[Coco] MCC-216 version?

[Steve Bjork]

Here is the Hardware Specification for the Mcc-216...

• Altera Cyclone 3 FPGA with 16k gates
• 16 MByte SDRAM
• 2 MByte Flash
• Micro SD card interface
• USB Host interface (USB 1.1)
• USB Device interface (USB 1.1)
• Video Out (4 Pin S-Video)
• Stereo Audio Out (3.5 mm jack)
• 2x Joystick interface (DB-9 connector)
• JTAG interface (internal for programming and development)
• GPIO interface (internal addition I/Os for to be defined functionality)

For more information and how to get the SDK, follow this link...

http://www.mcc-home.com/4.html

And scroll pass the FAQ.

Oh yes, they make a special developer version of the MCC-216.

Have fun!

Steve


On 5/9/2013 10:07 AM, Frank Swygert wrote:
> Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 11:35:02 -0400
> From: Bill Loguidice<bill at armchairarcade.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo-X is not dead
>
> The MCC-216 right now supports C-64, Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum, Amiga ECS,
> and Apple II, so yeah, it's pretty versatile. I have one (the S-VIDEO
> version; there's also a VGA version), but I have to say, it's not
> especially user friendly (at least for me). Once it's setup, though, it
> works fine. It supports a standard mouse/keyboard and joystick. I'm not
> sure how well these have sold. I suspect it would have sold far better if
> it were a bit more user friendly and purpose the use case was clearer.
> There's also of course the argument that all you're really doing here is
> creating a purpose built emulation machine, and there's not much of a
> market for that since you can do that easily enough on any PC or mobile
> platform.
> ==================================
>
> Well, the MCC-216 is very small and doesn't take much power. Easy to 
> put in a CoCo case if you wanted, or just velcro it to the back of a 
> flat screen monitor.
>
> I think if someone developed a CC3 core for it at least a few here 
> would buy one. Would be nice if there was some usable I/O other than 
> the joystick ports (which can be used for limited outside control 
> projects), but you have to take what you can get! There is a 10 pin 
> GPIO connector that is specified as "for future use/additions" that 
> could be programmed as a PIA I bet, that would be a nice touch!
>
> If someone makes a core, then a simplified instruction set to set it 
> up could be developed. Someone could make a few bucks by offering to 
> program it ready to go too. Once you get the hang of it $10-20 plus 
> return shipping ($20-30 total) would be fair, I'd think.
>