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HARDWARE' MAINTENANCE MANUAL
(S'ITE AND SUPPORT INFORMATION)
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REVISI,ON
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(08-13-80)
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(10-03-80)
B-Interim
(12-17-80)
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(01-23-81)
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Publication No.
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REVISION RECORD
DESCRIPTION
Preliminary release.
Final release. Includes changes per ECOs 14165,
14190, 14199, 14203, 14238, 14246, 14258, 14317,
14323, and 14328.
Manual revised to incorporate. ECO 14376.
Manual revised to incorporate ECO's 14469, 14468,
14454,
~4391, 14329, 14321, and 14279. Incorporates
ECO 14376 (B-Interim) in its final form & makes
technical corrections/changes.
Manual revised to incorporate ECOs 14514 and 14571.
01989-2
Address comments conc:em.ing this
manual to:
REVISJON LETTERS I, 0, Q AND X AlE NOT USED
Control Data Corporation
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MANUAL TO EQUIPMENT LEVEL CORRELATJ.ON SHEET
This manual reflects the equipment configurations listed be/ow.
EXPLANATION: Locate the equipment type and series number, as shown an the equipment FCO log, in the list below.
Immediately to the right of the series number is an FCO number. If that number and all of the numbers underneath
. it match all of the numbers on the equipment FCO 10i, then this manual accurately reflects tile equipment.
EQUIPMENT TYPE
SERIES
WITH FCD'S
COMMENTS
FA501-A 01 ECQ's
14165 14328, 14376,
14454
02 14468
03 14571
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FA501-B 01 ECQ's
14165, 14328, 14376, 14454
02 14468
03 14571
04
BR810-A 01
14165, 14328
01 14468
only
02
BR810-B 01
14165, 14328
01
14468 only
02
XA243-A
01
FT116-A 01
01987
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PREFACE
This manual provides information to aid in the installation,
checkout, and maintenance of the CDC® PLATO® Flexible Disk
Subsystem. Information is provided for both on-site and tech-
nical support use. The subsystem provides flexible disk storage
capability to a PLATO Information Systems Terminal (IST-II and
IST-III).
Product and equipment number correlation for the various
subsystem configurations and associated memory options is as
follows:
Product Number
40003-203
40003-204
Equipment Number
FA501-A
BRS10-A
Description
PLATO Master Flexible Disk
Subsystem, 60 Hz, 120 Vac.
PLATO Slave Flexible Disk
Drive, 60 Hz, 120 V ac.
40003-205 FA501-B
PLATO Master Flexible Disk
Subsystem, 50 Hz, 220/240 V ac.
40003-206
40003-20.0
40003-211
BRS10-B
XA243-A
FTl16-A
PLATO Slave Flexible Disk
Drive, 50 Hz, 220/240 V ac.
Additional 16K by 8-bit RAM
Option (up to three RAM
options may be added).
Terminator assembly for IST
parallel I/O channel.
Organization of this manual is divided into eight major sections:
Section 1 - General Description
Section 2 - Operation
Section 3 - Installation and Checkout
Section 4 - Theory of Operation
Section 5 - Diagrams
Section 6 - Maintenance
Section 7 - Parts Data
Section 8 - Wire Lists
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Other manuals providing reference and operator information on
the flexible disk subsystem, maintenance information on the
flexible disk drive assembly, and maintenance information on the
1ST terminal are listed as follows. All manuals may be ordered
from:
Control Data Corporation
Literature and Distribution Services
304 North Dale Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55103
Title
Publication Number
PLATO Flexible Disk Subsystem
Hardware Operators Guide
9406 Flexible Disk Drive Assembly
Hardware Maintenance Manual
Information Systems Terminal II
Hardware Maintenance Manual (1ST-II)
Information Systems Terminal III
Hardware Maintenance Manual (1ST-III)
62940005
77614903
82100083
62940007
In addition to these publications, an instructional flexible
disk and user's installation guide are available as follows:
Micro Plato Instructional Flexible Disk 76773000
Micro Plato User's Installation Guide
76368339
The disk and the guide may be ordered, using an Education Order
Form, from:
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Order Administrator
Education Company
8100 34th Avenue South
P.O. Box 0
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440
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Disks for general use (formatted or unformatted) may be ordered
by phoning as follows:
in Minnesota, Alaska, or Hawaii 612-830-7352 (call collect)
in other parts of United States 800-328-6207 (toll-free)
in Canada 416-291-7151 (call collect)
Note, these numbers are for ordering disks only.
In other countries, contact the nearest CDC Business Products
represen ta tive.
The 1ST II and the 1ST III have been approved by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) as not being harmful to the
telephone network when connected directly to the telephone
lines. Instructions for fully complying with Part 68, FCC
Docket 19528 can be found in the Site and Support manuals that
accompany the particular terminal being used.
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CONTENTS
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Subsystem Configuration • • • • • • • • • • • •• 1-1
PLATO Master Flexible Disk Subsystem • • • • • • • 1-2
PLATO Slave Flexible Disk Drive • •• •• 1-2
RAM Expansion Feature •••••••••••••• 1-2
ROM Expansion Feature (Future Availability) ••• 1~2
Med ia • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1-3
Equipment Specifications •••••••••••••• 1-4
2. OPERATION
Voltage Select Switch •••••••••••••••• 2-1
Power On/Off Switch/Circuit Breaker ••••••••• 2-1
Device Address Switch (Master units Only) •••••• 2-2
Master Reset Switch (Master Units Only) ••••••• 2-2
Diagnostic Control Switches (Master units Only) ••• 2-2
Switch 20 ••• •••••• • •••••• 2-3
Switch 21 •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2-3
Switch 22 •••• • • • • • • • •• ••••• 2-3
Switch 23 •••• 2-3
Switch 24 a~d·25 : : : : : : : : : : : : : •••• 2-3
Switch 26 ••• • • • • • • • • •• • 2-4
Switch 27 •• 0. . . . . . ...... 2-4
LED Indicators •••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2-4
3. INSTALLATION AND CHECKOUT
packaging • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3-1
Installation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3-1
Subsystem Installation • ••••••••••• 3-2
RAM Option Installation •••••••••• • 3-6
Checkout ••• • • • • • • • • • • • ~ • 3-7
4. THEORY OF OPERATION
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AC Power Entry Panel • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4-2
Power Supply • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• 4-2
Backplane • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4-3
Flexible Disk Drive (FDD) Assembly. • • •• •• 4-4
Controller Board (Master Units Only) •••• 4-6
Z80A Microprocessor ••••••• •• •••• 4-8
9517A-4 Direct-Memory-Access (DMA) Controller •• 4-8
1791A-02 Flexible Disk Controller (FDC) ••••• 4-9
2716 Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM)4-9
Z80 Counter/Timer Circuit (CTC) ••• • • 4-10
9519 Interrupt Controller ••• • • • • • • • • • 4-11
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