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The Z88 only uses one half of this dual decode chip. This circuit may be made with

  • inverters
  • 2 NAND gates

The inverters are slower than the NAND gates, so it was decided to use 5 NAND gates using 3 of the gates as inverters.

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Part NoChipManufactureSpeed nS
PackagePrice



MinTypMax


1741279

SN74LVC1G139DCTR

Ti

<2.5
SM8$ 0.69

SN74LVC1G139DCUTTi / Farnell

<2.5
VSSOP£0.404

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  • A19 - Selects either the top half of the 1M memory space for the flash chip or the bottom half for the RAM using the A input.
  • /CE - Selects the 1M cardthis chip.

Truth Table of Decode Chip

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Adding an additional chip SN74LVC1G0832 SN74LVC1G139 2-to-4 Line Decoder will allow the /CE , A and B for /Y2 and /Y3 to be decoded.

Looking through the datasheets for a Texas Instruments VC1 chip found the following timings:-

Part NoChipManufactureSpeed nS
PackagePrice



MinTypMax



SN74LVC1G0832

Ti

<2.5
SOT-23 (DBV)$ 0.69
Single 3-Input Positive AND-OR Gate display fast times.

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The Z88 only uses one half of this dual decode chip. This circuit may be made with

  • inverters
  • 2 NAND gates

The inverters are slower than the NAND gates, so it was decided to use 5 NAND gates using 3 of the gates as inverters.

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Circuit Diagram using the Single 3-Input Positive AND-OR Gate and a single decode chip.

To be drawn

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