FPGA Replay Board

[wizard66]

Not unless the keyboard/mouse speaks PS2 protocol over USB - the converter is just a passive adapter. The new Amiga core uses a tiny microcontroller soft core to do the ps2 interface and I am looking at making it speak USB - so then a ps2/usb adapter would work with a true USB device. Something for the future.

Oh, the rear IO panels have arrived :
http://www.fpgaarcade.com

This will be 14 Euro each + shipping. Again, it's the NRE cost which hurts - after the first 100 it will drop a little. I will do another version for the daughterboard and offer a trade in

/MikeJ

It looks like it's not compatible with the Rev. B01 boards (protoboards) Mike ?
I hope to get one that will fit the rev B01 with daughtboard :-)
I want my mits on your new core !!!!!!! Mail me anytime !!!!! (hehehe)..

[wizard66]

Edit:  Is the revised daughter board design going to sit above the double height Joystick ports, or will the daughter board have a cut-out to go around the higher ports?  I know the first design of the Replay did not have those ports stacked on top of each other and some comment was made which I thought said that the revised daughter board would have a cut-out and go around the stacked ports, so it would not be on top of them.  I suppose it could sit on top of the stacked ports, but have the Ethernet and USB ports on the underside of the daughter boards, so that they would still fit in the space of the i/o panel.  If the daughter board sits lower and close to the top of the Replay boards FPGA and other chips, will heat be a concern with the reduced airflow?

The daughterboard will sit just above the DVI connector so it will go around the joystick ports and stuff.
Because the daughterboard have to click with the motherboard on the big I/O connector.
The distance is to big for the i/o connector to fit with the daughterboard above the joystickports.

[wizard66]

Do you want to try? I just fitted a io panel on the b01 board.

The only difference is the SD card and DVI connector are about 2mm in the wrong place, but a bit of dubious modification should be possible.

/MikeJ

Nah Mike,
I see you have a option to switch the panel when the daugterboard will be available and you have made a other run of the panels that will fit the daughterboard.
I wait till the daughterboar will be out :-) but thanks anyway for the offer.
I have my replay board all secure in the A590 case so I will fit the panel by then..

Cheers Willem

[wizard66]

Anyone? Thanks =)

You can USE 2 HDF files on the Replay at the same time.
I have 2 HDF Files from 4 GB on my replay (fat32 sdcarts handle 4gb max per files)

My HDF Files:
1. dh0: 500MB WB and dh1: 3.5GB Work.
2.dh2: 4GB whdload all hdf's use PFS3.

Creating HDF files on WinUAE:
Use 4000MB for a partition and use ide0 and/or ide1 for HD controller.
Enable RDB mode otherwise it will not work on the Replayboard.
With partitioning the drives don't forget to set the maxtransfer to 0x1FE00 because otherwise you will  have read/write errors after some time.

I hope this info will be of any use Happy holidays.

P.S I just created a HDF file from 4050MB with UAE looks like this is also working on the replay but not tested in full yet (4094 or 4095MB is not working)..

[wizard66]

What can I say Nostromo ;-)

This is a real Amiga, feel and gameplay is the real thing for me.
After Using WINUAE and other amigalike systems I have build some minimig's (see sig).
And that also feels like a real amiga (500).

The FPGA Replay is the next gen classic AGA Amiga (A1200) lots of memory (64MB) lots off speed faster as a blizzard 1230 MKIV (68030@50 Mhz) RTG (after core update).
So I Can really comment the FPGA Replay to all....

I have installed workbench 3.1 and betterWB on it and other stuff this is working great.
OS 3.9 is not running out off the box yet but I hope with the new core update it will.

Thanks a lot wizard66 =)

Just a question... how "different" is the feel when you are playing on Arcade FPGA, say to a real Amiga? Can you sense "something is not quite right" - or it is as perfect as it can be =)

Thanks and happy holidays to you too =)

[wizard66]

Thanks for your feedback... I was asking because you know, A1200 + Accelerator + Indivision costs I believe twice the price of an arcade FPGA, if not more.

Yes That's true and now you have all this in new hardware on a smaller footprint and is working with LCD DVI/VGA  (so don't forget there is also a 24bit scandoubler inside ;-) )

[wizard66]

Thanks Darrin for your input m8ty ;-)

[wizard66]

Thanks guys for the feedback.

On a sidenote, I made 1 HDF file using WinUAE, and divided it into 2 partitions (500mb for Workbench and 3500mb for WHDLOAD). Every time I format the 3500mb partition I get a "Non Valid DOS disk" error.

I still can view the HDD and everything (says 3500mb free) but I dont want to have a duff partition which is a time bomb

Try installing betterWB after os3.1 install http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/BetterWB.htm
It will include PFS (filesystem for hardrives >2GB)
You can then use hdtoolbox and use PSF on your 3.5GB partition for use with harddrives bigger then 2GB.
Just read the PFS3 readmeFile for more info..

[wizard66]

Please send me an email.
Yes, shopping cart is going to happen.
I have boards everywhere at the moment, but I do have a bit of a backlog.
Unfortunately I am going back to China for a week which will delay shipping. I will go and see the factory and make sure more are on the way though, which is good.
/MikeJ

Any A.T.A for the new core mike ?

[wizard66]

The daughterboard exists as layout in my laptop.
I'll post a piccy when it's completely done.
/MikeJ

yes give us the pron :-)

[wizard66]

Why bother?  There's no need for a middleman in this day and age.

You are so right,
No need for acube or other vendors to make money from mike's project.
I think mike is selling his boards later on true his website.
Good going mikeJ your the master :-)

[wizard66]

@Mike: can you give a short status on the coming core and daughterboard ?

Yes please, and What I really want to know if the cache crash is fixed so the processor can run full speed now ! without crashing the system..

[wizard66]

HHmm..

About 100 EURO for the daughter-board without CPU is nice (I have a 060 rev6 here on my desk).
Is the daughter-board PCB production still on schedule for end of April ?
I hope we can get are hands on the new core soon, feel free to update us Mike ;-)

[wizard66]

The amiga core was delayed because of broken write to sdcard.
I,m also waiting for this because of core compatibility problems.
Lets hope we will be there soon ;-)

I dont know if there is a st core yet, but there will be it say so on mikes new site.

I was wondering:

wasn't is supposed to be an Amiga core upgrade months ago? Did it ever get released? I have my board waiting for a more compatible Amiga core since I got it

Is there an Atari ST core available? Maybe I could give it a try while the corrected Amiga core sees tge light of day.

thanks

[wizard66]

Nice one Darrin ;-)
you got me going for a moment, like what have I been missing !!!
But yes runs smooth LOL

[wizard66]

Installing wb3.1 works without any problem.
There are some core isus with compatibility of the 020 softcore.
Installing OS3.9 out of the box is not working because of the 020 softcore.
A other problem is that the cpu turbo mode ( 030@50mhz speed) is not working at the moment,
So the core is working @ 6,03 times A500. (sysinfo).
We hope the new core will resolve this isus and also that the new RTG is included into the new core.

But current core is working fine you can use WB3.1 AGA support and most whdload games work fine.
you have 12 meg of mem @ the moment 11,5 MB ram 512KB kickstart.
hope we can use the full 64mb with the next core with the new software commands.
max screen resolution with this core 640x480 256 colors.
The new core support 16.1mil colors and a resolution off 640x480 minimal and hope for bigger than that.

you can't connect a flopydrive (YET) all disk  are .adf on the SDCard and HDD are .HDF file just like in winua.

The core I have here is more then a year old (Pre beta core)
I have my FPGAArcade board for more then a year now !

How usable are these boards with the current core and can you plug an Amiga floppy into it and load from old 3 1/2 inchers?