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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: johnklos on April 17, 2016, 04:27:35 AM

Title: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: johnklos on April 17, 2016, 04:27:35 AM
I like when people do things because there's no good reason not to. This guy decided to make his own Zorro II video card:

https://github.com/mntmn/amiga2000-gfxcard (https://github.com/mntmn/amiga2000-gfxcard)
Title: Re: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: amiman99 on April 17, 2016, 03:03:09 PM
Good read, I like stories like that.

I hope someone with skills helps him iron out the bugs so we can enjoy fruits of his work.
Title: Re: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: Acill on April 17, 2016, 03:08:11 PM
Very cool stuff. I thought about doing something like that once too. It was easier too but never completed past mock up boards in a CAD application.

FPGA would be a lot easier today. Lots of potential with them as many have seen.
Title: Re: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: jltursan on April 18, 2016, 08:52:46 AM
Indeed, a really nice reading and an impressive work done. A new GFX Vampire has born?
Title: Re: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: zipper on April 18, 2016, 09:24:33 AM
Sad that it's crippled by ZorroII "speed".
Title: Re: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: polyp2000 on April 18, 2016, 10:08:25 AM
Quote from: zipper;807325
Sad that it's crippled by ZorroII "speed".


Is this card free from the shackles of picasso 96 ?
Title: Re: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: Robbie on April 18, 2016, 10:55:41 AM
I think it's been made using a reverse engineered Picasso96 driver. Still, lets hope he releases it.
Title: Re: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: HaukeVB on April 18, 2016, 12:32:48 PM
So, this is an Amiga FPGA Adpapter board, which can function as a Gfx-Board...
but, surely, one could use it as an USB header or SD-Card Reader as well...
providing one does the programming, right? Or am I missing something...
Title: Re: Hmmm... I think I'll just make an A2000 video card myself...
Post by: Acill on April 18, 2016, 01:34:19 PM
Quote from: HaukeVB;807330
So, this is an Amiga FPGA Adpapter board, which can function as a Gfx-Board...
but, surely, one could use it as an USB header or SD-Card Reader as well...
providing one does the programming, right? Or am I missing something...


Its an FPGA so in theory it can be whatever the board is capable of as long as its programed and the Zorro carrier has the correct lines for it.