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- From: anthony@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.palmtops
- Subject: Re: Psion organiser II model LZ
- Date: 7 Jan 1993 22:20:58 GMT
- Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- In article <C0GBJ2.6xJ@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> john blue <jblue@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:
- >Hi,
- >I received a used Psion organiser II Model LZ for Christmas. I would
- >like to get more information about the output port. The 2 manuals have
- >nothing on pinouts. It is rectangle female 16 pin port.
- >Or if anyone has the communications datapak or knows of a way to get
- >data into and out of the organiser I would welcome a response.
-
- Information on the Psion Organiser II series is available via anonymous
- ftp to csd4.csd.uwm.edu:/pub/Psion. The Psion archive will eventually
- be moved to another site, a README pointing to the new site will be
- remain at csd4. Note that this archive consists almost entirely of
- Organiser II files, there are very few files on any other Psion
- machines.
-
- The only way I know of to get information in and out of an Organiser is
- through a device plugged into the top port (like the CommsLink serial
- adapter), a storage device in a side port, or through the
- keyboard/display. The ports are parallel bus interfaces.
-
- Here is /pub/Psion/Doc/specs for your convenience:
-
- [This is copied from a Psion information sheet. Notes from me are in
- square brackets ([]).
- Anthony Stieber, 1991, May 15.
- Disclaimer: if you smoke your machine or otherwise suffer dammage
- or injury it's not my fault. I warned you, don't use this unless you
- really know what you are doing.]
-
- ------------------------------------------------------
- Dimensions: 5.6" L x 3.1" W x 1.1" D
- (142mm L x 78mm W x 29mm D)
- supplied with unique Serial Number
-
- Weight: 8.8 oz (210g) without battery
-
- Display: 2 line X 16 character, dot matrix LCD [Model CM and XP]
- or
- 2 Line x 20 character, dot matrix LCD [Model LZ, LZ64]
-
- 8 User Definable Characters
-
- Processor: Hitachi HD6303X, 8 bit CMOS, 80 pin [Motorola 6800]
- surface mount CPU running at 0.92 MHz [compatible]
-
- Audio: 11Hz to 10KHz frequency
- with 1 msec to 30 seconds duration
-
- Internal Memory: 32K, 64K or 96K CMOS SRAM [Model CM only 8K]
-
- Bus Interface: Top Slot Connector
-
- Pin Signal Description
- 1 SD7 Data Bit 7
- 2 SD0 Data Bit 0
- 3 SD6 Data Bit 6
- 4 SD1 Data Bit 1
- 5 SD5 Data Bit 5
- 6 SD2 Data Bit 2
- 7 SD4 Data Bit 4
- 8 SD3 Data Bit 3
- 9 GND Digital Ground
- 10 SCK Clock
- 11 SVPP Pack Programming Voltage 21v DC
- 12 SS3 Slot 3 Select
- 13 SVCC 5 Volts @ 70 mA max
- 14 AC Equiv to Pressing "ON/CLEAR" key
- 15 SOE Slot Output Enable
- 16 SMR Slot Master Reset
-
- [From looking at a Comms Link I think it's like this:
- Front (keyboard/display)
- |
- _______________V____________
- | |
- | +--------+ 1 |
- | |oooooooo| |
- | |oooooooo| |
- \ 16 +--------+ /
- \__________________________/
-
- If pins 14 and 9 are connected (AC grounded) then the machine turns on. ]
-
-
- Mass Storage: Will take up to two DATAPAKS
- or PROGRAM packs in sizes up to 128K each.
-
- [There are third party RAM and Flash EPROM packs up to 512K]
-
- Power: 9 volt battery,
- or 110 volt AC adaptor.
- Typical power consumption:
- ON - 36 milliwatts
- While accessing 1 128K Datapak
- - 900 milliwatts
- Operating
- Temperature 0-50C, 32-120F
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