From: gordon at
gjcp.net
On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 18:58 -0500, Curtis H. Wilbar Jr. wrote:
Trying to ID some chips I pulled from various
pieces of equipment.
I have a cpu? I pulled out of a modem ... Signetics
SC80C31BCPN40. This would appear to be an Intel 8031 based
cpu. But does it have an internal ROM/etc that would preclude
its reuse ?
I'm pretty sure the 80C31 is ROMless. Was there a ROM on the board too?
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Hi
The 8031 was the ROM-less version. I always suspected that these
were actually 8051s with defective ROMs. One can use a 8051
in a 8031 socket. It just ignores the ROM in the 8051.
So, both can be used with an external ROM as though it were
a 8031. It is just one of the pins is tied high or low.
Dwight
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