On 2 Mar, 2008, at 14:41, cctalk-request at
classiccmp.org wrote:
Message: 12
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:19:43 -0800
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
Well, if I were debugging hardware, I'll take a logic analyzer and a
scope, thank you. I'm not sure how broad the range of hardware
faults is that a bunch of blinking LEDs will indicate.
I find that about half of all CPU faults on my 1301 can be found from
the front panel, but then it is a remarkable front panel. I can slow
the clock rate down to three pulses per second and watch the
individual steps in each instruction, watch data shifting through the
registers, watch the carry bits in the mill, watch the instructions
shifting through the registers etc. I can even run it at one pulse
per button press and change the data in the registers and create
parity errors and write them to core and read them back and watch the
parity checker do its stuff.
Not so useful with peripherals though, I find a storage scope is
invaluable for them, the more traces the better, so I suppose a logic
analyser would be useful, but does one exists for MINUS 6.3 volt
logic? I always presumed they were only invented after silicon
replaced germanium and so only work with positive logic voltages.
Probably out of my price range anyway for home use.