This page describes the IBM SMS card "AFR", and is part of the SMS card database.

Function of the card:
CTRL Light Driver N Type
Ctrl light driver n type

Hex Lamp Driver 15mA

Complemented Transistor Resistor Logic (CTRL) is IBM's term for a form of resistor-transistor logic.

Part number: 371943

PCB number: 493239

Used in: IBM 1311 Disk, IBM 1620, 1626, 7030, 1622

Cap code: None (details)

Symbol: LD, DI

IBM SMS card type AFR 371943 IBM SMS card type AFR 371943

Pinout:

A I1
B O1
C I5
D
E I2
F O2
G I6
H O6
J GND
K O4
L O5
M
N +12VM
P I3
Q O3
R I4
References: IBM 1620 FE Catalog
National Museum of Computing.
IBM 1311 ILD, p92
1626 Plotter Parts
IBM 1620 Instructional System Diagrams, p471
Coslet data

The information on these pages comes from a variety of sources, especially old IBM documents on bitsavers.org, as well as information from the IBM 1401 restoration team, especially Tim Coslet's SMS data and Jim Hunt's data. Much of this information was obtained through OCR, so don't expect complete accuracy. These pages are not associated with IBM in any way.