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Temat: RetroWiz

Hello.

Here is our AVR project we are working since late 2011.
It is something like Raspberry Pi. But with another philosophy {8bit}.
It is based on Jerry´s AVGA platform.
(He is also behind all RetroWiz hardware, HW designer).
I am WWW and FORUM admin, enclosure designer.
We call our platform RetroWiz. (from "Retrocomputer Wizard" or "Retrogaming Wizard").

http://imgupload.sk/images/j/1/j1r6zz7cazp30djvl645.bmp

Our webpage will be here:
http://www.retrowiz.com

Our forum is online (since 12.nov.2012):
http://www.forum.retrowiz.com

1st early prototype - brown AVGA y. 2009:
http://imgupload.sk/images/p/q/pq8kec560mhfm0riz945.jpg

Video AVGA platform:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mMdc-rNNtU

Screenshot from AVGA platform:
http://avga.prometheus4.com/content/img/PA275173r1.JPG

Hackaday Blog:
http://hackaday.com/tag/avga/

RETROWIZ:
2nd prototype // green one y.2011-2012:
http://i46.tinypic.com/s1j2xc.png
http://i48.tinypic.com/2rnwhn5.png

3th prototype PCBs // blue one y.2012:
http://imgupload.sk/images/c/k/ck5oy1su5nfy9go60vu3.gif

Our JAVA game editor:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_fMk-eGl7p28/TVVgscQf04I/AAAAAAAAABA/taeWl4WMyhw/avga_editor.png

SPECs:
{still work in progress, not final}

PCB half size of Raspberry Pi...
172x200 x 16 colors
simple FM synth codec
menu and firmware on chip
20 mhz/8bit risc cpu (ATMEGA328)
stereo audio out
VGA out
PS/2 keyboard port for keyboard or arcade joy hacks
C language API
SD card port
good price

It will be nice platform for FM music, pixelart, retrogames, indiegames, coding...

Join FORUM, join DEVELOPMENT and welcome to RetroWiz world...

  Have a nice day.

Matej

Ostatnio edytowany przez Matej (2012-11-13 12:16:15)

^Elanek
7x130XE + 3xAtari Falcon030 + 1xTT03 + 2xST-ATX

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Odp: RetroWiz

Look awesome! Is it compatible with something or rather completely new platform? Question about FM synth - I already have heard FM music from Atmega , just was wondering how to create music on this, any spec on synthetizer, or software?

The problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem

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Odp: RetroWiz

We will have our own FM SYNTH Tracker for WIN/LINUX (Java or C).
This platform is our own. So no emulation.
We choose to use C for programing games, so it will be easy.

^Elanek
7x130XE + 3xAtari Falcon030 + 1xTT03 + 2xST-ATX

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Odp: RetroWiz

Hello.
We have toons of spam registred on forum each day.
I chceck out new users day by day and look into spam ban databases...

So any new user - please send me here PM+register on forum. And I will approve you.

Project news:
We are running 172x200 now... Still optimizing code. Web and social networks will be soon.

Matthew

^Elanek
7x130XE + 3xAtari Falcon030 + 1xTT03 + 2xST-ATX

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Odp: RetroWiz

NEWS>
Here is our latest 172x200 firmware (sprites, scrolling - works!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKZxk85Ibuk

We are in talk with Lotharek. So probably Lotharek will be one of
our official manufacturers. So there will be exclusive RetroWiz
"Made in POLAND"!!!

^Elanek
7x130XE + 3xAtari Falcon030 + 1xTT03 + 2xST-ATX