Path: news.weeg.uiowa.edu!news.uiowa.edu!uunet!decwrl!waikato.ac.nz!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!David.Empson Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Apple SSC and CTS/RTS choking on the 6551 Message-ID: <1992Nov22.120942.24952@actrix.gen.nz> From: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 12:09:42 GMT Sender: David.Empson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) References: <1992Nov16.215050.13861@cs.UAlberta.CA> <1992Nov20.210357.24001@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> Organization: Actrix Information Exchange Lines: 25 In article <1992Nov20.210357.24001@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> johnp@silver.lcs.mit.edu (John Palaima) writes: > Does anyone know a hardware cure for fixing the screwy 6551 on the > SSC card other than replacing it with the CMOS..it fixes the problem > but the timing ould be too far off Please elaborate. What do you mean by "the timing would be too far off"? The 6551 and 65C51 have nearly identical bus interface timings characteristics. I gather your problem with the 6551 is that CTS kills the trasmitter, RTS kills the transmitter, DTR kills the receiver AND the transmitter, and DCD kills the receiver. On the 65C51, CTS still kills the transmitter, but it lets a partial byte through. Similarly, DCD kills the receiver but lets a partial byte through. The other signals behave as before - turning off RTS will disable the transmitter, turning off DTR will disable all transmit and receive (and interrupts). -- David Empson Internet: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz EMPSON_D@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand Path: news.weeg.uiowa.edu!news.uiowa.edu!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: foegelle@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Michael Foegelle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Fast modems and the SSC Message-ID: <84168@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 22 Nov 92 22:21:19 GMT References: <01GR5CHJVLQAB7AW8E@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU> <1992Nov14.220135.23211@netcom.com> <1992Nov16.074456.13677@actrix.gen.nz> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX Lines: 46 In article <1992Nov16.074456.13677@actrix.gen.nz> David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes: >Regarding the Super Serial Card, which uses a 6551: > >The 6551 has two very nasty features with its flow control inputs. If >the CTS input goes inactive, the transmit data signal is IMMEDIATELY >cut off. > >Stuff about DCD and DSR deleted< > >The CMOS 6551 (65C51) is somewhat better: CTS cuts off the transmitter >after the current byte has been completely transmitted. It has the >same behaviour for DCD. >Its other advantage is that disabling receive interrupts also disables >the DCD and DSR change of state interrupt. This cannot be disabled on >the original 6551, which is why a IIe will usually hang if you unplug >the modem from the SSC while you aren't in a comms program. > Be careful with your descriptions. The 65C51A works as you describe, but the 65C51 works identically to the 6551 in terms of CTS. At least that's the way the GE/Harris/RCA version works. I believe there's also a 6551A available which may solve the problem as well. >BUT, I don't think you can simply replace a 6551 with a 65C51. We >tried this in one of the products my company produces, and it didn't >work reliably, because the two chips expect different types of crystals. >-- I'm using a 65C51A in my SSC with my 14.4Kbaud Supra with no problems. It also solved the problem that the 6551 had with RTS low forcing CTS low internally (a problem mentioned several months back). For about six bucks from a mail order electronics house, it's a pretty easy fix. >David Empson > >Internet: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz EMPSON_D@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz >Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Foegelle | | foegelle@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu ____________ | You want it | foegelle@utaphy.ph.utexas.edu | | GEnie: M.FOEGELLE2 University of | WHEN? | Wunderland BBS (512) 472-0544 Texas at Austin | | 14.4kbaud, v.32/bis: Sysop