cctalk Digest, Vol 52, Issue 18

[Dr Iain Maoileoin]

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