Richardcavell
Member
Hi everyone.
I'm a huge fan of the 68000 CPU architecture. I have read the 68000 Programmer's Reference Manual and I feel as though I fully understand it. When I was younger I used to program the Amiga computer in assembly and I "get" it. I've also learned to program in C and dabbled in C++.
Recently I've tried to learn the hardware side of things. My hardware skills are much more modest than my software skills. I've been building small circuits with LEDs and resistors and the occasional transistor.
I've tried to read the 68000 user manual. It contains an awful lot of information about how the various input/output pins of the 68000 handshake with peripheral chips, such as RAM. I can't visualise how it works. I want to know how I can fill the gap.
Are the input/output pins of a 68000 more or less the same from one CPU to another? If so, is there some reference for a different CPU that I can learn from? I guess what I want is to be able to design a 68000-based computer.
Richard
I'm a huge fan of the 68000 CPU architecture. I have read the 68000 Programmer's Reference Manual and I feel as though I fully understand it. When I was younger I used to program the Amiga computer in assembly and I "get" it. I've also learned to program in C and dabbled in C++.
Recently I've tried to learn the hardware side of things. My hardware skills are much more modest than my software skills. I've been building small circuits with LEDs and resistors and the occasional transistor.
I've tried to read the 68000 user manual. It contains an awful lot of information about how the various input/output pins of the 68000 handshake with peripheral chips, such as RAM. I can't visualise how it works. I want to know how I can fill the gap.
Are the input/output pins of a 68000 more or less the same from one CPU to another? If so, is there some reference for a different CPU that I can learn from? I guess what I want is to be able to design a 68000-based computer.
Richard