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Re: ECB-DMA [message #8699 is a reply to message #8695]

Mon, 21 June 2021 07:31

b1ackmai1er
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Registered: November 2017

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Hi Andrew,

Interrupts are currently not being used for memory/memory copy so there is no activity on IEI-IEO.

However, interrupts can be used as part of memory/memory copy by programming a counter to generate a Pulse/Interrupt signal or generate a pulse / interrupt at end of transfer.

SW2 facilitates connecting CPU BUSAK line to the BAI input and consequently to the BAO ouput. In a single board system the BAI/BAO bud line does not really appear to be needed (IMO)

In a multi board DMA system SW2 would connect configured as above on the first board connect to BUSAK but other boards connect to BAI, so this is where the daisy chain and mainboard links come into play.

Still trying to ger my head around it.

Just the normal Z80 data, address and control signals are used. I can see that using flying lead for dma daisy chain signals would be a reasonable compromise if mainboard lines were scarce.

It's pretty clever, I am surprised they got this right first time. Would be nice if it was multichannel Smile

Still so much to learn.

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		ECB-DMA By: b1ackmai1er on Sun, 10 November 2019 00:16
		Re: ECB-DMA By: Wayne W on Tue, 12 November 2019 12:31
		Re: ECB-DMA By: jcoffman on Tue, 12 November 2019 16:14
		Re: ECB-DMA By: etchedpixels on Wed, 13 November 2019 15:40
		Re: ECB-DMA By: b1ackmai1er on Fri, 15 November 2019 20:34
		Re: ECB-DMA By: b1ackmai1er on Sat, 16 November 2019 04:56
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		Re: ECB-DMA By: wsm on Sat, 16 November 2019 14:02
		Re: ECB-DMA By: b1ackmai1er on Sun, 17 November 2019 05:50
		Re: ECB-DMA By: jcoffman on Sun, 17 November 2019 07:06
		Re: ECB-DMA By: etchedpixels on Sun, 17 November 2019 07:41
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		Re: ECB-DMA By: jcoffman on Sun, 17 November 2019 21:28
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		Re: ECB-DMA By: mikesmith on Thu, 09 January 2020 18:36
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		Re: ECB-DMA By: lynchaj on Mon, 26 April 2021 09:03
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		Re: ECB-DMA By: lynchaj on Wed, 28 April 2021 08:00
		Re: ECB-DMA By: jcoffman on Sat, 16 November 2019 07:56
		Re: ECB-DMA By: jcoffman on Sat, 16 November 2019 07:45
		Re: ECB-DMA By: b1ackmai1er on Thu, 17 June 2021 07:14
		Re: ECB-DMA By: lynchaj on Thu, 17 June 2021 07:29
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