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Ben Eater 6502 Kit — Day 10

Martin KrischikNov 11, 2020, 5:11:48 PM
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After I checked the CPU by hardcoding a NOP operation with 8 1kΩ resistors the next step is adding a ROM to for the future programs. Or better an EEPROM (electrical erasable read only memory). I already filled the ROM with NOP in Ben Eater 6502 Kit — Day 8. All I need to do is attach the ROM. Which is quite a bit of work:

Placing the ROM and the NAND chip

All memory added to a computer need a memory management unit to generate the chip select signals o the correct chip is activated. This project uses a simple 4×2 NAND to do the job. Mind you, I have an 2×4 AND and 1×8 NAND as well to make it more sophisticated.

Connect the chip select.
Connect the first address bus line

The placement of the address lines on the AT28C256 is rather chaotic. 

Finished with the address lines
Added the data lines
Attached the Arduino

After attaching the ROM I tested the CPU. The result was as expected: After the reset sequence the CPU started execution at hex EAEA as described in the video.

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