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Re: TG68 - The Open Source Minimig CPU into the FPGA
« Reply #14 from previous page: December 10, 2007, 09:21:12 PM »


I have my DE1 board doing something now!

Thanks Tobiflex and Dennis.

I have a big problem now.

I have never used an Amiga before  :-?

I still have 4 boards fresh in their box.
Time is an Illusion lunch time doubly so!

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Re: TG68 - The Open Source Minimig CPU into the FPGA
« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2007, 07:54:28 AM »
According to Tobiflex on this very thread the DE1 is 73% full with the MiniMig in it.

When the RTL is released I will find out for myself.

I will need the RTL to get it working with my Minimorph Boot Loader. The code will not be ready for a month or two however so there is no rush.

I am not quite sure how much the DE1 boards have cost me yet. I will try and get round to working it out. I have also got the mouse/ keyboard splitter cables on order I should have them by the end of the week.

I have an MSX core on my PC for the DE1 too (Not mine you understand). A certain guy from Australia claims to have quite a few cores for the DE1.

I have MikeJ's VIC20 running on one of my Xilinx boards so a port to the DE1 is on the cards. I will have to search out a C64 too.

All the best.
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Re: TG68 - The Open Source Minimig CPU into the FPGA
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2007, 12:17:36 PM »
Tobiflex's design is only suitable as is, for Altera boards with a similar SDRAM and SD Card.

The top level is done with schematics which does not port so simply to another toolchain.

The Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit would seem suitable but YMMV.

I notice that board has synchronous SRAM and you need a two board set to do any real work. I also wonder if there would be any free FPGA pins left to do the Joysticks and extra PS/2.

All the best.

Time is an Illusion lunch time doubly so!

FordP, from the Garden of England