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SPECIFICATIONS

MICROPROCESSOR: Microprocessor Clock Frequency: Effective Cycle Frequency: (Including Ref r e sh Waits)

MOS TECHNOLOGY 6502 1.023 MHz 0.960 MHz

VIDEO OUTPUT:

Composite positive video, 75 ohms, l e v e l adjustable between z e r o a n d -15Vpp.

Line Rate: F r a m e Rate: Format: 40 c h a r a c t e r s / l i n e , 24 lines; with automatic scrolling Dynamic shift r e g i s t e r s (1K x 7)

Display Memory: C h a r a c t e r Matrix:

RAM MEMORY: On-board RAM Capacity:

16-pin, 4K Dynamic, type 4096 (2104) 8K bytes (4K supplied)

POWER S U P P L E S :

+5 Volts

@ 3 amps, +/- 1 2 Volts @0.5 amp and -5 Volts @ 0.5 a m p s
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Input Power Requirements:

8 t o 10 Volts AC (RMS) @ 3 a m p s , 26 t o 28 Volts AC (RMS) Center-Tapped, Stancor # P-8380 o r T r i a d F31-X Stancor # P-8667 o r T r i a d F40-X

Recommended T r a n s f o r m e r s :

A P P L E COMPUTER COMPANY 770 Welch Road, Suite 154 P a l o Alto, California 94304 Phone: (415) 326-4248

The Apple Computer i s a complete micro'~,ocessor system, consisting of a Mos Technology 2 m i c r o p r o c e s s o r and support hardware, inJral video display electronics, dynamic m e m o r y and r e f r e s h hardware, and fully regulated power supplies. It contains resident s y s t e m monitor software, enabling the u s e r , via the keyboard and display, t o write, examine, debug, and run p r o g r a m s efficiently; thus being a n educational tool f o r the learning of m i c r o p r o c e s s o r programming, and a n aid in the development of software. The integral video display section and the keyboard interface r e n d e r s unnecessary the need f o r a n external teletype. The display section cont a i n s i t s ownmemory, leaving a l l of RAM for u s e r p r o g r a m s , and the outputformat i s 40 c h a r a c t e r s / line, 24 lines /page, with auto scrolling. Almost any ASCII encoded keyboard will interface directly with the Apple system. The board h a s sockets f o r upto 8K bytes of the 16 pin, 4K type, RAM, and the system i s fully expandable t o 65K via the edge connector. The system u s e s dynamic m e m o r y (4K bytes sup-

plied), although static m e m o r y m a y a l s o be used. All refreshing of dynamic memory,' including a l l " off board" expansion memory, i s done automatically. The e n t i r e s y s t e m timing, including the m i c r o p r o c e s s o r clock and a l l video signals, originates in a single c r y s t a l oscillator.

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F u r t h e r , the printed circuit board contains a "breadboard area", in which the u s e r can add additional " on board " h a r d w a r e ( f o r example, e x t r a P I A f s , ACIAfs, EROMfs, and s o on).

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This manual i s divided into t h r e e Sections: Section I GETTING THE SYSTEM RUNNING. Section I1 USING THE SYSTEM MONITOR. (listing included) Section I11 EXPANDING THE SYSTEM. P l e a s e r e a d s e c t i o n I thoroughly, before attempting t o "power-up" your system, and study 1 Section I 1 carefully before attempting t o expand your system. In addition to this manual, Apple "Tech Notes" a r e available which contain example s of expansion hardware and technique s .

SECTION I GETTING THE SYSTEM RUNNING The Apple Computer i s fully assembled, tested, and burned in. The only external devices n e c e s s a r y f o r operation of the s y s t e m are: An ASCII encoded keyboard, a video display monitor, and AC power s o u r c e s of 8 to 10 Volts (RMS) @ 3 a m p s and 28Volts (RMS)@1 amp. The following three a r t i c l e s describe the attachment of these devices in detail. Keyboard: Any ASCII encoded keyboard, with positive DATA outputs, interfaces directly with the Apple s y s t e m via a "DIP" connector. If your keyboard h a s negative logic DATA outputs ( r a r e ) , you can install i n v e r t e r s (7404) in the breadboard a r e a . The strobe can be either positive o r negative, of long o r s h o r t duration. The "DIP" keyboard connector (B4) h a s inputs f o r seven DATA lines, one

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ST ROBE line, and two normally-open pushbutton switches, used f o r RESET ( e n t e r monitor), and CLEAR SCREEN ( s e e schematic diagram, sheet 3 of 3 , f o r exact circuitry). T h i s keyboard con- nector a l s o supplies t h r e e voltages, (+5V, +12V, and-12V) of which one o r m o r e m a y be n e c e s s a r y to operate the keyboard. P i n 15 of the keyboard connector (B4) m u s t be tied t o +5V (pin 16) f o r normal operation. NOTE: The s y s t e m monitor accepts only upperc a s e alpha (A-F, R). It i s therefore convenient, though i t ' s not essential, tohave a keyboard equipped with upperc a s e a l p h a l o c k (usuallyintheelectronics). E i t h e r of the following suggested c i r c u i t s m a y be used t o provide alpha lock capability, if needed, and can be built in the breadboard a r e a .

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Display: The Apple Computer outputs a composite video signal (composite of sync and video information) which can be applied t o any standard raster-scan type video display monitor. The output l e v e l is adjustable with the potentiometer located n e a r the video output Molex connector, J 2 . T h e additional two outside pins on the Molex connector supply $5 andi-12 volts, to be used in future Apple a c c e s s o r i e s . The composite video signal can a l s o be modulated a t the p r o p e r RFfrequency, with a n inexpensive commercially available device , and applied to the antenna t e r m i n a l s of a home television r e c e i v e r . Since the c h a r a c t e r f o r m a t i s 40 c h a r a c t e r s / l i n e , all television r e c e i v e r s will have the n e c e s s a r y bandwidth t o display the e n t i r e 40 c h a r a c t e r s . Two l a r g e manufacturers of video display monitors, which connect directly with the Apple Computer, a r e Motorola and Ball. The mating four-pin Molex connector i s provided. AC P o w e r Sources: Two incoming AC power s o u r c e s a r e required f o r operation: 8 t o 10 VAC (RMS) a t 3 amps, and 28VAC (RMS) Center-Tapped a t 1amp. These AC supplies enter the s y s t e m a t the Molex connector, J l . The 8 to10 volts AC provides the raw AC f o r the + volt supply, while the 28 VCT sup5 plies the r a w AC f o r the +12 and -12 volt supplies, and t h e -5V supply is derived f r o m the -1 2V regulated output.
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Simply w i r e the equivalent ( 28VCT a t 1 a m p ) secondaries to the mating six-pin Molex connector supplied, and w i r e the p r i m a r i e s i n parallel, as shown in the schematic diagram (power s u p d section, Dwg. No. 00101, s h e e t 3 of 3.

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TEST PROGRAM After attaching the keyboard, display, and AC power sources, you can t r y a simple p r o g r a m to t e s t if your s y s t e m and the attachments a r e functioning together properly. While i t does not t e s t many possible a r e a s of the m i c r o p r o c e s s o r system, the t e s t p r o g r a m will t e s t f o r the c o r r e c t attachment of the keyboard, display, and power supplies.

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The board, a s supplied, requires no m o r e than 1 . 5 a m p s DC f r o m the t5V supply, while the regulator is capable of supplying 3 amps. The remaining 1.5 amps DC f r o m the t5V supply i s available f o r u s e r h a r d w a r e expansion (provided ratings a r e employed). r c e of the raw AC voltages a r e two commercially available trans, Stancor P / N P-8380 o r equivalent ( 8 t o at 3 amps), and Stancor P I N P-8667 o r

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FIRST: Hit the RESET button t o e n t e r the s y s t e m monitor. A backslash should be displayed, and the c u r s o r should drop t o the next line. SECOND: 4Y 0 : A9 b 0 b AA b 20 b E F b FF b TypeE 8 b 8A b 4C b'2 b i b - ( R E ~ ) ( 0 i s a z e r o , NOT a n alpha "0"; b m e a n s blank o r space; and (RET) h i t the "return" key on the keyboard) THIRD: Type0 A (RET) ( T h i s should print out, on the display, p r o g r a m you have just entered. )

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FOURTH: R (RET) Type( R means run the p r o g r a m . ) THE PROGRAM SHOULD THEN PRINT OUT ON THE DISPLAY A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF ASCII CHARACTERS. TO STOP THE PROGRAM AND RETURN TO THE SYSTEM MONITOR, HIT THE "RESET" BUTTON. TO RUN AGAIN, TYPE : R (RET).

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ifhmetic mode. LDY #$7F STY DSP LDA #$A7 STA KBD C R STA DSP C R C M P #$DF BEQ BACKSPACE C M P #$9B BEQ ESCAPE INY B P L NEXTCHAR LDA #$DC * J S R ECHO LDA #$8D JSR ECHO LDY #$a1 DEY BMI GETLINE LDA KBD CR B P L NEXTCHAR LDA KBD STA IN, Y JSR ECHO C M P #$8D BNE NOTCR LDY #$FF LDA #$a0 TAX ASL STA MODE INY LDA IN, Y C M P #$8D BEQ GETLINE C M P #$AE BCC BLSKIP BEQ SETMODE M a s k f o r DSP d a t a d i r e c t i o n r e g i s t e r . S e t i t up. KBD and DSP c o n t r o l r e g i s t e r mask. Enable i n t e r r u p t s , s e t CAI, CB1, f o r positive edge s e n s e / o u t p u t m o d e .
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6502 HEX MONITOR LISTING (continued) FF75 FF77 FF79 FF7A FF7C FF7D FF7F FF81 FF83 FF85 FF87 FF89 FF8B FF8D FF8F FF91 FF94 FF97 FF99 FF9B FF9D FF9F FFAl d ~ ~ 26 28 26 29 CA Db F 8 C8 DQ E Q C4 2A F d 97 24 2B 50 1 0 A5 28 81 26 E 6 26 DQ B5 E 6 27 4C 44 FF 6C 24 00 30 2B A2 02 B5 27 95 25 95 23 CA A 2 7 D0 F ROL L ROL H DEX BNE HEXSHIFT Rotate into LSD. Rotate into MSD's. Done 4 shXts? No, loop. Advence text index. Always taken. Check next c h a r a c t e r f o r he, Check if L , H empty ( n o h e x digits). Yes, generate ESC sequence. T e s t MODE byte. B6 = 0 f o r STOR, 1 f o r XAM and BLOCK XAM LSD's of h e x data. S t o r e a t c u r r e n t ' s t o r e index'. Increment s t o r e index. Get next item. (no c a r r y ) . Add c a r r y t o ' s t o r e index' high o r d e r . Get next command i t e m . Run a t c u r r e n t XAM index. B7 = 0 f o r XAM, 1 f o r BLOCK XAM. Byte count. Copy h e x data t o ' s t o r e index'. And t o 'XAM index'. Next of 2 bytes. Loop u n l e s s X = 0. NE m e a n s no a d d r e s s t o print. CR. Output it. 'Examine index'high-order byte. Output i t in h e x f o r m a t . Low-order 'examine index' byte. Output it in h e x f o r m a t .
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SECTION I11 HOW TO EXPAND THE A P P L E SYSTEM The Apple s y s t e m can be expanded to include m o r e m e m o r y and I 0 devices, via a 44-pin edge connector. The s y s t e m i s fully expandable to 65K, with the entire data and a d d r e s s busses, clocks, control signals ( i. e. IRQ, NMI, DMA, RDY, etc.), and power s o u r c e s available a t the connector. All a d d r e s s lines a r e T T L buffered, and data lines can drive ten equivalent capacitive loads (one T T L load and 130pf) without external buffers. All clock signals a r e T T L . The Apple s y s t e m runs a t approximately 1 MHz ( s e e spec sheet) and i s fully compatible with 6800/6500 style timing. T h r e e power s o u r c e s a r e available a t the edge connector: f 5 volts regulated, and raw DC (approximately +/- 14V) f o r the +12'V, -12V, and -5V supplies. If +12V, -12V, o r -5V supplies a r e required, EXTERNAL REGULATORS MUST BE USED. An e x c e s s of 1.5 a m p s f r o m the "onboardu regulated f5V supply i s available f o r expansion (assuming suitable t r a n s f o r m e r ratings a r e employed). E x e r c i s e g r e a t c a r e in the handling of the raw DC, a s no short-circuit protection i s provided. DMA: The Apple s y s t e m h a s full DMA capabli F o r DMA, the DMA control line t r i - s t a t e s , a d d r e s s buss, thus allowing external devices t, control the buss. Consult MOS TECHNOLOGY 6502 Hardware Manual f o r details. ( F o r DMA use, the solder jumper on the board, m a r k e d "DMA", m u s t be broken. ) F o r the 6502 m i c r o p r o c e s s o r , the RDY line i s used to halt the p r o c e s s o r f o r single stepping, o r slow ROM applications. Refer t o Apple "Tech Notes" f o r examples. SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS: The sequences listedbelow a r e the routines used to r e a d the keyboard o r output to the display, Read Key f r o m KBD: LDA KBD CR (D011) LDA KBD DATA ( D Q l o ) Output to Display: BIT DSP (D012) STA DSP (Do12) REFRESH: F o u r out of e v e r y 65 clock cycles i s dedicated t o m e m o r y refresh. A t the s t a r t of a ref r e s h cycle (150 n s a f t e r leading edge of 01), R F goes low, and remains low f o r one clock cycle. $42 i s inhibited during a r e f r e s h cycle, and the p r o c e s s o r i s held in 01 ( i t ' s inactive state). Dynamic m e m o r i e s , which m u s t clock during r e f r e s h cycles, should derive t h e i r clock f r o m 00, which i s equivalent t o 02, except that i t continues during a r e f r e s h cycle. Devices, such a s PIA1s, will not be affected by a r e f r e s h cycle, since they r e a c t t o 02 only. Refer t o Apple "TechNotesl' f o r a variety of inte riacing examples

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PIA Internal Registers: KBD Data I3010 High o r d e r bit equals 1. KBD Control Reg. D o l l High o r d e r bit indicates "key ready". Reading key c l e a r s flag. Rising edge of KBD s e t s flag. DSP DATA D012 Lower seven bits a r e data output, high o r d e r bit is display ready" input (1 equals ready, 0 equals busy) DSP Control Reg. D013

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The Apple Computer Company hereby w a r r a n t s each of i t s products, and a l l components therein contained, to be f r e e f r o m defects in m a t e r i a l s a n d / o r workmanship f o r a period of thirty (30) days f r o m date of purchase. In the event of the occurrence of malfunction, o r other indication of f a i l u r e attributable directly to faulty workmanship a n d / o r mate rial, then, upon return of the product to the Apple Computer Company, a t 770 Welch Road, P a l o Alto, California, 94304 (postage prepaid), the Apple Computer Company will, a t i t s option, r e p a i r o r replace said products o r components the reof, t o what sve r extent Apple Computer Company shall deem n e c e s s a r y , to r e s t o r e said product to proper operating condition. All such r e p a i r s o r replacements shall be rendered by the Apple Computer Company, without charge t o the customer. The responsibility for the failure of any Apple Computer product, o r component thereof, which, a t the discretion of the Apple Computer Company, shall have resulted e i t h e r directly o r indirectly f r o m accident, abuse, o r misapplication of the product, shall be assumed by the customer, andthe Apple Computer Company shall a s s u m e no liability a s a consequence of such events under the t e r m s of this warranty. While every effort, on the p a r t of Apple Computer Company, i s made to provide c l e a r and a c c u r a t e technical instruction on the use, implementation, and application of i t s products, the Apple Computer Company shall a s s u m e no liability in events which may a r i s e f r o m the application of such technical instruction, n o r shall the Apple Computer Company be held liable f o r the quality, interconnection, o r application of periferal products, which may have been recommended by Apple Computer Company, but which havenotbeensuppliedaspart oftheproduct. This warranty contains and embodies the l i m i t s of responsibility of the Apple Computer Company, with r e g a r d t o i t s products, and no other liability i s expressed, implied, o r should be assumed by the purchaser, and in no event shall the Apple Computer Company be held liable f o r the l o s s of time, effort, o r transportation costs, nor f o r l o s s of potential profits o r other consequentiallosses whichmight a r i s e f r o m the purchase, a s s e m bly, use, application, o r subsequent sale of the products of Apple Computer Company, n o r f r o m any instructions a n d / o r technical information thereto related.

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