Terrible Fire Accelerators - Page 146

EzdineG · 06 March 2018, 14:13

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Originally Posted by alenppc

That is amazing. So you just have confirmed that the issue is with the original boot ROMs crashing on 68030!

So now we would just need for someone to create an open source kickstart adapter PCB... I'd love to be able to plug this into my A1000.

I did. You can get the gerbers on the link I provided above

plasmab · 06 March 2018, 14:36

Excellent!!

alenppc · 06 March 2018, 15:25

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Originally Posted by EzdineG

I did. You can get the gerbers on the link I provided above

Great, I will be insta-ordering this!

EzdineG · 06 March 2018, 15:38

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Originally Posted by plasmab

Excellent!!

I know this isn’t much, but thanks for doing what you do. If not for your generosity and guidance over the last year I wouldn’t have been inspired to learn new things and tackle the issue myself.

I’ve updated the TF530 wiki with Amiga 1000 information.

07 March 2018, 17:48

Hello,
is there any way to buy a ready soldered TF530 Board? In a video review from the Youtube-Channel "Modern Vintage Gamer" i have heard that some guys in the Amiga Community sell complete Boards with relocator pcb and IDE2CF Adapter. This would be great. I dont want to try it myself because of my bad solder skills.

8 Bit Dreams · 07 March 2018, 20:45

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Originally Posted by RetroMan-Jack

Hello,
is there any way to buy a ready soldered TF530 Board? In a video review from the Youtube-Channel "Modern Vintage Gamer" i have heard that some guys in the Amiga Community sell complete Boards with relocator pcb and IDE2CF Adapter. This would be great. I dont want to try it myself because of my bad solder skills.

Hello RetroMan-Jack,
i am selling TF530 boards since first day these are available, here is my topic on Amibay where You can read all the information and make Your order:

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php...rible-Fire-530
kind regards,

Viktor

plasmab · 07 March 2018, 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroMan-Jack

Hello,
is there any way to buy a ready soldered TF530 Board? In a video review from the Youtube-Channel "Modern Vintage Gamer" i have heard that some guys in the Amiga Community sell complete Boards with relocator pcb and IDE2CF Adapter. This would be great. I dont want to try it myself because of my bad solder skills.

@8 Bit Dreams sells them.

07 March 2018, 20:55

@pasmab and 8 Bit Dreams

Thanks i will do that.

alenppc · 07 March 2018, 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by RetroMan-Jack

Hello,
is there any way to buy a ready soldered TF530 Board? In a video review from the Youtube-Channel "Modern Vintage Gamer" i have heard that some guys in the Amiga Community sell complete Boards with relocator pcb and IDE2CF Adapter. This would be great. I dont want to try it myself because of my bad solder skills.

Incidentally the board in that video was assembled by me.

I am not selling them at the moment but I have plans to resume some time in the future. Maybe when the 534 is ready. Also I need to find a cheaper source of 68030s. The ones on ebay are currently too expensive to make the board affordable.

Amiga1992 · 07 March 2018, 21:32

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Originally Posted by alenppc

Incidentally the board in that video was assembled by me.

I am not selling them at the moment but I have plans to resume some time in the future. Maybe when the 534 is ready. Also I need to find a cheaper source of 68030s. The ones on ebay are currently too expensive to make the board affordable.

Looking forward, as I'd prefer a North America-located provider!

8 Bit Dreams · 07 March 2018, 23:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by alenppc

Incidentally the board in that video was assembled by me.

I am not selling them at the moment but I have plans to resume some time in the future. Maybe when the 534 is ready. Also I need to find a cheaper source of 68030s. The ones on ebay are currently too expensive to make the board affordable.

feeling same, however, i don't belive these will be cheaper some day

plasmab · 08 March 2018, 03:33

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Originally Posted by 8 Bit Dreams

feeling same, however, i don't belive these will be cheaper some day

Agreed. I managed to get 030s for $10 but that seems to have changed

jmi · 08 March 2018, 06:30

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Originally Posted by redhawk668

You can find the RC2 firmware here: https://github.com/terriblefire/tf530/tree/spi_alpha

It is in the bin directory.

Found it and got card working. There was some cold solder etc somewhere.

But stable at 33MHz.

- J

alenppc · 08 March 2018, 14:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmab

Agreed. I managed to get 030s for $10 but that seems to have changed

Yeah, I initially bought 40 68030s for $10 each, I thought that was a reasonable price. But as soon as the ebay sellers sniff interest, they raise their prices... not that I blame them, but I still want to find a cheaper option.

hooverphonique · 12 March 2018, 21:09

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Originally Posted by plasmab

Still 8 bit for external SPI. Why did you think it would change?

I thought the cpu needed to "see" its full bus size when executing the ks rom code from the spi flash..

plasmab · 12 March 2018, 21:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by hooverphonique

I thought the cpu needed to "see" its full bus size when executing the ks rom code from the spi flash..

The CPLD reads the SPI flash and presents the data to the CPU on its data bus. It’s a little slower than fast ram but who cares.

hooverphonique · 13 March 2018, 10:41

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Originally Posted by plasmab

The CPLD reads the SPI flash and presents the data to the CPU on its data bus. It’s a little slower than fast ram but who cares.

Well, I suppose that's what I meant when saying that the SPI data register would be 32bits in case of ks rom

I now realize that it isn't a register, of course, because the data needs to be presented on the bus like addressing a "regular" memory device.

plasmab · 14 March 2018, 02:20

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Originally Posted by hooverphonique

Well, I suppose that's what I meant when saying that the SPI data register would be 32bits in case of ks rom

I know realize that it isn't a register, of course, because the data needs to be presented on the bus like addressing a "regular" memory device.

The SPI data register is completely independent of the SPI rom. The SPI data register is for talking to external SPI devices. The SPI rom is completely hidden from the rest of the SPI chain as far as the Amiga is concerned. From an external programmer the SPI Rom can be written. Not from the Amiga.

alenppc · 14 March 2018, 13:19

I built EzdineG's Kickstart adapter and got the TF530 working and fitting quite nicely inside the A1000

The Kickstart adapter is a prerequisite for this to work but it's quite simple to build. Well done!

Nikodem · 14 March 2018, 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by alenppc

I built EzdineG's Kickstart adapter and got the TF530 working and fitting quite nicely inside the A1000

The Kickstart adapter is a prerequisite for this to work but it's quite simple to build. Well done!

Are you using this anti-static bag as an insulator? You are aware, that it is conductive?

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plasmab Banned Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: UK Posts: 2,917	Excellent!!

07 March 2018, 17:48	#2905
RetroMan-Jack Posts: n/a	Hello, is there any way to buy a ready soldered TF530 Board? In a video review from the Youtube-Channel "Modern Vintage Gamer" i have heard that some guys in the Amiga Community sell complete Boards with relocator pcb and IDE2CF Adapter. This would be great. I dont want to try it myself because of my bad solder skills.

07 March 2018, 20:55	#2908
RetroMan-Jack Posts: n/a	@pasmab and 8 Bit Dreams Thanks i will do that.

14 March 2018, 13:19	#2919
alenppc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 910	I built EzdineG's Kickstart adapter and got the TF530 working and fitting quite nicely inside the A1000 The Kickstart adapter is a prerequisite for this to work but it's quite simple to build. Well done!

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