Zeus68k – Accelerator/IDE/RAM for the A500/2000/CDTV and others - Page 30

amigoun · 04 January 2014, 01:23

But it doesnt answer my question

And what is wrong if I want in my A2k just and only this turbo?

Chain · 07 January 2014, 21:10

Nothing wrong my friend .)

svin83 · 09 January 2014, 13:37

Butterflies in my stomach when thinking about this upgrade :P

mr.vince · 10 January 2014, 00:01

All going along nicely. Currently building a prototype reflow oven where we will test the process (to find out about things that could go wrong during "mass production"), once that is fine, we will call for interest for a first production run.

NovaCoder · 10 January 2014, 01:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.vince

All going along nicely. Currently building a prototype reflow oven where we will test the process (to find out about things that could go wrong during "mass production"), once that is fine, we will call for interest for a first production run.

Nice, I think it's great to see all of these Classic HW developments. I'm almost tempted to buy a 500 just so that I can play with some new HW

TotO · 11 January 2014, 13:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.vince

All going along nicely. Currently building a prototype reflow oven where we will test the process (to find out about things that could go wrong during "mass production"), once that is fine, we will call for interest for a first production run.

Nice news. Thanks, and good luck!

Bamiga2002 · 11 January 2014, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

Nice, I think it's great to see all of these Classic HW developments. I'm almost tempted to buy a 500 just so that I can play with some new HW

Already did that =)

mr.vince · 11 January 2014, 22:01

Great.

It's really cool to have a fully expanded A500 with just one expansion. To me RAM and the Action Replay MK III mean the most. But I am sure there will be many which appreciate the pure speed of 50MHz with really great compatibility the most.

Yulquen74 · 26 January 2014, 09:33

What kind of RAM will you be using with regards to speed?
Will there be wait states at 50MHz?

mr.vince · 26 January 2014, 10:48

Will need to check... Why not check the first few posts with the Sysinfo pics in the meantime?

Yulquen74 · 26 January 2014, 16:00

looking at a picture of the pcb in an earlier post, it seems you are using 7ns SDRAM,
so there should be no waitstates.

mr.vince · 27 January 2014, 22:16

ATM I can confirm our new reflow oven is working fine already and the new protos seem to be fine.

I now have to wait for the Chinese new year ceremony to come to an end, as I can't get enough supply of the CPUs we use quickly enough over here.

We're making progress!

kipper2k · 27 January 2014, 22:18

Great,

I just tried to order boards for my projects and no one is working over there until 7th Feb, probably a good time to invade lol.

What model reflow oven are you using ?

mr.vince · 27 January 2014, 22:25

The magic pizza oven.

Actually a bog standard pizza oven with a reflow controller. Not 100% perfect, but already yields 100% working results.

kipper2k · 27 January 2014, 22:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.vince

The magic pizza oven.

Actually a bog standard pizza oven with a reflow controller. Not 100% perfect, but already yields 100% working results.

love to see a video of the setup in operation when you start.

mr.vince · 27 January 2014, 22:36

ATM this is just for protos, but I'll remind Herzi to do some pics.

It's a little guerilla style and I would not want to use it for mass production, but the heat curve is already pretty stable and ok so, fine for us for our own needs.

Mohican · 27 January 2014, 23:28

No hesitation mate ...

the eyes of the thread.

nikoluis · 28 January 2014, 14:29

I'm ready for Zeus and i wouldn't say no to a Pizza (or two)

Bamiga2002 · 01 February 2014, 14:33

A500 here waiting for the Zeus

- lacking funds to any A500-accel atm...

Bastich · 02 February 2014, 20:31

Amazing project I want one

Its great that it's an all in one and an internal solution

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04 January 2014, 01:23	#581
amigoun Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Czech Rep Posts: 599	But it doesnt answer my question And what is wrong if I want in my A2k just and only this turbo?

07 January 2014, 21:10	#582
Chain A-Collector, repairments Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 50 Posts: 1,536	Nothing wrong my friend .)

09 January 2014, 13:37	#583
svin83 Meditating Guru Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Trondheim / Norway Posts: 32	Butterflies in my stomach when thinking about this upgrade :P

10 January 2014, 00:01	#584
mr.vince Cheesy crust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawk's Creek Age: 48 Posts: 1,383	All going along nicely. Currently building a prototype reflow oven where we will test the process (to find out about things that could go wrong during "mass production"), once that is fine, we will call for interest for a first production run.

11 January 2014, 22:01	#588
mr.vince Cheesy crust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawk's Creek Age: 48 Posts: 1,383	Great. It's really cool to have a fully expanded A500 with just one expansion. To me RAM and the Action Replay MK III mean the most. But I am sure there will be many which appreciate the pure speed of 50MHz with really great compatibility the most.

26 January 2014, 09:33	#589
Yulquen74 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Kleppe / Norway Posts: 253	What kind of RAM will you be using with regards to speed? Will there be wait states at 50MHz?

26 January 2014, 10:48	#590
mr.vince Cheesy crust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawk's Creek Age: 48 Posts: 1,383	Will need to check... Why not check the first few posts with the Sysinfo pics in the meantime?

26 January 2014, 16:00	#591
Yulquen74 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Kleppe / Norway Posts: 253	looking at a picture of the pcb in an earlier post, it seems you are using 7ns SDRAM, so there should be no waitstates.

27 January 2014, 22:16	#592
mr.vince Cheesy crust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawk's Creek Age: 48 Posts: 1,383	ATM I can confirm our new reflow oven is working fine already and the new protos seem to be fine. I now have to wait for the Chinese new year ceremony to come to an end, as I can't get enough supply of the CPUs we use quickly enough over here. We're making progress!

27 January 2014, 22:18	#593
kipper2k Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thunder Bay, Canada Posts: 4,323	Great, I just tried to order boards for my projects and no one is working over there until 7th Feb, probably a good time to invade lol. What model reflow oven are you using ?

27 January 2014, 22:25	#594
mr.vince Cheesy crust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawk's Creek Age: 48 Posts: 1,383	The magic pizza oven. Actually a bog standard pizza oven with a reflow controller. Not 100% perfect, but already yields 100% working results.

27 January 2014, 22:36	#596
mr.vince Cheesy crust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawk's Creek Age: 48 Posts: 1,383	ATM this is just for protos, but I'll remind Herzi to do some pics. It's a little guerilla style and I would not want to use it for mass production, but the heat curve is already pretty stable and ok so, fine for us for our own needs.

27 January 2014, 23:28	#597
Mohican Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Budapest / Hungary Age: 50 Posts: 67	No hesitation mate ... the eyes of the thread.

28 January 2014, 14:29	#598
nikoluis Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Greece Age: 49 Posts: 14	I'm ready for Zeus and i wouldn't say no to a Pizza (or two)

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