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Rewritten against the XE-series Field Service Manual and Antic July 1985: removed stray 'active accent' text, corrected board-assembly table (CO70065/CO70067, CO70050 SECAM, C103579/CA200519), documented the four bank-switching modes and ECI pinout, MMU1 C061618 / MMU2 C025953, 1.2 A at 5 V machine requirement vs 1.5 A brick rating, SIO pin 10 ready / pin 12 unused; removed unsourced price and unverifiable PAL chip part numbers
 
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{{Infobox computer
{{Infobox computer
| name        = Atari 130XE
| name        = Atari 130XE
| image        = [[File:Atari_130XE.jpg|250px]]
| image        = [[File:Atari 130XE (photo).jpg|250px]]
| caption      = Atari 130XE Home Computer
| caption      = Atari 130XE home computer
| manufacturer = Atari Corporation
| manufacturer = Atari Corporation
| type        = Home Computer
| type        = Home computer
| release date = 1985
| release date = 1985 (announced at the Winter CES, January 1985)
| discontinued = 1992
| price        = US$150 (1985)
| cpu          = MOS Technology 6502C @ 1.79 MHz (NTSC) / 1.77 MHz (PAL)
| cpu          = MOS Technology 6502C @ 1.79 MHz (NTSC) / 1.77 MHz (PAL)
| memory      = 128 KB RAM (bank-switched), 24 KB ROM (OS + BASIC)
| memory      = 128 KB RAM (64 KB main + 64 KB bank-switched); 24 KB ROM
| storage      = External cassette tape (410/1010), optional 5.25" floppy disk drive (1050/XF551)
| storage      = Cassette (410/1010) or 5.25" floppy disk drive (1050/XF551) over SIO; ROM cartridge
| display      = 320×192 pixels, 40×24 text, 16 colours (256 hue/luminance combinations via ANTIC/GTIA)
| display      = 40 x 24 text, up to 320 x 192 pixels
| sound        = POKEY: 4 voices, 8-bit, noise, envelope, keyboard scan
| sound        = POKEY: four audio channels
| dimensions  = 34 cm × 24 cm × 5 cm
| os          = Atari XE Operating System; Atari BASIC Rev. C in ROM
| weight      = 1.2 kg
| os          = Atari OS (Rev. 2/3 in ROM), Atari BASIC Rev. C
| predecessor  = [[Atari 800XL]]
| predecessor  = [[Atari 800XL]]
| successor    = [[Atari XE Game System]]
| successor    = [[Atari XE Game System]]
| codename    = —
| model        = 130XE
| model        = 130XE
}}
}}


The '''Atari 130XE''' is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Atari Corporation in 1985 as the flagship of the XE ("XL Enhanced") series. It is the most powerful standard-production model in the Atari 8-bit computer family, distinguished by its '''128 KB of bank-switched RAM''' — double the memory of any previous model. The 130XE maintains full backward compatibility with earlier Atari 400/800, XL, and XE software while offering expanded capabilities for RAM disk usage and more demanding applications.
The '''Atari 130XE''' is the 128 KB member of Atari Corporation's XE range. It was announced
alongside the [[Atari 65XE]] at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in January 1985 - unpriced
at the time - and is the most capable standard-production machine in the
Atari 8-bit line.<ref name="creative85">Tim Onosko and John J. Anderson, "Atari strikes back", ''Creative Computing'' Vol. 11 No. 3 (March 1985), p. 59, reproduced at [http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v11n3/59_Atari_strikes_back_with_.php atarimagazines.com]. Contemporary report of the Winter CES 1985 line-up, written from briefings by Atari marketing manager Brian Kerr; source for the 65XE, 65XEM and XEP prices and the AMY specification quoted here.</ref>


The 130XE shares the same compact, light-grey wedge case styling as the [[Atari 65XE]], and was produced from 1985 until Atari Corporation officially dropped the 8-bit line on 1 January 1992. It was sold worldwide and became one of the most popular XE-series machines, particularly in European markets.
Atari's own field service manual for the machine is the source for the hardware detail below; it
carries the schematics and silkscreens for all seven XE board assemblies, the chip pin
assignments, the external power supply schematic and every connector pinout.<ref name="fsm130">Atari, ''130XE Personal Computer Field Service Manual''. Section 1 (theory of operation, chip pin assignments, external power supply schematic and rating, connector pinouts), Section 2 (schematics and silkscreens for all seven XE board assemblies), Section 3 (self test and production-test diagnostic error codes). Despite its title it covers the 65XE, the 800XE and the XE Game System as well. Hosted on this wiki: [[:File:Atari 130XE Field Service Manual.pdf]].</ref>


== Architecture and Processor ==
== Architecture and processor ==


At its core, the 130XE uses the '''MOS Technology 6502C''' (Sally) microprocessor, a custom variant of the 6502 with a HALT input for DMA operations. It runs at:
The 130XE uses the '''6502C''' at 1.79 MHz (NTSC) or 1.77 MHz (PAL), with the sixteen-line
* '''1.79 MHz''' (NTSC systems, derived from 3.58 MHz colour burst)
address bus giving the processor direct access to 64 KB and the eight-line data bus carrying
* '''1.77 MHz''' (PAL systems, derived from 3.54 MHz colour burst)
data between the functional modules.<ref name="fsm130" /> The board carries the CPU, ANTIC, GTIA, POKEY, the
PIA, FREDDIE, RAM and the operating-system ROM.<ref name="fsm130" />


The CPU coordinates with Atari's custom chipset:
* '''ANTIC''' - display processor; also controls bus access and RAM refresh
* '''ANTIC''' (CO21697 NTSC / CO21698 PAL) — Display list processor, handles video DMA and generates display instructions
* '''GTIA''' - generates colour and luminance from ANTIC's display bit stream
* '''GTIA''' (CO14805 NTSC / CO14889 PAL) — Graphics Television Interface Adaptor, produces final colour video output, handles player/missile (sprite) graphics and colour interpretation
* '''POKEY''' - audio, SIO control, controller scan and keyboard scan
* '''POKEY''' (CO12294) — Pot Keyboard Integrated Circuit, handles sound generation, serial I/O, keyboard scanning, and paddle input
* '''PIA''' - general purpose I/O; also carries the bank-switching control bits
* '''PIA''' (CO14795 / 6520) — Peripheral Interface Adaptor, manages joystick port I/O and memory bank selection
* '''FREDDIE''' - memory controller; also generates the clock signal to the CPU, from the
* '''FREDDIE''' (CO61991) — Memory controller, generates RAS/CAS signals for DRAM, handles bus arbitration between CPU and ANTIC
  14 MHz master oscillator
* '''MMU''' (CO61618) — Memory Management Unit PAL, handles address decoding and chip select generation
* '''MMU1''' (C061618) and '''MMU2''' (C025953) - address decoding and bank selection<ref name="fsm130" />
* '''EMMU''' (CO25953) — Extended MMU, enables bank-switching of the additional 64 KB RAM


== Memory and Storage ==
The master oscillator is '''14.31818 MHz''' (NTSC) or '''14.187576 MHz''' (PAL).<ref name="fsm130" />


The Atari 130XE is equipped with:
The memory management circuitry is a programmable array logic device plus a 3-to-8 decoder,
* '''128 KB RAM''' — organised as 16 × 64Kbit (4164) DRAM chips on early boards (CO70065/CO70067) or 4 × 256Kbit (4464/41464) DRAM chips on later cost-reduced boards (C103579)
taking address lines A8-A15 and control signals such as ROM enable (from the PIA) and refresh,
* '''24 KB ROM''', comprising:
and producing the GTIA select at $D0xx, the expansion select at $D1xx, the POKEY select at
** 16 KB for the operating system (Atari OS Rev. 2 or Rev. 3)
$D2xx, the PIA select at $D3xx, the cartridge selects at $D5xx, and the operating-system ROM
** 8 KB for Atari BASIC (Revision C)
and RAM selects.<ref name="fsm130" />


The extra 64 KB of RAM beyond the base 64 KB is accessed via bank-switching controlled through PIA port B (address $D301). Four 16 KB banks can be mapped into the $4000–$7FFF window, accessible to either the CPU, ANTIC, or both. This extended memory is commonly used as a RAM disk under Atari DOS 2.5 and later DOS versions (e.g. SpartaDOS).
== Memory ==


Storage options include:
RAM is '''128 KB''', organised as '''sixteen 64K x 1''' devices or '''four 64K x 4''' devices,
* '''Cassette tape drive''' (Atari 410/1010)
two per data line, depending on the board assembly.<ref name="fsm130" /> ROM is '''24 KB''': a 16K x 8
* '''5.25" floppy disk drive''' (Atari 1050, XF551, Indus GT)
operating system ROM plus 8 KB of Atari BASIC Rev. C. In the self test the ROM appears as two
* '''Cartridge slot''' for instant program loading (up to 16 KB standard, larger with bank-switching)
8 KB bars.<ref name="fsm130" />


== Display and Graphics ==
=== Bank switching ===


Video output is managed by the '''ANTIC''' and '''GTIA''' chips working in tandem:
The extra 64 KB is reached through a '''16 KB access window at $4000-$7FFF''', controlled by four
* Resolution up to '''320×192 pixels''' (Graphics mode 8) or '''160×192''' with 4 colours
previously unused bits in the PIA registers at '''$D300'''. Two of the bits select which of the
* Text display: '''40 columns × 24 rows''' (ANTIC mode 2)
four 16 KB pages of the second bank appears in the window; the other two decide who sees it -
* '''16 colours''' simultaneously selectable from 256 possible hue/luminance combinations (16 hues × 16 luminances)
the '''Video (ANTIC) Bank Enable''' and the '''CPU Bank Enable'''. That gives four modes:<ref name="antic85">Jack Powell, "130XE: How Atari's New 8-Bit Does It", ''Antic'' Vol. 4 No. 3 (July 1985), reproduced at [https://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n3/130XE.html atarimagazines.com]. Atari's first published specification for the 130XE: bank-switching modes, the Enhanced Cartridge Interface signal list, and the 1.2 A at 5 V DC supply requirement.</ref>
* GTIA extended modes provide 16-shade, 16-hue, and 9-colour modes at lower resolution
* Multiple graphics modes (ANTIC modes 2–F), with hardware vertical and horizontal fine scrolling
* '''Player/Missile Graphics''' (hardware sprites): 4 players (8 pixels wide) and 4 missiles (2 pixels wide), with priority control and collision detection


The XE series supports:
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* '''Composite video''' output via 5-pin DIN monitor port (also carries separated luma/chroma for S-Video with adapter)
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* '''RF modulated''' output via channel 2/3 switchable modulator
|+ '''130XE bank-switching modes'''
! Mode !! CPU sees !! ANTIC sees
|-
| '''Compatibility''' || Main bank || Main bank
|-
| '''CPU extended RAM''' || A page of the second bank, at $4000-$7FFF || Main bank
|-
| '''Video extended RAM''' || Main bank || A page of the second bank
|-
| '''Extended RAM''' || A page of the second bank || The same page of the second bank
|}
 
No synchronisation of bank addressing with display activity is needed by the programmer.<ref name="antic85" />
In practice the extended memory is most often used as a RAM disk under Atari DOS 2.5 and later
disk operating systems; the field service manual notes that 48 KB is directly available and more
is accessible under DOS 2.5.<ref name="fsm130" />
 
Two operating-system ROM part numbers are documented, '''C061598''' and '''C300717'''. A board
fitted with C300717 shows '''four extra bars''' in the self-test memory screen, one for each
16 KB extended bank.<ref name="fsm130" />
 
== Display, video output and sound ==
 
Video is produced by ANTIC and GTIA: text up to 40 x 24, bitmap modes up to 320 x 192 pixels,
four players and four missiles with collision detection, programmable display lists and hardware
fine scrolling.
 
The '''5-pin DIN monitor jack''' carries pin 1 monochrome (luminance) video, pin 2 ground, pin 3
audio, pin 4 composite video and pin 5 colour (chrominance).<ref name="fsm130" /> RF output is via a built-in
modulator on channel 2 or 3, 1-2 mV into 75 ohms, with the audio sound carrier 5.5 MHz above the
video carrier.<ref name="fsm130" />
 
== Input, output and expansion ==
 
* '''Cartridge slot''' - 30-pin edge connector. Pin 13 of the numbered row is Vcc +5 V.<ref name="fsm130" />
* '''Expansion connector (ECI)''' - a '''14-pin''' edge connector behind the cartridge slot:
  A not connected, B interrupt request, C HALT from ANTIC, D-F address lines A13-A15, H ground;
  1 external select, 2 reset, 3 $D1xx I/O page select, 4 MPD from the MMU, 5 audio input,
  6 memory refresh, 7 Vcc +5 V.<ref name="fsm130" /> Atari described it as providing equivalent architectural
  functionality to the XL's Parallel Bus Interface, without claiming physical
  equivalence.<ref name="antic85" />
* '''SIO port''' - 13-pin, maximum 19.2 kbaud. Pin 10 is '''ready (computer on)''', pin 11 audio
  in at 175 mV, and '''pin 12 is not used'''.<ref name="fsm130" />
* '''Two controller jacks''' - 9-pin D-type; pin 7 +5 V, pin 8 ground.<ref name="fsm130" />
* '''Monitor jack''', '''RF output''' and '''power jack''' on the rear.
 
{{Warning|The SIO port carries '''no supply rail''' on the 130XE. Pin 10 is a ready signal and
pin 12 is unused; there is no +5 V on pin 10 and no +12 V on pin 12 to test.<ref name="fsm130" />}}
 
== Power ==


== Sound Capabilities ==
The 130XE takes '''+5 V DC''' at the power jack. The jack, the power switch and the filters are
on the motherboard; the external brick contains the step-down transformer (115 V or 230 V AC in,
9 V AC out), the bridge rectifier, an '''LM78S05''' regulator, a '''4700 uF''' reservoir
capacitor and a '''100 uF''' output capacitor. Atari rates the output at '''5 V +/-5%, 1.5 A
maximum'''.<ref name="fsm130" /> The machine's own stated requirement is '''1.2 A at 5 V DC''', higher than
the 65XE because of the extra memory.<ref name="antic85" />


Audio is generated by the '''POKEY''' chip (CO12294), offering:
There is '''no rectifier, bridge or on-board regulator''' anywhere on the 130XE motherboard.
* '''4 independent audio channels''', each with 8-bit frequency divider
* Selectable clock base frequencies: 15 kHz, 64 kHz, or 1.79 MHz
* Channels can be linked in pairs for 16-bit resolution (two channels combined)
* Programmable polynomial counter noise generation (4-bit, 5-bit, 9-bit, 17-bit)
* Volume-only mode for digital audio playback (DAC)
* High-pass filter capability by clocking one channel with another


== Input/Output and Expansion ==
== Keyboard and self test ==


The 130XE provides:
A '''full-stroke 62-key''' alphanumeric keyboard with special characters and controls, a space
* '''Cartridge slot''' — standard Atari 8-bit cartridge interface for software and hardware expansion
bar and five function keys, connected to the board by a '''24-conductor foil cable'''.<ref name="fsm130" />
* '''SIO (Serial Input/Output) port''' — Atari's proprietary daisy-chain serial bus (active accent), connects disk drives, printers, modems, cassette drives
From left to right the function keys are HELP, START, SELECT, OPTION and RESET. Holding
* '''Two joystick ports''' — DE-9 connectors compatible with Atari-standard joysticks, paddles, and light guns
'''OPTION''' while switching on disconnects the internal BASIC and, with no active floppy drive,
* '''ECI (Enhanced Cartridge Interface)''' — an edge connector on the back panel replacing the XL-series PBI (Parallel Bus Interface), providing active accent access to the system bus for expansion devices
runs the '''self test'''; '''HELP''' ends a looping test.<ref name="fsm130" />
* '''Composite/monitor port''' — 5-pin DIN connector carrying composite video, separate luminance, chrominance, and audio output
* '''RF output''' — via built-in modulator


== PCB Revisions ==
Atari's production test cartridge adds a numbered diagnostic error-code table - error 01 and 02
for ANTIC sync and vertical-blank faults, 04-10 for RAM and address decoding, 11 and 12 for
POKEY, 34-39 for the serial and controller ports. The full table is reproduced on the
[[Atari 130XE Troubleshooting Guide]].<ref name="fsm130" />


The 130XE was produced on several motherboard revisions:
== Board assemblies ==


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{| class="wikitable styled-table" style="width:85%;"
{| class="wikitable styled-table" style="width:90%; text-align:center;"
|+ '''130XE board assemblies documented by Atari'''
! Board Number !! RAM Configuration !! Notes
! Assembly !! RAM !! Notes
|-
| '''CO70065 / CO70067''' || 16 x 4164 (64K x 1) || Schematic figure 2-1, silkscreen figure 2-2<ref name="fsm130" />
|-
|-
| CO70065 / CO70067 Rev B/C || 16 × 4164 (64K×1) || Early production, same board as 65XE with all RAM slots populated
| '''CO70050 / CO70052 Rev. 2''' || 16 x 4164 || SECAM version; schematic figure 2-3, silkscreen figure 2-4<ref name="fsm130" />
|-
|-
| C103579-001 Rev 1 || 4 × 41464 (64K×4) || Later cost-reduced board, fewer chips, slightly different layout
| '''C103579-001 / CA200519''' || 4 x 4464 (64K x 4) || Later assembly; schematic figure 2-5, silkscreen figure 2-6<ref name="fsm130" />
|}
|}
Atari's manual warns that minor design variations occur with production date.<ref name="fsm130" />


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Atari_130XE.jpg|Atari 130XE front view
File:Atari 130XE (photo).jpg|Atari 130XE
File:Atari 130XE.jpg|Atari 130XE
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Related Pages ==
== Service documentation ==
 
{| class="wikitable styled-table" style="width:75%; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Atari 130XE documentation'''
! Field service manual !! Parts list and production test
|-
| [[File:Atari 130XE Field Service Manual.pdf|center|thumb|130XE Field Service Manual]]
| [[File:Atari 130XE Parts List and Production Test Instructions.pdf|center|thumb|130XE parts list and production test instructions]]
|}
 
Also available as pages: [[Atari 130XE Field Service Manual]],
[[Atari 130XE Parts List and Production Test Instructions]] and
[[Sams Computerfacts Atari 130XE]].
 
== Related pages ==
 
* [[Atari 130XE General Maintenance]]
* [[Atari 130XE General Maintenance]]
* [[Atari 130XE Troubleshooting Guide]]
* [[Atari 130XE Troubleshooting Guide]]
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* [[Atari 800XE]]
* [[Atari 800XE]]
* [[Atari XE Game System]]
* [[Atari XE Game System]]
== References ==
<references />


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Atari 130XE
Atari 130XE home computer
Specifications
ManufacturerAtari Corporation
TypeHome computer
Released1985 (announced at the Winter CES, January 1985)
CPUMOS Technology 6502C @ 1.79 MHz (NTSC) / 1.77 MHz (PAL)
Memory128 KB RAM (64 KB main + 64 KB bank-switched); 24 KB ROM
StorageCassette (410/1010) or 5.25" floppy disk drive (1050/XF551) over SIO; ROM cartridge
Display40 x 24 text, up to 320 x 192 pixels
SoundPOKEY: four audio channels
OS / FirmwareAtari XE Operating System; Atari BASIC Rev. C in ROM
PredecessorAtari 800XL
SuccessorAtari XE Game System
Model no.130XE

The Atari 130XE is the 128 KB member of Atari Corporation's XE range. It was announced alongside the Atari 65XE at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in January 1985 - unpriced at the time - and is the most capable standard-production machine in the Atari 8-bit line.[1]

Atari's own field service manual for the machine is the source for the hardware detail below; it carries the schematics and silkscreens for all seven XE board assemblies, the chip pin assignments, the external power supply schematic and every connector pinout.[2]

Architecture and processor

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The 130XE uses the 6502C at 1.79 MHz (NTSC) or 1.77 MHz (PAL), with the sixteen-line address bus giving the processor direct access to 64 KB and the eight-line data bus carrying data between the functional modules.[2] The board carries the CPU, ANTIC, GTIA, POKEY, the PIA, FREDDIE, RAM and the operating-system ROM.[2]

  • ANTIC - display processor; also controls bus access and RAM refresh
  • GTIA - generates colour and luminance from ANTIC's display bit stream
  • POKEY - audio, SIO control, controller scan and keyboard scan
  • PIA - general purpose I/O; also carries the bank-switching control bits
  • FREDDIE - memory controller; also generates the clock signal to the CPU, from the
 14 MHz master oscillator
  • MMU1 (C061618) and MMU2 (C025953) - address decoding and bank selection[2]

The master oscillator is 14.31818 MHz (NTSC) or 14.187576 MHz (PAL).[2]

The memory management circuitry is a programmable array logic device plus a 3-to-8 decoder, taking address lines A8-A15 and control signals such as ROM enable (from the PIA) and refresh, and producing the GTIA select at $D0xx, the expansion select at $D1xx, the POKEY select at $D2xx, the PIA select at $D3xx, the cartridge selects at $D5xx, and the operating-system ROM and RAM selects.[2]

Memory

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RAM is 128 KB, organised as sixteen 64K x 1 devices or four 64K x 4 devices, two per data line, depending on the board assembly.[2] ROM is 24 KB: a 16K x 8 operating system ROM plus 8 KB of Atari BASIC Rev. C. In the self test the ROM appears as two 8 KB bars.[2]

Bank switching

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The extra 64 KB is reached through a 16 KB access window at $4000-$7FFF, controlled by four previously unused bits in the PIA registers at $D300. Two of the bits select which of the four 16 KB pages of the second bank appears in the window; the other two decide who sees it - the Video (ANTIC) Bank Enable and the CPU Bank Enable. That gives four modes:[3]

130XE bank-switching modes
Mode CPU sees ANTIC sees
Compatibility Main bank Main bank
CPU extended RAM A page of the second bank, at $4000-$7FFF Main bank
Video extended RAM Main bank A page of the second bank
Extended RAM A page of the second bank The same page of the second bank

No synchronisation of bank addressing with display activity is needed by the programmer.[3] In practice the extended memory is most often used as a RAM disk under Atari DOS 2.5 and later disk operating systems; the field service manual notes that 48 KB is directly available and more is accessible under DOS 2.5.[2]

Two operating-system ROM part numbers are documented, C061598 and C300717. A board fitted with C300717 shows four extra bars in the self-test memory screen, one for each 16 KB extended bank.[2]

Display, video output and sound

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Video is produced by ANTIC and GTIA: text up to 40 x 24, bitmap modes up to 320 x 192 pixels, four players and four missiles with collision detection, programmable display lists and hardware fine scrolling.

The 5-pin DIN monitor jack carries pin 1 monochrome (luminance) video, pin 2 ground, pin 3 audio, pin 4 composite video and pin 5 colour (chrominance).[2] RF output is via a built-in modulator on channel 2 or 3, 1-2 mV into 75 ohms, with the audio sound carrier 5.5 MHz above the video carrier.[2]

Input, output and expansion

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  • Cartridge slot - 30-pin edge connector. Pin 13 of the numbered row is Vcc +5 V.[2]
  • Expansion connector (ECI) - a 14-pin edge connector behind the cartridge slot:
 A not connected, B interrupt request, C HALT from ANTIC, D-F address lines A13-A15, H ground;
 1 external select, 2 reset, 3 $D1xx I/O page select, 4 MPD from the MMU, 5 audio input,
 6 memory refresh, 7 Vcc +5 V.[2] Atari described it as providing equivalent architectural
 functionality to the XL's Parallel Bus Interface, without claiming physical
 equivalence.[3]
  • SIO port - 13-pin, maximum 19.2 kbaud. Pin 10 is ready (computer on), pin 11 audio
 in at 175 mV, and pin 12 is not used.[2]
  • Two controller jacks - 9-pin D-type; pin 7 +5 V, pin 8 ground.[2]
  • Monitor jack, RF output and power jack on the rear.

Power

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The 130XE takes +5 V DC at the power jack. The jack, the power switch and the filters are on the motherboard; the external brick contains the step-down transformer (115 V or 230 V AC in, 9 V AC out), the bridge rectifier, an LM78S05 regulator, a 4700 uF reservoir capacitor and a 100 uF output capacitor. Atari rates the output at 5 V +/-5%, 1.5 A maximum.[2] The machine's own stated requirement is 1.2 A at 5 V DC, higher than the 65XE because of the extra memory.[3]

There is no rectifier, bridge or on-board regulator anywhere on the 130XE motherboard.

Keyboard and self test

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A full-stroke 62-key alphanumeric keyboard with special characters and controls, a space bar and five function keys, connected to the board by a 24-conductor foil cable.[2] From left to right the function keys are HELP, START, SELECT, OPTION and RESET. Holding OPTION while switching on disconnects the internal BASIC and, with no active floppy drive, runs the self test; HELP ends a looping test.[2]

Atari's production test cartridge adds a numbered diagnostic error-code table - error 01 and 02 for ANTIC sync and vertical-blank faults, 04-10 for RAM and address decoding, 11 and 12 for POKEY, 34-39 for the serial and controller ports. The full table is reproduced on the Atari 130XE Troubleshooting Guide.[2]

Board assemblies

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130XE board assemblies documented by Atari
Assembly RAM Notes
CO70065 / CO70067 16 x 4164 (64K x 1) Schematic figure 2-1, silkscreen figure 2-2[2]
CO70050 / CO70052 Rev. 2 16 x 4164 SECAM version; schematic figure 2-3, silkscreen figure 2-4[2]
C103579-001 / CA200519 4 x 4464 (64K x 4) Later assembly; schematic figure 2-5, silkscreen figure 2-6[2]

Atari's manual warns that minor design variations occur with production date.[2]

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    Atari 130XE
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Service documentation

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Atari 130XE documentation
Field service manual Parts list and production test
File:Atari 130XE Field Service Manual.pdf File:Atari 130XE Parts List and Production Test Instructions.pdf

Also available as pages: Atari 130XE Field Service Manual, Atari 130XE Parts List and Production Test Instructions and Sams Computerfacts Atari 130XE.

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References

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  1. ↑ Tim Onosko and John J. Anderson, "Atari strikes back", Creative Computing Vol. 11 No. 3 (March 1985), p. 59, reproduced at atarimagazines.com. Contemporary report of the Winter CES 1985 line-up, written from briefings by Atari marketing manager Brian Kerr; source for the 65XE, 65XEM and XEP prices and the AMY specification quoted here.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 Atari, 130XE Personal Computer Field Service Manual. Section 1 (theory of operation, chip pin assignments, external power supply schematic and rating, connector pinouts), Section 2 (schematics and silkscreens for all seven XE board assemblies), Section 3 (self test and production-test diagnostic error codes). Despite its title it covers the 65XE, the 800XE and the XE Game System as well. Hosted on this wiki: File:Atari 130XE Field Service Manual.pdf.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jack Powell, "130XE: How Atari's New 8-Bit Does It", Antic Vol. 4 No. 3 (July 1985), reproduced at atarimagazines.com. Atari's first published specification for the 130XE: bank-switching modes, the Enhanced Cartridge Interface signal list, and the 1.2 A at 5 V DC supply requirement.


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