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Re: Is the 14 Mhz hack worth it!
« on: October 23, 2015, 06:03:17 PM »
So far everyone seems to have missed the boat on this topic! :laugh1:

The biggest problem with this hack is not the 2x CPU speed, rather it's the 2x E clock speed.

The E clock is generated by the 68000 CPU and supplied to the CIA chips for a timing reference.

The easiest fix would appear to be to divide the E clock by 2. But there is still some inaccuracy with this approach in that the E clock is not a 50/50 duty cycle clock, rather it's a 40/60 duty cycle clock.

The second but smaller problem is that there should be one 14 MHz wait state added at cycle termination to meet the 7 MHz 68000 timing specs. But with some moderate skew on the 14 MHz clock and some extra timing margin in on-board devices you might get by OK without the extra wait state. ;)

Now, when you consider the time, effort and extra logic needed to do it right is it then really worth all the effort?
« Last Edit: October 23, 2015, 06:07:52 PM by SpeedGeek »