New project - Fúria EC020

[LTAC]

Excellent project!

Why the voltmeter is it scrambled, above the keyboard? TOP SECRET?

[Jawd]

Looks great, always like new hw...

[mikele]

Oh finally we are given any alternative to ACA 6x0 products. From the consumer's standpoint there's nothing worse than monopoly.

[lesta_smsc]

Sorry - have I missed something? Do we know about the price of this?! Would be ideal for upgrading my A600!

[sanjyuubi]

Originally Posted by Schoenfeld

I would highly recommend to update the design to 32-bit fast memory. This 16-bit memory can't be called fast: The ACA620 clocked at 16.67MHz beats the FuriaEC020 by almost 600 Dhrystones. If you overclock the ACA620, it beats this card by over 1400 Dhrystones.

The EC020 processor can do *much* more than this. It's worth continuing the development here - you're on the right path!

Jens

This card is designed to use 16-bit RAM from the beggining and is a result of struggling with 68EC020 and blinking power led issue(one year long pause because of that and lowering determination as well). Problem was tracked down thanks to Yacube

Just think of this Project as fruit that you can harvest on certain point of self development. Next time this fruit will be better.

[sanjyuubi]

Originally Posted by Akira

Awesome stuff! Love you Boboo
Maybe you could be, at some point, interested in doing something for the CD32 *hint hint*

At this point only Jens is able to do that unless somebody want to make a donation as big as 250.000 $ or more - Yep, you can't buy those connector anywhere, only setting up production is possible and that is what Jens could do.

Problem is, would be there enough people to buy CD32 expansion to pay production bill. Maybe Jens should add project to kickstarter and found out if he find enough people to make project possible.

[desiv]

Originally Posted by mikele

From the consumer's standpoint there's nothing worse than monopoly.

Yes there is..
Having no options (a no-opoly? :-)..

But more options is better..

desiv

[Amiga1992]

Originally Posted by rafgc

At this point only Jens is able to do that unless somebody want to make a donation as big as 250.000 $ or more - Yep, you can't buy those connector anywhere, only setting up production is possible and that is what Jens could do.

Problem is, would be there enough people to buy CD32 expansion to pay production bill. Maybe Jens should add project to kickstarter and found out if he find enough people to make project possible.

Do you really need to use that expansion port? I mean, there might be other ways to connect to those lines and add memory+IDE...

[Twiggy]

Could a CD32 expansion connect via the CPU?

[Amiga1992]

Originally Posted by twiggy

Could a CD32 expansion connect via the CPU?

Yeah I was thinking the same, having the 600 accelerators piggybacking on the 68000, perhaps it's possible too for other processors.

[kipper2k]

Originally Posted by Akira

Yeah I was thinking the same, having the 600 accelerators piggybacking on the 68000, perhaps it's possible too for other processors.

there are no sockets capable of sitting on top of those processers

[Amiga1992]

well then...

[cpiac64]

the cd32 have a connector very similar to a1200, need create an adapter for use an accelerator for a1200, but is difficulty find a connector.

zetr0 used pci connector for test

[sanjyuubi]

Originally Posted by Akira

Do you really need to use that expansion port? I mean, there might be other ways to connect to those lines and add memory+IDE...

Nope, there isn't (Did you saw how CPU in CD32/A1200 looks like?). Even if such socket would exists, it should be very precise to fit between connectors and conatin insulation as well. Because of that precision it would cost as much as the accelerator itself at final price (look for smd adapters for programming devices).

There is a way to build custom connector from PCI sockets (at least 3 i think), but its time consuming and should be quite precise (read as boring and frustrating).

As i said, only somebody like Jens who have bought tooling for making such connectors is able to set production, but there is minimum quantity required and its proice is beyond reach for any decent hobbyist (unless he's rich).

[Boboo_SK]

Originally Posted by Schoenfeld

I would highly recommend to update the design to 32-bit fast memory. This 16-bit memory can't be called fast: The ACA620 clocked at 16.67MHz beats the FuriaEC020 by almost 600 Dhrystones. If you overclock the ACA620, it beats this card by over 1400 Dhrystones.

The EC020 processor can do *much* more than this. It's worth continuing the development here - you're on the right path!

Jens

I got intent, changes in the 32-Bit RAM

[hooverphonique]

I agree with Jens - that this thing should use 32bit ram was the first thing that came to mind when reading the specs ;-)

[kipper2k]

i think you need to base opinions on these accelerators by price and not so much on options, most of the Amigas in use today are for games that do not really see the benefit once basic upgrades have been done. Once the demands for WHDload games are satisfied there are going to be only a few people that will be counting Dhrystones. It's nice to have a choice and i don't think there's anything wrong with 16 bit ram

[sanjyuubi]

I agree, isn't 2700 DHR and 2MB IDE transfer enough for most whdload games? I mean it's not like you could run Doom with 32-bit, right?

[Boboo_SK]

Furia EC020, working A300 board

[Predseda]

I am running out of money now, I hope the sitation will be much better at the time Furia is available for sale.