Motorola 68000
The Motorola MC68000 (P/N 156-1445-00,156-1445-04,156-1445-05,156-2360-00) is a 16-bit microprocessor monolithic integrated circuit with internal 32-bit architecture and buses, introduced in 1979.
It requires +5 V power only and came initially in 64-pin DIL packages. The external bus is asynchronous.
The 68000 has non-multiplexed data (16 bit) and address (24 bit) buses. The 68008 was a version with an 8-bit external data bus, initially available in a 48-pin DIL package.
The 68010 (1982) included minor improvements to support virtual memory and virtualization.
The data ALU is 16 bits wide.
Initial speed grades were 4, 6 and 8 MHz. Faster versions and CMOS implementations were available later, as were second-source versions.
The original 4 MHz Motorola 68000 CPU was added to the Tek parts inventory in March 1980 as P/N 156-1445-00, at a unit cost of $150 (~$590 in 2026 dollars).
Links
- Motorola 68000 @ Wikipedia
Used in
- 4041 – 68000
- AM700 – MC68040 (U64, main CPU), MC68340 (U110, I/O processor)
- DAS9200 – 68010
- SG5030 – 68HC000 (PLCC68)
- Prism 3002 – 68010
- THS720 – MC68331 (68020 based MCU)
- VM700, VM700A − 68008 (front panel)
Some instruments using part Motorola 68000
| Instrument | Manufacturer | Class | Description | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370 | Sony/Tektronix | Curve Tracer | Digital curve tracer | 1986 |
| 370A | Sony/Tektronix | Curve Tracer | Digital curve tracer | 1991 |
| 370B | Sony/Tektronix | Curve Tracer | Digital curve tracer | (?) |
| 371 | Sony/Tektronix | Curve Tracer | Digital curve tracer | 1988 |
| 371A | Sony/Tektronix | Curve Tracer | Digital curve tracer | 1991 |
| 4041 | Tektronix | Computer | BASIC-programmable computer | 1982 |
| AM700 | Tektronix | Audio/Video | Audio Measurement System | (?) |
| DAS9200 | Tektronix | Logic Analyzer | Logic Analyzer | 1986 |
| Keithley 182 | Keithley | Multimeter | 6½-digit sensitive voltmeter | (?) |
| Prism 3002 | Tektronix | Logic Analyzer | Logic Analyzer | 1992 |
| RTD710 | Sony/Tektronix | Oscilloscope | 100 MHz digitizer | 1988 |
| SG5030 | Tektronix | Plug-in | leveled sinewave generator | 1991 |
| THS720 | Tektronix | Oscilloscope | 100 MHz 2-ch portable digital scope | 1996 |
| THS730 | Tektronix | Oscilloscope | 200 MHz portable 2-ch digital scope | 1997 |
| VM700 | Tektronix | Audio/Video | SD video measurement set | 1988 |
| VM700A | Tektronix | Audio/Video | SD video measurement set | 1990 |