PDP-8 Front Panel

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Features

  • 50 pin connector matches RETRO-EP4CE15 Card pins
  • 12 Value LEDs - octal format
    • Display options: PC, Memory Address, Memory Data, Accumulator
  • 12 Load Value Slide Switches - octal format
    • Enter values: PC, Memory Address, Memory Data, Accumulator
  • DISP - Display 12 Value LEDs select pushbutton
    • Cycles between PC, Memory Address, Memory Data, Accumulator
  • Pushbutton Switches
    • STEP pushbutton - Increment PC
    • LDPC pushbutton - Load PC from Value Slide Switches
    • DEP pushbutton - Store value from Value Slide Switches to memory
    • LDA pushbutton - Store value from Value Slide Switches to Accumulator
    • RES - Reset pushbutton - Resets CPU
    • PB1 - spare pushbutton
  • LNK - Link value slide switch
  • 4 DISP LEDs - Cycle between 12 LEDs source with DISP pushbutton
    • PC - 12 LEDs display Program Counter value
    • PC - 12 LEDs display Memory Address value
    • PC - 12 LEDs display Memory Data value
    • PC - 12 LEDs display Accumulator value
  • LINK LED - Displays Link value
  • RUN LED - Running program
  • RUN/HALT slide switch
  • PWR - Power LED
  • 95x95mm form factor
  • (4) 6-32 mounting holes

PDP-8 FPGA Design

J1 Connector

  • 50 pin connector matches RETRO-EP4CE15 Card pins
    • Extra power and ground pins (not on RETRO-EP4CE15 Card)
      • Pins 3,4 = GND
      • Pins 5-8 = VCC
      • Pin 9 = N/C

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Real PDP-8/I Front Panel

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