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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #119 from previous page: May 14, 2012, 03:56:16 PM »
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ah ha, we have struck E41Js apparently!
It remains to be seen if they are real ones ....


Woot!!!  Fingers crossed....  :D
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #120 on: May 22, 2012, 11:31:40 PM »
Quote from: mikej;693913
The new core looks pretty much the same as before, but a whole lot of infrastructure has changed to support multiple cores and dynamic configuration etc. A number of people are working converting different games or platforms to the board.

It has been a long journey, but we really are reaching the good bit now.
Thank you for your patience ;)

MikeJ
http://www.fpgaarcade.com


Cheers for the update Mike.  I'm on a trip for 4 weeks.  I'm hoping for a new core by then...

Pretty please.  :D
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #121 on: May 23, 2012, 01:25:57 PM »
Quote from: AJCopland;693991
MikeJ, I think I speak for everybody when I say... gimme! gimme! gimme! :D


You mean...

???!!!
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #122 on: May 26, 2012, 05:04:37 PM »
Quote from: Kesa;694325
So my situation is this...

I was holding out for the NatAmi but since it's been put on the shelf i am now looking at the FPGA Arcade instead. Can someone tell me how much it will cost and how long it will take to get it after i pay for it?


From MikeJ in the current thread on AmigaWorld.net:

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The price for the current boards is 199Euro + VAT for the non-composite/svhs version and 229Euro +VAT with. VAT in Sweden is 25%. I can ship without VAT to companies only in the EU. Everybody who has mailed me and requested a board is still in the queue and will be prioritized over the disti channels!


For people in the USA, if the Euro crisis doesn't get resolved soon, 199Euro might equal $1 by Christmas.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #123 on: June 06, 2012, 01:22:23 AM »
Quote from: broken;695395
No talk on this lately?

I would like to hear from the folks that have a FPGA Replay board in hand.

How close does it behave to a real Amiga? Any weird issues with it?

General discussion would be great!


I've had a prototype for over a year now and I use it as my "main Amiga" along with my Minimig, Chameleon, A4000 and A2000 (in that order).

Once it boots the core (which takes a couple of seconds), you may as well be using a "real" Amiga.  The only distraction is getting used to using ADF files instead of floppies.

I have a couple of SD cards.  One of them boots to a 68000 compatible ClassicWB 3.1 which works perfectly while the other boots to a doctored version of ClassicWB 3.9 which unfortunately suffers from problems due to some bugs in the 68020 soft core.

I have WHDLoad set up and working from a 2GB hard file.  It is fast and most games (including AGA) work fine.

The basic board can be best described as an A1200 with extra Fast RAM, a turbo charged 68020, Scan Doubler, hard drive (2 possible), 4 "floppy drives".  Add o that the ability to switch between 68000 and 68020 CPUs, OCS/ECS/AGA and allocate your RAM as you wish between Chip and Fast (plus a few other things).

The new firmware when it is released should give us access to the other video outputs, RTG graphics modes (I think I read that Mike had tested a 1920x1080 screen), access to a lot more RAM and bug fixes.

The expansion board with a real 68060 CPU will eliminate any remaining soft-CPU bugs, add a network port, USB, more RAM, more storage (IIRC the mini-SD card slot will work just like a direct hard drive so no need for had files).

All in all, I'm very happy with it as it is.  I'm going to love it even more when Mike releases that core update.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #124 on: June 06, 2012, 05:12:19 AM »
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Awesome. This is what I want to hear.

Have you tried any Demo's on it? I am wondering how well games and demo's that bang directly on the hardware respond.

What about audio apps like Protracker and Octamed?


I'm not a demo sort of guy so to be honest, I haven't.  If there is a particular one (or ones) you would like me to try then let me know and I'll test them.  I won't be home for 2 weeks though so hang in there.  :)

I haven't tried any tracker programs.  I have Octamed somewhere (and an older one called Sonic or something).
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #125 on: June 15, 2012, 10:07:39 PM »
Quote from: freqmax;696506
What are the most up-to-date forums for FPGA Replay currently?
(amiga.org seems pretty inactive)


To be honest, I think the current beta-owners are rather quiet because we're waiting for the new core, so there isn't much to report.  I know I shelved my own software testing many months ago because I din't want to have to retest everything again.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #126 on: July 09, 2012, 11:05:09 PM »
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Hi
Does anyone knows if FPGA Replay Board supports harddrives. Can i use to replace my amiga setup ?

thks


The bare FPGA supports HDF files (hard drive images) on the SD card (supports 2 drives).  Last time I spoke to Jakub, his daughterboard was suposed to have a micro SD card slot which would act like a real hard drive (not a HDF).
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #127 on: July 12, 2012, 11:26:21 PM »
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This is sounding more promising to me now.Coupled with lorianos miggy case this could be sweet.How powerful will this be?Any chance of getting a browser to run etc? I hope mike gets the new website up soon and provides more info.


As my A4000 surfs the net OK using iBrowse2 and a 68040, it shouldn't be an issue with an FPGA Arcade with a daughterboard & 68060 (It will have USB if you want a USB-Ethernet dongle, plus a networking port IIRC) and we'll have the RTG modes for the display.  :)
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #128 on: July 12, 2012, 11:35:21 PM »
Quote from: Lord Aga;699899
Sooo how will I add (software) stuff to my FPGA Arcade system ? Or transfer work (pics, codes) from it to other systems ?
Floppy drives are not an option, right ?


If you have the daughterboard then you can use a USB memory stick, USB CF Card Reader, USB-SATA/PATA adapter or a USB floppy drive with high density PC formatted floppies.

Alternatively, you can simply use UAE.  I keep a profile on UAE for each of my "Minimigs" (Minimig v1.1, Chameleon64 and FPGA Arcade).  That way I can take the SD card out of each machine containing the HDF files, boot them in UAE and copy any files onto the HDF while running Workbench or drag any ADF images onto the SD card.  Backing up my "Minimigs" just means creating a folder on my Windows desktop and dragging the contents of my SD card over.

Another option could be to set up a simple network between your Minimig and PC via the serial port using something like "Amiga Explorer".

Personally I find the UAE option the easiest.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #129 on: July 13, 2012, 01:49:08 AM »
Quote from: freqmax;699918
Does AROS 68k run on FPGA Replay currently?


Haven't tried it yet.  It is on my "to do" list.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #130 on: July 13, 2012, 05:12:57 PM »
Quote from: freqmax;699948
Btw,..  how much of the FPGA "space" is used currently?


Hopefully Mike will answer that one with regards to the updated core.

Wizard66 quoted this a while back:

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Minimig FPGA: 400K gates
FPGAARCADE FPGA: 1600K gates
FPGAARCADE FPGA Full 60% minimig core+softcore (CPU).


So "currently" it uses 60% if the space including the softcore.  I guess the space uses by the softcore could be recoved if using the daughterboard with a real 68060.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #131 on: July 13, 2012, 05:16:26 PM »
Quote from: wrath of khan;699967
mike mentions on his site about a guy wanting to sell the fpga arcade in a case assembled.Must be loriano pagni id say.This is the way i will go with this.Would the daughterboard fit in the case with the fpga arcade or would it be seperate.Pardon my ignorance.


Loriano has said that the daughterboard will fit in the case.

As you can see from this pic of the FPGA fitted with the daughterboard, it really doesn't add much to the overall height:


Worth noting are the 3 USB2.0 ports, the mini-SD card slot, 10/100 Ethernet, Optical Audio Out, an extra 128MB of RAM (in addition to the 64MB on the FPGA Aracde main board) and the RTC.  Drool!  ;)
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #132 on: July 13, 2012, 06:49:13 PM »
Quote from: TheDaddy;699974
I'd have the final prototype ready in a couple of weeks, hopefully in black.


I can't wait to see it.  :)
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #133 on: July 15, 2012, 01:42:25 AM »
Quote from: yssing;700141
A 060 wouldnt need a heatsink if its running at 50 mhz.

Man that is a sweet setup.. drooool


Shame it is running at 100MHz...  :D

Double drool!
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #134 on: July 17, 2012, 06:13:25 PM »
Quote from: danbeaver;700420
The EC models do, they were meant for imbedded devices like printers which have no need for FPU or MMU. Most commonly you see them for sale at 75 & 80 MHz


I was under the impression that Jakub's 100MHz CPU was a full 68060 just overclocked and still running stable.
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