Hard Reset from ECI?

[+Larry]

Can the 65' and 130XE's be reset from the ECI? What I'm thinking of is a reset switch/resistor(s) being added to a cartridge "expander" such as the XE adapter originally furnished for the MIO. Sort of an adaptation of Bob Woolley's original "Freezer." (?)

 

-Larry

[BillC]

Can the 65' and 130XE's be reset from the ECI? What I'm thinking of is a reset switch/resistor(s) being added to a cartridge "expander" such as the XE adapter originally furnished for the MIO. Sort of an adaptation of Bob Woolley's original "Freezer." (?)

 

-Larry

Pin 2 of the ECI port is /RST so it should be simple enough to accomplish. The ECI port isn't present on the NTSC version of the 65XE.

[+Larry]

Thanks! True, the great majority of US 65XE's did not have ECI. Late models that shared (essentially) the same mobo with the 130XE did, however, so only those and PAL models would be candidates.

-Larry

 

Can the 65' and 130XE's be reset from the ECI? What I'm thinking of is a reset switch/resistor(s) being added to a cartridge "expander" such as the XE adapter originally furnished for the MIO. Sort of an adaptation of Bob Woolley's original "Freezer." (?)

 

-Larry

Pin 2 of the ECI port is /RST so it should be simple enough to accomplish. The ECI port isn't present on the NTSC version of the 65XE.

[candle]

not

you can short this pin to ground allright, but it isn't the way it works

 

this is OUTPUT form NE555 chip on motherboard, and its totem-pole, so chip is activly driving both levels (low and high)

if you short it to ground, NE555 output may get eventually damaged

[+Larry]

Hi Candle-

 

Thanks, is there a better/good way to do it -- still from the ECI?

 

-Larry

 

not

you can short this pin to ground allright, but it isn't the way it works

 

this is OUTPUT form NE555 chip on motherboard, and its totem-pole, so chip is activly driving both levels (low and high)

if you short it to ground, NE555 output may get eventually damaged

[candle]

unfortunatly not