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Notes on the Zorro II SID card
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1. The design is very simple - no AutoConfig, only write accesses
and a hacked chip select/clock logic.
2. The wiring on the "B" side of the 74HC688 selects the address
range of the card. This is currently at $a0xxxx (where Frodo
expects is to be).
3. The SID's reset line is not connected to /RESET or /IORST but
to /LED to have the possibility to reset the SID independently
of the Amiga. This is because some SIDs have problems with
the clock signal being pulled down on write access and sometimes
one or more envelope generator "crashes" and requires a reset
to work properly again. So it is connected to /LED and Frodo
cycles the power LED to reset the SID.
4. The whole circuit can be built upon a standard raster board.
A custom PCB layout is not required (besides, I don't have one).
5. The "AUDIO OUT" signal can directly be connected to headphones
or an amplifier. The "AUDIO IN" signal can be used to mix and
filter external audio signals with the SID signal.
A note on the programs "EnableSID" and "DisableSID"
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As the SID card doesn't use AutoConfig, it's address space will
be marked as invalid by the 68040.library on systems with a 68040,
and the card is not accessable. The EnableSID and DisableSID
programs use the 68040's transparent translation feature (DTT0)
to open the address space and mark it as non-cacheable. Simply
run them once to enable resp. to disable access to the SID card
(they can only be started from the Shell). The source is included
in case you have problems with your MMU setup, so you can modify
the programs to fit your system.
Christian Bauer <cbauer@mzdmza.zdv.uni-mainz.de>