SUPERPRO TEST PROCEDURE


The installation disk includes a test software which helps 
you to maintain the programmer.  The file name is 
sptest.exe.  Run this software to test the hardware of the 
programmer. 

SPTEST includes four test procedures:
1. Communication Check [Remove Test Adapter]
2. Transistor Check [Insert Test Adapter]
3. Calibration
4. Change Port
0. Quit

Communication Check:

Communication Check checks for proper communication between 
the interface card and the programmer.  Please make sure the 
programmer is turned on.  Check if the port address on the 
card is at 280H and the if the interface card is properly 
plugged.  If the card address is not at 280H, then go to se-
lection 5 and change the port address to match the setting 
on the interface card.  Execute SPTEST, and select 1, and 
the software will perform communication check.  If there are 
any bad transistors, it will indicate those transistors.  
Replace the bad transistors and execute the test software 
again.

Transistor Check:

Transistor check, checks for all the transistors in the pin
driver circuitry and indicate the pin number and transistor 
which has error.  To perform this test you need to build a 
Resistor array of 330 Ohms by connecting every pin to pin 20 
through a 330 Ohm resistor.  Pin 20 is the ground pin on the 
programmer.  Connect 1 to 20, 2 to 20 , 3 to 20, 
........................., 39 to 20 and 40 to 20 with a 330 
Ohm resistor. (altogether 39 resistors)

             330           330         
   pin 1  ---====----|----====----  pin40 
   pin 2  ---====----|----====----  pin39 
   pin 3  ---====----|----====----  pin38
   pin 5  ---====----|----====----  pin36
   pin 6  ---====----|----====----  pin35
   pin 7  ---====----|----====----  pin34
   pin 8  ---====----|----====----  pin33
   pin 9  ---====----|----====----  pin32
   pin 10 ---====----|----====----  pin31
   pin 11 ---====----|----====----  pin30
   pin 12 ---====----|----====----  pin29
   pin 13 ---====----|----====----  pin28
   pin 14 ---====----|----====----  pin27
   pin 15 ---====----|----====----  pin26
   pin 16 ---====----|----====----  pin25
   pin 17 ---====----|----====----  pin24
   pin 18 ---====----|----====----  pin23
   pin 19 ---====----|----====----  pin22
   pin 20 -----------|----====----  pin21


Execute SPTEST, and select 2 for the transistor check.  If 
there are any bad transistors, the software lists pin number 
and the bad transistor.   For example Pin29, trQ45 will show 
up indicating  that the transistor Q45 is error.  Open up 
the programmer and replace the transistor and run the tran-
sistor check again.  You can buy the test adapter for $25.00 
from Xeltek.

Calibration:
Calibration checks for the three voltages that are generated 
on the programmer.  These are voltage sources V1, V2 and V3.  
The voltage source V1 is measured at pin 21, voltage source 
V2 is measured at pin 22 and voltage source V3 is measured 
at pin25.  Under normal conditions V1 should be 15V, V2 
should 10.5V and V3 should be 5V.  You require a voltmeter 
to run this test.   These voltages are measured using volt-
meter(DVM) with respect to pin 20 which is the ground.  If 
these voltages are off, open up the programmer and adjust 
the voltage source using the  three variable potentiometers, 
RV1, RV2, and RV3 until the desired voltage is attained.   

Change Port:
Change port allows you to change the port on the test soft-
ware in correspondence to the hardware setting when the com-
munication check fails.  The default port is set at 280H.

Quit:
Selecting this quits the sptest and goes to the DOS prompt.