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Re:Compiling my own SPARC CPU inside a cheap FPGA by tpmx on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:26AM (#21304343)
So, Rev C is G2 [Edit: nope]. What's the cutoff between G1/G2? Is "Rev B" G1 or G2?

(Granted, I mostly see Rev C.)

Re:Compiling my own SPARC CPU inside a cheap FPGA by tverbeure on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:30AM (#21304363)
The revs that are posted on eBay are useless, even though that’s what’s advertised. Rev C is usually G1, rev B usually G2. But not always. ;-)

The only reliable indicator to check which one to buy is looking at the pictures: VGA is G1, DVI is G2. (Some G2 are photographed with a DVI to VGA dongle plugged in, adding to the confusion.)

There are 2 G2 versions: one with an LX100 and one with LX150. You can’t know which one you’re buying...

LX100 is still a gigantic FPGA for hobby stuff.

Re:Compiling my own SPARC CPU inside a cheap FPGA by tpmx on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:39AM (#21304422)
Ah. Most of the devices on sale on ebay have VGA connectors.

Found one with DVI and just bought it, @ $22.95.

Thanks for the advice!

Re:Compiling my own SPARC CPU inside a cheap FPGA by archi42 on Sunday October 20, 2019 @04:32PM (#21306896)
I just want to second this! I think I just ordered a LX100 for that price (plus 25US$ for shipping to ol' Europe).

//edit: Next thing tomorrow: Order the stuff necessary to program this (or check if I can use company equipment).

Re:Compiling my own SPARC CPU inside a cheap FPGA by tverbeure on Sunday October 20, 2019 @05:11PM (#21307183)
There are different options: my preferred one is to use something like this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32940620936.html

If you're willing to forgo the Xilinx special features such as ChipScope, you can also use OpenOCD and pretty much any OpenOCD compatible JTAG cable to upload a bitstream into the FPGA.

Re:Compiling my own SPARC CPU inside a cheap FPGA by tverbeure on Sunday October 20, 2019 @10:45AM (#21304465)
That’s an excellent price.

Have fun with it!