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Having an empty socket with the option of the card being bootable if you put a 28C64 in it is something to consider for the next hardware version. Also the latest A2DVI card suggests it might be possible to have a bootable card without any EPROM/EEPROM chip - the 2xFD firmware seems to be doing exactly that.
Great !
I'll wait for it :-)
That'll be nice! Thanks everyone!
Interesting. My LCD montor has HDMI and VGA inputs. I use both a composite/HDMA converter and a VGA card straight into the monitor's VGA port. I find that for games the ESP32's composite output is better, but that for (non-ESP32) text the VGA is better. The VGA for games is sharper, but more...blocky. I could not find a good quality monitor for any rational price that did both native composite and VGA. Some of the lower cost monitors that had both (and I went through a few) were garbage.
Can you share the make and model of the composite to HDMI converter? I have been trying to find a good one without that much luck.
Sure...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W98BD6L?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1
Wow, that is surprising. This one looks identical to the cheapest converter you can get from AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006839022292.html
Since it's only $2 + $1.30 for shipping, I might as well give it a try!
A lot of stuff sold on Amazon is exactly the same as what you can buy on Aliexpress. You pay a premium for Amazon because you can usually get things much quicker and Amazon's customer service is usually better. If you are patient and lucky then Aliexpress can be the way to go.
I'm sure the Amazon one is better because it's more expensive... :-)
You've been very quiet CVT. I was used to the steady flow of firmware and feature updates. What's happening? :-)
Hopefully something big coming soon!
I'm still hoping for Apple //e or IIgs emulators and a C64 emulator.
There is definitely a new feature coming soon. Whether or not it's something big is not for me to say, however it is the most time have spent on a major firmware version so far, if we exclude the initial release. At some point I didn't even think it would be possible with the current hardware, but I guess I was wrong. Stay tuned for more...
Here is a hint:
Hint.JPG
I am definitely looking forward to seeing what it is.
With a native 68000 processor on there PLUS the capabilities already inherent in the ESP32, one can only imagine.
Can't wait to see what you've got brewing. Definately got a lot of interest...
The ESP32 already does a credible job of emulating a 68000, but it will be interesting to see what putting a real 68k on there could do, if that is really what is happening. Maybe Atari ST or even Amiga emulation?
The real 68K sitting on top of the card was just a hint and not to be taken literally. We are talking about a firmware update after all. Both the Atari ST and Amiga are excellent guesses, but it's not one of those. :)
Sinclair QL? Or a game system like the Sega Genesis or Atari Jaguar?
Haha! It is a fake !
68k pins are neither soldered or socketed
:-)
Really? You don't say! :)
Project Update: Sega Genesis (a.k.a. Sega Mega Drive) coming soon
Exactly 2 years ago my first attempt to add the Sega Genesis emulator was unsuccessful: click!
However I never really gave up on it - I kept the code up to date and whenever I discovered a new way to improve performance I would always go back and reevaluate it. This continued with limited progress until the major performance improvements in v5.03, when it became obvious that a Sega Genesis emulator running at full speed might be within reach. So for the last two months I have been working on code optimization and I am finally happy enough with it to announce the upcoming release.
There will be a couple of caveats, for example ROM images larger than 3.2 MB will not be supported, but 99% of the released games are under that limit.
Sega Genesis.jpg
That's pretty sweet!
Has anyone fabricated a volume output dial? I'm visioning something similar to the Fastchip //e dial that could be mounted on the case slits. Where percisely on the card would this be wired up to?
FastChipDial.jpg
The 3k pot labeled OUT VOLUME will need to be replaced with an external one:
OutVolume.png
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