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-# PiTerm1982
-Convert 80s style interface ( 8031 based ADP Product: chicklet keyboard and 2x20 lcd ) to pi zero based terminal using i2c based io expanders.
+# PiTerm1986
+**GOAL:** Convert 80s style user interface ( 8031 based ADP Product: chicklet keyboard and 2x20 lcd ) to pi zero based terminal using i2c based io expanders.
![](images/IMG_3780.jpg)
![](images/IMG_3784.jpg)
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-Looking under the keyboard membrane and tracing the connectors we can get the following key map.
+Looking under the keyboard membrane and tracing the connectors we can get the following key map under a 4x12 array (16 pins).
```
0123456789A B
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2) 0912345678<BS> <START>
2) POQWERTYUI<CAN><DIAL>
```
+### Keyboard
![](images/IMG_3779.jpg)
+For this we look at the AW9523 GPIO expander with 16 pins of io.
+
+### LCD/VFD
+
+Since the LCD is a 5v circuit requiring either 8 or 12 pins we look at the Microchip MCP23017 on the Adafruit GPIO Expander Bonnet.
+