Re: Hardware-based vs software-based emulation

From: smf <smf_at_null.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 20:56:14 +0000
Message-ID: <ff3fdc79-e20f-64a4-d028-fc16bb617267@null.net>
This thread has a schematic

http://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56301&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

It looks like he did alot of testing and had to change a few things each 
time he hit a problem.


On 21/02/2017 15:11, Gerrit Heitsch wrote:
> On 02/21/2017 09:12 AM, Francesco Messineo wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 8:32 AM, Baltissen, GJPAA (Ruud)
>> <ruud.baltissen@apg.nl> wrote:
>>> Hallo Gerrit,
>>>
>>>
>>>> When I did my experiments with SRAM to replace the DRAM in a C64 it 
>>>> was never really stable until I added the OR gate to the circuit.
>>>
>>> Have you documented this anywhere, including schematics?
>>
>> I have not tried it, but I assume it should be easy:
>>
>> 74LS373 (or 573) latching the 8 row address lines from original DRAM
>> to the first 8 address lines of SRAM chip, /OE tied low, LE driven
>> directly by /RAS. Direct connection between the 8 original DRAM
>> address lines to the other 8 address lines of the SRAM (old column
>> address). /CE of the SRAM = /RAS OR /CAS. R/W signal should go
>> directly.
>> Correct me if I'm missing something.
>
> No, that's the circuit I used. I used a '573 since that one has a 
> better pinout, you can place the Latch and the RAM side by side and 
> save having to wire 8 lines. Also, I didn't observe the address line 
> numbering on the RAM (A0 to A0, A1 to A1...). It's a static RAM, so 
> you can connect the address lines in any order you like. Same for the 
> data lines.
>
> The idea for the circuit came from the way the address signals for 
> char-ROM and color-RAM are generated in the C64.
>
>  Gerrit
>
>
>
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