I've dusted off a project I built up ages ago to work on the firmware over the last few days. Originally just 8MB fast RAM and an ATA interface I bodged a few tracks and it now supports a mild overclock.
The CPLD is a Lattice ispMACH 4256V. Code in verilog - mine, not a port of any TF code. I enjoy doing the code and debugging (even when I'm tearing my hair out).
The CPU in it is a MC68000P10 - recycled from China & might be a remarked P8 I don't know. It runs at 13.7MHz stably though 8)
Dev board:
Obligatory SysInfo shot:
edit: the shame... the date stamp on the Gerbers is 17 March 2019
A500 Fast RAM & IDE
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Re: A500 Fast RAM & IDE
Just trying to work out what you've got there....
A 68010 with 8Mb and IDE, yeah?
Would it not be easier just to buy a TF534 or the upcoming TF536 ??
A 68010 with 8Mb and IDE, yeah?
Would it not be easier just to buy a TF534 or the upcoming TF536 ??
Re: A500 Fast RAM & IDE
Normal MC68000P10.
I'm interested in developing hardware so buying something is pointless.
I'm interested in developing hardware so buying something is pointless.
Re: A500 Fast RAM & IDE
Yeah thats fair enough!
Can you add a 68030 to your board? That would be awesome!
An 030, with fastmem and an IDE port would be just right for an Amiga 500!
Can you add a 68030 to your board? That would be awesome!
An 030, with fastmem and an IDE port would be just right for an Amiga 500!
Re: A500 Fast RAM & IDE
Looking good! You must be having fun
I would be stoked to ever get that far!
I would be stoked to ever get that far!
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Re: A500 Fast RAM & IDE
There are at least 3 boards that are open source that do that. I think he wants to do his thing.
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Re: A500 Fast RAM & IDE
Exactly.arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 6:56 pm Sometimes it is just about journey, not about destination.
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"It is not necessarily a supply voltage at no load, but the amount of current it can provide when touched that
indicates how much hurting you shall receive."
"It is not necessarily a supply voltage at no load, but the amount of current it can provide when touched that
indicates how much hurting you shall receive."
Re: A500 Fast RAM & IDE
terriblefire wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 4:10 pm There are at least 3 boards that are open source that do that. I think he wants to do his thing.
Ahh I getcha. In that case, nice work! Well done!
Re: A500 Fast RAM & IDE
Jens has the high features end covered with the ACA500plus & terriblefire has the 680x0 covered so I am looking at something else. This dev board was initially only about fast RAM and IDE. I added some bodge wires to feed the 68K an separate clock. E and /VMA are now in the CPLD so the timers work correctly.
It boots at 16MHz but isn't stable. I don't know yet if that is my dev board, verilog or the 68K. Next is try a MC68HC000 on it. I bought some from 3 separate Chinese vendors... hopefully at least one chip will be genuine.
At the moment it is about understanding the 68K bus and the system. There is a lot of BS out there on the internet about how the Amiga works... source docs are useful but nothing beats an experiment.
It boots at 16MHz but isn't stable. I don't know yet if that is my dev board, verilog or the 68K. Next is try a MC68HC000 on it. I bought some from 3 separate Chinese vendors... hopefully at least one chip will be genuine.
At the moment it is about understanding the 68K bus and the system. There is a lot of BS out there on the internet about how the Amiga works... source docs are useful but nothing beats an experiment.