KR580VM80A

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KR580VM80A
KR580VM80A CPU, Plastic DIP
General information
Launchedc. 1979
Discontinuedc. 1991
Common manufacturer(s)
  • USSR
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2 MHz to 2.5 MHz
Architecture and classification
Technology node6 µm
Instruction set8080
Physical specifications
Socket(s)

The KR580VM80A (Russian: КР580ВМ80А) is a Soviet microprocessor, a clone of the Intel 8080 CPU.[1][2] Different versions of this CPU were manufactured beginning in the late 1970s, the earliest known use being in the SM1800 computer in 1979. Initially called the K580IK80 (К580ИК80), it was produced in a 48-pin planar metal-ceramic package. Later, a version in a PDIP-40 package was produced and was named the KR580IK80A (КР580ИК80А). The pin layout of the latter completely matched that of Intel's 8080A CPU. In 1986 this CPU received a new part number to conform with the 1980 Soviet integrated circuit designation and became known as the KR580VM80A (КР580ВМ80А), the number it is most widely known by today (the KR580VV51A and KR580VV55A peripheral devices went through similar revisions). Normal clock frequency for the K580IK80A is 2 MHz, with speeds up to 2.5 MHz for the KR580VM80A. The KR580IK80A was manufactured in a 6 µm process.[3] In the later KR580VM80A the feature size was reduced to 5 µm and the die became 20% smaller.[4]

Technology and support chips[edit]

The KR580VM80A was manufactured with an n-MOS process. The pins were electrically compatible with TTL logic levels. The load capacity of each output pin was sufficient for one TTL input. The output capacitance of each control and data pins was ≤ 100pF each.

Original version K580IK80
Military version 580VM80 in a ceramic package
Micrograph of the KR580VM80A die (size 4634µm x 4164µm)
KR580VI53 timer made by "Kvantor" Zbarazh, "Rodon" Ivano-Frankivsk, "Kvasar" Kiev (top to bottom), all factories were located in Ukraine
KR580VV55A parallel interface
KR580GF24 clock generator made by "Gamma" Zaporizhia, Ukraine

The family consists of the following chips:[5][6][7]

Designation Western equivalent Description
Russian English
К580ИК80 K580IK80 Intel 8080 central processing unit
КР580ИК80А KR580IK80A
КР580ВМ80A KR580VM80A
К580ИК51 K580IK51 Intel 8251 serial interface/communication controller
КР580ИК51А KR580IK51A
КР580ВВ51A KR580VV51A
КР580ИК53 KR580IK53 Intel 8253 programmable interval timer
КР580ВИ53 KR580VI53
К580ИК55 K580IK55 Intel 8255 programmable parallel interface
КР580ИК55А KR580IK55A
КР580ВВ55A KR580VV55A
КР580ИК57 KR580IK57 Intel 8257 programmable DMA controller
КР580ВТ57 KR580VT57
КР580ВН59 KR580VN59 Intel 8259 programmable interrupt controller
КР580ГФ1 KR580GF1 system clock generator/driver
КР580ВГ18 KR580VG18 Intel 8218 Multi-master bus arbitration logic
КР580ГФ24 KR580GF24 Intel 8224 system clock generator/driver
КР580ВК28 KR580VK28 Intel 8228 bus controllers/drivers
КР580ВН28 KR580VN28
КР580ВК38 KR580VK38 Intel 8238 bus controllers/drivers
КР580ВТ42 KR580VT42 Intel 3242 DRAM address multiplexer and refresh counter
КР580ВГ75 KR580VG75 Intel 8275 programmable CRT video display controller
КР580ВГ76 KR580VG76 Intel 8276 programmable CRT video display controller
КР580ВВ79 KR580VV79 Intel 8279 programmable peripheral device, keyboard and display controller
КР580ВГ79 KR580VG79
КР580ИР82 KR580IR82 Intel 8282 buffer registers
КР580ИР83 KR580IR83 Intel 8283 inverting buffer registers
КР580ВА86 KR580VA86 Intel 8286 bus drivers
КР580ВА87 KR580VA87 Intel 8287 inverting bus drivers
КР580ВК91А KR580VK91A Intel 8291A GPIB Talker / Listener
КР580ВГ92 KR580VG92 Intel 8292 GPIB Controller
КР580ВА93 KR580VA93 Intel 8293 GPIB Transceiver

For brevity, the table above lists only the chip variants in a plastic DIP (prefix КР) as well as the original planar package (prefix К). Not listed separately are variants in a ceramic DIP (prefix КМ for commercial version and prefix М or no prefix for the military version) or export variants (prefix ЭКР) in a plastic DIP but with a pin spacing of one tenth of an inch.

For the KR580VM1 (КР580ВМ1) see Further development below.

Several integrated circuits in the K580 series were actually intended for other microprocessor families: the KR580VR43 (КР580ВР43 — Intel 8243) for the K1816 family (Intel MCS-48) and the KR580GF84 (КР580ГФ84Intel 8284) / KR580VG88 (КР580ВГ88Intel 8288) / KR580VB89 (КР580ВБ89Intel 8289) for the K1810 family (Intel 8086). Additionally, most devices in the K580 series could be used for the K1810 series as well.

KR580VM80A vs. Intel 8080A[edit]

While the Soviet clone appears to be fully software-compatible with Intel 8080A, there is a slight difference between the two processors' interrupt handling logic, which looks like an error in the KR580VM80A's microcode.[8] If a CALL instruction opcode is supplied during INTA cycle and the INT input remains asserted, the KR580VM80A does not clear its internal Interrupt Enable flag, despite the INTE output going inactive. As a result, the CPU enters a microcode loop, continuously acknowledging the interrupt and pushing the PC onto the stack, which leads to stack overflow. In a typical hardware configuration this phenomenon is masked by the behavior of 8259A interrupt controller, which deasserts INT during INTA cycle. The Romanian MMN8080 behaves the same as the KR580VM80A; no other 8080A clones seem to be affected by this error.

Applications[edit]

The KR580VM80A was popular in home computers, computer terminals, industrial controllers. Some of the examples of its successful application are:

  • KUVT Korvet educational computer
  • Radio-86RK (Радио 86РК), probably the most popular amateur single-board computer in the Soviet Union
  • Micro-80 (Микро-80 in Russian), Radio 86RK's predecessor
  • Orion-128 (Орион-128 in Russian), Radio 86RK's successor, which had a graphical display
  • Specialist (computer), similar to Orion-128
  • UT-88 amateur computer
  • SM 1800 industrial mini computer
  • Vector-06C home computer, where KR580VM80A is overclocked to 3 MHz by design
  • TIA-MC-1 (ТИА-МЦ-1) arcade machine
  • Juku E5101 educational computer designed in Estonia
  • Maestro (Маэстро) soviet four voice hybrid analog synthesizer keyboard

Further development[edit]

Mirroring the development in the West, where the Intel 8080 was succeeded by the binary compatible Intel 8085 and Zilog Z80 as well as the source compatible Intel 8086, the Soviet Union produced the IM1821VM85A (ИМ1821ВМ85А, actually the CMOS version Intel 80C85), KR1858VM1 (КР1858ВМ1), and K1810VM86 (К1810ВМ86), respectively.[9] The 580VM80 is still shown on the price list of 15 August 2022 of the "Kvazar" plant in Kyiv[10] together with various support chips of the K580 series.

Another development, the KR580VM1 (КР580ВМ1), has no western equivalent.[11] The KR580VM1 extends the Intel 8080 architecture and is binary compatible with it. The extensions differ, however, from both the Intel 8085 and the Zilog Z80. The KR580VM1 extends the address range from 64KB to 128KB. It adds two registers, H1 and L1, that can be used instead of H and L. Several 16-bit arithmetic instructions were added as well (DAD, DSUB, DCOMP).[12] Just like the Intel 8085 and the Zilog Z80, the KR580VM1 needs only a single +5V power supply instead of the three voltages required by the KR580VM80A. The maximum clock frequency was increased from 2 MHz to 5 MHz while the power consumption was reduced from 1.35W to 0.5W, compared to the KR580VM80A.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ниссельсон, Л.И. (1989). Цифровые и аналоговые интегральные микросхемы [Digital and analog integrated circuits] (in Russian). Радио и связь. pp. 145–173. ISBN 5256002597.
  2. ^ Khvosch, Sergey; Varlinsky N.N; Popov E.A. (1987). "Микропроцессорный комплект БИС К580". In Khvosch S.T. (ed.). Микропроцессоры и микроЭВМ в системах автоматического управления (in Russian). Leningrad: Mashinostroenie, Leningradskoe otd-nie. pp. 64–114.
  3. ^ "KR580IK80A : Weekend die-shot". Zeptobars. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ "KR580VM80A : Weekend die-shot". Zeptobars. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ Козак, Виктор Романович (24 May 2014). "Номенклатура интегральных микросхем — Микропроцессоры: серии 580 - 589" [Nomenclature of integrated circuits — Microprocessors: Series 580 - 589] (in Russian). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  6. ^ "580 серия" [580 series] (in Russian). Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  7. ^ Нефедов, А.В. (2002). Интегральные микросхемы и их зарубежные аналоги. Том 06. Серии К565-К599 [Integrated circuits and their foreign equivalents. Volume 06. Series K565-K599.] (in Russian). Moscow: ИП РадиоСофт. ISBN 5-93037-039-7. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. ^ "RetroBrew Computers Forum: General Discussion » 8080 varieties - differences". www.retrobrewcomputers.org. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  9. ^ "Soviet microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPU chips and their western analogs". CPU-world. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ^ "ПРОДУКЦИЯ И ЦЕНЫ" [Products and prices] (in Russian). Kiev: DP "Kvazar-IS". 15 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  11. ^ А. В. Кобылинский, В. В. Бестенков, Е. Я. Столяров, В. А. Темченко «8-разрядный микропроцессор КР580ВМ1»
  12. ^ "СИСТЕМА КОМАНД МИКРОПРОЦЕССОРА КР580ВМ1" [Instruction set of the microprocessor KR580VM1] (in Russian). Retrieved 21 January 2020.

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