First Power Up
Sorry, it did not work!
Address 0-3 light up concurrently
Tracked this down to duplicate labels RA0-3 in the schematic.
Fixed by cutting tracks (8) and adding wire links (4).
Jump does not work
The problem was that the diode ROM low voltage is about 0.9v but the 74LS14 needs less than 0.8v to trip. A 74LS04 would work (trip voltage is about 1.3v) but better to use a 74HC14. I am migrating to HC anyway.
Read/Write to RAM does not work
What can I say, I did not check the schematic and it does not work!
Removed the RAM and support chips.
Okay, the basic TD4B now works (except for the memory):
Redesign
Use different coloured LEDs, it adds to the visual appeal of the CPU.
I also have to redesign the decoder, !WE is flawed and the next step is to add a Page register.
Also the AOUT and DOUT registers should be reset on RESET.
At the moment the the TD4B is programmed to count from 0 to 255 and then stop:
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