Re: Unknown holes in the motherboard of the CBM610

From: Segher Boessenkool <segher_at_kernel.crashing.org>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:33:20 -0500
Message-ID: <20180430233320.GF14117@gate.crashing.org>
On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 08:44:23PM +0200, Mia Magnusson wrote:
> Den Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:59:21 +0200 skrev Gerrit Heitsch
> <gerrit@laosinh.s.bawue.de>:
> > On 04/30/2018 07:51 PM, Mia Magnusson wrote:
> > > But why not just join each of those TTL inputs with +5V directly on
> > > the nearby chip?
> > > 
> > > Does some 74xx IC's work better with slightly less drive to +5V on
> > > the signal that feeds the inputs?
> > 
> > I don't remember where, but I read somewhere, that you shouldn't
> > connect a TTL input directly to +5V.
> 
> Interesting!
> 
> IIRC all data sheets indicate that anything between 2.4V and 5V is
> treated like a correct "1".
> 
> Maybe it's different on different TTL families? The B series uses a lot
> of S logic.

If you have a little bit of overvoltage on a TTL input (say, during
power-on) you get a nice big fat short in the TTL device, taking out
your power supply (or the whole system) if you have no current-limiting
resistor on the input connected to Vcc.


Segher
Received on 2018-05-01 02:00:03

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