Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1983-May - Vol 5 Issue 3

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STAR*TECH JOURNAL/MAY 1983
AOEASIDES
Exidy showed a draw poker video called Guys & Gals, but instead of
playing cards the game has people (guys and gals) holding numbers. Exidy
now sells direct to operators as well as through their distributors ... Food
Fight, Atari's newest video release, was designed by GCC. The
Massachusetts based development company also designed Quantum ...
Gottlieb has reintroduced two pins that were previously released in
electromechanical form: Super Orbit and Royal Flush Deluxe. They are
System 80A based and start a series of convertible pins that can be
upgraded to any current production model for half the price. Convert-a-pin
kits will include playfield, back panel, program PRO Ms, and documentation
... Bally Midway's Journey video game incorporates the faces of the
band members into the game graphics. They are so realistic that they look
like black and white photographs. In fact, they are video photos! A video
tape of their faces was digitized (like a computer portrait) and stored in
ROM as part of the game's graphic memory. The size of the band members'
faces is small because of the large amount of memory required to store the
digitized video info ... One Midway rep remarked, "Next there'll be a
video camera that takes the player's picture at the start of a game, transfers
it to RAM and incorporates the player's picture into the game - even play
against your friend!" ... Wi Ilia ms showed a new shuffle alley, Big Strike,
and says there's a demand ... Sega's Congo Bongo video is entirely
manufactured in their San Diego plant except for the circuit boards which
are shipped in from Japan. The 3-PCB set (CPU, PROM, and Sound) is
enclosed in an FCC cage to comply with recent regulations that apply to all
video games ... The biggest attention getter at this year's show was another
"concept" piece, this one by Cinematronics. Dragon's Lair is a laser
disc based video with incredible graphics ( done by Disney affiliated
animators) and excellent audio accompaniments. The game theme is of a
knight who must defeat villains, monsters, and traps that surprise him on his
journey through a medieval castle. The video imaging is high quality and the
audio consists of realistic sound effects and dialog. The prototypes at the
show, however, had a noticeable delay in the controls ( 4-way joystick and
"action" button) which made it difficult to play and the video action was
interrupted by annoying blackouts between scenes. The software for the
game was said to be 80% completed and when finished should solve these
two problems. Incidently, every time the software is modified, the master
disc must be redone at the cost of $250,000. (The cost of cutting a master
disc should slow down the game copiers!) The system is being designed as a
convertible type by exchanging discs and marquees to make the changeover.
Factory reps say the unique game is due out in June. Dragon's Lair may
just be the game to pick up the industry (not to mention Cinematronics!),
and more than a few industry insiders say this technology is the future of
coin-operated entertainment.
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In this issue we will continue our review of TTL
circuits.
7404 HEX INVERTER:
Figure l illustrates an integrated circuit containing
six simple inverter circuits. Each circuit functions
simply to invert the state of the voltage applied to
its input. If the input is LOW, the output will be
HIGH. Conversely, if the input changes to a
HIGH state, the output will immediately change
to a LOW state. Thus, it "inverts" the signal
applied to the input terminal. Inverters are used
primarily to invert a signal that is of the wrong
polarity to interface with, or drive, another circuit
or device.
7404 HEX INVERTER
FIGURE 1
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7408 AND GATE:
Figure 2 depicts a Quadruple 2-input AND gate,
the 7 408. In operation, the output of each gate will
go HIGH only ifboth inputs are HIGH. Restated,
the output will change to a HIGH state only when
both input l AND input 2 are HIGH. It is therefore
called an AND gate.
Consider a typical application: If input l
remains at a LOW state, the output will be LOW
and any changes at the other input will not affect
the output. However, if input l then goes HIGH, it
will allow the changes at the other input to appear
at the output. Returning input l to the LOW state
will again cause the output to go to the LOW state
and inhibit any further signals at input 2 from being
felt at the output. Thus, the signal at input 2 has
been "gated" to the output by a signal applied at
input 1. Hence the term GATE.
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Input information is applied at the "D" input.
This may be either a HIGH or LOW potential.
The input is transferred to the Q output upon the
positive transition of a pulse applied to the clock
(CK) input. For instance, if a HIGH is applied to
the " D" input, and held there, no change in the Q
output will be noted until a clock pulse is applied to
the CK input. When the positive edge of the clock
pulse occurs, the HIGH felt at the input will be
transferred to the Q output. Any additional clock
pulses that occur while the " D" input remains
HIGH will cause no further change. However,
should the " D" input go to a LOW state, the
positive transition of the next clock pulse will
cause the Q output to go LOW.
_ The "D" Flip-Flop also has a Q (pronounced
"Q-Bar'') output, which simply provides an output
that is always the opposite of the Q output. IfQ is
HIGH, Q will always be LOW, and vice-versa.
Input information is applied at the "D" input.
This may be either a HJGH or LOW potential.
The input is transferred to the Q output upon the
positive transition of a pulse applied to the clock
(CK) input. For instance, if a HIGH is applied to
the "D" input and held there, no change in the Q
output will be noted until a clock pulse is applied to
the CK input. When the positive edge of the clock
pulse occurs, the HIGH felt at the input will be
transferred to the Q output. Any additional clock
pulses that occur while the "D" input remains
HIGH will cause no further change. However,
should the "D" input go to a LOW state, the
positive transition of the next clock pulse will
cause the Q output to go LOW.
A "D" Flip-Flop also has two other inputs
labeled "PRESET" and "CLEAR". These inputs
may be used to set the outputs to a desired state.
With both the PRESET and CLEAR inputs held
HIGH, the circuit will operate normally. If a
LOW is applied to the PRESET input, it will
cause the Q output to go HIGH. Conversely, if a
LOW is applied to the CLEAR input, it will cause
the Q output to go LOW. It is important to note
that a LOW input to either the PRESET or
CLEAR will override any other input functions.
It should also be noted that clock triggering
occurs on the positive-going transition of the clock
pulse; thus, the 7474 is called an " edge-triggering"
Flip-Flop. Triggering occurs at a voltage level of
the clock pulse and is not directly related to the
transition time of the positive-going pulse. After
the clock input threshold voltage has been passed,
the data input "D" is locked out, and any change in
the "D" input after that time will not affect the
outputs until the next positive-going transition of
the clock pulse.
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FIGURE 2
7474 "D" FLIP.FLOP:
The circuit shown in Figure 3 is a Dual D-Type,
Edge-Triggered Flip-Flop. It is a relatively complex
circuit made up of several of the gates discussed
above. It is conventionally shown as a "block"
diagram with input and output functions designated
as shown, and it operates as follows:
FIGURE 3

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