MAX795 - MAD-1 alternative

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MaarioS
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MAX795 - MAD-1 alternative

Post by MaarioS »

Hi there, I want to use a MAX795 chip on my new SNES cartridge board that uses new chips. Although the game works 100% OK on my cart, it crashes completely at the time when the console wants to read from SRAM. I used MAX795 chip for this purpose and I suspect this is the problem. I checked several SRAM chips and the effect is exactly the same every time...

Here's how I connected the MAX795 chip. Is this correct??
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It works completely random with random glitches but it almost never works and I'm really out of ideas... At least BA6162 chip worked fine but unfortunately I ran out of them and I only have MAX795 right now that doesn't work. Here's the datasheet just for the convenience:
https://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/ ... AX795T.pdf

Anyone have any kind of suggestions?? Please for reply. Many thanks in advance!!
Ice Man
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Re: MAX795 - MAD-1 alternative

Post by Ice Man »

I'd be interested in such logic, too.
I want to make my own board with this as well.

As for your problem, I cannot help much but maybe try this:

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Original Pinout:
					  __  __
				OUT |01\/24| BATT
				VCC |02  23| /RESET
		  BATT ON |03  22| /CE OUT
				GND |04  21| /CE IN
					  ------

Pinout for SNES:					 
					  __  __
		 SRAM VCC |01\/24| 3V BAT w. 1k Ohm Resistor
				VCC |02  23| NC
			    NC |03  22| SRAM /CE
				GND |04  21| Cart #26
					  ------
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