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Possible issue with V9958

A project log for MSX COMPATIBLE BOARDS FOR RC2014

Create a series of boards designed for the RC2014 bus to achieve MSX/MSX2 compatiblity

dean-nethertonDean Netherton 06/11/2021 at 06:130 Comments

Just received a report of an issue with the Video board - in particular the address selection logic.

I have not personally experienced the fault myself, despite building a few version of the module -- but that doesn't mean much. 

I have created a github issue with specific details to track the issue, copied below:

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https://github.com/vipoo/yellow-msx-series-for-rc2014/issues/1

At least one person has reported an issue with V9958 Video board not working. They identified an issue with the address selection logic - in particular the diode based OR gates.

I chose to use diode base gates to reduce the chip count, but they can have issues with the fall time - which in this specific case, resulted in a board that would not work. (I have built a few iterations of the board, and never observed the issue myself, but really doesn't mean much!)

There were 2 fixes that each individually would resolve the fault:

  1. Change the 74HCT138 to 74ACT138 , or
  2. replace the 10K pull down resistor to a lower value - about 3.3K.

I have uploaded a pic to highlight the resistor that needed to be changed. PCB image

If be great to hear if anyone else has experienced this issue.

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