FPGAArcade case

[Everblue]

=)

I wonder how much power does the RePlay need when it is running with the expansion board with a '060 on top of it.

[Everblue]

I like that way best, as long as these are not too difficult to find.

[Everblue]

I found this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Genuine-EURASIA-HK-HH-A05-5V-5A-POWER-AC-ADAPTER-/230569291520?pt=UK_Computing_Networking_SM&hash=item35af002f00

Is that good? Including tip polarity?

[Everblue]

Eventually yes it seems.

[Everblue]

The PSU looks ok, note the connector is a 2.1mm jack on the board but a 2.5mm will fit but may be slightly lose.

Please make sure you use 5V regulated supply, the 5V rail has some protection for overvoltage but it is not regulated on board.

The USB in the base board is used for re-flashing the ARM, it is not designed for connecting stuff to.
/MikeJ

What size is the outer diameter on the power jack?

Thanks!

[Everblue]

With the expansion board, yes. This will be done via the Poseidon stack.

[Everblue]

The Daddy:

Considering that the Arcade FPGA without the expansion board is what most people would require (it is fast enough to run WHDLoad with enough RAM to run the games) - I guess most people would not be interested in the expansion board.

Did you consider making 2version of the case, or it would be too much work?

[Everblue]

Well from what I am understsanding, the current expansion board does not have IDE or SATA. But there is nothing from stopping someone else to do an expansion board with IDE and/or Sata connections....

The possibilities are endless, but you might as well buy a MIDI ATX case then =)

If I was me, I'd go for the real basic setup (to design a box).

[Everblue]

They fit within the I/Panel as far as I know. But you have to punch your own holes for the expansion board in the I/O panel.

What I find 'strange' is that there are connection on BOTH sides of the board. If this is a standard mini-itx motherboard, how would you use that in a real mini-itx case?

[Everblue]

I was looking at this. There are two layers there. Is that the expansion board on top, becasue I don't see the network socket?

@TheDaddy Do you plan to use the I/O plate on the back? In the long run it may be worth it because it would be able to accomodate various expansion boards assuming these become available.



Last thing, anyone got a photo of the final design of the arcade FPGA (Populated)?

[Everblue]

Well I like White, not black or beige =)

Don't know about anyone else.

The rest of the questions... I don't have an answer I'm afraid

[Everblue]

About to buy an 8GB SD Card for use with the Arcade FPGA. Is SDHC ok?

Was gonna get one of these here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8GB-SanDisk-Class-4-SD-HC-Secure-Digital-Memory-Card-8-GB-NEW-/380396239649?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_PDAsAccessories_MemoryCards&hash=item589161fb21

[Everblue]

Hmmm maybe it is worth spending a bit more for a complete ADF File collection on it =)

[Everblue]

I wonder if having a DVD-RW and a HD when you can have a 32GB SD Card isn't just a waste of time...maybe it's better to keep it compact? Or would you like a floppy/DVD-RW?

To be honest, I see no need to have a CDROM around.

Is it possible with Replay (maybe in the future) to mount a CD ISO? We have to play T-Zer0 somehow =)

[Everblue]

Alway's handy to have the floppy's around ;-)

Defenitely. All 13000 of them.

[Everblue]

Come on guys, with 32GB and possibly larger SD Card who needs HDDs? And well if you really must use a HDD get the expansion board and hook up an external one, or even a thumbstick.

To be honest all I need is 6GB for KillerGorilla's collection + CD ISO support for T-Zero. Thats all!

=D