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(On the discord, SCSR looked at the die and decided that pins 1,2,48 are an OR gate)
(Added comment based on additional info from SCSR on discord.)
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   01,02: The OR gate on pins 1, 2, and 48 was intended for a 28-pin  
   01,02: The OR gate on pins 1, 2, and 48 was intended for a 28-pin  
           128KiB CHR ROM, but TTA2 doesn't use it. Perhaps it's too slow?
           128KiB CHR ROM, but TTA2 doesn't use it. Perhaps it's too slow?
          This can be considered a general-purpose OR gate when not in debug mode.
   17,18: missing on TTA2, 3.58MHz [[wikipedia:Ceramic resonator|ceramic resonator]] on LP
   17,18: missing on TTA2, 3.58MHz [[wikipedia:Ceramic resonator|ceramic resonator]] on LP
   19: A3 on TTA2, A4 on LP
   19: A3 on TTA2, A4 on LP

Revision as of 16:01, 17 June 2022

Konami VRC7: 48-pin 0.6" PDIP marked: "VRC VII 053982" (canonically iNES Mapper 085)

                  .---\/---.
(PPU /RD) OR A -> | 01  48 | -> OR Y (NC)
(PPU A13) OR B -> | 02  47 | <- M2
           GND -- | 03  46 | -> WRAM /CS
           R/W -> | 04  45 | <- /ROMSEL
          /IRQ <+ | 05  44 | -> PRG /CS
     CIRAM A10 <- | 06  43 | -> Audio Out
        CPU D0 <> | 07  42 | -- +5V
        CPU D1 <> | 08  41 | -> CHR A17
        CPU D2 <> | 09  40 | -> CHR A16
        CPU D3 <> | 10  39 | -> CHR A15
        CPU D4 <> | 11  38 | -> CHR A14
        CPU D5 <> | 12  37 | -> CHR A13
        CPU D6 <> | 13  36 | -> CHR A12
        CPU D7 <> | 14  35 | -> CHR A11
        /DEBUG -> | 15  34 | -> CHR A10
        CPU A5 -> | 16  33 | <- PPU A12
    Crystal X2 -> | 17  32 | <- PPU A11
    Crystal X1 <- | 18  31 | <- PPU A10
        CPU An -> | 19  30 | -- +5V
       PRG A13 <- | 20  29 | <- CPU A14
       PRG A14 <- | 21  28 | <- CPU A13
       PRG A15 <- | 22  27 | <- CPU A12
       PRG A16 <- | 23  26 | -> PRG A18
           GND -- | 24  25 | -> PRG A17
                  `--------'
 
 01,02: The OR gate on pins 1, 2, and 48 was intended for a 28-pin 
         128KiB CHR ROM, but TTA2 doesn't use it. Perhaps it's too slow?
         This can be considered a general-purpose OR gate when not in debug mode.
 17,18: missing on TTA2, 3.58MHz ceramic resonator on LP
 19: A3 on TTA2, A4 on LP

Expansion audio mixing circuit:[1]
   The audio is mixed through a ceramic daughterboard with a 9 pin SIP connector. Pins 4-6 are unconnected,
    since they were primarily used for laser trimming the resistors during production.

           From 2A03---o--+-----------+
           (Cart.45)      |           |
           To RF-------o--|           |
           (Cart.46)      |           |
           GND---------o--|           |
                          |           |
           NC          o--|           |
           (Mix.4)        |           |
           NC          o--|           |
           (Mix.5)        |           |
           NC          o--|           |
           (Mix.6)        |           |
           GND---------o--|           |
                          |           |
           From VRC7---o--|           |
           (VRC7.43)      |           |
           VCC---------o--+-----------+
 
Equivalent circuit schematic:
   The daughterboard uses a dual op-amp for amplification. Only one amplifier is used.

           From 2A03----------------------------------------------------/\/\/---+
           (Cart.45)                                          _         3.9K    |
                                                             | \                |
           From VRC7---+---/\/\/---+--------+----------------|+  \              |
           (VRC7.43)   /   27K     |        /                |IC.A>-+---/\/\/---+---To RF
                       \          ---       \             +--|-  /  |   2.2K        (Cart.46)
                       / 2.2K     --- 4.7n  / 33K         |  |_/    |
                       |           |        |             |  240K   |
                       +-----------+--------+     NC------+--/\/\/--+
                       |                          (Mix.5) /         |
                       | VCC---+-------+                  \         |
                       |  |  _ |       |                  / 4.3K    |
                       |  | | \|       |          NC------+         +---NC
                       |  +-|+  \     ---         (Mix.6) |         /   (Mix.4)
                       |  | |IC.B>--x --- 0.1u           ---        \
                       |  +-|-  /      |                 --- 0.22u  / 910
                       |    |_/|       |                  |         |
           GND---------+-------+-------+------------------+---------+

Note that "DEBUG" mode is not function compatible with the default way the VRC7 is wired; nukeykt says that “in debug mode VRC7 changes its pinout: Pin 4 -> /CS, Pin 27 -> /IC, Pin 28 -> /WE, Pin 19 -> A0. Also at least pins 2 and 47 somehow affect debug mode”


See also: