cctalk Digest, Vol 52, Issue 18 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

18 Jan 2019

I have used Jorgs kit to get my 11/70 front panel running.

There is NO NEED to split the cables - for manual circuit, nor is there in the new
?cap? adaptor board.

I *THINK* Jorg has many cables and many panels and the split is a throwback
to some earlier work that I saw photos of.

My (wire wrapped, no using the new ?cape?) is at http://www.scotnet.co.uk/iain/DEC/1170/
<http://www.scotnet.co.uk/iain/DEC/1170/>
Flat 40 pins - no split.

I have not had time to document the process of the old or new board.  All I can say is 
that the kit turned a messy job into a fairly quick and easy one.

I can strongly recommend the kit to anyone.  

It took me two nights with the circuit list and a wire-wrap tool to set up the board in
the
link above.

Then an elasped day footering with the test software and scope checking signals etc.    
With the  newer 11/70 add on board I would think it would be a painless evening of work.

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 Message: 2
 Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:45:19 -0500 (EST)
 From: jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu (Noel Chiappa)
 To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
 Cc: jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu
 Subject: Re: "Plug and Play" adapter for PDP-11/70 panel - BlinkenBone
 	update
 Message-ID: <20190117184519.32C6918C0BE at mercury.lcs.mit.edu>

  From: Jorg Hoppe  
  Now you can painlessly plug a physical 11/70
panel  
 So I'm curious about the flat cables to the -11/70 console, which have been
 taken apart into individual conductors. I am wondering why?

 This doesn't seem to have been done because you needed to re-order them (they
 turn back into flat cables before they go into the connectors - although
 perhaps you cross-connected a pair of wires)? Easier access to individual
 signals for debugging?

 Needless to say, if people who want to build one of these also have to do
 this, I wouldn't exactly call it 'painless'! :-)

 	Noel 