Theory 
of  Operation 
POWER 
SUPPLY 
Secondary T601-14,15,16 supplies the vacuum  fluorescent 
RAM. 
For  hmher  description of  the 
28 
PC,  refer tb the 
display filament with 4.5V  ac. The center tap is connected 
heading  "InGuard  Microcomputer"  above. 
, 
I 
to the in-guard +5V  supply in order to correctly bias the 
display. 
An 
isolated  secondary  supplies  16V 
ac 
to  the 
5-39. 
GuaH 
Crossing 
, 
I 
power 
supply 
on  the  IEEE-488 Interface. 
The  guard  crossing  circuit  permits 
communication between  U901 and  U202 
Zener diode CR615 
and 
SCR 
Q601 
comprise 
a 
protective 
the two electrically. One-half of  the guard 
crowbar 
circuit.  if  the  line voltage exceeds the  nominal 
is contained on the Main  PCA;  the  other 
ducts, turning on Q601, shorting out the power transformer 
circuit  is dwbed in 
an 
earlier  heading. 
secondary and blowing the line fuse. In normal  operation, 
value by  approximately 30 percent or  more,  CR615  con- 
IEEE-488 I~lterface 
PCA. 
Operation of  the 
these  components have  no  effect. 
5-40. 
Bus 
Interface 
Circuitqt 
, 
The IEEE-488 
bus 
protocol is handled  by  the 
p~r)h210 
5-37. 
IEEE-488 INTERFACE (OPTION 
-05) 
IEEE-488  talkerbistener  IC  (U911).  It  is  control1 
U901 
as 
a 
inemory  mapped  peripheral  through 
The IEEE-488 Interface 
has 
five major parts, 
as 
shown in 
d.ta 
bus. 
5-38. 
Out-Guard 
Microcomputer 
output  drive capability 
and 
receiver  impedance. 
I 
The  Out-Guard  Microcomputer 
(pC) 
(U901)  communi- 
5-41. 
Sigrlsll 
Conditioning 
cares with the IEEE-488 talkernisterner IC (U911) and the 
The 
SAMPE 
COMPLm and 
EXI. 
TRIG signals 
In-Guard  PC  (U202). 
and  3904)  are  conditioned  by 
U909. 
Diodes 
CR904, CR905, and CR906 and resistors R917 
The  OutGuard  PC  is  similar  to  the  1nGuard 
28 
PC 
provide protection from excessive voltages. 
except that it contains 
8K 
bytes of ROM  and 236 butes of 
and E903 allow selection of  the polarity of  the 
EXT 
TRIG 
I 
I 
IN-GUARD 
. 
I 
PC 
I 
GUARD 
+ 
U202 
1 
CROSSING 
4 
I 
I 
TRANSFORM? T601 
14-q 
POWER 
PC 
SUPPLY  U901 
SAMPLE 
SIGNAL 
EXTERNAL  CONDITIONING 
TRIGGER 
IEEE-488 
TALKEW 
LISTENER 
IC U911 
AND 
BUS 
TRANS- 
CEIVERS 
U912 
AND 
u913 
Fgure 
5-16. 
IEEE-488 
Interface Block 
Diagram 
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