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Post #14 by Bunsen
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateWed, 9 Nov 2011 - 23:57
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/sigma-designs-video-card-for-se-30.24189/
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Not sure if hooking a scope on every pin would allow me to detect the signals, though.
Well, a multimeter to work out which pins short to (ie, are) ground is probably a good start. That both reduces the number of pins to buzz, and might help prevent future experimental damage through short circuits.

Scoping the other pins for signals would depend on convincing the card to output an image though, I guess. If that can be done, your scope should help you detect which pins are carrying signals - even overlaid signals - and deduce the timings. From timing, you (we?) can probably have a stab at which signal is which.

Funny that none of the crystals' (dot clock?) frequencies match the usual Apple specs: as you can see in the pic, they are 56.66 (close, but not equal to that of the Portrait Display and the 16"), 62.955 and 69.251 MHz
Do integer divisions of any of those frequencies produce any familiar numbers?

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