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Miida MC1214 Calculator: Reverse-Engineered Schematic

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Schematic of the Miida MC1214 desk calculator of 1972 with an Ise DP127F twelve-digit fluorescent tube.

Author
Brent Hilpert
Type
Schematic
Credit
Drawn and written by Brent Hilpert, Early Electronic Calculators, madrona.ca.

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Miida MC1214 Calculator: Reverse-Engineered Schematic

nT0 Q10 Q11 Q12 A628 A628 A628 56K 56K 56K 1K 1K 1K Vgg Vgg Vgg NF.4 NF.3 NF.5 NEG MEM OVF 22K each Q14 A628A 14 NF.1 key 1 T12 15 25V Ø1 Ø1 V–ds 56K 560K 17 NKL.A Ø2 Ø2 NKL.D 4 T4 C Vgg Vgg POC 12 M 8• 8• NKR.E V+1 22 T6 CM 56K 3 22K L10 M nSa U4 Sa ISE DP127F 23 15 6.8K 12 DIGIT VACUUM FLOURESCENT NKL.6 Q13 4 L11 T13 A nSb U4 Sb DISPLAY MODULE A628 25 14 latch 15K 28 11 R14 NKL.E Ø2 ØM2 U2 nSc U6 Sc 19 12 a T1 K 1K latch OMRON 9 R11 Sd f b 3 nSd U6 g KS1 HD3539 18 10 NKL.4 9 6 R13 NKL.5 KS2 nSe U6 Se e c 20 13 T13 0 7 KS3 6 L12 d p NKR.A 3• nSf U4 Sf 13 27 13 NKL.B 100K IC5 T8 9 CE 1 L13 D11 D0 16 nSg U4 Sg Vdd IC4 8,21 16 NKR.5 11 4 R12 IC3 nSp U6 Sp T7 8 DP 24 14 6 IC2 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1 NKR.F 5 Vgg V–db T6 7 += IC1 1 2 NKR.6 NKL.1 T5 6 M+ Vdd Vgg NKL.2 NKR.C T4 5 –= 14 25 12• 12• NKL.3 15 56K 6 22K NKR.B Ø1 Ø1 nT13 U3 T3 4 M– NKL.F 24 13 T13 17 T2 Ø2 Ø2 4 4 nT12 U3 NKR.D IC1 8 why? 14 T12 T2 3 5 3 IC2 nT11 U3 9 15 T11 NKR.2 6 IC3 1 T1 2 MOut nT10 U3 7 10 16 T10 IC4 NKL.C 26 9 IC5 nT9 U4 T0 1 ÷ 11 10 T9 28 11 ØM2 nT8 U4 12 12 T8 NKR.3 N T3 T0 U1 3 0 27 nT7 U6 DPOS 13 15 T7 T5 NKR.4 2 NKR.1 100K OMRON 1 HD3538 nT6 U6 16 16 T6 Vdd 9 nT5 U5 18 10 T5 11 nT4 U5 19 12 T4 6 nT3 U5 20 13 T3 4 nT2 U5 21 14 T2 3 9 nT1 U5 U3 22 15 T1 10 T13 56K 1 100K 11 nT0 U5 U3 Miida MC1214 1 2 23 nT0 100K 16 100K T0 12 Vgg V–db Calculator Vdd Vgg Page: 1 of 2 Printed: 2021 Jan 30 35µS Q3 8.8µS 5.6K C710 2.4µS 27K 24K Ø1 2.2K 300p 250p 2.2K 200p 4.7K Q4 Q2 Ø1 A628A 56K C711 2.8µS 1.2µS Q6 Q5 2.7K C711 C711 Vgg Vgg Ø2 Vgg Vdd nTx Q8 5.6K C710 Ø2 200p 3.3K nT(x+1) Q7 Q9 A628A 56K C711 Ø1 & Ø2 frequency = 111.5KHz. 1.5K Number cycle is 14•5•Ø1 = 616µS = 1.6KHz. Vgg Vgg Vgg Q1 C1014 2 5 7 8 1 V+1 +0.73V Display 390 25V HD3538 / U1 Pinout bu U3,4,5,6 (viewed from top) NP.1 Vdd 1 28 ØM2 100 22 TM4352P 16.4 33 Vgg 2 27 DPOS 25V 25V NDL.8 NDR.1 VAC 16V 47 n.c. 3 26 IC5 bu 25V 180 Vdd –9.2V IC1 4 25 GND POWER NP.2 IC2 5 24 nT13 NDL.1 NDR.8 bk og NP.3 Vgg –14.2V IC3 6 23 nT0 10K rd 33 47 IC4 7 22 nT1 115V VAC 100V nT12 8 21 nT2 5W 240V bn og V–ds –46.7V nT11 9 20 nT3 NP.4 nT10 10 19 nT4 V–db –55.5V R8 nT9 11 18 nT5 Main Board yl NP.5 (component side) nT8 12 17 Ø2 1.85 nT7 13 16 nT6 Q1 VAC L9 Q2 Q9 GND 14 15 Ø1 NP.1 NP.6 yl L7 (L8,R7) NP.6 display filaments HD3539 / U2 Pinout ~2.2Ω/side cold Vdd 1 28 ØM2 Q13 NF.1 Q10 Vgg 2 27 nSf Q14 KS1 3 26 n.c. Q12 U1 NF.5 U3 U5 POC 4 25 nSb IC1 5 24 nSp Notes IC2 6 23 nSa/FMEM KS3 7 22 M • Capacitance in microfarads unless otherwise specified. U4 U6 nSg/FNEG 8 21 nSg/FNEG U2 • Voltages measured with 120.5VAC mains. KS2 9 20 nSe n.c. 10 19 nSc • Based on unit with Serial No. 02730419. IC3 11 18 nSd/FOVF • 2021 Jan: Initial drawing / bhilpert. M 12 17 Ø2 IC5 13 16 IC4 NKL.1 NKL.6 component side NKR.1 NKR.6 GND 14 15 Ø1 NKL.A NKL.F solder side NKR.A NKR.F Miida MC1214 Calculator Page: 2 of 2 Printed: 2021 Jan 30