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- From: sc5h+@andrew.cmu.edu (Shawn James Cokus)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: External Serial Clocking
- Message-ID: <Qecrp3600YV7M1VoFn@andrew.cmu.edu>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 06:25:07 GMT
- Article-I.D.: andrew.Qecrp3600YV7M1VoFn
- Organization: Sophomore, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Numerous times in Inside Macintosh it is documented that the input
- handshake on the Macintosh serial ports is also the external clock pin
- and is connected to the *TRxCa and *TRxCb pins on the 8530 SCC.
- However, nowhere can I find out how, after connecting some neat clock
- signal to this pin, to tell the SCC to use the external clock rather
- than the baud rate generator. This could have something to do with the
- fact that I don't have any 8530 documentation (does anyone know how to
- get some?), but I don't like the idea of directly playing with the SCC
- chip itself, especially because of machines like the IIfx.
-
- So, is there some secret _Control call that can be made to the serial
- driver to tell it to do this, or if not, what bit(s) of what register(s)
- of the SCC do I set/reset to use an external clock?
-
- Any information or help is appreciated.
-
- Thanks,
- --Shawn.
- --sc5h+@andrew.cmu.edu.
-
- p.s. If it helps, I'm only trying to get a baud rate of 115,200--
- exactly twice the fastest documented 57,600. I've heard (this is
- probably wrong) that LocalTalk is 230,400 baud, ie: four times 57,600.
- How does LocalTalk get this kind of clock?
-
- -- Shawn Cokus
- -- sc5h+@andrew.cmu.edu
- -- Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
- -- (Witty phrase temporarily out of order.)
-