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Re: [LUG] Simply RISC CPU

 

Neil Williams wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>   
>> This seems like an interesting project, but then I started to think... 
>> how is it possible to get hold of a CPU?  Unfortunately it doesn't seem 
>> that there are any fab plants near by (maybe a gap in the market? ;-D) 
>> so is it possible to get a working board (and CPU) to make use of one of 
>> these CPU's?
>>     
>
> Almost certainly, yes. There are any number of PCB suppliers in quite
> variable volumes. Depends on the capability of the chip - is this a
> workstation CPU or an embedded CPU?
>
>   
I think it is more of an embedded CPU.  Supposedly you can add other 
cores from OpenCores.org to make a system on a chip.  It certainly is an 
interesting project even if it is most likely beyond my reach.

Rob


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