Originally Posted by
Jackpilot
I have one fairly complete diag. I can send it out to you by mail (mean real mail...pigeon!)
Send me a postal adress.
My conclusion on the CIVA:
After much thinking, testing, frustration, marvelling at all its electronic components and going nowhere I deceided to re-engineer it.
I removed all the cards and basically all the back connectors and wiring.
5V can backlight all keys but the top row which are on another circuit.
Each key can be rewired easily to be interfaced.
DISPLAYS:
They do not use LEDs I think because they are not polarity sensitive.
I put all their connectors apart...long process and managed to have them lit up by powering some of the terminals. (I choose the ------ option). Basically I am not competent enough to make them work as they should (maybe you can).
I feel that putting new modern displays in the appropriate opening would be a better way.
FINALLY: interfacing it with the CIVA4 program should be possible with the FSUIPC mouse capture assuming one can get the display out working....
NOT EASY my friend but a nice project...Do U want The Diagrams?
Cheers