Re: [N8VEM-S100:7765] Z80 CPU board and Serial I/O board setup issue

[Mark G Thomas <Ma...@misty.com>]

> On Oct 19, 2015, at 8:16 PM, Mark G. Thomas <Ma...@Misty.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> My setup is as follows:
> 
> - Z80 CPU board version 2
> - Serial I/O board version 2
> - Compupro RAM-17 64K static RAM board
> - Compupro S-100 motherboard
> 
> I burned the version 5.04 monitor into the lower half of a 27C64, 
> and have P39 jumpered 1-2.
> 
> I see D5, D7, and D8 lit on the CPU board, and see data on 
> the S100 data and I/O lines with a scope, but no LEDs at all 
> lit on the Serial I/O card, and no activity on serial port A.
> 
> Questions:
> 
> - I have a Z8530, not a Z85C30. Does it matter?
> 
> - I used the MASTER.HEX file from Master (5.04).zip  I'd welcome
> a full-sized HEX or BIN file with the code appropriately duplicated.
> Will 5.04 work with this setup above?
> 
> - I didn't see K3 on the CPU board mentioned on the s100computers.com page, 
> but 1-2 seems to be what's necessary for me to get D5 (ROM SEL) lit.
> 
> I can post jumpers info or pictures if that's the next step. It's definitely
> a chicken-egg situation when starting from nothing.
> 
> Mark

To answer my own question: 

Based on a similar recent thread, I believe I need to either finish my system monitor board so I can set the IOBYTE, or alter and recompile the monitor program.

Further comments are still welcome though. 

Mark