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Re: A look at the C-One (Commodore One) reconfigurable computer



>>>>> "K" == Kryten  <kryten_droid_obfusticator@ntlworld.com> writes:

K> Intriguing. I guess that bit is in one of the non-volatile FPGAs?

Nope, they're both SRAM based.

K> I've been puzzling over the FPGA booting process for my own
K> project. I have a hard 65C02 and Flash ROM already, so I could them
K> to config the FPGA, but then I'd need some RAM and a small CPLD for
K> minimal memory / io decoding. In the end I think I may just use a
K> small AVR to do the job.

Jeri uses a CPLD (a 3032 iirc) with a state machine to load data from
rom into the 1k30. Once the 1k30 core is bootstrapped, it takes over
the boot process.

K> I presume the Daniel Wallner T65 is just a part of the CPC project.

No, the RISC CPU is Tobias' own design, and the Z80/6502 opcode tables
are just RISC instructions.

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