Fairchild F8 general information

Note: this information is partly taken from official F8 manual

Fairchild F8 microprocessor kit includes following devices:

• 3850 CPU
• 3851 PSU (Program Storage Unit)
• 3852 DMI (Dynamic Memory Interface)
• 3853 SMI (Static Memory Interface)
• 3854 DMA (Direct Memory Access)

Features of 3850 CPU:

• 8-bit structure
• 2 milliseconds instruction cycle time
• More than 70 instructions
• 64 general purpose registers, one byte each
• Up to 64 kB of ROM or RAM in any combination
• No need of external interface device
• Programmable realtime clocks
• Internal power on and reset logic
• Multilevel interrupts