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Summary of Contents for TRS-80 CR-510

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Page 2: ...y from the receiver plug the computer into a different outlet so that computer and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio tel...

Page 3: ...ting the CR 510 s Feed 14 leaning the Rubber Roller 15 4 Using the CR 510 21 Programming the Card Reader 21 CR 510 Command Structure 21 Data Format 21 CR 510 Commands 21 Format Commands 22 CR 510 Comm...

Page 4: ...tches hardware or through your program software and can read cards that are at least 15 24 cm 6 in length A General Purpose Standard Card designed for use with the CR 510 is available 26 1240 and with...

Page 5: ...Reader Metal Card Catcher Card Weight Blank Card Packet with 200 General Purpose Cards Owner s Manual Diagnostic Test Card Connection Test Card Power Cord Vial of Cleanser for Read Head and Drive Roll...

Page 6: ...f Test button All Front Panel lights will come on for about one second When the Self Test is successfully completed the lights will go off and the cards will quickly feed through If the lights remain...

Page 7: ...the CR 510 for details RS 232C Connector Connect the CR 510 to the TRS 80 via this connector using the appropriate interface Power ON OFF Switch To turn the CR 510 power ON set this switch to ON When...

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Page 9: ...a Terminal Plug into the other SERIAL Connector Model III Users 1 Be sure the Card Reader s and Computer s power are Off 2 Connect one end of the Model III RS 232C Cable 26 1408 to the RS 232C Connec...

Page 10: ...en the Hopper is empty the slot is positioned over the micro switch at the bottom of the Hopper HOPPER CARD STACK Figure 5 Card Weight Positioning 3 Attach the Card Catcher See Figure 6 A 4 Verify tha...

Page 11: ...ches to the 4800 baud setting There are four numbered DIP switches on the CR 510 The LEFT RIGHT setting combination of the four switches determines the baud rate Use a small screwdriver or a pair of t...

Page 12: ...Figure 7 Baud Rate Switch Positions...

Page 13: ...Reader DIP Switches to 9600 baud 1 LEFT 2 RIGHT 3 RIGHT 4 RIGHT 3 Place the Diagnostic Test Card Figure 8 face down into the Card Reader Hopper 4 Press the SELF TEST and START STOP Buttons simultaneou...

Page 14: ...Card Left Card Right Card Must Be Placed Face Down in the Card Reader Hopper Figure 9 Card Reader Diagnostic Test Card Card Trailing Edge...

Page 15: ...eflectance of 20 To make sure that your cards are read it is recommended that you use a 2 pencil For optimum accuracy each marked card must be completely filled Punched Cards The Card Reader also read...

Page 16: ...inch intervals across the card from card edge to edge as shown in Figure 9 The center of chad 12 and chad 9 must be 0 25 of an inch from the card edge Tolerance is 005 inches unless specified This car...

Page 17: ...Figure 10 Card Specifications Chart 1 3...

Page 18: ...uter the data will be a reverse slash indicating invalid data The jammed card must be placed back at the bottom of the deck Pressing the START STOP Button will resume the feed operation Continuous Fee...

Page 19: ...Figure 12 becomes contaminated by the graphite residue from previous card readings We recommend periodic cleaning of the roller to insure proper frictional contact between cards and the roller Also b...

Page 20: ...et any moisture from the cloth seep into the unit Note Should you run out of the provided cleaner you can use a liquid glass cleaner as a substitute DO NOT use solvent based cleaners or any cleaner th...

Page 21: ...3 Carefully lift the Card Reader housing up over the bucket and off the chassis as shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 Removing the Housing 1 7...

Page 22: ...f the four positioning screws as shown in Figure 15 5 Moisten a clean lint free cloth with cleaner and clean the top front area of the read head as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Read Head Cleaning Figu...

Page 23: ...to reach the bearings surfaces Figure 17 Drive Roller Bearings 8 Inspect the unit for excess oil and wipe clean if necessary 9 Re assemble the Card Reader by performing the preceding steps in reverse...

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Page 25: ...the following are legitimate command strings in BASIC 10 Cl LF0 DFD PIK CHR 13 20 C2 STO ASC CFD CHR 13 CHR 13 generates the ASCII code for ENTER Data Format The data returned to the Computer by the C...

Page 26: ...II conversion 3 bytes Numeric format 1 byte Grader I Conversion 2 bytes Grader II Conversion 2 bytes CFD DFD SFD Feed Mode Feed Mode Feed Mode Continuous Feed Demand Feed Single Feed PIK STA RTX Tran...

Page 27: ...rith to ASCII conversion format BN1 BiNary 1 BNl is a binary representation of the card image It separates the 12 chad column Hollerith format card image into two 6 bit bytes reading the card from rig...

Page 28: ...of the hexadecimal number in the corresponding field For example marking rows 1 and 11 signifies a binary value of 1010 X 0A so byte 1 is a 41 X the ASCII code for A HX2 HeXadecimal 2 HX2 separates t...

Page 29: ...uals 63 the ASCII code for If there is more than one row marking in a field the Card Reader looks for the most dominant marking If it cannot determine which is dominant then the corresponding byte is...

Page 30: ...SFD Single FeeD Puts the Card Reader into the Single Feed Mode PIK PIcK card Initiates a card read operation when in the demand feed mode Status Specification Commands STA STAtus Sends the Card Reade...

Page 31: ...t be executed until it is completed Any commands that follow the RES in a command string will not be lost Hexadecimal Commands ll XON The CR 510 supports the XON XOFF protocol The hexadecimal value 11...

Page 32: ...ring will clear the error condition RES or a hard reset will also clear the error For information on how to prevent and remedy feed errors refer to Adjusting the CR 510 s Feed CR 510 Communications Ov...

Page 33: ...n with echo enabled it may be integrated into the return data string causing an echo error If this occurs an RTX command should be issued to re transmit the card data Data Transmission Integrity Echo...

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Page 35: ...ph Below it the message will appear You will see the series of prompting messages that were described above under BASIC Card Reader Program The only apparent difference between the way the BASIC and t...

Page 36: ...Run Time Diskette with the appropriate files copied onto it as described on page 31 When TRSDOS READY is displayed type MODEL III BASIC Demonstration I Insert the Card Reader Software Diskette into D...

Page 37: ...initialize the RS 232 port load the Assembly language driver set top of memory and execute the BASIC card reader software Source file for the COBOL program that calls the Assembly language driver hand...

Page 38: ...statements in BASIC Refer to the COBOL or BASIC language manual for details If your application uses a special format card you ll need to make some changes to the BASIC and COBOL programs In the COBO...

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Page 49: ...0 CLS PRINTTAB 10 TRS 80 CR 510 Card Reader Demonstration PRINT P RINT PRINT This program illustrates the software components used to read cards with the TRS 80 CR 510 Card Reader and the TRS 80 Model...

Page 50: ...40 350 Get length of text on card and print to screen ignore status and following comma start at character 3 in string returned by card reader this co rresponds to column 1 on card 360 L INSTR 3 A CR...

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Page 55: ...B 1 Figure B1 General Purpose Card Appendix B Card Specification...

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Page 57: ...ous Receive Transmit chip failed during Self Test Take your Card Reader to an authorized Repair Center X Either the Card Reader received an invalid command or else it received an echoed character See...

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Page 59: ...9600 BAUD 8 BITS 1 STOP BIT NO PARITY 1005 DEFUSR2 H005A 1006 POKE 16890 1 1007 POKE 16888 238 1008 POKE I6889 108 1010 X USR2 0 1020 DIM RESULT 79 REM ARRAY FOR CHARACTERS READ 1030 DIM CODE 17 REM...

Page 60: ...D 2 Card Trailing Edge Card Must Be Placed Face Down In the Card Hopper Card Left Card Right...

Page 61: ...1 RS 232C Interface Signals Appendix E Specifications Power Requirements 115 Vac 2 amperes Physical Requirements Size 73 4 H x 67 8 W x 12 L 19 7 cm H x 17 4 cm W x 30 5 cm L Weight 16 5 Lb 7 48 Kg E...

Page 62: ...rves the right to refuse to service the equipment or to void any remaining warranty on the equipment 2 If any Radio Shack computer equipment has been modified so that it is not within manufacturer s s...

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