Re: So I got myself a Fluke 9010a and...

From: John Robertson <jrr_at_flippers.com>
Date: Thu Apr 10 2003 - 10:55:55 EDT

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True, but if the RESET is acting on CMOS RAM (some pinball MPUs) then not
disabling it will give you false problem indications. So I knock out the
watchdog whenever I find it.

John :-#)#

At 11:05 PM 09/04/2003 -0700, Matt Rossiter wrote:

>Hmm. I always just go into 'setup' hit 'more' a few times and set
>'Set-Trap Active Force Line' to off.
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>Seems easier.
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>Matt
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>On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, John Robertson wrote:
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> > This is the RESET showing up...find the Watchdog Disable test point and
> > connect it to ground. Then try your tests again.
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> > This is covered in the 9010A Operators manual, copies are available in PDF
> > if you don't have a hard copy...
> >
> > John :-#)#
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> > At 07:48 PM 09/04/2003 -0500, Joe wrote:
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> > > So I got myself a Fluke 9010a and I power it up, pod passes self test
> > >just fine.. I plug the beast into the Gravitar CPU socket, all good so
> > >far. Power up the 9010a and then the Gravitar. Now I do a RAM SHORT test
> > >from 0000-07FF and get the following error "Active Force Line @
> > >0000-Loop?"
> > >
> > >So, what am I doing wrong? The Gravitar board I'm using is a known good
> > >board, so this must be operator error, right?
> > >
> > >Any help or suggestions will be appreciated.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >JB
> >

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