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by leadedsolder
Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Derivavision - a Creativision clone
Replies: 22
Views: 4467

Re: Derivavision - a Creativision clone

I will make the edits! Thanks for fixing the misinfo.
Mobsie wrote:
Wed Oct 04, 2023 7:09 am
Hi,
I tried to import the Kicad files to EasyEDA but still failed.
It's KiCad7, so maybe the EasyEDA importer hasn't updated for the new version?
by leadedsolder
Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:33 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Derivavision - a Creativision clone
Replies: 22
Views: 4467

Re: Derivavision - a Creativision clone

I've made a "part one" blog post about the system and my clone progress so far. I just got the boards for the controller adapter, which I have to populate and program.

https://www.leadedsolder.com/2023/10/03 ... ne-v1.html
by leadedsolder
Tue Aug 08, 2023 2:44 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Derivavision - a Creativision clone
Replies: 22
Views: 4467

Re: Derivavision - a Creativision clone

Not much lately, I’ve been really busy, but I started mocking out the controller/keyboard adapter in KiCad. Hope to have something this month - it’ll be Pico-based with a PS/2 and SNES controller ports to start.
by leadedsolder
Sat Jun 10, 2023 4:25 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Derivavision - a Creativision clone
Replies: 22
Views: 4467

Re: Derivavision - a Creativision clone

I got a capture of the Sonic Invaders demo mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXS8kWi8RUY It looks surprisingly good. I did a slightly different version of the composite video output circuit than I have on my previous clones, and I think this is the best looking one yet (check out the detail on t...
by leadedsolder
Fri Jun 02, 2023 3:38 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: PCB what your experience
Replies: 7
Views: 1955

Re: PCB what your experience

I think they are actually Dutch, so they're outsourcing to Germany to save a few bucks! They don't have as many options as JLCPCB but if you're local you can feel good about it. I've also used AllPCB in the past (also Chinese, but they have some unique options like pink solder mask and occasionally ...
by leadedsolder
Fri Jun 02, 2023 2:47 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: PCB what your experience
Replies: 7
Views: 1955

Re: PCB what your experience

JLCPCB is probably the cheapest even for Europeans, but I've had luck ordering from Aisler (made in Germany) for not much more money.
by leadedsolder
Mon May 29, 2023 4:05 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Derivavision - a Creativision clone
Replies: 22
Views: 4467

Re: Derivavision - a Creativision clone

Here's a picture of the board, as promised. There's a single bodge wire on the underside that should be cleaned up on the next revision (I accidentally tied the TMS9918 MODE address pin to A14 instead of A0... a little off.) Not everything is populated at the moment because I'm waiting on the aforem...
by leadedsolder
Mon May 29, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Derivavision - a Creativision clone
Replies: 22
Views: 4467

Re: Derivavision - a Creativision clone

Great, Sorry for asking so much. But i am to lazy to check your diagram. You use one if the TMS RAM mods to not need these strange old ram and voltage? It is modified to use static RAM, yeah. You could find 5v 1-bit DRAM as well but I didn’t have any on hand when I started designing my ColecoVision...
by leadedsolder
Mon May 29, 2023 1:15 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Derivavision - a Creativision clone
Replies: 22
Views: 4467

Re: Derivavision - a Creativision clone

Yeah 👍👍 this is what i have waiting for. How much must one change to use the pal TMS? Cheers Mike Thanks! Not much has to change, although I haven’t tried it. It would be a new board - the TMS9928 (NTSC) and TMS9929 (PAL) outputs in YCbCr component colour instead of composite video like the TMS9918...
by leadedsolder
Sun May 28, 2023 5:36 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Derivavision - a Creativision clone
Replies: 22
Views: 4467

Derivavision - a Creativision clone

Hi again everyone, You might remember me from the introduction thread I made last month . This is going to be the project thread for my Creativision clone build, which I've chosen to call the "Derivavision." I will also be tracking the development in more (some would say too much) detail on the Lead...