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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Crackpot on January 14, 2021, 09:36:40 AM

Title: CyberStormPPC Query
Post by: Crackpot on January 14, 2021, 09:36:40 AM

Couple of questions re CyberStormPPC cards: What exactly does 'ppcdiss.library' do? - and can the CSPPC's BIOS be safely 'downflashed' to an earlier version? Anyone ever done that - perhaps just for testing purposes?

Just curious.

Cheers, Crackpot

Title: Re: CyberStormPPC Query
Post by: Acill on January 15, 2021, 09:07:10 AM

Actually PPC ha been available in FPGA for quite some time. We use them in a lot of the gear I work on professionally, which is military hardware, but you can also read a bit more on it here: https://www.eetimes.com/xilinx-to-embed-powerpc-core-in-fpgas-through-ibm-license-deal/

Title: Re: CyberStormPPC Query
Post by: Thomas on January 15, 2021, 09:52:01 AM

Quote from: Crackpot on January 14, 2021, 09:36:40 AM

Couple of questions re CyberStormPPC cards: What exactly does 'ppcdiss.library' do?

I am not sure but I guess it allows to disassemble PPC code.

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- and can the CSPPC's BIOS be safely 'downflashed' to an earlier version?

Yes, the flash program will replace the firmware and reset all settings independent of the version.

Note that if you have a flash version which is required to run a G-Rex or CVisionPPC, those extensions might not work any more if you downgrade to an earlier version.