Information Display
The Official Journal of the Society For Information Display JANUARY, 1982
New Thermally Addressed Dye Display- This is the The 6" x 7" LCD (fully populated with 0.015" x 0.015" Kylex288x 357 element (1 02,816 pixel) LCD incorporated pixel) is possibly the largest direct view panel LCD ever into a f ully functional portable terminal. Also shown are made. The device is based on the Kylex TADD technology. SID members Dr. David H. Da vies, vice president, TADD is an acronym for Thermally Addressed Dye technology; Jim Wells, manufacturing manager; Gordon Display. The principle of this effect is the activation of Force, director, electronic engineering; and Dr. Sun Lu, phase changes in a smectic LC layer that has dichroic dye chief scientist and inventor of the concept. These are incorporated into it. The dye is oriented by the LC layer. principals in the Kylex team responsible for development The result is almost unlimited multiplexibil ity and in fact of this new display technique. fully operational 6" x 7" matrix LCDs with 512 x 576 The terminal, because of the compactness of the LCD elements have been made this way. that's foldable back into the device, is attache case sized Thanks to Dave Davies for this cover story and the (3.5" x 1 5" x 17") and yet has all the functions of a full CRT additional technical details on page 3. terminal.
FR ONT COVER MATERIAL W ELCOMED: Every month Information Display usually features one or more active members of SID and the products with which they are most closely associated. Please send a glossy print and appropriate captions so that you, too, can be on our front cover. Send your material to Ted Lucas, Ed itor, P.O. Box 852, Cedar Glen, CA 92321, or to our National Office Manager, June Friend, for Information Display, 654 North Sepulveda Bl vd., Los Angeles, CA 90049. Next deadline for material from you is February 1 Of or the March issue. If you m iss that, try for the April issue. NOTE: We also welcome feature articles on interesting projects. OFFICERS 1200 E. Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19118 President ...... T. DuPuis GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Vice President ...•• • ...... G.F. Carroll Aerospace Control Systems Department Treasurer ...... I. F. Chang P.O. Box 5000. Binghamton, NY 13902 GEROME MANUFACTURING CO., INC. Secretary ...... J.A. van Raalte P.O. Box 10B9, Oliver Road, Uniontown, PA 15401 DIRECTORS GML INFORMATION SERVICES Central ...... •...... V.A. Born 594 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02173 Midwest ...... J. Markin GTE LABORATORIES, INC. 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02254 Northeast ...... P. Pleshko, W.G. Mulley, G.R. ·spencer HARTMAN SYSTEMS Western ...... H.P. Sherman, E. Tannas. Jr.. R.E. Thoman Division of A-T-O Inc., Japan ...... M. Ashikawa 360 Wolf Hill Road, Huntington Station. NY 117 46 Past President ...... B.J. Lechner HAZELTINE CORPORATION Greenlawn, NY 11740 COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY Academic ...... W. Frei Culver City, CA 90230 AFIPS Representative ...... • ...... •...... • ..... C.P. Crocetti HYCOM, INCORPORATED Archives/Historian ...... •...... R.C. Knepper 16B41 Armstrong Ave., Irvine. CA 92714 Bylaws ...... •...... J.B. Flannery IBM CORPORATION Definitions & Standards ...... • ...... • • ...... N.W. Patrick Armonk, NY 10504 IMAPRO, INC. Honors & Awards ...... •...... •...... I. Reingold West Royalty Industrial Park Membership ...... P. Pleshko Charlottetown. P.R. I.. Canada C1 E 1BO Nominations ...... • ...... B.J. Lechner INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS, INC. Proceedin_gs ...... • ...... S. Sherr 7740 Lemona Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91405 Publications ...... •...... T.V. Curran INTERSTATE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Publicity ...... J.L. Simonds Display Product Operations Symposium Advisory Committee ...... J.A. van Raalte 1001 E. Ball Road, Anaheim. CA 92803 ISE ELECTRONICS CORPORATION CHAPTER OFFICERS P.O. Box 46, lse, Mie, Japan Chapter Chairman KING RADIO CORPORATION Bay Area ...... M. Rehmus 400 N. Rogers Rd., Olathe, KS 66062 Del. Valley ...... •...... • ...... C. Halstead MACDERMID INCORPORATED Japan ...... • ...... I. Ohishi 50 Brookside Rd., Waterbury, CT 06708 MAGNETIC RADIATION LABS., INC. Los Angeles ...... G. Kramer 92 N. Lively Blvd. Mid-Atlantic ...... S. Goldfarb Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 Midwest ...... • ...... W. Martin MITSUBISHI ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. Minn./St. Paul ...... • ...... • ...... A. Taylor 2200 W. Artesia, Compton, CA 90220 New England ...... G. Spencer OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. San Diego ...... D. Keller 550-5 Higashiasakawa-cho, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 193, Japan June Friend, National Office Manager OPTICAL COATING LABORATORY, INC. P.O. Box 1599, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Ted Lucas. Information Display Journal Editor ORWIN ASSOCIATES, INC. Lewis Winner, Symposium Consultant 88 Seabro Avenue, Amityville, New York 11 701 SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY PHOTO RESEARCH DIVISON 654 No. Sepulveda Bl vd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90049 Kollmorgen Corporation (213) 472-3550 3000 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY P.O. Box 432, Luckey, OH 43443 PLESSEEY OPTOELECTRONICS AND MICROWAVE LTD. ~~~!!N~~},!!.g Members Wood Burcote Way, Towcester, Northants, England NN12 7J N 625 Monroe Street, Rochester. IN 46975 PTK CORPORATION AMUNEAL MANUFACTURING CORP. 1173 Los Olivos Ave., Los Osos, CA 93402 4737 Darrah Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 RANK ELECTRONIC TUBES ASEA, DEPT. YLKHM RANK PRECISION INDUSTRIES LIMITED S· 721 B3 Vasteras. Sweden Sidcup By-Pass, Sidcup, Kent, England AUDIOTRONICS VIDEO DISPLAY DIVISION RAYTHEON COMPANY B299 Central Ave., N.E.,Spring Lake Park. MN 55432 Industrial Components Operation 465 Centre St., Quincyu, MA 02169 AYDIN CONTROLS SAl TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 414 Commerce Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034 4060 Sorrento Valley Blvd., San Diego, CA 92121 BALL ELECTRONIC DISPLAY DIVISION SANDERS ASSOCIATES, INC. 4501 Ball Road, N.E., Circle Pines, MN 55014 D.W. Highway South, Nashua, NH 03061 BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS SCHOTT OPTICAL GLASS, INC. Information Displays Division 400 York Ave. , Duryea, PA 16642 350 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 SGL HOMALITE BENDIX CORPORATION A Division of SGL Industries, Flight Systems Division. Teterboro, NJ 0760B 11 Brookside Drive, Wilmington, DE 19804 BIDCO, INC. SIEMENS AG CRTs. Display Electronics Components Group, B Commercial St .. Hicksville, NY 11 B01 73 Balanstr. D8000, Munich, West Germany BURROUGHS OEM CORPORATION SINGER-LIBRASCOPE Plainfield Plant, Plainfield, NJ 07061 Aerospace & Marine Systems Group, CARDION ELECTRONICS 833 Sonora Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201 A Division of General Signal Corporation SMITH ENGINEERING Long Island Expressway, Woodbury, NY 11797 3232 Nebraska Ave .. Santa Monica. CA 90404 CELCO SONY CORPORATION (Constantine Engineering Labs. Co.) 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku Tokyo, 141 Japan 70 Constantine Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430 SYNTRONIC INSTRUMENTS, INC. CHERRY ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS CORP. 100 Industrial Road, Addison, IL 60101 3600 Sunset Ave., Waukegan, IL 600B5 TEKTRONIX, INC. CLIFTON PRECISION/ SPECIAL DEVICES Information Display Products, 5100 State Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 P.O. Box 500, Beaverton, OR 97007 CLINTON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION TELMOS, INC. 6701 Clinton Road, Loves Park. IL 61111 3040 Coronado Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051 CONRAC CORPORATION TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 3 Landmark Square, Stamford, CT 06901 P.O. Box 225936, MS119, Dallas, TX 75265 CONTROL INTERFACE COMPANY LTO. THOMAS ELECTRONICS, INC. Optoelectronics Division 100 Riverview Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470 21 Rt. 10, East Hanover. NJ 07936 THOMSON-CSF COMPONENTS CORPORATION DALE ELECTRONICS DuMont Division P.O. Box 609, Columbus, NE 68601 750 Bloomfield Avenue, Clifton, NJ 07015 DATACOPY CORPORATION THORN· BRIMAR LTO. 1070 E. Meadow Circle. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Greenside Way, Chadderton Industrial Estate. DIEHL RESEARCH CENTER Middleton, Manchester M24 1SN, England DIEHL CORPORATION TRANS COM 65 Commerce Road, Stamford, CT 06902 Unit of Sundstrand Corporation DISPLAY COMPONENTS, INC. 3100 Pullman St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 550 Newtown Road, MA 02460 VIOELEC (Hong Kong) ltd. ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEMS, INC. BA/ F Jan Sin Mee Ind. Bldg., 2, Ng Fang St .. 2321 Topaz Drive, P.O. Box 280, Hatfield , PA 19440 San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong China FORD AEROSPACE AND COMMUNICATIONS CORP. XEROX CORPORATION WDL Division, Palo Alto, CA 94302 Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304 GENERAL ATRONICS CORP. ZENITH RADIO CORPORATION Subsidiary of Magnavox Govt. & Industrial Electronics Co. 1000 Milwaukee Ave., Glenview, IL 60025 2 Information Display 1-82 .." - " f.. I ~ .. ' ~ .. ·• - .,. __-:¥
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1:• ""' 2 :3 :; () 7 .1 "!~" ~ Kylex portable display terminal fits into an attache case because of Picture of a display as written by the novel TADD technique. its compact LCD. TADD Technology Utilized in KT-111 It should be noted that the TADD effect allows this multiplexibility w ithout the potentially expensive and Portable Display Terminal defect prone TFT or Si MOS FETarrays and without bulky Kylex's thermally addressed dye display(TA DD) techno expe nsive scanned la sers etc. The display is fabricated logy is said to exceed the multiplexing ca pability of othe r with simple X, Y electrode lithographic patterning. As a liquid crystal displays a nd to surpass conventional LCD result of the simple cell construction, pixel defects are technology in image contrast, view cone and brightness . ve ry ra re. Further, TADD retains t he image when the electrica I field The display operates at about 1 000 alpha numeric . is removed. characters/ sec and consumes power only w hen the TADD introduces a "guest" dye molecule w hich is elements are w ritten. This results from another unique attached to the " host " liquid c rysta ls. The dye mirrors t he adva ntage of the concept, the permanent memory. Once physica l structure of the liquid crysta I while following the w ritten, t he display ca n be completely disconnected from orie ntation of the liquid crystal molec ules. As a result, t he t he drive and power supplies and yet still retain the dye is not visible unless in a partic ular orie ntation to the m essage conte nt as ca n be seen in the display held by viewer . The ability to address and alter a n ind ivid ua I pi xe l Davies. The me mory is such that displays written over a by the combinat ion of electrica l a nd therma I effects year ago still retain their original message with no makes the TA DD distinctive in large area thin displays. degradation. In t he Kylex display, each pixel is addressed by a Because of the novel use of dye in the smectic state, the combination of a row sig nal and a column signal. The display has a 180 ° view cone and a contrast rati o multiplexi ng electronics required to generate the signals exceeding 10:1 . Both black/white and colored systems are the row drivers, column drive rs, a nd a control mod ule. have bee n dem onstrated. The row dri vers provide the c urrent pulses f or heating the Kylex, Mountain View, CA, was acquired in December rows of the TADD pa nel a nd converting the li quid crysta I 1981 by the 3M Com pa ny. m aterial into the isotropic state where the molec ules are randomized. The column drive rs provide the voltage signa l that is ADVERTISERS' INDEX applied to each pixel during the initia l stage of its cool down cycle. These drivers are characterized by medium Eagle M agnet ic Compa ny, Inc ...... 23 voltage, low current, and static discharge tolerance. (Ca rnegie Enterprises) The control m od ule is a microprocessor based system that consists of a Z80-A ce ntra I processi ng unit, 4 K bytes EM Chemicals ...... 17 of read/ w rite m emory, 16 K bytes of read only memory, (Ca rrafiell oDieho & Assoc. Inc.) and associated peripheral interface devices. These devices Gerome M anufacturing ...... 10 support the display and communication a nd keyboard (The Print Sh op) interfaces. The control f unction of the TADD panel contro ls the Keltron Corp ...... 22 correct pulse w idth f or a given row. The data comes f rom (Appleton-Kingston, Inc.) a temperature se nsor plus t he use of an algorithm f or Magnet ic Radiation ...... 22 estimat ing the row temperature in t he ce ll. By t he (Harrison Adve rtising, Inc.) combined use of this control f unction, t he TA DD pa nel MuShield Compa ny ...... 11 can be kept w ithin optim um thermal operating conditions (Bell & W il son Inc.) and minimum e nergy for w riting . Kylex is fabricating displays in a n array of pixels Special Purpose Technology Corp ...... 13 config uration whic h has 288 rows and 357 columns Spellma n Hig h Voltage El ectron ics Corp ...... 14 (1 02,81 6 pixels) utilizing g lass substrates w hich are 6" x (S.H. Goldstein Ad Agency, Inc. ) 7". By 1982 Kylex w ill be supplyi ng displays w ith more t ha n 160,000 pixels. Displays w ith m ore than 4 00,000 Syntronics Instruments, Inc ...... 21 pixels and areas as large as 8%" x 11" will be ava ilable (Scholz Moody Advertising, Inc.) using TADD tec hnology. Information Di splay 1-82/ 3 New Electronic Camera For Image Capture and Digitizing from Datacopy Datacopy Corporation, Palo Alto, CA. has recently introduced a solid state electronic camera for facsimile, image processing, microfilm, CAD/ CAM, 0 CR, com puter/communications/graphics, and a wi de range of other applications. The model C321 camera has resolution at the image plane (35 mm) of 4.5 million picture elements (pels) in a 1,72 0 x 2,592 format. Pels are output from the camera at a 2M Hz rate, each consisting of 8 bits parallel representing 256 levels of gray. Any 35 mm lens can be used with the C321 camera, for applications ranging from reading through a microscope to imaging a scene. With a commercial ly available 35 mm lens. imaging an BW' x 11" page gives a resolution in the object plane of 200 dots per inch. For applications where true gray scale is required, an illumination compensator option is available. This option calibrates the system for lens anomalies and non-linearity in lighting. The C321 camera with optics, mechanical assembly, and electronics is integrated in a compact package (7" x 5" x 4") said to be operationally equivalent to large, expensive, flat-bed and laser scanners/ readers. A unique integral scanning mechan ism allows the 35mm equivalent image field to record 4.5 megapixels in a mere 2 seconds by moving a solid state array which serves as the camera's "fil m." The scanning mechanism synchronously moves a factory installed il luminator across the image when the illuminator option is provided. For end-users' applications, the model 340 image processing unit can be used to control and process the raw sig nals from the camera. This option compensates for illumination intensity variations via m icroprocessor control.
Electrical Signal Interface All control and picture data signals are multiplexed and pass through a single cable between the C321 camera and the host equipment. Inside the host equip ment, interface circuitry must be included for multiplex ing a START OF SCAN control signal to the camera and for de-multiplexing clock, picture data, and control signals from the camera.
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Recommended C321 Camera ----.~ 1 ---- interface 1/0 using 1340 PKG or user circuit Specifications Frame Rate: 2 seconds minimum Video Rate: 2 MHz Geometric Distortion: None (except lens distortion; see lens spec.) Camera Geometric Stability: Zero drift Blooming: None Lens Mounting Standard 35mm lenses (interchangeable) Blemishes: None Illumination: Self-scanning moving-slit light source Size: 5.1"x5.2"x7.2" General (12.95cm x 13.21 cm x 18.29cm) Power: 110-125 volts AC 50/ 60Hz; 300 VA Cable: 10 -foot length terminated with Temperature: 0 to 50°C operating - 10 to 75°C storage Ca nnon DP25P connector Humidity: 0 to 95% non-condensing Electrical Output Signals Image Plane Clock: 2 MHz square wave Picture Elements: 1728 x 2592 pixels 8- Bit Video: Digital video on 8 lines, 256 levels of grey Image Plane Size: 25.9 x 38.8 mm Start of Scan: Low-level signal during array scan of 1728 Image Plane Resolution: 33 line pairs per mm photodiodes Dynamic Range: 200:1 Frame Enable: High-level signal during 2592 array scans. Linearity (Gamma): 1.0 Minimum time for frame is 2.28 seconds Digital Output: TIL compatible Scan Rate: 880 microseconds for 1728 elements Note: Frame time can be increased to suit the application
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Information Display 1-82/ 5 for the large-screen control room displays which depict the same information that is displayed on the Graphic 8 console. The system also makes the information available to mission control personnel on their video monitors. The newly installed Graphic 8 is part of NASA's crew activities planning system (CAPS), a computerized system for planning the crew's activities for each flight to help maximize their efficiency while in space. Schedules for eating, sleeping, exercising, performing various experiments and other information are stored in a Harris/ 7 computer and displayed on Sanders Graphic 7 consoles, along with other information such as ground track, earth orbit number, daylight and darkness cycle s, and proximity to ground stations. " The Sanders Graphic 7 display systems used with CAPS are high-resolution stroke/ refresh type displays which were installed in the late 1970s when stroke compatible raster scan, or digital television, display technology was not widely available," according to Robert Allaire, unit manager of developmental engineering at Sanders Information Products Division. "Consequently, NASA personnel had to make a hard copy of the displayed data and place it in front of a television camera for transmission and display on the Sanders computer graphic system displays space shuttle crew's control room consoles and the large-screen wall displays. flight activities on large-screen wall displays and video control "Our Graphic 8 System, which is a high resolution consoles in the NASA mission control center, Houston. (1 024 by 1 024) raster scan display, provides the versatility Space Shuttle Shown on Sanders to go from a 1024 by 1024 line re solution to NASA's 945-line standard format. Now, as the information is Computer Display System received from the CAPS computer, it can be displayed by A graphic display system that enables computer the flick of a switch on the Graphic 8, which in turn drives generated information on the space shuttle crew's flight the large screen displays and the mission control room's activities to be displayed directly on large-screen wall video channel 72. displays and video control consoles in the National "We have not only eliminated the need f or the hard Aeronautics and Space Administration's mission control copy process but have also provided NASA with the center has been installed by Sanders Associates, Inc. capability of displaying a nycha nges in the crew's activities Nashua, NH. as they occur- without waiting for the hard copy pro Unlike the previous method which required NASA cess," adds A llaire. " In addition, the Flight Activities personnel to make a paper or "hard" copy of the Officer now has the use of a versatile and powerful computer-displayed data and place it in front of a television interactive graphic display that is on-line to the mission camera, the Sanders Graphic 8 "drives" the projectors control center."
RCA Issues Brochure on Photomultipliers For Applied Spectroscopy A new six-page color brochure, describing RCA photomultipliers for spectrophotometry, radiometry, and densitometry applications, has been released by RCA Electro-Optics and Devices, Lancaster, PA. The brochure, PMT-200, contains tabulated data a nd outline configurations for RCA's line of 28 mm (1 Va") diameter, side-window photomultipliers (PMTs) and integrated photomultiplier assemblies (IPAs). These photomultipliers cover the useful range from 165 to 930 nanometers; they include types having enhanced anode stability, antihysteresis design, negative electron affinity (NEA) photocathodes as well as the high gain character istics associated with side-w indow photomultipliers. Automobile dashboards are typical applications for new 240- The brochure also features compact so lid-state power character graphic fluorescent indicator panel from NEC Electron supplies, magnetic shields, and sockets suitable for use Div .• Sunnyvale, CA. with these devices. 6 Information Display 1-82 gains additional plotting a nd CRT hard copy capabilities, V-80 offers better price/ performance in many printing I only applications." The V-80 prints 1000 lpm, plots an 11 " x 8W' page with 200 point-per-inch resolution in seven seconds, and with optional controller, produces a hard copy from CRT or video source in twenty seconds or less. The non-impact writing process uses only seven moving parts for reliable, quiet operation. Improved Elect ro stat ic W riting --""'"::..: A negative pressure ton ing system maintains image cont rast and dries output. Toner is drawn across three developer channels in series. A vacuum channel removes i~~~~~:.~f!}:· excess toner and dries the paper before the paper exits the machine. The back plate electrode, a conductive plastic membrane, is pressed against the back of the paper by a plastic foam strip that maintains positive paper/ head contact without adjustment. The etched and plated head precisely forms square dots for finer line and character quality. Servo-controlled paper drive provides maximum vertical point-to-point Versatec's new V -80 printer/ plotter. deviation of 2 mils (0.05mm). Horizontal deviation is Versatec Provides V-80 within 1 Y2 mils (0.04mm). Toner and concentrate are packaged in sea led cart Printer/ Plotter Options ridges. The sea l is pierced when the ca rtridge is inserted Its new electrostatic printer/ plotter offers more than into the machine. A flexible membrane resea ls the three times faster printing speed and almost five times opening when the ca rtridge is removed. Concentrate is more character resol ution than competitively priced 300 added by an electrically operated valve. A LED indicates lpm matrix impact printers, according to Versatec, a when paper is low. Xerox company, Santa Clara, CA. The V-80 prints a 132- column 1 1" x 8 W' page in seven seconds at 1000 lpm. Electronic Design The 132-column format can be printed without character The V-80 is desig ned to meet UL 114 specifications. compression or reduced resolution. A 16 x 24 cha racter Microprocessor and LSI components have been used to cell provides 384 points to define a character. Competitive reduce circuitry requirements. Printed eire uit boards plug matrix impact printers are said to offer no more than 9 by in to a single motherboard. The power supply has over 9 character cells with 8 1 points available to define a voltage protection, controlled turn-on characteristics, character. short circuit protection and full international voltage New V-80 options include RS-232C seria l interface, capabilities. Linear power supplies and all DC coupling long line drivers and receivers, underline capability, 96 minimize electrical noise and protect logic components. ASCII character sets in three fonts (Gothic, Roman or Courier), 124-character set for scientific/engineering M i nimum Size applications, and plug-in PROM configurators for nine The V-80 is 24" wide by 24" deep by 1 0" high (61.0 by languages. 61.0 by 25.4 em). Weight is 75 pounds (34 kg). The According to V-80 product manager, Da le Richmond, printer/ plotter can be placed on a desktop, carried on a "V-80 offers OEM and end-users faster, quieter printing, f loor stand, or be recessed in a computer system console. better character resolution, and more options than com Output is presented on a 9° sloped platen for easy petitively priced matrix impact printers. While the user viewing.
New Hand Held UDT S-351 Radiometer/Photometer Opens Up Many Applications The new S-351 hand held radiometer/ photometer offered by United Detector Technology, Culver City, CA is said to be specifically designed for field service applica tions such as fiber optics, photocopiers, medical instru mentation and CSTV monitoring. The S-351 is built to withstand the rigors of field use and its design concepts ensure a minimum of operator skill for accurate measurements, the maker claims. Direct readout in radiometric or photometric terms from 1 0 picowatts to 2 milliwatts is provided. Th is range can be extended by factors of 10, 100, or 1,000 with available atte n uators. Wavelength range of the S-351 is 200 to 2,000 nanometers with various detector heads. The 1.25" x 3.75" x 5 .75" unit operates from a rechargeable battery and includes a 3% digit backlit LCD display, six gain ranges and an extension cable for remote use of the detector head. Five models are available with different sensor heads. Information Display 1-82/ 7 I Tektronix, Beaverton, OR, has introduced an intelligent color terminal choice of colors. The 41 13 display combines a well-converged, extension compatible with its 41 1 0 series of intelligent computer 60Hz non-interlaced raster display for reduced eye fatigue, w ith a display terminals. Designated the 41 1 3, this new terminal offers the large 1 9 " CRTscreen foreasyviewing at a distance, the manufacturer same local interactivity and reduced host overhead of the recently states. introduced 4 1 10 series, and is said to provide a virtually limitless
Hughes Hues-Hughes Aircraft Company engineer James W. Toole electronic scann ed array syst em , also ca n guide m issiles or tactica l uses a full-color display t o test a stand off airborne system for aircraft t o designated targets. Guidance commands and targeting detecting and tracking m assed armor and otherforces. The syst em , information are supplied by the DPCS. The Pave M over system is called Pave M over, displays targets and their movements in full color part of a broader A ssault Breaker program for neutralizing enemy on a cartographic base showing roads, railroads, airfields and rivers. armor before it reaches the forward edge of the battle area. The As many as 4 ,096 hues can be displayed. Pa ve M over u ses airborne system is being developed by Hughes' Radar System s Group under radar to relay target information via data link to a m obile ground contract f rom the U.S. Air Force's Rom e A ir Development Center based data processing control station (DPCS). Computers in the and Def ense Advanced Research Project s Agenc y. The Air Force is DPCS process the information and displaytargetdata . Pave Mover's evaluating Pave Mover at White Sa nds Missile Range, New M exico. radar, which consists of a long-range, all-weather, sidelooking 8 Information Display 1-82 ,--- • • ...... - . •• ..... •, . •••• • ...... • • • •• ......
New Dual-Microprocessor Test laboratory evaluation or built into a large ATE system. It can be used to record a large number of parallel channels Subsystem Has Features For Use As for monitoring of digital boards or systems, and it even Signal Generator, Comparator can be used to upgrade existing automatic PC board, IC or in-circuit testers to give them a 10M Hz functional testing & Recorder capability." Interface Technology, Inc., a Dynatech Company, San The RS -4000 has a high speed control section which Dimas, CA. recently announced its new Model RS -4000 executes any test function. Its integral bit slice micro 20 MHz pattern generator/analyzer, a digital signal processor has 20 output flag and pulse lines, 20 input flag generator and test subsystem which employs a d ua I and pulse lines, and 18 arithmetic and logic outputs f or microprocessor architecture to provide the multiple these purposes. The bit slice microprocessor has a functions of a digital word generator, a comparator and a repertoire of 16 instructions, with 1 024 words of program logic recorder in a single unit. memory, multi-level subroutines and loop counters and The RS -4000 is designed specifical ly to provide word offers an instruction exec uti on time of 200 nanoseconds. generator and timing simulator digital output capabilities The word generator control section is capable of all along with digital input, compare, and record capabilities standard word generator and timing simulator mode for use in complex digital testing. It is capable of functions, w ith addressing control to 4K words, burst generating, testing, and recording anywhere from 16 to modes, continuous tables from non-contiguous memory more than 512 simulta neous channels. Test rates to 20 locations, and data rates to 20 MHz. MHz may be achieved with parallel input and output Operation of the RS-4000 is said to be simple, using pattern depths to 2048 words. Serial modes of input a nd the front panel CRT and a menu technique which prompts output operation are also available. users with messages and uses LEOs to indicate operator The new unit may be used either as a benchtop inputs and status. A hierarchy of operation modes is instrument or as a subsystem within an automatic test provided ranging from high level machine la nguages for system. It is completely programmable by any operator detailed test control to simple word generator stimulus, regardless of skill level or previous programming exper logic recorder and test modes. Input. output. and test ience; according to the manufacturer. tasks may be either serial or parallel. TTL input and output Interface Technology also states that programs may be logic levels may be tri-state or bi-directional with w indow pre-stored on floppy disks for simple call-up by file or edge sampled comparisons. Synchronizing pulse out names; programs may be generated in any of several high puts from the bit slice or word generator section may be level prompted operating modes; a nd programs may be programmed. developed at the MACRO language level. The 1/ 0 data card section of the RS-4000 provides five In every case, users have access to all stimulus optional card types for user plug-in. These include the 16 memories, expected value memories, mask memories channel universal I/ O, the 32 cha nnel tristate 1/ 0, the 64 and record memories contained in the instrument. channel output and the 64 channel input cards. As many Users are prompted through and assisted in the as four of these cards can be plugged into the main programming of various modes, data tables and control chassis and up to 12 more cards can be added in a parameters by a menu-driven user interface, using a expansion chassis. A 100 MHz timing generator card keyboard and CRT display. A standard LSI microprocessor provides for general purpose timing generation w ith 10 aids in the prompting and display formatting and also nanosecond resolution and for a timing simulator format handles the programming protocol for the integral bit with 12 output channels and 256 time transitions. sli ce microprocessor. Other options for the RS -4000 include an expansion "We envision numerous applications for the RS-4000," chassis, a remote control configuration without front explained Stanley P. Kubota, Interface manager of sales panel or CR T, a rack mount configuration, and a floppy and marketing. "It can be used to test ICs, hybrid c ire uits, disk port for program storage or recall. and printed circuit ca rds; to generate complex digital Other standard features include IEEE 488, s·erial ASCII signals for testing charge coupled devices; to modulate and 16-bit parallel interfaces for remote control; and a RF synthesize rs; and to control and sync hronize test video output jack that can be used to drive a large monitor system s. It can be used either as a bench instrument for or video printer. Inform ation Display 1-82 / 9 .£#.1111Jill CB RDA 1660 • • I j 0-
CELCO X-Y Amplifier Features High An experimental chip carrier with 216 connector pins makes it Deflection Speed Plus Wider possible to supply power and information to IBM's experimental 5000-circuit logic chip- one of the m ost complex bipolar logic chips Bandwidth for CRT Displays fabricated by the company. The new chip carrier permits a very large number of signals to be routed to the chip, thereby smoothing the CELCO, Mahwah, NJ, recently introduced its Model way for further progress VLSI technology. RDA-1660(60volts, 16 amperes)X-Y deflection amplifier, offering designers of CRT displays the fastest deflection IBM Engineers Fabricate Pin-Grid Chip speeds on the market. This amplifier also has wider bandwidth capability(dc to 1.4MHz) and excellent linearity Carrier with 216 Pins (0.02%) never before possible, the maker states. An experimental circuit package recently desc ribed by The CELCO RDA-1660 provides a 16 ampere change IBM engineers demonstrates new and more efficient through a 20/-(H deflection yoke in less than 6J-fs. ways of fabricating the very large number of electrica l Other features include de centering and damping pathways needed to route sig nals and power to microchip controls, current limiting, monitoring of deflection input terminals. These techniques smooth the way f or bringing signals. output current a nd power supply voltages for very dense logic chips into practical usefulness. both axes, and four integrated, highly reg ulated, current The experimental package was designed in support of limited power supplies. an experime ntal bipolar microprocessor ch ip containing close to 5000 circuits and 354 termina l pads. Thin film wiring is used to fashion the 200 signal pathways a nd 16 power connect ions joining the pins and the pad array. The thin film metallization process is based on the technology Gero111e used in manufacturing IBM's family of high density memory chips, including the 64K-bit and 72K-bit chips. The use of multilevel wiring a nd se lective placement of the pads that join the chip to the ca rrier extend the technology of IBM's sta ndard chip ca rrie rs. These techniq ues greatly increase the number of signal and power leads that ca n be connected to the chip. An IBM ch ip carrier is a square sheet of ceramic that serves as a substrate for one or more chips. Electrical sig nals and power reach the chip through pins on the underside of the ceramic, which are connected to the next higher level of packaging, such as a printed circ uit ca rd or board. Chips are mounted face down on the substrate by IBM's flip-chip process, in which an array of meta l terminal pads on the surface of the chip is so lde red to a • DESIGN similar array on the substrate. • PROTOTYPES The pad array connect ion technique is the key to routing large numbers of signal and power leads to the • ENGINEERING chip. This capability is critica l to the progress of integrated • MANUFACTURING circuit technology, beca use the number of signal pa thways 2 LOCATIONS: required increases w ith the number of circ uits on the chip. EAST COAST Finding room for electrical wiring on the substrate P.O. BOX 1089 surface, especially in the pad array itself, is a major UNIONTOWN, PA. 15401 challenge. The closely spaced array has room for only one (412) 438-8544 wiring connection to pass between adjacent pads, making WEST COAST it extremely difficult to reach pads in the interior. By using P.O. BOX 737 three levels of insulated w iri ng, however, the area NEWBERG, OREGON 971 32 available for connection pathways ca n effectively be (503) 538-8356 t ripled. 10 Information Display 1 -82 World's most complete source of custom shields for PM, MAGnETIC SHIELDS Cathode Ray, and Storage Tubes; Seamless Tubing and muShield materials Shields; and Magnetic Shielding Materials
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Information Display 1-82/11 Marathon's Testsharing Improves System Throughput, Productivity As implemented in MarathonrM, developed by Computer Automation, Irvine, CA. testsharing is a radical departure from conventional automatic test system architectural approaches. The manufacturer claims that this new system provides total modularity and configuration flexibility to meet a user's diverse needs. Testsharing is contrary to automatic test equipment (ATE) industry trends, which are to continually augment tester performance a nd increase the number of tasks performed by each loaded circuit board tester. Increases in performance are purported to provide easily traceable benefits such as shorter test times for individual boards and higher board throughput, while additional tasks usually are used to demonstrate greater productivity of the equipment or an operator. Unfortunately, these benefits are not mutually com patible. Since a good amount of potential test time is consumed on tasks not related directly to production testing, actual throughput can decrease despite faster test execution speeds. Also, tasks such as test program generation and simulation conflict and become back Marathon functional test stations are derived from the Capable 4900 ground tasks which must be scheduled for non-production line of real-time functional testers . These stations offer test pattern hours. This approach has also resulted in very large speeds of up to 16 M Hz data rate, 4 M Hz test cycle rate, and up to increases in ATE prices with few real benefits and 1024 pins with interchangable high-speed programmable interfaces. questionable reliability and flexibility since so many a proprietary macro-based test language designed to functions were dependent on a single piece of very ease programming, and schematic and screen editors complex electronic equipment. which provide extensive graphics support to speed data Testsharing, with its inherent segmentation between input and program design. production and production supportfunctions, addresses After a program is developed, it must be debugged and and solves these problems. Marathon's high performance tested. The resource manager can download any test test stations are dedicated only to production needs .. . program to a simulation station, w here it is executed on a namely testing. All other functions, such as simulation, priority basis. The Marathon simulation station ca n easily test program generation, program storage, test data accommodate simulation of boa rd s w ith complexities to gene~ation , rework tracking, and management reporting 400 integrated circuits or more. are handled by the resource manager. So, with testsharing Once simulation and debugging are completed, the test there is never a conflict between production and pro program is ready for use in a production environment. duction support-both are ha ndled by independent The f inished program is transferred to the resource dedicated systems which work together to satisfy overall manager, and placed in the test program library. All test requirements. programs in the library can be protected from tampering Testsharing required IPD to successfully use two and unauthorized changes by a built-in security system, if classes of software not commonly employed in an management desires. automated test environment, in addition to the efficient In the production mode, test station operators input the dedicated operating systems employed in more conven part number or other description of the board to be tested. tional test and simulation stations. These included a This is communicated to the resource manager, which multi- user operating system for implementation of the downloads the proper test program to the test station resource manager and a flexible high speed communi from the library. The program is executed, the board is cations facility for passing data and programs between tested, and results of the test are displayed loca lly at the computer-based modules. Fortunately, both had been test station and then passed back to the resource developed by other divisions of Computer Automation. manager for storage in the data base. Test results are As in all ATE environments, work in a testsharing typically filed in the data base by circuit board serial system begins with test program generation. The Mara number, but other nomenclature convenient to manage thon resource manager provides up to four independent ment may be selected. programmer work stations, supported by one of the most The data base in the resource manager serves several comprehensive program development facilities in the useful functions. Information here can be accessed industry. Incl uded in this facility are such tools as MajicrM, directly from up to four paperless rework stations, greatly speeding repa ir of defective boards. The data can also be used to provide both summary and detailed reports on faults and trends, test department throughput and test station productivity, to name a few. These reports can be tailored to meet management needs. Several other advantages accrue directly f rom test sharing. For example, because of task segmentation, Typical Marathon Configuration- Marathon users can select exactly overall test environment reliability is improved. The the capabilities they require to implement a global solution to their failure of a single test station or even the resource test problems. Up t o f our computer-based stations for simulation manager does not effect the operation of the other and prefunctional and functional testing can be specified, along with modules in a Marathon system, since all operate a wide range of resource manager options including up to four test program generation terminals, up to four paperless rework terminals, independently. Also, task segmentation el iminates the various line printers for reporting requirements, and mass storage to conflict between production and production support 1 .2 billion bytes. activities in the test environment. 12 Information Display 1-82 Olivetti Introduces Multitasking/ Multiuser Minicomp.uter Olivetti Corporation, Tarrytown, NY, recently introduced the S6000 business system, a 16 bit minicomputer with multiuser and multitasking capabilities. The S6000 is designed to offer the cost effectiveness and user orienta tion of a minicomputer with performance capabilities usually associated with larger, more expensive computers. Important features of the S6000 are described by the manufacturer as the following: ability to expand to 24 external peripherals, including terminal displays, printers, tape drives, etc; ability to expand to one megabyte (MB) of memory; support of a variety of printers connected Olivetti's S6000 business system, a 16 bit minicomputer said to through both RS232 serial interface and parallel interface. offer the cost effectiveness and user orientation of a minicomputer Printers include quality printers for word processing, with performance capabilities usually associated with larger, more matrix printers and line printers. Speeds range from 30 expensive computers. characters per second (cps) to 300 lines per minute (1 pm). supported by the Olivetti mini-operating system (OMOS). Supporting BASIC, PASCAL, LISP and Assembler pro OMOS supports several users on the system at the same gramming languages, a comprehensive text editing time, all running the same or different programs. The software package and optional data communication operating system offers both multitasking and multi capability are other features. programming, thus allowing the system to print a file The S6000 system is available in several configurations. while the user edits another. The S6030- a f loppy disk based system that can support Olivetti also has announced the first of several applica up to 768K of memory and a variety of external peripherals. tion software packages to be released f or the S6000. A S6051 - A 1OMB disk based system (5fixed/ 5 removable) complete management information system inc I udes sa les that can support up to 1MB of memory, additional disk order processing, accounts receivable, inventory manage storage and a variety of external peripherals (terminals, ment, accounts payable, general ledger and payroll. A printers and tape drives) to a maximum of 24. 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Information Display 1-82117 Lear Siegler Introduces New Integral Modem For ADM 32 Smart Terminal A new integral modem f or its ADM 32 smart terminal has recently been introduced by Lea r Siegler, Inc., Data Products Division, Anaheim, CA. The modem is a single circuit board specifica lly designed to mount inside the ADM 32 enclosure. It can be installed either at the factory or in the field. For operation, the telephone line is plugged directly into the rear ofthe ADM 32 housing. This eliminates the need for a telephone or external modem. User commands are given via the terminal keyboard. The new modem operates at full duplex in either a high speed mode ( 1 200 baud) or low speed (300 baud). At high speed, the operation can be asynchronous or synchronous and is compatible with the Bell 212A modem. At low speed it is compatible with existing 103 and 113 type modems. " This microprocessor-based integral modem offers a host of user-convenient features typicallyfound on stand Lear Siegler's ADM 32 smart terminal is now available with an alone modems only," says Philip W. Shires, marketing integral modem capable of operating at either 1200 or 300 baud. and sales vice president at Lear Siegler. "The automatic The new modem eliminates the need for a telephone and an acoustic dialing and re-dialing features of the modem make it coupler by enabling the telephone line to be plugged directly into the advantageous in virtually any data communications terminal. environment." pages of memory, programmable function keys, visual The 32 modem's powerful autodialer will store five attributes, complete editing, X-ON, X-OFF, smooth scroll, 30-digit numbers in its non-volatile memory, as well as 25th status line, business graphics, serial printer port, the last number dialed. Numbers not stored can be keyed program mode, personality, typewriter tabs, self test, from the terminal keyboard. numeric keypad, white or green screen, and options like " Instant redialing," Shires added, " of any number polling and addressing, a 15-inch screen, and a 6- saves valuable time in making connections. With a dial position tilt mechanism. forever command, the modem will re-dial a number until The integral modem is one of four new products the connection is completed. Special characters may also recently introduced by Lear Siegler. The other include the be inserted into the number stream to direct the autodialer ADM 21 video display terminal which offers smart to pause or wait for specific intervals or to recognize a terminal features at low cost; the ADM 24 which is second dial tone." similar in operation to the ADM 21 , but is housed in an Additional features of the ADM 32 include detached ergonomic enclosure; and the ADM 36 ANSI standard keyboard, conve rsation or block mode operation, two terminal.
from Bell Labs' proven UNIXrMsystem and has a full range Fortune Systems Develops Low-Cost of business appl ication software packages. To make it Motorola MC68000 Based extremely easy to use, even for the novice, Fortune Systems has developed a comprehe nsive set of user Microcomputer oriented support aids encompassing everything from the Fortune Systems Corporation, San Carlos, CA, recently initial system set-up to application conversion. introd uced its first product. a desktop system based on The basic Fortune 32:16 model includes a 32-bit the Motorola MC68000. This Fortune 32:16 is sa id to be a microprocessor with a 16-bit data path, expandable low cost, flexible system which can handle all the memory (128KB-1 MB); 1MB 5%-inch floppy disk d rive; requirements of a one-person office and expand to a keyboard; and a 12-inch video display. A Winchester disk complete system for a small to medi urn-sized business or drive, with optional 5, 10, or 20 M bytes of storage, is department of a large corporation. available for applications requiring more storage capacity. The Fortune 32:16 features an operating system derived Fortune Systems' single-user configuration has been designed to be readily expandable in an inexpensive fashion to a multi-user, multi-application system. The basic configuration ca n serve the small business, pro fessional, and/ or the department of a large corporation. This basic system can also be field upgraded to a multiple user, time-shared system that can be networked using Xerox's EthernetrM. A full range of business application software packages is avai lable, including general accounting and distribution, forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling. In addition, the Fortune 32:16 is claimed to provide a word processing capability functionally equivalent to commercially ava il able word processors. The Fortune 32:16 supports the most widely used languages- Basic, Cobol, Fortran, Pascal and C. The system's alpha numeric video display has a 12.9 inch, non-glare, tilt and swivel screen, 80 columns wide This desktop syst em is the Motorola MC68000 based Fortune by 25 lines deep. The user has a choice of amber, green 32:16. and blue overlays for the black-and-white screen. 18 Information Display 1-82 New Signature Verification System Enrollment in the system consists of merely writing one's name 5 or 10 times, quickly allowing a set of Aid To Preventing Computer Crime parameters to be calculated and stored as the individual's "The biggest problem in computer use today is how to signature profile. This profile can e ither be encoded on protect the computer from unauthorized users," says the magnetic strips of a plastic credit ca rd sized signature Ha rry L. White, president of Sycon, Inc. Santa Clara, CA. card (Model SD-10) or stored in a remote computer and developer of the compact and convenient Signature (Model DT-20). Dynamics Verification System. To use the verif ication system, one simply signs in on "Computer access codes and passwords are no longer the Signature Verifier signature pad and passes the enough to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining plastic card through a groove on the top of the unit. access to your computer files," explains White. " That's Signature parameters are analyzed by the built-in micro why we're reading daily about computer-related thefts processor and immediately compared to the individual's ranging from the $21 million missing from Wells Fargo profile. Bank to the Manhattan school students who dialed into a Dr. Hewitt Crane of SRI International has been a Canadian corporation data system and erased some files. pioneer in signature verification and is the primary With my system, we can provide an answer to this inventor of the patented Sycon system. Beginning in the problem for corporate managers, bankers and business early 1970s, using a pressure-sensitive pen connected to men who want to prevent the theft of money or valuable a large computer, Dr. Crane established the practicality of information- and at the same time assure accountability the concept. W ith the introduction of microprocessors, a of those who are authorized to use the computer." major step forward in technology was possible - the "The Spreading Danger of Computer Crime" was the refinement of the Signature Verifier into a compact unit cover story in a recent issue of Business Week. The article roughly the size of a briefcase and usable with any points to three major reasons why the risk of computer ballpoint pen. fraud is increasing. First is the growing popular Harry L. White became aware of Dr. Crane's work in ity of personal computers; over 500,000 have been sold 1976. Their close working relationsh ip led to an agree and each can provide access to private data banks. ment with SRI in January 1980, giving Sycon exclusive Second, as a consequence of teaching computer Ia nguage worldwide rights to the signature verification technology, as early as grade school, students have been challenged as well as the first crack (or right of the f irst refusal) at to crack the computer codes of others just for the fun of it. anything else SRI develops in that area of personal And finally, the proliferation of business computers has identification/ verification. put terminals within easy reach of everyone in an office Signature Verifier Applications -not just those authorized to use them. Even remote terminals at regional offices offer access to central For the burgeoning computer industry, White groups computer files; some can communicate by telephone those needs into three general areas: physica l access, with computers of other companies and government data access and bank/ financial transactions. Physical agencies in distant cities. Access relates to areas of special sensitivity or high value While automatic teller machines are certainly a con that can be closed to unauthorized personnel. If the venient way to bank, the machine can't tell whether the signature and profile don't match, the door will remain person who punches in the personal identification number locked to the computer rooms, drug vaults, nuclear power (PIN) is using a lost or stolen card. To avoid forgetting their plants, research laboratories, communications centers, PIN access number, about 20% of the users write it bank vaults and construction project tool sheds. Data directly on their card. Another 70% carry it somewhere Access refers to company computer files that store else in their wallet or purse. The rest use a number readily confid ential personnel and payroll information, customer found in their wallet, like a birthdate or house number, accounts, sales schedules, inventory, manufacturing making it easy for a thief to obtain all the information he cost data and other classified information a competitor requires to withdraw money from the machine. might benefit from knowing. Perhaps the greatest target of computer fraud is the banking industry's Electronic Funds Transfer System. Special codes and hardware that electronically scramble a funds transfer message are no protection against non authorized employees with access to these sa fegua rds. Even changing the codes everyday isn't foolproof; today's code is often taped to the front of the terminal to make life a little easier for the authori zed operator. Reported losses from fraud ran over $ 100 million last year. AI Zi pf, retired executive vice President of Bank of America and member of the Sycon board of directors declares, "The time has come for banks and financial institutions to use a more positive verification technique. We need a quick, easy to use, on-site verification system. There should be no cumbersome code numbers to memorize and no danger of forgery if you lose yo ur ID card. As far as I am concerned, Sycon's signature verifier meets all those requirements." The Signature Verifier is based on the simple principle that the way a person signs his name is unique. As he moves the tip of an ordinary ballpoint pen across the signature pad, many measurements are instantly taken: including the amount of time the writer takes, the pressure he exerts, the velocity and acceleration of the pe n tip and the order in which he dots h is i's and crosses Signature verification system developed by Sycon, Inc., Santa Clara, his t's. CA. Information Display 1-82/ 19 Low Cost Protocols for DEC Vax, PDP-11 Or CP/M Micros lntercon Research Corporation, Huntsvi lle, A L, recently introduced its lntercon 100 Intelligent Interface, said to Self-contained box office system is computerized. offer a low cost synchronous communication link between DEC VAX, PDP-11s w ith RSX-11M or microcomputers Computerized Box Office System with CP/ M and Control Data or IBM host mainframes via A ticket sales and reservation system from Britain for either dedicated or dial up lines at data rates up to 9600 theatre , sport and other entertainment arenas is said to BPS. The lntercon 100 is a microprocessor-based stand be the most adva need program of its kind. Easily operated alone device with self-contained protocols and asyn by existing box office staff, the system is described as chronous/ synchronous data conversion. offering total control of ticket inventory and accounting Software handlers are available for use with RSX-11 M procedures without sharing a large computer. or CP/ M, providing simple installation without changes BOCS (Box Office Computer System) consists of a to the operating system. minicomputer equipped with dual cartridge disks to store The unit is based on an lntei8085A with communica the seat plans, a line printer to produce accounting and tions controlled by four 8251 A USARTS. The 8085A statistical reports, video terminals to display seat pia ns operates under a PROM based monitor and controls all and select seats, and ticket printers at the points of sale. protocol functions, code conversion and modem manage Tickets, which may show event name, performance ment and provides self test capability. Power-up auto time and price in addition to standard ticket details, are matically boots the system from PROM and sets up produced under computer control using continuous roll communications to the mini or micro computer. A soft paper stock at about one-fifth the cost of conventional ware handler running in the mini or micro computer as a tickets. Plans showing the sold/ unsold/ rese rved status task under the operating system manages communica of seats are displayed on the video terminals. This all ows tions between the operator's terminal and the lntercon multiple access so that postal and counter sa les can 1 00. Operator messages and communications option proceed simultaneously. A full report of the house is menus are resident in the handler as is an asynchronous obtained immediately the last ticket is sold, and agencies protocol assuring integrity of the data strea m between can be invoiced automatically. the lntercon 100 and the mini or micro computer. This BOCS can also be linked to a viewdata system, so that approach al lows the loca l computer to communicate with people can purchase tickets by tele phone using con the lntercon 100 as though it were an asynchronous tinuously updated information available in their homes. terminal at data rates up to 9600 BPS, while communica Inquiries are welcomed by the manufacturer, Space tion between the I ntercon 1 00 and the remote host Time Systems, 1 0 Long Acre, London WC2E 9LN Eng Ia nd. computer proceeds at up to 4800 BPS dial up or 9600 BPS on dedicated lines. Message buffering is provided in the lntercon 100 by two 2K RAM buffers. Protocols are re sident in 2716 EPROMS. Sockets are availa ble for up to ten 2716s allowing up to four board resident protocols.A front panel switch all ows protocol selection. Site addresses may be set for those protocols which require them. A four digit lEE Anounces 80 Character Vacuum thumbwheel switch mounted on the front panel is Fluorescent With provided for this purpose. Descending Characters The Industrial Products Divi sion of lnd ustrial Electronic New CRT Connectors Catalog Engineers, Inc., (lEE), Van Nuys, CA. has introduced a 1 A new catalog No. CC-1 06, recently released by line of 80-character m od ule as an addition to its FLIP line Connector Corporation, Chicago, contains 32 dimensional of full electronics alphanumeric vacuum fluoresce nt drawings, illustrations and technical data on the f irm's display modules. Engineered for the electronic display of 7 -pin, 8 -pin and 14-pin CRT connectors, some of which typewritten inf ormation, this module (Model 3600-04- are new. 080) utilizes a 5x12 dot matrix to display the full 96- C/ C's original automatic recovery spark gap desig n character ASCII set with accurate representation of lower and wraparound PC contact design, said to be highly ca se descenders on the letters g, j , p, q andy. The module reliable, are offered on ma nydesig nated connector types. also boasts European ECMA-7 overlay characters, bi Wire lead specifications and/ or variations in spark gap directional bus operation, support of ASCII control codes voltages and ground positions may also be obtained. and operation from a single 5 volt source at 1.3 amps. The A free copy of catalog No. CC-1 06 may be obtained characters are a bright ( 175 fL) bl ue-g ree n color filterable from M . Rakos, Sa les Department. Connector Corporation, to blue, gree n, aq ua or yellow and are readable at a 6025 N. Keystone Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60646, dista nce and over a 150° viewing angle. phone (312) 539-3108, TWX 9 10 221 -6059. 20 Information Display 1-82 Thinking about Color for Avionics Displays? Think Syntronic Deflection Yokes
Cockpit displays in co~or are That's where Syntronic deflection voke design the hottest thing in avionics. helps the display engineer. a truly challenging task. Why? Because color in For several years, Syntronic Syntronic now offers the creases the amount of in Instruments, Inc., the leader yoke design capability and formation a pilot can absorb in precision yokes for the technical assistance in a finite time frame. Think military and industrial needed for today's and of the myriad uses of color. displays has been working tomorrow's top quality color · Emergencies or targets with major international avionics displays. highlighted by red. Normal manufacturers of full-color status is white or' green. Sky shadowmasktubesto If you're thinking color, shown in blue with the develop high performance think Syntronic Instruments. ground in brown tones. color yokes. Call Dave Brown at Almost anything displayed High 312-543-6444 for more in mechanically now can be resolution, formation. displayed on a color CRT, color purity with no parallax, a con and conver densed format and less clut gence, along ter on the instrument panel. with faster speed for But color displays are many more display times more complex than information, monochromatic displays all combine because of the critical in to make terface between CRT, yoke and circuitry. And avionic quality displays are too demanding for conventional color TV type yokes.
Information Display 1-82/ 21 Distributor Turns Televideo CRT Units For example, in preparing a graph of sales figures to display at a meeting, a marketing manager will typical ly Into Low-Cost Graphics Terminals summon bar, graph and pie charts before deciding to print one transparency. Likewise, an eng ineer developing a MOl Computer Products, Fountain Valley, CA, one of three-dimensional overview may want to decide if front the peripheral industry's first full-service distributors, is rear projections and subsidiary drawings can all be fast evolving into an original equipment manufacturing/ included on one page. Having selected a graph, the same distributorship. The company is establishing a notable engineer could next view various sizes of labels before graphics niche in the "smart" or programmable CRT choosing a final image. These are all "preview" graphics terminal marketplace developed over the last severa l applications that demand only medium-resolution dis years by TeleVideo Systems Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA. plays. MOl recently introduced its own graphics display " We know we are tapping into a significant segment of versionsofTeleVideo CRT terminals. The MOl Autograph graphics use," sa ys Avery Blake, MOl's vi ce president of series emulates Tektronix's 4010, 4014 and 4013 marketing. " Low-cost terminals may even be the biggest terminals and is fully compatible with Tektronix's Plot 1 0 growth area in the graphics market. People are quickly graphics software. The Autograph line is an ASCII-based realizing what the graphics concept means in terms of system with 512 x 250 dot matrix resolution and program day-to-day w ork. As computing power becomes less mable controls. expensive and more accessible, users are suddenly MOl produces its graphics terminals in partnership swamped by acres of numerical printout. A graph is an with Data Type of Britain, TeleVideo's largest international easy-to-read summary that saves time and increases distributor. MOl is one of TeleVideo's biggest distributors efficiency. So nearly everyone wants graphics. in the United States. "We are providing less expensive windows on the The Autograph terminals are designed for "preview" or graphics world. If you simply w ant to view and manipulate " scatchpad" uses in business, scientific and engineering graphics output, you may not need a 780 x 1 ,024-line applications. They offer many of the features of higher display. You also may not be able to afford one. And cost terminals, but provide only medium-resolution looked at another way, with a large investment in the imaging. overall data processing installation, it probably doesn't Because graphics provide such an attractive tool for pay to price your staff out of access to a graphics system," condensing and manipulating unwieldy amounts of com he explained. puter data, users everywhere are demanding direct " All sorts of companies are coming to this conclusion. graphic access to computer systems. But access tends to One of our happiest customers is a subsidiary of Com Sat, be limited by the high costs of graphics peripherals. One the communications satellite company. They have a way of lowering these costs is to eliminate a certain sophisticated graphics system with high-resolution screens amount of performance "overkill" that simply is not and printers, but they have included MOl terminals in necessary in many types of trial-and-error graphics their installation because a large number of users do not manipulations, according to MOl. need high-resolution graphics."
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Information Display 1-82/ 23 Chapter News NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER on November 19 enjoyed a Chapter Cha irman. Rit Lyon, Vice-Cha irman, was the presentation in Lexington, MA. entitled " Review of the presiding officer at this meeting. Proceedings at the First European Display Research Con ference- Eurodisplay '81." This discussion was provided MINNESOTA/ ST. PAUL CHAPTER on November20heard by Alfred J. Mcintyre, Fasfax Corporation, Nashua, NH, a presentation on " Demand Printing" by Peter Preksto of who is also Chapter Secretary. Thanks to him and to lntran Corporation. The lntran Metagraphics font center Gordon Spencer, Chapter Chairman, who presided at the is a major resource for the Xerox9700 electronic printing meeting, for furnishing this report. system, a medium resolution dot-mat rix laser printer. Using the ECRM Autocon laser digitizing camera, two BAY AREA CHAPTER on November 17 had a large computer systems and advanced edge detection software, technical meeting addressed by Judit K. Florence, staff Metagraphics ca n digitize logos, signature, special engineers, Singer- Link, Sunnyvale, a nd hosted by that characters, and entire fonts for use on the Xerox 9700. compa ny. Title of her paper was " Real-Time Digital Visual Th e font center in Minneapolis was opened in November Simulation for Pilot Training," a subject on which Judit is as a result of [nt ran's acquistion of a Washington, DC firm truly expert because she has been working w ith digital specializing in full page composition and font manipulation images generation hardware for the past 1 0 years. She software for electronic printing systems. Also, Meta described a high perform a nee graphics system for genera graphics recognized that the 9700 is maturing beyond ting complex images representing the pilot's out-of-the new utility printing into a demand publishing system, window view. The data base which describes the outside complete with graphics in place merged with text. Meta world is stored digitally, and the perspective image graphics is presently developing software to scan and corresponding to the pilot's instantaneous position and print these graphics. attitude is calculated 30 or 60 times a second. The final The visit to lntran included a presentation on the 9700 image is displayed on a high resolution, raster-sean color system itself, special electronic printing applications, and TV and is prese nted to the viewer through infinity image on the hardware and software used in the font center. All optics. steps from original art to printed page were displayed or Judit's discussion included system performance char demonstrated. acteristics versus training requirements and display On December 10, Todd Olson of Computerland, system perform a nee characteristics. She also provided a Minneapolis, discussed the new IBM personal computers. demonstration of the visual system. Her entire program Thanks to Allen Taylor, Chapter Chairman, for these was enthusiastically received, according to Mike Rehmus, reports.
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