Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!yale!umich!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ucbvax!agate!linus!nixbur!nixpbe!peun11!josef From: josef@nixpbe.UUCP (Moellers) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: 32K by 8 FIFO Message-ID: Date: 17 Sep 90 07:06:49 GMT References: <6334@castle.ed.ac.uk> Sender: news@nixpbe.nixdorf.de Lines: 24 In <6334@castle.ed.ac.uk> elee24@castle.ed.ac.uk (H Bruce) writes: >Does anyone know of the existence of 32K by FIFO ? >If so could you tell me how much it costs ? >If the cost is two high I may consider making one myself. >The main components that I think I would need are: >1 32K by 8 static RAM >2 15 bit up/down counters (one for FIFO head, one for tail) >1 15 bit comparator to check that head and tail don't collide. >If anyone has any any comments on building FIFO's I would like to hear them. I have a comment: There is a chip made (at least) by TI (Texas Instruments) that is a FIFO Controller. You add Your memory and voila! I recall that it can manage up to 64KB, but I don't have the manual at hand. -- | Josef Moellers | c/o Nixdorf Computer AG | | USA: mollers.pad@nixdorf.com | Abt. PXD-S14 | | !USA: mollers.pad@nixdorf.de | Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring | | Phone: (+49) 5251 104662 | D-4790 Paderborn |