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- S. Kluger El Paso RCPM (915) 598-1668
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- El Paso, TX, 08-27-82
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- The following is a modification to the GODBOUT Z-80 CPU board to enhance
- it's reliability and is applicable for all boards REV J or earlier. I was
- given this mod by CompuPro today, did the changes and it works great.....
-
- The Z-80 CPU may have a problem addressing the on-board sockets if they
- hold HM6116-compatible RAMs. The problem I encountered and fixed with this
- mod was the following:
-
- I am using an old Hayes 80-103A modem card with a hardware modification
- to decode the lower 8 address bits. The port is 90H. When addressing the
- board using Z-80 I/O instructions (LXI B,9090H, COUT A), everything worked
- fine. Using 8080 I/O, it did the following: It deposited (read closely)
- the RAM page number (F8 or above) at PAGE+PORT. Example: at F890H it wrote
- a F8, at F990H it wrote a F9, at FA90H it wrote a FA, and so on. It did that
- only on RAM chips plugged into the CPU board socket.
-
- This is what you'll have to do to make your board work:
- 1. Connect a jumper wire from U15 pin 1 to U14 pin 1. U14-1 may be connected
- to Vcc. If so, remove the short to Vcc.
- 2. Connect a jumper wire from U14 pin 2 to "A" of J2.
- 3. Break trace going TO "A" of J2.
-
- Please note that "A" of J2 is wrong in the schematic but right on the board.
- In the schematic, "A" is "B" and "B" is "A".
-
- This mod removes "pwr" as write strobe for the 6116 and replaces it
- with "mwrite".
-
- I was also told that REV J and earlier boards MAY not work right when converted
- to 6MHz operation.
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