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

[Zippster]

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/
> 
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> 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
>>> 
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>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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