Mister FPGA

JoeBoi · 29 Aug 2024 at 16:58

john_smith said:
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

Same YouTuber suggested the adjustments are still required last year. Sounds quite annoying. There are a few here that use CRT, perhaps they have more experience with it. I'm hoping to get an S Video adapter soon for mine.

Zaf · 30 Aug 2024 at 12:51

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

For the Amiga core have you added the following to the MiSTer.ini file...

You can set the custom aspect ratio for the core

Code:

[Amiga
+Amiga500
+Amiga500HD
+Amiga600HD]
video_mode_ntsc=8 ; These two use the recommended setting of 1080p60 and
video_mode_pal=9  ; 1080p50, adjust if you want a different resolution
vscale_mode=0
vsync_adjust=1 ; You can set this to 2 if your display can handle it
custom_aspect_ratio_1=40:27
bootscreen=0

And change the video mode to the resolution you want to output...

Code:

0 - 1280x720@60
1 - 1024x768@60
2 - 720x480@60
3 - 720x576@50
4 - 1280x1024@60
5 - 800x600@60
6 - 640x480@60
7 - 1280x720@50
8 - 1920x1080@60
9 - 1920x1080@50
10 - 1366x768@60
11 - 1024x600@60
12 - 1920x1440@60
13 - 2048x1536@60
14 - 2560x1440@60

Zaf · 30 Aug 2024 at 12:56

QMTECH have just released a case and IO board for their DE10-Nano clone - https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005007630424082.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2nld

JoeBoi · 30 Aug 2024 at 13:47

Zaf said:
QMTECH have just released a case and IO board for their DE10-Nano clone - https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005007630424082.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2nld

Both out of stock really quickly!

Zaf · 30 Aug 2024 at 14:12

There was 27 left less than an hour ago :eek:

john_smith · 30 Aug 2024 at 16:56

Zaf said:

For the Amiga core have you added the following to the MiSTer.ini file...

You can set the custom aspect ratio for the core

Code:

[Amiga
+Amiga500
+Amiga500HD
+Amiga600HD]
video_mode_ntsc=8 ; These two use the recommended setting of 1080p60 and
video_mode_pal=9  ; 1080p50, adjust if you want a different resolution
vscale_mode=0
vsync_adjust=1 ; You can set this to 2 if your display can handle it
custom_aspect_ratio_1=40:27
bootscreen=0

And change the video mode to the resolution you want to output...

Code:

0 - 1280x720@60
1 - 1024x768@60
2 - 720x480@60
3 - 720x576@50
4 - 1280x1024@60
5 - 800x600@60
6 - 640x480@60
7 - 1280x720@50
8 - 1920x1080@60
9 - 1920x1080@50
10 - 1366x768@60
11 - 1024x600@60
12 - 1920x1440@60
13 - 2048x1536@60
14 - 2560x1440@60

I have not, but I’m just using a big standard CRT TV. Are those ini file changes needed?

Mr_Orange · 30 Aug 2024 at 17:34

The Taki Udon Mister stack clone is very close now. Details including pricing are on his Twitter:https://x.com/TakiUdon_ Review units have been sent out. I'm more interested in the "Flagship" that is being released in a few months.

Zaf · 30 Aug 2024 at 19:25

john_smith said:
I have not, but I’m just using a big standard CRT TV. Are those ini file changes needed?

These were the recommended setting I read somewhere for setting up the Amiga.

Here we go…

AmigaVision Setup

The ultimate Amiga games and demo scene setup

amiga.vision

john_smith · 30 Aug 2024 at 20:16

Zaf said:
These were the recommended setting I read somewhere for setting up the Amiga.

Here we go…

AmigaVision Setup

The ultimate Amiga games and demo scene setup

amiga.vision

Thanks for looking that up, but it appears to be talking about making the Amiga look right on modern displays.

sithlord · 31 Aug 2024 at 01:20

Mr_Orange said:
The Taki Udon Mister stack clone is very close now. Details including pricing are on his Twitter:https://x.com/TakiUdon_ Review units have been sent out. I'm more interested in the "Flagship" that is being released in a few months.

Whats the flagship said to have ?

Mr_Orange · 31 Aug 2024 at 02:01

It's meant to be fully loaded, console-ised and portable rather than a bunch of boards. There are also rumors of it having a high end scaler built in.

john_smith · 31 Aug 2024 at 07:23

john_smith said:
I think i've explained it wrong, hopefully the photos will upload and show what i'm trying to explain.

SNES NTSC

SNES PAL

AMIGA

Random Arcade ROM

As you can see the arcade is overscanned where as the Amiga is letterboxed. Without having to manually adjust the TV via a service menu i'd like to be able to get all different cores displaying properly on the TV.

Mr_Orange · 31 Aug 2024 at 16:47

The store for the Taki Udon clone stack is up. Items are shown as out of stock until launch but product details for the stack/modular boards are there: https://retroremake.co/

JoeBoi · 1 Sep 2024 at 09:07

Mr_Orange said:
The store for the Taki Udon clone stack is up. Items are shown as out of stock until launch but product details for the stack/modular boards are there: https://retroremake.co/

Looks like there is a slight delay with UK/EU orders, estimated to be 5-7 days, but will be shipped with a free case. Hoping these go on sale at a reasonable time.

Zaf · 1 Sep 2024 at 17:27

There’s also going to be a few more days delay until you can place any orders. The people manufacturing the SDRAM modules for him, didn’t include attribution to Sorg so he’s having 4000 labels printed to stick on them all.

JoeBoi · 1 Sep 2024 at 17:47

Zaf said:
There’s also going to be a few more days delay until you can place any orders. The people manufacturing the SDRAM modules for him, didn’t include attribution to Sorg so he’s having 4000 labels printed to stick on them all.

These 'delays' are starting to feel almost deliberate.

itno · 2 Sep 2024 at 21:46

Taki has posted a video on the MiSTER Pi. Looks good and think I'll get one.

RockLobster · 3 Sep 2024 at 22:52

Taki has released dates for two batch drops. 1 thousand units per drop. Thursday 1am in the UK. Question is do I stay up.

MiSTER Pi batch 1 first half: September 5th 8AM Beijing (GMT+8) / September 4th 8PM EST

MiSTER Pi batch 1 second half:
September 6th 8PM Beijing (GMT +8) / September 6th 8AM EST

No shipping delays for any region.

itno · 3 Sep 2024 at 23:26

First review video (as far as I know).

Zaf · 4 Sep 2024 at 00:30

These were the first... It's going to be released at 1am tomorrow (5th Sept)