[N8VEM: 19504] Another new Xi8088 Build :) and many potential uses in mind for this project....

[Andy Smout]

Thanks to Todd for supplying the Backplane, Xi8088, ISA SVGA, IAS
Fdd/Serial and ISA OPL2 PCBs. These arrived in the mail and i had to wait
all week until today to get to the post office, but it was worth the wait!
pcb's look great.

i just read joe's post from last year about his Xi808(6) project and i like
the idea of using it as the front end for an S100 machine. but, this
machine's first duty once it is up and running in it's minimum form will be
to be used as a test bed for testing out my Fluke 9020A Troubleshooter.

I only have an 8088 pod for this unit, so it will be initially used to
check the Fluke unit itself for correct operation and vice versa,and, to
identify
and document the communications protocol between the Fluke 9020a and the
9000A-8088 Pod. i can also use the Xi8088 as the Fluke control and
development platform
for writing up scripts for the fluke for testing of arcade boards.

An added complication i have is that the Fluke 9020A only has an IEEE-488
GPIB port, and no serial port. I do have a pcb to build a serial interface
for it, and i hope the
firmware in the fluke will recognise the serial port as a useable interface
option (the 9020 had two comms options - 001 the rs232, 002 the iee-488).
The other option is to acquire an iee-488 interface for the Xi8088 unit and
install that and it's native software.

So exciting times ahead in the near future!

[Andy Smout]

I just received an 8 bit ISA iee-488 gpib board today! needed to interface
with my fluke 9020a ieee-488 interface. I think I still have an i386sx pc
in storage so i'll have to check that out! hopefully its got a 5.25" floppy
as I remembered I have a copy or turbo pascal from Borland - hoping I can
install that on my Xi8088 when I get it built!

Post by Andy Smout
Thanks to Todd for supplying the Backplane, Xi8088, ISA SVGA, IAS
Fdd/Serial and ISA OPL2 PCBs. These arrived in the mail and i had to wait
all week until today to get to the post office, but it was worth the wait!
pcb's look great.
i just read joe's post from last year about his Xi808(6) project and i
like the idea of using it as the front end for an S100 machine. but, this
machine's first duty once it is up and running in it's minimum form will
be to be used as a test bed for testing out my Fluke 9020A Troubleshooter.
I only have an 8088 pod for this unit, so it will be initially used to
check the Fluke unit itself for correct operation and vice versa,and, to
identify
and document the communications protocol between the Fluke 9020a and the
9000A-8088 Pod. i can also use the Xi8088 as the Fluke control and
development platform
for writing up scripts for the fluke for testing of arcade boards.
An added complication i have is that the Fluke 9020A only has an IEEE-488
GPIB port, and no serial port. I do have a pcb to build a serial interface
for it, and i hope the
firmware in the fluke will recognise the serial port as a useable
interface option (the 9020 had two comms options - 001 the rs232, 002 the
iee-488).
The other option is to acquire an iee-488 interface for the Xi8088 unit
and install that and it's native software.
So exciting times ahead in the near future!

[Paul Birkel]

Which IEEE-488 card are you using, and where are you getting driver for
it? Something that I've been wanting to try, but drivers seem to be not
"generally available" :-<.

Post by Andy Smout
I just received an 8 bit ISA iee-488 gpib board today! needed to interface
with my fluke 9020a ieee-488 interface. I think I still have an i386sx pc
in storage so i'll have to check that out! hopefully its got a 5.25" floppy
as I remembered I have a copy or turbo pascal from Borland - hoping I can
install that on my Xi8088 when I get it built!

Post by Andy Smout
Thanks to Todd for supplying the Backplane, Xi8088, ISA SVGA, IAS
Fdd/Serial and ISA OPL2 PCBs. These arrived in the mail and i had to wait
all week until today to get to the post office, but it was worth the wait!
pcb's look great.
i just read joe's post from last year about his Xi808(6) project and i
like the idea of using it as the front end for an S100 machine. but, this
machine's first duty once it is up and running in it's minimum form will
be to be used as a test bed for testing out my Fluke 9020A Troubleshooter.
I only have an 8088 pod for this unit, so it will be initially used to
check the Fluke unit itself for correct operation and vice versa,and, to
identify
and document the communications protocol between the Fluke 9020a and the
9000A-8088 Pod. i can also use the Xi8088 as the Fluke control and
development platform
for writing up scripts for the fluke for testing of arcade boards.
An added complication i have is that the Fluke 9020A only has an IEEE-488
GPIB port, and no serial port. I do have a pcb to build a serial interface
for it, and i hope the
firmware in the fluke will recognise the serial port as a useable
interface option (the 9020 had two comms options - 001 the rs232, 002 the
iee-488).
The other option is to acquire an iee-488 interface for the Xi8088 unit
and install that and it's native software.
So exciting times ahead in the near future!
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[Andy Smout]

I have two 8 bit ISA cards - the first to arrive yesterday is a
CEC1000-00300 and drivers are available for
DOS.ftp://ftp.measurementcomputing.com/Archive/CEC/PCI-488_USB-488_PC-488/
the second ordered but yet to arrive is a national instruments PC II/IIA
card for which dos drivers are available.FTP directory
/support/gpib/doswin3/gpib-pcii.iia/488.1/ at ftp.ni.com
and also the gpib toolkit at http://www.ke5fx.com/

I have not actually made it work as yet - but from what I have read in the
ke5fx toolkit and of the drivers themselves, it looks like it should work.
fingers crossed the cards are not duds.
found an old pc out in the shed that should do the trick for testing at
least but got to blow out the dust and clean up everything first before I
try it out. It hasn't been started for about 7 years !

Post by Andy Smout
Thanks to Todd for supplying the Backplane, Xi8088, ISA SVGA, IAS
Fdd/Serial and ISA OPL2 PCBs. These arrived in the mail and i had to wait
all week until today to get to the post office, but it was worth the wait!
pcb's look great.
i just read joe's post from last year about his Xi808(6) project and i
like the idea of using it as the front end for an S100 machine. but, this
machine's first duty once it is up and running in it's minimum form will
be to be used as a test bed for testing out my Fluke 9020A Troubleshooter.
I only have an 8088 pod for this unit, so it will be initially used to
check the Fluke unit itself for correct operation and vice versa,and, to
identify
and document the communications protocol between the Fluke 9020a and the
9000A-8088 Pod. i can also use the Xi8088 as the Fluke control and
development platform
for writing up scripts for the fluke for testing of arcade boards.
An added complication i have is that the Fluke 9020A only has an IEEE-488
GPIB port, and no serial port. I do have a pcb to build a serial interface
for it, and i hope the
firmware in the fluke will recognise the serial port as a useable
interface option (the 9020 had two comms options - 001 the rs232, 002 the
iee-488).
The other option is to acquire an iee-488 interface for the Xi8088 unit
and install that and it's native software.
So exciting times ahead in the near future!