Minimig BOM List for Digikey

[amigadave]

Great work Plaz, this will help me and many others to complete our MiniMigs.

I wonder if anyone has figured out how to change the MiniMig from PAL to NTSC?  I hope someone is working on making an NTSC version some where.  I will delay my MiniMig assembly until a way to make it NTSC is discovered.

[amigadave]

freqmax wrote:
http://www.opencircuits.com/Minimig_NTSC

I personally think it's possible to do it all within the HDL software. If the NTSC monitor can handle DCM'ed colour clock.

Thanks for that link.  I don't understand all that it contains, but it is a great resource for me to learn from.

[amigadave]

whiteb wrote:

Plaz wrote:
@freqmax

True, but some may not be interested in development. For any who would get preprogrammed PIC's they'd have to know they're stuck with what they have. To get further updates, they'd have to get/learn to use a programmer or hassle with more costs and shipping to get future updates.

Plaz

Not really, if you are getting the chip Pre-Programmed, then get a bootloader stuck on the chip.  No need for "Reflashing" with a prommer.  All you do, is catch the Boot Loader's Listen window (usually the first 1 second after power on), and upload new firmware. (For Pic's that support *SELF* programming).  That is what Wizard66 offers with his Pic's, Bootloader or Firmware.  ANY sane person would go for Bootloader.

I asked Wizard66 about the two choices offered with his preprogrammed PICs and he replied that the two options are no longer needed, but eBay does not allow editing the auction text once it has been started.  He did not state anything further, so I don't know what I am getting, bootloader, or no bootloader?

I will ask for more clarification and post his reply, unless he sees this post and answers it here before I get an answer to a private email.

[amigadave]

Plaz wrote:
@amigadave

I hope others find it useful. With the dollar in a slide, I figure even those outside the USA might find the prices better than purchasing with their own currency locally. All the more reason I tried to make it all RoHS compliant.

I wonder if anyone has figured out how to change the MiniMig from PAL to NTSC?

I'm just happy that it has VGA so I can get away from the old monitors and TV's. If I were able to connect my video toaster to minimig, then I'd probably be interested in NTSC. Otherwise I don't see needing it for myself.

I will delay my MiniMig assembly until a way to make it NTSC is discovered.

You could still build it, attach a VGA monitor, then mod it later when and if NTSC gets worked out.

Plaz

Just saw this (late reading it) and I guess I don't really need to worry about the PAL vs NTSC problem with it having VGA output.  I don't know what problems I will run into when trying to run NTSC games on the PAL Minimig though?  Will it work still, or will there be display problems, timing problems even though I am looking at the VGA display?