[Coco] MC6847 VGA (FPGA) Project underway...

[Louis Ciotti]

Stuff like this makes me think that after enough of these small pieces are built, we could assemble a whole CoCo…  We have the SDcard, now a real VGA output, all we need now is the CPU, Memory and basic IO…

Very Cool!


> On Oct 11, 2015, at 8:05 PM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Go for it!  Let me know if I can help, I’m probably not too far ahead of you.
> 
> You have a lot of reading ahead…  :)  It’s fun though.
> 
> - Ed
> 
> 
>> On Oct 11, 2015, at 6:17 PM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Very nice!   I really need to learn how to use FPGA's  :/
>> 
>> - Chad H
>> http://sites.google.com/site/cbhlab101/
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Zippster
>> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:50 PM
>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] MC6847 VGA (FPGA) Project underway...
>> 
>> Sneak peek of the layout for American CoCo2 motherboards… Still needs some work, but pretty close.
>> 
>> The first two variants will be this one, and a version for F board CoCo1s.
>> 
>> <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1sgl615FlGnMlRFZkVUMWlYb1k <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1sgl615FlGnMlRFZkVUMWlYb1k>>
>> 
>> - Ed
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 10, 2015, at 10:46 AM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> No, but the case will have to be drilled for a 15-pin VGA connector, 
>>> and any switches that a user wants for artifact control, etc.  These will connect by ribbon cable to the PCB.
>>> I will probably design a mini-board for the video connector and switches.
>>> 
>>> - Ed
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 10, 2015, at 10:32 AM, Chad H <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I'm glad to see something like this in the works for the CoCo 2 :)  I'm curious, do you yet have any illustrations on how this will be hooked up inside the case and also how it will look from the outside of the back?
>>>> 
>>>> - Chad H
>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/cbhlab101
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of 
>>>> Zippster
>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 9:54 AM
>>>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] MC6847 VGA (FPGA) Project underway...
>>>> 
>>>> The board will be VGA only, but RF modulators, my composite boards, and most other composite mods will still be functional.
>>>> 
>>>> - Ed
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Coco mailing list
>> Coco at maltedmedia.com
>> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
>> 
>> -----
>> No virus found in this message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>> Version: 2015.0.6172 / Virus Database: 4435/10800 - Release Date: 10/11/15
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Coco mailing list
>> Coco at maltedmedia.com
>> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco
> 
> 
> -- 
> Coco mailing list
> Coco at maltedmedia.com
> https://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco