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1. gt Y This system allows for the screen bit map to be removed from the main CPU memory map of which it occupies a significant proportion It will however only work if the screen is being accessed by opcodes from a known region i e the MOS VDU drivers A mechanism is also provided to permit illegal screen access Bit X in ACCCON when set causes all accesses to region a to be re directed to LYNNE This occurs irrespective of the opcode address hence considerable care will have to be exercised in its use When cleared the memory map returns to its usual format In the same way that the BASIC variable HIMEM will always have the value amp 8000 when LYNNE is used it is desirable for the variable PAGE to have the value amp E00 irrespective of the current filing system 16 Issue 1 16 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual This is achieved by providing a filing system workspace as follows Bit Y in ACCCON when set causes 8 Kbyte of RAM referred to as HAZEL to be overlayed on the MOS VDU drivers i e from amp C000 amp DFFF Clearly when this bit has been set no calls may be made to the MOS for VDU operation The code which performs this paging operation is responsible for resetting the Y bit as no hardware is provided for this purpose The remaining bits in ACCCON are used to control various peripheral systems The bit ITU in ACCCON when set enables the CPU to access the inter
2. 3 There may be a fault in the memory system Check that the address inputs to the Memory Controller 1 20 pins 21 to 28 inclusive are switching with good logic levels Check that the outputs the AA and AT lines are switching A good test here is to press BREAK repeatedly and look at each line in turn 4 Check that the AA and AT lines are correctly connected to the address multiplexers C29 and 1233 5 Use a memory test program to validate memory This is rarely necessary as the memory chips are highly reliable 7 8 6 Data can be read correcty but cannot be written reliably 1 Is the disc formatted for DFS but being used with ADFS or vice versa The built in formatter is only for use with DFS 2 Check the disc drive on another computer if possible 3 Check that data transitions are appearing on the 1770 WD and WG pins IC3 pins 22 and 21 If not then check all connections to the 1770 IC3 and the 74Ls174 IC4 4 Follow the signal path of WD to the connector Note a disc drive must be connected at this stage as pull up resistors for the line driver outputs are within the disc drive The output should be normally high with low going transitions 45 Issue 1 45 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 5 Follow the signal path of WG to the connector Note a disc drive must be connected at this stage as pull up resistors for the line driver outputs are within the disc drive The output should be normally high with low going transitions
3. 7 8 7 Data can be read and written correctly but only one disc drive can be selected out of two 1 Check all connections to the 74LS174 1C4 2 Check that only one drive select output is a logic LOW from the 7438 IC2 pins 3 and 6 7 9 Parallel printer port 1 Check that the configuration system is set up correctly i e CONFIGURE PRINT 1 Use the default printer driver to conduct the tests 2 If the fault only shows up with a custom printer driver test the software carefully first 3 Check the printer with another computer if possible 4 Check the computer with another printer if possible 5 Check that pin 40 on the User VIA Ic6 has a pull up to 5V R11 but is not short circuited to 5V 6 Check that data appearing on Port A of the VIA Ic6 pins 2 to 9 appears on the outputs of the 741 5244 buffer 105 7 Check that a strobe pulse appears pin 39 for every character transmitted If not then check all address data and control pins on the User VIA 8 Check that a strobe pulse is found inverted at pin 11 of the 7438 IC2 and true at pin 8 of the 7438 1C2 7 10 User port 1 Is the software illegal for example using peek and poke type commands from a second or CO processor If so this is the cause of the problem It would work on the I O processor alone but this is not recommended 2 Is the shift register being used to transfer data on the CA lines There is a fault in some manufacturers 6522 s and for t
4. 1 Service Manual REMARKS 4 5 IC30 OPTION IC10 OPTION IC7 OPTION 1 IC36 1 1 28 2 1C29 33 2 1C9 46 IC13 Q4 8 Q3 5 6 8 9 2 Q11 13 14 D7 10 12 13 17 24 SK10 SK9 SK11 SK7 PL1 5 1 PL6 PL3 1 PLII SK3 4 LK11 21 60 61 PL8 LK12 18 19 PL10 LK4 12 18 19 60 PL9 3 1C27 37 41 7 PL17 23 SK12 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual ITEM PART NO DESCRIPTION QTY REMARKS 204 0800 455 CONR 15W WAFR 1 ST PCB 2 PL11 PL24 205 206 207 0800 48 1 SW SKT HSNG 0 1 PCB 1 SK6 208 0800 482 CONR 12W SKT HSNG 0 1 PCB SK1 2 209 0800 483 CONR 19w SKT HSNG 0 1 PCB 1 SK5 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 0800 600 CONR BNC SKT 75R PNL 1 SK8 218 0800 611 CONR PHONO SKT RA PCB 1 SK13 219 0801 200 20W 0 1 SR ZIF 1 PL12 220 221 0810 001 RLY 1P CO 5V 50R PCB 1 RLI 222 223 224 225 226 227 0820 160 XTAL 16 000MHz HC18 U 1 2 228 0820 177 XTAL 17 7345MHz HC18 U 1 X3 229 0821 327 XTAL 32 768KHz CC 0 05 1 XI 230 231 232 0825 000 MODUL UHF PAL WB E36 1 MDI 233 234 235 0860 005 COIL RF 33uH AX Q 45 1 L1 236 237 238 0870 420 WIRE 22SWG CPR TIN A R L4 10 239 240 0884 042 RIVET POP DOME HD 3 2mmD 4 N 61 Issue 1 61 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Component Locations The following tables show the positions of ICs resistors capacitors diodes and transistors on the circuit diagram given later in the Appendix The circuit diagram
5. 18 Service Manual REMARKS PER BATCH IC42 1C48 1 1 1C24 IC16 1 1 21 IC31 1 IC15 IC110 1C20 R27 37 38 113 11 R118 119 57 58 R13 33 34 43 47 51 54 56 75 117 122 133 137 145 148 150 151 R8 14 18 21 23 28 29 32 53 71 81 83 102 109 114 120 9 R10 22 211 30 80 R116 155 R77 78 89 5 RI 3 5 6 59 R65 108 140 2 R110 111 R69 3 R44 50 121 R4 11 76 90 105 107 134 149 Issue 1 Master Series ITEM PART NO 45 0502 223 46 0502 224 47 0502 272 48 0502 273 49 0502 274 51 0502 330 52 0502 331 53 0502 332 54 0502 333 55 0502 391 56 0502 392 57 0502 393 59 0502 471 60 0502 472 62 0502 473 64 0502 562 65 0502 563 66 0502 565 68 0502 680 69 0502 681 70 0502 682 72 0502 820 73 0502 822 74 0502 824 TI 0590 222 82 0611 047 83 0611 100 84 0611 470 87 0613 100 88 0613 101 90 0629 002 91 0629 004 92 0629 010 94 0630 082 58 DESCRIPTION QTY RES 22K C MF 5 0W25 RES 220K C MF 5 0W25 RES 2K7 C MF 5 0W25 RES 27K C MF 5 0W25 RES 270K C MF 5 0W25 RES 33R C MF 5 0W25 RES 330R C MF 5 0W25 RES 3K3 C MF 5 0W25 RES 33K C MF 5 0W25 RES 390R C MF 5 0W25 RES 3K9 C MF 5 0W25 RES 39K C MF 5 0W25 RES 470R C MF 5 0W25 RES 4K7 C MF 5 0W25 RES 47K C MF 5 0W25 RES 5K6 C MF 5 0W25 RES 56k C MF 5 0W251 RES 5M6 C MF 5 0W25 RES 68R C MF 5 0W25 RES 680R C MF 5 0W25 RES 6K8 C MF 5 0W25 RES 82R C MF 5 0W25 RES 8K2 C MF 5 0W25 RES 820K C
6. Appendix Connector pinouts Parts list Component locations PCB circuit diagram Final assembly EPROM cartridge circuit diagram Econet module circuit diagram Keyboard circuit diagram Service Manual Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 1 Introduction This manual is intended to provide the information required to diagnose and repair faults on the BBC Master Series Microcomputer which was designed by Acorn Computers Ltd of Cambridge England The information contained in this manual is aimed at service engineers and Acorn dealers who will be servicing the BBC Master Series Microcomputer on behalf of Acorn Computers Ltd 4 Issue 1 4 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 2 Packaging and installation The microcomputer is supplied with three part moulded polystyrene packing in a cardboard box Supplied with the microcomputer is a Welcome Guide an aerial lead a welcome tape a welcome disc two reversible keyboard inserts a VIEW reference card a ViewSheet reference card and a guarantee card The mains supply for UK models is 240v AC 50Hz The microcomputer is supplied with a moulded 13 amp square pin plug If this plug is unsuitable then it must be cut off and thrown away Instructions for fitting a replacement plug are given right at the front of this manual The microcomputer is turned on by a switch at the back of the microcomputer next to the mains lead Do not use the microcomputer in conditions of extreme heat col
7. IC15 pin 17 goes to both the CPU IC14 pin 2 and the Peripheral Bus Controller IC21 pin 11 g Check that the FIT connection from the IO controller IC15 pin 38 goes to the PBC IC21 pin 5 h Check that all address connections to the Memory Controller IC20 are correct 1 Check that the two data bus connections to the IO Controller are correct IC15 pins 18 and 19 7 12 The Tube Check 3 a b c d e f g h and i as for 1MHz bus above 7 13 Internal co processor 7 13 1 Not being recognised 1 Is the configuration status correct 2 Are the two connectors correctly mated 47 Issue 1 47 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 3 Are two bits of the data bus correctly connected to the IO Controller IC15 pins 18 and 19 4 Are all connections to the two connectors correct 7 13 2 Recognised but just a cursor in the top left hand corner of the screen 1 Is the co processor working Try it in another computer 2 Are the two connectors correctly mated 3 Are the boot ROM s correctly inserted in the co processor 7 14 Sound output 7 14 1 Will not work at all 1 Is the speaker connected 2 Is there an external speaker to the sound phono connector at the rear of the machine which is short circuited or of very low impedance less than 4 ohms If so remove it 7 14 2 Will not work with all envelopes 1 Has your software requested too many channels The envelopes use memory shared with serial data buffer space
8. byte This may not be the same as the displayed byte and some software correction may be necessary Factors such as phosphor characteristics light pen response and the angle at which the pen is used may all affect the correction needed Serial Ports Cassette and RS423 Much circuitry used to provide the RS423 port also generates cassette interface signals For this reason these will be described together with the differences where appropriate U A R T The device responsible for providing most of the serial port functions is the 6850 UART This has all the receive transmit and data formatting error checking that is neccessary for both systems It is fully described in the March 1983 edition of the Hitachi Microcomputer Databook SERPROC The ACORN proprietary part the SERPROC is effectively a multiplexer and baud rate generator for the 685 It also generates the phase continuous transmission circuitry for use with the cassette interface Buffer Components The Rs423 transmit data and CTS lines are buffered by an AM26L S30 or equivalent This provides a single ended transmission with slew rate limited output RS423 receive data and RTS is buffered by a uA9637AC or equivalent Both buffers are connected with single ended input configurations 26 Issue 1 26 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Cassette data output from the SERPROC is buffered by a single non inverting operational amplifier with a simple single pole filter a
9. 1 3 5 4 7 6 5 6 7 5 6 8 5 6 9 5 4 10 4 3 11 5 7 12 5 5 13 2 3 14 6 5 15 5 4 16 5 3 17 5 5 18 5 3 19 1 9 20 9 4 21 0 4 22 0 8 23 5 5 24 2 9 25 5 4 26 6 6 27 28 29 30 6 5 31 32 TAE 33 34 7 6 35 8 6 36 37 38 8 5 39 8 9 40 41 42 8 5 43 8 5 44 45 46 8 7 47 8 5 48 9 7 49 9 5 50 67 Issue 1 67 Sheet kb S LS LS LIS b L L U LS LS LS LS MN NN N tN to Service Manual Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Cnos Location Sheet 51 9 5 2 52 9 8 1 53 9 7 1 54 9 7 2 55 9 6 2 56 9 6 2 57 58 59 9 6 2 60 9 8 1 61 8 2 2 62 8 1 2 63 8 1 2 64 8 0 2 65 9 2 2 66 9 1 2 67 9 1 2 68 9 0 2 69 9 0 2 70 9 2 2 71 9 1 2 72 9 1 2 73 9 0 2 74 75 9 4 2 76 9 4 2 77 5 3 2 78 3 7 1 79 6 4 2 80 5 4 1 81 17 1 82 17 1 83 8 5 1 84 8 6 1 85 86 8 5 1 87 8 7 1 88 8 8 1 89 90 91 2 3 1 92 2 6 1 68 Issue 1 68 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Dnos Location Sheet 1 17 2 2 1 8 2 3 1 7 2 4 5 5 7 2 6 6 4 2 7 3 5 2 8 6 8 2 9 7 2 2 10 7 2 2 11 12 13 9 4 1 14 6 11 1 15 6 11 1 16 6 11 1 17 8 5 2 18 8 5 2 19 8 5 2 20 8 6 2 21 9 6 2 22 9 6 2 23 6 4 2 24 6 4 2 Qnos Location Sheet 1 1 7 2 2 5 8 2 3 6 8 2 4 5 7 6 2 6 7 6 2 7 8 8 9 1 9 8 9 1 10 9 9 1 11 8 7 1 12 8 8 1 13 14 8 6 2 69 Issue 1 69 Issue 1
10. 7 14 3 Produces strange sounds whenever a key is pressed 1 Are all the connections to the sound chip correct as shown in the circuit diagram 2 Try pressing BREAK If the sound goes away then it may be mains noise affecting the computer This could happen in places with poor mains supplies 3 On some early computers pin 15 of IC10 was connected to PRST It should now be connected to T5V 7 15 Modem connector 1 Check the controlling software VERY carefully 2 Check all connections to the connector 3 Check that a signal arriving at the connector goes through it i e there are no dry joints Or faulty connector sockets 48 Issue 1 48 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 16 Cartridge port 7 16 1 Causes the sound output to be noisy 1 Check the cartridge for shorts and general layout 7 16 2 Will not recognise some cartridges 1 Is the cartridge for the Electron Not all of these are compatible 2 Are all the links assocciated with the cartridge in the correct position 3 Is the cartridge edge connector excessively worn e g gold plating worn through 4 Are all connections to the edge connectors correct without shorts to each other 5 Are any of the edge connector blades bent or worn If so the connector must be replaced 7 17 Econet Econet can only be serviced properly by Econet service centres who will have the necessary test equipment to check the system thoroughly However there are a few simple things which can be c
11. are then individually selected to determine which key was pressed IC16 is supplied with data from the slow data bus PAO to PA6 These are the slow bus connections PAO to are the column select inputs and to PA6 are the row select inputs PA7 is a three state connection which is driven active low when a row column combination describes a depressed key RO to R7 The keyboard row input connections are normally held high by internal pull up resistors If a key is depressed it will cause the appropriate row connection to be pulled low when its column is selected CO to C14 These open collector column driving outputs are sequentially taken active low in auto scan mode at a rate of IMHz In polled mode nKBEN active low the slow bus inputs PAO to determine which output will be low The selected column output is a direct decode of these inputs CA2 Connected to the system VIA this output will cause the VIA to generate an nIRQ The line will be active low when an active key is detected 19 Issue 1 19 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual nKBEN Generated by the system VIA this line is taken active low to enable the row and column addresses to be determined by the Operating System MHz1 This is the timing reference SWT1 RSTO These connections not used The Keyboard Matrix The keys are physically arranged as a QWERTY type keyboard with 1O function keys 4 cursor control keys and a 19 key numeric
12. back plate To remove the main printed circuit board undo the 4 fixing screws which pass through the cartridge connectors into the case bottom and the screw which holds the metal back plate to the power supply unit Remove the circuit board from the case by lifting it slightly at the rear and then sliding it backwards To reassemble Replace the main printed circuit board by putting the front edge with connector headers in first and pulling it forwards until the metal back plate drops in Make sure that all the lugs on the lower case locate with all the correct points on the PCB and back plate Replace the 4 PCB fixing screws which pass through the cartridge connectors and the single screw which joins the back plate to the power supply unit Reconnect the power supply being careful to route the wires neatly and connect the wires seven to the push on connectors on the PCB being very careful to get the polarity right PCB connectors marked 5V must have a red wire attached three PCB connectors marked must have a black wire attached three The connector marked 5V has the purple wire attached one 6 Issue 1 6 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Replace the speaker and battery unit first plugging the two connectors into their correct positions on the board the battery connector to PL8 either way round and the speaker connector to PL9 either way round Note that although the battery connector can be plugged either
13. c coupling capacitor and current limiting output resistor 2MHz External I O Two peripheral devices operate at 2MHz These are the external second processor connection and the ECONET connection ECONET Module Connection is made to the ECONET by a five way DIN connector mounted on the main circuit board The interface electronics including the 68B54 line drivers receivers and chatter disconnect components are mounted on a separate circuit board This board has two connectors a A 5 way connector which has a one to one connection with the DIN connector b A 15 way connector provides the CPU data bus together with address timing reference chip select and interrupt signals The main pcb has two further address connections for future expansion External Second Processor This interface has a buffered data bus via the Peripheral Bus Controller PBC The EXbus on this component provides for good data set up and hold times Together with a limited degree of line matching this ensures reliable high speed data transfer with unspecified cable lengths A maximum cable length of one metre is suggested to prevent noise problems The interface operates at 2Mhz This means that if a 1Mhz bus peripheral is also connected then the address and data buses on this connector will appear to perform both 1 and 2MHz cycles The connections are DO to D7 Data Bus CMOS levels AO to A7 Address Bus TTL levels IRQ Interrupt Request Open collector TTL lev
14. data input has a static protection network on it Check that all the components in this are fitted and have the correct values A faulty component could mean that the LM324 has been subsequently damaged 6 Check that the ACIA and SERPROC have correct i e no open or short circuit connections on all pins 7 Check the 1 23MHz connection to the 8 As a last resort change the SERPROC and try again then try the ACIA This should not be necessary as both of these components are very reliable 7 7 3 Will not save data Check the cable and data recorder with another computer if possible 2 Check that the ACIA is getting a Tx CLK IC45 pin 4 3 Check the connections between the SERPROC and ACIA 4 Check that the back panel connector has no dry joints or short circuits between it and the interface circuitry 5 Are the connector pins in good condition If not the fault could show itself as intermittent operation 6 Check that data is coming out of the CASOUT output from the SERPROC IC48 pin 27 If not check all the data and address connections to the SERPROC and ACIA 7 Follow the signal if it exists from the SERPROC to the connector If it disappears then a dry joint or short to power or ground is likely 43 Issue 1 43 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 8 Disc drive interface 7 8 1 Refuses to work at all 1 Check that both the signal connector and power connector are securely pushed home 2 Try another d
15. for initial configuration of the hardware Of the remainder ten are reserved for future use by ACORN ten are for Third Party use and the remainder are for the user Clock The clock operates from a 32 768KHz crystal oscillator A trimming capacitor is provided as is a test point with the buffered clock output Year month day hour minute and second information is provided with automatic leap year but not automatic leap century correction An alarm is also included within the chip but operating system support to this facility is not provided An optional nIRQ connection can be made to the CPU from the clock chip enabling the alarm to change program flow Operation of the clock chip in this manner involves direct manipulation of the chip control signals and should only be attempted by competent programmers Acorn Computers are not responsible for incorrect programming by the user software supplier If power is removed during an access to this chip the chip select will become invalid This cannot however remove the possibility of write accesses being corrupted This is done by inverting the chip select with a transistor whose collector resistor is connected to the battery backed supply As power fails to the main circuitry the transistor base current reduces and the transistor switches off deselecting the chip 1 MHz Internal IO Various devices operate at a 1 MHz bus rate Only one internal I O component works at this speed the syste
16. is split into 2 sheets and the sheet on which the component appears is given in the Sheet column The Position column gives the x y coordinate of each component with respect to a 10 by 10 grid drawn sheet of the circuit diagram 62 Issue 1 Master Series IC nos Location 1 1 8 1 9 2 2 5 1 7 3 2 8 11 2 7 5 2 6 6 2 5 2 6 7 22 8 2 8 9 11 2 5 4 5 5 6 5 2 10 11 8 11 6 7 12 6 6 13 4 3 14 2 8 15 2 6 16 6 3 17 6 0 18 4 0 19 9 11 3 5 6 6 0 8 0 9 20 3 8 21 9 3 9 4 22 7 1 23 5 0 24 3 8 11 8 1 25 6 5 7 9 26 3 0 27 4 8 28 4 2 5 6 29 11 7 30 11 5 31 44 32 7 3 33 11 6 34 2 1 6 2 7 9 35 9 5 9 6 36 2 0 2 1 3 1 37 5 8 38 5 1 5 7 6 7 39 5 5 0 8 1 8 0 9 1 9 40 77 41 6 8 42 6 3 6 4 43 8 5 8 6 44 45 7 717 8 46 8 6 7 6 8 7 47 48 7 8 49 7 5 50 8 8 51 8 7 63 Issue 1 63 3 b2 LS b2 LS b2 tS NOR RNR A mad ed ecd ph ph esed fm NN NNN WN Service Manual Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Master Series Servive Manual R nos Location Sheet 1 72 199 2 2 7217 2 3 1 9 2 4 2 4 2 5 1 9 2 6 1 9 2 7 2 4 2 8 1 3 2 9 8 5 1 10 13 2 11 3 7 2 12 5 8 2 13 44 2 14 3 9 2 15 5 7 2 16 17 5 7 2 18 5 6 2 19 5 5 2 20 44 2 21 3 9 2 22 2 4 2 23 6 9 2 24 5 7 2 25 5 6 2 26 44 2 27 4 5 2 28 44 2 29 6 8 2 30 5 6 2 31 5 4 2
17. may well be impaired 3 Check the 16MHz oscillator output Ic43 pin 2 and check that it is reaching the VIDPROC IC42 pin 8 The signal should be reasonably clean 4v peak to peak If not then check the crystal controlled oscillator circuit formed by half of IC43 and X2 Warning if the system 16MHz clock does not work the DRAM RAS and CAS lines could be held low This can make the ICs heat up causing permanent damage If the oscillator is not working or the clock is not reaching the VIDPROC try to find the fault and repair it as quickly as possible Do not leave the computer switched on for more than 30 seconds at a time 4 Check the 1 2 4 and 8 MHz signals from the VIDPROC IC42 pins 4 5 6 and 7 respectively If any is missing or is not a clean square wave with TTL logic levels then replace the VIDPROC IC42 5 Check that there is a clean 2 MHz signal on the CPU clock input IC14 pin 37 If it is missing or incorrect then check for broken or shorting track 6 Check that all data and address bus lines are clear of shorts between themselves 5V and ground 32 Issue 1 32 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 Check that the system ROM is plugged in 8 Check the RAS and CAS signals to the main DRAMs ICs 17 and 23 pin 5 RAS and pin 16 CAS The main DRAM timing is shown in figure 8 2MHz RAS gt Ons M CAS __ N gt 4 gt c
18. offset and the SAA5050 has a further 1 byte time offset to restore the correct cursor data phase The VIDPROC has further adjustment which allows for the cursor to be adjusted to pixel accuracy Hardware Scroll Scrolling may be achieved in any mode by re programming the 6845 start of screen address to an integral number of video lines further down the memory map than the nominal start of screen This of course causes the linear address generator to attempt to display an end of screen which is out of the reserved video area To overcome this effect hardware scrolling is provided with a variable address wrap around In effect when the address generator would otherwise attempt to access out of screen RAM its addresses are modified to point to the gap between the original start of screen and scr olled start of screen When this is done only the end of screen needs to be written over in RAM If this is not done the entire screen appears to roll over The amount of modification to be used is controlled by two nodes CO and C1 Video Output Three outputs are provided for displaying video data These are a PAL NTSC encoded UHF carrier On channel 36 with 1 5mV into 75 ohm b Composite video This is a 1v peak to peak signal c Digital Red Green Blue outputs These are approximately 75 ohm outputs For use with NTSC the modulator has to be changed from UM1233 E36 to a VHF equivalent Provision is made for selection of either on
19. read cycles and 300ns before phi2 on write cycles Hints for repair 1 Never solder to a computer which is switched on 2 Remove all user ROMs before starting Remember to put them back afterwards 3 Use sharp pointed meter probes to push through solder resist This will make finding short open circuits more reliable 4 Always suspect connectors 5 If you find a recurrent fault e g more than 10 machines let us know at ACORN so that we can include it in this manual if appropriate 29 Issue 1 29 Issue 1 Master Series The following items of test equipment are required for fault finding A set of screwdrivers Pliers Cutters 10A Multimeter RGB monitor logic probe 5 ohm 5W resistor The repair will be quicker with 100MHz dual beam oscilloscope Good quality scope probes TV composite monitor colour monitor cassette player disc drive PORT tester frequency counter A known good computer to use as a signal model 30 Issue 1 30 Service Manual Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Master Series Service Manual Note the Peripheral Bus Controller IC21 is used to buffer the data bus around the system It also isolates may parts of the system from each other to help improve reliability It may disguise data bus failures or open circuits Be sure not to assume that any node is connected to any other unless you have checked it This particularly applies to the SAA5050 and all 1MHz operating components
20. video check that all the resistors R147 to R150 inclusive to the output transistors are correct in accordance with the circuit diagram Do they all have good signals going into them 3 If it only occurs On UHF check the signal as it passes through the resistor network Ic40 pins 12 to 19 inclusive through resistors R69 75 77 78 84 85 87 and 89 4 If it only occurs On RGB check all the signals going to the back of the connector 7 3 2 The display is correct vertically but is broken into moving diagonal lines Does it occur on RGB UHF and Composite video 1 If so check HSYNC is correct on the CRTC CRTC IC22 pin 39 2 Then follow the signal through the exclusive OR gates IC25 where it is combined with VSYNC If the signal does not make good logic levels at any node then there is probably a short in that area Note when HSYNC period 64us is EXORed with VSYNC period 20ms the former will have the latter superimposed upon it This will make the former appear to have glitches This should be ignored in the measurement of HSYNC period 38 Issue 1 38 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Does it only occur on one of the video outputs 1 Is the CSYNC polarity link LK5 correct for your monitor 2 If it only occurs on composite video check that all the resistors R147 to R150 inclusive to the output transistors are correct in accordance with the circuit diagram Do they all have good signals going into them 3 If it only occu
21. way round it must locate on all three pins or the polarity will be wrong Check carefully Replace the keyboard Replace the 4 screws 3 to the lower case and to the power supply unit Be careful to reconnect the keyboard ribbon sockets so that all the pins are engaged it is easy to displace the connectors one pin to right or left Make one final check that all reconnections have been made correctly especially the power supplies which will short circuit if any two are reversed Replace the lid and insert and tighten the four fixing screws 7 Issue 1 7 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 4 Selection links LKI PCB track made A IMHz Bus Audio Input Output 2 position link In the A position the IMHz Bus signal is an input to the computer s audio mixer In the B position the IMHz Bus signal is an output from the computer s audio circuit Minimum load 1k ohm This link is a permanent track in the A position The track must be cut before a wire link is used to make the B position LK2 PCB track made Cartridge 5V decoupler One position link In some instances particular cartridge hardware may need a 5V supply that is decoupled from the main computer 5V load To do this R9 needs to be fitted and LK2 which is a track on the circuit board should be cut LK3 Not present LKA plug made Clock chip IRQ One position link The 6818 clock RAM chip has a daily alarm function built in When the alarm is triggered
22. 31 actually get there 3 Check that the lines CO and C1 from the 74LS259 IC10 pins 4 and 5 to the CRTC Multiplexer 1C31 pins 38 and 39 are properly connected and change at least once if you switch between modes 4 Check that the lines from the CRTC MUX IC31 to the DRAMS are correct with no short or open circuits 7 2 Sideways RAM 1 Check all connections to the memory address multiplexers 2 Check RAS and CAS at the DRAMs see figure 8 3 Check that the two links LK18 and LK19 are in the correct position for your use 37 Issue 1 37 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 3 Video To debug the video all three different types of monitor should be connected TV RGB and composite 7 3 1 The display scrolls vertically round the screen Does it occur on RGB UHF and Composite video 1 If so check VSYNC is correct on the CRTC IC22 pin 40 2 Then follow the signal through the exclusive OR gates IC25 where it is combined with HSYNC If the signal does not make good logic levels at any node then there is probably a short in that area Note when VSYNC period 20ms is EXORed with HSYNC period 64us the former will be difficult to spot within the latter A way of getting round this is to synchronise the oscilloscope from the VYSNC output of the CRTC IC22 pin 40 and then examine the EXOR gate output Does it only occur on one of the video outputs 1 Is the CSYNC polarity link LK5 correct for your monitor 2 If it only occurs on composite
23. 32 6 5 2 33 3 3 1 34 3 3 1 35 6 5 2 36 5 4 2 37 5 4 2 38 5 3 2 39 6 5 2 40 5 9 2 41 5 9 2 42 5 9 2 43 1 9 1 44 3 7 1 45 9 4 1 46 9 4 1 47 8 4 1 48 0 8 1 49 64 Issue 1 64 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Master Series Servive Manual R nos Location Sheet 50 5 5 1 51 7 4 1 52 0 9 1 53 0 8 1 54 7 5 1 55 9 2 1 56 7 5 1 57 5 2 1 58 6 6 1 59 6 5 60 6 4 6 5 1 61 62 6 7 1 63 64 6 2 1 65 3 8 1 66 7 5 2 67 3 3 1 68 7 8 1 69 7 6 2 70 4 3 2 71 7 6 2 72 7 6 2 73 7 6 2 74 7 5 2 75 7 8 1 76 17 2 77 TT 1 78 17 1 79 80 8 7 2 81 8 6 2 82 9 9 2 83 8 6 2 84 70 1 85 70 1 86 87 7 7 1 88 8 5 2 89 Tel 1 90 17 1 91 8 6 2 92 8 6 2 93 94 7 8 1 95 8 8 1 96 8 6 1 97 98 8 6 1 99 65 Issue 1 65 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Rnos Location Sheet 100 8 5 1 101 8 6 1 102 8 7 2 103 8 7 2 104 8 5 2 105 9 5 2 106 107 2 9 1 108 1 8 1 109 8 7 2 110 9 6 2 111 9 6 2 112 9 5 2 113 8 8 1 114 9 6 2 115 5 2 2 116 5 2 2 117 9 2 2 118 8 8 1 119 120 6 4 2 121 5 3 1 122 1 0 1 123 124 125 3 0 1 126 2 0 1 127 3 1 1 128 5 8 1 129 6 8 1 130 8 7 1 131 8 7 1 132 8 7 1 133 8 7 1 134 8 7 1 135 136 8 7 1 137 8 7 1 138 139 9 7 1 140 8 8 1 141 9 9 1 142 9 9 1 143 9 9 1 144 8 8 1 145 8 7 1 146 9 7 1 147 148 9 6 1 149 9 6 1 150 9 6 1 151 9 7 1 152 9 7 1 153 9 6 1 154 6 9 2 155 6 8 2 66 Issue 1 66 Issue 1 Master Series Location C nos 1 1 7 2 5 2 3 1 3 4
24. 41 10 Issue 1 10 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual LK19 plug made West Paged ROM RAM Select Two position link When fitted in the West position this link causes 16Kbyte of RAM to appear in each of the sideways memory slots 4 and 5 When fitted in the East position a 32Kbyte ROM occupying slots 4 and 5 may be plugged into socket labelled Ic37 LK20 Not present LK21 plug not made Light Pen Strobe to cartridge This link is not normally made so position B1O on the cartridges is merely a connection from one to the other When the shunt is fitted the CRTC Light Pen Strobe input is connected to B10 This is to facilitate GENLOCK and an alternative LPSTB connection to the rear analogue connector 11 Issue 1 11 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 5 Hardware description 5 1 Introduction The Master Series Microcomputer consists of a central processing unit with associated memory and various input output devices for communication with external equipment Only a fully configured system will be described here although reference to sub systems will be made where relevant The Core Machine All input output I O computing is performed by a 65C12 CPU with its principal ancillary components 128 Kbyte of Dynamic Random Access memory Special expansion options allow a further expansion of 64 Kbyte Dedicated hardware can be used to expand this almost indefinitely 262 Kbyte of Read Only Memory Special expansi
25. 5V 34 A3 35 5V 36 4 37 5V 38 NC 39 5V 40 NC 55 Issue 1 55 Issue 1 Master Series PL11 and PL24 keyboard 2x15 pin molex PL11 1C6 2 BAT 3 RO 4 R6 5R7 6 R2 7 RI 8 9 CIO 10 12 11 CO 12 C2 13 c9 14 4 15 5 PL24 1 8 2 C7 3 C3 4 C1 5 RS 6 R4 7 R3 8C 9 SHIFT LOCK 10 CAPS LOCK 11 POWER 128 13 KBD SW 14 0VB 15 5VB 56 Issue 1 56 Service Manual Issue 1 Master Series Parts list ITEM PARTNO 1 0243 000 2 0143 000 3 4 0201 647 5 0201 648 6 7 0201 796 10 0201 843 11 0201 844 12 0201 845 13 0201 846 14 0201 847 15 16 2201 211 17 2201 213 23 0502 100 24 0502 101 25 0502 102 26 27 28 0502 103 29 30 31 0502 104 32 0502 105 33 0502 122 34 0502 151 35 0502 152 36 37 0502 154 38 39 0502 182 40 41 42 0502 221 43 0502 222 44 57 Issue 1 57 DESCRIPTION BARE BOARD ISS 1 ASSEMBLY DRAWING IC VIDEO PROCESSOR IC SERIAL PROCESSOR PCB REAR PANEL IC EROS IMB ROM IC MSI KEYBD ENC CF300117 IC MSI P B C CF300119 IC MSI CRTC MUX CF300118 IC MSI 1 0 CTRL CF30050 IC MSI CHROMA CF30060 IC MSI MEM SW CF30058 RES 10R C MF 5 0W25 RES 100R 5 0W25 RES IKO C MF 5 0W25 RES 10K C MF 5 0W25 RES 100K C MF 5 0W25 RES IMO C MF 5 0W25 RES IK2 C MF 5 0W25 RES 150R C MF 5 0W25 RES IK5 C MF 5 0W25 RES 150K C MF 5 0W25 RES IK8 C MF 5 0W25 RES 220R C MF 5 0W25 RES 2K2 C MF 596 0W25 QTY 17
26. 90V 10 notSO 11 0 12 notS1 13 0V 14NC 15 16 notMOTOR 17 0V 18 notDIR 19 0V 20 notSTEP 210V 22 notW DATA 230V 24 notWR EN 25 0V 26 notTKO 270V 28 notWR PCT 29 0V 30 notR DATA 310V 32 notS SEL 5 1 4 330V 34 notRDY 8 PL3 printer 26 way IDC 25 1 06 2 1 STB 20V 3 PAO 40V 5 60V 7 PA2 80V 9 PA3 100V 11 PA4 120V 13 PAS 140V 15 PA6 160V 17 7 180V 19 ACK 20 OV 2 NC 22 0V 23 NC 24 0V 25 NC 26 NC 53 Issue 1 53 Service Manual Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual PL4 user port 20 way IDC 19 1 20 2 1 5 2 1 345V 4 CB2 50V 6 PBO 70V 8 PBI 90V 10 PB2 110V 12 PB3 130V 14 PB4 150V 16 PB5 170V 18 PB6 190V 20 PB7 PL5 1MHz bus 34 way IDC 33 1 TP 2 10V 2 R notW 30V 41E 50V 6 notNMI 70V 8 notIRQ 90V 10 notPGFC 110V 12 notPGFD 130V 14 notRS 150V 16 audio in out see LKI 170V 18 DO 19 DI 20 D2 21 D3 22 D4 23 D5 24 D6 25 D7 26 OV 27 AO 28 Al 29 A2 30 A3 31 A4 32 AS 33 34 A7 54 Issue 1 54 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual PL6 TUBE 40 way IDC Seo ee ESE re 1 40 2 10V 2 R notW 30V 4 2E 5 0v 6 notIRQ 70V 8 not TUBE 90V 10 notRS 11 0V 12 DO 13 0V 14 DI 150V 16 D2 170V 18 D3 190V 20 DA 210V 22 D5 230V 24 D6 250V 26 D7 27 0V 28 A0 29 0V 30 Al 3 5V 32 A2 33 4
27. AO to A2 A uni directional bus to CMOS levels The following control and timing signals are provided 1 Host CPU phi2 ii System Reset iii Host CPU nIRQ CMOS levels TTL levels This must be an open collector node with an active low TTL level iv 8MHz timing reference TTL levels v TUBE chip select vi Read Write 23 Issue 1 23 CMOS levels TTL levels Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 5 4 External I O IMHz External 1 0 Screen Output There are two chips primarily responsible for providing the screen output a 6845 b Acorn proprietary C42 High Resolution Modes The 6845 generates a linear memory address sequence which increments every 0 5 us or lus depending on the video bandwidth selected and video data format The amount of memory reserved for screen use is also varied The available options are shown in figure 7 Video Data Formats Mode Format Reserved Memory Pixels Byte Bytes 0 8 20K 1 4 20K 2 2 20K 3 8 16K 4 8 10K 5 4 10K 6 8 8K 7 Teletext IK 128 8 20K 129 4 20K I 130 2 20K I Reserved 13 8 20K gt in 132 8 20K I LYNNE 133 4 20K I 134 8 20K I 135 Teletext 20K Figure 7 All modes except 7 and 135 display a bit mapped image of the reserved memory The 6845 may be re programmed to display any arbitrary section of memory If this is done however the hardware scrolling will not work correctly as it assumes that t
28. Check the 6MHz input to the SAA5050 It will have a slightly variable duty cycle certainly not 50 but no part of the waveform should be narrower than about 40ns If so check all components and signals around the 6MHz generator Ic39 and IC25 2 The text is at all fragmented Check as above 3 Not all colours are present Check all connections to the IC42 Are the pull up resistors R51 R54 and R56 present and the correct values 4 Not all characters can be obtained Check all data bus connections the the PBC IC21 pins 21 to 28 5 Lines of normal size text appear cut in half Check VSYNC at the CRTC IC22 pin 40 6 Rounded characters appear unstable Check the components and signals around the 6MHz generator IC39 and IC25 7 Lines are broken up Check all connections to the PBC IC21 7 4 Real time clock 7 4 1 Gives strange characters 1 Type in the correct time and try again 7 4 2 Does not increment 1 Check that the variable capacitor VC1 is in the circuit Check that 32 768 KHz is at IC11 pin 2 If it is not check all the values in the oscillator circuit X1 VC1 C6 C7 R17 and R24 2 Are all connections to the system VIA correct 3 Are all the components in the chip select power down circuit fitted correctly See 7 1 9 7 4 3 Loses a lot of time 1 Is the battery connector PL8 securely fitted with all three pins engaged Are the battery leads properly soldered to the battery clips 2 Is the battery flat If it is the
29. E g the User VIA going down could stop the System VIA 31 Issue 1 31 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 1 Switch on If the suspect microcomputer has a second or co processor fitted then disconnect it Connect the suspect microcomputer to a UHF TV and an RGB monitor connecting both a TV and a monitor will show up any fault in the connecting leads or the polarity of CSYNC Connect the mains supply and switch on both the monitors and the computer One of the following will happen 7 1 1 There is noise on the monitor screens no signal from computer There is no power on beep sound and the keyboard power indicator does not light Results the power supply is dead Follow the sequence of checks shown below 1 Check the power supply see 7 2 Try replacing the power supply anyway as the fuse may have blown 7 1 2 The power supply is working the keyboard indicator is lit but nothing else happens Results There is a board fault Follow the sequence of checks shown below 1 Check that all ICs have power and ground on the correct pins at the correct voltage Make good any dry joints 2 Feel whether any of the ICs are hot Check for shorted PCB tracks Watch for shorts from 5V to the IO controller causing it to latch up Clear shorted tracks and then replace any affected Ics Note ICs which get abnormally hot due to a fault but which work after the fault has been cured should still be replaced Their long term reliablility
30. MF 5 0W25 RES NET 2K2 TF 10 9P CPCTR TANT 4u7 16V 20 CPCTR TANT 10u 16V 20 CPCTR TANT 47u 16V 20 CPCTR TANT 1u0 35v 20 CPCTR TANT 10u 35v 20 CPCTR CPLT 2n2 30v 80 CPCTR CPLT 417 30v 80 CPCTR CPLT 10n 30v 80 CPCTR CPLT 820p 30v 1C Service Manual REMARKS 1 R36 2 R35 104 3 R88 103 131 1 R52 1 R70 3 R62 64 127 7 R40 41 42 96 97 98 100 9 R66 67 87 118 13 1 R119 1 R136 3 R132 146 147 3 R31 39 91 2 R153 154 9 R7 26 72 73 84 125 126 128 129 1 R115 1 R74 R82 1 R17 8 R55 138 139 141 144 152 1 R85 1 R116 3 R68 94 95 2 R92 101 1 R112 2 RP1 2 1 C14 3 C15 17 60 1 C21 2 C32 49 1 3 C9 12 35 2 C40 43 1 C47 2 55 56 Issue 1 Master Series ITEM PART NO 97 0631 010 98 0631 022 99 0631 027 100 0631 033 101 0631 039 102 0631 047 103 0631 100 104 0631 150 105 0631 220 106 0631 270 107 0634 010 108 0635 470 109 0637 104 110 0637 473 112 0650 333 113 0650 334 114 0651 224 116 0680 002 117 0680 005 119 0699 001 120 0699 004 121 0701 770 122 0704 105 123 0705 050 124 0706 489 125 0706 512 126 0706 522 0706 524 128 0706 818 129 0706 845 130 0706 850 131 0707 002 132 0709 637 133 0733 691 135 0740 006 0740 016 137 0740 038 138 139 0741 000 140 0741 004 141 142 143 0742 000 0744 000 145 146 0742 002 147 0742 014 148 0742 086 0744 086 150 59 DESCRIPTION CPCTR CPLT 10p 30v 2 CPCTR CPLT 22p 30v 2 CPCTR CPLT 27p 30
31. Master Series Service Manual Within this publication the term is used as an abbreviation for British Broadcasting Corporation Copyright Acorn Computers Limited 1986 Neither the whole or any part of the information contained in or the product described in this manual may be adapted or reproduced in any material form except with the prior written approval of Acorn Computers Limited Acorn Computers The product described in this manual and products for use with it are subject to continuous development and improvement All information of a technical nature and particulars of the product and its use including the information and particulars in this manual are given by Acorn Computers in good faith However it is acknowledged that there may be errors or omissions in this manual A list of details of any mendments or revisions to this manual can be obtained upon request from Acorn Computers Technical Enquiries Acorn Computers welcome comments and suggestions relating to the product and this manual All correspondence should be addressed to Technical Enquiries Acorn Computers Limited Newmarket Road Cambridge CB5 8pD All maintenance and service on the product must be carried out by Acorn Computers authorised dealers Acorn Computers can accept no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service or maintenance by unauthorised personnel This manual is intended only to assist the reader in the use of this pr
32. board This battery like its support components are not fitted as standard If these are fitted by the user the warranty may be invalidated The keyboard mounted battery is charged whilst the computer is running from the mains supply The proportion of charge accummulated during operation is shown in figure 6 for an initially flat battery This is an approximation dependent on conditions of use as the actual charge accumulated will vary with temperature and duty cycle 1 e ratio of time on charge to time on discharge 100 I I 90 I I 80 I I 70 I I 60 I typical I charge accumulated eit I 10 I 5 I 0 I I 0 1 2 100 120 140 160 180 Time switched on hours Figure 6 An over_charge prevention circuit is provided with the following action a Upon switch on charging current of about 30mA is applied b After approximately 15 minutes the charging current falls to 1mA Trickle charging continues at for as long as mains power is applied The minimum charge burst is designed to provide battery back_up over a weekend after just a few minutes operation 21 Issue 1 21 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual A 10uf capacitor is connected across the clock chip supply connections This is to prevent loss of data in the event of accidental battery disconnection Configuration Status Fifty bytes of CMOS RAM are available within the chip Twenty of these are used by the operating and filing systems
33. ct will be driven high All chip selects are a decode of the CPU address most significant nibble An output enable is turned active low during the CPU phi2 period depending on which segment is required The segment to be selected is determined by the binary number held within the least significant nibble of ROMSEL Overlaid RAM in ROM area When the bit RAM is set in ROMSEL accesses to the region amp 8000 to amp 8FFF are redirected from the currently selected ROM to a region of RAM referred to as ANDY It is the responsibility of the code which set RAM to clear it after accessing ANDY This is necessary to ensure correct operation of software in ROM Summary of RAM memory map The 64K of DRAM is distributed as follows FFFF I I7FFF I I With I I I gt E or X I BOOO 1 13000 active I RAM I I I DFFF I ADDRESS I I I gt With I 19000 I I C000 Y active I CPU I I I 8FFF gt ADDRESS I I I gt I 18000 I I 8000 RAM active I I I 0000 0000 V ije Bits in ACCCON Figure 4 A further 64 Kbyte of RAM is available as four pages of 16 Kbyte from amp 88000 to amp 8BFFF The ROM slots 4 5 6 and 7 are not active when this RAM is link selected to be active 18 Issue 1 18 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 5 3 Internal Slow peripherals Th
34. d humidity or dust or in places subject to vibration Do not block ventilation under or behind the computer Ensure that no foreign objects are inserted through any openings in the icrocomputer 5 Issue 1 5 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 3 Disassembly and assembly To service the BBC Master Series Microcomputer first disconnect the power supply plug from the mains and remove all peripheral connections from the computer To disassemble The lid of the microcomputer case may be removed after undoing the four fixing screws underneath the case DO NOT remove the lid with the mains power connected Inside the microcomputer are four main sub assemblies keyboard speaker and battery unit the cartridge nest power supply unit main printed circuit board To remove the keyboard first unplug the 2 keyboard connectors from the main printed circuit board Undo the 3 screws holding the keyboard to the case bottom and the 1 screw which holds it to the power supply unit To remove the speaker and battery unit simply lift the casing upwards and then unplug the two connectors joining it to the board The power supply unit is connected to the main circuit board by seven push on connectors which must be unplugged Three screws on the underside of the case are undone allowing the unit to be removed On reassembly ensure that the same type of screw is used M3x6mm The main printed circuit board is removed complete with the metal
35. ddress 64K locations As over 1 2 Mbyte may be resident depending on the users configuration a paging scheme is implemented to allow access to it The basic memory assignment is as follows amp FFFF I ROM I I amp FF00 Memory I I O OR ROM I Mapped I amp FEO00 VO I ROM I lt amp E000 I ROM RAM 1 I REGION b I I I I lt amp C000 I ROM I I Sideways RAM I I lt amp 9000 I ROM RAM I I lt amp 8000 I ROM RAM I I REGION a I I amp 3000 I RAM I I lt amp 0000 Figure 1 14 Issue 1 14 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual The current memory map is dictated by the contents of the two latches ROM SELect and ACCess CONtrol located at amp FE3 and amp FE34 respectively The contents of these two latches are as follows d7 d6 d5 d4 d3 d2 dl dO amp FE3O RAM O PM2 PMI amp FE34 IRR TST IFJ ITU x D The contents of ROMSEL dictate the selection of memory which resides from amp 8000 to amp FFFF ACCCON The contents of ACCCON principally dictate the activity of two regions of memory a amp 3000 to amp 7FFF b amp C000 amp DFFF 128 Kbyte RAM The RAM is functionally split up int
36. ddress multiplexers ICs 29 30 and 33 see circuit diagram for pin numbers Then check the voltage levels of these signals at the multiplexer input pins All signals should have good CMOS levels less than 1V for 0 greater than for 1 A constant O or 5V level implies a short to the relevant power rail Poor logic levels imply shorting to another logic signal 3 Check that the address at the DRAM inputs is stable for at least 15ns after RAS goes low and changes no later than 50ns after that edge see figure 8 This should occur once for every active high period of the system 2MHz clock out of the VIDPROC and once for every active low period 4 Check that the noise around logic LOW signals is generally less than 500mV If it is not then some signals may be shorting or a decoupling capacitor may be missing 5 Check that the data bus is properly connected between the CPU and the DRAMs 7 1 12 You can type but get two or more copies around the screen 1 Check Test Points TP 7 to TP20 the CRTC scanning outputs shown on circuit diagram to the left of the CRTC IC22 to make sure that the correct addresses are being generated Any line stuck high or low or shorting to another pin will give strange screen effects Note MA13 IC22 pin 1 7 is used to switch the address multiplexing circuits between modes 7 135 and any other modes This line should be static in any given mode 2 Check that all of the lines from the CRTC IC22 to the CRTC Multiplexer IC
37. e of two channels with V H F A Molex type link has to be inserted for this 25 Issue 1 25 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Analogue Port This 15 way D type connector provides access to an NEC uPD7002 4 channel 10 bit analogue to digital converter The sampled input is compared to a 1 8V reference derived from three small signal diodes in series A tracked link may be cut to deselect this reference The user may then solder in a two pin precision reference in the holes provided or supply an external reference Any user supplied reference should have a maximum voltage of 2 5V Conversion An input voltage on any one of the 4 channels wil be digitised when the A D control register is so instructed Conversions are in the range 0 to 1 8V The voltage reference is made available at the connector Provision is made on the board for an additional high stability reference if required A link will have to be made for the addition reference to be used Conversions take place in SmS and the end of conversion pulse causes an IRQ to be generated by the sys tem VIA Auxiliary Connections Two fire buttons are provided for with the connections IO I1 These are connected to the system VIA and cause interrupts as IRQ to be generated A light pen may be connected to the signal LPSTB This also causes the system VIA to generate an IRQ if enabled It also causes the 6845 CRTC to latch the address of the currently selected video data
38. els nTUBE Parasite chip select TTL levels Supply 5V Ground 0V 27 Issue 1 27 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 6 Test equipment A PORT tester is available for the microcomputer It will check the DRAMs including sideways RAM CMOS RAM and all the I O ports on the microcomputer disc printer user IMHz bus TUBE UHF video RGB RS423 cassette A to D and sound output To use this tester the microcomputer must at least have the CPU running and the MOS BASIC ROM working and some of the RAM working The PORT test software is contained in a cartridge ROM and on disc Full operating instructions are supplied with the equipment 28 Issue 1 28 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 Fault finding This section goes step by step through fault finding in each section of hardware It should be studied in conjunction with the circuit diagram and component location tables in the Appendix If any part of the machine is suspected of being faulty the following points should always be checked first 1 no loose connectors and broken cables 2 no broken or shorting tracks 3 ICs plugged into their sockets correctly 4 power supply working and reaching the components concerned 5 all digital signals are either at clean TTL logic levels greater than 2 4v for 1 less than 5V for 0 or clean CMOS logic levels greater than for 1 less than for 0 On timed signals this must be true for the period 150ns before phi2 on
39. ese are subsystems which are provided with data from port A of the system VIA This data is stable until next programmed by the CPU Keyboard General description 93 keys are provided 92 of these are in a modified 8 x 13 matrix as shown in figure 5 A keyboard encoder IC16 is used to scan the keyboard During idle free run mode pressing any key will cause an IRQ to be generated via the system 6522 A connection is provided from IC16 to a 6522 CA type connection Hence the interrupts thus generated are controlled by the 6522 control register Depression of either of the shift keys or the control key does not cause an interrupt to occur Keys are arranged as a QWERTY style keyboard with extra keys for a numeric keypad Ten additional function keys together with cursor control buttons etc are provided The BREAK key will reset the CPU and abort any access to the clock RAM chip To prevent accidental operation a mechanical lock is provided This is a plastic cam which is rotated through 90 degrees to stop the keytop from being depressed Keyboard Operation During free run mode the keyboard column lines are continually scanned by incrementing a counter decoding its outputs and pulling low a column line Any key depressed will cause the interrupt to be generated A signal KeyBoard ENable is generated to stop free running mode The counter contents are now loaded by CPU operation to determine on which row the key was pressed The rows
40. fitted LK7 PCB track made East Video polarity Two position link The polarity of the video RGB signals is determined by this link It is supplied as a track on the bottom of the PCB causing true polarity This track must be broken and a piece of wire used to make the link West for negative polarity LKS Not present LK Not present LK10 fitted for NTSC only Channel Select Two position link When used with NTSC VHF televisions the modulator enables one of two channels to be selected Note that the computer as supplied for use in the UK is fitted with a UHF modulator so LK10 is not fitted LK11 Not present LK12 Plug made B East CSYNC Cartridge Machine Detect Two position link Position A This connection to the computer CSYNC line is provided for GENLOCK purposes Position B Certain hardware cartridges may need to detect whether they are plugged into a Master Series computer or an Acorn Electron Master computers are shipped with this link in the B position causing a logic LOW to appear on pin A10 of the cartidges The Electron has no connection to this pin 9 Issue 1 9 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual LK13 PCB track made West A to D converter reference select Two position link As shipped this link is a track on the bottom of the PCB causing the A to D converter reference voltage input to be 1 8v If the LK13 track is cut then the voltage reference must be applied between analogue ground and V
41. g into the is correct 45 pin 4 7 6 3 Will only transmit data 1 Does the remote computer use different transmit and receive rates If so check that your computer has the equivalent receive and transmit respectively 2 Check 3 6 and 7 as above 3 Check that data going into the line receiver IC51 comes out of it 4 Check that the Rx CLK going into is correct 45 pin 3 7 7 Cassette interface 7 7 1 Will not load or save data 1 Check the cable and data recorder with another computer if possible 2 Check that the ACIA and SERPROC have correct i e no open or short circuit connections on all pins 3 Check that the back panel connector has no dry joints or short circuits between it and the interface circuitry 42 Issue 1 42 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 4 Are the connector pins in good condition If not the fault could show itself as intermittent operation 5 Check the 1 23MHz connection to the ACIA 7 7 2 Will not load data 1 Check 1 3 and 4 above 2 Check that the ACIA is receiving an Rx CLK IC45 pin 3 2 Check the connections between the SERPROC IC48 and ACIA IC45 3 Check that incoming data is appearing at the pin at the back of the connector 4 Follow the signal path through the high and low pass filters It should finish up as a 1 2V peak to peak signal at the CASIN input to the SERPROC IC48 pin 12 If it disappears at any point there is probably a dry joint 5 The cassette
42. he screen memory is in its usual location The screen always ends at amp 7FFF and starts 1 8 10 or 20K further down than that depending on the selected mode The selection of video bandwidth and data format is performed by programming the VIDPROC The cursor size and position is also controllable by VIDPROC Special measures have been taken to ensure correct cursor operation in the Teletext modes 24 Issue 1 24 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Teletext The Teletext modes do not generate a bit mapped display but a character cell one The character graphics ROM within a SAA5050 device generates RGB signals according to the desired character graphics information within the reserved memory space Each byte of memory is therefore just a definition of the character graphics symbol required Other SAASO5X devices may be used when different languages are required Only 1 Kbyte of memory is needed for either of the Teletext modes although 20K is reserved for it in mode 135 The MOS uses the spare 19K to speed up inter filing system file transfers but the user may use this memory if no such transfers are to be done The VIDPROC has to be re programmed to use the SAA5050 RGB outputs The 6845 is still used to generate the cursor As a delay of 2 75 us will occur after a character is read from RAM before outputting the appropriate RGB signals the 6845 has to be programmed accordingly The start of screen signal is given a 1 5 byte time
43. hecked without the test equipment Follow the Econet board circuit diagram in the Appendix 1 Check that the two connectors on the Econet module are correctly inserted The longer connector has two spare pins on the left of the PCB socket If the module is displaced and is plugged into one or both of these spare pins it will not work 2 Check that the Econet module is installed and fitted correctly 3 Check that NMI on the CPU pin 6 IC14 TP 3 is not being held low 49 Issue 1 49 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Appendix 50 Issue 1 50 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Connector pinouts TV UHF out phono outer ground inner UHF SKS video out BNC outer ground inner video SK9 RGB 6 pin DIN SK10 RS423 5 pin DIN Data in SK11 cassette 7 pin DIN Motor control 51 Issue 1 51 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual SK12 analogue in 15 way D type 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 O O O O O O 0 9 D OO 920 Oo 9o 15 14 13 12 11 19 9 1 5 9 light pen strobe notLPSTB 20V 10 digital switch input I1 30V 11 voltage reference VREF 4 CH3 12 CH2 5 analogue ground 13 digital switch input IO 60V 14 voltage reference VREF 7 CHI 15 CHO 8 analogue ground SK7 ECONET 5 pin DIN 52 Issue 1 52 Issue 1 Master Series PL1 disc drive 34 way IDC gm Se ee Se ee ee ee ee 1 34 2 10V 2 notS SEL 8 30V 4 notINX 8 50V 6NC 70V 8 notINX 5 1 4
44. his reason the use of this feature of the 6522 is not specified for the computer 3 Check the software very carefully 4 Check all address data and control lines to the User VIA IC6 46 Issue 1 46 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 5 Have voltages outside the supply range been applied to any of the pins If so the VIA may have been damaged Note this could arise if a cable is left connected the the User Port and the other end is for instance left trailing across a carpet 7 11 1MHz bus 1 Is there anything in the configuration system that would cause the 1MHz bus to be deselected For example this would happen if the computer were configured to power up with a floppy disc drive as the default rather than a hard disc therefore making the hard disc seem not to work 2 Ensure that the software has not selected the internal pages amp FC and amp FD 3 As with any straightforward parallel data bus any faults with this have to be found by methodical checking of all connections a Ensure the remote equipment is not at fault if possible b Ensure the cables and connectors in good condition and are correctly assembled i e cable clamps are fitted and effective c Ensure that any non polarised connectors are correctly inserted d Cables longer than 1m should in general not be used Check that each and every connection is correct as per the circuit diagram f Check that the READY signal from the IO Controller
45. ies ITEM PART NO 151 0742 174 152 0742 244 153 0742 257 0744 257 155 156 0742 259 0744 259 158 159 0742 373 0744 373 161 0748 000 162 0748 074 163 164 165 0749 253 166 167 0770 324 168 0770 386 169 170 0780 177 171 172 0780 239 173 0780 309 174 175 0794 148 176 177 0800 001 178 0800 002 179 0800 003 180 0800 004 181 0800 006 182 0800 007 183 0800 008 184 0800 009 185 186 0800 043 187 0800 050 188 0800 051 189 0800 067 190 0800 070 191 0800 091 192 193 194 195 196 197 0800 128 198 199 0800 203 200 201 202 0800 304 203 60 DESCRIPTION IC 74LS174 TTL 16 0 3 IC 711LS244 LL 20 0 3 IC 74LS257 LL 16 0 3 IC 711ALS257 LL 16 0 3 IC 711Ls259 LL 16 0 3 IC 74ALS259 LL 16 0 3 IC 74LS373 LL 20 0 3 IC 74ALS373 TTL 20 0 3 IC 74F00 TTL 14 0 3 IC 74F74 LL 14 0 3 IC 74HCT253 CMOS 16 0 3 IC LM324 QUAD 0P AMP IC LM386 AUDIO AMP FET J177 T092 30v P CHAN TRANS BC239 NPN 10 12 14 TRANS BC309 PNP DIODE SI 1N4148 CONR 5W SKT DIN RA DOM CONR 6w SKT DIN RA PCB CONR 7w SKT DIN RA PCB CONR 5W SKT DIN RA PCB QTY p ad 1 CONR 34w HDR IDC RA 4 WALL2 CONR 110w HDR IDC RA 4 WALL CONR 26w HDC IDC RA 4 WALLI CONR 20W HDC IDC RA 4 WALL CONR 44w EDGE DS ST FLNG CONR 2W WAFR 0 1 ST PCB CONR 3w WAFR 0 1 ST PCB CONR 5W WAFR 0 1 RA CONR 2W SHUNT 0 1 CONR 2W WAFR 1 RA PCB SKT IC 28 0 6 NORM FSTN TAB 6 3mm ST PCB CONR 15W SKT D RA E2 84 2 1 1 1 5 1
46. iguration commands will be reset to zero 34 Issue 1 34 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 1 6 BASIC is printed on the screen but no gt prompt appears 1 Disconnect any second or co processor which may be fitted 2 Check that the IRQ line on the CPU 1 14 pin 4 is not stuck in one logic state If it is then check the address and chip select lines of the system VIA IC8 7 1 7 The BASIC prompt gt appears but the keyboard does not respond 1 Check the address and ship select lines of the system VIA Ic8 2 Check all connections to the keyboard encoder IC16 3 If all else fails then try a different keyboard If this works look for broken leads and tracks on the original one 4 Check that the IRQ line IC14 pin 4 is not stuck low or high The memory controller C20 and CMOS clock RAM IC11 both have direct connections to the IRQ line The latter part has a link LK4 which can be used to isolate it from IRQ Note the system VIA Ic8 generates an interrupt every 100th of a second If this interrupt is not cleared by the operating system each time it occurs the IRQ line will appear to be stuck low This could occur if some other installed software is faulty or if an address or data line to the VIA is faulty 7 1 8 Not all keys work on the keyboard One of two possible keyboard circuits may be fitted a A 40 pin keyboard encoder IC16 on the main circuit board and two 15 way connectors possibly with an intermediate buffer board jo
47. ill be set to the configuration values after power on Or CTRL BREAK Make Sure that these are correct as well 2 Is the cable properly connected Note this connector CAN be inserted the wrong way Up 3 Are all the cable connections correct i e no open short circuits 4 Are the device select connections to the SERPROC and ACIA from the IO controller correct IC15 pin 34 and pin 36 respectively with no short circuits to either power supply rail 4 Issue 1 41 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 5 Is the SERPROC getting 1 23MHz timing reference IC48 pin25 This signal could come from either one of two sources a A 74LS169 counter b The chroma chip Whichever it SHOULD come from is dependent on the build standard of the computer In any case the SERPROC should get this signal from some source Check that it is the correct frequency 6 Is the 5V supply correctly connected and working to the RS423 transmitter chip 1 50 pin 8 7 Are either CTS 1 48 pin 20 or RTS 1 48 pin 23 stuck high or low 8 If all else fails check all remaining connections to the ACIA and SERPROC 7 6 2 Will only receive data 1 Does the remote computer use different transmit and receive rates If so check that your computer has the equivalent receive and transmit respectively 2 Check 3 6 and 7 as above 3 Check that data going into the line driver IC5 comes out of it The driver could be faulty otherwise 4 Check that the Tx CLK goin
48. ined to the keyboard with ribbon cables 1 If more than one key is affected check for a faulty connection from the keyboard encoder IC16 to the keyboard 2 If more than one key is affected check for a broken track in the middle of a row or column of the keyboard matrix 3 If one key only is affected check for a broken track at the end of a row or column in the keyboard matrix 4 If one key only is affected then check the keyswitch itself Note the beginning of a row or column is the end of a PCB track which is immediately connected to the encoder circuitry The end of a row or column is the other end of the PCB track Because of the layout the beginning and end of a track are not necessarily the parts of the track which are visually nearer or farther from the encoder circuitry 35 Issue 1 35 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual b A 17 way connector rising to a keyboard with the encoder circuitry on it 1 All of 1 to 4 in the previous section 2 Check for a faulty connection from the main board to the keyboard which may cause the entire keyboard to be affected 7 1 9 All the keys are working but CTRL BREAK behaves as BREAK CTRL BREAK should invoke the configuration settings 1 Check that all power down components around the CMOS clock RAM chip 1 11 are present and have the correct value On some early computers C11 needs to be 1OOuF instead of 10uF D8 should be changed to IN4001 and Q3 should have a 1k8 resistor be
49. isc drive if possible to eliminate the chance of a fault in this 3 Try the disc drive with another computer if possible 4 Check that the 1770 1772 and 74LS174 have valid logic 0 levels at their device select inputs IC3 pin 1 and IC4 pin 1 and that all data and address bus connections are present with no open or short circuits If either IC is not being selected then check the outputs on the IO controller IC15 pin 1 FDCON and pin 4 FDC If these signals are not available then check that the disc software is fitted and is selected 7 8 2 The drive select light comes on You cannot read a catalogue 1 Has the correct filing system for the disc been selected i e ADFS or DFS 2 Is the disc formatted 3 Is the disc in the right way round 4 Is the Read Data input to the 1770 1772 IC3 pin 19 wiggling when you attempt to read the disc If not then check the signal cable and if necessary check that data is getting onto it from the disc drive 5 Are the pull up resistors RI R3 R5 and R6 on the 1770 1772 disc inputs fitted and correct 6 Is the 8MHz input to the 1770 1772 correct Check that it is available at IC3 pin 18 If not then trace it back to IC19 pin 4 and IC42 pin 7 7 Is the 1770 1772 line IC3 pin 27 normally low but going high once every 32us when then disc interface has been asked to read say a catalogue If not then check that this line is not shorted to power or ground and is connected to the IO Control
50. keypad The matrix is as follows CO C2 C5 C7 C8 C9 C10 C12 RO ESC fl f2 f3 fs f6 fg fo I O 4 5 2 lt gt R1 Z sp V copy 0 1 3 j R2 SHIFTS C N L de eo LOCK R3 CAPS A X F Y J K ret del LOCK amp R4 1 2 D R 6 U O ret R5 0 W E T 7 I 9 0 8 9 R6 Q 3 4 5 4817 6 T R7 SHIFT CTRL Figure 5 Sound Generator The sound generator is an SN7694A device Three sound channels plus one pseudo random noise channel are provided The full description of it is found in the manufacturers data sheet It is provided with a reference clock of 4MHz from central timing The output is filtered as described in the section Audio Circuitry The output can also be connected by screened cable to the optional modem This output is mixed on the modem board to generate dialling tones for DTMF exchanges where the modem hardware does not provide such tones itself 20 Issue 1 20 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual Real time clock with RAM Battery back up A 146818 RTC and RAM chip is provided with battery backed supply The chip operation is described in the manufacturers data sheet In its fully charged state the internal lithium manganese dioxide battery will provide over one year of back up power Alternatively components may be fitted to the circuit board which provide for the fitting of a rechargeable battery on the key
51. ler 1C15 pin 5 8 Check that the DRQ transitions IC3 pin 27 appear logically inverted at the NMI pin on the CPU IC14 pin 6 9 Check that the 1770 1772 INTRQ output IC3 pin 28 produces a high going pulse at the end of every command issued to the 1770 1772 If the INTRQ line is shorted high it will cause the IO Controller to hold the CPU NMI line low thus masking DRQ transitions 44 Issue 1 44 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 8 3 The catalogue can be read but the entries are corrupted 1 Some computers have 220 pF capacitor C27 fitted from the DRQ line to ground Is this fitted Is its value correct There will be no place on the PCB for computers that do not need this capacitor 2 Are one or two disc drives present If two make sure that only one of them has line termination resistors in 7 8 4 The catalogue can be read but not the data or the directory cannot be changed in ADFS 1 Issue 1 boards only There should be a small capacitor from the DRQ line to ground Is this fitted Is its value correct 2 Are one or two disc drives present If two make sure that only one of them has line termination resistors in 7 8 5 Data can be read but it is wrong or you get Bad FS map in ADFS 1 Try the disc drive in another computer If the fault persists then the disc drive is at fault 2 Issue boards only There should be a small capacitor from the DRQ line to ground Is this fitted Is its value correct
52. lug fitted and wired as previously noted The moulded plug which was cut off must be disposed of as it would be a potential shock hazard if it were to be plugged in with the cut off end of the mains cord exposed As the colours of the wires may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured either green or green and yellow The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red 2 Issue 1 2 Issue 1 Master Series BBC Master Series Microcomputer Service Manual Contents 1 Introduction 2 Packaging and installation 3 Disassembly and assembly 4 Selection links 5 Hardware description 5 1 Introduction 5 2 Core machine 5 3 Internal I O 5 4 External I O 6 Test equipment 7 Fault finding 7 1 Switch on 7 2 Sideways RAM 7 3 Video 7 4 Real time clock 7 5 Analogue port 7 6 Rs423 port 7 7 Cassette interface 7 8 Disc drive interface 7 9 Parallel printer port 7 10 User port 7 11 1MHz bus 7 12 The Tube 7 13 Internal co processor 7 14 Sound output 7 15 Modem connector 7 16 Cartridge port 7 17 Econet
53. m VIA 22 Issue 1 22 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual System VIA A 6522 allows several sources to create maskable interrupts The sources are a CRTC vertical synchronisation A D converter end of conversion signal c CRTC light pen strobe d Keyboard key detect It also provides the previously mentioned slow data bus Port B on this device generates and reads a number of internal hardware strobes These are as follows Port B Data Strobe Active Level PortB Data D7 DO DXXXXXXX X DXXXXXX XXDXXXXX XXXD XXXX XXXXD 000 XXXXD 001 XXXXD 0 1 0 011 XXXXD 100 10 1 XXXXD 110 XXXXD 111 Strobe Active Level Clock Address H Clock chip enable H Fire button 1 Input Fire button 2 Input Sound chip select L Clock R W L Clock Data Q Keyboard enable Q CO Screen control L C1 Signals H Caps Lock indicator L Shift Lock indicator L Note Q is the value of D after the port write operation is completed 2MHz Internal I 0 Only one internal 1 0 component operates at this speed the internal second processor TUBE Its data bus is connected directly to the CPU data bus The second processor interface will only be specified as a hardware data transfer definition In this way the actual second processor used will not be constrained by this specification This is a parallel port providing the following data access signals 1 DO to D7 A bi directional bus to TTL levels 11
54. media Filing systems are provided to support data encoded in FM or MFM Network Interface Connection to the ECONET is provided by a 68B54 advanced data link controller This is fitted on a daughter board and may as such be fitted as an optional extra standard on the ET machine 1MHz Bus The standard BBC computer 1 MHz bus is provided External Second Processor An external second processor may be connected Selection of either internal co processor or external second processor is performed by software Only one second or co processor can be active at a time Centronics Printer Port Connection is provided for the standard parallel printer port configuration User Port The user port is an eight bit bidirectional bus with two extra handshaking serial lines These are unbuffered RS1423 A serial RS423 port is provided Audio Output The output from the sound generator is amplified to a speaker and provided at a phono style connector Sound transfer to and from the modem is provided Modem Connection for a modem with both dial pulse and dual tone multi frequency dialling is provided This facility is provided to support third party hardware 13 Issue 1 13 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 5 2 Core machine Operation of the RAM and ROM is controlled by the Memory Controller integrated circuit The principal function of this device is to control the memory paging structure Memory Map The 65C12 can directly a
55. n replace it in its holder next to the speaker inside the computer being careful to insert the new battery with the same polarity as the old one 3 Is there at least 2 6v at the clock chip with mains power switched off If not the battery may still be flat but check the FET Q4 and surrounding components first 40 Issue 1 40 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 5 Analogue port 7 5 1 Gives completely erroneous results on all channels 1 Are all the connections on the external plug correct 2 Has it got an incorrect or faulty integration capacitor C49 3 Check that the reference voltage is approximately 1 8V across pins 8 and 9 of Ic49 and has very little noise on it 4 Are all the address and data bus connections to Ic49 correct 5 Are the input voltages within the range 0 to 2 5V If not the converter will not work correctly 6 Have any of the terminals in the connector been connected to voltages greater than 5 5V or less than 0 5V If so the AID converter is likely to be damaged Replace IC49 7 Is the chip select from the IO controller IC15 pin 35 correctly connected to IC49 pin 23 8 Does IC49 have a 1MHz timing reference on pin 2 7 5 2 Gives erroneous results on just one channel 1 The plug and cable connections are the most likely sources of problems Point 6 above may also apply 7 6 RS423 port 7 6 1 Does not work at all 1 Are the data format and baud rate settings the same as the remote computer Note these w
56. nal second processor rather than the external one The bit IRR in ACCCON is InterRupt Request When set this bit causes an open drain output to pull the CPU NIRQ pin down to Vss ROMSEL The contents of ROMSEL determine the paging of memory in the 16K region amp 8000 to amp BFFF One of sixteen unique 16 Kbyte ROM memory segments may be selected One additional 4 Kbyte RAM segment may be selected from amp 8000 to amp 8FFF Eight of the segments are assumed to be in four 32 Kbyte ROMs where the least significant bit of ROMSEL selects between the upper and lower segments Seven of the segments exist together with a ROM which is active from amp C000 to amp FFFF within a 128 Kbyte ROM This ROM is connected via a separate data bus The four 32 Kbyte devices and one 16 Kbyte device are connected in a matrixing scheme as shown in figure 3 Segments 8 7 6 Sub Chip Selects or RAM enabling I I I Output Enable I I I I I Cartridge pc ROMs I I Chip Select I I Segments 3 2 TOC ram Output enables Figure 3 17 Issue 1 17 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual In this way fewer connections to the controller logic are required to select agiven ROM although the power dissipation will be increased if all the ROMs in one column are inserted A chip select will be driven low if an access to one of the segments 4 to 8 is required If a cartridge ROM is required then the Cartridge ROM chip sele
57. o two regions The main region supports the language workspaces buffers etc and provides the bit mapped screen The second region provides four 16K Sideways RAM segments These are link selected into ROM locations 4 5 6 and 7 They may be deselected reinstating the ROM sockets in chunks of 32 Kbyte Within the main 64 Kbyte region the lower 32K is used within the amp OOOO to amp 7FFF region of the CPU memory map as shown in figure 1 The upper 32K is split up into three self contiguous regions The largest portion of this is a 20 Kbyte region designated LYNNE This can be overlayed on the region a of main memory When bit D in ACCCON is set the CRT controller will display the contents of LYNNE When bit D is cleared the region a of main memory will be displayed When bit E in ACCCON is set if the address range is amp 3000 to amp 7FFF the CPU will read write Lynne according to the flow shown in figure 2 15 Issue 1 15 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual gt Wait until end of CPU clock cycle Was the last cycle an opcode fetch I gt N SYNC 1 From amp C000 to amp DFFF in Y Read Write Lynne Access main memory lt lt lt Is this cycle an opcode fetch
58. oduct and therefore Acorn Computers shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of any information or particulars in or any error or omission in this manual or any incorrect use of the product This manual is for the sole use of Acorn Computers authorised dealers and must only be used by them in connection with the product described within First published 1986 Published by Acorn Computers Limited 1 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual WARNING THE COMPUTER MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead for the apparatus are coloured in accordance with the following code Green amp Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live The moulded plug must be used with the fuse and fuse carrier firmly in place The fuse carrier is of the same basic colour though not necessarily the same shade of that colour as the coloured insert in the base of the plug Different manufacturers plugs and fuse carriers are not interchangeable In the event of loss of the fuse carrier the moulded plug MUST NOT be used Either replace the moulded plug with another conventional plug wired as detailed below or obtain a replacement fuse carrier from an authorised Acorn dealer In the event of the fuse blowing it should be replaced after clearing any faults with a 3 amp fuse that is ASTA approved to BS1362 If the socket outlet available is not suitable for the plug supplied the plug should be cut off and the appropriate p
59. on options allow a further expansion of approximately 1 2 Mbyte of ROM Plug in cartridges are available which accept up to 256 Kbyte of ROM Internal I O Various I O devices operate solely within the confines of the system to either improve facilities or increase throughput These are as follows 6522 VIA devices Two of these are provided and interface to 1 A 93 contact keyboard with 2 key rollover 3 Channel sound generator with additional noise channel Battery backed up Real Time Clock and fifty bytes of RAM 2 The Printer Port and User Port Co processors These consist of an additional CPU with associated memory They have no I O capability of their own and depend entirely on the main processor to supply such information They do all the computation not associated with I O operations When a co processor is not fitted the main processor has to perform both I O and non I O computation 12 Issue 1 12 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual External I O Video display A 6845 CRT controller is provided to format the output from RGB composite video and PAL NTSC connectors Analogue to Digital Converter A four channel A D converter provides 10 bit binary conversions in Sms The absolute accuracy will depend on the conditions of use Tape Interface Facilities to both save and retrieve data from audio cassettes is provided Disc Interface Facilities to both save and retrieve data from standard Shugart connected
60. ons A NN Ph eed UL AA ADDRESS ak COL J ROW COL j gt ak buffers switched off VDU CPU Figure 8 DRAM timing RAS and CAS should be good 4MHz square waves If one or both is missing then check for shorted tracks Remember the DRAMs can be destroyed if RAS is stuck low RAS is generated from 4M and 8M by the D type IC28 pin 9 CAS for the main DRAMS is generated from 2M inverted by a NAND in 1234 to give phi2 IN gated with DRAMEN which enables the main RAM and finally gated with 4M through another NAND in IC34 9 Check that the auxiliary DRAM CAS line when inverted at IC36 pin 8 is low If it is high at this point then it will suppress the main DRAMs 10 Check the multiplexed address lines into the main DRAMs ICs 17 and 23 pins 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 and 14 The address lines should switch after RAS with an approximate 20ns hold time as shown in figure 8 Also check that the address lines are correctly switching after phi2 as shown in figure 8 If any of the DRAM timing is found to be out of specification then check that c26 is fitted and is the correct value 33 Issue 1 33 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 1 3 There is a sort of display with rolling lines and or diagonal stripes 1 Check the MA and RA lines from the 68115 CRTC IC22 There are 14 MA lines from MAO pin 4 to MA13 pin 17 inclusive There are 4 RA lines from RAO pin 38 to RA3 pin 35 inclusive RA4 is not connec
61. ref on the external connector If the LK13 track is cut and LK13 made East with a wire link a precision reference can be fitted in the position shown on the circuit diagram LK14 PCB track made Serial data clock reference One position link As shipped this link is a track on the PCB connecting the CHROMA chip 1 23MHz output to the Serial Processor This link is provided for production purposes and should not be modified LK15 PCB track made West PAL NTSC select Two position link As shipped in the UK this link is a track on the bottom of the PCB causing the CHROMA chip to encode colour information on to the television output in PAL format If the track is cut and a wire link used to make the other side of the link then colour information will be encoded in NTSC In general televisions within the UK can only accept the PAL format LK16 wire link not fitted Chrominance information luma trap bypass One position link This link is not normally fitted It is provided for those applications where filtering of the luminance information from the chrominance part of the television signal is not required LK17 Not present LK18 plug made West Paged ROM RAM Select Two position link When fitted in the West position this link causes 16Kbyte of RAM to appear in each of the sideways memory slots 6 and 7 When fitted in the East position a 32Kbyte ROM occupying slots 6 and 7 may be plugged into socket labelled IC
62. rs on UHF check the signal as it passes through the resistor network IC40 pins 12 to 19 inclusive through resistors R69 75 77 78 84 85 87 and 89 7 3 3 There is no colour on UHF 1 Is the variable capacitor VC2 set to give the correct frequency of 17 7345MHz at IC43 pin 12 2 Check connection to IC40 pin 11 and resistor summing node through L1 and C81 Q12 C88 and R140 3 Check 5V supply on IC40 pin 20 4 Try replacing IC40 as a last resort 7 3 4 There is only one colour RGB 1 Check the RGB connections out of the VIDPROC IC42 pins 14 12 and 10 2 If the fault is only in mode 7 or 135 then check RGB connections from SAA5050 IC32 pins 24 23 and 22 to the VIDPROC 1 42 pins 13 11 and 9 On UHF 1 Check RGB inputs to IC40 pins 6 7 and 8 If there are any faults check the connections from the VIDPROC IC42 pins 14 12 and 10 If any nodes are stuck at 5V or ground then check for shorts As a last resort try changing chips 2 Check resistors R69 75 77 78 84 85 87 89 90 for the correct values and that they have good signal levels at their IC40 ends 7 3 5 The screen displays the wrong colours 1 Check 1 and 2 above 39 Issue 1 39 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 7 3 6 The display works in all modes except 7 and 135 These modes work very differently from the others using the SAA5050 There are a number of faults which only exhibit themselves in these modes 1 There is a cursor which can be moved but no text
63. ted These lines form the video RAM addresses in the various screen modes Check that they are not stuck and that they oscillate between good logic 0 and logic voltage levels If not then first replace the 6845 then look for shorted tracks Check that all are getting through to the CRTC MUX IC31 2 Check VSYNC pin 40 IC22 This line should pulse low every 20ms 3 Check HSYNC pin 39 IC22 This line should pulse low every 64us 4 Check that CSYNC both HSYNC and VSYNC superimposed is available at IC25 pin 8 and also at pin 4 of SK9 the RGB connector 5 If the RGB display alone is not working then the CSYNC polarity for that particular monitor is probably incorrect Alter LKS 6 Check all video connections 7 1 4 There is a cursor stuck at the top left corner of the screen but nothing else 1 Disconnect any second or co processor which may be fitted 2 Check all connections to and from the keyboard and keyboard encoder IC16 Replace IC16 7 1 5 The screen says ACORN MOS ACORN ADFS but nothing else Disconnect any second or co processor which may be fitted 2 Try typing CTRL F BREAK If this works then either connect up a disc drive and put an ADFS disc in it or type configure nodir RETURN Turn the power on and off The machine should now work 3 The configuration memory may have been set incorrectly or is faulty Turn the power off and on again whilst holding down the R key Then press CTRL F BREAK All previous conf
64. the CPU is interrupted via its IRQ line Removing the shunt from LK4 disconnects the CPU IRQ line to the clock line This function is not supported by the operating system as this feature may not be present in future versions of the circuit board Consequently the clock chip must be directly operated by the application software LKS PCB track made East CSYNC polarity Two position link The polarity of the composite synchronisation signal is determined by this link It is supplied as a track on the PCB causing negative synchronisation polarity This track must be broken and a piece of wire used to make the other side of the link for positive synchronisation 8 Issue 1 8 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual LK6 0 and LK6 1 plug made A B Main Clock Select Multi function link This group of 4 pins can take either one or two shorting plugs as follows Link between A and B The computer main 16MHz reference is provided by on board circuitry This is normally how computers are shipped Link between and D The computer main 16 MHz reference must be provided from pin 17 on either of the cartridge connectors Note that in this case a clock source MUST be provided or the dynamic memories could be destroyed Link between C and D The cartridges are clocked by the 8 MHz signal from the computer This is a synchronous signal with the 2 MHz phi2 signal also supplied to the cartridges Note that the link between A and B must also be
65. tween its base and emitter 2 Check that the chip enable pin 13 of IC11 is normally high with just occasional excursions low If not then check the system VIA Ic8 for the RTC chip select pulses which should be on pin 16 3 Real time clock chip control lines should be in the following state at all times when not being accessed by the user CE IC11 pin 13 high AS IC11 pin 14 low DS IC11 pin 17 low 4 Check that R W IC11 pin 15 wiggles when alternate reads and writes are performed 7 1 10 The computer powers up in terminal mode and configure will not change it 1 Check 1 and 2 in the section above 2 Check all connections to the clock RAM chip IC11 for open circuits or short circuits 7 1 11 The computer works but random dots or characters appear on the screen Type a short program or piece of text into the machine about two lines in any screen mode are adequate Leave it for a few minutes and then see if the screen has been corrupted If it has then there is a memory system fault If it hasn t then enter a longer piece of program or text enough to fill a screen and repeat the test Any fault showing itself will be due to a memory system failure These are rarely due to the RAM chips themselves as these are usually very reliable Check the following very carefully 36 Issue 1 36 Issue 1 Master Series Service Manual 2 Check all connections from the CPU address bus IC14 pins 9 to 20 and pins 22 to 25 inclusive to the DRAM a
66. v 2 CPCTR CPLT 33p 30v 2 CPCTR CPLT 39 30v 2 CPCTR CPLT 117p 30v 2 CPCTR CPLT 100p 30v 296 CPCTR CPLT 150p 30v 296 CPCTR CPLT 220p 30v 296 CPCTR CPLT 270p 30v 296 CPCTR CPLT 10n 50V 80 CPCTR ALEC 117u 16V RAD CPCTR CML 100n 50V 8096 CPCTR CML 117 50v 80 CPCTR MPSTR 33n 50V 20 CPCTR MPSTR 330n 50V 20 CPCTR CER 220n 12V 80 CPCTR DCPLR 33 47n 0 2 CPCTR DCPLR 33 47n 5Px6H CPCTR TRMR 2 22p 50V CPCTR TRMR 5 5 40p 250V IC WD1770 FDC 5 25 IC 4464 DRAM 120nS 64Kx4 IC SAA5050 CHTR GEN IC 761189 SOUND GEN IC 65C12 CPU CMOS 2MHZ IC 6522 VIA NMOS 1MHZ IC 6522 VIA CMOS IMHZ IC 6818 RTC CMOS IC 68115 CRTC NMOS 1MHZ IC 6850 NMOS IMHZ IC 7002 ADC 12 BIT IC 9637A RS422 423 RCVR IC 3691 RS422 423 DRVR IC 7406 TTL 14 0 3 IC 7416 TTL 14 0 3 IC 7438 TTL 14 0 3 IC 74800 TTL 14 0 3 IC 74504 TTL 14 0 3 IC 741 500 TTL 14 0 3 IC 74ALS00 TTL 14 0 3 IC 74LS02 TTL 14 0 3 74LS14 TTL 14 0 3 IC 74LS86 TTL 14 0 3 IC 74ALS86 TTL 14 0 3 QTY hee Service Manual REMARKS 1 C19 1 C26 1 C80 4 C6 7 83 84 1 C81 C23 44 45 88 92 3 C3 85 86 1 C87 2 C24 27 4 C62 63 64 69 1 C91 C18 71 73 C2 10 22 1 C16 C36 C4 79 2 C34 46 45 A 1 VCI VC2 IC3 IC17 18 23 26 IC32 IC12 1 4 2 IC6 8 OPTION 1 IC11 IC22 IC45 1 1 49 1 1 51 1 1 50 1 1 1 OPTION 1 IC2 IC34 IC43 IC38 OPTION IC39 IC19 IC25 OPTION Issue 1 Master Ser

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