Wiring Classic Machines to Triacs (was: Assembly vs....

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Aug 21 17:10:34 2001

see below, plz.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Merchberger" <zmerch_at_30below.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 2:38 PM
Subject: Wiring Classic Machines to Triacs (was: Assembly vs....


> Rumor has it that Tony Duell may have mentioned these words:
>
<snip>
>
> 3 questions:
>
> Does anyone have some good schematics or facts/figures (no matter how
> basic) as to a good way to interface triacs to a classic computer? (I'm
> mainly worried about 2 things: circuit isolation & heat dissipation of the
> triac) ...
>
Take a look at the Motorola Optoelectronics Databook. That has optoisolated
triac drivers, SCR drivers, etc. in addition to the usual optoisolators. Also,
take a look at Burr-Brown's isolation hardware. They've got a couple of pretty
good devices I once used to provide isolation between the stage (_at_2KV reference
with respect to earth) and the interface logic (_at_earth-ground reference) on a
scanning electron microscope for auto-registrathion/alignment of wafers in an IC
fab. They're capable of over 2 KV of isolation and 80MHz of bandwidth.
>
> Does anyone have some good schematics / advice on how to interface a 12 or
> 16-bit A/D chip to an 8-bit system?
>
there are converters in both directions that operate serially, not to mention a
few that work byte+nybble. Check with www.maxim-ic.com and www.analog.com
>
> And lastly: Does anyone have any references to where I could purchase
> 40-pin board edge connectors (instead of the usual 44-pin) other than
> hacking said connectors with a dremel tool?
>
more info is needed here. What pin pitch are you after? If you want the most
common 44-pin connector's pitch (0.157") there may be trouble, but Gateway
Electronics in Denver, (they don't even have a web site!) (303) 458-5444 had a
few dual 20's on 0.100" pitch when I last looked.
>
> Web references, book references, personal experience, *any* info is welcome!
There are LOTS of sites that handle "controlling the world" interface issues,
and may show up on GOOGLE searches using simply the most obvious search terms.
Try "stepping motor" or Fourier Series, just for grins ...
>
> Thanks loads (and trying to keep the S/N ratio higher...)
>
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> --
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
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>
> If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
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>
>
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