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--- hp_5036a_microprocessor_lab [2022/05/25 14:01] – Created from the form at tool_submission_form sdh7
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 ^Contact| Sam Harmon|
-Current Status: Fully Functional
+Current Status: Fully Functional (but see below)
-We received eight of these microprocessor trainers on 5/24/2022.
+We received eight of these microprocessor trainers on 5/24/2022. At least two had issues with the copper traces rendering them unusable. Some others may have other minor issues (speaker connection broken, etc.).
-Unfortunately, they did not include any copies of the book ("Practical Microprocessors") or the Service Manual.
+Unfortunately, they did not include any copies of the companion book ("Practical Microprocessors") or the Service Manual (I have since found a PDF of the English version of the book -sdh7). They are still potentially useful as technology demonstrators (i.e. "hey, you soldered a badge- this is what can happen if you scale up from there").
+We did find the assembler code for the ROM, which is helpful for running the ROM demo programs.
+  - 04D7 - Echo - display input switches to output LEDs
+  - 04E0 - AND Gate Program (lights LED if all input switches are ON)
+  - 04F8 - Conveyor Belt Controller
+  - 053E - Well-Tempered Microprocessor (plays random tones) (tested successfully)
+  - 055A - Squirrel Feedback Shift Register Display
+  - 0599 - Organ (plays tones from keys)
+  - 05F9 - Rocket Blast Off (tested successfully)
+  - 0662 - Stopwatch
+  - 06C2 - Snake Paddle game (how does this work? keys or do you need some kind of paddle?)
+  - 07F0 - Lesson 3 Counter Program
+  - 0800 - Default Program Counter Location (I guess your own programs would start here?)
+To run these programs, press RESET, FETCH ADRS, (enter the 4 character address), and RUN.
+Links:
+  * [[http://www.decodesystems.com/5036ALST.TXT|ROM source with addresses]]
+  * [[http://www.decodesystems.com/5036ASM.TXT| ROM source with labels]]
+  * [[https://archive.org/details/practicalmicroprocessors/mode/2up|Practical Microprocessors in Italian]]
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