ISA 2MB EMS Expansion ISA Card
GITHUB: https://github.com/hkzlab/ISA_EMS_2Mb
This is a reimplementation of the lo-tech.co.uk 2Mb ISA EMS board with the following changes:
All thru-hole instead of SMD, while retaining a rather compact format
Activity led to indicate when the memory is accessed
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 |
---+---+------------+
Usage
You need a memory manager to use this board. I'm including the LTEMM driver provided by lo-tech in this repository. Please refer to this page regarding the terms of use.
Bill of Materials
All ICs are in DIP package.
U7, U8: 74HCT688
U3, U4, U5, U6: 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: 74LS245 (You can substitude this for an HCT/ACT/F/ALS part)
U17: 74HCT138
U18, U19, U20, U21: 74HCT573
RN2: res. network, 10k, bussed, 5 pins
RN3: res. network, 10k, bussed, 9 pins.
R3: ~470-1k resistor (depends on the type of LED mounted on D1 and desired brightness)
D1: 3.0mm or 5.0mm LED, you can use an horizontal mount led too
J2 2x4 2.5mm breakable header
C5, C6: 10uF / 50v electrolytic caps
Remaining caps: 16x 100nF, ceramic
ISA bracket: Keystone 9202, plus screws. You will have to cut a hole for the LED.
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: U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U12.
Note that, for increased stability, I use an ISA terminator with these homebrew computers.
Credits
Thanks to lo-tech.co.uk for having published their schematics
Thanks to Sergey for all his projects!
ISA 2MB EMS Expansion ISA Card
*PCBWay community is a shared platform and we are not responsible for any design issues.
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