Terrible Fire Accelerators - Page 96

Mr.Flibble · 02 September 2017, 20:58

Speaking of which, I finally managed to find a solution to flash my cpld's - used a different cable and program which managed to see the chain - only trouble is that I now see a black/dark screen at startup - it's clearly a sync signal of some description as the screen sees it as a valid signal..

Just waiting on an adapter so I can flash diagrom and see what the problem is..

jediknight · 04 September 2017, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmab

20 Red TF530s Rev 2s for sale .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202043872979?ul_noapp=true

Wont be able to post until I return from vacation. If these all sell i'll reorder 30 next time and so on.

can you sell some with programmed chips on please for extra moola.

tnt23 · 05 September 2017, 10:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmab

20 Red TF530s Rev 2s for sale .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202043872979?ul_noapp=true

Wont be able to post until I return from vacation. If these all sell i'll reorder 30 next time and so on.

Failed to purchase the board due to shipment exclusions. Anyone willing to part with one for Russia, or should I arrange shipping address in the UK?

supaduper · 05 September 2017, 11:03

Email sent

*EDIT

unfortunately I will not be able to help in this instance

tnt23 · 05 September 2017, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by supaduper

Email sent

Thanks mate

plasmab · 05 September 2017, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by jediknight

can you sell some with programmed chips on please for extra moola.

Few reasons why I can't right now. Firstly I have no stock left. Secondly the moment you put a CPLD on it and it runs over 25Mhz it becomes subject to export control (classed as munitions capable - I know why but I won't elaborate). Finally I have no way to verify my soldering is good before I ship. :/

On a side note I will never ship anything to any country with any form of current UN Embargo. Period. I will also refuse to sell/assist to anyone whom is suspect may be reselling to Russia or other embargoed countries.

The TF530 is capable of being used as a standalone computing device with a clock frequency of > 25mhz. This classes it as munitions capable unfortunately.

EDIT: the obvious workaround for Russians is to order directly from DirtyPCBs if they'll ship to Russia

Mr.Flibble · 05 September 2017, 17:19

Ahh, that explains the declaration I had to sign when ordering the cpld's from digikey...

Lord Aga · 05 September 2017, 17:34

Holy crap, the Russians are building Amiga-based weaponry!

plasmab · 05 September 2017, 18:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Aga

Holy crap, the Russians are building Amiga-based weaponry!

25mhz+ is what's required for the timing for an implosion based "device".

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modrobert · 05 September 2017, 19:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmab

25mhz+ is what's required for the timing for an implosion based "device".

Crystal oscillator or DCM? I mean, there is no problem generating 200MHz pulses with a 25MHz crystal.

This seems like a ridiculous embargo considering there are export licenses which permits export of any type of goods to Russia, and a licensed supplier is probably what a weapons R&D business in Russia would use, or just importing the parts from Chinese factories directly. In any case, I doubt they order small amounts of CPLDs under the guise of being classic Amiga users.

Anyway, I think tnt23 already got the help he needed, a community without borders.

plasmab · 05 September 2017, 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by modrobert

Crystal oscillator or DCM? I mean, there is no problem generating 200MHz pulses with a 25MHz crystal.

This seems like a ridiculous embargo considering there are export licenses which permits export of any type of goods to Russia, and a licensed supplier is probably what a weapons R&D business in Russia would use, or just importing the parts from Chinese factories directly. In any case, I doubt they order small amounts of CPLDs under the guise of being classic Amiga users.

Anyway, I think tnt23 already got the help he needed, a community without borders.

TBH I've seen a company I worked for get screwed by these export rules and I have no intention of doing jail time for my hobby. No matter what my opinions are. I will err on the side of caution.

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tnt23 · 05 September 2017, 19:49

Just in case, I have to say that supaduper was unable to assist due to reasons which I fully understand. Thanks everyone concerned, let's take this off topic.

jediknight · 06 September 2017, 00:02

wow thats a screwed up thing init , ut thanks for telling peeps , lol i mean if anyone out theres wants to make a device to blow up surely just taking one from an army base is a lot easyier specialy here in england yes its happened.

cpiac64 · 06 September 2017, 00:40

i have buied a rev2, need part list and more, please wryte a right link

thanks

kgc210 · 06 September 2017, 10:24

The BOM is on the GitHub page, it's the same as the Revision 3 one although you don't need C14-C17.

plasmab · 06 September 2017, 17:15

Last TF530.. had to relist https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202047003247

EDIT: all gone. 20 more on order.

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keith · 08 September 2017, 08:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmab

25mhz+ is what's required for the timing for an implosion based "device".

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Sorry for my post & my quote from back to the future..this sucker is nuclear.

kim_jorgensen · 09 September 2017, 16:12

It was pretty scary to solder these CPLDs but I got a TF530 rev. 3 running. Yeah!

I got a cheap MC68EC030RP40B and MC68882FN40A from China and the CPU runs stable at 42MHz but it gets quite hot and sometimes crashes during startup. With the FPU installed I just get a yellow screen, so I guess I should lower the frequency or look for better parts

I couldn’t get the IDE working; the activity LED comes on for a while but the drive isn’t recognized. Before spending more time on debugging this issue I would like to know if I’m running the latest stable firmware. The version I got is the 2017_7_30_tf530, can anyone confirm that the IDE interface works with this version?

plasmab · 09 September 2017, 17:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by kim_jorgensen

It was pretty scary to solder these CPLDs but I got a TF530 rev. 3 running. Yeah!

I got a cheap MC68EC030RP40B and MC68882FN40A from China and the CPU runs stable at 42MHz but it gets quite hot and sometimes crashes during startup. With the FPU installed I just get a yellow screen, so I guess I should lower the frequency or look for better parts

I couldn’t get the IDE working; the activity LED comes on for a while but the drive isn’t recognized. Before spending more time on debugging this issue I would like to know if I’m running the latest stable firmware. The version I got is the 2017_7_30_tf530, can anyone confirm that the IDE interface works with this version?

You haven't attached INT2 to the A500 edge connector? That's why IDE will take 2 weeks to load. I can confirm that IDE works perfectly on my build rev3s

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kim_jorgensen · 09 September 2017, 18:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmab

You haven't attached INT2 to the A500 edge connector? That's why IDE will take 2 weeks to load. I can confirm that IDE works perfectly on my build rev3s

No. I got the impression from the GitHub page that INT2 wasn't needed on rev 3s.
But now that it is connected I'm able to mount my hard drive using Kickstart 1.3 and a floppy with a patched scsi.device.

Thank you

05 September 2017, 11:03	#1904
supaduper Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Krypton Posts: 1,214	Email sent EDIT unfortunately I will not be able to help in this instance Last edited by supaduper; 05 September 2017 at 19:37.*

06 September 2017, 17:15	#1916
plasmab Banned Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: UK Posts: 2,917	Terrible Fire Accelerators Last TF530.. had to relist https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202047003247 EDIT: all gone. 20 more on order. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by plasmab; 07 September 2017 at 08:53.

09 September 2017, 16:12	#1918
kim_jorgensen Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Aarhus, Denmark Posts: 27	It was pretty scary to solder these CPLDs but I got a TF530 rev. 3 running. Yeah! I got a cheap MC68EC030RP40B and MC68882FN40A from China and the CPU runs stable at 42MHz but it gets quite hot and sometimes crashes during startup. With the FPU installed I just get a yellow screen, so I guess I should lower the frequency or look for better parts I couldn’t get the IDE working; the activity LED comes on for a while but the drive isn’t recognized. Before spending more time on debugging this issue I would like to know if I’m running the latest stable firmware. The version I got is the 2017_7_30_tf530, can anyone confirm that the IDE interface works with this version? Attached Thumbnails

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02 September 2017, 20:58	#1901
Mr.Flibble Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: UK Posts: 472	Speaking of which, I finally managed to find a solution to flash my cpld's - used a different cable and program which managed to see the chain - only trouble is that I now see a black/dark screen at startup - it's clearly a sync signal of some description as the screen sees it as a valid signal.. Just waiting on an adapter so I can flash diagrom and see what the problem is..

05 September 2017, 17:19	#1907
Mr.Flibble Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: UK Posts: 472	Ahh, that explains the declaration I had to sign when ordering the cpld's from digikey...

05 September 2017, 17:34	#1908
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,443	Holy crap, the Russians are building Amiga-based weaponry!

05 September 2017, 19:49	#1912
tnt23 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saint-Petersburg / Russia Posts: 324	Just in case, I have to say that supaduper was unable to assist due to reasons which I fully understand. Thanks everyone concerned, let's take this off topic.

06 September 2017, 00:02	#1913
jediknight Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: bolton Posts: 145	wow thats a screwed up thing init , ut thanks for telling peeps , lol i mean if anyone out theres wants to make a device to blow up surely just taking one from an army base is a lot easyier specialy here in england yes its happened.

06 September 2017, 00:40	#1914
cpiac64 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Italy Posts: 1,136	i have buied a rev2, need part list and more, please wryte a right link thanks

06 September 2017, 10:24	#1915
kgc210 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Stoke-On-Trent, England Posts: 450	The BOM is on the GitHub page, it's the same as the Revision 3 one although you don't need C14-C17.

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