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The Tardis Keyboard Computer:
Project Smurd

For more information about Project Smurd, see Keyboard Notes.md.

Keyboard

Contents

  • Arduino - Microcontroller source code to drive the key matrix scanner.
  • Photos - Various photos of the device and its components.
    • TardisBuilders - Photos of another keyboard of the same model.
  • Circuit Reverse Engineering - Identification and wiring of the electronic components
    • Button Matric PCB - The PCB onto which the keys are soldered is completely reverse engineered
    • Logic Board Labelled - Electronic components on the logic board are identified
    • Logic Board Wiring - A mostly complete trace route identification of the logic board
  • EEPROM - The contents of the persistent data storage of the device.
    • Empros 8830-101 (ROM No 56600413 27, Aug 1992), U4 EPROM - The raw binary dump of the EEPROM
    • Empros 8830-101 (ROM No 56600413 27, Aug 1992), U4 EPROM.dump - A "hex dump" of the data
    • KeyboardOS - Artifacts from Ghidra
      • disassembly.html - Human-readable disassembly of the Z80 machine code
      • decompiled_c.html & decompiled.c - Ghidra's decompilation to C.
      • KeyboardOS.gpr - Ghidra project file
      • KeyboardOS.rep - Ghidra's internal files, not human readable

Device Information

Manufacturer Control Data Corporation and and Empros Systems International "CDC's Energy Management Division was one of its most successful business units, providing control systems solutions that managed as much as 25% of all electricity on the planet. In 1988 or 1989, this division was renamed Empros and was later sold to Siemens as CDC broke apart.[28]"
Manufactured For The National Grid Company plc
Contract No. FCGCP/-/I1080
"Intended For..."
Name(s) Operations Keyboard, Keyboard NGC The same across at least two keyboards.
Equipment ID NO. Multiple: CA312B, QSE 36444 The same across at least two keyboards.
Part Number Multiple: 56598681, 56599470 The same across at least two keyboards. Part numbers found within the device and on the EEPROM have the form 5659XXXX.
HPC/EC NO. 56598681 The same across at least two keyboards.
Series Code 01 The same across at least two keyboards.
Product Model 8830-101 The same across at least two keyboards.
Known serial numbers 1037, 1046
Firmware ROM PART NUMBER IS 56600413 27 AUG 1992 Data embedded in EEPROM.
Installation Date 24/9/92 for serial numbers 1037 & 1046 Installed by A. Williams?
Additional ID 56598203 E
EM 9146
Small sticker on back, top. The same across at least two keyboards.

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