[Coco] FPGA the future of coco?

[Kip Koon]

Hi Camillus!
Here's a link to the FPGA board used by Grant Searle from Hong Kong.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALTERA-FPGA-CycloneII-EP2C5T144-Learning-Board1pc-Mini-System-Development-Board-/360819685415?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5402877827
I ordered this one a little while ago.  It will take a while to get here with free shipping, so you can email the N8VEM google group and ask James Moxham if he has any of his Multicomp Interface PCBs left.  It has 512KB of Static Ram, 2 Serial RS-232 ports on it, a VGA connector, a PS/2 Keyboard connector, two different versions of Composite Video RCA style connectors, an SD card Socket which can use up to 2GB SD cards and an LCD screen connector.  Here is a picture of the second version of the Interface PCB I built with the FPGA Mini-Development board plugged in underneath.  
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/5z3ngbq2khrjppo/AAC2bsLNP5ADBDggVajF2LS5a
I'm working on a third version of the interface PCB now.  James is currently designing a fourth version with more serial ports.  This Interface PCB makes it possible to experiment with 8-bit microcomputers that you can build and hold in the palm of your hand!  
Oh yeah, while learning how to compile the VHDL code for the 6809 Multicomp, I found a 6800 core included in the Multicomp VHDL Components directory as well so I'm going to play with getting the Altair680 rom monitor running on a 6800 Multicomp hopefully.  Is this mouth-watering yet?  :)  Take care my friends.

Kip Koon
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http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
http://computerpcdoc.com/


-----Original Message-----
From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of camillus.b.58 at gmail.com
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 4:38 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] FPGA the future of coco?

This seller does not ship to US, any takers tor relay my order?


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From: Nick Marentes
Sent: ‎Monday‎, ‎September‎ ‎15‎, ‎2014 ‎2‎:‎57‎ ‎PM
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Check again.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Development-Board-ALTERA-FPGA-1pc-Mini-System-CycloneII-EP2C5T144-Learning-Board-/400630255386?pt=AU_Hardware&hash=item5d476c8f1a

Nick


On 16/09/2014 4:55 AM, Frank Swygert wrote:
> Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 11:43:47 +1000
> From:nickma2 at optusnet.com.au
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts"<coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] FPGA the future of coco?
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> Wow! the EP2C5T144C8N board is only $14.95AU on ebay!
>
> That a pretty good basis for a CoCo3 FPG design. Just add a daughter 
> card with the required I/O.
> ========================================
>
> Nick, that's just the FPGA chip, no board. They sell for about that 
> price at Digi-key and Mouser here in the US. Looks like a surface 
> mount chip, so it would be hard to solder into anything at home.
>
>


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