Specifications
The specifications for the ACP have changed considerably over time, in response to advancing technology and price considerations. However, it seems the following will be in the final design according to Atari Coldfire Project homepage:
- Processor: Coldfire MCF5474, 264 MHz, 400 MIPS
- RAM: DDR, 512 MB Main- + 128 MB Video- and Special-RAM on Board, Speed: 1 GB/s
- Flash: 8 MB on Board for Operating Systems
- Atari compatible interface ports:
- TT/Falcon-IDE,
- ST/TT-Floppy
- TT-SCSI (but faster)
- ACSI
- ROM-Port: 2×2 mm Connector
- Printer Port, parallel
- ST/TT-serial
- Midi
- ST-Sound, YM2149 over AC'97
- ST/TT/Falcon-Video
- Atari-Keyboard with Mouse
- Other Ports:
- Ethernet 10/100, 1 Port
- USB 2.0 Host (ISP1563), 5 Ports
- Compact-Flash, 1 Port
- SD-Card, 1 Port
- AC'97 Stereo Codec with DMA-Sound Output and 48 kHz Sampling Input
- Sound_Connectors: LineIn, LineOut, Mic (Mono), DVD/CD internal
- New Video Modes about 2MegaPixel, true color
- PS2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
- Battery Powered (if desired)
- PCI 33 MHz direct Edge for passive backplane
- Power controller with real time clock, PIC18F4520
- Extension socket: 60Pol (DSPI 33 Mbaud, serial sync or async about 33 MBaud, 26 bit I/O about 133 MHz, I²C-Bus)
- Asynchrone 512 kB static RAM for DSP or similar already planned extensions in the future: Falcon DSP in the FPGA
- Format: Card 90 × 260 × 20 mm
- Power consumption of the complete board: 3 to 5 watts
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