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by tastypies
Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:02 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Having a blast with my NABU
Replies: 4
Views: 1023

Re: Having a blast with my NABU

Nice work ... I especially like the '4 ring terminals to 4 MOLEX' adaptor cable!

How is the second fan kept in place?

:D
by tastypies
Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:23 pm
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

Very nice...looking forward to seeing the new PCBs!

Meanwhile I shall be looking for a cheap(er) source of MCP3203s, which seem rather pricey in the UK.

D. :D
by tastypies
Tue May 23, 2023 4:56 pm
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

Am I right in thinking the cathode of the diode goes to the TN9K, as following:

Image

The image earlier in this thread is a little unclear and appears to have the diode the wrong way around.
by tastypies
Fri May 19, 2023 6:04 am
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

Same issues here. I thought it might be because I had installed the drivers that came with 1.9.9beta (which I started with) and also the ones with 1.9.8.10 but it looks like it may be a common problem. I find that it requires unplugging and reconnecting a couple of times before the device is recogni...
by tastypies
Tue May 16, 2023 8:20 pm
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

At the moment it can still be downloaded from here: https://cdn.gowinsemi.com.cn/Gowin_V1.9.8.10_win.zip

Good to hear that 1.9.8.11 Education also works - 1.9.9Beta definitely didn't work for me!

D. :)
by tastypies
Mon May 15, 2023 6:45 pm
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

Add Sony Bravia TVs to the list of devices that *don't* work with HDMI.
by tastypies
Sun May 14, 2023 7:42 pm
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

Tried it on another monitor, and it works...yay! https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dimitrit/nabu-howto/main/images/tn9k_f18a-test-img.jpg So top tips for others planning to build the Tang Nano 9K based solution: 1. You _must_ use version 1.9.8.10 of the Gowin IDE and programmer - not an earlier or l...
by tastypies
Sun May 14, 2023 7:22 am
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

Ok, so I made a little bit of progress. I had downloaded the latest version of the IDE/programmer, Gowin V1.9.9Beta. Having downgraded to 1.9.8.10, the synthesis and placement now both work fine. I can also download the bitstream to the TN9K: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dimitrit/nabu-howto/mai...
by tastypies
Sat May 13, 2023 12:38 pm
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

It looks like I've managed to program my shiny new TN9K: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dimitrit/nabu-howto/main/images/tn9k_test-image.jpg However, when I try to (re)synthesize the project files I get the following error: ERROR (IF0008) : The number(131072) of DFF used to infer "ram" e...
by tastypies
Mon May 01, 2023 1:25 pm
Forum: RenderEng F18 Alt
Topic: DIY F18a alternative
Replies: 62
Views: 10162

Re: DIY F18a alternative

This looks great, thank you for sharing!

D. :)