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Built-in anti-aliasing-and
awhole lot more-makes the
AED 767 the most advanced
color graphics terminal
in its price range.
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The AED767 desktop terminal now brings
a sharp new look to full-color raster graphicsl'
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plus a number of advanced features making
it ideal for CAD/CAM ... graphic arts ... image
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processing ... cartography ... business graphics ...
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process display ... simulation ... and animation.
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No more jaggies! The built-in anti-aliasing
is incorporated into the AED terminal itself,
and virtually eliminates the jagged or stepped
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lines common to computer-generated
drawings-without host processing.
To activate 'jag-free' vectors you simply press
a function key on the AED767 keyboard, or send a
single command from the host computer. Thereafter,
every vector on the AED767 display will appear antialiased ... automatically.
It means that for the first time, a full-color
graphics terminal will draw lines as smooth as
those produced on a stroke generator, but with all
the additional advantages of raster technology.
And all at an affordable price!

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Versatile features to satisfy all,

Business

CAD/CAM

Left. Business
Graphics image
provided by Ken
Wilkerson. AED.
Right. CAD image of a
VLSI chip generated
by Julian Gomez.
Cal Tech I J PL.

Cartography

Graphic Arts

Left. Mapping image
provided by Geo Based
Systems. Inc.. Ral eigh,
N.C.
Right. The program
for this graphic was
developed by Yoichiro
Kawaguchi at NTI and
provided by ASR.
International.

Imaging

Left . Image of planets
generated by Paul
Xander. Jr .. of
Computer Graphics
Lab. NYIT.
Right. Process Display
image generated by
Roy Smith . AED.

Simulation

TV Production

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Left. Molecule image
generated by Tom
Ferrin of Computer
Graphics Lab .. Univ.
Calif. at San Francisco,
Right. The program
for this TV image was
developed by Dick
Lundin and Lance
Williams of Computer

Graphics Lab. NYIT.

O~ticallY superior resolution. The
A 0767 has the highest resolution of any
desktop color graphics terminal-with a
1K x 1K x 8 virtual address space and
a 768 x 575-pixel viewing window. The
result? Your color drawings will be
smoother than ever before.
There is another advantage to high
resolution: almost infinite precision. The
767 can visually accommodate even your
most complex drawings. With no "jaggies"
whatsoever-when you activate built-in
anti-aliasing.

More viewable information. You have
a large 768 x 575-pixel viewing window.
SO you can see more of your image at any
given time. The remaining portion of your
image resides in memory. and is easily
viewable at any time through panning .
256 -color display. You can display 256
co lors simultaneously-from a full palette
of 16.8 mi ll ion! Every shade, hue. and
subtlety of color is at your command.
making the 767 just right for CAD/CAM,
graphic arts. image processing. and
business graphics.
Unique blue-line grid. A feature unique
to the 767 is a blue drafting grid that will
appear on the display screen whenever
you want-at any intensity level you
choose. The grid can be turned on and off
without affecting the image on the screen.
It is particularly useful as a reference
guide whenever maximum orthogonality
is desired. such as in IC or PCB design, or
in schematic development. And, because
it is generated in the internal firmware of
the 767, it doesn't occupy valuable video
memory.
Conics generation. Constructing conics
from individual vectors ca n be a time consuming process. The 767 speeds up
your drawing by letting you generate
circles. ellipses. stipple-filled rectangles. color-filled rectangles, and closedcurve-filled polygons with simple commands from either the keyboard or your
computer.
Selectable refresh rates. You can select
from three refresh rates-for full compatibility with either U.S. or European
television, or at a faster rate for flickerfree operation.
This unique capability lets you create
your drawing. for example, at a refresh
rate fast enough to banish annoying
flicker. then decrease the rate for full
compatibility with standard broadcast
video. No other raster graphics terminal
on the market offers you this flexibility!
640 X 483 operation. The 767 normally
operates at 640 pixels by 483 lines. This
eliminates clipping of image edges in TV
applications. Alternative display sizes are
512 x 512. and 768 x 575.

,our graphics & imaging needs.
Tektronix emulation. The 767 emulates

Color blink. When producing complex

the Tektronix 4010 family of storage terminals. so you can take advantage of the
large body of software already available
for them.
At the same time. the 767's built-in
anti-aliasing eliminates the primary objection to raster graphics voiced by "stroker"
advocates: "jaggies." Plus. the 767 offers
features that stroke generators cannot.
such as lots of color. layering. and graphics
processing capabilities.

designs. it is often useful to distinguish
the last vector drawn from all others until
you decide to make it a permanent part of
your design. With the 767. you can blink
the vector at any rate to a second color.
then return it to its fixed color at any
time.
Plus. eight colors can simultaneously
blink at different rates to any other eight
colors-a capability that is extremely useful for C3. process. control. and similar
displays.

Two-second image transfers. In addition to drawing vectors quickly with
minimal host information. the 767 operates in a bit-map mode which enables you
to transfer images from host memory to
terminal with parallel DMA efficiency.
This means it takes only about 2 seconds
to transfer 1.098.304 bytes of information to or from the terminal.
An alternative operating mode. run
length encoding. permits efficient image
transfers over the serial line-a capability
that is essential when the host is at a
remote location and complicated images.
such as shaded three-dimensional models.
must be transferred to or from the 767.
User-definable symbols. You can predefine the symbols of your choice. and
store them locally in the terminal. Then.
when you want to use the symbols in
your work. you simply evoke them from
the terminal's memory and place them
anywhere on the display screen with
Simple keyboard or program commands.
Plus. by writing your symbols in a
separate memory plane. you can move
them anywhere on the screen without
disturbing existing drawings or data.
Selectable cursors. You can have any
one of three cursors on screen upon command: standard X; gunsite; or a fullscreen cursor. The full-screen cursor acts.
in effect. as an "electronic T-square."
allowing you to align your graphic
elements perfectly-vertically as well
as horizontally.
All three cursor styles can blink between two colors of your choice-a valu able feature that prevents the cursor
from disappearing over certain colored
areas.
What is more. you can program the cursor to index to various points on the 767's
unique blue-line grid. Automatically.
Zoom to 16x. You can zoom in on any
portion of a drawing-magnifying it to
full-screen size. You will appreciate this
useful feature. particularly when working
with complex designs.
Programmable zoom levels of 1X. 2X.
3X .. . 16X with independent multipliers on
the vertical and horizontal sizes are standard features.

Powerful command set. The terminal
can carry out a wide variety of fu nctions
with minimal information from the host
computer. The result is much greater
transmission efficiency. and increased
convenience for you.
In the " local " mode. you can test your
command sequence without tying up the
computer by entering either single or
three-letter mnemonic commands.
Eight memory planes. This feature
enables you to create layered designs of
virtually any type or complexity-from
multi-layered VLSI circuits and PC boards
to architectural schematics and detailed
images.
You can selectively mask one or more
of the memory planes at any time to
minimize visual "clutter." and even
switch back and forth between masked
and unmasked images.
The maskable memory planes let
you produce animation effects through
dynamically changing displays. Combining
this feature with zooming and panning
permits generation of animated minimovies at flicker-free rates. because all
"frames" can be pre-loaded for subsequent viewing .
A good application for masking in CAD
is the design of multiple-layered ICs. The
eight memory planes can be used to mask
and view different levels of your circuit
design as you wish (256 combinations
possible).
Unique stipple fill. You ca n fill rectangles with the colored patterns of your
choice to emphasize areas of your drawing in ways not possible with color alone
-a capability highly useful in VLSI. CAD.
and other applications.
Vertex-fill polygon generation. This
saves you time by letting you fill polygons
without precalculating an interior (seed)
point. It is true even of complex filled
polygons with dozens of arbitrary corners. All you do is state the number of
vertices and the polygon's coordinates.
The 767 does the rest!
Scroll. You can scroll both horizontally
and vertically throughout your drawing
or image. Plus. a special Scroll Disable key
lets you temporarily start or stop program text scrolling as you desire.

Pan. For quick access to the undisplayed
portions of your drawing. you have continuousjoystick panning capability-at
any level of zoom . Both position (standard
and vernier sensitivities) and rate pan
may be selected by function switches or
program command.
Video memory access. You can access
video memory and write on the display
screen with maximum ease and efficiency. This applies to vector generation . as
well as to the more complex processes of
run-length encoding and pixel-by-pixel
read / write.
You simply enter text. vectors. circles.
ellipses. rectangles. and pixels on the
screen with single or triple commands.
and arguments (or as specified by host
program). A choice of five arguments is
possible: decimal. seven or eight bit
binary. and hexadecimal or modified hex.
Rectangles may be filled with solid
colors or co lored patterns (stipple fill) . In
addition. polygons of extremely complex
shapes and multiple islands can be completely filled or overlaid with color.
You can also write or read an individual
pixel of any color-or a one-color string of
pixels-upon command. This process facilitates run length encoding. which permits
data compression and hastens the transmission. to or from the host. of complex
images or designs having many identical
colors. Plus. a picture drawn with conics
and complex polygons can be read back
run-length encoded.
Run-length t ransmissions can occur
over a serial or parallel cable. The 767's
parallel channel supports DMA (direct
memory access) transfers. and drivers
are available for several host computer
operati ng systems.
What is more. the 767 lets you write
or read on a pixel-by-pixel basis. anywhere
on the screen. Or. if you prefer. you can
write or read pixels in rectangular "areas
of interest" -defined by you or program.
This allows you to transfer all or part of
your image to the screen. and make
desired changes with maximum
efficiency.
Microcode downloading. For added
functions. you can download microcode
instructions from the host into the 767's
microprocessor RAM to supplement the
terminal's already extensive firmware
command set. The terminal lets you alternate between your own command set and
the 767 firmware commands.
User group. Membership in the AED graphics
user group is free to all purchasers of an AED
graphics system. Members receive a free subscription to the group's newsletter. access to a
library of user-submitted computer programs
and software for support of the graphics
system. and information about applications for
the system from other group members.

System Configuration

M nemonic
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BFL
BLG '

850
COP
DAI

DCA
DCL
DFC
DFP '
DFR
DJC
DMV
DPA
DPK
DRL
DSF
DSK
DSP
DTM
OVA
DVR
ECU
EJC
ELP '
EPA
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Technical Specifications
Intelligence. An on-board 500 nanosecond
6502A microprocessor controls the te rminal
and I/ O functions. and performs character.
vector. circle. and filled-area generation. Termi nal has up to 42K bytes of RAMIROM. Upward compatible instruction set from AE0512.
Keyboard. Full ASCII standard communications format. with upper and lower case characters. 1O-key numeric pad. 10 terminal control keys. and 8 user-definable function keys.
Solid state key switch design. and typewriter
"feeL "
Joystick. For selecting data features and
objects. colors, panning. and image editing.
Absolute position (coarse or fine) or rate mode
are key selectable.

Communications. Either RS232-C or 20 mao
current loop: rates to 19.2 kilobaud . Terminal
includes an auxiliary RS232-C serial interface
for driving printer. plotter, or graphics digitizer. The terminal may also be used with all
hard copy devices having a standard RS170
interface. Oirect Memory Access (OMA) port
permits I/ O at 500k bytes/ second .
External sync. The AE0767 can gen-Iock to

ESC
ESF

Display monitors. Optional 14", 19"longpersistence phosphor, and standard phosphor
monitors are available from AEO.
RS232C ports and parallel interface. The
767 can be used with any computer through
our RS232C interface. It can also drive printer
or plotter with additional microcode. One host
port and one auxiliary RS232C port are standard in the AED767. Rates from 300 to 19,200
Baud are switch-selectable and also programmable. An external clock mode allows higher
rates for special applications.
The 767 also has a 16-bit parallel interface
using a 50 wire cable. This allows you to communicate with the 767 at maximum speed . The
parallel port may be used to transmit graphics
commands as we ll as images via direct memory
access.

GFL
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HOM
HSR
IFL
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LMR
MOV
MVR
OFL

OPT
RCP

RCT'

Power requirements. 47-63 Hz: Terminal
100 VAC ± 1O%@ 2A. or 115 VAC ± 10% @ 2A.
or 230 VAC ± 1O%@2A, excluding monitor.

RDA
RHO
RHR
RHS
RJP
RPX
RRD
RST
RVO
SAC
SAP
SBC

External connections. Seriallnterface-25

SBR

pin "0": Parallel Oi rect Video Memory Access50 pin Scotchflex: Aux. Serial-25 pin " 0 ": Red.
Green. Blue composite video-BNC connectors:
Monochrome / 2-level Hard Copy-U HF connector: External Sync / Mi x-UHF connector.

SCC
SCD
SCP
SCR

external video equipment. offering state-ofthe -art computer graphics capability to
telev ision-based systems. By including video
mixers, NTSC encoders/decoders. and /or special effects generators. the user can overlay or
switch video from tape. disk or camera with
graphics images from the AED767.

AED767
With 13" color
monitor:

Modular configuration. The base unit.

AED767
Without monitor:

including electronics. I/ O ports. keyboards and
joystick. may be purchased without the display
monitor. The monitor can be placed on top of
the base unit or separated from the controller.
An alternate configuration includes a remote
keyboard, rack-mountable controller. and a
separate display monitor.

ETC
FFD
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Dimensions

AED767R
(raekmount)
Without monitor:
AED767KB
Remote keyboard :

Weight

Height

Width

Depth

601bs.
27 kg

16"
41 em

22.S"
5S em

30"
76em

251bs.
11 kg

3.5 "
gem

22.S"
5Sem

30"
76em

251bs.
11 kg

3.5"
gem

19"
48 em

26.5"
67em

101bs.
4.5 kg

3.0"
7.6em

20.1"
51 em

9.S"
25 em

SBL

SCS
SCT
SDA
SEC
SEN
SHD
SIF
SKS
SLS
SPF

SRM
SSE
STD
SUB
SUC
SVD

SWM
SZR
VSR
WDA
WHC

WHR
WHS
WHU
WIP

WMP

Warranty
The AE0767 and its options are guaranteed to be free f rom defects in w orkmanship. materials.
or design for 90 days from the date of invoice.

WPX
WRD
WSF

XCD
XTD'

Gr aphics Command Summary

Anti-Aliased Vector
Boundary Fill
Blue-Line Grid On/Off
Set Both Origins (V&H)
Make Hard Copy
Define Area of Interest
Draw Cursor Absolute
Draw Circle
Draw Fat Circle
Draw Filled Polygon
Draw Filled Rectangle
Disable Joystick Cursor
Draw M ultiple Vectors
Disable Panning
Define Programmable Key
Define LED Display
Define Special Font
Defi ne Soft Key
Define Stipple Pattern
Define lablet Mapping
Draw Vector Absolute
Draw Vector Relative
Erase Cursor Unconditionally
Enable Joystick Cu rsor
Draw Ellipse
Enable Panning
Erase Entire Memory
Escape to Interpreter
Erase Special Font
Enable labiet Cursor
Form Feed
Draw Filled Rectangle Relative
Generali zed Overlay Fill
Enter TEK Emulation Mode
Home. Cursor Return
Horizontal Scroll Relative
Interior Fill
Jump to User Subroutine
Load Anti-Aliased Vector-Color
Table
Load Microprocessor RAM
Move Absolute
Move Relative
Overlay Fill
Set Programmable Option Number
Read CAP "
Read Color lable
Read Direct from AOI
Read Horizontal Origin
Read Horizontal Runs
Read Horizontal Scan
Read Joystick Position
Read Pixel
Read Raster Direct
Reset Termi nal
Read Vertical Origin
Set Alpha Cursor Color
Select Alpha Parameters
Set Background Color
Set Blink
Set Baud Rate
Set Cursor Colors
Start Command DMA

Set Cursor Parameters
Send Carriage Return
Set Console Status
Set Color lable
Stop Direct Access. Read or Write
Set Color
Set Encoding Scheme
Set Horizontal Origin
Select Interface
Send Keystrok e
Se t Line Style
Select Pattern Fill
Set Read Mask
Set Stack End Address
Set 1lJrnaround Delay
Enter TEK Com pat. Input Mode
Set Up Counters for DVMA
Set Vertical Origin
Set Write Mask
Set Zoom Register
Vertical Scroll Relative
Wr ite Direct Into AOI
Write Horizontal Scan if no ADI
W r ite Horizontal Run s if AOI
Write Horizontal Scan if AOI
Write Horizontal Runs if no AOI
Write Incremental Plot
Write Multiple Pixels
Write Pixel
Writ e Raster Direct
Write Special Font
Exit Command DMA
Enter Extended
Command Set

Instruction compatible with AED512 subset .
• Available only on AED767 .
• • CAP-Curren t Access Postion.

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440 Potrero Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 • Phone 408-733-3555, Telex 357-498

Regional Sales Offices:
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Los Angeles
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