Re: Pod Self-Test Error

Whatever....

FYA, here's what happened. I'm not sure this counts as an RTFM kind of problem.

First off, the DIP is rock solid, that is, (on this pod) it does not rock.

Powered it up and invoked "BUS" test.
Display came back with ST Fail 00, yada, yada
read @ F0000 to determine which test failed (per manual)
Display came back with "DATA ERR - LOOP?"
I then read @FFFFF, just for grins
Display came back with "ST PASS"
I then invoked the "BUS" test again
Display came back with "ST PASS"
I read @F0000
Display came back with FF, as it should

Now it won't fail. PFM.

----- Original Message -----
From: John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com>
To: <techtoolslist@flippers.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: Pod Self-Test Error

> Page 6-3 of the 6809 manual covers this error (00). If you don't have the
> 6809 manual it was archived:
>
> http://www.stormaster.com/Spies/arcade/TE/index.html
>
> John :-#)#
>
> At 02:41 AM 25/09/2002 -0500, Mark Shostak wrote:
>
> >Rodger/John/All,
> >
> > > For the most part I find that error is a bad connection to the self test
> > > socket. Try sliding the plug sideways in the test socket with it partially
> > > engaged. This works for me...
> >
> >I've tried that with mixed results; mainly no go. In fact, generally, if I
> >don't
> >mess with it (as specified above), it won't even go into self test.
> >
> > > You DO put the pod's plug into a 40 pin socket to insert into the UUT
> > don't
> > > you?
> >
> >Um, like I tell my mother - "most of the time".
> >
> >However, I seem to find this problem either way. The DIP doesn't seem
> >to seat in those ZIFs very well. They seem to rock across the center of the
> >plug (as in, they pivot across the long axis).
> >
> >Maybe it's just that those ZIFs, at least when combined with the particular
> >DIPs Fluke used, suck. The fact that the pods otherwise (seem to) work
> >perfectly, supports that theory.
> >
> >Does anyone know what the 00 error is?
> >
> >-Mark
> >
> >---
> >It's a Fluke if it works...
>
Received on Wed Sep 25 11:24:25 2002