Specifications

Specifications

== ASTERISK SPEC ==

=== OVERVIEW ===

• 8 bit data width (16 bit in R2)
• 16 bit address bus, with 64KiB of memory space (8 regs) (32 bit with 128KiB in R2)
• Will run on a 1~2 MHz frequency (frequency may go up to ~4 MHz through later revisions)
• Memory banking through MB register, allowing for 384 memory banks (24 bit address space) with total size of ~24MiB of possible addressable memory (512 memory banks for ~32MiB for R2)
• [OPTIONAL] Expansion port allowing for peripheral s and expansion of general functionality.
• [OPTIONAL] Graphics embedded with 1~2MiB of dedicated graphics memory
• [OPTIONAL] Audio circuitry allowing for simple audio processing