Re: Pet64 DOA

From: Richard Atkinson <rga24_at_cantab.net>
Date: 10 Dec 2010 04:29:35 +0000
Message-ID: <Prayer.1.3.3.1012100429350.9372@hermes-2.csi.cam.ac.uk>
Is it a MOS 8701 based clock circuit or a discrete PLL version? Probably 
the latter if it's an early C64 board. That's quite a complex circuit with 
lots to go wrong. You should be looking for a 14.31818MHz crystal and a 
working circuit for that for the colour clock, a divide by 14 circuit 
producing a 1.02MHz clock and an 8MHz voltage controlled oscillator 
producing the dot clock, which gets divided down by 8 by the VIC-II chip to 
produce another 1.02MHz clock. These two 1.02MHz clocks should be kept 
phase locked by the circuit controlling the 8MHz VCO.

Have you also tried the standard C64 chips trick of finding another C64 
board of the same era that's known to work, and swapping out all the 
socketed chips in the Pet 64 board for the ones in the other board?

Richard


On Dec 10 2010, Philip Lord wrote:

>Thanks Richard,
>Maybe I should have checked there first...
>The reset pin 40 on the 6510 seems to get the correct reset signal, It  
>starts low then goes high. Can I assume that the reset is working?
>
>Maybe next I should look at the clock circuit as it doesn't look like  
>I'm getting any pulsing. Does anyone know what I should check next?
>
>Cheers..again
>Phil
>
>On Dec 10, 2010, at 11:42 AM, Richard Atkinson wrote:
>
>> Start from the 6510 RESET# line and work backwards. What is that  
>> connected to?
>>
>>
>> On Dec 10 2010, Philip Lord wrote:
>>
>>> Ok this morning I printed out the schematic and theory of  
>>> operation  for the C64.
>>>
>>> The theory of operation states that the reset signal is originally   
>>> produced at pin 9 of the 556 time (MC3456p in my case). The output  
>>> is  active high. I have tested this pin with my probe, and it does  
>>> indeed  switch from low to high on power-up. The theory of  
>>> operation then says  that this signal is sent to pin 13 of a 7406  
>>> hex inverter (U8) and the  output from the 7406 is active low from  
>>> pin 12...this is the reset  signal.
>>>
>>> However, on my machine pin 9 of the 556 is tied to pin 13 (on the  
>>> same  556) with some wire, and I have tested the continuity from  
>>> pin 9 of  the 556 to pin 13 of the 7604, and I can't see any  
>>> physical connection  between these pins which in contrary to the  
>>> schematic and the theory  manual. Maybe I'll pull the board out and  
>>> have a look at the bottom  side for any damage or cut traces.
>>>
>>> I probed pins 12 and 13 of the 7406 and pin 12 is always low and  
>>> pin  13 is always high.
>>>
>>> So I'm a little confused...this doesn't seem right. Maybe I can I   
>>> briefly apply 5v to pin 12 of the 7604 to see what happens?
>>>
>>> Maybe I have the wrong schematic, but I don't think so. I'll look  
>>> for  others anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 10, 2010, at 12:43 AM, MikeS wrote:
>>>
>>>> The supply voltages to the ICs are all correct?
>>>>
>>>> Reset line is being released?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Lord"  
>>>> <random6000@mac.com>
>>>> To: <cbm-hackers@musoftware.de>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:23 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Pet64 DOA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Well, it seems like the power might be ok after all, so I broke  
>>>>> out  my  logic probe...it's a cheap one but has helped me fix  
>>>>> many  simple  issues over the years.
>>>>> The first think I noticed after probing around is that I'm not   
>>>>> getting  any pulsing (or at least that what the probe  
>>>>> indicates),  lines are  either high, or low, or nothing, but  
>>>>> there doesn't seem  to be any  pulsing at all!
>>>>> So I guess I should look at the timing circuit or Xtal? Anywhere   
>>>>> else?  Not sure how to test is a Xtal is working as I don't  
>>>>> think  my probe  can do that.
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Phil
>>>>> On Dec 9, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Philip Lord wrote:
>>>>>> Great...so then maybe my power voltages are all good? Should I   
>>>>>> find  some test point on the C64 motherboard and get some  
>>>>>> voltages  there?  Any idea what I should check next?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Re-PET board. Ethan has been working very hard, and he believes   
>>>>>> he  has fixed both boards now (but can not test loading as his  
>>>>>> C2N  data  cassette deck is in need of a new drive belt). Last I  
>>>>>> heard   everything is almost packed up and ready to ship. It  
>>>>>> would be  great  to get the boards back before years end, as I  
>>>>>> have been  building a  number of add-ons in anticipation for  
>>>>>> their arrival  and I'm excited  to try everything out.
>>>>>> I have built one of Nicolas Welte's Ram/Rom boards which will    
>>>>>> hopefully take my ram to 32k and allow me to use various basics   
>>>>>> (V1  through V4) and not have to worry about failing RAM in the   
>>>>>> future. I  have also built a number of adaptor boards to  
>>>>>> replace  the video ram  and character ROM. Finally I got myself  
>>>>>> a C2N232 as  I don't know how  reliable the original cassette  
>>>>>> drive is. I'm  hoping to 'fail proof'  this machine for at least  
>>>>>> another 30  years ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Dec 9, 2010, at 1:44 PM, MikeS wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 5V DC and 9V AC - sounds OK.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Did you finally get your PET boards back and working?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> m
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Lord" 
>>>>>>> <random6000@mac.com
>>>>>>>  >
>>>>>>> To: <cbm-hackers@musoftware.de>
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:41 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Pet64 DOA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 8.91 vac
>>>>>>>> On Dec 9, 2010, at 12:31 PM, MikeS wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi Philip!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What AC voltage do you get between the two white wires?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> mike
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Lord" 
>>>>>>>>> <random6000@mac.com
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> To: <cbm-hackers@musoftware.de>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:07 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Pet64 DOA
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sorry maybe I should have tested the some lines using AC not  
>>>>>>>>>> DC.
>>>>>>>>>> So here again is what I believe I have (suing the black  
>>>>>>>>>> line  as  GND):
>>>>>>>>>> White: - 5.8 vac
>>>>>>>>>> (KEY)
>>>>>>>>>> White - 0.5 vac
>>>>>>>>>> Black (I'm guessing this is ground)
>>>>>>>>>> Red - 4.98 vdc
>>>>>>>>>> Of course I could just be confused as I've never owned a  
>>>>>>>>>> C64   before.
>>>>>>>>>> Looking at schematics seems maybe the two white lines  
>>>>>>>>>> could/  should  be  9vac, and maybe the red line should be 5  
>>>>>>>>>> vdc???
>>>>>>>>>> Phil
>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 9, 2010, at 11:16 AM, Philip Lord wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I just got myself a PET64 from Yahoo Auction Japan. Quite  
>>>>>>>>>>> a   rare   machine I hear, so I'm not sure how one ended up  
>>>>>>>>>>> in   Japan. I got  if  for a decent price as I don't think  
>>>>>>>>>>> the   Japanese knew exactly  what  it was.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway, It arrived the other day, after a quick internal     
>>>>>>>>>>> inspection,  I powered it on. I can hear the transformer     
>>>>>>>>>>> buzzing(!), but no  action at all on the screen at all,  
>>>>>>>>>>> and  it   doesn't seem like the  chips are getting warm at  
>>>>>>>>>>> all  Maybe need  to  leave it on a little  longer to make  
>>>>>>>>>>> sure,  but I didn't  want to do  that incase bad  voltages  
>>>>>>>>>>> kill  anything more).
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> There are 4 wires leading from the small PCB which is   
>>>>>>>>>>> attached  to   the transformer to the C64 motherboard, and  
>>>>>>>>>>> I  have  measured the   voltage from the black wire (GND?)  
>>>>>>>>>>> to  the 3  others. Here are the   reading i get:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> White: - 100mv
>>>>>>>>>>> (KEY)
>>>>>>>>>>> White - 100mv
>>>>>>>>>>> Black (I'm guessing this is ground)
>>>>>>>>>>> Red - 4.98v
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That's as far as I have gotten. Next I will remove the     
>>>>>>>>>>> motherboard  and see where exactly these 4 wires go.
>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone had any insights  
>>>>>>>>>>> or   thoughts.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>>>>>>> Phil
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