[Techtoolslist] HP 10529A

[Martin White]

John has both the manuals for this device on the techtools FTP...

ftp://ftp.flippers.com/TTL/TestEquipment/HP

(I think that¹s the right url!)

Martin.


On 20/6/06 18:53, "Filip Hautekeete" <fhaut at griffion.com> wrote:

> Hello Jose,
>  
> Thanks for getting back to me. I think the dip switches need to be away from
> the chip when they are used as output pin. Would you happen to know what the
> bigger comp/clip switch is for ? I think comp stands for "comparator mode" and
> "clip" displays the outputs from the clipped chip but I am not sure.
>  
> I think my unit is broken though. Any chips I have tried it with had the
> output LED's just flash irregularly. I am not sure if the test procedure
> should give the results as I have described before ? I am sure the clip is
> aligned properly (the ON LED signals +5V Vcc) but other than that the unit
> gives random results. I have no clue why...
>  
> One of the IC's I have been testing with is a 74LS283 (4bit binary full add
> with fast carry). The clip is aligned with pin 1, the IC in the textool is
> aligned with pin 1, the output dip switches are set and still the LED's are
> flashing while I am expecting all of them to remain unlit.
>  
> Best regards,
>  
> Filip
>>  
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>  
>> From:  Jose Luiz Martins <mailto:jmartins at agenciainterativa.com>
>>  
>> To: 'Technical Tools Mail List' <mailto:techtoolslist at flippers.com>
>>  
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:58 PM
>>  
>> Subject: RES: [Techtoolslist] HP  10529A
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> Hi Filip,
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> The HP 10529A is quite easy to use. You have  to put a known good IC on on
>> the card that has two micro switch banks  (forgot it's part number). The
>> switches are used to "say" to 10529A what pin  are input and what is output.
>> So, check on IC's datasheet the input pins, and  move the correspondign
>> switch pin close to IC for  input and move the switch far from IC for output
>> pins. You are now  ready to test.
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> The +5 and gnd will be supplied by test clip on the IC  under test.
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> If  the IC under test is Okay, nothing happens, just the +5V will light. If
>> something wrong, the corresponding led will flash, indicating some missing
>> signal on that pin.
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> Pay  attention that the 10529A is not 100% correct, it's a very good tool for
>> obvious problems. For counters and flip-flops troubleshooting, you  must to
>> power on the board with test clip attached or reset the board first,
>> otherwise you will have different data inside the  ICs.
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> Sorry for my english.
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> José  Luiz Martins
>>  
>> 
>>  
>>  
>> 
>>  De: techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com
>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com] Em nome de Filip  Hautekeete
>> Enviada em: terça-feira, 20 de junho de 2006  12:40
>> Para: Technical Tools Mail List
>> Assunto: Re:  [Techtoolslist] HP 10529A
>> 
>>  
>>  
>> Anyone who has ever used one of these ? I think  the dipswitches are related
>> to the pins which are logic outputs but even when  playing around with those
>> switches I am still getting unsatisfactory  results :-(
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> Any comments would be welcome...
>>  
>>>  
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>  
>>> From:  Filip  Hautekeete <mailto:fhaut at griffion.com>
>>>  
>>> To: Technical Tools Mail List <mailto:techtoolslist at flippers.com>
>>>  
>>> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 6:04  PM
>>>  
>>> Subject: [Techtoolslist] HP 10529A
>>>  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> Hello all,
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> I recently got ahold of an HP 10529A logic  comparator but I am not sure how
>>> to use it.
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> The unit came with a self test card and a card  with textool socket
>>> 10529-60014.
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> When I insert the test card and supply 5V to  the card connectors the logic
>>> comparator LEDS blink shortly with a 2 second  interval or something. If I
>>> also connect the logic clip on top of the  "dummy" IC I get a long blink
>>> (approx 1 sec) and then still the short blink.  I don't know if this
>>> qualifies as "normal" behaviour.
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> To test the 10529A comparator I tested with a  Wonderboy PCB. I insert the
>>> appropriate 74LS chip in the textool socket (pin  1 aligned to the "1" mark
>>> (near the SW error led)) but no matter how I  fiddle around with the dip
>>> switches or COMP/CLIP switch I always get red  comparator LED's to remain
>>> turned on (I expected either all of them to light  up or remain off). I have
>>> tried with different 74LS chips on different  locations but I can't get any
>>> decent result out of this.
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Can anybody tell me how to use this 10529-60014  thing (no manual here) or
>>> tell me what I am doing wrong ? A short  description of what the dip
>>> switches and comp/clip switch are for would be  welcome...
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Best regards,
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Filip
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
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