Re: Fluke 9100s - Who has what?

<x-flowed>The problem with the checksum that the Fluke generates is that it has no
bearing on checksums that are created by most eprom programmers etc, so it
means you have to create a new list of "Fluke" checksums for each rom
image. I have sent the file of the base unit for the 9010A to Jess, but it
is a Z80 based system and he is not so familiar with that, any Z80 guru's
want a crack at this?

John :-#)#

At 10:59 PM 5/3/2000 , Peter Fyfe wrote:
>One thing i like about the checksum for the ROMs is that you can get a
>checksum for a block of ROM. So you can do one check to see if the entire
>ROM set is good or not. Albeit, if the checksum is wrong you will need to
>go through each ROM individually, but if the ROM's are good then you only
>have the one check as opposed to many.
>
>Peter
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jess Askey <jess@magenta.com>
>To: TechToolsList@flippers.com <TechToolsList@flippers.com>
>Date: Thursday, May 04, 2000 5:58 PM
>Subject: Re: Fluke 9100s - Who has what?
>
>
> >Do any of you have the ROM images for the 9010A, it seems it would be
>trivial to change
> >the CSUM routine into a standard one. If anyone has them and will forward
>them to me I
> >would be happy to look into changing them.
> > jess
> >
> >John Robertson wrote:
> >>
> >> Well, I have the 9010A, and use the Z80, 6502, 6800, and 8080 pods in
> >> service. The main bitch I have with the unit is the signature that it
> >> generates for ROM memory is not the standard Checksum that most
>programmers
> >> use, so I have to create a new signature for each game rom. One at a
>time.
> >> Boring. I have not gotten around to using the RS232 port for iMporting
>and
> >> exporting test routines, but I find I normally just use the most basic
> >> functions on the unit to do RAM, ROM tests and this finds over 90% of the
> >> problems within a few minutes. Other problems are easier found with
> >> standard troubleshooting for whatever game it is. I have not got the time
> >> to learn the programming for this unit so I am not making any tests for
>I/O
> >> beyond doing a check to see if present. The clock would be useful, it
>turns
> >> the unit into a signature analyzer (but I already have three of these:
>Cat
> >> Box, Kurz Kash Sig II, and HP Signature Voltmeter). Anyone interested in
> >> trade for the KK unit?
> >>
> >> John :-#)#
> >>
> >> At 09:27 PM 5/3/2000 , ayeckley wrote:
> >> >Jeff Anderson & I have been trying to determine
> >> >who all is using the Fluke 9100 system, and to what
> >> >level of sophistication. Anyone actually using the
> >> >Programmer Station option? Anyone using the
> >> >I/O pods? Clock modules?
> >> >
> >> >I'm at the larval stage on this system.
> >> >
> >> >Alex
> >> >http://www.elektronforge.com
> >> >ayeckley@elektronforge.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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> >>
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Received on Thu May 04 14:20:53 2000