68000 Motherboard User’s Manual
Rev. A
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threshold for reset trigger is controlled by the R140
x
/R141
x
resistor divider network. The
threshold voltage per the base design is nominally 4.9V, with the tolerance range
bounded between 4.7V and 5.0V. This selection meets both the minimum typical power
voltage requirement for TTL logic at 4.5V, while permitting operation with a standard
+5.0VDC supply.
The Reset Button, A1S140, allows the user to physically initiate a reset. This button is
debounced in hardware.
The Alternate Supervisor Access header exposes the internal reset signaling that feeds the
buffers on each output. This offers the ability to allow for an alternate reset circuit to be
installed. The connector also makes DC power and the on-board circuit output available.
For further technical detail, refer to design document
Discrete Voltage Supervisor Design
for Digital Logic, A
.
7.2
The 68000 Microprocessor
Central to the motherboard design is the 68000 microprocessor. This processor sports a
16-bit data bus compatible with paired 8-bit devices. Its 24-bit address space supports
16MB of memory and memory-mapped I/O. The processor also offers a bus cycle
compatibility mode with 6800 peripheral devices, bus arbitration, prioritized interrupts,
execution state visibility through FC
n
outputs and run control. The PCB supports the
DIP-64 component package, which accommodates devices with clock speeds from 4 to
20MHz.
7.3
The ‘Pintercept’ Headers
The processor is flanked by two 0.1" pitch, 2x32 pin headers. These are the ‘Pintercept’
headers, with reference designators INCPT100 and INCPT101. The intent is to provide
easy access to the processor pins for measurement or circuit modification. All 68000
signal lines arrive on one side of each of these headers, either to be passed across with
jumper connections or to be intercepted for modification. Corresponding connections are
made across the header by bridging between the first and second rows for each of the 32
pairs. The only exceptions to this are the power pins at INCPT100 positions 27, 28 and
31, 32 and at INCPT101 33, 34 and 40, 41. Although these pins are connected to the
respective power supply lines, the processor’s VCC and GND connections do not pass
through these jumpers. Generally, all other jumper connections should be made to assure
proper control of inputs and access to outputs.
7.4
Indicators
Four indicator lights are available to present the state of the system, as shown in Table 8.
They are enabled using the Indicator Enable, A1JP130.
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