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Just quickly took some pics, sorry not the greatest just done them with my mobile.
https://goo.gl/photos/CUXaNDbWPqyHipv46 You should be able to see the section of pins for 1-20 look a bit ugly, thats the bit I ended up re-doing. Have checked continuity on them and they seem okay. thanks Oli |
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Thanks for the advice. Will double check everything.
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Actually received the board today. Will be working on it in the coming weeks.
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Just received the board this weekend and have just soldered it up and done a quick test.
I can report that it works perfectly in my A500+. Had to change some jumpers to make it work though, but luckily I had soldered headers on all jumpers (and cut the pre-existing connections) so I could easily change the settings. Since I had desoldered 4 RAM chips, I decided to just fill out the board with 3 - who knows if I might get a Gary adapter for it one day so I could use it for 1.5MB in an A500. I will probably also put an RTC on it as it feels uncompleted without it, although my A500+ has one already. The attached pictures show a successful memory test of all 2MB chip and a picture of the board which should be clear on how the jumpers should be set. If I remove the jumper for the middle RAM chip, it runs with 1.5MB chip, however with the left jumper in the original position, no extra memory was detected. Thanks again for providing such a lovely design. Edit: It doesn't seem to make a difference whether the EN jumper is set or not. Quote:
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Right, so the SIMM arrived today. Cross your fingers, this should be done this weekend.
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Hi,
Made some progress and got the gary adapter working with 1MB chip RAM. I also added pads for a 4th RAM chip on the bottom side, which gives my A500 a total of 2.5 MB. Then you can add 8MB fast RAM to max it out This is basically a re-creation of a 80's AMRAM1M5, but with the benefit of allowing 1MB chip. It's got jumper switches which allow you to select between 0.5/1.0/1.5 expansion RAM. I know the title of this thread says "free boards", but I can't do that anymore. I might have to charge a staggering €10 or so, any interest in that (DIY board)? Last edited by PeteAU; 28 February 2017 at 03:49. |
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Hey Pete - looks good! Put me down for 2 please
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Looks good indeed. I think €10 is a bargain, so I'd like one of these as well.
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Brilliant! I edited the thread title for you, so you don't have to fence off questions. :-)
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great ! will you release the design ?
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Haven't read the whole thread, but will this board give my A500+ 1MB extra chipmem?
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I just need to recoup some costs, cos I made a few duds before it actually worked And this'll fund my next thing, whatever that is (ideas?). Then I'll release the Rev B Eagle files in a few months. So, if you want a rev B board (includes gary adapter, which you can cut out): AUD$15 per board (this is around €10,70 euro) by Paypal 'friends & family' payment. Postage is at your risk, unless you want to pay for tracking. Australia Postage: AUD$1.00 for small letter - 1 board only (one stamp). AUD$2.40 for "large letter post" (two stamps) + small cardboard 20mm box. Add 50c for a priority label. AUD$7.60 for a parcel - probably over-kill, but it's your option. International Postage: AUD$2.95 for letter post (in an envelope, taped to a postcard). AUD$8.00 for large letter (in a bubble bag). If you prefer a parcel, let me know, but it's a lot more expensive. PM with your country and I'll give you details. If you send me an extra $1 I'll include the capacitors (tell me how many you want). In summary, what you can do with this board is: - 512K for A500, this can be CHIP or SLOW depending on Agnus. See post #1. - Real time clock with coin cell battery, see post #14. - 2MB for A500 with gary adapter, adds 0.5chip + 1.5slow. See post #53. - 1MB additional chip RAM for A500+, see post #47. |
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