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Hardware: Building the TerribleFire TF530 rev. 2 accelerator board

Here's a back catalogue of our articles about building the TerribleFire TF530 rev. 2 accelerator board, including lists of videos and links.

Disclaimer: This is not an instruction. Use at your own risk. No responsibility taken for whatever you do. Safety first. Kids, dont try this at home.


Articles:


Part 1: Introduction
http://amigaalive.blogspot.de/2017/05/building-terriblefire-tf530-accelerator.html

Part 2: Obtaining the components
http://amigaalive.blogspot.de/2017/07/building-terriblefire-tf530r2-part-2.html

Part 3: Parts inspection, and soldering
http://amigaalive.blogspot.de/2017/09/building-terriblefire-tf530-accelerator.html

Part 4: Software and Installation
https://amigaalive.blogspot.de/2017/10/building-terriblefire-tf530-accelerator.html

Part 5: Testing. More testing. And... happiness.
http://amigaalive.blogspot.de/2017/12/building-terriblefire-tf530-accelerator.html

Part 6: Faster! Hotter!
https://amigaalive.blogspot.com/2019/08/building-terriblefire-tf530-accelerator.html


YouTube videos referenced in the articles:


TFV#45 - Building Your Own 68030 Amiga 500 Accelerator - SMD Components
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG_5oDeLdGE

Stephen Leary's YouTube channel "TerribleFire":
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu4uiUtALy1ILAxNh7TGsmQ

Frankenstein "It's Alive" Scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuoKNZjr8_U


Weblinks referenced in the articles:


Stephen Leary's TF530 github project page:
https://github.com/terriblefire/tf530

"Terrible Fire Accelerators" thread on EAB / "English Amiga Board":
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=85380


TerribleFire accelerator boards documentation:


https://amihelper.blogspot.de/p/terriblefire-accelerators.html



Special thanks to...

...Markus "Tulpi" T. for giving hints and suggestions, the occasional second pair of eyes, and keeping the Amiga-spirit alive

...Susanne H. for keeping morale high when it was about to go low ("Da darfst Du nicht aufhoeren!")

...my beloved parents for being the best in the world


And of course to...

...Mr. Stephen Leary, without whom this wouldn't have been possible at all! Thanks so much!


6 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 20, 2017 at 12:25 PM

    Great to see people building this board.

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  2. WillSeptember 30, 2024 at 9:18 PM

    Late to the party, just a simple question: What is the proper description/specs for the 64-pin headers to "match" the 68000 cpu socket please? (My CPU socket has been replaced with one that has round holes for the pins, not the original one from Commodore).
    Thanks in advance!

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    1. romanSeptember 30, 2024 at 9:40 PM

      i used normal 2.54mm grid pin headers (like the A500 trapdoor expansion connector) and filed them down to about half thickness, so they don't bend the original CPU socket holes. in your case, with a rounded-hole CPU socket, that probably won't work properly - you need a "64 pin DIP precision socket". "precision" means it has long, thin, rounded legs. maybe you want two of these: one on the top side of the TF/relocator PCB, to connect to the bottom side, and another one on the bottom side, plugging onto the pins of the top-side one.
      thanks for stopping by! :-)

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    2. romanSeptember 30, 2024 at 9:54 PM

      please excuse, more precisely: 64 pin DIP precision socket, 2.54mm grid/pitch, width/row spacing 22.86mm (.900"), preferably "low profile" with long pins

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  3. WillOctober 2, 2024 at 8:32 AM

    Thanks a whole lot for your reply! I'm having a hard time to locate something like that. I'll keep searching though. Cheers!

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  4. WillOctober 2, 2024 at 10:48 AM

    Never mind, just found some, waiting for my order to be delivered! ;-)

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