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09865-66566 REV B 7349 • This schematic is based on a reverse engineering of the 9830 board assemblies listed in the accompanying table, along with some use of the 9830 patent (US #4,012,725) and the tape drive schematics available in the the 9830 service manual.
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@ Various Select Codes & Select Code 12 @ Select Code 15 8+4+4 DO / SO / CO BUS (Data / State / select-Code Out) Channel Devices Select-Code Devices HP 9830 Computer Section: Block Diagram Page: N3 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
U14-18 N14A.B2 9 of 0.01 N14A.A1 B.R14 B.S15 B Register P Register N13A.T U14-17 N14A.U U14-9 U14-10 9328 9328 8-bit shift 8-bit shift register register HP 9830 Computer Section: CPU Registers & T Control Page: P4 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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3601 256*4 4 of BCD3 BCD Carry U14-3 BCD2 U14-12 nUTR U14-17 BCD1 7474 N13B.J 11 12 N14B.8 U14-13 nPTR U14-18 U14-20 U14-13 nQTR U14-7 U14-2 HP 9830 Computer Section: CPU ALU Page: P5 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
N34.K DO14 U32-15 KDBENB U32-15 N32.22 N34.9 DO13 U32-5 U32-15 KEY DATA N32.Z N34.J CONTROL DO12 U32-5 N34.N12 N32-AA23 4 of N34.A1,M11 N32-A1,BB24 0.02 N31.1 HP 9830 Computer N31.15 Section: Keyboard Scan Logic N31.4 Page: K1 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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EXEC CONT STEP TRCE RUN KSCANDET RECL BACK FWD down left right LOAD STOR INIT < > space – “ & ‘ HP 9830 Computer Section: Keyboard nKSR7 PTAL STOP DELN FLOT SCRA AUTO Page: K2 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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7474 U41-f10 74L42 U26-4U 1818-2117B C-033D U12-17 7474 U41-f11 (NPN) U26-5L 1818-2118B C-071A U12-18 7404 U41-f12 (NPN) U26-5U 1818-2119B C-083A U12-19 7400 Count: 306 Req. ROMS: 30 HP 9830 Computer Section: IC Units List Page: A1 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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Number of ICs: Check: IC Notes • 3301A microcode and 3601 ALU ROMS are pin-compatible with 74S387 HP 9830 Computer 74S387: TI Memory Databook 1st Ed., 1975, pg 182. Section: IC Types List, Calculations Page: A2 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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Keyboard Rows Read Enable Write Enable S-bus Selector bit 0 nKSTOP STOP key pressed S-bus Selector bit 1 Keyboard interrupt ack (HP: KB Lights Strobe) FLaG INTerrupt KDBENB Keyboard Data Bus Enable Data CLock HP 9830 Computer Section: Signal Names...
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The run period is determined by the refresh delay monostable, so varies with RC tolerances. The calculated design target for HP 9830 Computer the monostable is 820µS. This will be rounded out to allow completion of an RCK cycle. Each refresh cycle only refreshes half the RAM memory banks however, with a given bank being refreshed on alternate cycles.
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& I/O N26d N11B N11A OPTION REGISTER TAPE INTERCONNECT TAPE N61B N61A INTERFACE TAPE CONTROL TAPE TAPE MOTOR CONTROL DISPLAY LOGIC DISPLAY KEYBOARD HP 9830 Computer BACKPLANE TOP VIEW Section: Board Layout - Backplane Page: L1 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
CPU REGISTERS & ALU / Assembly 14 4KW RAM Assembly 84 N84C N14A N14B N84A N84B HP 9830 Computer Section: Board Layout - CPU & Memory • All boards as viewed from component side. Page: L2 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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Assembly 65 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 POWER SUPPLY TAPE MOTOR CONTROL Assembly 51 Assembly 64 TAPE HEAD Assembly 66 N51A N51B HP 9830 Computer Section: Board Layout - Devices & Power Page: L3 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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() : parentheses indicate backplane connection when different from board connection () : parentheses indicate backplane connection when different from board connection MCDIS ROMB36 22 ROMB26 ROMB<lo> 18 HP 9830 Computer Section: Connectors - ROM & CPU Page: L4 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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> 25 CC GND nRAMA6/A8 B1.nCE B1.RnW H RAMA0/A0 B2.nPC B2.nCE nRAMA7/A9 K B2.RnW HP 9830 Computer B3.nPC 10 RAMA2/A4 Section: Connectors - Power & Memory B3.RnW 11 M GND B3.nCE 12 N V+s Page: L5 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...
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< n P D 0 n P D 0 GND 15 KC14 GND 24 BB < (V+12) - 15 - (V-12) GND 22 < GND 15 < HP 9830 Computer Section: Connectors - Devices Page: L6 Rendition: 2014 Dec 26...