Re: XRAM notes

From: Clockmeister <clockmeister_at_internode.on.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:47:54 +0800
Message-ID: <531E5D3A.1070409@internode.on.net>
On 11/03/2014 4:30 AM, silverdr@wfmh.org.pl wrote:
> When trying to deal with some 4168 XRAM chips, I couldn’t get them to work properly. After studying the datasheet I found in the notes:
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> http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/58002657/4168_notes.jpg
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> Point [2.] seems important to me but I seem to have problems interpreting it unambiguously.. or for some other reasons these RAMs still don’t want to work..
>
> “An initial pause of 2ms is required after power up, followed by any 8 _CE cycles and 64 _RFSH cycles before proper device operation is achieved. Read, write, and external refresh cycles may be used as _CE dummy cycles for initialisation. The 64 refresh dummy cycles can be performed before or after the 8 _CE dummy cycles. Both dummy cycles must be within AC parameters. See figure 1, below."
>
> Figure follows as on the picture linked above. How do you understand the above? How should it be interpreted? Please note that e. g. here:
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> http://www.smspower.org/uploads/Development/SegaMasterSystemIIServiceManual-1715922A-1.png
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> the _RFSH is tied up to VCC..
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> --
> SD!
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I'm sure I've replaced these with standard SRAM (and/or vice-versa). 
When you say they don't work, what are you trying to get them to work in 
and in what way don't they work?




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