Atari 800XL: Difference between revisions

Rewritten against the Atari 800XL Field Service Manual: +5 V only through a 7-pin DIN, +/-2%, 1.2 A max, no +12 V rail and no on-board regulator; ROM corrected to 24 KB (16 KB OS + 8 KB BASIC); full IC location map with '(not used)' positions flagged; monitor jack output levels added; corrected the garbled '256 hues x 16 luminance' palette text; real <ref> citations
Add connector reference designators (J4, J5/J6, J7, J8) from Atari's parts list
 
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== Input, output and expansion ==
== Input, output and expansion ==


* '''Cartridge slot''' - 30-pin connector (C014389)<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Cartridge slot''' - 30-pin connector (J4, C014389)<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''SIO port''' - 13-pin right-angle connector (J1, C012995), maximum 19.2 kbaud<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''SIO port''' - 13-pin right-angle connector (J1, C012995), maximum 19.2 kbaud<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Two controller jacks''' - 9-pin right-angle (C010448); pin 7 is +5 V and pin 8 ground<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Two controller jacks''' - 9-pin right-angle (J5, J6, C010448); pin 7 is +5 V and pin 8 ground<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Monitor jack''' - 5-pin DIN (J2, C014388)<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Monitor jack''' - 5-pin DIN (J2, C014388)<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Parallel Bus Interface''' - 50-pin edge connector on the rear
* '''Parallel Bus Interface''' - 50-pin edge connector on the rear
* '''Power in''' - 7-pin DIN (C061838)<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Power in''' - 7-pin DIN (J7, C061838)<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Keyboard header''' - 24-pin (C061793)<ref name="fsm800xl" />
* '''Keyboard header''' - 24-pin (J8, C061793)<ref name="fsm800xl" />


The XL machines have only '''two''' controller jacks where the 400 and 800 had four. The PIA's
The XL machines have only '''two''' controller jacks where the 400 and 800 had four. The PIA's
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== Power ==
== Power ==


The 800XL takes '''+5 V DC through a 7-pin DIN connector''' on the rear panel, Atari part
The 800XL takes '''+5 V DC through a 7-pin DIN connector''', J7 on the rear panel, Atari part
'''C061838'''. The external supply accepts 110 V AC nominal and provides '''+5 V DC, +/-2%,
'''C061838'''. The external supply accepts 110 V AC nominal and provides '''+5 V DC, +/-2%,
rated 1.2 A maximum'''.<ref name="fsm800xl" />
rated 1.2 A maximum'''.<ref name="fsm800xl" />