Yea, theres alot of things to consider. Which is why its in the discussion/brainstorm phase. Most accelerators were designed back in the day with PAL/GAL logic, and those things were massive power hogs.
Has anyone here taken temp readings off the SE/30 PAL ICs? Yea..... BTW the SE/30 logic board by itself pull around 1.75 to 1.85 Amps on the 5V Rail when its running. Yes, i know this. lol.
Nowadays, its all CPLD/FPGA so it should consume alot less, but of course the processor will consume a fair bit. How much? I dont know, I will have to look at the datasheet.
As far as speed is concerned, it might be cheaper for me to go with a QFP package pulled from junk logic boards.
Has anyone here taken temp readings off the SE/30 PAL ICs? Yea..... BTW the SE/30 logic board by itself pull around 1.75 to 1.85 Amps on the 5V Rail when its running. Yes, i know this. lol.
Nowadays, its all CPLD/FPGA so it should consume alot less, but of course the processor will consume a fair bit. How much? I dont know, I will have to look at the datasheet.
As far as speed is concerned, it might be cheaper for me to go with a QFP package pulled from junk logic boards.