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A project log for Stuart Conner's Simple TMS9995 board build

Stuart Conner's Simple TMS9995 board build

keithKeith 10/02/2022 at 11:420 Comments

The L suffix of the HM62256L indicating "low power" refers the the standby current. In normal operation, it consumes as much power as the normal-power part. The power is 40 milliwatts at 1 MHz,  which is 8 mA at 5 volts. However, the current-frequency graph indicates a linear relationship. The 85 ns part consumes 100% of 70 mA at full speed (10 MHz)  and about 25% (17 mA) at 2 MHz. A TMS9995 with 12 MHz crystal has a 3 MHz cycle rate which sets an upper bound of around 23 mA.

The currents above exceed the 100 mA of the minimum power USB peripheral, so I have not joined the VCC rail to the VCC of the USB cable connector.

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