9 Jul
2023
9 Jul
'23
12:18 p.m.
HLDA should be deasserted, that puts the processor in a DMA mode where it releases all the
control signals.
I/O W is asserted low when OUT is high and the low WR pulse comes along. It's both
status and timing, coming out of the 8228.
You would probably do well seeing if MEMR and MEMW are asserting. If the program is
running off due to e.g. bad RAM, ROM bitrot, etc. you may never see the I/O lines assert.
Thanks,
Jonathan
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On Sunday, July 9th, 2023 at 12:12, Rob Jarratt via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Actually I have just found a more detailed description in the Intel 8080
Microcomputer Systems Users Manual 1975, but it still doesn't tell me
exactly how it works. It isn't completely clear to me if it needs HLDA to be
asserted for I/O W to be asserted.
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Subject: [cctalk] VT100: Datasheet for Intel 8228
Hello,
I have a non-functioning VT100. I think I may have isolated the problem to
an
Intel 8228 chip (or 88228, the schematic says
8228, the part is marked
88228C). Certainly, the part gets a bit hot and it doesn't seem to be
outputting anything on the I/O W pin (pin 27) despite activity on STSTB
(pin
1), DBIN (pin 4) and WR (Pin 3). There is no
activity on the HLDA input
though, but I am not sure if that is required because I think the firmware
is
just trying to send its status to the keyboard
LEDs.
I can find a brief datasheet for the 8228 but it doesn't tell me the logic
for
producing the I/O W signal, so I am not sure if
it is behaving as it
should.
> Does anyone have more comprehensive information on how the 8228 is
> supposed to work?
>
> I have dumped the ROMs and been able to capture the ROM reads and they
> match the disassembled code, so I think the 8080 CPU itself is working.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob