As I have mentioned before, I am working on a new version. This new version is radically different than anything I have done before. The standard CoCo3 part is...
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richec
amirichus
Apr 6, 2010 3:31 pm
Hi Gary, How hard would it be to mount it in a used CoCo case?...
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Ronivon Costa
johny_2k
Apr 7, 2010 2:07 pm
Gary, I have a few points to comment on this e-mail. The most important is related to developing a new hardware board. The fact is, does not seem to me that...
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Gary Becker
Gary_L_Becker
Apr 8, 2010 5:31 am
I had thought about doing a FPGA board about a year ago. I put out some feelers about peoples interest and how much they would be willing to spend. The...
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CoCo3FPGA@yahoogroups...
May 31, 2010 2:11 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the CoCo3FPGA group. File :...
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carlos
carlossantia...
Jun 5, 2010 6:21 pm
Will the CoCo3FPGA fit on a 200K spartan3 if an actual 6809 processor is used? Carlos...
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Electro Man
electro.man0...
Jun 14, 2010 1:51 pm
While 64-bit microprocessor designs bonk been in use in individual markets since the new 1990s, the early 2000s saw the informing of 64-bit microprocessors...
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John Kent
vk3biz
Jun 17, 2010 4:14 am
Hi Carlos, Just to answer your question, if no one has got back to you, from my recollection Gary's CoCo3 used about 2/3 rd of the XC3S1000 which is used on...
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Carlos Santiago
carlossantia...
Jun 17, 2010 12:43 pm
John, I appreciate the response. It helps me decide what direction to take. Thank You, Carlos...
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snhirsch5
Jun 27, 2010 2:03 pm
I must be missing something fundamental, but I'm not smart enough to figure out what. The latest pof and sof files download properly to my DE1 board....
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Gary_L_Becker
Jun 27, 2010 11:24 pm
Since development is not finished, the documentation has not even been started. The CD that came with the DE1 has the instructions for programming the FPGA...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 27, 2010 11:29 pm
... Aha! The missing ROM is my problem. Wasn't aware I needed it. The Quartus software has all kinds of conversion capabilities and it's less than clear what...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 12:55 am
... The CD assumes one is programming from a Windows platform and provides only an .exe file for directly copying a binary to the srom. Since I don't work...
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Aaron Wolfe
thebig_a_27
Jun 28, 2010 1:43 am
... There is no conversion necessary, you just need to write the bytes of the ROM verbatim into flash, starting at address 0. In Windows, you do this by first...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 11:33 am
... When you say "flash", are you referring to the onboard configuration ROM or a removable SD card? If it's the onboard ROM, it should definitely be possible...
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Mark McDougall
tcdevelop
Jun 28, 2010 12:25 pm
... Neither. The on-board 4MB parallel flash device. ... No, you need the TerASIC DE1 Control Panel software. Regards, --...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 12:40 pm
... Ok. I tried that. Same results. Wrote the coco3.rom image using the utility under VMware. Then, after programming the FPGA from the coco3fpga.sof file it...
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Mark McDougall
tcdevelop
Jun 28, 2010 12:42 pm
... See maltedmedia mailing list. If you give me 1/2hr or so, I'll be able to run it thru this end on my DE1. Could you pls email me your ROM image and .SOF...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 1:05 pm
... In the interim, I took your advice about clearing the flash memory. That was the missing step and it's now displaying the BASIC sign-on screen :-). --...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 5:19 pm
... I'm running the latest coco3fpga on an Altera DE1 board and am experiencing the same problem: dead keyboard. Tried four different PS2 keyboards and...
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Gary Becker
Gary_L_Becker
Jun 28, 2010 8:27 pm
Steven  I am not sure what is going on there. I know there have been several people using this same build and not having any issues with the keyboard. What I...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 9:42 pm
... Gary, FYI, the keyboard works just fine on the synth demo. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like me to try? Steve --...
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Gary Becker
Gary_L_Becker
Jun 28, 2010 9:44 pm
Steven  Can you send me the model numbers for the keyboards that you have tried that do not work. I will see if I can find one to try.  Gary ... From:...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 9:46 pm
Another data point. The rightmost LED normally pulses at about 1/2 second intervals. If I hit the Enter key on the keyboard, it gives an extra flash on every...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 10:10 pm
... IBM Model M (Ye Olde Standard clickity-clack) Micro-Industries "Windows" keyboard ($5 swap meet item) Dell AT101 and, on a whim, I dragged out a cheap...
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 10:15 pm
... It just keeps getting better! I discovered that it's more a factor of switch 1 and 2. If either (or both) of them are on, the keyboard is non-responsive....
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Steven Hirsch
snhirsch5
Jun 28, 2010 10:23 pm
... I'm a moron... The switches are numbered from right to left. So, translated, the keyboard will not work if sw8 and/or 9 are on. Sorry for the waste of...
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Gary Becker
Gary_L_Becker
Jun 28, 2010 11:33 pm
Steven I did cover this in the short user guide I sent out yesterday. Those switches control the baud rate of the serial port. If they are not set correctly,...
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dnarag_1m
Jul 3, 2010 3:32 pm
Hello all, I just discovered coco3fpga & got my Diligent board. Since this is my first fpga, I haven't a hint of a suspicion of a clue to VHDL. So I used the...
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Gary Becker
Gary_L_Becker
Jul 3, 2010 6:56 pm
I assume you used the bit file in CC3_DSB_0530.ZIP This version no longer works with the server.exe program. This project originally used the server,exe and a...
