Mister FPGA

Zaf said:
Yeah, I wish they would offer the board on it's own. The PSU cord is too short, the fan is stupidly loud but did drop my temps by ~15 - 20C and the SD card is dubious but it did pass the fake test I ran on it. I love the integrated SDRAM, I think it really improves on the form factor.

I think it's great for a minimal setup, just could be even cheaper and reduce e-waste by not including the crap
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Just to clarify, it looks like QMTECH have started to supply much quieter fans than the early adopter one I got.
 
JoeBoi said:
Zaf those cases look awesome. What are they for? Love the MGS and Sonic CD ones the most.

I'm going to see what happens with Taki's board, as it looks like things are moving a good pace. The QMTECH board does look good though, I watched a video on it and despite some dubious changes to header positioning and a few things, it is such an awesome and cheap way to get into the MiSTer scene.
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They are for the TapTo project. Inside are NFC cards.

It's just a nostalgic neat way to try and recreate physical media for the MiSTer.

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GitHub - Anime0t4ku/TapToCassetteCovers: TapTo Game Covers for Cassette Tape Cases

TapTo Game Covers for Cassette Tape Cases. Contribute to Anime0t4ku/TapToCassetteCovers development by creating an account on GitHub.
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RockLobster said:
Where’s the best place to buy a DE10-Nano? Official site in Taiwan are selling it for 190 USD (I work in education).
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I agree with @Zaf . If you are looking to use it as a Mister and not a dev board then wait for Taki Udon or QMTECH. I'm particularly interested in Taki's full console design as it adds a bunch of features for a lower price.
 
Zaf said:
Best place is Mouser but I would strongly consider the QMTECH board or wait for Taki's board instead...

DE10-Nano

QMTECH
They are currently sold out but are £133 inc 128MB SDRAM, VAT & shipping
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They said to me they will be restocked inside a month... Think I will go for this one... But many people suggest ANOTHER ram stick dont they? IDK what cores need dual Ram
 
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Zaf said:
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That’s awesome! Might have to look at printing some of these
 
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GR63 said:
They said to me they will be restocked inside a month... Think I will go for this one... But many people suggest ANOTHER ram stick dont they? IDK what cores need dual Ram
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None need dual ram, maybe one or two very niche cores but none of the main gaming cores. Also, if you get the QMTECH with integrated 128MB you can still add another 128MB later
 
JoeBoi said:
Enjoy dude. I wanted to order one, but am going to try Taki's first. Power supply is putting me off the QMTECH.
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How so, it's no different to the DE10-Nano and if you really want to have a USB-C port you can buy adapters... Also, did you know Taki is no longer supplying his boards with a power adapter!

The QMTEC with integrated SDRAM also opens up more possibilities a DIY handheld kit will be coming very soon..

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Zaf said:
How so, it's no different to the DE10-Nano and if you really want to have a USB-C port you can buy adapters... Also, did you know Taki is no longer supplying his boards with a power adapter!

The QMTEC with integrated SDRAM also opens up more possibilities a DIY handheld kit will be coming very soon..

x.com

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GUvdGZLWEAASpZH
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Tbf Zaf most have mentioned the PSU being of dubious quality. If there was a good alternative PSU I'd jump at it, as I want a few of these. The QMTECH one does appeal to me as a sort of travel MiSTer. I haven't used the stock DE10 PSU either :).

Taki's not including a USB C PSU isn't really that much of a concern, I'd probably have bought an Anker or other brand anyway - as you can tell, paranoid about these things.

I'll keep an eye on both. Plan to get at least two of somethimg whether it be Taki or QMTECH. Let the clone wars begin lol.

That handheld system looks awesome!
 
JoeBoi said:
Tbf Zaf most have mentioned the PSU being of dubious quality. If there was a good alternative PSU I'd jump at it, as I want a few of these. The QMTECH one does appeal to me as a sort of travel MiSTer. I haven't used the stock DE10 PSU either :).

Taki's not including a USB C PSU isn't really that much of a concern, I'd probably have bought an Anker or other brand anyway - as you can tell, paranoid about these things.

I'll keep an eye on both. Plan to get at least two of somethimg whether it be Taki or QMTECH. Let the clone wars begin lol.

That handheld system looks awesome!
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You kinda contradict yourself hehe You say the QMTEC PSU is dubious and if there was an alternative you would jump at it, but then you say you don't care that Taki's comes with one or not :p

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 5 USB-C adapter with my QMTEC for a project I'm working on, but have also used my Odroid XU4 with it as well. The reviews of all the QMTEC PSU's have been US adapters, the build quality of my UK one in all honesty isn't that bad, just feels like any other generic PSU, however, the power cord is way too short for it to be of any use lol

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UK 5V Power Adaptor for the Odroid XU4 Single Board Computer by myVolts

Looking for a UK power adaptor for your Odroid XU4 Single Board Computer? This high-quality, safety-certified 5V power adaptor manufactured by myVolts is 100% compatible with your Odroid Single Board Computer. It includes electrical noise reduction, heat reduction and over-voltage protection...
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Zaf said:
You kinda contradict yourself hehe You say the QMTEC PSU is dubious and if there was an alternative you would jump at it, but then you say you don't care that Taki's comes with one or not :p

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 5 USB-C adapter with my QMTEC for a project I'm working on, but have also used my Odroid XU4 with it as well. The reviews of all the QMTEC PSU's have been US adapters, the build quality of my UK one in all honesty isn't that bad, just feels like any other generic PSU, however, the power cord is way too short for it to be of any use lol

myvolts.co.uk

UK 5V Power Adaptor for the Odroid XU4 Single Board Computer by myVolts

Looking for a UK power adaptor for your Odroid XU4 Single Board Computer? This high-quality, safety-certified 5V power adaptor manufactured by myVolts is 100% compatible with your Odroid Single Board Computer. It includes electrical noise reduction, heat reduction and over-voltage protection...
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I guess my point being if there is a decent alternative PSU I'd jump at either. I have a Pi4 adapter, I'll have a look into that. Thanks Zaf.
 
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I'm wondering if anybody can help me. I'm not sure if i'll be able to explan the issue any way :-)

I'm running my Mister into a CRT via SCART. My issue is I can't get the display filling the TV properly. I've accessed the service menus and adjusted the image, but it will be correct for one core - say SNES PAL but then if I play an arcade core it's over scanned. The amiga core isn't filling the screen properly either.

Annoyingly imgbb isn't allowing uploads right now, i'd have photo to show what i'm trying to describe.

Can you set custom screen reslution / overscan / etc per core in ini files?

Thanks
 
john_smith said:
Hi

I'm wondering if anybody can help me. I'm not sure if i'll be able to explan the issue any way :-)

I'm running my Mister into a CRT via SCART. My issue is I can't get the display filling the TV properly. I've accessed the service menus and adjusted the image, but it will be correct for one core - say SNES PAL but then if I play an arcade core it's over scanned. The amiga core isn't filling the screen properly either.

Annoyingly imgbb isn't allowing uploads right now, i'd have photo to show what i'm trying to describe.

Can you set custom screen reslution / overscan / etc per core in ini files?

Thanks
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Have you selected direct video on the files?
 
No, but I don't think that's my issue.

This video here, at the end. Suggests TV adjustment required, per core.

That's a shame if so



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@Saiph555
2 years ago (edited)
Hey great videos, I just saved all your MiSTer vids for future reference. So do you basically adjust the horizontal and vertical position and size etc via the dials/service menu each time you play any game? Because if I make the image look good with one game, it seems to change from game to game and core to core, even when using the 240p test suite. That, combined with messing with the crop offset. Do you do that for each game? Or is there a way to show the full game image with analog out instead of being cropped ie crop offset? I'm on a consumer crt, no pvm yet. Thank you!
Video Game Esoterica
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@VideoGameEsoterica
2 years ago
Usually I adjust per core but yes with old systems and analog It’s always needing some adjusting "
 
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john_smith said:
No, but I don't think that's my issue.

This video here, at the end. Suggests TV adjustment required, per core.

That's a shame if so



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@Saiph555
2 years ago (edited)
Hey great videos, I just saved all your MiSTer vids for future reference. So do you basically adjust the horizontal and vertical position and size etc via the dials/service menu each time you play any game? Because if I make the image look good with one game, it seems to change from game to game and core to core, even when using the 240p test suite. That, combined with messing with the crop offset. Do you do that for each game? Or is there a way to show the full game image with analog out instead of being cropped ie crop offset? I'm on a consumer crt, no pvm yet. Thank you!
Video Game Esoterica
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@VideoGameEsoterica
2 years ago
Usually I adjust per core but yes with old systems and analog It’s always needing some adjusting "
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This is an old video, have you tried it? Seems to output well for RetroTINK 4K.
 
I think i've explained it wrong, hopefully the photos will upload and show what i'm trying to explain.

But the video above is exactly my issue. Would be great if it's fixable with ini file manipulation rather than changing the tv every time.

https://www.retrorgb.com/misterfpga-direct-video-guide.html - I'm not using hdmi. I have this board - https://misterfpga.co.uk/product/mister-fpga-analog-io-board/ and using this cable https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25511762...sU3h9Hc1t3qXK3AxXwHAOIfp9ItS8l8xoCi-MQAvD_BwE
 
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