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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: juansolo on October 03, 2019, 10:50:13 AM

Title: Latest project
Post by: juansolo on October 03, 2019, 10:50:13 AM
Lastest project 99% complete, a Mister FPGA box. A subsidised computer on a board (a bit more advanced than a Raspberry Pi). It's being used to emulate old arcade machines, consoles and computers in hardware.

Being almighty pikeys, rather than buy a 3D printed box, we've used a load of scavenged old kit and built a pair of them in old NAS enclosures.

The only thing we're waiting for now is an EU maker of the 128MB memory module. Then we're sorted.
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Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: Berger on October 03, 2019, 01:01:30 PM
Nice! I'm a software engineer and have done embedded programming, but ever time I start working with FPGAs my brain hurts. I wish I understood how to use them better. To me it is just an entirely different level of work.

I like the repurpose of the case!
Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: alanp on October 03, 2019, 01:05:45 PM
Quote from: juansolo on October 03, 2019, 10:50:13 AM
Being almighty pikeys, rather than buy a 3D printed box, we've used a load of scavenged old kit and built a pair of them in old NAS enclosures.

Pikeys *AND* Yorkshiremen both?

Interesting project.
Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: juansolo on October 03, 2019, 04:32:39 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: peterc on October 04, 2019, 07:26:46 PM
I used a couple of those cases to build dual DI boxes......

But I prefer your project.
Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: Adam_DIY on October 05, 2019, 07:38:06 AM
That sir is cool.
Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: selfdestroyer on October 06, 2019, 08:32:41 AM
That enclosure looks WAY better than my naked boards with standoffs. Great job John!

I can't believe the movement in the last 2 months with the Mister. It's getting so much love lately.
Title: Re: Latest project
Post by: juansolo on October 06, 2019, 03:00:38 PM
Yeah the progress on the whole project is insane. Really exciting stuff.