Hello,
I'm looking to convert the 256 kbit SRAM on a SHVC-1L5B-20 PCB to 1 Mbit SRAM and am looking for some direction. When comparing chip pinouts, I see the 256Kb is 28 pins while the 1Mb is 32 pins. I also see that pin 28 of the 256 (VCC) conflicts with pin 30 of the 1Mb (CE2). Does that mean I should isolate pin 30 (CE2) of the 1Mb? And where should I route that pin connection to?
Since seeing Voultar's Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImH8B1cG3p0 on YT, I have on a personal quest to make my own Gradius III reproduction incorporated with Vitor Vilela's SA1 enhancement hack https://github.com/VitorVilela7/SA1-Root. Unfortunately, I think think that video has a lot of misleading information which I think is odd considering the author's reputation and experience.
So, I've identified a suitable donor PCB from the Japanese Super Famicom game Mini Yonku Shining Scorpion https://www.pricecharting.com/game/super-famicom/mini-yonku-shining-scorpion. It comes with the SHVC-1L5B-20 revision PCB that has a SOP-28 256 kbit SRAM, and solder mask-covered pads allowing for the mounting of a larger SOP-32 SRAM. Oh, and this cart can be had for under $10 shipped from Japan through EBay.
I'm looking to convert the 256 kbit SRAM on a SHVC-1L5B-20 PCB to 1 Mbit SRAM and am looking for some direction. When comparing chip pinouts, I see the 256Kb is 28 pins while the 1Mb is 32 pins. I also see that pin 28 of the 256 (VCC) conflicts with pin 30 of the 1Mb (CE2). Does that mean I should isolate pin 30 (CE2) of the 1Mb? And where should I route that pin connection to?
Since seeing Voultar's Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImH8B1cG3p0 on YT, I have on a personal quest to make my own Gradius III reproduction incorporated with Vitor Vilela's SA1 enhancement hack https://github.com/VitorVilela7/SA1-Root. Unfortunately, I think think that video has a lot of misleading information which I think is odd considering the author's reputation and experience.
So, I've identified a suitable donor PCB from the Japanese Super Famicom game Mini Yonku Shining Scorpion https://www.pricecharting.com/game/super-famicom/mini-yonku-shining-scorpion. It comes with the SHVC-1L5B-20 revision PCB that has a SOP-28 256 kbit SRAM, and solder mask-covered pads allowing for the mounting of a larger SOP-32 SRAM. Oh, and this cart can be had for under $10 shipped from Japan through EBay.