TechTools Archives: Re: Fluke <> 232 cable, and what do I

From: John Robertson <jrr_at_flippers.com>
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 21:34:56 EDT

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Kev, 
No real list archive, although I have saved all the messages going back to the start of the list... 
I get along just fine with a null modem setup and mine runs at 9600 baud. 
Marc, 
You can get a listing of the programs on the 9010 by pressing PROGRAM and then =, you will see the list of program numbers. You can run any single program by pressing PROGRAM and then the program number, with "0" being the most common (default) starting number for programs. 
I find that one can trouble shoot sections of the program by just running that program, for example I've been working on a dog of an Asteroids board and have been working on the script that is now up on the FTP site. Have found a number of minor issues and identified a signature test that if I can figure it out, might simplify the whole vector troubleshooting thing. I've given up on my current dog of a board though...someone else can take over this script for now. <a href="ftp://ftp.flippers.com/Fluke" eudora="autourl">ftp.flippers.com/Fluke 
</a>John :-#)# 
At 10:22 PM 15/04/2002 -0400, Kev wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><EXEC> <YES> 
generally gets you going. 
I was thinking that it would be nice to have a text file (I was thinking 
Word Doc or PDF) that you could print out, 1 page that would tell you some 
basics to go along with the program. 
But then again I've been trying to champion the idea of a uniform "bare 
bones" program that everyone could use as sort of a standard. 
Press 1 for RAM 
Press 2 for ROM 
..... 
Press 9 for RUN UUT etc... 
but if we can get anywhere on the 9100s I may just forget the 9010 (unless 
someone can dig up the cross compiler!). 
 
I thought my 232 cable was simpler, 4 wires but I cann't find my notes on 
that now. 
John, do we have a list archive?  Would be handy (or just add a file to the 
FTP with this info as you compile it Marc). 
 
Third thought.  Has anyone tried to tie pins 2 & 3 of the 232 plug together 
to make the 9010A "fault tolerant".  I want to put a switch on my cable to 
do that, load the program, flip the switch & run the program.  Or is there 
anyway to have the PC monitor output from the 9010A serially & send <CONT> 
on failures? 
Thanks, 
Kev 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Marc Alexander <marcwolf123@yahoo.com> 
To: TechToolsList@flippers.com <TechToolsList@flippers.com> 
Date: Monday, April 15, 2002 9:54 PM 
Subject: Fluke <> 232 cable, and what do I press :-) 
 
> 
> 
>I think the pinouts I saw archived below, though they may work?, could 
cause 
>damage to the 9010A or com port on the PC, as the handshake lines 
>are wired as two outputs shorted together. 
>Measuring the unconnected pins on both units showed that 4-RTS and 20-DTR 
were 
>live outputs out of the 9010A, so connecting them to outputs on the PC may 
cause 
>some problems. 
> 
>I just got mine working with this pinout: 
> 
>DB9 Female to PC        DB25 Female to 9010A 
>1 CD  input 
>2 RX  input ------------2  TX output 
>3 TX  output------------3  RX input 
>4 DTR output--------------------\ 
>5 GND-------------------7  GND  | 
>6 DSR input --------------------/ 
>7 RTS output----\ 
>8 CTS input ----/ 
>9 RI  input 
>                        4  RTS output 
>                        20 DTR input 
> 
>and it works at 2400,N,8,1 at least, obviously no hardware 
>handshaking may limit the transfer speed, I will try higher. 
>I just used the old Windows 3.11 Terminal program and sent the galaga.h 
>file successfully. 
> 
>Now the big question! 
>What do I press to run the script/tests? I'm trowelling through PDF files 
but won't 
>have time to read it all for a couple of days, and haven't found the right 
pages 
>yet, arrghh :) I understand the script, just not how to run it all, and 
what 
>to do with each test and failures, etc. 
>Ahh, I just worked out some of it, EXEC, ENTER/YES, etc.. 
>Any tips and steps anyone has would be great, examples of a board test and 
repair 
>from turn-on to finish, anything.. I will put it into a 'Getting Started' 
doc, 
>c'mon guys! :-) 
> 
>Thanks, 
> 
>Marc 
> 
> 
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Kev" <KKlopp@erols.com> 
>To: <TechToolsList@flippers.com> 
>Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 4:21 AM 
>Subject: Fluke <> 232 
> 
> 
>> Okay I finally got my Fluke 9010A talking to the PC. 
>> 
>> Cable is 
>> 
>> DB9    <->      DB25 
>> 
>> 2                     2 
>> 3                     3 
>> 4                     20 
>> 5                     7 
>> 7                     4 
>> 
>> For some reason I can only get 
>> 
>> 7, E, 1, 9600 (or slower to work) 
>> 
>> I can not get 8, N, 1 to work properly? 
>> 
>> Kev 
>> 
>> 
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