Building a simple VGA-adapter for an 8-bit self made computer(tldr.fi)
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Building a simple VGA-adapter for an 8-bit self made computer
http://tldr.fi/2014/09/27/zc160-vga-adapter1
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At this time, unfortunately, I think we may have hammered the server. I'm seeing, "Error establishing a database connection."
Here's the "Text-only version" from Google's cache:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hYtWJw...
Here's the "Full version" (i.e., with images) from Google's cache:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hYtWJw...
Here's the "Text-only version" from Google's cache:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hYtWJw...
Here's the "Full version" (i.e., with images) from Google's cache:
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hYtWJw...
Shame it doesn't actually cache the images. Really interested to see what this one looks like.
You can generate TV signals in software on an Arduino: http://blog.jgc.org/2011/05/playing-pong-on-pair-of-candy-ca...
In a similar vein: http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/craft/
Linus Akesson ('lft') is probably one of the hackers I admire the most. In a few years he went from a sound-only demo on an ATmega [1], via generating VGA [2] and PAL [3] video demos on the same platform up to implementing custom digital logic including a processor and shader-based graphics accelerator on an FPGA [4].
At the same time, he is a really talented musician, and uses his hardware knowledge to augment [5] and build [6] custom instruments.
He just keeps churning out concentrated awesomeness and hackery.
[1] - http://www.linusakesson.net/hardware/chiptune.php
[2] - http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/craft/
[3] - http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/phasor/
[4] - http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/parallelogram/
[5] - http://www.linusakesson.net/chipophone/
[6] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV6IFOVY-go
At the same time, he is a really talented musician, and uses his hardware knowledge to augment [5] and build [6] custom instruments.
He just keeps churning out concentrated awesomeness and hackery.
[1] - http://www.linusakesson.net/hardware/chiptune.php
[2] - http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/craft/
[3] - http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/phasor/
[4] - http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/parallelogram/
[5] - http://www.linusakesson.net/chipophone/
[6] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV6IFOVY-go
He's certainly the real deal.
Similarly, on the ATMega, the UzeBox http://belogic.com/uzebox/index.asp
If you're interested in homemade computers blondihacks has a whole series of articles on making one from design straight through to completion:
http://quinndunki.com/blondihacks/?page_id=1761
http://quinndunki.com/blondihacks/?page_id=1761
I've actually been thinking about doing exactly this for a 68K-based computer I'm building. This will be a big help! Awesome project.
I love "labor of love" projects like these. Thanks for sharing.
I think the site may have been hosted on an 8-bit homemade computer :)
Awesome, I want to try this on a Spartan 6.
Very nice! Would be a great project for an FPGA also, wouldn't need all of these wires :P
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco_Dazzler -- yes I owned one of these boards at one time :-)