How Retro Modules can be used for Scientific Experiments Retro Modules can be used in the lab & the field. Each scientific experiment is typically unique & may require custom hardware to monitor (and possibly run) the experiment. Rather than building...
Here are a number of the Retro Modules I've been working on as I've been fleshing out the spec. This video demonstrates some of the possibilities provided via this framework. In building the modules, I discovered pros & cons of varying connector specifications....
This project has been a multi-year labor of love. I haven't had much time to work on it since last year but it suits this challenge to a tee. I'm combining a retro Z80 with peripherals emulated on a modern AVR microcontroller to run CP/M, MSX software,...
Just naked PCB is not so smart. I made "printable" retro radio enclosure. The STL files are uploaded to hackaday file space and also my GitHub account. On the GitHub, you will see the preview of STL. The front panel cloth is, indeed, my wife's waste...
This release includes a minor update to din5-270 & din-8. The changes are described in the release notes.The extensive documentation updates mentioned in the recent Retro Modules for Education project log have been merged! These documentation updates...
Because i can't afford color, I decided to make the first version have a monochrome display, and have the Z80 run the video routines. I am using an Attiny85 for the sound chip, configured as an SPI slave. Also, I tried to make a pierce oscillator to...
As the first of the prototype PCB's started rolling in, it became clear that some minor tweaks were needed to help keep things super-simple. The prototype boards are very encouraging! More on that soon! The proposed changes optimize the most commonly...
A funny thing happened when I walked into my favorite local electronics store.I asked for the impossible 3mm pin connectors. They gave me the smallest socket inserts they could find in the store, They didn't work, but I took them anyway thinking I could...
Since the 3-Chip Z80 allows the PSoC to load the SRAM and control the Z80 it would be fun to imagine how a front panel would work. Something like one of those very classic front panels with switches and LEDs on it. But re-imagined for the present. What...
Hard to believe a month has passed already, but here we are. It's the end of Retro Challenge 2022/10. As expected, Flounder is far from a finished product, but I'm still quite pleased with the progress. I am going to continue development, but I want...
The Motorola 68000 support in the Retro-uC has been finished. More details can be found in my blog post; the release can be found on gitlab. If there people who fancy porting the Retro-uC to another FPGA, don't hesitate to contact me.
Here's the proposed update!There aren't that many revisions, thankfully. Lots of new additions, but not too many changes from Version 1.0. Most protocols used by Retro Modules work well without any sort of router managing traffic. These few proposed...
The Retro-uC campaign is now live on crowdsupply.So the time has come you can show your support for this project and for the silicon movement.If you like it, please spread the word!