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Hardware

The 5500FP, in full

The 5500FP is the first hardware implementation of our ternary architecture — an innovative, exclusive 24-trit balanced-ternary RISC processor. Built to explore supercomputing, artificial intelligence, brain simulation and advanced algorithms from day one — and to lay the groundwork for edge and low-power applications. Balanced-ternary signal levels let it interface natively with ternary circuits from the outset.

5500FP board, binary-comparison view
5500FP Ternary RISC CPU
Parameter5500FP
TechnologyFPGA
ArchitectureRISC
Tryte size6 trit
Short size12 trit
Word size24 trit
Long sizeN/A
Addressable memory31G tryte
Data bus24 trit
Registers81
Address bus22 trit
Clock20 MHz
Form factor7.5 × 4.3 cm
StatusOpen for preorder
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5500FP board detail

24 trits deliver ≈66× the representable states of 32-bit binary.

Ternary signal detail

Real ±3.3V ternary signal levels on the external buses — not an emulated tri-state.

CrossASM macro-assembler

Paired with a native cross-assembler toolchain — see Tools.

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