RE: ez80
eZ80 main target group is the embedded software. For such appliances (microwaves, laundry machines, cars, smartcards, etc), having a TCP/IP stack in hardware can be very interesting... It can make the OS more lean and mean which is very important for embedded software. As far as I can tell from the datasheets, the TCP/IP stack is not implemented in hardware - so it must be some software solution offered by ZiLOG. +-- Eric Boon ---+ | this signature was | | intentionally left blank | ++ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: ez80
On Sun, 26 Sep 1999 16:26:37 +0200, Alex Wulms wrote: ] Internet-Ready. A complete TCP/IP stack is also offered so customers can ] design products that connect to the Internet. ] ] I think Zilog means they offer sourcecode of a TCP/IP stack, it seems ] a bit illogical to hardcode that in a CPU since it should be at OS ] level. eZ80 main target group is the embedded software. For such appliances (microwaves, laundry machines, cars, smartcards, etc), having a TCP/IP stack in hardware can be very interesting... It can make the OS more lean and mean which is very important for embedded software. I think it's a little different, the Tcp/Ip stack is not hardcode, but software... From Zilog's brochure : " The eZ80 is internet ready. ZILOG can provide a complete TCP/IP stack, allowing for rapid internet connectivity." But what you say it's true, the target are embedded machines , general purpose cards or specified ones, but not a personal computer. by Frengo Miri Software MSX Computer System Italy e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] HomePage :http://Frengo.dragonfire.net/MSX.HTM *** MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: ez80
] Internet-Ready. A complete TCP/IP stack is also offered so customers can ] design products that connect to the Internet. ] ] I think Zilog means they offer sourcecode of a TCP/IP stack, it seems ] a bit illogical to hardcode that in a CPU since it should be at OS ] level. eZ80 main target group is the embedded software. For such appliances (microwaves, laundry machines, cars, smartcards, etc), having a TCP/IP stack in hardware can be very interesting... It can make the OS more lean and mean which is very important for embedded software. But ofcourse, having a source code available for a 'new' cpu, so that you can build it directly into your embedded OS is also very convenient. Kind regards, Alex Wulms -- Alex Wulms/XelaSoft - MSX of anders NIX - Linux 4 ever See my homepage for info on the *** XSA *** format http://www.inter.nl.net/users/A.P.Wulms MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: ez80
Internet-Ready. A complete TCP/IP stack is also offered so customers can design products that connect to the Internet. I think Zilog means they offer sourcecode of a TCP/IP stack, it seems a bit illogical to hardcode that in a CPU since it should be at OS level. Tristan + Omega + join #msx on undernet +[EMAIL PROTECTED]+ | | FUNET MSX maintainer | ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/msx | + irc: OmegaMSX +Techno composer+ http://users.bart.nl/~omegamsx + MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: ez80
Detailed description from the ZIlog pdf file.. the 16MB part is quite interesting... Z80 High-Performance Microprocessor Core. The eZ80 is one of the fastest 8-bit CPUs available today, executing code 4 times faster than a standard Z80 operating at the same clock speed. The increased processing efficiency can be used to improve available bandwidth or to decrease power consumption. Both the increased clock speed and processor efficiency features provides eZ80 customers 16 times the processing performance. This processing power rivals performance customers would normally expect from 16-bit microprocessors. 16 MB Linear Address. The eZ80 is also the first 8-bit microprocessor to support 16 MB linear addressinga feature that addresses large memories that support complex software applications. Each software module, or each task under a real-time executive or operating system, can operate in Z80-compatible (64 KB) mode, Z80180-compatible mode (1 MB MMU) mode, or full 24-bit (16 MB) address mode. Internet-Ready. A complete TCP/IP stack is also offered so customers can design products that connect to the Internet. Multiply and Accumulate. A Multiply and Accumulate engine operates in parallel with the eZ80 processor to calculate a sum of products that is the core of digital signal processing. The MAC provides 16x16 multiply and 40-bit accumulation. ZDI. The ZiLOG Debug Interface is a 2-pin communication port. When used with the ZiLOG Develop Suite (ZDS) software, ZDI provides on-chip emulation. From: Antoni Burguera Burguera [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ez80 Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 16:51:19 +0200 "Boon, Eric" ha escrit: According to Zilog, the specifications are still under construction, and they specifically warn that product deliverability may be a problem. Not quite the recommendations for starting the zilion-and-first MSX-3 project... If eZ80 is fully compatible with Z80, perhaps will be possible replace Z80 with eZ80 in existing MSX... -- /*-*/ /* */ /* Toni Burguera Burguera| 9D-La Novena Dimensió*/ /* ==| http://pagina.de/9d */ /* [EMAIL PROTECTED] | WWW.MSX.ORG */ /* [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.msx.org */ /* */ /*-*/ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/) __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
RE: ez80
Greetinx would it be possible to use the new Z80 (the eZ80, by Zilog) for MSX? According to Zilog the eZ80 is 4 times faster than a 'normal' Z80. According to Zilog, the specifications are still under construction, and they specifically warn that product deliverability may be a problem. Not quite the recommendations for starting the zilion-and-first MSX-3 project... Eric MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: ez80
According to Zilog, the specifications are still under construction, and they specifically warn that product deliverability may be a problem. Not quite the recommendations for starting the zilion-and-first MSX-3 project... Haha, please show me the other zilion MSX3 projects! No just kidding, I'm certainly not intending to design a NGMSX. I'm just curious. BTW, Zilog says on http://www.zilog.com the eZ80 will be 100% compatible with the Z80. Also a lot of eZ80-internet-blabla overthere, but I'm sure you've already read that. Byebye, Thom MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
RE: ez80
Hoi! Haha, please show me the other zilion MSX3 projects! MMSX, MSX380, ACE00x ... No just kidding, I'm certainly not intending to design a NGMSX. Ok /me sits back, relaxed ;-) I'm just curious. BTW, Zilog says on http://www.zilog.com the eZ80 will be 100% compatible with the Z80. If it's 100% compatible, 't would be no problem, I guess. You'll just have to make sure that the eZ80 will _always_ run in Z80 mode (or in virtual Z80 and then run 4 or more MSX'es simultaneously ;-P) Also a lot of eZ80-internet-blabla overthere, but I'm sure you've already read that. Yep - ftp-ed and printed it all... Ciao, +-- Eric Boon ---+ | this signature was | | intentionally left blank | ++ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: ez80
"Boon, Eric" ha escrit: According to Zilog, the specifications are still under construction, and they specifically warn that product deliverability may be a problem. Not quite the recommendations for starting the zilion-and-first MSX-3 project... If eZ80 is fully compatible with Z80, perhaps will be possible replace Z80 with eZ80 in existing MSX... -- /*-*/ /* */ /* Toni Burguera Burguera| 9D-La Novena Dimensió*/ /* ==| http://pagina.de/9d */ /* [EMAIL PROTECTED] | WWW.MSX.ORG */ /* [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.msx.org */ /* */ /*-*/ MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
Re: ez80, ACE
Buy the way, do you know what means ACE? Ademir Carchano Extended. :) Wasn't that meant to be a secret? :))) []s, `:) Parn ICQ#: 1693182 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Parn's Music Station http://parn.cjb.net/ Game Music, Original Compositions and more MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the body (not subject) "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes :-) Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] (www.stack.nl/~wiebe/mailinglist/)
