Clonix issue with built-in HEPAX

[Sylvain Cote]

Hardware used:

• K149 PIC programmer
• Clonix & NoV's Configuration Utility v4.2
• HP-41CX Fullnut
• Adv. HEPAX ROM+QROM module
• ZenROM ROM module
• NoV-64d configured as a Clonix-D → HEPAX not loaded and QROM disabled
  

Test #1 : 41CX + HEPAX (port #1) + ZenROM (port #4)

• Reset HEPAX content
  • OFF
  • remove module from calculator
  • wait 10 seconds
  • insert module in calculator
  • ON
    
• CAT 2
  
  Code:
  

  -HEPAX 1D
-ZENROM 3B
• HEPDIR
  
  Code:
  

  H:DIR EMPTY 
2610.0000 // free registers
• Create a data file
  
  Code:
  

  "ABC"
50
HCRFLD
• HEPDIR
  
  Code:
  

              // display: ABC .. DA .. 50
2558.0000   // free registers
• MCED
  
  Code:
  

        P.6  P.7  P.8  P.9  P.A  P.B  P.C  P.D  P.E  P.F  comment
x000  007  000  00B  00C  00D  00E  000  000  000  005  ROM ID
xFE7            000  008  009  00A                      HEPAX prev page, 000 = none
xFE8            009  00A  00B  000                      HEPAX next page, 000 = none
  • HEPAX ROM is at page 6
  • HEPAX RAM are at page 8 to B
  • HEPAX RAM file system links: 8 <-> 9 <-> A <-> B
  • ZENROM ROM is at page F (ROM module)
    

Test #2 : 41CX + HEPAX (port #1) + Clonix-D (port #4)

• Clonix-D config
  • Flash block #1 : ZENROM in page F
  • Flash block #2 : ZENROM in page F
    
• Reset HEPAX content
  • OFF
  • remove module from calculator
  • wait 10 seconds
  • insert module in calculator
  • ON
    
• CAT 2
  
  Code:
  

  -HEPAX 1D
-ZENROM 3B
• HEPDIR
  
  Code:
  

  H:DIR EMPTY 
2610.0000 // free registers
• Create a data file
  
  Code:
  

  "ABC"
50
HCRFLD
• HEPDIR
  
  Code:
  

              // display: ABC .. DA .. 50
2558.0000   // free registers
• MCED
  
  Code:
  

        P.6  P.7  P.8  P.9  P.A  P.B  P.C  P.D  P.E  P.F  comment
x000  007  000  00B  00C  00D  00E  000  000  000  005  ROM ID
xFE7            000  008  009  00A                      HEPAX prev page, 000 = none
xFE8            009  00A  00B  000                      HEPAX next page, 000 = none
  • HEPAX ROM is at page 6
  • HEPAX RAM are at page 8 to B
  • HEPAX RAM file system links: 8 <-> 9 <-> A <-> B
  • ZENROM ROM is at page F (Clonix-D module)
    

Test #3 : 41CX + HEPAX (port #1) + Clonix-D (port #4)

• Clonix-D config
  • Flash block #1 : ZENROM in page F ; SKWIDBC in page E
  • Flash block #2 : ZENROM in page F ; SKWIDBC in page E
    
• Reset HEPAX content
  • OFF
  • remove module from calculator
  • wait 10 seconds
  • insert module in calculator
  • ON
    
• CAT 2
  
  Code:
  

  -HEPAX 1D
-SKWIDBC
-ZENROM 3B
• HEPDIR
  
  Code:
  

  H:DIR EMPTY 
2610.0000 // free registers
• Create a data file
  
  Code:
  

  "ABC"
50
HCRFLD
• HEPDIR
  
  Code:
  

              // display: ABC .. DA .. 50
2558.0000   // free registers
• MCED
  
  Code:
  

        P.6  P.7  P.8  P.9  P.A  P.B  P.C  P.D  P.E  P.F  comment
x000  007  000  00B  00C  00D  00E  000  000  008  005  ROM ID
xFE7            000  008  009  00A                      HEPAX prev page, 000 = none
xFE8            009  00A  00B  000                      HEPAX next page, 000 = none
  • HEPAX ROM is at page 6
  • HEPAX RAM are at page 8 to B
  • HEPAX RAM file system links: 8 <-> 9 <-> A <-> B
  • SKWIDBC ROM is at page E (Clonix-D module)
  • ZENROM ROM is at page F (Clonix-D module)
    

Test Results

All the above tests were successful with my specific hardware setup.