Pyrofer
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Update - Please place all purchases through my webshop at,
http://www.pyrofersprojects.com/blog/shop
I will leave this thread open for now so people can ask questions about the device/installation etc and share their installation photos. There should probably be a proper place for that and any suggestions are welcome as to where!
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I have been making and selling these in small numbers. I just improved my PCB and wanted to judge interest in how many more I could sell.
Details,
All Digital processing stage using a programmable logic chip (GAL). This means that there is no loss of quality by mixing signals, also the brown fix is done in logic providing the correct output of brown and yellow instead of 2 yellows.
6bit DAC output. Each of the output channels, R,G,B is output as 2bits and goes into 2 resistors. There is no "Pull up" or "Pull down" mixing the intensity signal across channels. It's a simple 6bit RGB DAC for the best quality no bleed picture.
Correctly mixed Composite sync. A very reliable sync signal by using the 'correct' logic for mixing H and V sync inputs.
9pin CGA plug onboard. Simply plug it directly into the back of the C128, no 9pin cable needed.
15pin RGB output onboard. It uses a VGA style connector so monitors that support 15khz can plug directly in to it. So called "CGA to VGA" adapters like the Gonbes board also have an input that uses the VGA connector, Somebody tested this and the adapter works fine with the gonbes and a straight VGA cable. The standard VGA pinout is used with composite sync on H sync pin. Pin 9 carries 5v for use in SCART (euro) connector cables that trigger the fast blanking pin to put the display into RGB mode.
S-Video connector onboard. The signals from the VIC can be passed through this board via a pin header to allow the use of standard S-Video cables.
3.5mm Audio Jack onboard. As with the VIC video signals the audio signal can be accessed easily with a stanard 3.5mm jack.
6pin header for VIC DIN connector (not supplied). As the board needs 5v and the 128 supplies 5v via the video DIN output I put a 6 pin header on with inputs for, Ground, 5v, Audio, Composite (not connected), Chroma and Luma (Fed to the S-Vid connector). This allows for a very neat installation with this board plugged directly into the 128 and a single cable to the video DIN plug for all other signals. Output is then out via the VGA plug and S-Video plug for 80 and 40 columns.
I can't overstate the difference of using a logic system to convert the 4bit input to 6bit output. The high speed GAL used produces an amazing quality output that you really have to see and compare to a lot of other DIY solutions to understand.
1) The adapter 2)My testcard image 3)how it connects 4) a customer running it through a gonbes adapter.
The price is £30+post. I have been posting internationally but currently have no stock as I hand assemble them. Please register your interest here.
UPDATE - Price is £40+post due to an increase in parts costs and assembly difficulty - Apologies for this.
*The din cable shown cannot be provided as I don't have a source for the plugs. It is up to the buyer to provide a connection between the video out and the pin header. To use 80 col only you simply need 5v on pin2 which can come from the user/tape or video ports.
Tested direct to a SCART TV, working fine.
Tested direct to a gonbes VGA adapter (using a normal VGA cable) and works fine.
Tested with a cheap SCART to HDMI adapter from eBay, works fine.
Should in theory work with any normal RGB monitor such as used on Amiga.
http://www.pyrofersprojects.com/blog/shop
I will leave this thread open for now so people can ask questions about the device/installation etc and share their installation photos. There should probably be a proper place for that and any suggestions are welcome as to where!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have been making and selling these in small numbers. I just improved my PCB and wanted to judge interest in how many more I could sell.
Details,
All Digital processing stage using a programmable logic chip (GAL). This means that there is no loss of quality by mixing signals, also the brown fix is done in logic providing the correct output of brown and yellow instead of 2 yellows.
6bit DAC output. Each of the output channels, R,G,B is output as 2bits and goes into 2 resistors. There is no "Pull up" or "Pull down" mixing the intensity signal across channels. It's a simple 6bit RGB DAC for the best quality no bleed picture.
Correctly mixed Composite sync. A very reliable sync signal by using the 'correct' logic for mixing H and V sync inputs.
9pin CGA plug onboard. Simply plug it directly into the back of the C128, no 9pin cable needed.
15pin RGB output onboard. It uses a VGA style connector so monitors that support 15khz can plug directly in to it. So called "CGA to VGA" adapters like the Gonbes board also have an input that uses the VGA connector, Somebody tested this and the adapter works fine with the gonbes and a straight VGA cable. The standard VGA pinout is used with composite sync on H sync pin. Pin 9 carries 5v for use in SCART (euro) connector cables that trigger the fast blanking pin to put the display into RGB mode.
S-Video connector onboard. The signals from the VIC can be passed through this board via a pin header to allow the use of standard S-Video cables.
3.5mm Audio Jack onboard. As with the VIC video signals the audio signal can be accessed easily with a stanard 3.5mm jack.
6pin header for VIC DIN connector (not supplied). As the board needs 5v and the 128 supplies 5v via the video DIN output I put a 6 pin header on with inputs for, Ground, 5v, Audio, Composite (not connected), Chroma and Luma (Fed to the S-Vid connector). This allows for a very neat installation with this board plugged directly into the 128 and a single cable to the video DIN plug for all other signals. Output is then out via the VGA plug and S-Video plug for 80 and 40 columns.
I can't overstate the difference of using a logic system to convert the 4bit input to 6bit output. The high speed GAL used produces an amazing quality output that you really have to see and compare to a lot of other DIY solutions to understand.
1) The adapter 2)My testcard image 3)how it connects 4) a customer running it through a gonbes adapter.
The price is £30+post. I have been posting internationally but currently have no stock as I hand assemble them. Please register your interest here.
UPDATE - Price is £40+post due to an increase in parts costs and assembly difficulty - Apologies for this.
*The din cable shown cannot be provided as I don't have a source for the plugs. It is up to the buyer to provide a connection between the video out and the pin header. To use 80 col only you simply need 5v on pin2 which can come from the user/tape or video ports.
Tested direct to a SCART TV, working fine.
Tested direct to a gonbes VGA adapter (using a normal VGA cable) and works fine.
Tested with a cheap SCART to HDMI adapter from eBay, works fine.
Should in theory work with any normal RGB monitor such as used on Amiga.
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