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Dual RAM plus fan with no IO Board

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 8:13 am
by Toshyboy
Hi, quick question.

Is it possible to have dual ram and also connect the fan on the DE10 board?

I do not have the additional IO board. With single RAM, the fan connects to a 2 pin slot on the nano board. With dual ram, that slot is taken with the other ram stick.

Is there a solution other than getting the IO board?

Re: Dual RAM plus fan with no IO Board

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:07 am
by akeley
These two work just fine:
https://misterfpga.co.uk/product/mister ... -heatsink/
https://misterfpga.co.uk/product/mister ... -heatsink/

I'm sure some other sellers have them too.

Ah, I see what you mean about the power connection. Scratch that, then

Re: Dual RAM plus fan with no IO Board

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:10 am
by Xbytez
You could take power for the fan from the Arduino header on the DE10-Nano as opposed to the GPIO ports.

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Re: Dual RAM plus fan with no IO Board

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:17 pm
by Toshyboy
Hi, thank you for the suggestion.

I think would require a bit of soldering as there are no pins currently in the Arduino Header. I have also tried connecting the fan to the ADC Header 2x5 slots and no fan power. The LTC 2x7 Header, the fan connector doesnt fit so not able to test.

Its looking like it isnt possible without IO board?

Re: Dual RAM plus fan with no IO Board

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 2:39 pm
by DiamondDave
What are you going to do with the dual RAM?

Re: Dual RAM plus fan with no IO Board

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:14 pm
by Toshyboy
DiamondDave wrote: Thu Sep 15, 2022 2:39 pm What are you going to do with the dual RAM?
Sega Saturn Testing for now. Jaguar down the line maybe. Not essential. I just had a spare stick and was trying to make use of it really.

Re: Dual RAM plus fan with no IO Board

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:19 pm
by dave18
The Arduino connectors are just female rather than male pins. You don't need to solder, just use a dupont lead to connect the fan.

Re: Dual RAM plus fan with no IO Board

Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:39 pm
by ntt
You've probably solved by now, but I had the same problem and used the 5V and GND pins on the 2x5 header
Hope this helps

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