I actually woke up this morning thinking "I wonder if its just the cable?" Is there a wiring diagram for the cable anywhere?
On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 3:12 AM, Fugu ME100 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > The AO error means the COM port is already open for use so the IPL.BA > will fail when it tries to use it. Not sure why it should be open before > the IPL. I had similar sorts of issues with my old TPDD that I bought of > the well know auction site. It appeared never to have been used or perhaps > used once or twice. It came with everything including the Util Disk. I > did overhaul it with a new belt and made sure the internals were clean > before using it. > > I went through the following steps with my TPDD: > > 1) Cold Reset of the T102 to clear out the memory. Then try the IPL.BA > see if it functions any differently. It had been used to do other things > before I bought the drive. > > 2) Verify the Serial port on the T102 is OK. I did this on mine by > connecting it to a PC via a USB-Serial cable and running Coolterm (or other > serial program). If you then run the IPL.ba you should see the S1 record > appear on the Coolterm screen. Coolterm also shows the status of the CTS > and DSR lines to verify they work, they are needed by the TPDD drive. If > that checks out OK then the T102 is probably fine. You can also just open > TERM on the T102 and type text which should appear on Coolterm and > vice-versa. Mine verified OK in this step…. > > 3) Test out the cable by checking pin to pin connectivity and that there a > no bad lines. Turned out this was my problem and I suspect the reason why > the unit appeared never to have been used. One of the pins was > intermittent. After I fixed this problem everything seemed to work. > > 4) This step is new and I did not try it but appears useful in this > context to verify the TPDD is working. It should/might be possible to use > this program on a PC http://www.club100.org/memfiles/index.php?&direction= > &order=&directory=Kurt%20McCullum/TPDD%20Client to read the disk on the > TPDD to make sure the serial port on the drive is working it will also > verify the cable is OK. The program states for use with TPDD2 not sure if > it will work with the TPDD drive. It is not my program but might be worth > looking at to verify the drive is working. > > After I had Coolterm working I started to use mcomm and did not use the > TPDD again once I had seen Floppy.co :) > > From: M100 <[email protected]> on behalf of Mr Lurch < > [email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 12:17 AM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [M100] TPDD1 help? > > Evening all, > So I managed to get a copy of the proper utility disk (thanks Gordon!) - > but still no joy. > I've created the IPL.BA > <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2FIPL.BA&data=02%7C01%7C%7C2bfd8d13b48542bb845a08d549ddacca%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636496138788243218&sdata=5Og33kHo9JOwWZ6tP75td8g84nRVo9nYm%2Bck9pkRgv4%3D&reserved=0> > file (and triple checked my inputs). Running it does the following > (everytime) > First run: AO error. > Go back to Menu. > Run it again. Screen goes blank, disk reads for a split second, then > nothing. > Thats all she wrote. > > Initially, on the second run, the disk would read for a split second and > then the battery LED would flash continuously. Like I hadnt set the DIP > switches to On (which I had). I gave the switch bank a spray with contact > cleaner and moved them back and forth a bunch of times. That *seemed* to > fix the flashing battery light, and thats where im at now. > > Not sure if this is related, but if I switch on the drive first, and then > the M102, the battery light flashes continuously until I switch off/on the > drive again. > > - Jase > >
