Re: final cartridge for vic 20

From: Terry Raymond <traymond20_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:13:59 -0700
Message-ID: <CAEFCF-ofSsUQ3yJFtgzW3_WKdj_vw5DU-wJU4st3e5y1r=OmSw@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Jim,

Will the full amount of memory expansion be 32K?

I guess I missed out on what is offered in the cartridge as far as memory
expansion,
Games etc.
Is there any way to use Pasi Ojala's hires picture display and tools, if
someone could program a slideshow?

Terry Raymond

On Saturday, September 19, 2015, Jim Brain <brain@jbrain.com> wrote:

> On 9/9/2015 12:53 PM, Nate Lawson wrote:
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to post it. Depending on the CPLD type you’re using, you can often restructure equations to take advantage of the cell structure and combine multiple terms into a single one.
>
> -Nate
>
>
> On Sep 9, 2015, at 10:19 AM, Jim Brain <brain@jbrain.com> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brain@jbrain.com');> wrote:
>
> I worked a bit on the Verilog last night.
>
> As usual, running out of macrocells on the CPLD, but the registers I have right now are:
>
>
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> I have placed the Verilog at jbrain.com/incoming/UltiMem_v01.zip
>
> Notes:
>
>    - Target is xc95144xl10-tc100
>    - It currently synthesizes, but uses all 144 macrocells.  I would like
>    a bit more buffer, as there is no support to trigger an IRQ on button
>    press, nor any way to debounce the switches.
>    - The archive does not have the UCF pin constraints file, but I can
>    add it if needed
>    - I am using ISE 14.6
>    - I can send the full project if needed
>    - Things yet to  do:
>       - restructure the code to use the new Verilog parm passing
>       methodology .parm_name[value] or something like that.
>       - Try to restructure MemExpander so the bank width is configurable
>       via a parm
>
>
> Feedback appreciated.
>
> Jim
>
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>
>

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