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Re: PSU related Blitter issues (Atari STE)
Posted: 29 Jul 2020 21:40
by sascha.springer
Thanks for your comments. I have changed the RAM modules but the glitches remained visible. The inserted modules have parity chips as well but I wanted to check out another fix before cutting traces. So actually I have replaced the CPU. The old type was an MC68000FN8 and the new one reads MC68HC000FN20.
I ran the demo for more than two hours and everything seems to be fine. I‘ll do another test tomorrow but I think and hope that this has fixed the issue. 8-)
Re: PSU related Blitter issues (Atari STE)
Posted: 29 Jul 2020 22:33
by Steve
sascha.springer wrote: 29 Jul 2020 21:40
Thanks for your comments. I have changed the RAM modules but the glitches remained visible. The inserted modules have parity chips as well but I wanted to check out another fix before cutting traces. So actually I have replaced the CPU. The old type was an MC68000FN8 and the new one reads MC68HC000FN20.
I ran the demo for more than two hours and everything seems to be fine. I‘ll do another test tomorrow but I think and hope that this has fixed the issue. 8-)
That is awesome news! Perhaps this new chip uses slightly less power or something.
Re: PSU related Blitter issues (Atari STE)
Posted: 30 Jul 2020 20:49
by sascha.springer
Steve wrote: 29 Jul 2020 22:33That is awesome news! Perhaps this new chip uses slightly less power or something.
Thanks.
I ran two more tests lately and everything works as expected. So finally I would say that the CPU change indeed fixed my issue. :D
Re: PSU related Blitter issues (Atari STE)
Posted: 09 Aug 2020 11:12
by sascha.springer
Here's a test version of the "Fast Bobs" demo for Blitter equipped Atari STs. Please let me know if there are issues on real hardware.
Re: PSU related Blitter issues (Atari STE)
Posted: 09 Aug 2020 11:48
by exxos
sascha.springer wrote: 29 Jul 2020 21:40
So actually I have replaced the CPU. The old type was an MC68000FN8 and the new one reads MC68HC000FN20.
I ran the demo for more than two hours and everything seems to be fine. I‘ll do another test tomorrow but I think and hope that this has fixed the issue. 8-)
Sounds like a bus loading issue again, did you try changing the pull ups ?
Re: PSU related Blitter issues (Atari STE)
Posted: 09 Aug 2020 12:36
by tzok
sascha.springer wrote: 09 Aug 2020 11:12
Here's a test version of the "Fast Bobs" demo for Blitter equipped Atari STs. Please let me know if there are issues on real hardware.
It runs fine on my BLiTTER enabled 1040STfm.
Re: PSU related Blitter issues (Atari STE)
Posted: 09 Aug 2020 16:03
by sascha.springer
exxos wrote: 09 Aug 2020 11:48Sounds like a bus loading issue again, did you try changing the pull ups ?
At first I wanted to fix the issue with "plug and play" solutions before heating up my solder iron. So actually I did not add the pull ups.
tzok wrote: 09 Aug 2020 12:36
It runs fine on my BLiTTER enabled 1040STfm.
Great! Thanks for the report.