There is free source code available to embed most 8 bit CPUs into a decent size FPGA. (Z-80 cores in particular seem to be a dime a dozen.) So no, there's no technical barrier to developing the board using discrete components, perfecting the firmware, and then synthesizing the whole mess into an FPGA. The difficult part would probably be finding/developing the FPGA code to emulate the SCSI controller chip, not the CPU. There is *one* SCSI chip project listed on opencores.org and it's unfinished/defunct.
Post #15 by Gorgonops
| Source Forum | 68kMLA |
|---|---|
| Category | Hardware |
| Post Date | Wed, 14 Nov 2012 - 18:03 |
| Original URL | https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/scsi-to-ide-z-80-conv-prototype-looking-for-a-project-lead.26545/ |
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