FPGA Replay Board

[arnljot]

Glad to hear it. I sent an email to you Mike. I very badly want to buy one;)

[arnljot]

Thank you. I am working through emails.

I spent 7 days in the most amazing place on the planet, I am still completely spangled, covered in mud and glitter (and at the airport).
Normal service will be resumed asap
Cheers,
MikeJ

Seems like it's well deserved!

I'm so enthusiastic that I've already bought a 060 off ebay in lieu of the daughter card :-D

EDIT:
So, here are a few FAQ items that I've compiled

Q: Does the basic FGAArcade Replay support RTG?
A: Yes, the main board supports RTG. The soft CPU has some compatibility issues so until these are resolved the 68060 on the daughterboard is required.
Hopefully this will be improved.
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Q: Is it possible or will it be possible to run Atari ST(E)/falcon core on FPGAA?
A: Yes, the Atari core is the reason mikej built this board in the first place.
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Q: Is it possible to add support for the PS3 controller?
A: The PS3 controller protocol is pretty well understood, so it could certainly be done without too much trouble. Hopefully somebody will pick it up when the code is pushed out.
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Q: What does the basic Replay board support currently of USB devices?
A: The current core is very close to the original hardware, so only 9PIN digital.
There are analog inputs on the ARM which can be used in future.
The USB adapter adds keyboard and mouse, and can be extended to all sorts of stuff in future. Although hubs are supported in the current code.
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Q: Will there be an aga core for this or ecs only?
A: AGA, although there are some compatibility issues with it yet to be resolved.
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Q: What can be configured in terms of features on the basic board?
A: IYou can set the Chip RAM from the OSD, assign the number of floppy drives and use whatever Kickstart file you want (I have 1.3 and 3.1 on my SD card).

To be honest, WHDLoad on a HDF file will take care of most games and then you can configure the machine to run the ADF of any "problem" games.
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Q: Is CD-rom (amiga cd32 style) implemented?
A: You mean the ability to mount an image of a CD as if it was in an actual CD ROM drive? No.

Once we have USB we can connect an exteral CD/DVD drive.
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Q: How high is it with the daughterboard?
A: The 68060 with heatsink does not exceed the height of the ps2 connectors - and certainly it is all within the atx panel height.
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Q: How big is the Replay board?
A: The board is half-size itx (17cm by 8cm), mechanical drawings are on the website, but mikej is going to put all the docs in a cleaner fashion on the new website. It fits in any itx/atx case with two screws.
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Q: Can I use a USB Keyb/Mouse instead of PS2?
A: mikej tried hard to get two USB connectors on the back, but it would not fit on the adapter.
You can cable off the internal header to an external connector, or use a hub. Note, in this batch nearly all the boards are PS/2 - the USB ones are really for Loriano's case. mikej doesn't have the modified ATX panel yet.

To do this, you need an optional VNC2 module. The VNC2 is an optional module which fits on the board instead of the PS2 connector and provides two USB host ports, and all the software muscle to drive them. It speaks mouse/keyboard SPI back to the FPGA which feeds it into the Amiga core.
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Q: Can I use a real floppy drive with the Replay board?
A: Maybe in the future, user JimDrew is working on something called the SuperCard Pro
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Q: How is firmware updated?
A: Firmware updates for the FPGA are as simple as copying the file on the SD card.
For the ARM code you push the menu button while powering on the board, and run an update program on your PC. The two will talk, the ARM flash is reprogrammed and you are good to go.

You can also update the bootloader this way too.
If you mess it up, there is a link on the board to reload a default boot loader.

The optional VNC2 module can be updated from a USB stick, and need to added before release.
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Q: Can I use any new modern LCD screen with the Replay board?
A: Just make sure you get a monitor that supports a 50Hz vertical refresh. Darrin of Amiga.org use a couple of ViewSonic models with his Minimig and FPGA Arcade.
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Q: Where I can buy/order one of these?
A: Send an e-mail to mikej at mikej@at@fpga_no*spam?arcade.com or order one from Amedia Computer France, their website is http://amiga.amedia-computer.com
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Q: What does it cost?
A: he price for the current boards is 199Euro + VAT for the non-composite/svhs version and 229Euro +VAT with. VAT in Sweden is 25%
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To be continued (I came as far as page 177)...

[arnljot]

Both images and text appear in French for me on the Amiga specific site.

Sounds like you need to hunt down a bug.

[arnljot]

I've updated the "where to buy" question to this:

Q: Where I can buy/order one of these?
A: Send an e-mail to mikej at mikej@at@fpga_no*spam?arcade.com or order one from Amedia Computer France, their website is http://amiga.amedia-computer.com
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[arnljot]

I'm looking forward to being on the list But most of all paying for it, so the wait can really begin LOL

@mikej
I for one wouldn't expect it to be "perfected". What's important is that the firmware upgrade functions are solid, so that users can update as you get closer and closer to perfection