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<blockquote data-quote="dev4hire" data-source="post: 10039501" data-attributes="member: 601216"><p>The everdrive uses an FPGA, which are ~$60-400 per chip depending on the chip. The more expensive ones (>$100) are compatible with industry standard development tools and can match the clock speeds* required for acting as a flashcart. The pi pico uses a new microcontroller chip (RP2040) that you can get for as low as $1 (chip only, not the pico) and is clearly capable of meeting some of the requirements.</p><p></p><p>Between 40-60% of the price you pay for a flashcart is the cost of the FPGA. Imagine if it was $5 (non-wholesale) for a chip, plus an additional ~$30 for all the other components to complete features like storage, saves, RTC, and the printing of the board, plus labor if any (thanks to pcb manufacturers now carrying the RP2040 and have equiptment to provide the service for cheap).</p><p></p><p>I would be surprised if we didn't see <$100 N64 flashcarts using open source software as the project matures. Not only that, but a <$50 DIY. These figures are entirely fictitious until we see them for real, but the price difference in materials are significantly lower.</p><p></p><p>* FPGAs don't have the same kind of clock cycle as general purpose CPUs. FPGAs can perform multiple operations at the same time, which is a key feature of accurate retro hardware emulation. However, with a fast enough general purpose CPU and sufficient I/Os, we don't need it. These types of CPUs have existed for a while, but rarely if ever sold as a standalone high-speed (>225MHz OC), low-cost ($1-4), no wholesale necessary chip like the RP2040.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dev4hire, post: 10039501, member: 601216"] The everdrive uses an FPGA, which are ~$60-400 per chip depending on the chip. The more expensive ones (>$100) are compatible with industry standard development tools and can match the clock speeds* required for acting as a flashcart. The pi pico uses a new microcontroller chip (RP2040) that you can get for as low as $1 (chip only, not the pico) and is clearly capable of meeting some of the requirements. Between 40-60% of the price you pay for a flashcart is the cost of the FPGA. Imagine if it was $5 (non-wholesale) for a chip, plus an additional ~$30 for all the other components to complete features like storage, saves, RTC, and the printing of the board, plus labor if any (thanks to pcb manufacturers now carrying the RP2040 and have equiptment to provide the service for cheap). I would be surprised if we didn't see <$100 N64 flashcarts using open source software as the project matures. Not only that, but a <$50 DIY. These figures are entirely fictitious until we see them for real, but the price difference in materials are significantly lower. * FPGAs don't have the same kind of clock cycle as general purpose CPUs. FPGAs can perform multiple operations at the same time, which is a key feature of accurate retro hardware emulation. However, with a fast enough general purpose CPU and sufficient I/Os, we don't need it. These types of CPUs have existed for a while, but rarely if ever sold as a standalone high-speed (>225MHz OC), low-cost ($1-4), no wholesale necessary chip like the RP2040. [/QUOTE]
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