Re: Chip questions

  Thanks Clay. Just the info I needed.

Pat

On 9/13/2010 7:12 PM, Clay Cowgill wrote:
>> The part numbers in question are:
>>
>> ADC0800
> 8-bit ADC. I can't think of any vector games that used it. Atari usually
> used ADC0804's or similar (the four-channel version since they needed to
> read more than one analog input for joystick/yoke type applications).
>
>> AD7533
> 10-bit DAC. I can't think of any vector stuff it was used on either. It's
> kinda like the AD561 used in Asteroids/Sega G80 stuff, but not pin/function
> compatible
>
>> AD7524
> 8-bit DAC. You see them on sound boards occasionally. (Mortal Kombat 1-era
> sound boards for example.) Pretty common.
>
>> DAC208 (I think) might be DAC808
> DAC-808 would be another 8-bit DAC. Can't think of what used it though
> (it's the same as an MC1480). If it's a DAC-08, that's a pretty common one.
> (Nintendo used 'em for sound output-- Atari used one to make a successive
> approxmiation ADC for the thrust control input on Lunar Lander. That's an
> MC1408/DAC-08.)
>
> -Clay
>
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