trying to make mapper 140 bank switching question.

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trying to make mapper 140 bank switching question.
by on (#147853)
hello everyone I am sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but can somebody please explain this to me. I am trying to make a mapper 140 out of an GNROM cart. It is to make Bashi Bazook. Thi is a line from amother page and I am not exactly sure how to do this...
Placing the bank register in $6000-$7FFF instead of $8000-$FFFF gives mapper 140.
can some please explain this as I am not to savy on bank switching but would love to learn thank you all in advance.
Re: trying to make mapper 140 bank switching question.
by on (#147861)
You'll need to replace the 74'161's clock input with NAND4(CPU A14, CPU A13, /ROMSEL, M2).
Re: trying to make mapper 140 bank switching question.
by on (#147864)
I am sorry is this a rewiring change or a programming change. Again I am sorry if these are stupid questions just can't seem to find a lot of info for explanations of these things. And I am not sure if it is a rewiring thing which pins need to go where.
Re: trying to make mapper 140 bank switching question.
by on (#147876)
Essentially you'll be wiring the PRG RAM decoding circuit of Family BASIC onto your cart board. Except instead of running the output of the 7420 to a RAM's enable, you run it to one of the control lines of the 74HC161 or 74HC377 that holds the bank number.
Re: trying to make mapper 140 bank switching question.
by on (#147879)
OK thank you for the explaintion. unfortunately it seems like it is over my head. I am good with rewiring through schematics but I really get confused with the bank switching stuff. Does anyone happen to have info on what rewiring specifically needs to be done for Bashi Bazook. Again thanks to all.