Theoty 
of 
Operation 
AID 
CONVERTER 
D 
AC 
A/D 
AMP 
(x16) 
f 
A 
+7v 
2101  21 01 
R105  15.2D8K 
1 59.97K 
50V 
Sl 
& 
S2 
I 
I 
BIT 
SWITCHES SET 
DURING PREVIOUS 
COMPARE 
PERIOD 
-7v 
"1, 
0 
Figure 
5-10. 
First 
Remainder-Store 
Period 
senses inactivity on line 
CS7 
for longer than  1.5  seconds, 
The 
A/D 
Aqplifier 
has 
three modes of  operation: aut 
- 
it  resets the  In-Guard 
CLC 
by  pulling 
RES 
low. 
mode,  where  any  offsets in  the 
AD 
input  are storr 
ClOl 
so 
as 
tb 
be 
cancelled later; compare mode, whe. 
The TiminglData Control circuit is supplied with a fixed- 
AD 
input iscompared to the DAC output; and remai 
rate 
8 
MHz 
clock and provides a 
1 
MHz 
output clock for 
store  mode,  where  U103  amplifies and  stores the 
c 
the Keyboard~Disp~nterface (U212).  In  addition, four 
ence 
betwee* the 
AID 
input and the DAC output on 
c 
output  lines 
(PC, 
HD1, 
TR1, 
and 
TR2) 
provide  control 
the two remainder-storage capacitors (C102 or C103) 
signals  for  the  Track/Hold  circuit. 
autozero mode 
is 
shown in Figure 5-11. The other 
n 
are  shown 
in 
Figures 
5-9 
and  5-10. 
5-22. 
Precision 
DAC 
The Precision Digital-to-Analog Converter 
(DAC) 
is corn- 
5-24. 
WM~P 
Supplies 
posed  of  DAC  Amplifier  U102B  and  a  binary  ladder 
The  bootstrap supplies  are  composed  of 
U102A, 
( 
network, which consists of  resistors in 2101 and digitally 
Q102,  CR103,  CR104,  and  associated components 
controlled analog  bit-switches  contained in 
U101. 
bootstrap  supplies  enhance the  gain  accuracy  of 
1 
During 
compare 
periods, 
the bootstrap supplies lim 
The bit-switches determine the output voltage of U102B 
output  of Ui03 to minimize the time it  takes to  re 
by  controlling  the  binary  ladder  network.  The  gain  of 
from 
being  driven  to  a  supply  rail.  Both  function 
U102B is set by  the ratio of a precision feedback resistor 
achieved by  manipulating the supplies of  U103 (BS 
(2101-7,-8)  and  the  equivalent  output  resistance  of  the 
BS2). 
ladder  network. 
5-25. 
DISPLAY 
5-23. 
ND 
Amplifier 
The  vacuum  fluorescent  display  is  similar  to  a  va 
The 
A/D 
Amplifier is composed of  a comparator/amplifier 
tube,  containing  eight  control  grids  and 
69 
phos 
(U103),  two  remainder-storage  capacitors  (C103  and 
coated plates which form the display segments and 
a 
C102),  an autozero storage capacitor (ClOl), and  several 
ciators. (See Figure 5-12.) The filament voltage 
is 
4.5 
digitally  controlled  analog switches contained  in  U101. 
with 
a 
+5V 
dc bias.  Each plate is controlled by  a 
( 
- 
- 
d 
mo 
on 
the 
der- 
fer- 
e 
of 
The 
des 
101, 
The 
103. 
the 
mr 
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