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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1019 on: October 07, 2011, 02:30:33 PM »
When will the new firmware be available for download ?
>> when it works...


What will the lumatrap do for the image if I disable it ?
>> For composite only, disabling luma trap can give slightly sharper picture but at risk of additional color distortion.

My board tends to now power-off when i physically switch it off with the on/off switch. As this is not a problem for me, I am just curious what the cause is and what the fix was on the B02 board to handle it.

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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1020 on: October 07, 2011, 05:10:46 PM »
Not sure if you received my PM, and not sure the correct place to request added to the list.  But I would like to be if possible.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1021 on: October 07, 2011, 09:28:43 PM »
It looks like I can hit the pricing I wanted for these boards.

The base option (no SVHS/Composite) will be 199Euro and with SVHS/Composite is 219 Euro.

Including VAT the price will be 249Euro and 274Euro for this batch.

It is possible the price of any future run will be ~20 Euro lower - that's what volume does.

My VAT registration is not complete yet, and I have paid VAT on components and assembly, so I need to charge the VAT inclusive price even to US customers for these "samples".

I am not ready to collect cash just yet ;)
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1022 on: October 07, 2011, 09:46:35 PM »
When you are ready let me know. I have a Fortus 3d rapid production printer and can design and print out custoe cases for this in ABS plastic.

I think it's just going to make more sense to fit this thin into an ITX case somehow but we will see.

The moment this thing is available I'll be in there like swimwear!
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1023 on: October 07, 2011, 09:58:01 PM »
Nice! Exactly what I had in mind :)

Thanks for the update Mike. Can't wait \o/
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1024 on: October 08, 2011, 12:00:57 AM »
Quote from: mikej;662875
The base option (no SVHS/Composite) will be 199 Euro and with SVHS/Composite is 219 Euro.

Including VAT the price will be 249Euro and 274Euro for this batch.

Quote from: mikej;662875
It is possible the price of any future run will be ~20 Euro lower - that's what volume does.

My VAT registration is not complete yet, and I have paid VAT on components and assembly, so I need to charge the VAT inclusive price even to US customers for these "samples".


So this means that when the VAT registration completes you can charge 199 EUR ?
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1025 on: October 08, 2011, 01:18:52 AM »
The price is right! This is so cool. We have all watched this thread for some time and look what's happening. Congrats to your team MikeJ
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1026 on: October 08, 2011, 01:54:21 AM »
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Cool. You got hold of one from Mike already ? That's pretty quick :)

No, but he has confirmed that he will be shipping it any time now and I have no doubt that it will arrive in time to take to the AmiWest 2011 Show with me.

Since I have a flip-down video screen in the back seat of my car that also has composite and audio inputs in the rear of the center console next to an electrical outlet fed by an inverter to provide a small amount of 120 volt A/C power, I will be able to use the FPGA Arcade Replay board inside the car while someone else is driving to and from the AmiWest 2011 Show.

Amiga gaming fun from the back seat at 70mph should be a fun change from looking at the boring freeway traffic!

Thanks Mike for making this all possible.  The Replay board is a great step forward for Amiga FPGA computing.  I can't hardly wait for the daughter board to be ready for production and sale.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1027 on: October 08, 2011, 04:45:28 AM »
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No, but he has confirmed that he will be shipping it any time now and I have no doubt that it will arrive in time to take to the AmiWest 2011 Show with me.


Maybe UPS can be fast enough?, at least they deliver overseas from USA to Europe in 1-2 days. For a price thoe ;)
Or if you know someone that will fly from the place where mikej lives to USA and bring it in a briefcase, it might be possible to make it?
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1028 on: October 08, 2011, 06:33:04 AM »
Quote from: amigadave;662903
No, but he has confirmed that he will be shipping it any time now and I have no doubt that it will arrive in time to take to the AmiWest 2011 Show with me.

I shipped it yesterday, standard mail but should arrive in 5 days they said.
/MikeJ
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1029 on: October 08, 2011, 07:56:57 AM »
me too!!!!!!!
I want one!!
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1030 on: October 11, 2011, 01:06:26 AM »
You know, this project has not received much front page news love here at the .org . I'm cool with that, as I already praised the less hype characteristic of this project.

But there should be some thunder when the time is right...

Just sayin....
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1031 on: October 11, 2011, 01:17:59 AM »
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You know, this project has not received much front page news love here at the .org . I'm cool with that, as I already praised the less hype characteristic of this project.

But there should be some thunder when the time is right...

Just sayin....


I don't know about "Thunder", but I will be giving it some praise and play time at my display table at the AmiWest 2011 Show, so hopefully it will get some of the attention it deserves.

The product I think has gotten very little attention is the Chameleon from Individual Computers.  I almost never see any discussions about it on the forums.  I don't know if that is because very few of them were sold, or for some other reason.  Jens keeps development pretty close to his vest and I don't know who else is working on the Chameleon firmware updates with or for Jens (or who did the hardware design for Jens, was it Jerry "what's-her-name"?), but I think it is strange that we don't hear more about it.  I guess we also don't hear much about the original v1.1 MiniMig these days, so maybe it is just because the product is complete and there are not many problems or improvements to talk about, that there is no discussion about them anymore.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1032 on: October 11, 2011, 01:34:11 AM »
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I don't know about "Thunder", but I will be giving it some praise and play time at my display table at the AmiWest 2011 Show, so hopefully it will get some of the attention it deserves.

The product I think has gotten very little attention is the Chameleon from Individual Computers.  I almost never see any discussions about it on the forums.  I don't know if that is because very few of them were sold, or for some other reason.  Jens keeps development pretty close to his vest and I don't know who else is working on the Chameleon firmware updates with or for Jens (or who did the hardware design for Jens, was it Jerry "what's-her-name"?), but I think it is strange that we don't hear more about it.  I guess we also don't hear much about the original v1.1 MiniMig these days, so maybe it is just because the product is complete and there are not many problems or improvements to talk about, that there is no discussion about them anymore.


The Yahoo group is very active and I get a bunch of emails every day as people discuss and test each new core and various software.

The current core is still beta and is 6g.

It is certainly a great product for people who don't mind reflashing it when updates arrive, but I think Jens is just keeping everything quiet until he has a core that he believes will satisfy the everyday customer.  Rather like MikeJ with the FPGA Arcade.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1033 on: October 11, 2011, 01:52:39 AM »
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The Yahoo group is very active and I get a bunch of emails every day as people discuss and test each new core and various software.

The current core is still beta and is 6g.

It is certainly a great product for people who don't mind reflashing it when updates arrive, but I think Jens is just keeping everything quiet until he has a core that he believes will satisfy the everyday customer.  Rather like MikeJ with the FPGA Arcade.

I have a friend that has a Chameleon and another that has an MCC-216, but have never seen anyone put together a review comparing all FPGA based systems with each other.  It would be interesting to see in which ways they are the same, or similar and which features are different on each of these systems.

I have not kept up with the features of the Chameleon, MCC-216, Natami, or expanded v1.1 MiniMig.  I think MikeJ has done a better job of keeping most of us Amiga users up to date with the progress of his work and the work of Yaqube, than some of the other system designers have done with their offerings.  Although the Natami Team seems to be very active on their forum, not as much of that info spills over to sites like this one.  The same is probably true for the Chameleon and MCC-216 on their own sites.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #1034 from previous page: October 11, 2011, 02:41:17 AM »
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I have a friend that has a Chameleon and another that has an MCC-216, but have never seen anyone put together a review comparing all FPGA based systems with each other.  It would be interesting to see in which ways they are the same, or similar and which features are different on each of these systems.

I have not kept up with the features of the Chameleon, MCC-216, Natami, or expanded v1.1 MiniMig.  I think MikeJ has done a better job of keeping most of us Amiga users up to date with the progress of his work and the work of Yaqube, than some of the other system designers have done with their offerings.  Although the Natami Team seems to be very active on their forum, not as much of that info spills over to sites like this one.  The same is probably true for the Chameleon and MCC-216 on their own sites.


I did actually start a thread here with the intention of comparing the same software running on the Minimig v1.1, Chameleon and FPGA Arcade (obviously the FPGA would test AGA versions where available).  There didn't seem to be much interest and I got very busy with work so I shelved it (plus I was expecting a core update for the FPGA Arcade so it seemed to make sense to wait).

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