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- MSXRTC.INF
-
- Date: 25 Sep 86
- Information file for MSXRTC.ASM and/or for B5C-ICM.INS
-
- MSXRTC.ASM is for reading/setting the time/date on the MSX real time
- clock board from Glentop Publishers. Command line options for this
- file are:
- TIME display current time, weekday, date
- TIME A display alarm with above
- TIME N normal mode
- TIME T test mode
- TIME S set mode
- TIME ? this help menu
-
- B5C-ICM is the clock insert for the BYE5xx program.
-
-
- Real time clock utilizing the Intersil ICM7170 clock chip. Some of
- the features for the chip are as follows:
-
- 8 bit uP bus compatible
- - multiplexed or direct addressing
- Binary time data format lowers software overhead
- Time from 1/100 seconds to 99 years
- Software selectable 12/24 hour format
- Latched time data ensures no roll-over during read
- Full calendar with automatic leap year correction
- On-chip battery backup switchover circuit
- Access time less than 300 nano seconds
- 4 programmable crystal oscillator frequencies
- On-chip alarm comparator and RAM
- Interrupts from alarm and 6 selectable periodic intervals
- Standby micro-power operation:
- 2 uA typ. at 3.0v and 32kHz xtal
-
- The Intersil product data book gives additional data/specifications
- plus an example for connection to an Apple II Plus board.
-
-
- In the April 1986 issue, pages 58 through 63 inclusive, of the ELEKTOR
- magazine, a U.K. electronics magazine, is an article/project for a real
- time clock which may be interfaced to 6502 or z80 machines, and possibly
- others. Two sample programs for setting and displaying the time/date are
- given in the article. Both are written in basic, one using peeks and
- pokes, the other using out and in.
-
- A schematic, pc board foil layout, and component overlay are shown. The
- actual circuit board for this real time clock is also available, part
- number 86017 at a cost of $5.70 U.S. (allowing 6-8 weeks for delivery).
- For air mail, include $1.50 additional. It may be ordered from:
-
- Elektor Electronics
- Glentop Publishers Limited <<=payable to
- Standfast House
- Bath Place
- High Street, Barnet
- HERTS EN5 1BR.
-
- For 6502 or z80 use, appropriate jumpers are used on the board. In the
- case of z80 use, the only connections required to the computer are +5v,
- ground, WR (active low), RD (active high), the 8 data bus lines, chip (or
- slot) select line, and one address line. A note for use in z80 machines:
- On my system (Morrow hard disk, Z80A, CPM Plus, 4MHz) the RD line on my
- computer is active low. The solution was simple. On the clock board,
- when strapped for z80 use, one NAND gate is spare, so I just fed my RD line
- to the input of that gate and added a jumper from this NAND gate output to
- pin 8 of the clock board (the normal RD line connection for when a RD line
- is active high). So if you use the board be sure that your levels match.
-
- Chips utilized on the board are the ICM7170, two 74HCT173, one 74HCT10, and
- one 74HCT00 chip. Alternatively LS chips could be used instead of HCT.
-
- A reprint of the magazine article may also be obtained from the publisher
- at a cost of 1.50 Sterling (approx $2.30 US).
-
-
- You may also obtain the information from me by sending a self-addressed
- business size envelope and $1.00 for postage.
-
- G.F. Reding
- P.O. Box 86386
- North Vancouver, BC
- CANADA V7L 4K6
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