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- From: solman@athena.mit.edu (Jason W Solinsky)
- Subject: Re: question on computer systems using Alpha ...
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- References: <1992Aug10.202955.4254@talon.ucs.orst.edu> <1992Aug11.013904.22699@athena.mit.edu> <1992Aug11.132311.1793@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 01:34:35 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug11.132311.1793@ryn.mro4.dec.com>, bhandarkar@wrksys.enet.dec.com (Dileep Bhandarkar) writes:
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- |> >In article <1992Aug10.202955.4254@talon.ucs.orst.edu>, lus@ucs.orst.edu (Shih-Lien Lu) writes:
- |> > I was reading the Alpha uP spec and notice that it runs with a 3.3V
- |> > power supply. Is it correct to assume that most of the memory and peripheral
- |> > chips are still powered with 5V supply? How would one put chips
- |> > of different supply voltages into one system? Thanks in advance.
- |> >
- |> The input pins are capable of being driven by standard 5V TTL/CMOS devices. The
- |> outputs drive up to 3.3V which is well within the range for TTL devices being
- |> driven. The CPU does need 3.3V. Most of the surrounding logic is generally 5V.
- |> We have been using 3.3V microprocessors for VAX for a few years now. You can
- |> derive the 3.3V from a standard 5V supply by using a DC to DC regulator on your
- |> circuit board.
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- I remember seeing an Alpha presentation where a very elaborate multi-staged
- system was used to scale up the outputs to a full 5V. Are you sure that the
- 21064 can't do that?
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- Jason W. Solinsky
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