[Coco] [OT] Z80 still being used in modern electronics

[Joel Ewy]

coco at yourdvd.net wrote:

> This is true, I've seen several cores for the 6809 but they tend to be

> expensive. I would love to see a cycle accurate 6809 show up on

> opencores. There is an incarnation of the 6809 there with additional

> features, but not cycle accurate, I don't think. Still, it's nice to

> play with :-) -r

>

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HD6309 in native mode isn't cycle accurate. It's cycle improved! :-)

One of these days I'll save up my pennies (about 10,000 of them I guess)
and get some kind of FPGA development kit. I would love to see what I
could do with the System09 as a starting point.

JCE

>> -------- Original Message --------

>> Subject: Re: [Coco] [OT] Z80 still being used in modern electronics

>> From: Joel Ewy <jcewy at swbell.net>

>> Date: Mon, April 16, 2007 7:08 am

>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>

>>

>> coco at yourdvd.net wrote: > Yes, the z80 in some incarnation or the

>> other is still manufactured. > Wouldn't it have been nice if Motorla

>> did this with the 6809: Sure would have been. Fortunately it's now

>> possible for hobbyists to implement the 6809 in FPGAs. Who needs

>> Motorola? > The next > generation eZ80® is revolutionizing the

>> high-performance MPU market for > today’s 8-bit embedded applications.

>> The eZ80® executes Z80 code four > times faster than traditional Z80s

>> at the same clock speed, and can > operate at speeds up to 50MHz.

>> Unlike most 8-bit MPUs, which can only > address 64KB, the eZ80® can

>> address 16MB without a Memory Management > Unit. The eZ80® also

>> supports demanding TCP/IP networking applications, > featuring an

>> Embedded Internet protocol stack that enables the > transmission of

>> HTML form data and the dynamic generation of web pages, > and supports

>> additional higher-level networking functions such as email > and SNMP.

>>     

>>>> The eZ80L92 is a ROMess, pin-compatible version of the eZ80F92/93

>>>>         

>> MCUs. > > --r > > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject:

>> [Coco] [OT] Z80 still being used in modern electronics >> From: "John

>> Guin"  >> Date: Sun, April 15, 2007 2:56 pm >> To: "'CoCoList for

>> Color Computer Enthusiasts'"  >> >> Hello all, I've been looking into

>> getting an update for my old HP >> calculator. I was looking at the

>> Texas Instruments line and saw they >> have an SDK for their TI-83

>> calculator. I downloaded it to see what >> tools they have available

>> and was surprised to see their "state of the >> art" calculator uses

>> the ol' Z80. >>

>> http://education.ti.com/educationportal/appsdelivery/download/download_eula.

>>     

>>>> jsp?cid=us&displayMode=G&applicationid=6142&contentpaneid=28 I

>>>>         

>> would >> have thought there was a faster or lower power (wattage) or

>> higher >> power (CPU cycles) or otherwise better CPU to use by now,

>> but what do >> I know? Thought I'd pass this along, John PS: to tie

>> this into the >> Coco, I hope they upgrade their calculators to the

>> 6809 soon . -- Coco >> mailing list Coco at maltedmedia.com >>

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