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Ok, then where can we find these old programs? I would like to have them for my shop, and would be happy to host an FTP storage site for same.<br>
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John :-#)#<br>
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At 09:24 AM 1/7/2000 -0800, Clay Cowgill wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>> Since we're on the topic of the rs-232 port on the 9010... <br>
> has anyone looked<br>
> into whether there is a terminal mode available so we could <br>
> write a pc based<br>
> front-end for the t-shooter?? The pc software side would be <br>
> a breeze if<br>
> that sort of mode is already available. However, if we had to write a<br>
> program on the 9010 to translate the commands.... that might <br>
> get a little<br>
> hairy. Any thoughts?<br>
<br>
The 9010 has a software compiler and downloader that runs on a PC with a<br>
serial port connection. You can write programs that run on the 9010<br>
stand-alone, or you can write stuff that uses the PC as a more verbose host<br>
for doing automated test scripts and examining the results with user<br>
interaction. (The idea was to have the PC be something of an "engineer in a<br>
box" that lets technicians carry out complex debugging tasks in short time.<br>
Sort of a manually-programmed expert system for debugging a board.)<br>
<br>
A sample session might go like:<br>
<br>
PC: Automatically tests RAM and ROM and CPU bus and decides all is well.<br>
PC: "Place test probe on pin 2 of IC 2M (74LS00) and press 'enter'"<br>
Fluke: *beep* (displays signature of 2AF4)<br>
PC: Looks at 2AF4, decides it's right, and directs the trouble shooting to<br>
the next step.<br>
PC: "Place test probe on pin 6 of IC 3H (74LS393) and press 'enter'"<br>
Fluke: *beep* (displays signature of 333F)<br>
PC: Decides that that signature is wrong, and based on the program knows<br>
that the only thing that could be wrong is a certain IC. The PC displays<br>
"IC 1B (74LS02) is defective and needs to be replaced."<br>
<br>
(obviously it takes more steps than that, but you get the idea.)<br>
<br>
There are some programs like this floating around for old arade games (I<br>
remember Pole Position in particular).<br>
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-Clay</blockquote></html>
Received on Fri Jan 07 10:23:08 2000
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