Even More News About The X1000!

[MaximvsPayne]

London, 10th March 2011


 Following the AmigaOne X1000 Update article in the current edition of "Amiga  Future" magazine we asked Adam Barnes, the Technical Director of Varisys, to  provide an official Nemo progress report.



 "From the horse's mouth"


 We have had some problems with procurement of certain items for the revision  2 Nemo board which delayed our production plan by about 4 weeks. The situation  was not helped either by the Chinese New Year celebrations.  However, I'm  pleased to report that these difficulties have now been overcome. We've had one  remaining issue with supply of the onboard PC99 audio connector. The best  delivery we could obtain for the existing connector type was a minimum order  quantity of 10,000 pieces and a lead time of 12 weeks. We had an option for a  direct replacement which has 6 jacks (enough for 5.1 analogue out) but  unfortunately the Taiwanese supplier did not respond to our communications. Our  alternative compromise plan was a triple jack which would support simple stereo  audio out through the back panel, with header pins on the board to support 5.1  audio for users who want this feature. However, this was not our preferred   option and eventually we managed to source an almost identical PC99 HD audio  connector from an Italian company to satisfy our demand for all the Beta test  boards.



 We already have enough PA6T CPUs in hand and we have also secured supplies of  the SB600 south bridge chip and various other long lead parts, with deliveries  of all due on or before the 15th of this month, in sufficient quantities for the  current schedule of revision 2 beta test boards. Typically, the production time  from full kit to assembled boards is 10 days for small batches (the 5 off for  approval). This timescale will be confirmed once the kit is issued out for   build. The estimated lead time for the balance of beta test boards will be   around 20-25 days based on standard PCB fabrication and assembly lead times.



 Barnes also confirmed he was in the process of writing up a technical brief  of the new dual-core XMOS subsystem. This will include a block diagram and   pinouts so prospective end users can start working on the XMOS side of things.



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