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GPIB
Primary goal of this project is to learn how to communicate over GPIB. Some action I do causes it to twitch on my CAMAC bus analyzer but I can't get it to do much else. I got it to return some data when I messed with the DOWNLOAD menu but not when I actually tried to read a device register.
Composite
More screen captures: https://siliconpr0n.org/uv/lecroy/6010_magic_controller/composite_caps/
You need to use this to select RS-232 vs GPIB, baud setitngs, etc. I have yet to get any activity over RS-232 so sticking for GPIB for now.
RS-232
Above: configuration screen
Supports:
- Baud: 75-19200
- Data bits: at least 7, 8
- Stop bits: at least 1
- Parity: odd, even, none
- Flow control: at least CTS/RTS off
When I got it settings were:
- 9600 baud
- 1 stop bit
- even parity
- 7 bits
- CTS/RTS off
Keyboard
The keyboard (where does this attach?) serial port settings are configured separately than the “RS-232C” settings but are on the same screen
Circuit boards
Board 1
At bottom
Board 2
Middle board
Board 3
Mezzanine board
Chips:
- TMS9914ANL IC interface bus adapter
- HM6116LP-2 (2) 2048 x 8 bit CMOS SRAM
- CRT9212 135 character row buffer memory for CRT/printer
- AM2716 (2) EPROM
References
MODEL 8901A CAMAC-TO-GPIB INTERFACE: http://cdn.teledynelecroy.com/files/manuals/8901aman.pdf
- pg 24: C source code for “Functions to control the CAMAC bus via an 8901A or 6010, from an IBM PC using National Instruments PC-II GPIB Card”
Some more pictures: http://www.pchemlabs.com/product.asp?pid=949