BigEd wrote:
Garth, Chuck:
It sounds positive to me, that Garth (for example) could design a board around an FPGA, publish the design files, and then Chuck (for example) could take that design, and build it either modified or unmodified. In the course of Garth's design process, we would converge on an FPGA netlist and pinout which suits that design: we are hopefully wise enough to make it general enough that modified designs would be possible and attractive (*). If anyone at any stage wanted to build and sell a handful or a truckfull of boards, that would be a good result.
I agree that for confident use, the FPGA design files would all need to be published, with an open enough license that anyone undertaking a design could take a safe copy. All the cores discussed already have an open enough license to allow us to work that way: all the HDL I mention as available is available under redistributable terms. Ideally, as mentioned above, at least one board design would be made similarly available. That doesn't preclude someone from making a proprietary board design and even a proprietary ROM, if they are so inclined, but of course an open sourced ROM would always be my preference.
It sounds positive to me, that Garth (for example) could design a board around an FPGA, publish the design files, and then Chuck (for example) could take that design, and build it either modified or unmodified. In the course of Garth's design process, we would converge on an FPGA netlist and pinout which suits that design: we are hopefully wise enough to make it general enough that modified designs would be possible and attractive (*). If anyone at any stage wanted to build and sell a handful or a truckfull of boards, that would be a good result.
I agree that for confident use, the FPGA design files would all need to be published, with an open enough license that anyone undertaking a design could take a safe copy. All the cores discussed already have an open enough license to allow us to work that way: all the HDL I mention as available is available under redistributable terms. Ideally, as mentioned above, at least one board design would be made similarly available. That doesn't preclude someone from making a proprietary board design and even a proprietary ROM, if they are so inclined, but of course an open sourced ROM would always be my preference.
Wolfson ADC WM8782 and a Wolfson DAC WM8523
See:
http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/11/ ... -breakout/
LA2610 analog surround sound processor
http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datashe ... LA2610.pdf
I also saw this Gameduino used with the MSP430 Launchpad as a gaming platform and I wouldn't mind interfacing it with an ARM or 6502 board:
http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/07/ ... amingpack/
I already have several ARM boards, several ARM chips, a Jtag connector and I'm going to order a ST Link after the holidays because it is my goal to build a single board computer. I've already ordered a PS/2 to breadboard connector, an SD card to breadboard component and I have several LCDs to work with. I have been planning and wish to make this a reality. I'm also looking at that VGA board for the 6502 and other chips.
Microchip also has some serial SRAMS:
http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/De ... e=en559066
I'm willing to promote the 6502 but these are some of the components I wish to work with so I am constantly working at choosing components and Microchip will also give you information on how to use them if you give them a project idea because they've already given one user information for using it with video.
If you or anyone know of any better or comparible components, please let me hear from you.
