Newbie question

[John Kuhn]

I received my PAL-1 kit yesterday, and built it up. I am able to load programs through the keypad with no problem. If I go back and check the contents of RAM, everything is loaded as expected. When I enter the address to run the program and hit GO, the display blanks and never returns. The only way to get the display back is to hit the RS button. I have tried simple programs that I wrote, and simple programs that others have written, like adding two numbers, and all do the same thing. I have tried locating the program at different RAM locations with no luck. I have visually inspected all solder joints, and pins on the IC's, and all look good.

Any thoughts?

John

[Magnus Olsson]

Did you remember to set the interrupt vectors at addresses 17FA, 17FB and 17FE, 17FF? They should be

17FA 00

17FB 1C

17FE 00

17FC 1C

If your program ends with a BRK instruction (00) and you haven't set these vectors, the computer will very probably hang. This could be what you're seeing.

[Magnus Olsson]

You could also try entering the program on page 6 of the PAL-1 manual (not the KIM-1 manual). That program counts up on the display so the display should show digits all the time it's running.

[John Kuhn]

Problem solved. I need to read the manual.

Thanks.

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[Hendrik-Jan Megens]

Assuming the problem was the setting of the interrupt vectors:

Happened to me too first time. Couldn't figure out why at first (First Book of KIM to the rescue....). 

Then I kept forgetting it regularly, running into the issue repeatedly.

Then I decided to stick a note with the interrupt vectors to my board. That helps. ;)

Cheers,

Hendrik-Jan