Hey, gang! If you didn't see the stream last night, here's a quick run down of what was announced:
A new line of scalers - MacPicoVid!
Maybe the most exciting is the "SE-COMBO - MacPicoVid Edition". It's a video scaler AND a ATX PSU breakout for your SE or SE/30 (support coming soon for 128K/512K/Classic/Classic II machines). Inspired by the original SE-COMBO, this new solution greatly reduces the cost of getting high quality video out of your compact Mac computer. Drop in the "SE-COMBO – MacPicoVid Edition" in your CAT MAC project and kiss the expensive video scalers goodbye! This board makes use of the Raspberry Pi Pico and (with permission) guruthree’s “mac-se-video-convertor” codebase clean video output perfect for your VGA display.
Not building a CAT MAC, but still want the ability to get video out of your machine? Then check out these two options:
This version features removes the ATX PSU option and adds on-board HD15 VGA connector. Just attach a VGA compatible display, 5v from a cell-phone style USB power adapter, VIDEO / VSYNC / HSYNC / GND and you’re ready to test your project machine with ease. Might also be a nice device for those who troubleshoot boards of this era. Leave the heavy CRT and analog board on the shelf, tap the video signal and go!
I also released a version of the board that features an IDC10 connection and includes a small breakout board and cable. So same as above, but with more flexibility on how to mount things. This board works well with my previously released SE-Passthrough board for those who want to have video output but otherwise leave their original machine intact (sleeper build, perhaps?).
This has all taken a while to get together, and I'm looking forward to seeing all the fun and exciting ways people use them!
Feedback is always welcome, and thanks!
LINKS:
Learn more about mac-se-video-converter project here:
github.com
A new line of scalers - MacPicoVid!
Maybe the most exciting is the "SE-COMBO - MacPicoVid Edition". It's a video scaler AND a ATX PSU breakout for your SE or SE/30 (support coming soon for 128K/512K/Classic/Classic II machines). Inspired by the original SE-COMBO, this new solution greatly reduces the cost of getting high quality video out of your compact Mac computer. Drop in the "SE-COMBO – MacPicoVid Edition" in your CAT MAC project and kiss the expensive video scalers goodbye! This board makes use of the Raspberry Pi Pico and (with permission) guruthree’s “mac-se-video-convertor” codebase clean video output perfect for your VGA display.
Not building a CAT MAC, but still want the ability to get video out of your machine? Then check out these two options:
This version features removes the ATX PSU option and adds on-board HD15 VGA connector. Just attach a VGA compatible display, 5v from a cell-phone style USB power adapter, VIDEO / VSYNC / HSYNC / GND and you’re ready to test your project machine with ease. Might also be a nice device for those who troubleshoot boards of this era. Leave the heavy CRT and analog board on the shelf, tap the video signal and go!
I also released a version of the board that features an IDC10 connection and includes a small breakout board and cable. So same as above, but with more flexibility on how to mount things. This board works well with my previously released SE-Passthrough board for those who want to have video output but otherwise leave their original machine intact (sleeper build, perhaps?).
This has all taken a while to get together, and I'm looking forward to seeing all the fun and exciting ways people use them!
Feedback is always welcome, and thanks!
LINKS:
Learn more about mac-se-video-converter project here:
GitHub - guruthree/mac-se-video-converter: Convert video from a Mac Plus/SE/Classic to a VESA VGA signal using a Raspberry Pi Pico
Convert video from a Mac Plus/SE/Classic to a VESA VGA signal using a Raspberry Pi Pico - GitHub - guruthree/mac-se-video-converter: Convert video from a Mac Plus/SE/Classic to a VESA VGA signal u...
github.com
