[Techtoolslist] 9100FT Programmer’s Keyboard

[John Robertson]

I thought the 8031 had an option to boot externally if you tied a leg low...

On vacation and too lazy to hunt for data sheets to view on my phone, as I will be wandering around Oxford (UK) for the next two days. Then London on Sat and back home Sunday.

John :-#)#

> On Oct 18, 2018, at 6:32 AM, Tony Jones via Techtoolslist <techtoolslist at flippers.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 12:12 PM, John Robertson <jrr at flippers.com> wrote:
>> I have uploaded photos of the insides of the OAK keyboard to:
>> 
>> Under /Fluke/9100_series/9100_Keyboard...
>> 
>> Will copy the binary code there too, makes more sense as it is not actually
>> part of the adapter project.
> 
> In case it's not obvious (given the Subject line) the above OAK
> keyboard was used on the earlier 9100A.    I don't have an A keyboard
> but I believe you can use an A keyboard on an FT and vica-versa.
> 
> I de-soldered and dumped the ROM of one of my 9100FT keyboards (they
> are all the same).
> 
> Attached are some pics of the 9100FT keyboard and a Keytronic KB-101 I
> got for $20 off eBay
> (it had been mentioned previously as being a possible conversion
> candidate - http://seven.pairlist.net/pipermail/techtoolslist/2017q4/002920.html)
> 
> This is the standard KB-101, not the Plus version (which has a
> different LED layout). The cable feeds in from the opposite side than
> the Fluke otherwise it's very similar, ignoring of course the keycap
> labeling.
> 
> The KB-101 is unfortunately a different board version.  There is a
> socket for an EPROM which is unpopulated.  The microcontroller has
> slightly different markings (20417-65/8031) than the Fluke
> (20417-36/8031).  If I connect the KB-101 to a PC it works which is
> interesting as normally the 8031 has no internal ROM.
> 
> The KB-101 cable is pinned out differently and there are more DIP
> switches on the KB-101.  Populated with the Fluke data and using the
> Fluke cable, unfortunately, it's not recognized by the 9100FT.
> 
> I only had 20 mins to look at it.  Hopefully I'll have more time this
> weekend. It's possible one of the additional DIP switches selects the
> external ROM.   Anyways, here is a link to some pics and the ROM data
> which I know Andrew Finn was looking for --
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1eow5jZ0RXSx4OVqG05EAQvBJIj_DSySA
> 
> HTH
> 
> Tony
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