MITS 2SIO serial chip?

From: Ben Franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Sun Dec 16 23:51:35 2001

"Peter C. Wallace" wrote:
> ajp166 wrote:
> A newer chip that can still be found is the WD37C65
> that will do 125ns easily. Or you could easily find a d765
> off an old board or NOS from JDR.
Do you know of a WD37C65 data sheet on the web?

> Allison
> I've built enough to enjoy later parts as I'm old enough to want
> it done in a lifetime and the older parts meant tons more support
> parts and the requisite connections. Of the latter, the fewer the
> better for both buildability and reliability.
Hmm what ever happened to sockets and repairable stuff.

> I guess you are not using Xilinx, but one thing I've noticed lately is the
> appearance of large, serial flash EEPROMs. We are using one on them in a
> new Xilinx design. The SST part is a 1 Mb chip (128KBytes) 8 pin SOP
> package = $1.35. So instead of Xilinx's $4.40 OTP chip we use a 8 pin PIC
> and the serial EEPROM for a total of $2.29 and get re-programmability...

A good solution but this is a one-shot project so price is not a major
problem
here. One possible option is going to quick-logic's FPGA's and the web
design
setup. I think you can get a free FPGA programed under that system for
R&D.
At the time I got my FPGA kit they did not have a Xilinx fpga kit the
size
I needed ( 800? Logic blocks ) or free Xilinx software.

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Received on Sun Dec 16 2001 - 23:51:35 GMT

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