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Behaviour of #CE signal.
Post Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:40 am
I can't find on the documentation if the cartridge #CE signal goes active once the cartridge slot is selected or if it goes active on every read/write cycle.

If #CE goes active on every read/write cycle I'd like to know if it goes active after or before the corresponding #WR/#RD signal.

I don't have access to a fast enough logic analyzer (yet) but I'd like to document all this stuff eventually.
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:53 pm
CE is generated from MREQ and the enable bit (s) in the I/O chip. So it is active any time MREQ is asserted, regardless of WR, RD, or other signals. I checked with a logic analyzer.

A lot of my notes about these hardware topics are buried in the SMS Power forums, maybe I should compile them together. There's times when I've forgotten something just to find I had posted about it years ago. :)
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:01 pm
Thanks!

Timing info and diagrams are very useful, a compilation of those would be great.
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:07 pm
For Z80 related timing you can get a lot of info from the Mostek Z80 datasheet. I host it on my website:

http://www.db-elec.com/home/technical-info/sms/datasheets
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Post Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:17 am
is CE active even when accessing the system's RAM, i.e., is it independent from the address?
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Behaviour of #CE signal.
Post Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:27 am
Yes, it is totally independent of address and follows /MREQ for the entire address range, including the part where the SYS RAM is mapped.
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:27 am
Sorry for the delay in the reply, thank you!
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