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  Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-05-29 17:38 -0500
    Re: Software for MISC M17 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-05-30 09:45 -0500
      Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-05-30 10:10 -0500
    Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-05-30 17:07 -0500
      Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-07 13:07 -0500
    Re: Software for MISC M17 hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-30 18:10 -0700
      Re: Software for MISC M17 hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-30 20:24 -0700
      Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-05-31 00:13 -0500
        Re: Software for MISC M17 Mat <dambere@web.de> - 2016-06-07 02:24 -0700
          Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-07 11:24 -0500
            Re: Software for MISC M17 jim.brakefield@ieee.org - 2016-06-07 11:13 -0700
            Re: Software for MISC M17 rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 19:15 -0400
              Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-07 19:08 -0500
      Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-06 12:49 -0500
        Re: Software for MISC M17 Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2016-06-07 11:00 +0100
          Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-07 10:58 -0500
            Re: Software for MISC M17 Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2016-06-11 22:45 +0100
              Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-11 17:29 -0500
                Re: Software for MISC M17 Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2016-06-12 13:07 +0100
    Re: Software for MISC M17 Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2016-06-07 10:35 +0100
      Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-07 11:12 -0500
      Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-08 15:43 -0500
        Re: Software for MISC M17 Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2016-06-09 09:32 +0200
          Re: Software for MISC M17 Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-09 10:03 -0500

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#47918

On 6/7/2016 4:35 AM, Jan Coombs wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2016 17:38:25 -0500
> Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> wrote:
>
>> Looking at a future project using FPGAs to create a M17 CPU
>> and I'm wondering if there are any Forth compilers,
>> Assemblers, or Meta-Compilers available? A search on Google
>> turned up nothing that led to a live link.
>
> The prime advantage of the M17 seems to be it's use of a single
> unified memory.
>
> For a FPGA design this would be no advantage, because many small
> memory blocks are available, so the stacks can each have their
> own memory areas, separate from code/data space.
>
> The j1 has multiple sets of support tools, and if you want to
> try Chucks more recent design style there is the b16, which
> comes with full tools.
>
> Jan Coombs.
>
>
I kept looking for the software but it's with the Verilog code. Not a 
whole lot of information on how to create the software, there several 
Forth files, but with what does one compile it? You know the saying "You 
seen one Forth, you seen one Forth". I will have to look at it later 
today and see if I can figure it out.

-- 
Cecil - k5nwa

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#47968

On 6/7/2016 4:35 AM, Jan Coombs wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2016 17:38:25 -0500
> Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> wrote:
>
>> Looking at a future project using FPGAs to create a M17 CPU
>> and I'm wondering if there are any Forth compilers,
>> Assemblers, or Meta-Compilers available? A search on Google
>> turned up nothing that led to a live link.
>
> The prime advantage of the M17 seems to be it's use of a single
> unified memory.
>
> For a FPGA design this would be no advantage, because many small
> memory blocks are available, so the stacks can each have their
> own memory areas, separate from code/data space.
>
> The j1 has multiple sets of support tools, and if you want to
> try Chucks more recent design style there is the b16, which
> comes with full tools.
>
> Jan Coombs.
>
>
I took a look at the provided tools, it looks like a simple 
implementation of a Meta Compiler, with some ANS compatibility options.

However I'm a happy camper, it turns out that I've had a copy of 
machineforth for the ep16 Soft CPU and was not aware of it. It is a Meta 
Compiler, and with it came a modified version of eForth that can be 
compiled into native code for the ep16.

The whole thing is easily modifiable and it even came with really good 
documentation that explains the build process and what the code is 
doing. I've seen a web page somewhere that has additional code to make 
eForth more ANSI compatible if desired, although eForth is more likely 
compatible with the old Forth that I am a little acquainted with.

I'm quite happy with the discovery, in reality it doesn't take much to 
make me happy which is a good thing.

Forth, make it your own.
-- 
Cecil - k5nwa

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#47973

Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> writes:
> I'm a happy camper, it turns out that I've had a copy of machineforth
> for the ep16 Soft CPU and was not aware of it. It is a Meta Compiler [...]
> The whole thing is easily modifiable and it even came with really good
> documentation that explains the build process and what the code is
> doing.

Can I have a copy, please?

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#47985

On 6/9/2016 2:32 AM, Lars Brinkhoff wrote:
> Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> writes:
>> I'm a happy camper, it turns out that I've had a copy of machineforth
>> for the ep16 Soft CPU and was not aware of it. It is a Meta Compiler [...]
>> The whole thing is easily modifiable and it even came with really good
>> documentation that explains the build process and what the code is
>> doing.
>
> Can I have a copy, please?
>
I sent you a private email.

-- 
Cecil - k5nwa

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