TechTools Archives: Re: Fluke compiler software

From: John Robertson <jrr_at_flippers.com>
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 03:02:30 EST

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I was chatting with Neil Bradley tonight about his Z80 emulator and he
suggested that perhaps someone here might be able to help 
"- emulating a piece of hardware requires not only just the ROM
images, but all the appropriate hardware hooks, timing, and translating
user interface on the screen (under Windows - not easy) into something
that can be used." 
Urk....I can help with finding the memory map for the fluke and helping
figure out the hardware side, but I am NOT a code jockey. 
Neil's MZ80 emulator can be found at:
<a href="ftp://ftp.synthcom.com/pub/emulators/cpu/makez80.zip" eudora="autourl">ftp://ftp.synthcom.com/pub/emulators/cpu/makez80.zip</a> 
So anyone want to help? Fame and riches abound! If not then
perhaps a few evenings of headaches...one or the other. The 9010A roms
are up on
<a href="ftp://ftp.flippers.com/Fluke" eudora="autourl">ftp.flippers.com/Fluke</a> 
I have joined them into a contiguous block. 
Making a pod interface for a 6520 (the PIA the 9010A uses) and include
the probe input socket along with the signature generator should be
fairly straightforward as a PC - AT style plug in board, or if some
cleaver person wants to make it USB, well, who am I to stop
them? 
The memory map for the 9010A is fairly simple actually, there ain't much
in there, as long as one ignore the tape drive and the RS-232 port and
the display. OK, the display will be a bit irritating, it uses a 8041,
but I'll try to read one at the shop...I think my universal burner from
Xeltek can read them...maybe...but the actual base only has a CPU, some
RAM, a few ROMs and the probe interface. Ok, the probe interface is a bit
much too, but hey, we can ignore it for now, eh? 
Page 7A-6 in the 9010A Service Manual gives the addressing: ROM from 0000
- 9FFF, RAM C000 - FFFF, I/O 10020 - 100F0 (X 20h) 
John :-#)# 
 
At 04:34 PM 03/04/2002 -0500, Kev wrote: 
 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>RKSIC does have an option to set up
the port.  I forget the number. 
For some reason I could not get 9600 8-n-1 to work but I did manage to
get 
4800 running. 
Johns' idea of the PC replacement for the base should eliminate those
speed 
concerns and then coupled with a 8255 card or similar controllable I/O
card 
will make a powerful test tool. 
Kev 
 
> 
> The one thing I don't like about the fluke compiler is I don't
think 
there's 
> any way to change the com port settings.  Maybe I'm
wrong.  The baud rate 
is 
> defaulted to 2400.  That's pretty dang slooow.  Maybe
someone can change 
> that. 
> 
> 
> Matt 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: owner-techtoolslist@www.flippers.com 
>
[<a href="mailto:owner-techtoolslist@www.flippers.com" eudora="autourl">mailto:owner-techtoolslist@www.flippers.com</a>]On
Behalf Of Kev 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 1:08 PM 
> To: Mike Coates; TechToolsList@flippers.com 
> Subject: Re: Fluke compiler software 
> 
> 
> 
> Which compiler?  Freds or the Fluke issued one? 
> 
> We've got Delphi in the office & my boss was a big Delphi fan
but is 
quickly 
> becoming a C++ convert. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Kev 
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > I have started on doing a windows version of this compiler, but
I'm 
> > converting it to Delphi (since I hate visual basic, and thats
about the 
> only 
> > kid on the block nowadays) - there's also the option for
someone to load 
> it 
> > across into Kylix when I've finished and create a linux/unix
version 
too! 
> > (in case anyone here is a linux junkie) 
> > 
> > the first version will have the compiler and text editor as a
windows 
> > program, when this works OK, I'll look at putting the comms
stuff into 
the 
> > same program so everything is in one place. 
> > 
> > I'm about 20% of the way through the basic code at the moment,
getting 
rid 
> > of the GOTO's and converting the syntax to pascal. 
> > 
> > more reports when it gets to doing something 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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