ISA 4MB EMS Expansion ISA Card
GITHUB: https://github.com/hkzlab/ISA_EMS_4Mb
This is a reimplementation of the lo-tech.co.uk 2Mb ISA EMS board with small changes:
All components are thru-hole instead of SMD
Maximum installable memory expanded to 4Mb
Activity led to indicate when the memory is accessed
Optional ROM expansion (had some free space on the PCB...)
Disclaimer
I take NO responsibility for what happens if you decide to build and use this card. Your computer might crash, catch fire or be destroyed in other nasty ways. Also, as this card is mostly based on the work of others, You're encourauged to take what you deem fit from this, and use it in your projects!
Additionally, do NOT CONTACT lo-tech.co.uk FOR SUPPORT, while this board is derived from their work, it is not their product, please do not waste their time.
Configuration
EMS
To configure the EMS, jumpers on J2 header are used.
Pins 1 and 2 configure the Page Frame base address, while 3 and 4 configure the IO Port base address.
EMS Page Frame Base
1 | 2 | Base |
---+---+-------+
X | X | C000h |
---+---+-------+
| X | D000h |
---+---+-------+
X | | E000h |
---+---+-------+
| | Inval |
---+---+-------+
EMS IO Port Base
3 | 4 | Base |
---+---+------------+
X | X | 260-263h |
---+---+------------+
| X | 264-267h |
---+---+------------+
X | | 268-26Bh |
---+---+------------+
| | 26C-26Fh |
---+---+------------+
ROM
To configure the expansion ROM, jumpers on J3 header are used.
The ENA pin will enable the ROM when jumpered.
When 32K pin is jumpered, only 32Kb of the ROM will be used. The ROM can be made to appear at the following addresses:
| A18 | A17 | A16 | A15 |
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
A000h | X | | X | X |
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
A800h | X | | X | | (32K only)
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
B000h | X | | | X |
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
B800h | X | | | | (32K only)
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
C000h | | X | X | X |
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
C800h | | X | X | | (32K only)
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
D000h | | X | | X |
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
D800h | | X | | | (32K only)
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
E000h | | | X | X |
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
E800h | | | X | | (32K only)
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
F000h | | | | X |
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
F800h | | | | | (32K only)
-------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Usage
You need a memory manager to use this board. The original LTEMM driver provided by lo-tech only supports up to 2Mb. You can find a modified version under the software directory of this repository that supports up to 4Mb (actually 4080Kb or 255 pages, to support all 256 pages I need to rework the detection logic a bit... will get around to it in the future).
Bill of Materials
All ICs are in DIP package.
If you don't need the expansion ROM feature, you can omit C19, C20, U1, U2, RN1, R1, R2 and J3.
U1, U7, U8: 74HCT688
U2: SST39SF010
U3, U4, U5, U6, U13, U14. U15, U16: AS6C4008 (You don't need to fill all sockets: fit as much memory as you need starting from socket 1!)
U11: 74HC04 (HCT is fine too)
U9: 74HCT139
U10: 74HCT32
U12: 74ACT245
U17: 74HCT138
U18, U19, U20, U21: 74HCT573
RN1: res. network, 10k, bussed, 6 pins
RN2: res. network, 10k, bussed, 5 pins
RN3: res. network, 10k, bussed, 9 pins.
R1, R2: 10k resistor
R3: ~470-1k resistor (depends on the type of LED mounted on D1 and desired brightness)
D1: 3.0mm or 5.0mm LED
J2 2x4 2.5mm breakable header
J3 2x7 2.5mm breakable header
C5, C6: 10uF / 50v electrolytic caps
Remaining caps: 22x 100nF, ceramic
ISA bracket: Keystone 9202, plus screws
Known Issues
I have received reports of this board being unstable when used with some homebrew PC clones, reports included the Xi8088 and NuXT. I have noted similar issues on a Micro8088. On the other hand, an all-CMOS board was tested fine on multiple AT clones I have. Replacing the following ICs with ones from the TTL family solved the issue for me and for others: U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U12.
Note that, for increased stability, I use an ISA terminator with these homebrew computers.
Note that the EEPROM U2 has no buffers on the data output. This can cause instability on loaded/noisy buses. Support for the EEPROM will be removed in newer iterations of this board to produce a smaller variant.
Credits
Thanks to lo-tech.co.uk for having published their schematics
Thanks to Sergey for all his projects!
ISA 4MB EMS Expansion ISA Card
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