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 …
Minimalist Europe Card Bus (MECB) – 1MB ROM Expansion Card (Part 2)
With our 1MB ROM Expansion Card design and assembly already presented in Part 1, it’s now time to test our assembled Card, with an initial use scenario. Initially, I’m going …