68000 Motherboard User’s Manual
Rev. A
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Table 8: Indicators
Name
Color
Indication
Power
White
+5V system power present
Halt
Red
68000 /HALT signal is asserted
Reset
Yellow
68000 /RESET signal is asserted
Run
Green
68000 is actively addressing, signaling that
the microprocessor is running
7.5
The System Clock
The system clock may be derived from one of several sources, as selected by the System
Clock Source Selector, A1JP112. See Table 11 below. An external clock signal may be
provided from the stack connector’s (CLKIN) pin, on position 16 of A1CON160/162.
Alternatively, on-board are both half-size (DIP-8, 4-pin) and full-size (DIP-14, 4-pin)
sockets for crystal oscillator modules. Also on-board is a discrete-component Pierce
crystal oscillator tested to operate up to 24MHz. The output of this oscillator is fed to a
divide-by-two divider for signal symmetry, providing a 12MHz output suitable for the
12MHz DIP-64 68000.
The Clock Frequency Divider circuit is also available to reduce the frequency. See
Figure 11 for an overview diagram. Its clock source may be selected as either of the
crystal oscillator modules or the discrete component oscillator. The Divider Source
Selector, A1JP111, selects the clock source for this divider. See Table 10 below. Its
divisor may be selected in the range of even numbers 2 through 18, as specified by the
Clock Divisor Selector, A1JP110. See Table 9 below.
The clock divider circuit includes the option to install an RC delay network in line with
its cycle reset signal. Although not found to be necessary, the delay may be used to
ensure that the D flip-flop output stage of IC111B is properly toggled before the divider
cycle of IC110 is reset. By default a simple jumper is installed in the delay path in place
of its resistor. The RC time constant, specified by R119 and C119, should be selected as
follows:
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C
119
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An inverted version of the system clock is available on the Stack Interface,
A1CON160/162 on position 20.
For technical details of the Discrete Crystal Clock design and Clock Frequency Divider,
refer to design documents
20.48MHz Pierce Crystal Oscillator, A
and
Clock Generator
Development, D
.
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