Hi How do I send a hex file (the output of the 9LC compiler [1]) from Windows to a 9010A using RS232? I can use FIDE to compile a script into hex and send the hex ("compile and send") and that works fine but I'm not seeing an option in FIDE to open and send a pre-existing hex file. There is an option "send a pre-compiled file to the 9010A base unit" which sounds like what I want but I can see no way to select the file. The original Fluke 'xfer' utility [2[ supports sending hex files over serial but I can't get it to work on Win7 (32bit). Native "dos" it never starts the transfer. Under dosbox it completes without seeming to send anything and the Fluke just displays "Aux-Receiving". Trying to send the file direct to the serial port using DOS "copy <file> com1:" (in text or binary modes) or using Realterm just results in a Framing Error at 9600-7O1 (the FIDE recommended default) and 9600-8N1. Using 300-7O1 gets me a Parity Error rather than Framing Error. Also, I saw an old comment from John that XON/XOFF is manually enabled through the Fluke setup menu (http://www.vectorlist.org/TechTools/2009/08/0003.html) but I don't see such an option and Kevin replied saying same. Tony 1: Example of a hex file ftp://ftp.flippers.com/TTL/TestEquipment/Fluke/9010%20Series/9010A%20Tapes/764977-1.H 2. xfer: utility ftp://ftp.flippers.com/TTL/TestEquipment/Fluke/9010%20Series/9010%20DOS%20Programs/9010A%20Language%20Compiler%20V1.2%20-%20IBM%20PC%20-%201984/XFER.EXE _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist@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/
On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 8:37 PM, Tony Jones <tony@tonyjones.com> wrote:
There is an option "send a pre-compiled file to the 9010A base unit" which sounds like what I want but I can see no way to select the file.
Ignore, I figured it out about 2 minutes after posting :) I assumed from the description that "send a pre-compiled file to the 9010A base unit" would prompt for the file. Instead it fails with "SYSTEM ERROR 5: Invalid procedure call or argument" and then the app starts behaving weirdly.. You need to copy the hex file into one of the scripts directories, select that as your script. Then you can invoke "send a pre-compiled file to the 9010A base unit". I'm still interested in the XON/XOFF part of the original question. Thanks and sorry for noise. _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist@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/
Tony Jones writes:
On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 8:37 PM, Tony Jones <tony@tonyjones.com> wrote:
There is an option "send a pre-compiled file to the 9010A base unit" which sounds like what I want but I can see no way to select the file.
Ignore, I figured it out about 2 minutes after posting :)
I assumed from the description that "send a pre-compiled file to the 9010A base unit" would prompt for the file. Instead it fails with "SYSTEM ERROR 5: Invalid procedure call or argument" and then the app starts behaving weirdly.. You need to copy the hex file into one of the scripts directories, select that as your script. Then you can invoke "send a pre-compiled file to the 9010A base unit".
Seems like a real hassle. I’d open any convenient serial terminal and just paste the contents of the file in. It’s "hex," but just ASCII encoded, so will copy/paste fine.
I'm still interested in the XON/XOFF part of the original question.
I don’t have one in front of me, but I don’t recall seeing that option. The 9100 can be set up for XON/XOFF or RTS/CTS, maybe the poster was confusing the two machines. Based on what I see in the 9100 Language Compiler doc, the 9010a only supports XON/XOFF, and doesn’t implement hardware flow control at all. -- Ian _______________________________________________ Techtoolslist mailing list Techtoolslist@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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