Martin's CFX
Posted: 05 Aug 2015 20:55
I note with considerable interest the Compact Flash storage that Martin is developing for the MTX http://www.primrosebank.net/computers/m ... fx/cfx.htm. It looks very interesting. I wonder whether it would also support interfacing to PATA hard disks, as I believe that the interface is essentially the same.
I had also been idly wondering about a cheaper alternative to Andy's REMEMOrizer. Two alternatives had occurred to me:
* One was simply bit-bashing the SPI interface to an SD card.
* More recently, I have been playing with a Parallax Propeller chip, in the form of the Propeller HAT for the RaspberryPi. The Propeller chip is also available in 40 pin DIP format, and is capable of both interfacing to SD cards, and producing VGA output.
But then my ideas were just idle dreaming, while Martin has done something about it. Good on you.
I had also been idly wondering about a cheaper alternative to Andy's REMEMOrizer. Two alternatives had occurred to me:
* One was simply bit-bashing the SPI interface to an SD card.
* More recently, I have been playing with a Parallax Propeller chip, in the form of the Propeller HAT for the RaspberryPi. The Propeller chip is also available in 40 pin DIP format, and is capable of both interfacing to SD cards, and producing VGA output.
But then my ideas were just idle dreaming, while Martin has done something about it. Good on you.