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What Type of RAM should i be using?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:28 pm
by BigLadWhillis
pretty self explanatory. Should I Use SRAM, DRAM or a different type?
Re: What Type of RAM should i be using?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 6:40 pm
by thedrip
For practicality and ease of design, use SRAM. Attach the address and data bus, R/WB qualified by O2 and your Chip select logic and you're running.
If you're worried about being "period correct", use DRAM. There is quite a bit of supporting circuitry needed to refresh the dram that will very much complicate your design.
Re: What Type of RAM should i be using?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:32 pm
by BigEd
Agreed, SRAM is easiest and best for most purposes. And don't worry too much if you don't have a round number: if you buy a 128k SRAM because it's a good price and a good package, and only use 48k of it, that's fine.
Re: What Type of RAM should i be using?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:09 pm
by BigDumbDinosaur
pretty self explanatory. Should I Use SRAM, DRAM or a different type?
As the others suggested, go with SRAM. SRAM can be gotten in a variety of sizes, with the largest 5 volt-capable size being 512KB. I used a 128KB SRAM in my POC V1 series, grounded A16 and rigged up the glue logic to expose 52KB to the MPU ($0000-$CFFF).
Re: What Type of RAM should i be using?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:30 pm
by BigLadWhillis
Thank you all for the replies, I will most certainly go with SRAM, is the IDT 71256SA a good choice, It does not have 512Kbit of Storage (Half of that) But is one that i can acquire easily, i am not expecting to have 32KB of ram also, Closer To 24KB
Re: What Type of RAM should i be using?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:40 pm
by GARTHWILSON
From a quick (not very detailed) look at the data sheet, it looks like it will be perfectly fine. Do go through the 6502 primer before you get too far though.