DUNE SYSTEMS
2603 Willa Drive
St. Joseph MI
49085
(616) 983-2352

CHIP CHECKER 64/128
$159.00 + 3.50 S&H
PC Version $259.00 +3.50 S&H
Software Updates will be offered for $12 as new chip tests become available.


Turn your Commodore C64 or C128 into a digital IC tester using Dune 
System's CHIP CHECKER.  Simply place a chip in the CHIP CHECKER and press a 
single key to run tests.  Weed out bad chips from your stock before they 
can cause trouble.  Check new chips as they arrive while still under 
warranty.

Dune System's CHIP CHECKER tests over 500 ICs including 74/75 TTI, 14/4 
CMOS, and 74/75 CMOS chips with up to 24 pins.  Unlabelled or mislabelled 
chips can be idenified using a TESTALL procedure which automatically runs 
all available tests on the IC in question.  No reference chip is ever 
required to run any test.  All 74/75 series are handled.

On  instruction  from  the computer the CHIP CHECKER sets the correct vcc and 
ground pins; no switches must be set for different chips.  The user need only 
enter the chip number desired or press a key to run the TESTALL procedure.

Using  pull-up  and  pull-down resisitors the CHIP CHECKER performs both sink 
and  source  tests  on chip outputs.  This feature also enables the tester to 
distinguish  between chips that have the same logic but have different output 
structures.

The  CHIP CHECKER has two 24 pin Zero Insertion Force sockets, one socket for 
.3" wide chips and the other for .6" wide chips.  Chips with 8 to 24 pins can 
be handled.

Software  for CHIP CHECKER is available only on disk and is easily copied for 
backup.   Updated  versions  will be offered as new chip tests are developed.  
The  program  (all machine code) is easy to load and run.  After loading, the 
user may select the series he wishes to check by pressing one of the function 
keys.   When  testing  a  specific chip number, CHIP PASSED or CHIP FAILED is 
displayed.  If TESTALL is chosen, the chip number is displayed.

The  CHIP  CHECKER  only  turns on the chip while the test is being run.  The 
power is turned off as soon as the chip passes or at its first failure of any 
part  of  any test.  This protects the chip if the wrong test is run and also 
makes the TESTALL procedure faster.

The  CHIP  CHECKER  is  connected with the C64 or C128 through the user port.  
The  data is transmitted in parallel (8 wide) and expanded to 24 lines in the 
checker.  Two additional lines are used to control the tester.

CHIP  CHECKER  has  its  own  power  supply.  No power is drawn from the host 
computer.

The  CHIP  CHECKER  measures  7.5"  x 4.5" x 2.25".  The cable connecting the 
checker  to  the  computer  is  approximately  2'  long. The 5' power cord is 
detachable.

The CHIP CHECKER is covered by a one year warranty.


Gayle R. Sims [TIGLON.G]