You should read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series if you haven’t already. A problem with the HUB75 display reared it’s head almost as soon as I started playing about with MQTT: occasionally the screen would flicker, only slightly, but just enough to be noticed. At this stage I was driving the HUB75 pins with my own RP2040… Read more »
This blog post does not document what I’ve done in my hobbies, except for some small projects, but rather what I plan to work on next. Before getting to that though, I should finish my description of the progress I’ve made with the VGA controller. I have attached the EPF10K10 (PDF) FPGA to the 68000 CPU bus, and have had… Read more »
We moved house a year ago. To feel more attached to our new home I thought it would be nice to make a replacement for the existing, and somewhat shabby, house number sign attached to the wall next to the front door. The basic design I had in my head was a wooden oval with brass numbers screwed to the… Read more »
The MPCNC is now ready to be used in anger. It took longer then I’d have liked but it’s all ready for serious cutting, albeit in wood: Making the spoil-board up was a bit of a mission, mostly because I’m completely new to this kind of thing. I started with a 600mm by 1220mm by 18mm thick piece of MDF…. Read more »
Working on the MPCNC has been a bit of a background project. It’s hard to believe I started printing the parts for it about four months ago. Here is a little about the MPCNC for some context. The project is the brainchild of “Ryan” at v1engineering.com. It is a set of 3D printable part designs, given away freely, and other… Read more »
After writing about building a 68020 computer I feel slightly silly for going back on my word: I have built up a 68008-based computer on breadboard. For one thing going right to a 68020 felt a bit like I’d be missing out; the pleasure is in exploring not the end result. I’d have left out on the other MPUs in… Read more »
My interest in the 68000 family of MPUs stems from two things: it’s use in my all time favourite computer, the Amiga. And the fact that it’s generally considered a very clean design compared to its then main competition. Not that this is a high bar; anything prior to the 386 is dreadful and the later CPUs are not much… Read more »
After pondering on it for a while I’ve concluded that my projects lack variety. I really enjoyed working on the case for MAXI09. The CAD work was interesting and taught me much, and was not just a means to the end of a case for MAXI09. So much so that I want to do more of it. And I want… Read more »