Mister FPGA

Zaf said:
Thanks :cool:

I've already got a USB OTG Adapter and Hub, what other benefits does the IO board bring? I'll be using it over HDMI.

I'll grab a 128MB SDRAM then :)
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Gives some buttons on top to control menu etc. Also you can connect to older monitors / TVs that don't support HDMI. Quite cool these can actually be played on CRTs :)

I believe it also has a SNAC port for adapters to connect original hardware controllers (there are potential latency issues that have been picked up recently though).
 
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montymint said:
lord as much as I'd love one I can't justify 229 on just the main board right now :(

but damn I'm still tempted lol
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I was the same but as they’ve been out of stock for so long, when I got the email to say they were back in stock again, I jumped at the chance lol

I’ve got a Amiga 600, Spectrum ZX and Raspberry Pi 3 with SCART Adapter to sell to help recover my costs!
 
Zaf said:
I was the same but as they’ve been out of stock for so long, when I got the email to say they were back in stock again, I jumped at the chance lol

I’ve got a Amiga 600, Spectrum ZX and Raspberry Pi 3 with SCART Adapter to sell to help recover my costs!
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I mean I do have 4 n64s, 2 Gamecubes and about 5 mega drives I could part with lol
 
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Can anyone recommend where to buy the expansion boards and accessories etc AliExpress seems loads cheaper but I’m concerned about the quality :-/
 
Zaf said:
Can anyone recommend where to buy the expansion boards and accessories etc AliExpress seems loads cheaper but I’m concerned about the quality :-/
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Misterfpga.co.uk is where I got mine. Found them a bit slow to dispatch, but Nathan who runs it is highly regarded.
 
I got all my parts from Misterfpga.co.uk to and no problems.

There was a recent update for Composite and Svideo with a simple adapter.




There was talk of a project starting to bring Mister to cheaper fpgas but cant remember what the status of it was.
 
Chaos said:
I got all my parts from Misterfpga.co.uk to and no problems.

There was a recent update for Composite and Svideo with a simple adapter.




There was talk of a project starting to bring Mister to cheaper fpgas but cant remember what the status of it was.
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I need to pick one of these up soon :)
 
Zaf said:
Why would you go for one of them over a VGA to RGB SCART? Or does mean you don’t need the added expense of the Analog IO board? :-/
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Some CRT TVs especially in USA only have S Video and Composite connections. So the adapter would benefit those without RGB scart. Still needs an Analogue IO board :).

Edit: Also, a lot argue that Composite is the way these games were meant to be played due to how dithering blends to make these older games look better (waterfall in Sonic 1 being transparent is a good example). RGB is nice for sharp pixels, colour and a superior connection, but most were probably using Composite or worse, so may also carry nostalgia benefits.
 
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So the DE10-NANO arrives tomorrow and I’ve just ordered 128MB SDRAM and a copper heat sink for it that should arrive Tuesday!

I didn’t bother with either of the IO Boards in the end from the research I’ve done. I can use Direct Video to hook up to my CRT and building my own DaemonBite USB adapter should be better than using a SNAC

Also from what I can tell the power supply that comes with the DE10 should be good enough, if I start having issues I’ll grab a 4A one.
 
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Zaf said:
So the DE10-NANO arrives tomorrow and I’ve just ordered 128MB SDRAM and a copper heat sink for it that should arrive Tuesday!

I didn’t bother with either of the IO Boards in the end from the research I’ve done. I can use Direct Video to hook up to my CRT and building my own DaemonBite USB adapter should be better than using a SNAC

Also from what I can tell the power supply that comes with the DE10 should be good enough, if I start having issues I’ll grab a 4A one.
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Let us know how you get on Zaf.
 
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Metalface Mark said:
you will want an inline power switch - i got one off ebay that has a little rocker switch that converts one into two which looks much neater than the light style switches that are more common.
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Is this to help prevent SD card corruption or are you at risk of damaging the board by just unplugging it?
 
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