Re: Wico X-Y pattern gen. pinout

Woops, also found some notes on hooking this pattern generator up to a
B&W vector monitor. Again, if anyone wants to recreate these documents,
reformat, whatever, feel free!

http://www.ionpool.net/wico_bw_xy_notes.pdf

I also have the raster pattern generator, manual, and schematics if
anyone is interested in a copy of that stuff as well.

tom

tom mcclintock wrote:
>
> I've pdf'ed the *manual* for the X-Y pattern generator. I haven't the
> time to mess around with optimum compression on the file, so both pages
> are about 1MB(!) Feel free to revise and mirror the document anywhere
> you want (hey Al!).
>
> http://www.ionpool.net/wico_xy_monitor_tester.pdf
>
> tom
>
> Jeff Anderson wrote:
> >
> > Heres the pinout:
> >
> > 1. ground
> > 2. X B/W +-10V
> > 3. Y B/W +-7.5V
> > 4. Red Drive
> > 5. Blue Drive
> > 6. Green Drive
> > 7. N/C
> > 8. X color control
> > 9. Y color control
> > 10. N/C
> > 11. X color output (see note)
> > 12. Y color output (see note)
> >
> > NOTE: X color output swing is +-8v when pins 2 & 8 are shorted, othyerwise
> > +-4v
> >
> > NOTE: Y color output swing is +-6V when pins 3 & 9 are shorted, otherwise
> > +-3v
> >
> > ..so without the pins shorted the output is for Sega XY, otherwise Its for
> > B/W & 6100 monitors.
> >
> > The Cinematronics hack is pretty simple.. Its just a B/W cine
> > transformer, which has +-30V which will work fine with G05 & 6100
> > monitors (but not the g05-102(?) used in LL). An Atari transformer would
> > of course work just as well, but the cine one is much smaller. I keep a
> > transformer out of a Sega vector handy for benching the G08's, but it
> > doesn't get much use since G08's never seem to break :)
> >
> > I'm going to "edit" the way its currently hooked up though.. The
> > transformer is tapped right off the line cord, so its getting power
> > whenever the thing is plugged in.. having to unplug it every time
> > gets annoying..
> >
> > Jeff
> >
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