Reverse Engineering Accu-Scan AS560

Accu-Scan AS560
meal tracker

version 3.15

• PowerTip PC2004-A Back-lit LCD
• 2 DE9 RS-232 ports
• 1 unknown Male DE9 connector (possibly video connector)
• 2 RJ45 connectors suspected EIA RS-485
• 1 Parallel port connector
• Onboard DC-DC voltage regulator
• Piezoelectric speaker
• 18.432 MHz Oscilator

• [U1] ZILOG Z80180 MPU
• [U8] TL16C452FN: Dual UART with Parallel Port and without FIFO
• [U10] ADM483EAN: EIA RS-485 Transceiver
• [U3] TC551001CP-70L: 131,072 WORD BY 8 BIT STATIC RAM
• [U2] SUPERIOR 522U2V108 flashed onto a AT29C010A-12PC 5V FLASH memory
• [U9] 74HC04N: Hex inverter
  
• [U11][U7] ADM202JN: High Speed, +5 V, 0.1 uF CMOS RS-232 Driver/Receivers
• [U6] DS1232 Power Monitor / pushbutton reset / watchdog timer
• [U13] NJU3718L: 20-BIT SERIAL TO PARALLEL CONVERTER
• [U14] CD74ACT244E: Octal Non-Inverting Buffers/Line Drivers with 3-State Outputs
• [U15] SN74HC245N: Octal Bus Transceivers With 3-State Outputs
• [U4] -522U4V100 (GAL22V10D: 24 pin GAL)
• [U5] 2-522U5V100 (GAL16V8D: 20 pin GAL)
• [U12] LT1171CT 100kHz switching regulator

The Hex inverter looks like it is connected to at least one of the RS-485 ports.

The DS1232 is set up for 4.5V / 1.2 seconds, Push button reset left unconnected. !RST connected to CPU and possibly to control panel.

NJU3718L connected to control panel, and speaker.

CD74ACT244E connected to controlpanel and SN74HC245N

SN74HC245N connected to LCD.