Sega Saturn Internal Memory Mod with FRAM – no battery required
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SegaSaturn
· 3 years ago
... l notice that it operates with only 2 control signals: SRAMCE and MWR. Inspecting the UPD43257B datasheet reveals device operation as follows: Read – #CE1 = ‘0’ and #WE = ‘1’ Write – #CE1 = ‘0’ and #WE = ‘0’ Therefore, the Saturn doesn’t use an #OE signal for the BRAM. It simply strobes SRAMCE to read the BRAM contents. Luckily, the FM1808 can operate in a similar mode – #WE controlling timing. Below is an excerpt from the FM1808 datasheet. ...
