Biltronix
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Thanks guys for your kind words and encouragement. It is very much appreciated. The CinExor boards are now available again. Several more have sold since this thread was started. So far, all happy customers.
For those who are interested in troubleshooting their own Cinematronics or Vectorbeam CCPU boards using a CinExor or an original Cine Exorciser (or other version) but have not gotten into it because they don't have (or cannot find) a working HP5004A signature analyzer, it might interest you to know about the following project that I'm working on. I recently completed the assembly and programming of a prototype signature analyzer that I designed to be very low cost ($45 to $80 range) and small size and that is easy to hookup and use. The final unit will be a PCB that is about 2.5" wide by 4" long. It will have a 4-digit 7-segment LED display (available in red or green) with 0.6" high digits. There will be 3 switches to select positive or negative edge triggering for clock, start, and stop signals. The unit will show the same signature codes as the old original HP5004A and it will work for Cinematronics CCPU boards, Atari boards, etc. If anyone is interested in potentially buying one of these new signature analyzer units or just has questions, feel free to email me at [email protected] Keep in mind that it is summer now and I plan to be spending a lot of time outdoors so it could be quite some time before I get the final design manufactured and ready for sale. Maybe a few months.
Bill Boucher
http://www.biltronix.com/cinexor.html
For those who are interested in troubleshooting their own Cinematronics or Vectorbeam CCPU boards using a CinExor or an original Cine Exorciser (or other version) but have not gotten into it because they don't have (or cannot find) a working HP5004A signature analyzer, it might interest you to know about the following project that I'm working on. I recently completed the assembly and programming of a prototype signature analyzer that I designed to be very low cost ($45 to $80 range) and small size and that is easy to hookup and use. The final unit will be a PCB that is about 2.5" wide by 4" long. It will have a 4-digit 7-segment LED display (available in red or green) with 0.6" high digits. There will be 3 switches to select positive or negative edge triggering for clock, start, and stop signals. The unit will show the same signature codes as the old original HP5004A and it will work for Cinematronics CCPU boards, Atari boards, etc. If anyone is interested in potentially buying one of these new signature analyzer units or just has questions, feel free to email me at [email protected] Keep in mind that it is summer now and I plan to be spending a lot of time outdoors so it could be quite some time before I get the final design manufactured and ready for sale. Maybe a few months.
Bill Boucher
http://www.biltronix.com/cinexor.html
