MAXX Module news

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(01-11-2024 04:44 PM)floppy Wrote:  Oh. Its means we have a new HP41 business cartell situation? :-)
- Diego is making battery systems
- Monte is making MAXX (which overtake the Nov64d content?)

Available hardware:

• 82120D LiPo Battery Pack [Diego Díaz]
• Clonix-D Module [Diego Díaz]
  
  • Flash: 48K 10-bit (12x 4K bank capable ROM pages)
    
    • can hold 12x 4K ROM images
    • can hold 6x 4K ROM images for odd ports and 6x 4K ROM images for even ports
      
• NoV-64d Module [Diego Díaz]
  
  • Flash: 48K 10-bit (12x 4K bank capable ROM pages)
    
    • can hold 12x 4K ROM images
    • can hold 6x 4K ROM images for odd ports and 6x 4K ROM images for even ports
      
  • FRAM: 64K 10-bit
    
    • used as 4x 16K HEPAX RAM or QROM
    • used as 2x 32K HEPAX RAM or QROM
    • etc
      
• MAXX Module [Monte Dalrymple]
  
  • 1x 4K 10-bit MAXX ROM.
  • 4x 82106A memory modules, if missing.
  • 1x 82180A X-Functions/Memory module, if missing.
  • 2x 82181A X-Memory modules, if missing.
  • 1x 82182A Time module, if missing.
  • 3x 1024 56-bit SRAM Y-Memory registers.
  • 12x 4K 10-bit SRAM bank capable QROM pages.
    
    • can hold HEPAX ROM images and HEPAX RAM pages
    • can hold RAMBOX ROM image and QROM pages
    • etc
      

(01-11-2024 04:44 PM)floppy Wrote:  Or lets be nicer in my question: how are Diego Nov64d/clonix interacting with the MAXX in the same machine?

Perfectly, use BOTH ! (Clonix-D + MAXX) or (NoV-64d + MAXX)

Diego modules are fantastic for holding ROM modules and the NoV-64d has the best HEPAX emulation.
While Monte MAXX module is first and foremost a system module that

• bring an HP-41 registers based RAM to it's fullest capacity
• add Extended Functions, Extended Memory & Time modules
• bring 41CL Expanded Memory feature to all HP-41 machines
• add bank capable QROM pages that is unique and a must for modern machine code development
  

Just to be clear, it is nice to have both modules but it is not mandatory, you can run RAMBOX/HEPAX virtual modules with the MAXX module only. The configuration part is different between the Clonix/NoV and the MAXX modules, but in the end, both can handle RAMBOX or HEPAX functionality.

edit 1: small correction on Diego module spec.
edit 2: last paragraph