68000 Motherboard User’s Manual
Rev. A
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6.4.2
Bus Termination into a 6800 Bus Cycle
At the release of the 68000 into the marketplace, a rich set of peripheral devices was
already available for the established 6800 and other compatible processors. To leverage
this existing arsenal of peripherals, the 68000 provides a bus backward-compatibility
mode for interfacing with these elder devices. This mode is entered when the processor
receives a /VPA signal during the regular bus cycle in place of /DTACK. This drives the
processor into a 6800 bus cycle instead. The processor’s E clock, which runs at one-tenth
the frequency of the system clock, is then used to trigger the processor’s /VMA output.
And this output serves as an address enable signal for the 6800 bus logic to begin the
6800 bus cycle. This cycle closes automatically with the advance of the E clock.
7
Circuit Description
The subsequent sections provide additional detail to the function and operation of the
MB68k-100 motherboard’s subcircuits. Refer to section 12 for references to additional
documentation.
7.1
Power Input
To start, the MB68k-100 motherboard requires DC input power. This may be provided
either through the barrel connector, A1J120, or the terminal block connector, A1TB120.
The barrel connector has a 2.1mm inner diameter and 5.5mm outer. It receives a barrel
plug, such as the CUI Inc., PP3-002AH. This is available through Digi-Key under
distributor part number CP3-002AH-ND. The positive connection is made through
center pin. Alternatively, for the A1TB120 terminal block connection, position 1 is
negative and position 2 is positive. It accepts 16-30 AWG wire.
Figure 10: Power Input Connectors
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