The iPDS (Intel Personal Development System) was a portable system intended to support both hardware and software design and development for boards based on many different families of Intel microprocessors (8085 or 8088) or embedded microcontrollers (8031/8051/805X family).
The unit was powered by an Intel 8085. It contained one floppy disc drive and a 64 KB bubble memory chip that could be used as a boot disk if no floppy disc was inserted.
Through the InCircuit Emulator (ICE), the iPDS was used to physically emulate the microprocessor of a host development board. the ICE was plugged where the CPU would go and the programmer could use the console to bring up the ICE software and single step through the compiled code, set break points, modify run and test the software.
When the program was completed, using the iPDS editor and assembler an EPROM burner module was used to save the program into an EPROM chip.
Several optional modules could be obtained from Intel, depending on the type of emulated processor and Eprom chips to be programmed.
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Mike Boyd adds:
You could add a second CPU to the system and both could run at the same time, you would toggle back and forth by pressing a key sequence.
There is web has information about the intel iPDS-100 : http://matthieu.benoit.free.fr/intel/iPDS/
Saturday 25th October 2008
Mustafa
Hello. I have a lot of information and software for the Intel iPDS. If anyone wants to discuss/trade information, I'm happy to oblidge. I would be willing to buy and trade hardware specifically for that computer as well. Thanks.
Friday 24th December 2004
Dave Mabry (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Hi, I have an Intel iPDS, with only a boot disk, but without infos. Someone have these infos? I may also give copies of the system disk that I have (if I discover how to copy it.......)
Tuesday 11th February 2003
Massimo (Italy)
NAME
iPDS
MANUFACTURER
Intel
TYPE
Professional Computer
ORIGIN
U.S.A.
YEAR
1982
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
None
KEYBOARD
Full stroke detachable keyboard 62 keys with arrow keys
CPU
Intel 8085
SPEED
Unknown
CO-PROCESSOR
None
RAM
64 KB standard RAM + 64 KB bubble memory module
ROM
Unknown
TEXT MODES
80 chars x 25 lines
GRAPHIC MODES
No graphics
COLORS
Monochrome - Green phosphorus CRT
SOUND
Beeper
SIZE / WEIGHT
Unknown
I/O PORTS
ICE and EPROM burner connector at right side Serial RS232, Parallel printer, Second external FDD unit
BUILT IN MEDIA
DS-DD 5'' floppy disc drive, Bubble memory module
OS
Isis
POWER SUPPLY
Built-in power supply unit
PERIPHERALS
Second FDD unit, various ICE and EPROM burner modules
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