560B (see image found on an old B&K reseller website which appears to be a scan from a catalog, but it showed the 560A machine, just like the archive page on B&K's website), but I've not seen confirmation that it was ever released. If you examine the 560A ROM code, you'll notice it mentions both 'Logic Probe Mode' and 'AUTO ID'. Perhaps a 560A can be modified to run those modes or maybe it's just a carryover from the PL 5010 software? The library software is the exact same between the PL 5010 and 560A (verified with a hex editor file comparison), which was pretty much the same as the final known 560 library (except for 28 pin EPROMS). That may not be suprising, as I'm not sure how many, if any, new TTL/CMOS/memory DIP ICs were released after the early 1990s. That's about all I know about these machines. If anyone else has additional info, please share. _______________________________________________ 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/ _______________________________________________ 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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