25 Aug
2010
25 Aug
'10
12:26 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 3:34 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Emulating a smart CRT display unit - ideas?
On 24 Aug 2010 at 20:20, Arno Kletzander wrote:
Your description reminded me of the 6847, a less capable but highly integrated
variant on the 6845.
-- Ian
some of you will perhaps remember me being stuck
with a problem
regarding a Fujitsu FANUC "mate TG" CNC controller (rebadged as
"Siemens Sinumerik"), of which I have the main unit but not the
monitor. Thanks to a very nice guy living nearby, I was provided with
some new information about the interface, which is rather uncommon in
itself. I had already guessed that there is a significant amount of
smarts in the monitor; the newly acquired documentation confirms
this.
The silicon brain (CRT controller) of the thing
is called LSI
HD46505.
I beleive the HD46505 is basically a clone of the Motorola 6845 CRTC,
so there's not a lot of information there.