The first batch of this FPGA graphics card for Amiga 2000, Amiga 3000, and Amiga 4000 computers is such a hit that a Batch 2 is now confirmed to be produced in February! 100 cards will be built and sent to the ones that have ordered the product!
The VA2000 is an FPGA-based graphics card for Amiga 2000/3000/4000 computers featuring high resolutions and color depth over DVI-D/HDMI. It has a hacker-friendly expansion header for upgrades and custom mods and features a slot for MicroSD cards that can be mounted in AmigaOS.
The professional quality production version is a collaboration of MNT’s Lukas F. Hartmann and Scarab Hardware, makers of the miniSpartan 6+.
- Up to 1280x720p HD screen resolution at 8bit 256-colors “Chunky”, 16bit or 32bit color depths.
- Experimental 1920×1080 Full HD screen resolution if your monitor supports 30Hz.
- Other supported resolutions: 320×200, 320×240, 640×480, 800×600, 1024×768
- Tested with applications like IBrowse, Netsurf, MysticView, PPaint, TVPaint, Frogger (Video player) and games like ADoom, Abuse, ScummVM (play Full Throttle on your Amiga!)
- DVI-D / HDMI graphics output
RTG compatible driver (Requires 68020 or better CPU)- MicroSD card reader (use MicroSD volumes in AmigaOS)
- Uses 4MB of Zorro II address space or 32MB of Zorro III for graphics memory, the most on any Amiga graphics card
- Amiga Autoconfig(TM) compatible
- Autosensing Zorro II/III compatibility
- User upgradeable Spartan 6 LX25 FPGA core (flash from Linux/Windows machine via USB port)
- Completely Open Source: https://github.com/mntmn/amiga2000-gfxcard
- Recognized by latest boards.library
- Officially supported by Amiga NetBSD 7
- Reported to work on Amiga 500 and GBA computer with Zorro adapter and turbo card
- Get drivers and firmware updates at http://mntmn.com/va2000
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the maker of VA2000 at lukas@mntmn.com.
It’s really nice to see new hardware getting made for the high-end Amiga machines also. With this card, you can use your favorite rtg graphics programs and don’t ruin your pocket.
Source
Bigcartel Website
Bigcartel Website
