Crystal Chip Details

Crystal Chip CC1.0 features :
- High Quality Actel Pro Asic Plus FPGA provides.
- One chip compatible with all ps2 V1-V12 console.
- Boots homebrew , Original game and DVD movies.
- Flashable firmware via USB (Naplink, ps2link) and CD-R.
- 4 GND pads in each corner for easier placement of the chip.
- Interacts with bootmanager that can be loaded from memorycard.
- Only 18 wires for V1-V7 consoles, 18/19 wires for V8-V12 consoles
Hardware features:
- Flash-based configuration means we are able to quickly and thoroughly test and debug many
  different configurations before arriving at a stable release.
- An excessive number of "gates" allows the use of an internal "ROM" for infallible "Recovery Mode". 
  This means you will never be stuck unable to recover from firmware errors.
- ISP and Boundary Scan allow us to program and test every single device on the Crystal Chip board after
  population. This will detect any flaws in the manufacturing process, such as bridged pins or defective components.
- Internal SRAM allows us to provide unique features unavailable with many other FPGA devices.
General hardware features:
- Custom "Glitch Detection" logic automatically detects and filters noise on strobe lines (A, R and W).
  This results in 100% boot rates for bootstrap hook software.
- Ground-bounce is a non-issue due to an intelligent patching method which reduces current spikes,
  and the aforementioned "Glitch Detection" logic.
- 4kbyte software-accessable (read/write) EEPROM for storage of PS2 bootstrap hooks and data.
- 3kbyte software-accessable (write) SRAM for storage of PS1 bootstrap hooks.
- on-board oscillator(clock) means you don't have to worry about installing a clock wire or the annoying
   issues associated with bad clock wiring.
- very compact circuit-board and optimized solder-pad layout for easiest installation.
Upgrade features:
- Upgradable via software loaded from CD, host (Naplink, ps2link, etc), memory card, etc. EEPROM is blank when shipped.
- Recovery Mode uses an internal ROM in the FPGA rather than external flash which may become corrupted. 
  This means you will never be unable to boot an upgrade disc, even if the EEPROM were removed or physically damaged
  (of course you wouldn't be able to upgrade then..)
- Internal checksum to ensure data integrity. If the checksum fails, the console will automatically boot in Recovery Mode
  so that you may fix the problem with the Utility Disc.
Installation View and Diagram :
Console

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MainBoard

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Console

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MainBoard

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Version

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Diagram

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