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08/31/04 07:41
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#76649 - RE: Microprocesor emulator?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Both of these are awfully CPU-intensive tasks when not done in dedicated hardware. Absolutely TV signal can't be generated in '51, simply because the TV signal is something far, far away from TTL, modulated waves. But transforming binary signal into TV signal is possible with a handful of analog discretes or a "modulator" like these used in Amiga 500.
The problem is: A 24x60 text display, with 8x8 font is 192* 480 = 92.160 pixels. Times 50/s gives 5.000.000 I/O operations a second. You already see a standard 12MHZ/12 '51 can't create this. Go with 1-bit display, some external hardware and planar gfx (1 byte=8 pixels) and you're down to some 500.000 outputs a second, less trivial though. That hardly leaves any time for normal operation, even with fast derivatives.

As for audio, human can perceive about 24 kHz. For a decent sine wave at that frequency you'd need at least 4 times that, say, 100khz. Every 10 cycles on a /12 derivative.

That means - okay, we can build a '51 based computer with decent audio and readable video. But with one '51 "CPU", one '51 "Video chip", one '51 "audio chip". Another '51 for I/O and interaction with the outside world (peripherial controller) would be really welcome too :) Well, Atari had dedicated chips for all these purposes too!


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Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
      Sorry...            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
   Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
            6502 emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: 6502 emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: 6502 emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
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                     RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Microprocesor emulator?            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
   Video output with 8052?            01/01/70 00:00      
      VGA?            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Video output with 8052?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Video output with 8052?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Video output with 8052?            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Video output with 8052?            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Video output with 8052?            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
         Do we really need 6502 emulation?            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Do we really need 6502 emulation?            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Do we really need 6502 emulation?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  I'm game!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE: I'm game!            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: I'm game!            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE: I'm game!            01/01/70 00:00      
                              RE: I\'m game!            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 RE: I\'m game!            01/01/70 00:00      
   8052-based video or off-chip solution            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: 8052-based video or off-chip solutio            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: 8052-based video or off-chip solution            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: 8052-based video or off-chip solution            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: 8052-based video or off-chip solution            01/01/70 00:00      
      My My...Where is the OLD spirit?            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
      LCD?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: LCD?            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: LCD motiv?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
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         RE: Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
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                           RE: Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Phillip implements 8052 video            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 RE: Phillip implements 8052 video            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Phillip video user page            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       RE: Phillip video user page            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Silabs as video chip            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             RE: Silabs as video chip            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       RE: Phillip video user page            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          RE: Phillip video user page            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             RE: Phillip video user page            01/01/70 00:00      
                              RE: Revisiting video & emulation            01/01/70 00:00      
   WHY?            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: WHY?            01/01/70 00:00      
      None of the above            01/01/70 00:00      
   Programmable logic again            01/01/70 00:00      
   Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE: Efficiency            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: Efficiency            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE: Efficiency            01/01/70 00:00      
                              RE: Efficiency            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 RE: Purpose of OS/Relocatable code            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    RE: Purpose of OS/Relocatable code            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       RE: Purpose of OS/Relocatable code            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          RE: Purpose of OS/Relocatable code            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE: Defining the project & new ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
   Take a look            01/01/70 00:00      
   Starting specifications?            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Starting specifications?            01/01/70 00:00      
         I2C vs. parallel bus            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Starting specifications?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Serial vs. parallel internal bus            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Serial vs. parallel internal bus            01/01/70 00:00      
      Then parallel..            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
      Re: Architecture questions            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
   Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Command/Data line            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Command/Data line            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: Command/Data line            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE: just recalled another            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: just recalled another            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE: Alternative bus strategies            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: Proposal: Internal Data Bus            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RAM quantity & Interrupts            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: RAM quantity & Interrupts            01/01/70 00:00      
      Where's the memory?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Shared memory as the data bus?            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Where\'s the memory?            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Multiport/DMA limitations            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Multiport/DMA limitations            01/01/70 00:00      
                  DMA on the Atari            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE: DMA on the Atari            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: DMA on the Atari            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE: DMA on the Atari            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE: DMA on the Atari            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: Multiport/DMA limitations Yes But..            01/01/70 00:00      
   Future of this project            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Future of this project            01/01/70 00:00      
         Purpose of the project            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Purpose of the project            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Future of this project            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Future of this project            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Future of this project            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Future of this project            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Future of this project            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 80            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Atari games on CD            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Multiprocessing/ebay/vintage_puters            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Karas the Big Party Pooper            01/01/70 00:00      
      That's the point            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Karas the Big Party Pooper            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Karas the Big Party Pooper            01/01/70 00:00      
            RE: Karas the Big Party Pooper            01/01/70 00:00      
               RE: in a grid            01/01/70 00:00      
                  RE: in a grid            01/01/70 00:00      
                     RE: in a grid            01/01/70 00:00      
                        RE: in a grid            01/01/70 00:00      
                           RE: in a grid            01/01/70 00:00      
      RE: Karas the Big Party Pooper            01/01/70 00:00      
         RE: Karas the Big Party Pooper            01/01/70 00:00      
   RE: Atari 400/800 implementation with 8052            01/01/70 00:00      
   About the multiprocessor scheme            01/01/70 00:00      
   Home built 8051 computer??            01/01/70 00:00      

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