Druzyek wrote:
What value capacitors should I use for a 65C02 and 28 series EEPROM? Thanks!
Martin_H wrote:
I built Rich Cini's design (
http://www.classiccmp.org/cini/6502proj.htm) and he uses 0.1 uF ceramic capacitors for decoupling.
Note that not all ceramic capacitors are created equal. Some have excessive ESR and/or ESL, which will compromise the capacitor's ability to bypass the high frequency noise generated as devices change state. Garth Wilson and I recommend the use of MLCC types with an X7R temperature coefficient, rated at 0.1 µF at 50 VDC. I built POC V1.1 with
AVX MLCCs and have gotten good results. These capacitors are quite inexpensive, so there is really no good excuse for not being liberal with them.
Each device should have one such capacitor, with it installed as close as possible to the Vcc pin. Keep the leads as short as practicable for best results. It's also a good idea to place one of these capacitors as close as possible to the point where Vcc enters the board, along with a low ESR electrolytic of at least 100 µF (500 to 1000 is better) at 10 or 16 volts (10 is better, if available). If the board is fairly large another electrolytic should be placed at the "other end" of the Vcc/ground distribution, along with an MLCC.
The seemingly high MLCC voltage rating has to do with a characteristic in which the capacitance rapidly degrades once the working voltage is exceeded. Although most of our circuits operate at a nominal 5 volts, ringing and miscellaneous transients can cause voltage excursions well in excess of Vcc.