SH2 in-circuit emulator high resolution images

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  1. Headcrab

    Headcrab (BigEvilCorporation)

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    I was asked to provide some high res images of my SH2 ICE module, so I might as well share for all!

    SH2_ICE_Thumb.jpg

    There's 3 PCBs, held together with chunky sockets and some board mounts, with the SH2 sockets at the bottom. There's a few switches and connectors, I'm not yet sure what they do since I'm struggling to find the documentation. Also included is some shots of the ISA card that goes with it:

    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_Front.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_Left.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_Right.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_Rear.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_PCB_A_Top.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_PCB_A_Bottom.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_PCB_B_Top.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_PCB_B_Bottom.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_PCB_C_Top.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_PCB_C_Bottom.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_ISA_card_front.jpg
    http://www.fileden.com/files/2012/3/23/3282359/SH2_ICE_ISA_card_rear.jpg

    The unit isn't for sale, sorry. These images are just to satisfy curiosity, for archiving or documenting, or for comparison with other gear. Once I've finished my Megadrive project, I'll be getting the rest of this kit together and hopefully using it for Saturn development!
     
  2. Druid II

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    Sexy stuff.

    I wonder how that thing actually works; I thought the ICE came out before actual SH2 silicon existed, in order to develop software.
     
  3. Headcrab

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    It slots into a Sophia unit, in place of the removable CPU cards, so perhaps this is how it was done before the SH2 was manufactured.
     
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    I know that it slots there; I mean I thought that the E7000 ICE was an entire machine that emulated the chip, but the pics you uploaded have an actual SH2 on them. So it looks more like a debugging station instead? I don't know...
     
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    Headcrab (BigEvilCorporation)

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    Ahh I see, I didn't pay much attention to the chips on it. Perhaps this is something different, then?
     
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    Well maybe the E7000 PC is an actual pre-SH2-silicon hardware emulator, and what you have is a multifunctional SH2 that can communicate with a PC for debugging purposes.

    I really don't know.
     
  7. retro

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    That's not an ICE. It's the EVA board.

    Do you have the cable to connect it to the ISA card?
     
  8. Alexis22

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    Hi friends i am here i just want to ask you and also say you that I know that it spots there; I mean I believed that the E7000 ICE was an whole device that copied the processor, but the photos you submitted have an real SH2 on them. So it looks more like a debugging place instead? I don't know...




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