Preserving all of the information is good in some form if possible since over time people may have all the various incarnations of the technology. I expect we all have unfinished projects waiting for a rainy day waiting for us somewhere ;-)
Thanks, rcs On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 4:06 PM Brian White <b.kenyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I debated bothering preserving that original rex build page. I guess you > just vindicated the decision to keep it around at least off to the side. > > You can still use the new page for the flashing directions. I tried to > flesh out and clarify the xilinx software stuff and the tpdd stuff. That is > all the same for the old pcb, the only difference is physically how you > provide 5v to power the board and how you jumper port_en. There is no good > way to do either of those on the original board. Especially shorting > port_en you have a high risk of killing your 3.3v regulator. Just be > careful to only touch the correct side of R1. > > But where to get the software and how to get it actually working and what > to do in the program, that's all documented better on the new page and > hopefully easier to follow and with fewer gaps, and applies exactly the > same to the old pcb. > > Have fun with it > > -- > bkw > > On Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 3:42 PM Charles Hudson <clh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Ian and Brian for your responses. As I have the parts I will >> build with what I have. >> CP/M on the 100 sounds like fun but not on top of my wish list. Maybe >> for later; I have a box full of other kits to build first. >> >> -CH- >> > -- *Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin. *[Irish Gaelic] (There is no fireside like your own fireside.)
