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ArticlesDreaming in GeekPort


July 1996 / Reviews / The New OS in the Blue Box / Dreaming in GeekPort

BeBox's GeekPort, a do-it-yourself port for taking in digital or analog signals and controlling external devi ces, uses a standard 37-pin D connector. It provides:


-- Two 8-bit bidirectional data ports, independently configurable (16 inputs, eight inputs and eight outputs, or 16 outputs)

-- Four A/D pins, each routable to a 12-bit A/D converter; an analog-signal ground reference pin is provided

-- Four D/A pins, each connected to an independent 8-bit D/A converter; an analog-signal ground reference pin is provided

-- 11 power and ground pins (two at +5 V, one at +12 V and -12 V, and seven grou nds)


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