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- Apple II
- Technical Notes
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- Developer Technical Support
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- Apple IIe
- #9: Switch Input Changes
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- Revised by: Glenn A. Baxter November 1988
- Written by: Earl Edwards May 1988
-
- This Technical Note describes three changes which have been made to the switch
- circuitry of Apple IIe revision C and later motherboards.
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- The latest Apple IIe logic board has some changes in its switch circuitry.
- Logic boards with part numbers 820-0087-C and later differ from earlier boards
- as follows:
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- o SW2 has been connected to the Shift keys on the keyboard by
- closing the X6 jumper.
- o 12k ohm pullup resistors have been added to SW0 and SW1.
- o A 0.1 microfarad capacitor to ground has been added to all three
- switch inputs: SW0 (PB0, Open-Apple, OAPL), SW1 (PB1, Option,
- Closed-Apple, CAPL), and SW2 (PB2).
-
- Note: Schematics showing the differences are available in Chapter 7 of the
- Apple IIe Technical Reference, First Printing, January 1987.
-
- The X6 jumper was closed to allow the Shift key to be read directly,
- facilitating the shift-click mouse selection feature in software products.
- Note that this change connects SW2 to +5V through a 1k ohm resistor, and when
- a shift key is depressed, SW2 is at ground potential.
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- The 12k ohm resistors were added to ensure that the self-diagnostic test would
- run when the keyboard is disconnected. The resistors have negligible
- influence when the keyboard is connected.
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- The capacitors were added to reduce radiated emissions. This reduction was
- required because of changes in the memory configuration. As a result of the
- addition, the functional bandwidth of the inputs has been reduced; however,
- the input requirements of the 74LS251 have not changed. This addition may
- cause improper operation with peripheral devices that rely on high push button
- repetition rates.
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- The minimum V(IH) to the 74LS251 remains 2.0V, but for improved noise margin,
- a minimum V(IH) of 2.4V is recommended. This requires a drive of about 6 ma
- to overcome the 470-ohm 5 percent resistor on SW0 and SW1.
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- The maximum V(IL) is 0.8V, and here again you should allow for some noise
- margin. The low level is ensured by the 470-ohm keyboard pulldown resistor
- alone, but additional current sink will speed up the transition time.
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- Further Reference
- o Apple IIe Technical Reference Manual
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