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Offline trip6Topic starter

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When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« on: March 10, 2012, 01:04:14 AM »
When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available? The anticipation is killing me... Has anyone heard anything from Mike J? Its looks like the amiga firmware core has been updated from previously... Are they ready for primetime?
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2012, 08:57:57 AM »
Hi,
I have been a bit snowed under recently with the day job.
Most of the first batch are now assembled, about 20% have shipped. I am mailing out to people on the list as boards are ready, asking if they still want them, taking payment and shipping immediately.

I have been working on Jakub's code to make it a little bit more generic (to support other cores). I would like to ship boards with this new code which is nearly working.
I am going to send out to current board owners a beta release probably on Sunday.

I want to get this all done before I kick off batch 3 with the factory. They have sourced most of the components, but I don't want to get more PCBs made until I am happy with the new memory controller. (I have about 9 boards where the memory interface is not reliable so improving the memory timing is important)

The pace is picking up now though...
/Mike
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2012, 03:40:09 PM »
Thanks for the update Mike J... cant wait to get one in hand with the backplane cover for my mini itx case.
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2012, 04:27:32 PM »
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I am going to send out to current board owners a beta release probably on Sunday.

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Yes!!!  Great news Mike.
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2012, 04:32:14 PM »
Yes a core update sweet !!!!
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2012, 09:14:57 PM »
What's the price? Did the 2nd batch sold out?

I have been watching this development for some time, spread over multiple forums.
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2012, 09:56:44 PM »
I guess best option of information you can get is via emailing Mike.
Haven't got a reply since last April but hey... he's a busy man :)
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2012, 01:37:50 AM »
Everybody says 'Email Mike', just don't expect a reply or you are going to be disappointed.
 
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2012, 07:49:40 AM »
@MikeJ, Is the current memory controller too optimisitic regardning timing etc?
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2012, 08:10:48 AM »
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Everybody says 'Email Mike', just don't expect a reply or you are going to be disappointed.
 
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No, you won't be.  Mike is very, very busy, but he will reply.  Just be a little patient.
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2012, 03:54:47 PM »
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@MikeJ, Is the current memory controller too optimisitic regardning timing etc?


Well I may not get the new core out today, but soon.
The memory controller has very relaxed timing actually and the performance can be increased. It needs to be a little more flexible in the IO timing as I'm seeing some differences between boards. I do memory controllers for a living, so it's not an issue.

I do try to email everybody back, if I don't then mail me back, I've probably not got the mail.
Cheers,
MikeJ
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2012, 10:40:36 PM »
I don't think the code has to be "perfect". Likely better to provide firmware that can be upgraded in the field and ship more rapidly.
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2012, 09:02:33 PM »
does any1 know when the new fpgarcade website be up & running and when orders can be done on mikes site?
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2012, 06:44:10 PM »
found my original email to mike, hoping to get my reply soon to buy fpga replay and daughterboard 060 too.
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Re: When will FPGA Arcade Replay Batch 2 be available?
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2012, 02:51:48 PM »
Yesterday at one of Amiga Meetings (AmiWawa 4) in Poland we could see FPGArcade in action with 060 daughterboard. Such a little cute baby she is ;)
I'm attaching few pictures, there are few more taken by one of the amigans at party (Qkiz):

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0MVWLA47Q0Q/T24VGbo52pI/AAAAAAAAImg/pGXFN8jBTTI/s802/DSC00281.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DKMkKqugHD8/T24YDUlKfMI/AAAAAAAAIm8/LuHn8qSKyxc/s802/DSC00283.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8L9QNsg8S6M/T24YFjdpZ4I/AAAAAAAAInM/vFIbsIolC4Y/s802/DSC00285.JPG
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