IC6 pin 5 can be left floating or connected to and used
as a logic level signal to control the flow of data from
the attached Console Device to the Mega-68000 Computer
System.
When IC6 pin 5
is left floating end of line delays and possibly
inter-character delays will need to be inserted by the
Console Device when sending data to the Mega-68000 to
avoid data loss.
The Console Device
is typically a PC running Terminal Emulation software.
If you require such software download "Tera Term" - it
is free + extremely easy to setup and use. Tera Term
will emulate a VT100 Terminal on a PC and it allows you
to specify end of line and inter-character delays. This
basic setup will do, but it can be improved upon - so
read on.
When IC6 pin 5 is
used as a flow control signal end of line and
inter-character delays are not necessary. The flow
control signal works as follows: |
