Maintenance
7-8
7.9
Switching system troubleshooting
This troubleshooting information is intended for qualified
personnel having a basic understanding of digital and analog
circuitry. The individual should also be experienced at using
common test equipment, as well as ordinary troubleshooting
procedures. The information has been written to assist in iso-
lating a defective circuit or circuit section. Isolation of the
specific component is left to the technician.
Note that component layout drawings are located at the end
of Section 8. Refer to Section 6 for an overview of operating
principles.
7.9.1 Recommended test equipment
Table 7-1 lists the minimum recommended equipment for
troubleshooting. Other equipment, such as logic analyzers,
could also be helpful.
7.9.2 Power-up self-test
As described in Section 4, the Model 708A performs a series
of tests on power-up. Individual tests in this series that can be
used for troubleshooting a Model 708A include:
ROM test
— A checksum test of the ROM. Test failure is
indicated by a ROM Fail error condition.
RAM test
— A read/write test of battery backed-up CMOS
RAM. Test failure is indicated by a RAM Fail error
condition.
Display test
— A visual test of the front panel displays
(visual check for all LEDs and indicators being lit).
Perform the tests over the IEEE-488 bus with the J0
command (paragraph 5.9.9).
Table 7-1
Recommended troubleshooting equipment
Description
Application
DMM (Keithley Model 2000)
Dual-trace, triggered sweep
oscilloscope, DC to 50MHz
Measure dc voltage
Check clock and logic
pulses.
START
CLOSE A1
OPEN A1
START
SET DIGITAL
OUTPUT TO ZERO
DELAY 0.1 SEC
START
SELECT TRIGGER
ON GET
ENABLE TRIGGERS
TRIGGER ON GET
PROGRAM #1
PROGRAM #2
PROGRAM #3
Figure 7-4
Troubleshooting programs
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