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Copyright © 2014,2018 Goran Devic A-Z80

A-Z80 Quick Start


Windows setup; download and install the following tools:
Altera Quartus II Web Edition: https://www.altera.com/download OR
Xilinx ISE Webpack: http://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/ise-design-suite.html OR
Lattice ICECube toolchain from Synopsys.
For Altera DE1 board, the latest free version that supported Cyclone II was Quartus 13.0 SP1.
Download ModelSim from the same Altera site.
Python 3.5 (or newer): https://www.python.org/downloads/

How do I add A-Z80 sources to my Z80-based project?


Run Python script “cpu/export.py” which will export all core CPU files to a directory of your choice. Then, add
those files to your project. Instantiate a CPU using “z80_top_direct_n” module declared in the
“z80_top_direct_n.v” file.

Note for the users of Lattice FPGA toolset: instead of “data_pins.v”, manually copy and use “data_pins_lattice.v
file” instead.

How do I setup my Altera DE1 board to run Sinclair ZX Spectrum?


Flash the supporting ZX Spectrum combined ROM binary file (“host/zxspectrum_de1/rom/combined.rom”)
into the board’s flash memory starting at the address 0. Use “DE1_ControlPanel.exe” utility from your DE1 CD
disk (which you can also download from the Terasic’s site).

In Quartus: open, compile and flash “host/zxspectrum_de1/zxspectrum_de1.qpf” project.


Connect VGA, PS/2 keyboard and line-in to load Spectrum programs. Plug in a set of earphones to Line-out.

Select from thousands of ZX Spectrum games and load them by using Baltazar Studios’ PlayZX app which can be
found on Google Play store.

Still stuck?
Read the full User’s Guide.

Visit www.baltazarstudios.com, post a question and/or send me an email.

In any case – I would like to hear from you --

Hope you have fun using it as much as I had fun creating it!
Goran Devic
[email protected]

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