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Re: Gryphon 68030 [message #774 is a reply to message #773] Sat, 11 June 2016 03:29 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Hi

Getting Linux booting may prove a pain if there is ROM at physical address 0; the kernel expects to be loaded here and expects the MMU disabled on boot.

The KISS-68030 gives us a solid 68K machine with MMU and DRAM already. Enhancements I would like to see in a future 68K board would be;



  • 68040 or 68060 CPU at high clock speed
  • Memory controller which makes use of the CPU's synchronous, pipeline and burst mode transfer features
  • Support for DMA, primarily for ethernet and hard disk interfaces



I think the idea of exchanging GALs for a CPLD or FPGA is excellent. There is now a fully open-source toolchain for Lattice ICE40 FPGAs. I am told it is possible ("easy", some bravely claim!) to hand solder TQFP-144 packages so we could use a iCE40HX4K-TQ144, an inexpensive part with over 100 I/O pins. This, and the later 68K CPUs, would require the board to run on 3.3V.

It would be nice to have a keyboard and high-resolution video output although this could be on a peripheral board as I am very happy with a serial console.

W

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