[Techtoolslist] Realllly need a Z80/AA

[David Ryskalczyk]

I wonder if old HP/Agilent logic analyzer pod cables would make good "raw material" for new pod cables :)

David

> On Aug 8, 2017, at 2:32 PM, William Stillwell <ki4swy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> at some point in time, we are going to need to create replacment pod cables
> :)
> 
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> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Andrew Finn via Techtoolslist <
> techtoolslist at flippers.com> wrote:
> 
>> Yes I just going to say the cable is twisted against the flat cable on the
>> plain z80 pod, but beggars can't be choosers and where the hell are you
>> going to get the exact twisted cable for it these days?? As rare as rocking
>> horse poo with some hens teeth in it!!!
>> 
>> I used a Zilog Z84C002PEC (20mhz) processor and it worked formed that's
>> all can say.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> Please excuse any spelling or grammar mistakes as this was sent from my
>> iPhone
>> 
>>> On 8 Aug 2017, at 6:31 pm, Tony Jones <tony at tonyjones.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Andrew Finn via Techtoolslist
>>> <techtoolslist at flippers.com> wrote:
>>>> I believe you just change the cpu for a faster one inside the pod which
>> is what I did with mine and it worked on arcade boards
>>> 
>>> There is a Fluke document describing how to convert to an /AA,  it's
>>> on flippers ftp.   It's more than just the cpu.   Plus you also need
>>> the 685461 grounded cable to replace the 585141 flat.
>>> 
>>>> I was repairing, but I read if the clock speed is too fast then the UUT
>> might not function properly in that case you need the
>>>> Z80QT pod but just changing the processor turns the pod into a Z80AA
>>> 
>>> I thought the AA and the QT were the same in terms of UUTs they would
>>> support,  the only difference being that the QT obviously has larger
>>> eprom code size (and thus a diff board design) to support the quick
>>> tests,   same as with v6 of the 68k pod.
>>> 
>>> tony
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