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Display & Keyboard (DSKY)

Introduction

Hardware Documentation

Build Information

Parts List

Part Sourcing Notes

Keypad Labels

Support Software

Video Demonstration

Builder's Notes/Comments

Photo Gallery

File List

Display & Keyboard (DSKY)

vi_img1.jpg

dsky-front-300dpi.jpg

Introduction

The DSKY provides a simple low-level interface to the hardware on the RBC Z80 SBC. The user can inspect/modify ports, inspect/modify memory, execute programs, or boot the system from various ROM images or various other devices.

A complete description of the DSKY can be found in this pdf.

Hardware Documentation

Board: printing_dsky-brd.pdf

Schematic: printing_dsky-sch.pdf

Gerbers: ecb_dsky_v2_gerbers.zip

KiCAD Files: ecb_dsky_v2_kicad.zip

Build Information

Parts List

Parts List

Part Sourcing Notes

Tactile Switches @ Futurlec:

Tactile Switch Buttons @ Futurlec:

Complete Futurlec Order:

LED Displays @ Digikey:

LED driver @ Jameco:

Keypad Labels

Keypad Labels .PDF

Keypad Labels .XLS

Support Software

testkb.asm

dbgmon.asm

cpm-dsky-src-img.zip

Video Demonstration

DSKY Demonstration

Builder's Notes/Comments

Please use this space to add any notes/comments on this board that don't fit into the above sections. (Periodically, these comments may be re-arranged to be better incorporated into a new revision of the wiki page.) Please sign your comments using the wiki “Insert Signature” feature! — Andrew Bingham 2016/02/27 13:01

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dsky-front-300dpi.jpg

vi_img1.jpg


File List

Filename

Filesize Last modified consoledocs.pdf 1.3 MiB 2019/02/23 23:08 cpm-dsky-src-img.zip 2.1 MiB 2016/02/28 00:41 dbgmon.asm 60.9 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 dsky-keysncaps.png 12.9 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 dsky.lst 3.3 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 dsky_for_the_n8vem_sbc.pdf 1.7 MiB 2016/02/28 00:41 dsky_keypad.pdf 17.3 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 dsky_keypad.xls 14.5 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 ecb_dsky_v2_gerbers.zip 206.5 KiB 2019/08/29 08:24 ecb_dsky_v2_kicad.zip 34.3 KiB 2016/04/16 13:52 ordering-display-ledsfrom-digikey.png 90.7 KiB 2016/02/28 01:24 ordering-display_driver-chip-from-jameco.png 24.1 KiB 2016/02/28 01:24 ordering-tactile-switch-buttons-from-futurlec.png 87.4 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 ordering-tactile-switches-from-futurlec.png 126.5 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 printing_dsky-brd.pdf 363.9 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 printing_dsky-sch.pdf 75.5 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41 testkb.asm 9.5 KiB 2016/02/28 00:41