Doc explaining how to read schems - useful?

[trm]

Hi all,

Would anybody like a doc that explains how to read schematics? This would going to cover the common passives and actives (symbols & descriptions) found in many circuits, along with an explanation of some of the common ICs that will be found on an arcade game schem and features like busses and CPUs.

If so, please post comments below. Any other suggestions as to what the doc should include will most definitely be considered.

Note that this isn't meant to be a guide to taking a schematic and then using it to fix a board - it's purely about how to read a schematic with a focus on arcade PCBs. The other stuff can come in later docs

cheers

tim

 

[virtvic]

Yes please, Tim - always on the hunt for knowledge!

 

[trm]

Cool. It'll be added to the tasklist then. And although I'd happily write docs just for you all day long Vic, I hope there'll be at least another couple of people who want/read it

 

[paulcan69]

Me totally, video probe is coming too!

 

[Setch]

Hi Tim,

This just showed up on my RSS, LINK might save you some time

Setch

 

[Bensonrad]

Sounds great Tim

 

[guddler]

I think it would be a good idea. But kind of only for those that are too lazy to read "The Book" by Atari, or an MCR manual by Bally / Midway - although that's less about schematics and more about Z80 theory.

 

[andyman]

Hi Tim,

This just showed up on my RSS, LINK might save you some time

Setch

Although Tim's hopefully wont have errors

Andy.

 

[trm]

Thanks for the link Setchington - I'll have a squiz through that ASAP. And thanks for the input everybody else.

I'm not going to be writing this doc by myself - I'll have some input but I'll mainly just be one of the peer reviewers so it hopefully won't have any errors. We've got an increasingly larger team behind all of this stuff as we're ramping up the magic

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Martin - I know what you mean about "The Book" but will PM you about why this is seemingly reinventing the wheel