FPGA Replay Board

[Lord Aga]

What I meant is this (all hypotetical ok ):
Say an Amiga game has a resolution of 240p, and I connect the ArcadeFPGA to my 1080p. Instead of feeding the TV 240p and let it upscale, would it be possible have the ArcadeFPGA to quadruple the resolution and leave the extra remaining pixels "empty" (black border.
So, let's do the maths....
240p x 4 = 960p
1080p - 960 = 120p / 2 = 60 extra pixels on top of bottom of the screen.
In the case of using a 720p resolution, it won't be possible to have the resolution quadrupled, because it wouldn't fit, so instead we'd do:
240p x 3 = 720p
In the above scenario the picture would fit pixel perfect without any margins
Is the above possible, or it is a sign that I had too much wine during today's dinner?
Thanks!
PS The idea is to avoid using the TV's upscaler which usually suck

This is actually a big deal.
If done this way as Nostromo suggests, it would give us the best possible picture quality. It would be blocky, but crystal clear. Much better than TFT screen upscaler which would lead to a jaggy-blurry picture.
Also, Workbench resolution as 512p x 2 = 1024p
Great great stuff if possible.

[Lord Aga]

Is the second batch (some 200 hundred, was it?) getting ready ?
When can we hope to see the order form on your site Mike ?

Cheers, and keep up the good work !

[Lord Aga]

NatAmi is NOT cancelled. It has just gone a bit more underground. Development may (or not) even go faster this way.

Anywayz... it definitely isn't near launch. So, the spotlight is on the FPGA Replay. I want to buy one, and then when NatAmi gets released in a year or two, I will buy that one too. I want to support all those guys doing such a fantastic work for the Amiga community.

[Lord Aga]

Regardless 68060 expansion card (that is a future subject for a moment): what about next supply of FPGA Arcade? Please to share some news.

Thanks,

+1
When will we see the online order form ?

[Lord Aga]

^ Neat
I think this is the best possible solution.

[Lord Aga]

We'll get to that one eventually

[Lord Aga]

But 060 extansion boards are useless without FPGA base board.
Any news appreciated. Are these boards going to the market in the same time?

+1
Will there be an online order form ?
Sadly, I cannot buy one if it is only through email and PMs.

[Lord Aga]

Thanks Mike
Take your time, and don't hurry. Better to do it properly then rush it.

[Lord Aga]

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).

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 ?

[Lord Aga]

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.

Thanx
Well, I wasn't planning on buying the daughterboard (at first). Too much dough. So, I guess Win UAE is the best option. But... if the board is enclosed it may not be so convenient to get the SD card out.
Hmmm... I'll have to think of something

[Lord Aga]

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!  

Damn this is fine !
I might just stretch some more to get the daugtherboard as well.

[Lord Aga]

Do a chalk sketch on the concrete

[Lord Aga]

Why 32 bit ? Isn't 24 more than enough ?
Just curious... I don't plan on going above 16 bit with my petty programming

[Lord Aga]

Visually 24 is just as good as 32 since they are the exact same thing visually.

But the cpu processes 32-bits much more easily than 24.  Sometimes some gfx need to be drawn by the cpu (calculated fx).

Well I'll be damned I always thought going 24 bit would actually save some CPU resources. So it's either 16 or straight to 32
This is gonna be awesome

[Lord Aga]

Is it possible to use an A4000 keyboard plugged into the PS2 socket?

^ This. Or any kind of big box Amiga keyboards via some adepter.