Re: Fluke 9100s - Who has what?

On another note, does anyone know what type of CSUM the fluke actually generates?

John Robertson wrote:
>
> 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 14:47:21 2000