Megadrive External Interrupt?

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  1. prophet36

    prophet36 Member

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    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.
     
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    ElBarto Robust Member

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  3. Fonzie

    Fonzie Peppy Member

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    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.
     
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