#59071 - bumpp - Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:01 pm
http://www.picocomputing.com/products/cards/e12ep.php
drop that bad boy into a M3!!!
(i know its impossible/infeasible, but still a cool product)
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#59089 - Joat - Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:37 pm
Actually, if the M3, supercard, or GBAMP support a 16 bit interface and that thing doesn't draw a total assload of current, you could write DS code to interface it. However, they probably all only support the 8 bit 'MCU' style CF interface, so you're SOL.
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#59112 - The 9th Sage - Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:54 am
| Joat wrote: |
| Actually, if the M3, supercard, or GBAMP support a 16 bit interface and that thing doesn't draw a total assload of current, you could write DS code to interface it. However, they probably all only support the 8 bit 'MCU' style CF interface, so you're SOL. |
I believe the GBAMP and M3 can use only Type I Compact Flash cards (it says this device is Type II). Supercard however, I have no idea.
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#59116 - tepples - Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:47 am
I think if you cut the case you might (no guarantees) be able to fit a thicker CF.
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#59128 - JaJa - Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:12 am
Someone has done it before.
Type II are as Type I, but thicker.
Same-ish power requirements, just a thicker case.
If you cut the Type II it will fit.
#59189 - The 9th Sage - Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:44 am
| JaJa wrote: |
Someone has done it before.
Type II are as Type I, but thicker.
Same-ish power requirements, just a thicker case.
If you cut the Type II it will fit. |
Ah, with a little modification I stand corrected. :)
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#59242 - lambi1982 - Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:11 pm
That would be f-ing awesome. A Powerhouse DS
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#59461 - leoedin - Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:42 pm
Theres nothing on the top of the M3 case, If you remove the tp of it, it should work.... :)
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#59554 - munkieNS - Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:11 pm
Wow, looks amazing, but what could you do with this?
#59558 - El Hobito - Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:02 pm
| munkieNS wrote: |
| Wow, looks amazing, but what could you do with this? |
hey munkieNS you the same guy from futuremark i assume? (i'm called lamypie over there).
it all sounds a bit good to be true but technically it could allow for something such as a dedicated video decoder or a full featured OS to run on the ds. Though the 256Mb address space on the gba port could cause problems.
#59611 - tepples - Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:57 pm
| El Hobito wrote: |
| Though the 256Mb address space on the gba port could cause problems. |
A 320 kilobit address space on the NES cart port (819 times smaller! Oh noes!) caused few problems; games from 1986 and later just added various methods of bankswitching. Besides, address space isn't much of an issue, as this is a CF card, and the GBAMP and friends are already CF adapters.
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#59634 - El Hobito - Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:09 pm
it has 128MB of ram that the ds wouldnt be able to see but who knows what someone could do with it. Maybe something to consider for a m4?
#59767 - lambi1982 - Fri Nov 04, 2005 12:56 am
How much does it cost????
I want to buy one, and even though there is no use for it now or ever, I want one (just in case )
unless its like 500 bucks, f-that
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#59794 - natrium42 - Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:08 am
| lambi1982 wrote: |
How much does it cost????
I want to buy one, and even though there is no use for it now or ever, I want one (just in case )
unless its like 500 bucks, f-that |
It's not $500... I might have bought it if it were. But it's $2750 which is too much for me :(
Anyway, since it's a FPGA with built-in PowerPC core, you can pretty much reconfigure the electrical interface to whatever mode GBA adapter uses.
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#59848 - leoedin - Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:28 pm