#vdcII - Twitter Hashtag

over 4 years ago

I know it's not NYE yet, but I gotta admit some personal goals I'd like to achieve by EOY 2022. 1. I really want to start making progress on my #VDC2/#VDCII core. It's been too long since I made any real progress with it.

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 4 years ago

That moment when someone on another social media outlet is curious about the #VDC2 #VDCII core you designed, and it's been like almost a year since you last worked on it because real-life gets in the way, then you kind of forget about it, start other projects, and ... yeah.

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

If anyone is interested in what the register set of the VDC-II will look like, here's a very preliminary sketch. About 2/3 the documented functionality works now. Let me know what you think! https://t.co/2Af2Qc4qe1 #vdc2 #vdcII #rc2014 #retrocomputing #fpga #c128 #commodore

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

Took literally all day to figure out how to properly draw the glyph palette "window" (really, a fixed panel). Still faster than learning today's GUI toolkits. Drawn in raw Z80 assembly. #vdc2 #vdcII #rc2014 #RetroComputing

SamuelAFalvoII's tweet photo. Took literally all day to figure out how to properly draw the glyph palette "window" (really, a fixed panel). Still faster than learning today's GUI toolkits.

Drawn in raw Z80 assembly. #vdc2 #vdcII #rc2014 #RetroComputing https://t.co/iMhUr1hLjS

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

It looks like GEOS, but it is not GEOS. :) This font editor demo aims to also be useful for defining text-mode character sets for the VDC-II core. This code is running on a C128 emulator. Video of it at https://t.co/GKwzJ69Z2G #vdcII #vdc2 #rc2014 #retrocomputing #FPGA

SamuelAFalvoII's tweet photo. It looks like GEOS, but it is not GEOS. :) This font editor demo aims to also be useful for defining text-mode character sets for the VDC-II core.

This code is running on a C128 emulator. Video of it at https://t.co/GKwzJ69Z2G

#vdcII #vdc2 #rc2014 #retrocomputing #FPGA https://t.co/i0KkenkJ8o

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

Revision 4A board was the first BX-Plorer board that actually worked. Will revision 6A work as well? I'm about to find out. #fpga #retrocomputing #rc2014 #vdc2 #vdcII

SamuelAFalvoII's tweet photo. Revision 4A board was the first BX-Plorer board that actually worked. Will revision 6A work as well?

I'm about to find out.

#fpga #retrocomputing #rc2014 #vdc2 #vdcII https://t.co/MeDIQ2bqmU

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

(with apologies to Yes) 🎶 Tell the moon dog, tell the march hare! It is here! It is here! I ... have ... PCBs!! 🎶 #vdc2 #vdcII #fpga #rc2014 #retrocomputing

SamuelAFalvoII's tweet photo. (with apologies to Yes)
🎶
Tell the moon dog,
tell the march hare!

It is here! It is here!

I ... have ... PCBs!!
🎶

#vdc2 #vdcII #fpga #rc2014 #retrocomputing https://t.co/s8y88FEtLQ

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

Got the blitter to put some text up on the screen at long last!! https://t.co/YVP2IDl0Sv #vdc2 #vdcII #rc2014 #c128 #retrocomputing #fpga

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

So, the current "fontedit.asm" program blits the mouse pointer across all 640 pixels of the screen, and each blit consists of 16 lines of 16 pixels. I've timed it taking 90 seconds to complete this task on a (emulated) Commodore 128. #vdc2 #vdcII #rc2014 #retrocomputing #c128

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

Help requested... For my #vdcII project, I've been trying to think of a way to print text on arbitrary pixel boundaries. The simplest way for doing this involves using a procedure to copy rectangles out of a font bitmap and into the destination. 1/ #vdc2 #RetroComputing #rc2014

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

Last night, I made some updates to the #vdcII #vdc2 demo program du jour, what will eventually become a VDC Font Editor. I completed horizontal line, vertical line, and filled rectangle drawing operations. #retrocomputing

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

I finally figured out how to reliably solder the surface-mount headers to the @TinyFPGA BX module, and it only uses the parts that will have been shipped with the BX-Plorer project. No need for special purpose jigs! https://t.co/i3Ef1FrvjQ #fpga #retrocomputing #vdc2 #vdcII

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

over 5 years ago

I have re-homed my BX-Plorer and KCP53010 development projects onto SourceHut. I will be updating and/or migrating other resources as the need arises. https://t.co/qzIKeuHmLk https://t.co/NkEmBDLg9B #fpga #retrocomputing #vdc2 #vdcII #kestrel3 #kestrelcomputerproject

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

almost 6 years ago

Just finished a major revision of the BX-Plorer card for the #rc2014. Now with real Pmod host ports, so you can use real Pmod attachments! #fpga #vdc2 #vdcII #retrocomputing

SamuelAFalvoII's tweet photo. Just finished a major revision of the BX-Plorer card for the #rc2014. Now with real Pmod host ports, so you can use real Pmod attachments!

#fpga #vdc2 #vdcII #retrocomputing https://t.co/r1DrtbLAO8

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

almost 6 years ago

How it started: How it's going: #rc2014 #fpga #vdcII #vdc2

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

almost 6 years ago

Assembled revision 4A (hardware bugs and all) of my VDC-II / FPGA card for the RC2014. Works perfectly!! #fpga #vdc2 #vdcII #rc2014 Well, insofar as the VDC-II core works. It's not 100% finished yet.

SamuelAFalvoII's tweet photo. Assembled revision 4A (hardware bugs and all) of my VDC-II / FPGA card for the RC2014. Works perfectly!!

#fpga #vdc2 #vdcII #rc2014

Well, insofar as the VDC-II core works. It's not 100% finished yet. https://t.co/HsWvTjHDev

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

almost 6 years ago

Decided to rename my RC2014 video card project. It used to be named "Pixel Pusher". But, since I'm planning on reusing the same FPGA board for different purposes in the future, I felt the name was a bit too limiting and not descriptive. #fpga #vdc2 #vdcII #rc2014

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

almost 6 years ago

Finally got around to building my VDC-II Pixel Pusher prototype PCB. I haven't tested it yet though; ran out of time. I'm really impressed with how nice it looks, though! cc @tinyfpga https://t.co/NFUdJTro7B #FPGA #rc2014 #vdcII #vdc2

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

about 6 years ago

Here's the official project log for the VDC-II core. https://t.co/GrEGvdmWfr #vdcII #vdc2 #fpga

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Vertigo @SamuelAFalvoII

about 6 years ago

OK, time for another #vdcII #vdc2 update! #fpga I am currently hacking on some software which is intended to more or less serve as a demonstration of how to program the VDC-II from a Z80 processor (specifically, the #rc2014 platform). Here's my first attempt at a font.

SamuelAFalvoII's tweet photo. OK, time for another #vdcII #vdc2 update! #fpga

I am currently hacking on some software which is intended to more or less serve as a demonstration of how to program the VDC-II from a Z80 processor (specifically, the #rc2014 platform).

Here's my first attempt at a font. https://t.co/UdvhcSy9cH

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