Amiga on a FPGA?

Narf the Mouse · 25 November 2010, 00:22

Thoughts:
1) A Field-Programmable Gate Array (AFAIK) is a Processing Unit that can be programmed with any function(s) you can program into the logic units.
2) An Amiga uses an entirely different set of functions than, say, a x86.
3) Therefore, you could emulate an Amiga on a FPGA?
4) This could be done by (a) hobbyist(s).

Anyone know anything about the feasibility of this? I haven't done any low-level programming, nor have I so much as touched a FPGA, so I'm just guessing here.

Coagulus · 25 November 2010, 00:35

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimig Minimig anyone??

Cammy · 25 November 2010, 00:39

I think it's doable:

http://www.opencircuits.com/Minimig
http://www.natami.net/
http://www.fpgaarcade.com/atari_amiga.htm

xc8 · 25 November 2010, 00:57

and on the c-one http://c64upgra.de/c-one/

Chris

Narf the Mouse · 25 November 2010, 09:57

Thanks. I wasn't finding anything on Google.

TCD · 25 November 2010, 10:05

Hmm, http://www.google.com/search?source=hp&q=Amiga+FPGA

Narf the Mouse · 25 November 2010, 23:25

ah... http://www.google.ca/search?q=hardwa...tion+on+a+FPGA

TCD · 25 November 2010, 23:26

Okay, I see

25 November 2010, 00:22	#1
Narf the Mouse Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Area, Canada Posts: 136	Amiga on a FPGA? Thoughts: 1) A Field-Programmable Gate Array (AFAIK) is a Processing Unit that can be programmed with any function(s) you can program into the logic units. 2) An Amiga uses an entirely different set of functions than, say, a x86. 3) Therefore, you could emulate an Amiga on a FPGA? 4) This could be done by (a) hobbyist(s). Anyone know anything about the feasibility of this? I haven't done any low-level programming, nor have I so much as touched a FPGA, so I'm just guessing here.

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25 November 2010, 00:35	#2
Coagulus Gets there in the end... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 863	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimig Minimig anyone??

25 November 2010, 00:39	#3
Cammy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tasmania, Australia Age: 39 Posts: 1,189	I think it's doable: http://www.opencircuits.com/Minimig http://www.natami.net/ http://www.fpgaarcade.com/atari_amiga.htm

25 November 2010, 00:57	#4
xc8 no c= no fun Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 313	and on the c-one http://c64upgra.de/c-one/ Chris

25 November 2010, 09:57	#5
Narf the Mouse Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Area, Canada Posts: 136	Thanks. I wasn't finding anything on Google.

25 November 2010, 10:05	#6
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,600	Hmm, http://www.google.com/search?source=hp&q=Amiga+FPGA

25 November 2010, 23:25	#7
Narf the Mouse Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver Area, Canada Posts: 136	ah... http://www.google.ca/search?q=hardwa...tion+on+a+FPGA

25 November 2010, 23:26	#8
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,600	Okay, I see

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