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1.

INTRODUCTION

1.1.

1.2.

1.3.

1.4.

2.

INSTALLATION

2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

2.4.

2.5.

2.6.

2.7.

2.8.

2

PHYSICAL
SYSTEM
SOFTWARE
SPECIFICATIONS

1.4.1.

1.4.2.

UNPACKING
CARE

INTERCONNECTING

POWER-ON

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2.4.2.
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2. 6 .2.

CONFIGURATION

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Appendices

A.

CABLES &
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A.3.
A.4.
A.S.

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A.7.
A.8.
A.9.

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ERROR

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C.

PROBLEMS

D.

SUGGESTED

CONNECTORS
RS-232
RS-232
RS-232
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CONNECTOR
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MESSAGES

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viii

MicroMate

User's

Guide

1.

INTRODUCTION

Section

1

1.1.

The
drive,
a

power
RESET
drive
activity
features
other

for

a

floppy

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

MicroMate

a

single

supply.

button,

door

handle,

indicator

two

IIMODEMII~

parallel

disk

drives.

board

a

disk

serial

and
printer,

Fig.

cabinet

The

a

light

two

1-1:

contains

computer

front

drive
power

panel

slot

indicator

(See

connectors:

edge

the

connectors,

second

MicroMate

a

using

of
for

Figure:

one

labelled

Computer

half-height

a

zaO-A

the

cabinet

a 5

1/4

light,

2-2).

labelled

one

System

5

1/4

inch

microprocessor,

incorporates
inch
and

The

diskette,

a

disk

back

IITERMINALII,

labelled

IIDISKSII'

IIPRINTER

for

drive
panel

add-on

-1-

disk

and

the

a
a

II

MicroMate

User's

Guide

section

1

1.2.
The

designed

independent

from

one

The

rq.nning
half-height
storage

and a Real

System.

In

addition

compatible

An
capabilities
the

addition
eight-inch
networks.

SYSTEM

MicroMate

to

be

used

work

work

station

MicroMate

at

4

Mhz,

5

1/4

with

internal

for

of

disk

FEATURES

computer,

with

station.

to

computer

128

Kilobytes

inch

Time

to

the

a

wide

-

asynchronous

-

parallel

-

up

to

- modems

-

asynchronous

interface

the

MicroMate

other

drives,

an

asynchronous

It

another

floppy

Clock,

basic

range

four

or

of

serial

disk

connector

peripherals

voice

shipped

is

as

easy

because

features

of

Dynamic

disk

as

drive

well

configuration,

products

serial

terminals

printers

drives

serial

peripherals

computer.

such

and

a
terminal

to

of

a

as

the

as

offers

music

stand

transport

its

alone

as

small

system,

a

high

the

size.

computer

Z80-Amicroprocessor

bank

with

CP/M

well,

This

as

sW,itched

400

PLUS

the

MicroMate

for

further

connector

hard

Kilobytes

Operating

example:

expansion

disk

synthesizers,

is

speed

RAM, a

of

is

permits

drives,

and

·1.3.
PMC

computer.

Each

permitting
a

single

version

serial

In

the

parameters

All

of

Software

use,

SOFTWARE

includes

The

"CP/M
"CP/M
"T/MAKER

"ELECTRIC
"CBASIC

diskette

any

disk

of

CP/M

protocol:

order

include

FEATURES

five

diskettes

3.0

SYSTEM

3.0

SOURCE

MASTER"

WEBSTER

MASTER"

software

are

contains

program

drive

PLUS

on

the

system.

using

XON/XOFF, CTS/RTS

to

simplify

used

utilities

extensive

for

the

booting

supplied,

error

labelled:

MASTER"
MASTER"

MASTER"

the

five

PMC

l28K-bytes

initial

are

which

trapping

diskettes

CP/M

diskettes

has

of

and

DTR/DSR.

installation

different

are

with

PLUS

operating

to

load

implemented

Ram

and

on

menu

and

messages.

the

and

three

of

each

driven

MicroMate

system

run

the

banked

types

the

system,

diskette.

for

with

of

ease

-2-

MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

I

The

utilities

included
formatting,
single-file

and

writing

parameter

The
code
code

files

into

The
the

T/Maker

The
compile

The

to

check

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used

with

MASTER"

in

day-to-day

this

high-speed

copying,

to

drive

diskettes

configuration,

"SOURCE MASTER"

also

a

"T/MAKER"

"CBASIC"

and

"ELECTRIC
and

has

working

electric

run

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correct

the

operating

diskette

spreadsheet

diskette

WEBSTER"

the

diskette

diskette

full

conversion

of

and

diskette

necessary

contains

contains

programs.

spelling

contains

computing.

are:

diskette

other

system

that

programs

system.

and

diskette

of

programs
Some

command

copying,

(which

manufacturers),

test.

contains

to

all

of

word

all

any

of

all

ASCII

processing

the

of

permits

assemble

the

files

files

the

file.

and

of

the

help,

single-drive

reading

the

program.

necessary

files

Software

utilities

diskette

power-on

Bios

the

relating

necessary

from

source

source

to

to

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MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

1

1.4.

.1.4.1.

Processor
RAM

ROM

Disk
Serial

Parallel
Printer
Dimensions

Weight

Power

1.4.2.

Screen

Display
Character
Attributes

Keyboard

Character

Interface
Protocol
Baud
Dimensions

Weight

Power

SPECIFICATIONS

MICROMATE

Capacity

Ports

Ports

Port

QUME

Size

Format

Size

Set

Rates

COMPUTER

zaOA,
l28K-bytes,
4K-bytes,

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Three
Two

128
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3

10

117

TERMINAL

12

24 x
7 x 9

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Low
Numeric

keys,

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EIA

DTR,

50

Keyboard:
Screen:
Keyboard

SPECIFICATIONS,

4Mhz

bank

auto

internal

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50

to

19,200

bidirectional

parallel

1/2

wide

x 6

pounds

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SO/60Hz 60

SPECIFICATIONS,

inch

non-glare

80,

25th

matrix

blank,

profile,

keypad,

key

click

ASCII,

32

RS-232-C,

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to

19,200

18

13

wide x 14

&

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switched

boot

drive,

400K-bytes

drives

baud,

available

type

high

green

status/setup

in

a 9 x

underline,

detached,

function

and

auto

control,

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or

both

wide

x 1

Module:

Watts

Model

PMC-lOl

asynchronous

x

15

Watts

Model

QVT-102

screen

line

12

cell

reverse,

as-key

&

repeat

15

graphic

&

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r

1/2

high

high

x
22

12

inches

dim

QWERTY

cursor

x12·

inches

pounds

deep

type

control

inches

deep

deep

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·MicroMate

User's

Guide

2.

INSTALLATION

Section

2

2.1.
Your

smaller

the

documentation

Webster,

The
comprised
an

RS-232

Remove
save

the

MicroMate

If
a Qume

QVT-I02

2.2.

Your

sensitive

and

from
speakers
surface.

When
can
always
are

remove

this

only

have

stored

the

UNPACKING

MicroMate

carton

and

CBasic.

larger

of

an

cable,

all
cartons
computer

you

wish

CARE

diskettes

to

magnetic

metallic

etc.

There

notch

be

read

a

write

safely

write

system

contains

for

carton

adjustable

and

the

components

and

needs

to

install

terminal,

AND

HANDLING

(See

objects,

Never

is

a

write

is

covered

from

and

protect

away.

protect

is

the

MicroMate

the

MicroMate,

contains

tilting

Qume

and

packing

to

be

your

please

OF

Figure:

field~.

touch

the

protect

with

not

written

tab

When

tab.

delivered

computer,

CP/M PLUS,

the

screen

manual.

documentation

material

returned.

MicroMate

read

Section

DISKETTES

2-1)

Keep

such

them

as

are

scissors,

exposed

notch

a

Write

to.
placed
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over

a

in

Qume

and

in

system

extremely

away

areas

in

the

Protect

Master

the

Master

two

5

T/Maker,

QVT-I02

an

from

the

3

before

from

of

diskette

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diskettes
notch

diskette,

cartons.

diskettes,

85-key

the

cartons

event

with

fragile

your

screw

the

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before

The

and

Electric

terminal

keyboard,

and

that

other

the

than

proceeding.

and

terminal

drivers,

magnetic

jacket.

diskette

should

they

never

Fig.

2-1:

5

1/4

Inch

Diskette

Write

Notch

Protect

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MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

2

Power

Power

Door

Disk

Slot

-Reset

Disk

Switch

Light

Handle

Drive

Button

Drive

Fig.

2-2:

Front

Fig.

Panel

2-4:

Rear

Panel

Terminal

of

Qume

Fig.

Connector

Terminal

2-3:

Rear

Panel

-6-

MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

2

2.3.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

INTERCONNECTING
Set

the

QVT-I02

a

very

must
Be

and
plugging
grounded

It

peripherals

they
Plug

the

of

Plug
the
panel

Plug

connector

panel

stable

always

sure

the

the

is

often

can

the

matching

the

terminal

either

connector

of

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of

and

be a minimum

power

computer

the

terminal

AC

outlets.

convenient

plugged

be

all

loose

connector

end

the

Qumeterminal.

other

labelled

the

MicroMate

terminal

solid

switches

are

turned

end

of

base.

of

the

labelled

end

"TERMINAL"

and

work

in

and

to

into

on
the

located

RS-232

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of

the

cabinet.

of

on

the

the

have

an

or

coiled

the

MicroMate

surface.

six

(6)

the

OFF

computer

the

AC

off

at

on

cable

and

RS-232

and

inches

rear

of

position

power

computer

power

the

keyboard

the

left

(round

found

cable

found

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apart.

the

strip

same

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on

on

computer

two

pieces

terminal

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time.

cable

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into

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on

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the
remove
the

rest

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the

installation

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on

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packing

on

each
panel

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the

left

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it

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mounting

in

disk

side

diskette

diskette

materials.

is

advisable

cable

drive

of

should

studs.

the

straight

that

connector

.

(A:

drive)

door

be

handle.

kept

out

the

be

by
to

with

-7-

MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

2

modem

2.4.

POWER-ON

ALWAYS

and

printer

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the

7)

8)

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PROCEDURE

turn

on

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the

terminal

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short

cursor

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the

screen.

an

error

consult

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peripheral

powering-on

to

the

delay,

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message

power

ON

status

your

devices

switch,

position.

the

beeper

in

the

line

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the

upper

spreads

manual.

such

as

MicroMate

located

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left

across

or

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the

computer.

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terminal,

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rear

of

the

does

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the

bottom

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panel,

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power

drive

drive
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the

power
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all

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illuminate.

activity

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blink.
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drive

switch

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steps

power

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position.

indicator

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to

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on

the

light

position.

fail,

switch,

upper

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not

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of

panel.

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dealer.

the

panel

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step

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10.

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MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

2

2.5.

15)

16)

17)

18)

19)

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PROCEDURE

Locate

Remove
handle

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the

the

silver

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of

the

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door
left

lever

and

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delay

shown

screen

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the

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the

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diskette

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MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

2

2.6.

Please
important
time

of
diskette
prepare
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will
enabling
the

steps
backing
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very

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The

2.6.1.

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to

your

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new

need

you

below

up

or

safe,

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make

first

two

your

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programs,

diskettes

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blank

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copies

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the

numeric

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master

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installation.

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and

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4

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MicroMate

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4

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MicroMate

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Guide

Section

4

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MicroMate

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4

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B.

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MicroMate

User's

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5.

DEVIATIONS

FROM

CP/M PLUS

Section

5

5.1.

CP/M

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1.1

1.4

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3.3.1

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Section

5

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section

5

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Section

5

5.3.

5.4.

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MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

5

5.5.

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MicroMate

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5

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MicroMate

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6.

TECBRICAL REFERENCE

Section

6

6.1.

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select

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MicroMate

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Section

6

MEMORY

Physical
Address
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-66-

MicroMate

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Section

6

Physical
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1

-67-

MicroM~te

User's

Guide

Section

6

6.2.

6.2.1.

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Section

6

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MicroMate

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6

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MicroMate

User's

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Section

6

6.3.2.

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6

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-72-

MicroMate

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Section

6

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17

Side
Trk
Sct
Qty

Load
18
19

BANK

Load
lA
IB
lC
lD
IE

Side

Trk

Sct

Qty
etc.

One

information.

#3

#4

entire

adr

select

adr

select

128

LSB
MSB

LSB

MSB

byte

OO=bnkO,

Loading

OO=side

Track

number
Starting
Quantity

OO=bnkO,

Loading

OO=side

Track

number
Starting
Quantity

segment

80=bnkl,

will

0,

02=side

Sector

of

physical

80=bnkl,

will

0,

02=side

Sector
of

physical

is

reserved

begin

to

load
number

begin

to

load
number

82=bnk2,

at

this

1

from

to

sectors

82=bnk2,

at

this

1

from

to

sectors

for

load

FF=no

address

load

to

FF=no

address

load

to

more

load

more

load

-73-

MicroMate

User's

Guide

section

6

BYTE#
+80

+81

+90

+AO

6.4.2.

.

TRACK

Power-on
nibble

Quantity

in

drive).

Serial

Contains

Registers

o

OH,

03

Serial
register

00,01,02,03,04,05.
70H,

03H,

0,

SECTOR

All

baud

is

B

channel.

of

Disk

Default

channel

register

00,01,03,04,05

H, COH,

channel

number

COH,

values

rate

Drives

A

number

04H,

B

(MODEM)

followed

04H,

1 -

Serial

are

in

byte.

Default

=

OlH.

(TERMINAL)

44H,

Default

44H,

High

attached

followed

ONLY.

05H,

initialization

by

=

05H,

Initialization

HEX

Nibble

= E6H.

to

initialization

Default

EAH.

the

data

OOH,

EAH.

is

system

by

the

byte

l8H,

A

channel,

(include

data

=

OOH,

data.

for

OlH,

Segment

built

data.

byte

l8H,.OlH,

Contains

registers

OOH,

Low

for

02H,

+BO

through

+FF

are

not

used.

-74-

MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

6

6.5.

6.5.1.

At

OOaOH.

The

1,

Track

is

essential
parameters
used

as

BOOT

ROM

power-on

ROM

0,

follows:

first

Side

for

1)

Set

2)

Initialize

2)

The

3)

Determine

4)

Load

5)

Determine

6)

Determine

SEQUENCE

the

Disables

O.

The

to

the

booting

the

drive

starting
the

first

the

If

so,

loaded

interrupts,

to

the

Phantom

information

system

the

baud

the

quantity

the

sector

load

segment

if

any

go

back

into

the

execution

ROM

Interrupts

setup

operating

rates

DART.

is

bank,

number,

procedure.
as
more

to
memory.
execution

phantom

begins

transferred

as

system.

of

both

stored

load

specified.

load

step

address

out

address.

and

it

contains

serial

in

address,

and

segments

4

until

the

execution

then

the

sector

and

ROM

loads

from

The

channels.

I

side,

are

all

bank.

and

at

Address

in

Sector

this

the

power-on

information

register.

track

quantity

specified.

segments

Disable

pass

control

sector

is

for

are

The

is

placed
contains
Execution

6.5.2.

The
disk
file
control

read

is

first

in

the

begins

CPMLDR

minimal

routine

loaded

is

passed

segment

bank

CCP

at

into

a

at

and

Bios

to

is

location

READ:,·

the

the

that

location

loaded

portion

and

appropriate

Bios

is

loaded

3000H

the

BOOT:

3000H.

int6

in

of

the

CONOUT:

routine.

contains

bank

Bank

a.

CPMLDR

routine.

banks

2

The

at

the

CPMLDR

second

location

contains

of

memory

The

and

it

segment

8aaOH.

only
CPM3.SYS

the

before

-75-

MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

6

and

CKS

occurs.

6.5.3.
The

vectors

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

9)

10)

11)

12)

13)

14)

15)

BIOS

Bios

The

following

Retrieve

Adjust

Retrieve
Set
Set
Set
Set
Load
Reset
Send

Set
Print
Set

Copy

Pass

BOOT

BOOT:

and

routine

will

functions

the

Drive

Drive

baud

the
rates

table

baud

CON:=TERMNL
AUX:=MODEM

LST:=CENTRN

I

register

CTC

channels

LSB

of

the

interrupt

Sign

BIOS

CCP

and

from

control

On

BDOS
to

mode
message

resides

be

Quantity

rate

in

CTBL

withMSB

IVT

to

entry

bank

the

overlayed

are

to

match

entries

to

the

1M2

points

2

to

TPA

CCP

in

the

when

performed:

byte

drive

of

the

CTC

in

space

from

quantities

from

Interrupt

in

page

bank

the

BRG

1

used

first

I

register

0

by

Vector

the

Disk

Table

ALL

I/O

-76-

MicroMate

User's

Guide

Section

6

6.6.

The

wish
with

to

a modem
another
chip

(Dual
MicroMate
Book

for

6.6.1.

6.6.2.

To
Status
has

been

MODEM

following

implement

to

computer

Asynchronous

to

interface

more

PORT

B

Channel

Data

Command

Status

BIT

test

for

Port.

received

PORT

SPECIFICATIONS

information

a

software

electronically

to a MicroMate.

detailed

VALUES

(Modem)

Port

Port

Port

POSITIONS

RDA

If

this

by

(Received

bit

the

communications

Receiver

a modem

information

Port

89
8B
8B

is

set

DART.

is

for

transfer

The B channel

Transmitter)

to

the

CPu.

on

the

Values:

Hex
Hex
Hex

Data

Available)

(Logical

those

files

DART

MicroMate

package

and

Consult

chip.

test

1),

then

in

programs

of

a

is

used

a

bit

a

users

connection

from

Zilog

DART

in

Zilog

0

Data

of

character

who

the

the

To
Status

Port.
transmit
transmitted.

To

check

set

To

test

buffer

1)

2)

3)

4)

1)

2)

for

CTS,

RTS

TBE

If

this

is

output

output

input

test

test
test

or
output
output
output
output

output

(Transmit

empty

DCD

00

10

from
bit
bit
bit

DTR:

05

E8

6A

EA

68

or

bit

Hex
Hex

3
4
5

Hex
Hex

Hex
Hex
Hex

RI:

the

for
for
for

is

and

to
to

Status

DCD

RI

CTS

to
to
to
to
to

Buffer

set

a

character

(Logical

command
command

port

status

status

status

command

command

command

command

command

Empty)

port
port

port
port
port
port
port

1),

may

(if

set

is

to
to
to
to

test

then
be

the

{I}

active)

enable

enable
enable
disable

bit

the

loaded

bit

the

DTR
RTS
DTR&RTS

DTR&RTS

2

is

of

line

the

DART

and

-77-

MicroMate

User's

Guide

section

6

(bits
The
baud

to

6.6.3.

Use

7,6,5,4)

Low

rate.

Specific

the

port

Nibble

Baud

SETTING

93 Hex

control

(bits

Baud

Rate

port

·Baud
50

75

110

134.5
150
300

600
1200
1800

2000
2400
3600
4800
7200
9600

19,200

BAUD

to

3,2,1,0)

Rates

Rate

RATES

set

the

are

(93H):

the

A

channel

set

baud

control

by

Data

o

Hex

1

2

3
4
5

6
7

8

9

A

B

C

D

E

F

Hex

rates.
(Terminal

the

B

outputting

The

High

port)

channel

the

Nibble

baud

(Modem

following

rate.

port)

data

Example:

The

Modem

Transmit

Receive
Request

Clear

Data
Data
Ring

To

Carrier

Terminal
Indicator

port
DART

Data
Data
To

Send

To

set
and
output

Send

Detect

Ready

the

the

E5

B

Hex

connector

(Tx
(Rx
(RTS)

.(

CTS)
(DCD)
(DTR)

(RI)

A

channel

channel

to

is

Data)
Data)

port

wired

(terminal

(modem

93

Hex.

to

the

Connector

port)

DART

2

3

4

5
8

20

22

port)

Pin

to

to

as

9600

300

follows;

baud

baud,

-78-

APPENDIX

A.

,CABLES & CONNECTORS

A

A.I.

RS-232

MicroMate

DB-25

male

connector

1

I ,

Ji2l;,~r-'

----=:rc::.~iiZ.:IIII:~

9

,conductor

round
cable

...

Signal

NaIre

Ground

Rx

data

Tx

data

CTS

RTS

DTR

Ground
OCD
DSR

Fig.

A-I:

standard

Pin

#
I

----------------------------------

2

----------------------------------

3

----------------------------------

4

----------------------------------

5

----------------------------------

6

----------------------------------

7

----------------------------------

8

----------------------------------

20

----------------------------------

RS-232

TERMINAL

__

Terminal

CABLE

Terminal

DB-25

male

connector

....

Cable.

#

2

4

7

8

Signal

Nane

Ground

Tx

Rx

RTS

CTS

DSR

Ground

OCD

orR

Pin

1

3
5

6

20

-~

:::IIE_4\

~.

".-'-.--

...

~~,

Signal
Direction

data
data

<--

-->

<--

->

-->

->

<--

•

A-79

APPENDIX

A

MicroMate

DB-25

a_

'.,

>,.

II'

-:~--;-

..

Signal

Narre

Ground

Tx

data

Rx

data
RTS
CTS

DSR

Ground

DCD

OrR

male

connector

~p

~~~~d~~~~~~~~

'.'\..s,",

Fig.

Pin

20

A-2:

#

1

----------------------------------

2

-----------------~----~-----------

3

----------------------------------

4

----------------------------------

5

----------------------------------

6

----------------------------------

7

----------------------------------

a

---------------------------------- a

----------------------------------

A.2.

Standard

RS-232

9

conductor

round
cable

RS-232

MODEM

Modem

CABLE

connector

Cable.

Pin

#

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

20

Modem
DB-25

male

Signal

Name

Ground

Tx

data

Rx

data

·RTS

CTS
DSR

GROUND

DCD

orR

•..

--1

',.

",~

..

'

'--"-.,

Signal
Direction

--)

<--

--)

<-­<--

<--

--)

•

A-aD

AP'PENDIX A

I

.~)

~/.

Fig.

Signal

Name

Ground

Tx

data

Rx

data

RTS

ern

OSR

Ground

OCO

DTR

MicroMate

OB-25
male

connector

-~P

____

A-3:

Pin

~Null-Modem"

A.3.

-"iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliil"

RS-232

9

conductor

round

cable

RS-232

PRINTER

_____

Printer

# #

1

----------------------------------

2

----------------------------------

3

----------------------------------

4

----------------------------------

5

----------------------------------

6

----------------------------------

7

----------------------------------

a

no

connection

20

----------------------------------

CABLE

Printer

DB-25
male

connector'

Cable.

Pin

1

3

2
5

4

20

7

6

•

iiii"

-1~]

~

---if-,

Signal

Narre

Ground

Rx

data

Tx

data

CTS"

RTS

D1'R

Ground
DSR

Signal
Direction

--)

<--

--)

<--

<--

--)

Note:

on

the

the

RTS

andOTR

cable

Micromate

should

at

pins

leaving

be

seen

5

and

the

as

6

printer

low

on

enabling

its

end

at

of

pins

the

4

signals

cable.

and

20
by

A-al

APPENDIX A

viewing

f

",

"pin"

!"'.~

14

15
16
17

18

end

(not

Pin#

A.4.

"cable"

RS-232

end)

CONNECTOR

Pin#

1 C

..L.;

20

21

22
23

24
25

Fig.

A-4:

Male

RS-232

Connector

A-82

APPENDIX A

Signal

NaIre

Strobe
Ground

Pin

#

1
2'

Data 0 3
Ground 4
Data 1 5
Ground 6
Data 2 7
Ground 8
Data 3 9
Ground 10
Data 4 11
Ground 12
Data

5·13
Ground 14
Data 6 15
Ground 16

Data 7 17
Ground

No

connect

Ground
Busy
Ground
Paper
Ground
Select

No

connect

No

connect

Fault
No

connect

No

connect

No

connect

No

connect

No

connect

Out'

18
19

20
21
22
23
24
25
26

27
28

29
30
31
32

33-34---------------------------------

34

Pin

edge

connector

A.5.

PARALLEL

34

conductor

flat

cable

PRINTER

CABLE

Centronics

D

Cable

Pin

.#

----------------------------------

----------------------------------

19

----------------------------------

----------------------------------

20

----------------------------------

----------------------------------

~---------------------------------

~---------------------------------

------------.

----------------------

----------------------------------

~---------------------------------

------------------~---------------

21
22
23
24

----------------------------------

----------------------------------

------~---------------------------

-----~----------------------------

25
26

----------------------------------

----------------------------------

--------------------------------~-

----------------------------------

-------------------------------"--

-----------------------~----------

----------------------------------

----------------------------------

-----~----------------------------

---~------------------------------

'-----------------.----------------

----------------------------------

------~~----------------------~---

----------~-~--------~------------

----------------------------------

----------------------------------

27

10,

28

11 <--

29

12 <--

30

13

31

14

32

15

33

16

34

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

8
9

(A"C

'

Signal
Direction

--)

--)

--)

--)

--)

--)

--)

--)

--)

~

.,)

f\

<--

<--

17,35,18.,36

A-83

APPENDIX

A

34

Pin

edge

connector

Signal

NaIre

Ground

No connect

Ground

No connect

Ground

Sel

Drv
Ground

Index
Ground
Drv
Ground
Drv
Ground
Drv
Ground
Motor
Ground

Direction
Ground

Step
Ground
Write Data

Ground
Write

Ground

Track

Ground

Wrt

Ground

Read

Ground

Head

Ground

No

3

Se1

0

Sel

1

Sel

2

On

Gate

0

Prot

Data

2

connect

Pin

#

1

2

3

4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

18

19

20
21
22

23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

34

conductor .

flat
cable

Fig.

A-6: Disk Drive

A.6.

ADD-ON

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

--------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

---------------------

DISK

34

pin

edge

connector

cable

Pin

#

1

-------

2

-------

3

-------

4

-------

5

-------

6

-------

7

------

8

-------

9

-----

10

-------

11

-------

12

-------

13

-------

14

-------

15

-------

16

-------

17

-------

18

-------

19

------

20

-------

21

-------

22

-------

23

-------

24

-------

25

-------

26

-------

27

------

28

-------

29

-------

30

-------

31

-------

32

-------

33

-------

34

------

DRIVE

34

pin

a:1ge

connector

Pin

#

1

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

11
12

13

14
15

16

17
18
19
20

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

CABLE

-------

-------

-------

-----

-------

-------

-------

-------

-------

-------

------

-------

-------

-------

-------

-------

------

-------

------

-------

-------

-------

------

-------

-------

-------

------

-------

-------

-------

-------

-------

-------

------

34

pin

a:1ge

connector

Pin

#

1
2

3
4
5
6
7
8

9
10
11
12
13
14

15

16

17
18
19
20

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

Signal

Direction

--)

<--

--)

--)

--)

--)

.--)

--)

--)

--)

<-­<-­<--

--)

A-84

APPENDIX A

viewing

"pin"

end

34

32

30

28

26

24

22

A.7.

(not

34-PIN

"cable"

EDGE

end)

Pin# Pin#

CONNECTOR

Fig.

20

18

16

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

A-7:

34

pin

Female

Edge

Connector

A-8S

APPENDIX A

female
viewing

connector

"pin"

Fig.

end

A-8:

(not

25

A.8.

"cable"
21

INTERFACE

end)

17

13

CONNECTOR

9

753

1

1:1:1:1_1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1

26

22·

Female

18 14

Interface

Signal

Name
Data

Adr
Data

Adr
Data
Adr
Data

Adr

Data
Ground
Data
Adr
Data

Adr

Data

Adr

IN

RESET

OUT
+12vdc
CTC

-12vdc'

+

5vdc

Ground

5vdc

+

Ground

trg

10 8 642

Connector
Pin

#

0

0
1 3
1 4
3

6 6

2

2 8
4

6
4
5

3
7

5

1

1

2

5
7

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

22

23

24 .
25

26

A-86

APPENDIX A

A.9.

CONNECTOR

LOCATIONS

Terminal

Interface

Internal

Drive

Disks

(J6)

(J4)

(J3)

(Jl)

Fig.

A-9:

Connector

Locations

Printer

(J2)

A-a?

APPENDIX

,

This

Page

A

Blank

A-SS

APPENDIX B

B.

ERROR

MESSAGES

"Unable

"Unable

to

to

verify

verify

B.l.

BACKUP

DESTINATION

.

Problem:

Solution:

SOURCE

disk
Problem:

Solution:

Utility

disk

The

not

as

DESTINATION

formatted

formatted

Abort
diskette

as

Double

The

SOURCE

diskette.
Abort

source

ERROR

Double

as

the

Utility,

or

Sided,

diskette

the

Utility,

diskette.

MESSAGES

Sided,

diskette
at

a

TYPE

use

a

Double

Double

all

A

diskette.

re-format

different

is

not

use

a

Density"

either

or

is

one.

Density"

a

TYPE

different

is

not

the

A

"The

"THIS

DESTINATION

IS

NOT

THE

Disk

is

CORRECT

not

Blank."

Problem:

The
program

DESTINATION

sure
files
BACKUP

you

before

utili

overwritten

and/or

have

proceeding

ty,

by

solution:

Abort
destination
contents.

the

Utility

diskette

Otherwise

DESTINATION DISKETTE"
Problem:

During
wrong
prompted

a

single

diskette

for

diskette.

Solution:

Insert
abort

the

the

Utility.

correct

diskette

data

no

as

new

drive

was

the

files.

need

they

files.

and

if

not

proceed.

inserted

destination

diskette

contains

for

with

will

check

sure

backup

Make

these

the

be

the

of

the

when

or

B-89

"w"

"

r"

APPENDIX B

Problem:

An

error

data

Solution:

Run

the
error
destination

Problem:

An

error

data

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as
drive.

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data

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CONFIG

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diskette.
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drive

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