Fluke 9100A-017 User manual

9100A Series
9100A-017
Vector Output
I/O Module
P/N 855437
May 1989
©1989, John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
All rights reserved. Litho in U.S.A.

LIMITED WARRANTY
John Fluke Mfg.Co., Inc. (Fluke) warrants your 9100A-017 Vector Output I/O
Module to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal
use and service for one (1) year from the date of shipment. Software and
firmware products are provided "AS IS." We do not warrant that software or
firmware products will be error free, operated without interruption or that all
errors will be corrected. This warranty extends to you if you are the original
purchaser and does not apply to fuses, batteries, or any product which, in our
sole opinion, has been subject to misuse, alteration, or abnormal conditions
of operation or handling.
To obtain warranty service, contact a Fluke Service Center or send the
product, with the description of the difficulty, postage prepaid, to the nearest
Fluke Service Center. Fluke assumes no risk for damage in transit.
Fluke will, at our option, repair or replace the defective product free of charge.
However, if we determine that the failure was caused by misuse, alteration, or
abnormal condition of operation or handling, you will be billed for the repair.
The repaired product will be returned to you, transportation prepaid.
THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. FLUKE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
OR LOSS WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE.

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Contents
Section Title Page
1. Introduction ...................................................................................1-1
1-1. THE VECTOR OUTPUT I/O MODULE ..............................1-1
1-2. HIGH SPEED PARALLEL STIMULUS ...............................1-1
1-3. BUS EMULATION ..............................................................1-2
1-4. TEST VECTOR PATTERN GENERATION ........................1-2
1-5. USER OPERATIONS .........................................................1-3
2. Specifications ................................................................................2-1
2-1. SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................2-1
3. Vector Output Operation ..............................................................3-1
3-1. INTRODUCTlON ................................................................3-1
3-2. CLOCK SELECTION ..........................................................3-1
3-3. VECTOR LOADING ...........................................................3-2
3-4. VECTOR DRIVING .............................................................3-2
3-5. LOOP CONTROL ...............................................................3-2
3-6. HANDSHAKING .................................................................3-2
3-7. STOPPING VECTOR DRIVING .........................................3-3
3-8. TRISTATE CONTROL ........................................................3-4
3-9. COMPLETION STATUS .....................................................3-5
4. Hardware ........................................................................................4-1
4-1. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION ................................................4-1
4-2. CONNECTING THE MODULE
TO THE MAINFRAME .......................................................4-5
4-3. PERFORMING THE MODULE SELF TEST ......................4-6
4-4. CALIBRATING THE MODULE ...........................................4-6
4-5. I/O Module to External and Capture ......................... 4-7
4-6. I/O Module to Pod ..........................................................4-8

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4-7. CONNECTING THE MODULE
TO THE UUT .................................................................... 4-9
4-8. Using the Clip Modules ................................................. 4-9
4-9. Connecting the External Lines ...................................... 4-10
4-10. Using the Card Edge Fixture Kit ................................... 4-10
4-11. SYNCHRONIZING THE MODULE TO THE UUT .............. 4-11
4-12. External Sync Mode ...................................................... 4-11
4-13. Pod Sync Mode ............................................................. 4-13
4-14. Freerun Sync Mode ...................................................... 4-14
4-15. Internal Sync Mode ....................................................... 4-14
4-16. Capture Mode ............................................................... 4-15
4-17. SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE MODULE
VECTORS ......................................................................... 4-16
5. TL/1 Functions .............................................................................. 5-1
5-1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 5-1
5-2. CLOCKFREQ ..................................................................... 5-1
5-3. DRIVEPOLL ....................................................................... 5-1
5-4. EDGEOUTPUT .................................................................. 5-2
5-5. ENABLEOUTPUT .............................................................. 5-3
5-6. STROBEOUTCLOCK ........................................................ 5-3
5-7. SYNCOUTPUT .................................................................. 5-3
5-8. VECTORDRIVE ................................................................. 5-3
5-9. VECTORLOAD .................................................................. 5-3
6. Using the Vector Editor ............................................................... 6-1
6-1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 6-1
6-2. CREATING A NEW VECTOR FILE ................................... 6-1
6-3. SOFTKEY OPERATIONS .................................................. 6-2
6-4. WORKING WITH THE VECTOR FILE .............................. 6-4
6-5. The Groups Line ........................................................... 6-4
6-6. The Display Line ........................................................... 6-5
6-7. Comment Lines ............................................................. 6-6
6-8. Data Fields .................................................................... 6-6
6-9. Control Phrases in Data Fields ..................................... 6-11
7. Applications .................................................................................. 7-1
7-1. USING THE VECTOR OUTPUT I/O MODULE ................. 7-1
7-2. BUS EMULATION .............................................................. 7-2

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7-3. TESTING THE IBM CGA VIDEO CARD ............................7-4
7-4. Fixturing the CGA Interface ...........................................7-5
7-5. Fixturing Considerations ................................................7-6
7-6 Vector File Programming ...............................................7-6
7-9. Vector File Generation ...................................................7-10
7-10. CGA Write/Read Program Example ..............................7-11
7-11. 68000 BUS VIDEO APPLICATION ....................................7-12
7-12. Testing The Video Board ...............................................7-12
7-13. Fixturing the Video Board Interface ...............................7-13
7-14. Determining Bus Cycles ................................................7-14
7-15. Determining the Write Cycle ..........................................7-14
7-16. Determining the Read Cycle ..........................................7-16
7-17. WAIT APPLICATION ..........................................................7-18
7-18. TIMING SETS .....................................................................7-19
7-19. TL/1 VECTOR FILE GENERATION ...................................7-21
Appendices
A. New TL/1 Commands ....................................................................A-1
B. I/O Module Clip/Pin Mapping .......................................................B-1
C. Keypad Reference Changes ........................................................C-1

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Tables
Table Title Page
2-1. Vector Output I/O Module Specifications ............................2-1
7-1. CGA to Vector Output I/O Module Mapping .......................7-5
7-2. Video Board to Vector Output I/O Module Mapping ...........7-13

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Figures
Figure Title Page
3-1. WAIT Input Timing Diagram ...............................................3-3
3-2. TRISTATE Input Timing Diagram .......................................3-4
4-1. Vector Output I/O Module Block Diagram ..........................4-4
4-2. Vector Output I/O Module Output Section ..........................4-4
4-3. Input Section Block Diagram ..............................................4-5
4-4. Pod Sync Input/Output Section Timing Diagram ................4-13
4-5. Capture Clock Timing Diagram ..........................................4-15
5-1. Vector I/O Control ...............................................................5-2
7-1. MC6845 Cycle Timing Diagram ..........................................7-7
7-2. SCN2674 Controller Timing Diagram .................................7-15
7-3. Using WAIT to Check for a Level (Method 1) .....................7-19
7-4. Using WAIT to Check for a Level (Method 2) .....................7-19
7-5. Connecting Two Modules for Timing Sets ..........................7-20

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