Thanks for the tip. I just tried that one but I get 128 for both. It almost seems like that flag is an indicator for the power switch. Though I don't know what use that is.
On Thu, Jun 28, 2018, at 8:14 PM, John Gardner wrote: > Take a look at p. 5-30 in the 8201a Svc Manual, figs. 5-47 & 5-48.> > On 6/28/18, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> wrote: >> I wish I could say it works. but I have two 8201s here. One >> with a low>> battery and one without. Both show 208 when I try >> print inp(216) >> >> It was worth a try. I'd be interested if anyone else figures >> this out.>> >> Kurt >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018, at 11:53 AM, MikeS wrote: >>> >>> Yeah; how could we have missed that /LPS signal all this time... >>> >>> Thanks, Kurt! >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> **From:** Stephen Adolph[1] >>>> **To:** [email protected] >>>> **Sent:** Thursday, June 28, 2018 1:58 PM >>>> **Subject:** Re: [M100] Low power check >>>> >>>> Wow. Very nice. Learn something new every day. >>>> >>>> On Thursday, June 28, 2018, Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> >>>> wrote:>>>>>>> __ >>>>> Will, >>>>> >>>>> Found it in the Robert Covington's M100 ports/registers file. Port>>>>> >>>>> D0 (208) is where the low power signal is. The file indicates this>>>>> >>>>> is the same for both the 100 and 200.>>> >>>>> PRINT INP(208) >>>>> >>>>> That command should give you the status of the power. Bit 7 is the>>>>> >>>>> indicator so the value will change by 128.>>> >>>>> Kurt >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018, at 10:32 AM, Kurt McCullum wrote: >>>>>> It's actually a INP(216) command not a PEEK(216). I didn't >>>>>> realize>>>>>> that when I first posted. But the memory locations on the >>>>>> 200 >>>>>> would>>>>>> be different than the NEC.>>>> >>>>>> So for the NEC, in BASIC the following command would show the >>>>>> value:>>>> PRINT INP(216) >>>>>> >>>>>> Kurt >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018, at 9:53 AM, William Winter wrote: >>>>>>> FYI... I just tried the PEEK (216) on my Model 100 and it >>>>>>> returned>>>>>>> 85 with both the battery light on and off.>>>>> >>>>>>> -Will >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 12:42 PM Kurt McCullum >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:>>>>>> __ >>>>>>>> That's what I was afraid of. However, I did find something >>>>>>>> that>>>>>>>> is worth a try when I get home tonight. In the NEC 8201 >>>>>>>> technical>>>>>>>> manual (yes I read these things) on page 256, it >>>>>>>> looks like bit >>>>>>>> 7>>>>>>>> of memory location D8 (216) is set when there is a low power >>>>>>>> signal. If that is correct, a PEAK(216) which returns a value>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> greater than 127 should indicate a low power state. But I'll >>>>>>>> have>>>>>>>> to test this later since I am not in front of the >>>>>>>> machine.>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kurt >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018, at 9:16 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote: >>>>>>>>> no, I don't think so. there is no A/D function or alarm >>>>>>>>> point>>>>>>>>> that is readable. would have been a good idea.>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Kurt McCullum >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:>>>>>>>> __ >>>>>>>>>> Is there a PEEK I can do in BASIC to see if the low power >>>>>>>>>> light>>>>>>>>>> is on. I would assume that the 100/200/NEC all have >>>>>>>>>> different>>>>>>>>>> locations in memory but is this possible?>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Kurt >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >> >> >> Links: >> >> 1. mailto:[email protected] >>
