I am interested in the 8mg + ide, for my a500.
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I am interested in the 8mg + ide, for my a500.
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RAM board version 6x (61,62,64) have both autoconfig in and out pads.
New (IDE) cpld files in http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php...l=1#post896471 - also in http://mkl211015.altervista.org/ide/ide68k.html
Note about v4xx ide board "2nd" led pins: external series resistor is needed (a few hundred ohms) because there are none on board (upto at least v424.)
is the a600 cf adapter compatible with a6095 memory expansion? I mean do they fit together with no collision under the a600's case?
The ide board arrived today. Thank You.
I am interested in 8MB and IDE for A1000 PAL (no piggyback) :)
Is this ready to go or do i have to do soldering/programming?
Like this? https://retroami.com.pl/img/p/4/5/4/...ox_default.jpg
Picture of adapter http://www.mkl211015.altervista.org/ide2cf/a6i2cf.html (older version, newer versions are similar)
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CPLD parts are programmed.
-Maybe "press fit pins" could be used?
-Ic clips?
-ic socket 40pin with a wire ready soldered (piggyback socket to mainboard socket for CIA,/int2), some other socket for /ovr
Finally plugged in my 8meg+IDE:Memory works right out if the box but is there a guide somwhere to getting the IDE working? Does it need drivers?
KS-rom of a600 (like 3.1 v40.063) has ide driver
http://mkl211015.altervista.org/ide/ide68k.html
Pic of a500 install in 1st post of this thread.
cdtv install: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=90281
Thanks for the info, I've done my best to follow it but I still must be doing something wrong: I've put in 3.1 ROMs, connected the OVR, INT2 and GND wires to the relevant pins on the expansion header, I have a 40-44pin IDE cable connected to a 44-pin CF adapter (CF adapter and card have been tested to work in other machines) but still nothing. Am I using the wrong kind of IDE cable? Is there a 40-pin CF adapter available somewhere? I have a 39-pin IDE cable but, of course, that won't work because it has 1 pin blocked, 40-pin ribbon cables seem to be hard to find. It's a rev6 board that I have modded for 1meg chip, could that be it? Any advice? Thanks!
The chip RAM modifications to your A500 should have no effect here.
The pin that is blocked can be bent out of the way and that cable used without issue. The extra pin is sometimes used to send power to some boards and is not relevant here anyway if your externally powering that Cf adapter.
You did not mention whether or not you properly partitioned and formatted the drive using your Workbench disks before attempting to boot from the Cf. If you have, did the drive show up there?
I have had a few CF and SD adapter boards that did not correctly work with certain combinations of flash drives. The best you can do is try another combination. I’ve had the best luck using MKL’s IDE68K with 40 pin to SD adapters from eBay.
Good luck.
Hi. Does your board have 5 or 6 pins header? 5-pin header has /ovr at the edge pin, but 6-pin header adds 1 pin for ground at the edge of pin row, so /ovr is the second pin from that direction.
Pin 20 location is filled in 80-wire ide cables, the pin can be removed completely by desoldering it. I've found that clipping it with side cutters can leave a stub stopping ide plug completely seated.
It has a 5-pin header (picture below) I'm assuming it's v402 and using this image from your installation guide. I used Amiga PCB explorer to find the right pins on the motherboard.
Attachment 138012
EzdineG - Thank you for the advice. I have formatted and partitioned the card on another Amiga already. I have a 39-pin CF adapter which I'm now going to try powering using the floppy drive power.
Can you use continuity meter from ide board ovr int2 pins to contacts at the card edge so that it tells they are connected via the wires and pads elsewhere
Thank you for the helpful replies mkl, I'll test these traces over the weekend, as well as test on another motherboard.
Assuming the ovr and int2 pines have continuity, are there any more things you can suggest I try while I'm at it?
Is there a guide on how to install it into an A1000?
There is also a 3 wired cable in the package, but I have no clue what to do with it.
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php...l=1#post903539
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6 pins at the end and 3 wire cable
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can somebody who has also installed this in an A1000 help me? I have connected INT2, OVR and GND but WB 1.3 still shows me 512kb RAM. I took the signals from the expansion port (Pin 13, 17 and 19). This is beginning to frustrate as I'd expected to get this thing working out of the box. There is no guide or anything else for help.
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In picture, the board is v106 (ide cable on other side than in v4xx),
the card edge is of interest, black wire is /ovr, white /int2
Like in A500, in A1000 card edge, /ovr is position 17 and /int2 is position 19 contact, on the top side. (even numbered contact positions are on the bottom.)
They are close to 68000's pin 32/33-end. (in a500 cpu pin 1/64 end is to front, in a1000 to back end of Amiga case.)
i give it up. RAM is recognized when i turn on the machine (tested in A500), but after a warm reset LED will turn off and WB will only show 1MB Ram. I tried Addmem but "Addmem 00200000 009fffff" freezes the machine. I hope the new card will solve this problem.
I had a look at this http://www.mkl211015.altervista.org/...em68k59brd.png
There is J2 jumper which i closed. Now the LED lights up permanently, even when resetting but WB still shows 1MB Ram.
@mkl
you really should do a Guide for all the boards and configurations you made. This is really frustrating to look up all the scattered information from different topics and sites.
I sent the replacement board to Cego, and tested it and each socket holds pins individually using this method:Attachment 138471
Possible problem of loose socket for 68000 pins, if height permits, could be solved by a dip-64 socket or sil-strips.
Augat socket good for many uses: https://www.ebay.com/itm/64Pin-8-3x2...T/191994680185
I have used that type with non-thermoplastic frame for carrier and alignment socket for individual pins. Also for kipper2k ram+ide with short leads under board, in between to connect to a500 mainboard so it holds cood to socket.
Next, i will be collectig installation pictures to one page, adding signal names to pictures.
just a hypothetical question. Could this run installed in the CPU socket of an A500 in combination with an external Supra28 Turbo accelerator on the side expansion?
Interested in one Ide + 8mb for my cdtv
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Registering interest in an IDE plus 8Mb board for the CDTV please
Declare interest in 1x 8MB RAM (40€) - for my A500.
edit: attached cpld code not recommended, esp. on v6x fails, temp. fix in next posts
RAM config that has function to skip one external autoconfiguration before activating own autoconfig. This should make it compatible with CDTV, where I would expect DMAC chip to make on autoconfig cycle.
Tested with Amiga B2000 and KS3.1: when no other autoconfig cards present ram didn't autoconfig. When Supra SCSI-card was added, ram also autoconfigured.
Untested feature: RAM board tries to configure as 8MB, if told to shutup, try 4MB, and 2MB (8,6,4, or 2 MB configuration). I Could test this by putting Golem (2-8 MB) RAM card with e.g. 2MB to Zorro slot.
Files attached for V5x and V6x mem68k boards.
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Problem when removing 68000 from socket pins that I've been using lately:
Attachment 139157
For a few pins, part of socket comes of with cpu pin. I could put and push them back to socket cups, but are tiny and get lost easy.
I think there maybe some issues with v6x boards, with a tmp68hc000 on external side slot cpu adapter board + ram on mainboard test socket ram worked,
but mc68hc000 on ram , on mainboard, keeps resetting and doesnt boot.
I will be testing and trying to find the cause.
EDIT: possible fix posted below. (using older verilog source, abel code bug not found.)
Using older verilog source to make working(i believe, after quick testing) cpld code for v6x boards. compiled with xilinx ise 6. The Abel version still needs debugging.
edit:ucf file missing from zip, can be found on the www-page http://www.mkl211015.altervista.org/ram68k/
The bug, I think is maybe refresh cycles not separated so that ram chip interpretes the signals as a read access cycle, interfering with cpu? And in v59 ram, data buffer chips would have isolated ram from cpu data bus. Perhaps for some reason, timings of some cpus mostly prevent bus conflict most of the time.
Actually seems like "rfsh_cas" register was needlessy asynchronously cleared in a bad time in the middle of refreshing, from cpu /as pin low.
At least removing this line seems to fix the bug so that mc68hc000 cpu works with the ram.
Interested in IDE no ram for CDTV (assuming my existing diag port 8mb ram upgrade will still function)
I'd be interested in an IDE board, no RAM, and one of your CF-IDE boards (with trimmed upper pins) for an A500+ please! Shipping to UK.
Attachment 139965
This one assembled, insulator to cf adapter top will be added.
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Attachment 139966
A unit with broken track fixed with wire, 70€.
edit: wire superglued. Will wrap tape a few rounds around the pcbs to protect. After scratching off any superglue on ram config in out pads in case they will be ever used .
Jtag header not to fit under a500 kbd, A1k,2k cdtv should fit.
Interested in this unit with fixed track. Is it actual?
interested in an IDE board, but iam learning the system
Interested in an IDE board for A500 standard. Thank you!
Hi, I'm interested in the soldered combination 8MB+IDE for my A500 rev. 6a, thank you.
UPDATE: Tried a different CF adapter and now both RAM and IDE work like a charm.
Great work mkl, thank you!
Some ideboards supply +5v and some +3.3v to pin 20 of ide header.
Some female connector cf-ide adapters seem have diodes in power lines, maybe preventing +5v floppy connector supply going to pin 20 of ide/ vice versa. Diode may drop +3.3v from pin 20 too low and connecting +5v powers the cf card to 5v-diode drop voltage?
Yes, I had to power the CF adapter with the floppy connector (adapter only had a 39-pin IDE connector), so I guess I'm using an external floppy drive unless I can piggy-back the power (not that I really need a floppy now that I have a HDD).
Anyway, great to have everything working, this a a great board and cheapest way I know to get an A500 WHD-load capable.
Hi, I'm interested in
-3x the soldered combination 8MB+IDE for my A500 rev. 6a,
thank you.
HI, i'm interested in the IDE (no ram) for CDTV.
Thanks
Interest withdrawn as I have decided to use SCSI for CDTV as I need OS1.3 to boot.
Thanks
Interested in 2 x A500 8MB+ide(80€)....will PM
Interested. Will PM.
I am interested in twoA600 cf adapters. Sending PM.
Interested in a RAM-only board, please PM total cost with shipping to Italy.
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