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DE0-Nano and DE2-115 add-on boards for Prop2 emulation are ready!

cgraceycgracey Posts: 14,133
edited 2013-03-27 12:30 in Propeller 2
For those of you who are using a DE0-Nano or a DE2-115 board for Prop2 emulation, we now have our Prop2 add-on boards ready which provide the SPI flash chip, 4 DACs, a VGA connector, 4 phono jacks, a PropPlug header, a signal header, and a breadboard.

If any of you would like one of these boards, please private message me with which one you need and your shipping address. I don't think that there are more than a dozen of you, so we'll just send you the board for free.
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  • FredBlaisFredBlais Posts: 370
    edited 2013-02-22 15:54
    cgracey wrote: »
    For those of you who are using a DE0-Nano or a DE2-115 board for Prop2 emulation, we now have our Prop2 add-on boards ready which provide the SPI flash chip, 4 DACs, a VGA connector, 4 phono jacks, a PropPlug header, a signal header, and a breadboard.

    If any of you would like one of these boards, please private message me with which one you need and your shipping address. I don't think that there are more than a dozen of you, so we'll just send you the board for free.

    Pictures please :)
  • Bill HenningBill Henning Posts: 6,445
    edited 2013-02-22 15:55
    EXCELLENT NEWS!!!

    Thanks Chip. PM sent.
    cgracey wrote: »
    For those of you who are using a DE0-Nano or a DE2-115 board for Prop2 emulation, we now have our Prop2 add-on boards ready which provide the SPI flash chip, 4 DACs, a VGA connector, 4 phono jacks, a PropPlug header, a signal header, and a breadboard.

    If any of you would like one of these boards, please private message me with which one you need and your shipping address. I don't think that there are more than a dozen of you, so we'll just send you the board for free.
  • Ym2413aYm2413a Posts: 630
    edited 2013-02-22 16:17
    Wonderful!! :D
  • cgraceycgracey Posts: 14,133
    edited 2013-02-22 16:42
    Here's the DE0-Nano board:

    Prop2_DE0_Nano.jpg


    Here's the DE2-115 board:

    Prop2_DE2_115.jpg
    Prop2_DE0_Nano.jpg
    1000 x 750 - 363K
    Prop2_DE2_115.jpg
    1000 x 750 - 393K
  • Bill HenningBill Henning Posts: 6,445
    edited 2013-02-22 17:12
    They look great.

    The DE2-115 version is tiny! Can't wait to play with it.
  • TubularTubular Posts: 4,622
    edited 2013-02-22 18:48
    Great news, Chip.

    We need these asap and will sent through our Fedex account details. If anyone else in AU/NZ/Indonesia wants to hitch a ride just say so.
  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2013-02-22 18:55
    Chip: Sending you a PM. If you could send a DE0 via tubular that would be fantastic (thanks tubular).
  • Peter JakackiPeter Jakacki Posts: 10,193
    edited 2013-02-22 19:02
    Tubular wrote: »
    Great news, Chip.

    We need these asap and will sent through our Fedex account details. If anyone else in AU/NZ/Indonesia wants to hitch a ride just say so.
    I don't have any problems with getting one for the DE2 and I don't mind hitching a ride if it helps others so please include me.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,254
    edited 2013-02-22 21:27
    Excellent! Thanks for doing this for us. Really appreciated.
  • Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL) Posts: 1,720
    edited 2013-02-24 19:54
    Wow!! they look great. I requested a DE0-Nano board.
  • cgraceycgracey Posts: 14,133
    edited 2013-02-25 10:15
    Here is a list of who is getting which boards. Is anyone not on this list that wants to be? Be sure to private message me your phone numbers, if you didn't provide them before, because they are sometimes needed for shipping.
    Name				DE0-Nano	DE2-115
-------------------------------------------------------
Bill Henning			1		1
jazzed				0		1
Bob Lawrence			1		0
ctwardell			1		0
nutson				1		1
potatohead			1		1
sapieha				1		1
tubular + others in AU/NZ	4		3
Ahle2				0		1
Martin Hodge			1		0
mindrobots			1		0
Ariba				1		0
David Betz			1		1
  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,511
    edited 2013-02-25 10:19
    cgracey wrote: »
    Here is a list of who is getting which boards. Is anyone not on this list that wants to be? Be sure to private message me your phone numbers, if you didn't provide them before, because they are sometimes needed for shipping.
    Name				DE0-Nano	DE2-115
-------------------------------------------------------
Bill Henning			1		1
jazzed				0		1
Bob Lawrence			1		0
ctwardell			1		0
nutson				1		1
potatohead			1		1
sapieha				1		1
tubular + others in AU/NZ	4		3
Ahle2				0		1
Martin Hodge			1		0
mindrobots			1		0
Ariba				1		0
David Betz			1		1

    Please send DE2-115 add-on boards to Eric Smith and Dave Hein as well.
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 13,888
    edited 2013-02-25 13:36
    I asked for a DE0 board. I'm late to the party, but want in soon...
  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2013-02-26 01:05
    Thanks Chip & Parallax.

    It is nice to see who is playing with these. So, FWIW, my DE0 is included in tubulars group.
  • cgraceycgracey Posts: 14,133
    edited 2013-02-26 08:08
    Okay. I've got everyone on the list, as well as those mentioned afterwards. I'm sending tubular one extra of each, in case someone else pops up in Australia or New Zealand.
  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,511
    edited 2013-02-26 08:30
    cgracey wrote: »
    Okay. I've got everyone on the list, as well as those mentioned afterwards. I'm sending tubular one extra of each, in case someone else pops up in Australia or New Zealand.
    Thanks Chip! Good idea sending Tubular an extra. RossH will need one if he isn't already on Tubular's list.
  • TubularTubular Posts: 4,622
    edited 2013-02-26 12:27
    Yep RossH is already included.

    As for the spare, time to start working on persuading Dr Acula...
  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,511
    edited 2013-02-26 13:05
    Tubular wrote: »
    Yep RossH is already included.

    As for the spare, time to start working on persuading Dr Acula...

    Great! I'm glad to hear Ross will be getting one of the DE0-Nano add-on boards. Now what do we need to do to convince Dr_Acula to try the P2? Does he already have an FPGA board or do we need to get him one of those too?
  • TubularTubular Posts: 4,622
    edited 2013-02-26 15:51
    David Betz wrote: »
    Great! I'm glad to hear Ross will be getting one of the DE0-Nano add-on boards. Now what do we need to do to convince Dr_Acula to try the P2? Does he already have an FPGA board or do we need to get him one of those too?

    I think I'll get a spare DE0 to match up with the spare DE0 DAC breakout. That way it can perhaps travel around like we already talked about (to Drac, or local agent Ron Nollet who gets around, or whoever else may be interested). Then there can be no excuses :)
  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,511
    edited 2013-02-26 18:22
    Tubular wrote: »
    I think I'll get a spare DE0 to match up with the spare DE0 DAC breakout. That way it can perhaps travel around like we already talked about (to Drac, or local agent Ron Nollet who gets around, or whoever else may be interested). Then there can be no excuses :)
    Sounds like a good plan!
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,254
    edited 2013-02-26 21:58
    I just noticed I'm on the list for a NANO. I only have the DE2 board. Best get that NANO breakout board to somebody else who can put it to good use.
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 13,888
    edited 2013-03-01 02:37
    Just ordered a DE0-nano and am looking forward to trying this stuff out. I see PropGCC is ready now.
    I think the nano will only give me one cog though. Can I do VGA output with one cog?
  • LeonLeon Posts: 7,620
    edited 2013-03-01 03:19
    You can get VGA output from the DE0-Nano via the add-on board.
  • ctwardellctwardell Posts: 1,716
    edited 2013-03-06 14:36
    I just got a shipping notification, looks like the boards are tested and leaving the nest!

    Thanks Chip!

    C.W.
  • Bill HenningBill Henning Posts: 6,445
    edited 2013-03-06 15:12
    I just got the notification too... Thanks Chip!
  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,511
    edited 2013-03-06 15:34
    I got my notice too. It will be fun playing with the SPI flash chip while all of the rest of you are getting video working. :-)

    Thanks Chip and Parallax!
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2013-03-06 22:14
    Rayman wrote: »
    Can I do VGA output with one cog?

    Yes. One of the PropGCC demos is a pong game that uses only one COG.
    There is also a VGA demo that puts up random color/size rectangles.

    No one has attempted an LMM only VGA program that I know of.
    Could something really crude work with LMM ? Guess we'll never know ;)
  • jmgjmg Posts: 15,145
    edited 2013-03-07 01:30
    jazzed wrote: »
    No one has attempted an LMM only VGA program that I know of.

    That may depend on what "LMM Only" means, exactly.

    If someone really has used all the 7 other COGS for 'something else', then the new P2 threading feature, may be enough when combined with the better HW, to have 'a corner of a LMM COG' manage the VGA timing. LMM performance would be down on the peak, but that may be tolerable.
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2013-03-07 11:26
    jmg wrote: »
    That may depend on what "LMM Only" means, exactly.

    Was referring to Rayman's question about doing VGA on the DE0 Nano board.

    Today the only VGA programs that run in one COG are Propeller-GCC COG programs (or some PASM ony thing which I haven't seen but probably exists - Chip?). The thought is that one COG could be used to run the LMM interpreter which would manage the VGA output. Of course that is impossible only because no one has done it yet :)
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 13,888
    edited 2013-03-07 16:02
    Thinking about what I can do with one cog...

    Can coginit work on the cog calling it?
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