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Sunsoft 5 pinout

Sunsoft FME-7, 5A (and 5B): 44-pin 0.8mm PQFP

                             ___
                            /   \
                           /     \
          (nrw) CPU D3 -> /01   44\ <- CPU D2 (nrw)
                  varies /02     43\ <- CPU D4 (nrw)
                 varies /03   O   42\ <- CPU D1 (nrw)
             (n) M2 -> /04         41\ <- CPU D5 (nrw)
       (n) CPU A13 -> /05           40\ <- CPU D0 (nrw)
              GND -- /06             39\ -- VCC                  Orientation:
     (n) CPU A14 -> /07               38\ <- CPU D6 (nrw)        ------------------
    (n) /ROMSEL -> /08                 37\ <- CPU D7 (nrw)          33        23
 (nrw) CPU R/W -> /09                   36\ -> PRG A13 (r)           |        |
     (n) /IRQ <- /10                     35\ -> PRG A16 (r)         .----------.
 (n) PPU /RD -> /11        Sunsoft        34\ -> PRG A14 (r)     34-|          |-22
               /       FME-7 / 5A / 5B       \                      | Sunsoft  |
               \       Package  QFP-44       /                      |FME7/5A/5B|
 (n) PPU A10 -> \12                       33/ -> PRG A15 (r)     44-|o         |-12
  (n) PPU A11 -> \13                     32/ -> PRG A17 (r)         \----------'
   (n) PPU A12 -> \14                   31/ -> PRG /CE (r)           |        |
    (n) PPU A13 -> \15                 30/ -> PRG RAM /CE (w)        1        11
     (r) CHR /CE <- \16               29/ -> PRG RAM +CE (w)
              VCC -- \17             28/ -- GND          Legend:
               varies \18           27/ varies          ------------------------------
 (nr) CHR/CIRAM A10 <- \19         26/ -> CHR A17 (r)    --[FME-7]-- Power
         (r) CHR A16 <- \20       25/ -> CHR A15 (r)     ->[FME-7]<- FME-7 input
          (r) CHR A11 <- \21     24/ -> CHR A14 (r)      <-[FME-7]-> FME-7 output
           (r) CHR A13 <- \22   23/ -> CHR A12 (r)            n      NES connection
                           \     /                            r      ROM chip connection
                            \   /                             w      RAM chip connection
                             \ /
                              V

pin 2: Amplifier in (5B), no connect (5A), or PRG A18 (FME-7)
pin 3: Amplifier out (5B), or no connect (5A and FME-7)
pin 18: Audio /disable (5B) [1], unknown input (5A), /EXT IRQ (FME-7) - all three chip variations have internal pull-up
pin 27: Audio out (5B), no connect (5A), or VCC (FME-7)

On FME-7, the two ground supplies and three VCC supplies are shorted internally. Boards (like GRM-E301) that were used with the 5A or 5B did not connect pin 27 to VCC

Expansion audio mixing circuit:[2]

                                     +                 +
           From S5B----/\/\/---+---||---+---/\/\/---+---||---To RF
           (S5B.27)    1K      |   1u   |   100K    |   1u   (Cart.46)
                               |        |           |
           From 2A03---/\/\/---+        |           |
           (Cart.45)   10K              |           |
                                        |           |
           Amp. In----------------------+           |
           (S5B.2)                                  |
                                                    |
           Amp. Out---------------------------------+
           (S5B.3)

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