No, not looking for a reproduction. Just posted it in case it would help folks with a possible RK11-C display panel concept.
> On Oct 29, 2015, at 15:31, rod <rodsmallwoo...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Hi Jay > Is this what you want me to look at with a view to panel reproduction ? > > Rod > > >> On 29/10/15 20:28, Jay Jaeger wrote: >> Looking at the document at: >> >> http://dustyoldcomputers.com/pdp-common/reference/drawings/peripherals/docs/DEC-08-HIEA-DA_RF08_Jun70.pdf >> >> The picture, though extremely fuzzy, matches my panel in the >> organization of legends and breaks in line. Since I have what I think >> is a complete RF08, and pieces of the drive (RS08), I think it is safe >> to conclude that I have the panel from an RF08. >> >> However, the panel is designed to actually hold up to 8 lights of 36 >> bits each. I have to believe that DEC used this setup for any number of >> light panels. >> >> For photos of the drive electronics, controller electronics, power >> supply, platter and display and display measurements, see: >> >> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2v4WRwISEQRTkVRX2NPMThILWM >> >> I posted detail display panel photos and measurements in subfolder >> Display of this Google Drive folder (RF08-RS08) >> >> The main folder has photos of the drive (RS08) electronics and the >> controller (RF08) electronics, etc. (The very first photo shows some >> mouse droppings / seeds, which I cleaned up (though I did not entirely >> disassemble the thing), and are less apparent in subsequent photos (I >> recall there being even more extensive cleaning after the simple >> vacuuming I did before taking most of the photos). There is also a >> photo of the power supply and the (now separated from the container) >> platter and a head or two as well as a photo of the display panel. >> >> In the Display sub-folder are photos of the panel and its components, >> and a text file with measurements. >> >> Apologies in advance for the photo quality of the display. I didn't >> want to use a flash, and so there was some camera shake, even with IS. >> >> JRJ >> >> >>> On 10/26/2015 7:25 PM, Noel Chiappa wrote: >>> > I have just worked out the pattern on the cables to the indicator >>> panel, >>> > which allows me, from the device schematics, to tell which signals are >>> > shown on which lights on the indicator panel - I can even tell where >>> the >>> > spaces are between light groups (since those lights are not >>> > connected). So I know now exactly what the panel shows, and almost >>> > certainly in which lights (although there might be a left/right swap, >>> > there are no fields which span the boundary). >>> >>> So here's the writeup on the RK11-C insert: >>> >>> http://ana-3.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/tech/pdp11/RK11-C_insert.txt >>> >>> The unusual light pattern should allow us to know, instantly, if we see one. >>> >>> Noel >
