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PiStorm has come on leaps and bounds since I was last actively developing for the project. A new ST-specific repository has been set up by Cryptodad (on the Discord) and a lot of new work has gone in.
We've got accelerated high-resolution, high-colour HDMI graphics, virtual hard discs, real-time clock pass-throughs and the biggest breakthrough of all, 100% ST-RAM access speeds at long last on the Pi 3+ (these have been available for a while on the Pi 4).
There are maybe some tweaks needed to firmware still, but this is getting very close to a viable daily driver.
BUT, open case machines, specialist motherboards, or relocator gymnastics have been required to use the two or three board stack.
So I thought I'd do something about it. In this video I build a special STE-targetted version of the PiStorm hardware which allows a Pi3A+ or a modified (ethernet socket removed) Pi 4 to be fitted internally to the Atari STE.
Do have a look and join the PiStorm Discord if you'd like in on project.
Made in KiCAD. Open source, as normal.
This project can be ordered from my PCBWay community page: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/PiStorm_STE_v1_0_df288de0.html
[[ Please note, I have specified latches rather than flipflops in this BOM as the lead time is much shorter. Through-hole components (1.27mm pin headers and 2.54mm receptacle) will need to be sourced separately and fitted yourself. ]]
PiStorm original (Amiga): https://github.com/captain-amygdala/pistorm
PiStorm-Atari (firmware & software for the Pi): https://github.com/gotaproblem/pistorm-atari
PiStormSTE (now under the PiStorm Atari repository): https://github.com/gotaproblem/pistorm-atari/tree/main/hardware/pistorm-ste
PiStorm Discord: https://discord.com/invite/j6rPtzxaNW
BBAN Solutions ST disc images: https://bbansolutions.co.uk/index.php/reviving-the-past/pistorm-atari/
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