Teletek  -   Systemaster

This SBC could be used in a single user system or as a master in a multi-processor network.

The Systemaster was a complete S-100 system on one board.  It incorporated a CPU, DMA, floppy disk controller, and all the I/O and memory normally required in a system. 

CENTRAL PROCESSOR.  
A 4MHz Z8OA microprocessor was utilized as the CPU. The Z80A provided the capability to support many sophisticated applications. The interrupt structure of the Z80A was utilized by the on-board peripheral IC's.

FLOPPY DISK CONTROL 
A NEC uPD765AC chip allowed single- and double-density data storage on both 5" and 8" floppy drives.
There was an on-board phase-locked oscillator, which required no adjustment, to stabilize separated information and data clock for precise data recovery. PALS(Programmable Array Logic chips) are used to condense and increase the capability of the floppy disk controller. Selectable, independently-variable write pre-compensation for the 5" and 8" drives was provided.

RAM MEMORY 
Eight 64k-bit dynamic RAM IC's were supplied on board, providing 64kbytes of data storage. These dynamic RAM IC's use the refresh control intrinsic to the Z-80 family CPU. A PAL in the RAM access circuit allowed the RAM to be partitioned into two banks, one of which is always active and the other de-selectable. For an MP/M system the PAL could be programmed to retain 16k bytes of memory from COOOH to FFFFH. The lower portion of the memory from 0H to BFFFH could be turned on or off by an appropriate output instruction to a control port. The was capability to partition the on-board RAM in blocks of 4k bytes.  This on-board RAM could not be accessed by other devices in the S-100 bus, only by the CPU and DMA on the SYSTEMASTER.

ROM MEMORY 
Only one socket was provided for ROM/PROM/EPROM. Using a 28-pin socket, a 2716, 2732, or 2764 EPROM could be accommodated. Jumpers in the memory circuit provided the necessary 2k,4k, or 8k bytes of memory space. A deselect capability allowed the disabling of the on-board ROM and subsequent use of other memory in the same memory space.  When the ROM was active, RAM in the same memory space could be written but not read from. Thus on reset or power-on, the monitor in ROM could copy itself onto RAM, disable the ROM, and execute from that RAM.

DMA CONTROLLER
A The Z8OA DMA controller was an essential component of the SYSTEMASTER. This controller allowed transparent data transfers to the floppy disk and other devices without requiring extended wait states or continuous CPU intervention. For a multiple-user system the CPU could process information at the same time data was being transferring to the disk drive, thus greatly enhancing system performance.

SERIAL PORTS 
Two RS232C-compatible serial ports were provided. Both ports could operated at speeds from 45 to 19,200 baud. Speed and operation of the serial ports were independent of one another and under software control. Operation could be synchronous or asynchronous. Either serial port could be operated under interrupt control. Both serial ports included the following control signals: Data Carrier Detect, Ready to Send, Clear to Send Data,  Terminal Ready.

PARALLEL PORTS 
There were two parallel ports on board. Both had 8 data lines and 4 handshake lines and were under software control and could be reconfigured by the user. All data lines could be configured for input, output, or bi-directional data transfers. Operation of parallel ports was under software control.

HARD DISK CONTROL
A SASl interface provided the capability of controlling intelligent hard disks via the parallel ports.

REAL-TIME CLOCK 
An on-board counter-timer chip provided software-settable clocks for both serial ports and a real-time clock. The real-time clock was used to provide date and timekeeping functions. It normally functioned under interrupt control requiring a minimum of overhead. This real-time clock could be used by software for anytime-related functions such as a stopwatch or software timing loops.

RESET-JUMP 
A reset-jump circuit made the CPU jump to the initialization EPROM on board whenever the system reset button was activated. This was useful for systems that did not have a front panel. For systems with a front panel reset-jump would override the functions of the front panel. A power-on-clear function is included which automatically generated a reset when power was first applied. After a reset operation the EPROM/ROM on board was enabled.  After initialization of the on-board IC's, including the memory management bipolar RAM, the ROM was disabled and all RAM was active. The EPROM could be a 2716, a 2732, or a 2764.

INTERRUPTS 
The board utilized the vectored interrupts of the Z80A CPU. Devices in the system which interrupt must provide an 8-bit vector during the interrupt-acknowledge cycle of the Z80A.

SOFTWARE 
Single-user, multi-user, and multiprocessing software operating systems were available through Teletek from a variety of sources, including Digital Research, Turbodos, and Infosoft.
 

The Brochure for this board can be obtained here.  The manual can be obtained here.

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