Sharp MZ-3500 Personal Computer User Manual


 
M 7.
3500
Operational
description
(1)
Upon
reset
after
power
on, the
main
CPU
loads
the
contents
of the
initial
program
loader
(IPL)
into
RAM
starting
at
address
4000H,
during which time
reset
is
applied
to the
sub-CPU.
TIMING
OF
RESET
SIGNAL
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START
POWER
OFF
(2)
The
main
CPU
then
terminates
resetting
the sub CPU
and
starts
the
sub-CPU.
At the
same
time,
the ROM
IPL is
assigned
to the
sub-CPU.
(3)
The
main
CPU
then
send
the
memory
allocation
(state)
to
SD1,
and
starts
to
load
DOS
from
the
system
floppy
disk.
Signal
generated
from
the
CR
network
and
power supply
Output
signal
from
the
main
CPU
port
MAIN
CPU
START
a.
Main
CPU
reset
time
b.
Main
CPU IPL
load time
Memory
Map
Data:
1.
ROM-B
is
tested
to
determine
if
ROM's
are
present.
2. The
ROM-IPL functions under
control
of the
main
CPU
at
first,
but
later
it
functions under
the
sub-CPU after
the IPL
program
has
been
loaded
in
RAM.
3.
RAM-COM
is
shared
by
both
the
main
CPU and the
sub-
CPU.
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4.
Memories
other
than
described
above
cannot
be
accessed
under
the SDO
state.
5.
Bank
select, MAO~MA3,
is
used
within
the
address
range
ofCOOOH-FFFFH.