I have info on all of these except the voltage source programmer.
Some of the info is a bit limited, as the boards are described in
the "Pocket Guide to Interfacing HP Computers" manual, but
you already know about that.
The Relay Output board is perhaps the most interesting of the
bunch, simply output a word to the slot, and you get a set of
closed contacts, pin-outs are in the pocket guide.
A great board for blinkinlights.
The 12604 is used to read data from old HP instruments like
the 2401 digital meters.
If your really interested, I may have a spare cable, and I do
have a Dymec 2401 meter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Slick" <glen.slick at gmail.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 12:01 AM
Subject: HP 1000 I/O Card Manuals
I recently picked up an HP 12979 I/O extender with some
cards and now
I'm looking for manuals. If someone has manuals for any of the
following and could scan them when time permits that would be much
appreciated. (Yes, I did check bitsavers before asking.)
12979A 12979B 12979C I/O Extender
11629-60001 44 BIT GPO (General Purpose Output?)
I can't find any references to this card. Looks like it basically has
a transister (or pair) for each output bit.
12551B Relay Output Register
12554A 16-Bit Duplex Register
12604B General Purpose Data Source Interface
A Pocket Guide to Interfacing HP Computers (5950-8718) contains some
information on these cards.
12661A Digital Voltage Source Programmer
Apparently this would be used to control equipment such as the HP
6131B Digital Voltage Source.