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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
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.
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.
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
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.