[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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