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The Atari Coldfire Project (ACP) or (FireBee) is a volunteer project that aims to create a modern Atari computer compatible with the TOS Family. The Firebee is based on a Coldfire CPU and it will be much more powerful than any previous TOS clone

The first batch of FireBee boards was produced in 2010 and are available for developers and power users since then. An official FreeMiNT setup was done 2011/12 and shipping to end users started end of May 2012.

The specifications are:

Processor: Coldfire MCF5474, 266MHz, 400MIPS
RAM: - DDR: 512MB Main- + 128MB Video- and special RAM on Board,

- Speed: 80MB/s, - Static: 512kB, for DSP and others, 200MB/sec

Flash: 8MB on Board for Operating Systems
Operating systems: TOS/MINT/RTOS Pearl/Linux

Atari compatible interface ports:

TT/Falcon-IDE,
ST/TT-Floppy
TT-SCSI (but faster),
ACSI
ROM-Port: 2x2mm Connector
Printer,
ST/TT-serial,
MIDI,
ST-Sound (mixed to line out and mono out in the AC'97)
ST/TT/Falcon-Video over DVI-I (analog and digital)
Atari-Keyboard with Mouse

Other Ports:

DVI-I (analog and digital)
FireBee Video Modes (normal digital max.168MHz, analog if desired max.128MHz):

- All Monitors 60Hz: 1600x1200 max - TFT Monitors 60Hz: 1920x1200 max (reduced blanking)

Ethernet 10/100, 1 Port
USB 2.0 Host (uPD720101),

- 1 Port internal, - 4 Ports external, - 2 external Ports with high Power (500mA)

Compact-Flash, 1 Port
SD-Card, 1 Port
AC'97 Stereo Codec with DMA-Sound Output and 48kHz Sampling Input
Sound Connectors:

- LineIn, - LineOut, - Mic (Mono), - DVD/CD internal

PS2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
Game Port
PCI 33MHz 3.3Volt direct Edge for passive backplane
Power and Console controller with real time clock, PIC18F4520
Extension socket: 60Pol (DSPI 33MBaud, seriel sync or async about 33MBaud, 26Bit I/O about 133MHz, I2C-Bus)

Battery Powered (standard about ½h, more if desired) Planed extensions in the future: Falcon DSP in the FPGA Format: Card 90mm x 260mm x 20mm

Software:

EmuTOS
FireTOS - page no longer exists (Jan 2024)
FreeMiNT
Comes pre-installed with all of the above. (Site not working, Jan 2024)

Programming

Firmware programming: BaS gcc Coding

External links

Medusa Computer Systems
Official homepage
German language FireBee Wiki [1]
Wikipedia article
Unofficial FireBee Wiki

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-The '''Atari Coldfire Project''' ('''ACP''') or ('''FireBee''') is a volunteer project that aims to create a modern [[Atari]] computer compatible with the [[TOS Family]]. The Firebee is based on a [[coldfire]] [[CPU]] and it will be much more powerful than any previous [[TOS clone|TOS clones]]
+The '''Atari Coldfire Project''' ('''ACP''') or ('''FireBee''') is a volunteer project that aims to create a modern [[Atari]] computer compatible with the [[TOS Family]]. The Firebee is based on a [[CPU#Coldfire|Coldfire]] [[CPU]] and it will be much more powerful than any previous [[TOS clones|TOS clone]]
+--------------------
+[[File:Firebee1.jpg]]
+The first batch of FireBee boards was produced in 2010 and are available for developers and power users since then. An official FreeMiNT setup was done 2011/12 and shipping to end users started end of May 2012.
+The specifications are:
+* Processor: Coldfire MCF5474, 266MHz, 400MIPS
+* RAM: - DDR: 512MB Main- + 128MB Video- and special RAM on Board,
+- Speed: 80MB/s,
+- Static: 512kB, for DSP and others, 200MB/sec
+* Flash: 8MB on Board for Operating Systems
+* Operating systems: TOS/MINT/RTOS Pearl/Linux
+==== Atari compatible interface ports: ====
+* TT/Falcon-IDE,
+* ST/TT-Floppy
+* TT-SCSI (but faster),
+* ACSI
+* ROM-Port: 2x2mm Connector
+* Printer,
+* ST/TT-serial,
+* MIDI,
+* ST-Sound (mixed to line out and mono out in the AC'97)
+* ST/TT/Falcon-Video over DVI-I (analog and digital)
+* Atari-Keyboard with Mouse
+==== Other Ports: ====
+* DVI-I (analog and digital)
+* FireBee Video Modes (normal digital max.168MHz, analog if desired max.128MHz):
+- All Monitors 60Hz: 1600x1200 max
+- TFT Monitors 60Hz: 1920x1200 max (reduced blanking)
+* Ethernet 10/100, 1 Port
+* USB 2.0 Host (uPD720101),
+- 1 Port internal,
+- 4 Ports external,
+- 2 external Ports with high Power (500mA)
+* Compact-Flash, 1 Port
+* SD-Card, 1 Port
+* AC'97 Stereo Codec with DMA-Sound Output and 48kHz Sampling Input
+* Sound Connectors:
+- LineIn,
+- LineOut,
+- Mic (Mono),
+- DVD/CD internal
+* PS2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
+* Game Port
+* PCI 33MHz 3.3Volt direct Edge for passive backplane
+* Power and Console controller with real time clock, PIC18F4520
+* Extension socket: 60Pol (DSPI 33MBaud, seriel sync or async about 33MBaud, 26Bit I/O about 133MHz, I2C-Bus)
+Battery Powered (standard about ½h, more if desired)
+Planed extensions in the future: Falcon DSP in the FPGA
+Format: Card 90mm x 260mm x 20mm
+==== Software: ====
+* [https://emutos.sourceforge.io EmuTOS]
+* [http://didierm.pagesperso-orange.fr/ct60/ctpci-e.htm#firebee FireTOS] - page no longer exists (Jan 2024)
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpareMiNT FreeMiNT]
+* Comes [http://atari.nvg.org/firebee-mint/ pre-installed] with all of the above.  (Site not working, Jan 2024)
+==Programming==
+* Firmware programming: [[BaS gcc Coding]]
 ==External links==
+*[http://medusacomputer.com/firebee.html Medusa Computer Systems]
-*Wikipedia article [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Coldfire_Project]
-*Official homepage [http://acp.atari.org/]
+*Official [http://acp.atari.org/ homepage ]
+*German language FireBee Wiki [https://wiki.newtosworld.de/index.php?title=Firebee_Atari_TOS_kompatibler_Computer]
+*Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Coldfire_Project article]
+*Unofficial [http://firebee.info/index.php?title=Main_Page FireBee Wiki]
-[[Category:TOS Clones]] [[Category:Stubs]]
+[[Category:TOS Clones]][[Category:FireBee]]