Sharp PC-1360
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| The PC-1360 as pictured on the cover of Sharp's service manual. No freely licensed photograph of a PC-1360 was found. | |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sharp Corporation |
| Type | Pocket computer |
| CPU | Sharp SC61860A23 8-bit CMOS[1][2] |
| Memory | 136 KB system ROM; two RAM card slots for 2 to 32 KB cards (up to 64 KB); 8 KB card supplied[3] |
| Storage | Cassette, through the CE-126P or CE-124[4] |
| Display | LCD, 24 characters × 4 lines, or 150 × 32 dot graphics[4] |
| Sound | — |
| Power | Two CR2032 lithium cells, 6.0 V DC, 0.03 W[4] |
| Dimensions | 182 × 72 × 16 mm[4] |
| Weight | About 220 g with cells and a RAM card[4] |
| OS / Firmware | BASIC in ROM[3] |
| Predecessor | Sharp PC-1350 |
| Model no. | PC-1360; PC-1360K (Kanji)[5] |
The Sharp PC-1360 is a pocket computer made by Sharp Corporation as the successor to the Sharp PC-1350. It keeps the PC-1350's case size and four-line, 24-character LCD with 150 × 32 dot graphics, and has 136 KB of system ROM, two RAM card slots and a self-check test program in ROM.[3][4] Sharp's service manual for it is dated August 1986; Wikipedia gives 1987 as the year it superseded the PC-1350.[6][7] A Kanji version, the PC-1360K, uses a different LCD.[5]
The PC-1360's user memory is on plug-in RAM cards: the CE-210M (2 KB), CE-211M (4 KB), CE-212M (8 KB, supplied), CE-2H16M (16 KB) and CE-2H32M (32 KB). The PC-1350's CE-201M and CE-202M cards cannot be used in it.[3][4]
Specifications
[edit | edit source]| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Processor | 8-bit CMOS |
| System ROM | 136 KB |
| RAM | System internal 960 bytes. With an 8 KB card: system area 1282 bytes, fixed memory 208 bytes, program and data 6558 bytes, reserve 144 bytes. Up to 64 KB using both slots |
| Display | 4 lines × 24 characters of 5 × 7 dots, or 150 × 32 dot graphics |
| Keys | 62 |
| Serial I/O | Asynchronous, half duplex, 300, 600 or 1200 baud; 15-pin connector; CMOS levels (4 to 6 V) |
| Printer interface | 11-pin, for the CE-126P and CE-124 |
| Memory protection | CMOS battery back-up |
| Power supply | 6.0 V DC, two CR-2032 lithium cells |
| Power consumption | 0.03 W; about 120 hours with 10 minutes of operation and 50 minutes of display per hour at 20 °C |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 40 °C |
| Dimensions and weight | 182 × 72 × 16 mm; about 220 g with cells and a RAM card |
| Accessories | Hard cover, one 8 KB RAM card (CE-212M), two lithium cells fitted, keyboard template, operation manual |
| Copying | RAM cards can be copied from slot 1 to slot 2 |
Hardware
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| Function | Part |
|---|---|
| Processor | SC61860A23, with 8 KB of internal ROM |
| Gate array | LZ92K34 |
| System ROM | SC69760231 (128 KB) |
| LCD drivers | Five SC43537 |
| LCD | LF7117E (PC-1360) or LF7247E (PC-1360K) |
| Resonator | CSB768DMT |
| Connectors | 11-pin on the left side; 15-pin serial on the right side; two RAM card slots |
| Boards | Main PWB unit DUNTK1116ECZZ; memory PWB unit DUNTK1142ECZZ |
The block diagram labels the LCD drivers "SC48537 × 5"; the parts list gives the part as SC43537LDN.[1][2]
Sharp's current figures at 20 °C: 25 µA maximum with the power off, 600 µA maximum while displaying and 4.3 mA maximum during calculation; a CE-212M card draws about 25 µA maximum.[9]
Test program
[edit | edit source]The PC-1360 has a self-check test program in ROM. With the machine in RUN mode and switched off, hold the V, R, 7 and 1 keys together and switch on to reach the test menu: 1 display, 2 RAM card, 3 KROM & RAM (Japan only), 4 keys, 5 11-pin I/O, 6 15-pin I/O. The I/O tests need Sharp's test tool UKOGC3020CSZZ, and the RAM test destroys the contents of the RAM.[8] Details are in the Sharp PC-1360 Troubleshooting Guide.
Documentation
[edit | edit source]Sharp's PC-1360 service manual (August 1986) is hosted as File:Sharp PC-1360 Service Manual.pdf and described on Sharp PC-1360 Documentation.[6]
General maintenance
[edit | edit source]Cells, RAM cards and cleaning are covered in Sharp PC-1360 General Maintenance.
Troubleshooting
[edit | edit source]The built-in test program, the current limits and the other service checks are in Sharp PC-1360 Troubleshooting Guide.
Capacitor replacement
[edit | edit source]The main board has a 3.3 µF and three 1 µF polarised capacitors. See Sharp PC-1360 Capacitor Replacement Guide.
Related pages
[edit | edit source]- Sharp PC-1360 General Maintenance
- Sharp PC-1360 Troubleshooting Guide
- Sharp PC-1360 Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Sharp PC-1360 Documentation
- Sharp PC-1350
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sharp, Service Manual, Model PC-1360, section 5 "Block diagram" and section 7 "Memory map", printed page 3 (PDF page 3).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sharp, Service Manual, Model PC-1360, section 13 "Parts list & guide", main PWB unit and memory PWB unit (PDF pages 18 to 19): SC61860A23, LZ92K34, SC43537LDN, SC69760231.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Sharp Corporation, Service Manual, Model PC-1360, code 00ZPC1360SM/E, August 1986, sections 2 "Introduction" and 3 "Specifications", printed page 1 (PDF page 1). Hosted as File:Sharp PC-1360 Service Manual.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Sharp, Service Manual, Model PC-1360, section 3 "Specifications" (continued) and section 4 "System configuration", printed page 2 (PDF page 2).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sharp, Service Manual, Model PC-1360, section 12 "Parts and signals position", printed pages 12 to 13 (PDF pages 12 to 13): LCD LF7117 (PC-1360), LF7247 (PC-1360K).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sharp, Service Manual, Model PC-1360, back cover (PDF page 21): "1986 August, Printed in Japan".
- ↑ Sharp PC-1350, Wikipedia—link(accessed 2026-10-21) "It was superseded in 1987 by the PC-1360".
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sharp, Service Manual, Model PC-1360, section 9 "Test program", printed pages 7 to 9 (PDF pages 7 to 9).
- ↑ Sharp, Service Manual, Model PC-1360, section 6 "Power consumption", printed page 3 (PDF page 3).