I'm new to the MegaDrive so bear with me. Short version: does anyone know if it's possible to raise an "external" (level 2) 68000 interrupt on a MegaDrive using only the signals available on the cartridge slot? Long version: I would like to build a custom cartridge that turns a MegaDrive into a simple computer: 1) A CompactFlash slot as a "hard disk" 2) A PS2 keyboard socket 3) A simple command-line OS 4) Boot ROM images stored as files on the CF card So far it all looks pretty feasible, except for one small thing. I need my hardware to be able to raise an interrupt on the 68000 and I can't see how to do that without modding the host MegaDrive, which I want to avoid.
You can make a interrupt using a pin on the joypad port without much trouble. I'm not sure you can send any interrupt in the cartridge>megadrive direction. It is more megadrive>cartridge to me.