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VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 7:03 pm
by VICCIV
Exactly as the post suggests. Any word on the VICMIDI cart?
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:33 pm
by Schema
I'm waiting for news too!
The code is here if you want to browse...
https://github.com/LeifBloomquist/VICMIDI
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:08 pm
by brain
before Christmas 2015
Yep, sorry about the delay. Needed to learn Verilog to get price down, and make sure things worked fine. We tested the prototype board at VCF-MW, and all works.
Jim
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 1:39 am
by brain
Here is a pic of the (hopefully) final PCB:
Features:
- MIDI IN, Out, Through support
- RS-232 Support (if installed)
- UltiMem capable (512kB ROM, 128kB RAM)
- UART can be set to any base address in IO2 or IO3
- UltiMem can be enabled/disabled
- MIDI/RS232 can be enabled/disabled
Sending the design in to get final production pricing.
Jim
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:05 pm
by brain
Added an option to build (or rebuild) the unit with a 512kB SRAM.
JIm
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:03 am
by brain
PCB design has been released to manufacture
Jim
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:46 am
by brain
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:48 am
by majikeyric
And what about the UltiMem Jim ?
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:16 am
by brain
majikeyric wrote:And what about the UltiMem Jim ?
Getting the quote for assembly as I write this.
I suspect mid-to-end of Feb. I will put a pre-order page up as soon as I get the quote back.
jim
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:24 am
by brain
SN #2 finished unit:
Been testing functionality for a spell.
ROM is working, as is RAM, UART can send and receive both MIDI and RS232 (at 230kbps). LEDs all work, though I had to reduce the current limiters on the green (TXD) and yellow (RXD) leds.
top left switch is UART enable (disable)
bottom left switch is MEM enable (disable)
unpopulated left switch is UART_IO_SEL (defaults to IO3:0000)
top right switch is RESET
bottom right inside switch is user switch 1
bottom right outside switch is user switch 0 (inhibit autostart)
SMT jumpers are UART base address (any 8 byte boundary in IO space, but I would not recommend the top 2 spots in IO3 (shuts off memory expansion, regardless of state of MEM enable switch)
Jim
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 3:39 am
by eslapion
So VICMIDI is a MIDI interface plus an UltiMem card all in one? Correct?
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 1:42 pm
by brain
eslapion wrote:So VICMIDI is a MIDI interface plus an UltiMem card all in one? Correct?
In short, yes.
Longer answer is that VIC-MIDI has 512K ROM/128k RAM and supports the UltiMem register layout. You can also go up to 512kB of RAM on the VIC-MIDI, if you replace the SRAM with a larger unit.
VIC-MIDI also supports standard RS232 up to 960kbps (not sure you'll ever need that fast, but it is there)
If you want larger ROM, then the 8MB UltiMem cart is the option to consider.
Jim
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:42 pm
by eslapion
VIC-MIDI also supports standard RS232 up to 960kbps (not sure you'll ever need that fast, but it is there)
Somehow I suspect the 6502 wouldn't be able to keep up with that...
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 6:56 pm
by brain
eslapion wrote:VIC-MIDI also supports standard RS232 up to 960kbps (not sure you'll ever need that fast, but it is there)
Somehow I suspect the 6502 wouldn't be able to keep up with that...
Ok, I don't know. ~100kBps is 1 byte per 10 cycles, potentially doable as sends..
But, yes, not very practical, and it's just a number, as the RS232 drivers are only good to 400kbps, I believe.
But, you should be able to do 230Kbps with the unit, at least polled operation and if nothing else is going on.
Jim
Re: VICMIDI release date?
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:21 am
by R'zo
A few questions,
1. Are their any programs developed yet to run with this on the vic?
2. If yes on 1 will it be open for writing our own programs to run with it?
3. Does it require any type of external midi interface outside of the cart or can I simply plug a midi board in, load program and go to town?
4. Do you have any video demos of the cart in use?
5. Do you plan on having these around for a while? (it may be a couple of months before I can get one)