Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – 6309 PLCC packaged CPU Card
Recently I published a post / video, covering some PLCC packaged CPU chips that I’d received as a donation from Lez Anderson. In that video, I built a custom PLCC …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – Improved Prototype Cards!
The first Card that I designed for MECB, was my original Prototype Card. I had originally intended to also create a second Prototype Card with a PLD present, for prototyping …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – 6502 CreatiVision re-Creation (Part 1)
Having recently completed a 6502 CPU Card for the Minimalist Europe Card system, I now have all of the system Cards that I need, for re-creating the early 80’s CreatiVision …
8-bit LED Thing – Kitset Assembly Guide & Tips!
As a follow-up to my previous post / video, where I introduced the “8-bit LED Thing”, I thought it would be helpful to demonstrate Kitset Assembly. Join me as I …
8-bit LED Thing – This is pretty cool!
A few years ago, when I was re-discovering my original digital electronics design and breadboard prototyping background, I decided there was a need for a better LED indicator solution. On …
HD63C09 PLCC Packaged CPUs Received & Tested!
Recently, a kind gentleman (Leslie Anderson), donated some PLCC package CPU’s, for future projects. So, it’s time to test the PLCC packaged HD63C09 microprocessors on my MECB 6809 CPU Card, …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – MOS 6502 or WDC W65C02 CPU Card
After designing my 6809 CPU Card, the next CPU on my wish list was the 6502. Join me, as I walk-through the design, then I assemble and test my first …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – A TMS9928A on the VDP Display Card!
In an earlier post / video, I updated the TMS VDP Display Card to v2.0, adding support for the TMS9918 60Hz Composite Video VDP chip, which was the most common …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – TMS992x or TMS9918 VDP Display Card – v2.0 Update!
Recently, someone mentioned that they were planning on using a TMS9918 VDP chip, with the MECB TMS VDP Display Card. As I live in a PAL 50Hz TV standard country, …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – 6809 or 6309 CPU Card – v2.3 Update!
Recently, while working on my 6502 CPU Card design, I became aware of a small oversight on my existing 6809 CPU Card. Nothing that has caused any issues, as I …