On Jun 8, 2014 11:03 AM, "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
Take a look at some of the WD179x app notes,
particularly the variations
on data separators. There are several decent ones using
counters (digital
rather than analog) that are actually quite good. I'll wager that you'll
probably find your circuit there.
I'm familiar with those. I was involved with testing those and several
others in 1980-81. While it's possible to make a good DPLL out of TTL,
those aren't. When adjusted correctly, the analog PLL in the app note has
nearly an order of magnitude lower error rate than the other designs shown.
We used the analog PLL until we could get the FDC9216, and later, the 2793
with integrated PLL. The error rate of the 2793 was somewhat higher than
the separate analog PLL, but not enough to forego the cost savings.
> 2) Why would they use a 6402 for the console
serial port rather than a
Z80
SIO?
The SIO was expensive in comparison to the other commodity UARTs.
Even when you add the cost of the additional suppport, such as a BRG?
The 6402 was more expensive than NMOS UARTs. I would have thought that the
only reason to use it would have been if single supply operation (not
available on the early NMOS parts) or low power dissipation were needed,
and neither was an issue for the Quay.
What's the part number for the PWA on the 8"
drive that you have?
77615454