6094 Lighted Program Function Keyboard Model 020

189-166 IBM ... 6094 Lighted Program Function Keyboard Model 020  [P/N 39F8226]

Japanese IBM MICRO CADAM LPFK  P/N 79F1028
IBM LPFK on a Serial Port 
liblpfk -- IBM LPFK driver library 
Scoop on IBM Dials and Buttons boxes? 
CADAM Function Key Box [external power supply] 

  The Model 90 was supposed to be a CAD station, and the 1MB XGA with 1,024x768 @256 colors, was touted as a worthy video adapter for CAD of that day. I've been OK with letting rumors be rumors, until Tatsuo Sunagawa dredged up a brochure for the 5560-N



If you click on the image to view the two page brochure, you will see "MICRO CADAM/2 ver 2.2" at the upper left corner of the screen.

These P/N may have been correct at one time...

Attach 6094-020 to PS/2 

Attachment Cable
39F8228 / 6247461 [PC-PS/2 Attach (9)] ; connect LPFK to Serial port
39F8229 / 6247460 [PC-PS/2 Attach (25)] ; connect LPFK to Dual Async Adapter ???
  NOTE: Dual Async has two DB9 ports.



Notice that there is a moulded plug from the AC adapter that plugs into the back of the DB9 adapter... When the serial port to Mini DIN8 is figured out, you could use a DB9 breakout box, then just drill it for a DC barrel jack...

5v 500mA power supplies 
6247468  Power Supply; 120 V for attaching LPFK to any PS/2.
6247469  Power Supply; 220/240 V for attaching LPFK to any PS/2.
6247470  Power Supply; 220/240 V for attaching LPFK to any PS/2 in the UK.

Diagnostics Diskette
39F8224 Diagnostic Diskette; 3.5-inch for attaching LPFK to the PS/2.

32-key Alps SCKL Yellow-based keypad [SKCLFM Green LED fitted ?]

Tatsuo remembers:

SKCLFM is Single Key switch, Yellow stem, Linear action, with a green LED installed.

Basically, main switches are brown color stem, tactile.  Tactile (and Clicky) switches are coded as SKCMxx. But there is no room for a LED in the SKCM. LED can be co- existed only with Linear action switch.

FYI, old version came with a Green stem.

8-position mini-DIN connector  

NOTE: Treat this as unconfirmed. You have been warned.


Graphics Input Adapter MCA card (Type 6-1, FRU 22F9758)
1   Signal Return
2   DC return
3   +5Vdc
4   Selective reset to device
5   RX data from device
6   TX data to device
7   Diagnostic selective reset from device
8   Reserved

10 Pin MODU Pinout  


My guess... The RS6000 pinout used common RS-232 lines. So we need to compare the Graphics Input Device Adapter (Type 6-1) port to the 10 pin MODU port... If we had a MODU to Mini DIN8 cable...

#4060 39F8228 LPFK, Dials or Tablets Serial Cable (6ft) Cable-HH
#4061 39F8302 LPFK, Dials or Tablets Power Cable (6ft) Cable-JJ

LPFK 6094-020 and Dials 6094-010 on ports S1 and S2 


Cable-B Adapter Modu-to-DB25 S1/S2 

And this gets us nowhere. We need the "HH" cable pinout.



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