A2560X

Single 32bits interchangeable CPU New Retro Computer system. The system is equiped with a 32bits modular Interface that allows to install different types of 32bits CPU like the MC68040FE33V or an Intel 486DX2 processor. This gives the A2560 X user unprecedented flexibility to tackle older generation CPU that were left inexperienced in the past. Unlike the past where the main CPU remained the same and the hardware surround it was constantly changing, now the hardware around the chosen CPU remains the same which means that no matter what content you create you can and always will be able to port it to a different processor without having to rebuild the low-level registry driver.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

A2560X – The Cube

General Specifications

SYSTEM

 

Modular 32bits CPU Socket Choices

MC68040FE33V @ 33Mhz (Available)
MC68xx060RC66 @ 66Mhz (In Development)
i486DX2 @ 50Mhz (Summer 2023)
Cyrix 486DX2 @66Mhz (Summer 2023)

Modular 32bits CPU Sub-system

4MBytes Static RAM – 4MBytes FLASH

System General Memory

64MBytes (16Mx32) of SDRAM Memory

Note: The pictures are meant to be as a visual aid to better envision the system they might not however show the latest design improvements and changes.

VIDEO SUB-SYSTEM

Graphics Engine

VICKY III

Dual Head Graphics System

Resolutions

Channel A (Text Only)

Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz (100×75 with 8×8 FONT)
Full: 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz (128×96 with 8×8 FONT)


Channel B (Graphic + Text):

Full: 640 x 480 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 240
Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 400 x 300
Full: 640 x 400 @ 70Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 200

Color Depth

256 Colors – 8bits Per Pixel – For All Modes. (8x LUT)
Full Color – 24bits Per Pixel – Special Modes TBD
*

Graphics Engine Features

2 Bitmap Layers
4 Tilemap Layers
64 Sprites
VDMA Engine (with blitter features)*
Hardware Bresenham line drawing Engine*
Enhanced text modes*
Etc…

*: New features that will be integrated in VICKY III

SYSTEM MISC


Media

3.5″ Floppy Drive
Full-Size SDCard
2.5″ HDD – 44pins IDE Connector Support (Laptop HDD)

Communication Ports

2x Full Support DB-9M RS-232 Ports
1x Full Support DB-25F Parallel Port
1x 10/100Mbits Ethernet Controller

Joysticks

4x DB-9M Atari Style Ports with Analog Inputs (2 ports only)
4x SNES Joypad Ports
4x NES Joypad Ports

Others

Internal Power Supply
Feature Selection Dipswitch
CPU Selection Button
Noctua 96mm FAN for silent airflow

AUDIO SUB-SYSTEM

Populated Chiptune Chips

OPM – YM2151 on Socket
OPN2 – YM2612 on Socket
PSG – SN76489 on Socket
OPL3 – YM262-M Soldered Onboard

Standard FPGA Chiptune Chips (always there)

1x Instance of OPM – YM2151
1x Instance of OPN2 – YM2612
2x Instances of PSG – SN76489 (Stereo)
2x Instances of Gideon SID (Stereo)
2x Instances of YM2149 (Stereo)

Unpopulated Sockets

2x SID with +9V/+12V power rail & Mono/Stereo select
Accessible Analog Input

Audio Sampling

Full ADC/DAC CODEC with 6 Inputs
2x Auxiliary DACs
Multi-Channel Integration in Hardware*

Supports

8bits/16bits Resolution
Mono/Stereo Mode
Sampling Rate: 48khz/44.1khz*/24khz*/22.05khz*
Memory to DAC SDMA Engine*

Misc

MIDI Connectivity
YM2612 & PSG audio level adjustment with POTs
Onboard 15W audio amplifier with speakers
RCA Stereo Line-In for Recording
RCA Stereo Line-Out
1/8″ inch Headphone Output Connector

*: New features that will be integrated.

MECHANICAL SPECS

 

Enclosure Dimension

11″ x 11″ x 11″ (279.4mm x 279.4mm x 279.4mm)

Product Weight 

TBD

Enclosure Construction Materials

RESIN Printed Enclosure (White Or Black)

Enclosure Color Scheme

Cyan Accents and Inlays
White inlay for the “Foenix” word

A2560X – The Lunch Box

General Specifications

SYSTEM

 

Modular 32bits CPU Socket Choices

MC68040FE33V @ 33Mhz (Available)
MC68xx060RC66 @ 66Mhz (In Development)
i486DX2 @ 50Mhz (Summer 2023)
Cyrix 486DX2 @66Mhz (Summer 2023)

Modular 32bits CPU Sub-system

4MBytes Static RAM – 4MBytes FLASH

System General Memory

64MBytes (16Mx32) of SDRAM Memory

Note: The pictures are meant to be as a visual aid to better envision the system. They might not however show the latest design improvements and changes.

VIDEO SUB-SYSTEM

Graphics Engine

VICKY III

Dual Head Graphics System

Resolutions

Channel A (Text Only)

Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz (100×75 with 8×8 FONT)
Full: 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz (128×96 with 8×8 FONT)


Channel B (Graphic + Text):

Full: 640 x 480 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 240
Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 400 x 300
Full: 640 x 400 @ 70Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 200

Color Depth

256 Colors – 8bits Per Pixel – For All Modes. (8x LUT)
Full Color – 24bits Per Pixel – Special Modes TBD
*

Graphics Engine Features

2 Bitmap Layers
4 Tilemap Layers
64 Sprites
VDMA Engine (with blitter features)*
Hardware Bresenham line drawing Engine*
Enhanced text modes*
Etc…

*: New features that will be integrated in VICKY III

SYSTEM MISC


Media

Full-Size SDCard
2.5″ HDD – 44pins IDE Connector Support (Laptop HDD)

Communication Ports

2x Full Support DB-9M RS-232 Ports
1x Full Support DB-25F Parallel Port
1x 10/100Mbits Ethernet Controller

Joysticks

4x DB-9M Atari Style Ports with Analog Inputs (2 ports only)
4x SNES Joypad Ports
4x NES Joypad Ports

Others

Internal Power Supply
Feature Selection Dipswitch
CPU Selection Button
Noctua 96mm FAN for silent airflow

AUDIO SUB-SYSTEM

Populated Chiptune Chips

OPL3 – YM262-M Soldered Onboard

Optional Chiptune Chips

OPM – YM2151
OPN2 – YM2612
PSG – SN76489

Standard FPGA Chiptune Chips (always there)

1x Instance of OPM – YM2151
1x Instance of OPN2 – YM2612
2x Instances of PSG – SN76489 (Stereo)
2x Instances of Gideon SID (Stereo)
2x Instances of YM2149 (Stereo)

Unpopulated Sockets

2x SID with +9V/+12V power rail & Mono/Stereo select
Accessible Analog Input

Audio Sampling

Full ADC/DAC CODEC with 6 Inputs
2x Auxiliary DACs
Multi-Channel Integration in Hardware*

Supports

8bits/16bits Resolution
Mono/Stereo Mode
Sampling Rate: 48khz/44.1khz*/24khz*/22.05khz*
Memory to DAC SDMA Engine*

Misc

MIDI Connectivity
YM2612 & PSG audio level adjustment with POTs
Onboard 15W audio amplifier with speakers
RCA Stereo Line-In for Recording
RCA Stereo Line-Out
1/8″ inch Headphone Output Connector

*: New features that will be integrated.

MECHANICAL SPECS

 

Enclosure Dimension

11″ x 11″ x 5.5″ (279.4mm x 279.4mm x 139.7mm)

Product Weight 

TBD

Enclosure Construction Materials

RESIN Printed Enclosure

Enclosure Color Scheme

Cyan Accents and Inlays
White inlay for the “Foenix” word

A2560X – The Pizza Box

General Specifications

SYSTEM

 

Modular 32bits CPU Socket Choices

MC68040FE33V @ 33Mhz (Available)
MC68xx060RC66 @ 66Mhz (In Development)
i486DX2 @ 50Mhz (Summer 2023)
Cyrix 486DX2 @66Mhz (Summer 2023)

Modular 32bits CPU Sub-system

4MBytes Static RAM – 4MBytes FLASH

System General Memory

64MBytes (16Mx32) of SDRAM Memory

Note: The pictures are meant to be as a visual aid to better envision the system. They might not however show the latest design improvements and changes.

VIDEO SUB-SYSTEM

Graphics Engine

VICKY III

Dual Head Graphics System

Resolutions

Channel A (Text Only)

Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz (100×75 with 8×8 FONT)
Full: 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz (128×96 with 8×8 FONT)


Channel B (Graphic + Text):

Full: 640 x 480 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 240
Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 400 x 300
Full: 640 x 400 @ 70Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 200

Color Depth

256 Colors – 8bits Per Pixel – For All Modes. (8x LUT)
Full Color – 24bits Per Pixel – Special Modes TBD
*

Graphics Engine Features

2 Bitmap Layers
4 Tilemap Layers
64 Sprites
VDMA Engine (with blitter features)*
Hardware Bresenham line drawing Engine*
Enhanced text modes*
Etc…

*: New features that will be integrated in VICKY III

SYSTEM MISC


Media

Full-Size SDCard
2.5″ HDD – 44pins IDE – Drive not included.

Communication Ports

2x Full Support DB-9M RS-232 Ports
1x 10/100Mbits Ethernet Controller

Joysticks

4x DB-9M Atari Style Ports with Analog Inputs (2 ports only)
No NES/SNES Connectors on the Pizza Box, an adapter is needed to use.

Others

External Power Supply (not included, Optional)
Feature Selection Dipswitch
CPU Selection Button
Noctua 96mm FAN for silent airflow

AUDIO SUB-SYSTEM

Populated Chiptune Chips

OPL3 – YM262-M Soldered Onboard

Chiptune chips driving circuitry and sockets are optional in the pizza box version. So chips can’t be added later if the driving circuitry is not there.

Standard FPGA Chiptune Chips (always there)

1x Instance of OPM – YM2151
1x Instance of OPN2 – YM2612
2x Instances of PSG – SN76489 (Stereo)
2x Instances of Gideon SID (Stereo)
2x Instances of YM2149 (Stereo)

Unpopulated Sockets

2x SID with +9V/+12V power rail & Mono/Stereo select
Accessible Analog Input

Audio Sampling

Full ADC/DAC CODEC with 6 Inputs
2x Auxiliary DACs
Multi-Channel Integration in Hardware*

Supports

8bits/16bits Resolution
Mono/Stereo Mode
Sampling Rate: 48khz/44.1khz*/24khz*/22.05khz*
Memory to DAC SDMA Engine*

Misc

MIDI Connectivity
RCA Stereo Line-In for Recording
RCA Stereo Line-Out
1/8″ inch Headphone Output Connector

*: New features that will be integrated.

MECHANICAL SPECS

 

Enclosure Dimension

11″ x 11″ x ~2″ (279.4mm x 279.4mm x 50.8mm)

Product Weight 

TBD

Enclosure Construction Materials

RESIN Printed Enclosure

Enclosure Color Scheme

Cyan Accents and Inlays
White inlay for the “Foenix” word