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OLinuXino Android / Linux boards and System On Modules => A13 => Topic started by: CPloU on February 25, 2014, 11:43:32 AM

Title: Thinking of buying an A13
Post by: CPloU on February 25, 2014, 11:43:32 AM
I'm starting a huge project, I am going to be building a CPU from TTL chips. I want to use the A13 as my GPU (a little overkill); I don't need a fat operating system, I just need to hold two buffers and flip the buffers around. I know it is an overpowered system for my use but can I run a minimal Linux OS and have an interrupt routine when the CPU wants to write to the buffer?
Title: Re: Thinking of buying an A13
Post by: CPloU on February 26, 2014, 01:23:23 PM
No one got any advice or know if it could work? And maybe some advice on what I would need to do?
Title: Re: Thinking of buying an A13
Post by: JohnS on February 26, 2014, 06:52:03 PM
If your skill is in TTL then do it using TTL.

John
Title: Re: Thinking of buying an A13
Post by: CPloU on February 27, 2014, 11:11:24 AM
That's a separate challenge I do not wish to under go. My goal is to make a CPU then connect all kinds of things to it, for example an SPI port or UART. I  want to use this product as it can support up to 800x600 and packs enough punch that I could possibly add sprites to it.
Title: Re: Thinking of buying an A13
Post by: CPloU on February 28, 2014, 09:46:15 PM
I guess the question I am asking is does this board have hardware interrupts and what maximum frequency? If so is there some example of this?