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8-bit acorn hardware • Econet: Line jammed!

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Today I have fitted a BeebMaster Econet kit to my Issue 4 BBC B.

I have KenLowe's econet bridge sitting on his hub, with a Pi3B. I have installed the bridge software as per the instructions and the software seems to be running correctly. There is a nice blue light on the bridge.

The Beeb recognises the clock, and displays the station number. But the good news ends there.

*I AM SYST returns (after a few seconds) a Line Jammed error. I don't really know where to start diagnosing this.

With my scope I can see that when the Beeb is connected to the bridge the D+ and D- lines are permanently high. Even if the Beeb is turned off. If the Beeb is not connected to the bridge then the D+ and D- lines are permanently low.

I have also tried a different Pi and different Pi PSU.

So probably I made an erse of fitting the upgrade kit, but is there a recognised procedure for hunting down the issue? There are a lot of solder connections to poke at.

The Beeb also has one of Marks 177x boards in, which is functioning fine.

Statistics: Posted by thecellartroll — Sun May 05, 2024 12:42 am



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