Clock rate is not dictated by the design. However, It was not designed to replace a z80 processor in one of those old Z80 based toys where programmers still did timing via instruction execution periods for each instruction. If that is what you are looking for another implementation would be more appropriate.
bj Porcella
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----- Original Message -----From: McMeikan, AndrewSent: Friday, November 26, 2004 2:26 AMSubject: RE: [zxgate] Z80 Instruction TestI was just wondering if your core had a timing compatibility mode, or if it only runs flat out? Assuming it only runs at the high speed, do you think it would be hard to adapt?cya, Andrew...-----Original Message-----All:
From: Brewster J Porcella [mailto:bporcella@...]
Sent: Sunday, 18 April 2004 1:10 AM
To: zxgate@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [zxgate] Z80 Instruction Test
I am building a Z80 Core on OpenCores. This core differs from the
t80 core that some of you are familiar with in a couple of ways..
1) Written in verilog
2) designed for SoC applications (not as a standalone FPGA)
3) Designed to optomize use of internal ASIC SRAM - its fast.
The processor is more complicated than I had origionally anticipated -
so project is proceeding slower than I had expected. However, I
should be into verification in a matter of weeks.
I have seen reference to an instruction "exercizer" on these pages.
Can anyone out there point me to a good test (hopefully written in
assembly language) that verifies proper instruction execution ?
bj
(btw - if anyone wishes to help with the verification process - let
me know - need all the help I can get)
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