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Re: Chips4Makers

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:15 pm
by BigEd
Thanks for the update - good to see progress! And 5V I/O sounds good to me.

Re: Chips4Makers

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 9:40 pm
by DerTrueForce
Will it be possible to run the IOs at 3.3v as well as 5v? That would give it extra flexibility.
If I have the money when the crowdfunding campaign goes live, I'll probably put in a bit.

Re: Chips4Makers

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:02 pm
by Fatsie
DerTrueForce wrote:
Will it be possible to run the IOs at 3.3v as well as 5v? That would give it extra flexibility.
If I have the money when the crowdfunding campaign goes live, I'll probably put in a bit.
I'll need to simulate it what happens when 3.3V is provided for VIO. I guess they will work but it's unsure if the VOH, VOL levels will be in spec.

Re: Chips4Makers

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:32 am
by ttlworks
Thanks for keeping us updated.
Fatsie wrote:
Peripherals I would like to include are UART, SPI, I2C, PWM.
Another option might be some sort of "programmable logic" tied to counters and comparator blocks. ;)
Fatsie wrote:
I'll need to simulate it what happens when 3.3V is provided for VIO. I guess they will work but it's unsure if the VOH, VOL levels will be in spec.
If VIO=3.3V fails, one still could use chips like 74LVC245 or 74LVC2T45 as level converters.

Re: Chips4Makers

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 11:17 pm
by Fatsie
I presented my project on FOSDEM, firstly a presentation on the Retro-uc itself; secondly a presentation focused on the (open source) tools used for realizing the chip. In the videos you'll find more explanation of the project and the choices made.

Re: Chips4Makers

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:37 pm
by BigEd
(There's an interesting discussion on the economics of chip production here. The link to Adapteva's story is perhaps especially relevant. Cost-reduction at modest volume is an interesting problem!)

Re: Chips4Makers

Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:32 pm
by DerTrueForce
This just occurred to me: Will the 6502 core be NMOS or CMOS-compatible?

Re: Chips4Makers

Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:13 pm
by Fatsie
DerTrueForce wrote:
This just occurred to me: Will the 6502 core be NMOS or CMOS-compatible?
I am using for the moment a NMOS compatible core as was used in FPGA reimplementation of C64.