Re: Strange 8255 behavior

From: Francesco Messineo <francesco.messineo_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:31:19 +0200
Message-ID: <CAESs-_zGCFCjghEiOBgVZxe7CoG_Z4gDNMMR7aaK-0D6TyZO2Q@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:22 PM, Michał Pleban <lists@michau.name> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Francesco Messineo wrote:
>
>> yes I know how to count macrocells, I just didn't check how many would
>> be needed for a 6526.
>> 128 is quite a lot I would think.
>
> A very crude calculation:
>
> * Two 8-bit ports with direction pins: 2x2x8 = 32
> * One 8-bit serial port = 8 + some unknown overhead
> * Two 16-bit counters with preset = 2x2x16 = 64
> * TOD clock with alarm: 2x28 = 56
> * Interrupt logic = unknown, but I would assume at least 8-16
>
> That is already way over 128.

yes, looks like hopeless on a single ATF. And Intel didn't like to
support old Altera cplds...
A 6502 to 7501 adapter (which was my original intention) would fit anyway
Received on 2018-06-14 16:00:46

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