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It's going to be amazing ....
Still got some timing problems on the internal CPU cache but we are close to release.

A month has passed, so... what's the current status on the Amiga core?
Asking in a monthly base isn't considered "hammering", is it?

This week! Really?? Not in a hurry, but I really hope it's true

Your Atari ST core should be an awesome thing to take a look at, too, Mike. So if you can, well, ehmm... a twin core release would be like fireworks

Another week went on without news on the Amiga or ST cores

Give Mike a break... it's not his day job, and certainly there is not enough sales to come even close to breaking even on the R&D time.  People just don't get how much time is required for projects like this.

I'll try and give daily updates on the Amiga core.

I have had to back off a little just to get something out - I will continue to tidy it up as we go along.

I've just finished converting the autoconfig PICs to VHDL and added them to the Amiga core - which is now VHDL.
Most of the modules in this are derived from Minimig source by Jakub (Verilog) and customized for the Replay environment - for example sync clocking and other enhancements. The core is mated to the new OSD, system controller and general replay IO. There are a lot of system level changes, for example the ARM now loads up the ROMs directly into DRAM at startup, so lot's of clean up done.

The cache controller has been tidied up but I still have some timing problems.

Running some simulation now to sanity check everything, but I think we are still a few days away.
/Mike

To the Admin and everyone else I have been reluctant to go into the OS4 and newer OS's due to the cost factor in hardware I think the Replay Arcade will not only fill this void but will take the Amiga into a whole new level.

I for one as are many other Amiga Fans looking forward to the Replay Arcade and a very bright future for the Amiga Scene.

I think you guys deserve a lot of praise for bringing an affordable and flexible piece of Hardware that I know will stimulate new interest in the Amiga.

Good Luck and Hurry Up :-) Christmas is coming (Just kidding) :-)

"do I need a special adapter to power the board from an ATX connector?"
No, but I do a little adapter board which bridges the ATX power supply to the molex connector on the back of the Replay board - and allows push button control of the power supply.

Great, will it be included with the board, or is it available by paying a few extra euro?

Sounds great, admin :-)

Code is running ok in the simulator now.
After some tweaks to the data path from the CPU cache to the memory controller, I have nearly got timing closure ...

Phase 10: 0 unrouted; (1224)      REAL time: 5 mins 47 secs
Phase 11: 0 unrouted; (1224)      REAL time: 5 mins 55 secs
Updating file: Replay.ncd with current fully routed design.

/MikeJ

Good news! (I suppose!)
Does it mean we're nearing the release? (but don't be in a hurry!)