1.2Video Controller Circuit
(1)CPU block
CPU(#26)
Clock speed: 19.6608 MHz
Appearance:
(2)ASIC/Gate Array Block
•#32 M65243FP(Mitsubishi) -
Controls the address decoder, timers and interfaces (Centronics and
•#6 M65340FP(Mitsubishi)
Controls HRC(High Resolution Control), GSC(Gray Scale Control) and economy mode.
•#3
(3)Font Cartridge/Card Block
•Font cartridge (option)
The font cartridge has a 32MB memory area and is controlled by the
•Font Card (option)
The font card has a 32MB memory area and is controlled by the
The card is supplied with 12V power because the flash card requires 12V power supply when writing or erasing data.
The address bus is buffered by LS244 and the data bus, is buffered by LS245.
(4)
•Centronics parallel interface
Data transmission and reception are controlled by the M65243FP (#32).
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Data transmission and reception are controlled by the M65243FP (#32). The ADM202JRN (#38) serves as driver/receiver.
(5)SIMM block
•SIMM
•3 SIMM sockets are available.
•SIMM should be of
•4 types of SIMM (1MB, 2MB, 4MB and 8MB) can be combined: 1MB
1)The SIMMs have its printed marking on the PCB by silk screen: SLOT1, SLOT2 and SLOT3, respectively. The SIMMs should be set in the order of SLOT1 - SLOT3.
2)SIMMs should be set in the order of its memory size and in the order of SLOT No. Example: 3 SIMMs: 1MB, 2MB and 4MB
SLOT1 - 4MB SLOT2 - 2MB SLOT3 - 1MB
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