BANDIT a standalone rp2040 ColorForth Computer

BANDIT is a standalone bare-metal computer for hassle-free programming of games and music in a dialect of ColorForth.

Julian DSCF

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The BANDIT Project is an offshoot of the PC32 computer language in hardware, it aims to use affordable microcontrollers(ARM in this case) to produce a simple machine that is easy to program games in.

The current design specs are as follows:
RP2040(or the newer RP2350) running at 250Mhz Dual Core
8MB PSRAM (battery backed)
8-bit VGA graphics
320x240 or 640x480
2000 8x8 sprites at 60fps
400+ textured triangles at 60fps
16bit I2S sound in programmable in software: 6 channel FMsynth + Sample Channels from SRAM or PSRAM
SDcard
Wireless connection via ESP8266
32 key keyboard w mechanical switches

Bare-metal PC32 ColorForth, no gcc or SDKs needed. Its completely standalone.

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Julian DSCF • 09/02/2024 at 22:19 • 0 comments

In this video I wanted to show off some of the capabilities, its still a work in progress.