Bob Urz wrote:
Anyone got a schematic on a Lexicon MRC Midi controller?
I have got two dead ones i have been trying to get going for
customers for awhile. Kind of hard with no prints. Essentially
a one board computer with Z80, 4 rom, static ram, uart,analog
input chip, and display controller.
Unit #1 will go though self test until it get to the Duart test
and them the display goes to gibberish and unit locks up.
Subbed the CPU, RAM and Duart from another working unit and all
the symptoms stayed the same.
This one will have to wait since i robbed the max 690 out of it.
But i am still looking for theories. Since it goes through self test
fine until it hits the DUART, its got to be some problem there.
The Duart is socketed, and i swapped it with a good one an
there is no change. So it cannot be the chip. But, i could be some
issue with the addressing of the chip. Maybe an address decoder?
If i had a Z80 Micro emulator to hook to it i could easily track it down. But that's
not a tool i have laying around
Unit #2 comes up with display solid, no activity. Swapped
CPU,RAM,DUART and still the same. Now, this unit has the
CPU reset line staying low. I think this is related to the
problem but need to find the circuit that controls the CPU
reset on power up. I am hunting down some generic Z80 circuits
for a guide.
Well, i got unit #2 back on line. Downloaded some generic z80
block diagrams. I figured out that the reset pin on the Z80 has some sort of drive.
Traced it down to a MAX690 chip. I compared voltages
to the good and bad unit and all was the same EXCEPT the reset pin.
So i figured this ruled out a power or low battery problem.
Swapped the chips between the units and it brought the unit back to life.
I am also investigating some LED fiber optic replacements for the EL panel on the unit.
Bob
Both have the EL panels out, but that's a moot point with no
brain activity........
Bob
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