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Re: [gbadev] Re: GBA/GBC compatibility?


Excellent,
Thank you very much, it will be a great help.

Does anyone here have the information about the GBA exact layout or
knows where I can get it?

TIA,
/Farhad
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> --- In gbadev@yahoogroups.com, "Farhad Abdolian" <ny_farhad@y...>
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> > GBA is 3.3V and does not have any 5V outputs as far as I can tell.
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> > most if not all the GBC cartridges are 5V only, is there a trick?
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> The GBA cart is notched on the side and the GBC is not. This operates
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> a switch inside the GBA to turn on 5V (and makes other adjustments
> such as switching on a different CPU) if a GBC cart is inserted. GBC
> carts work in the GBA by design, not by chance!
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Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:23 pm

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Hi, I have a question about the use of GBC cartridges inside a GBA unit. I know that manyof them work without any problem and I wonder if that is a general...
Farhad Abdolian
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Jan 31, 2005
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... And ... The GBA cart is notched on the side and the GBC is not. This operates a switch inside the GBA to turn on 5V (and makes other adjustments such as...
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Jan 31, 2005
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Excellent, Thank you very much, it will be a great help. Does anyone here have the information about the GBA exact layout or knows where I can get it? TIA, ...
Farhad Abdolian
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Jan 31, 2005
5:31 pm

Salam Farhad, I looked at your website and the eBay auction for your GameBoy CPLD product. Good work! However, I believe you will need a mechanical redesign...
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Feb 1, 2005
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... So if I understand it correctly, it is impossible to use the ARM controller and the Z80 controller at the same time in a kind of multiprocessing mode ? ...
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Feb 3, 2005
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... Exactly....
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As far as I know it is not possible to use both processors. My understanding is that the GBA comes up either in native GBA or in GBC compatibility mode, as...
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