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MIB238 Card
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 1:57 pm
by joltguy
Eric Pearson recently announced
on Facebook that he has developed a modern drop-in replacement for the legendary MIB3 card. This is truly some
great news as its likely the most versatile expansion card ever created for ADAM.
He has generously released his
MIB238 as a DIY project
available on GitHub. Unfortunately I don't have the skills to do it myself but if anyone out there who does would be interested in building & selling I'd be interested in buying one!
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:04 pm
by Milli
Do you have a serial card?
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 9:23 pm
by joltguy
I do have an Orphanware/HLM-GMK side expansion box that adds a serial port. For some reason it has recently stopped working for me though. I'm not sure if its an issue with my expansion port or an issue with the device itself. When I go into ADAMLink V terminal mode now it just echoes a few characters like "DDDDDD" and then reports "Carrier Lost". I've tried cleaning the contacts but it didn't help.
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:48 am
by Milli
Try quick term. Are you using a null modem cable?
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:36 am
by joltguy
Milli wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:48 am
Try quick term. Are you using a null modem cable?
Ok, I'll give quick term a try.
I am connecting it to a WiModem232. Everything was working flawlessly until last week. I did install my SD-DDP drive last week but I have also since tried removing it and I still have the same issue with the serial port.
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:54 am
by joltguy
Same results with quick term. Just a bunch of repeated "D" characters...
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:36 am
by Milli
First you have to set the baud rate (Esc B). And how is it hooked up? Null Modem? or ?
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:06 am
by joltguy
Setting the baud rate made no difference. This happens no matter whether I have the serial cable connected to the WiModem or nothing at all. I don't have a null modem cable.
The even stranger thing is that I still get the stream of D characters even if I don't connect anything to the side port! This leads me to believe it might be an issue with my expansion port and not with the serial device. Maybe I knocked something loose when installing the SD-DDP? Not sure how that could've happened as the installation went smoothly and worked first try but I guess its a possibility.
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:23 pm
by Milli
joltguy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:06 am
Setting the baud rate made no difference. This happens no matter whether I have the serial cable connected to the WiModem or nothing at all. I don't have a null modem cable.
The even stranger thing is that I still get the stream of D characters even if I don't connect
anything to the side port! This leads me to believe it might be an issue with my expansion port and not with the serial device. Maybe I knocked something loose when installing the SD-DDP? Not sure how that could've happened as the installation went smoothly and worked first try but I guess its a possibility.
That is possible - There was a post today on facebook of someones system dieing and they have the SD-DDP plugged in - you should post this on FB also - it definitely is not your serial card if its unplugged and the expansion port has nothing to do with the keyboard - the SD-DDP does since it goes through the master 6801 just like the keyboard does.
Re: MIB238 Card
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:46 pm
by joltguy
I know most people on here are likely on the Facebook group too but just in case: John Lundy has built a few of the aforementioned
MIB238 cards and is offering them for sale
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1155310 ... 9174907845
Already ordered mine!
