Intertec Data Systems SUPERBRAIN II Jr User manual

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COPYRIGHT 1982

USERS MANUAL FOR
INTERTEC'S
SUPE~BRI\INTM II
VIDEO COMPUTER SYSTEM
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This version of the SuperBrain Users Manual is intended for use with the SuperBrain II
Jr, SuperBrain II QD, or SuperBrain II SD Video Computer Systems.
Document No. 6831010
June, 1982
This equipment complies with the requirements in Part 15 of FCC Rules for a Class A
computing device. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area may cause unac-
ceptable interference to radio and TV reception requiring the operator to take
whatever steps are necessary to correct the interference.

SUPERBRAIN II
USERS
MANUAL REVISION
RECORD
REV
DATE
APPROVAL SHEETS/SECTIONS EFFECTED
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Section
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Section
2
Section
3
Section
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Proprietary Notice
Title Page, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , I
Manual Revision Record Sheet, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
II
Introduction, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1-1
System Specifications, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1-3
Internal Construction, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1-6
Theory of Operation, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,1-11
Installation and Operating Instructions, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2-1
Unpacking, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2-1
Set Up , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2-1
System Diskette, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,2-1
Reviewing the System
Diskette, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2-2
Duplicating the Operating Diskette, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2-3
Optional Software, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2-5
SUPERBRAIN II Software Summary
CP/M Summary, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-1
Intertec Utility Summary, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-2
CONFIGUR,COM, , ' , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3-2
Vertical Scan Frequency, , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-3
Disk Write Verification, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-3
Time Display EnablelDisable , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3-3
Key Click EnablelDisable , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-3
Main and Aux Port Operation, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , 3-3
Operating Mode, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-3
Baud Rate , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , 3-3
N\Jmber of Sync Characters, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , ,3-4
Number of Stop
Bits, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3-4
Character Length, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , 3-4
Parity, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-4
Handshaking, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-4
Sync, Character Value, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-4
Keypad Reprogramming, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-4
FORMAT.COM , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-5
HEXDUMP,COM , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-5
64KTEST.COM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3-6
TX,COM , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-6
RX,COM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3-8
TIME, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3-8
DATE, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-8
Secondary CharacterSet
Option, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-9
CSEDIT,COM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3-9
CSDUMP.COM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,3-11
Miscellaneous Operational Information
Using the INP: and OUT: Features of PIP, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,4-1
Synchronous Communication, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4-2
8251A USART Data Sheets, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
,4-5-4-20
Master Reset Feature, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4-21
Cursor Control Keys, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,4-21
Accessing Time/Date
Data, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4-21
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IV
Appendix
A
Appendix
B
Appendix
C
Appendix
o
Appendix
E
Appendix
F
Appendix
G
Appendix
H
Appendix
J
Interfacing Information ............................................ 4-22
RS232C Serial Interface
.......................................... 4-22
BusAdaptor Interface
........................................... 4-22
Pin Connections for External Bus ................................. 4-22
Table of I/O Ports ............................................. 4-24
Autoload Feature ............................................... 4-25
Key Click
..................................................... 4-27
Key Repeat
.................................................... 4-27
Type-Ahead
................................................... 4-27
Controlling theVideo Display ...................................... 4-27
Escape Sequences
........................................... 4-28
Control Codes ............................................... 4-29
Video Attributes .............................................. 4-30
Cursor Positioning forDisplayControl
............................. 4-31
Memory Map/Screen Initialization ................................ 4-31
Interpreting the ASCII Code Chart ................................ 4-34
Control Code Chart ............................................ 4-34
WORDSTAR Considerations
.................................... 4-35
Introduction to CP/M Features & Facilities ............................ Appendix A
Operation of the CP/M Context Editor
................................ Appendix B
CP/M 2.0 Users Guide forCP/M 1.4Owners ........................... Appendix C
Operation of the CP/M Debugger ................................... Appendix D
Operation of the CP/M Assembler
................................... Appendix E
The CP/M 2.0 InterfaceGuide
...................................... Appendix F
The CP/M 2.0 System Alteration Guide
............................... Appendix G
Addendums
................................................... Appendix H
Hardware Addendums
...................................... Appendix H-1
SoftwareAddendums ...................................... Appendix H-2
Customer Information ............................................ Appendix J
Servicing Procedures
....................................... Appendix J-1
General Information forSuperBrain II Users ..................... Appendix J-2
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF INTERTEC'S SUPERBRAIN II
VIDEO COMPUTER SYSTEM
Your new SuperBrain II Video Computer was manufactured at Intertec's new 120,000 square foot
plant in Columbia, South Carolina, under stringent quality control procedures to insure trouble-
free operation for many years. If you should encounter difficulties with the use or operation of
your terminal, contact the dealer from whom the unit was purchased for instructions regarding
the proper servicing techniques. If service cannot
be made available through your dealer,
contact Intertec's Customer Services Department at [phone].
As with all Intertec products, we would appreciate any comments you may have regarding your
evaluation and application of this equipment. For your convenience, we have enclosed a
customer comment card at the end of this manual. Please address your comments
to:
Product Services Manager
Intertec Data Systems Corporation
2300 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
The SuperBrain II is distributed worldwide through a network of dealer/OEM vendors and through
Intertec's own marketing facilities. Contact us at [phone] (TWX -810-666-2115)
regarding your requirement for this and other Intertec products.
Intertec's new one hundred and twenty thousand square foot corporate and manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina
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