MiSTer FPGA Forum

Hi When trying to get a quota from a populated board from PCBway they ask med the following: "Pls confirm the panel layout again: Add 10 mm waste strips on the top and bottom sides. And make four 3.5 mm tooling holes in four corners of the strips. As for ' 5*5 mm away from the edges', do you mean we need to keep these four tooling holes 5 mm ...

mong00se wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:59 am

I have just built my case based on the multisystem.

Very nice work !

Just a quick note to say we are clearing out the last of our original Multisystem PCB's to make way for new products (Multisystem, and many others - stay tuned). If you want to grab a bargain for blank MMS PCB's to build your own - or a batch run to sell, they are at a very low price until all sold out - https://shop.heber.co.uk/mister-multisystem/...

We popped up another batch of PiMMS cartridges before Christmas, but they all sold out almost instantly over just a few days. Expecting more to be built towards the end of Jan 2024.

throAU wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:05 am

Missus wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:03 pm

throAU wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:40 pm

But there's no way to add to cart?

Ahh, missed that. Guess it’s a waiting game.

Any news @multisystem ?

I’ve discovered something interesting after struggling with getting HDMI-CEC to work in my entertainment center setup. I finally figured out what was causing the problem, my Mister Multisystem. As soon as I unplugged the HDMI cable from it everything started working perfectly. I tried a different cable to see if it was a cable problem and no chang...

Hi All, If anyone (individuals or companies) are planning any Multisystem builds, we have added some useful components onto the web-shop including the main PCB (super high quality RoHS - lead free), vertical HDMI connectors for the bridge and the tall 13.5mm 40 way female connectors for the DE10-nano. These all seem to be slightly harder to source,...

Re: the green LED. Check the current through the LED by measuring the voltage drop across the associated current-limiting resistor (e.g. pins 3 & 6 on N2) and calculate the current through the LED from VoltageDrop/56Ohms. Then see how that current compares to the spec value from the datasheet. And note that green may take more current than red...

I may have a problem, I have been having trouble running the PSX core and found out that when I run the memtest utility from the mister menu it shows a #2 which apparently indicates I have only 64MB of ram installed. I double checked all the solder joints and even redid them all. Both 64MB chips are installed which should equal 128MB. Can someone ...

rezendes wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 8:24 am

@multisystem I was wondering if there are any plans to release the PCB files for the Pi-MMS as well?

Yes, we will.

Great job on the Multisystem build. Really nice to see you have a running system and an almost fully populated PCB. The LED's 9 and 10 are the back two USB ports, so they will only light when the USB Hub is fitted and also when a USB device is connected to the back USB ports. The Ethernet is just a straight pass-through, so if you have the network ...

The Megadrive inspired top lid is now up on Printables if anyone would like to 3D print / use / sell it - feel free -

https://www.printables.com/model/519651 ... gadrive-v2

Have Fun

Richard.

I may have missed this somewhere but what are the differences between v5 and v6? Nothing that has any impact on compatibility, V5 & V6 parts are interchangeable for the Multisystem enclosure. The V6x has a lot of small tweaks for more optimised 3D printing, especially if you are running a print farm. it's really just a lot of little improvemen...

Hi Richard, nice Step to open the MMS for everyone. I would like to know if this is the End of the MMS Stock, or will heber produce it further? Thank you, Short answer - We actually still don’t know – when, how, if, cost, etc. Longer answer – We don’t want to make people wait, (sorry about all the delays). We ordered around 2500 sets of components...

Hi Everyone, Richard from Heber / Multisystem here. This is an update on our Multisystem ‘console’ all-in-one I/O motherboard design we made for the MiSTer Project. Some of you may be familiar with the developments we have done over the last few years, thank you for your support. We are releasing the Multisystem as full open-source hardware, it’s u...

They most likely did it that way so it can fit in a slim case. You can always modify it by swapping out the pin header for a female header or using a female header on the PI and using it as hat but then you'll need to either not use the case or design and 3D print a new case to fit the protruding PI. You may be able to get a hold of low profile he...

Ok so I have managed to get the MT32-Pi working by turning the Pi power switch off, feeding power to the Pi via one of the spare front USB's on the mister (Micro USB to USB A) and altering the Pi SD config file to ignore the "low voltage chk pwr" message the Pi hat displayed previously when it was hooked up to the adjacent USB 2.0 port. ...

https://RMCRetro.com/mmsguidev2 Snac port. Hi are you sure it is to be connected to the SNAC? and not the DE-10 itself? I read the manual yesterday, and didn't see any mention of it being useable for anything but SNAC adaptors, and obviously I don't want to risk any damage to circuitry. Thanks Hello, the Multisystem can be set to be a USER port (3...

We have another built and tested shipment of Pi-MMS ready to be sent to the shop, they should be available soon. You can always message the Retro group team and they should be able to give updates on the availability. Just a general note, we are starting to see some improvement of component lead times, they are still on 20+ weeks, but before Chris...

Hello everyone, The MiSTer Multisystem all-in-one integrated motherboard prototypes have been completed and are working! I love my MiSTer and my MMS. I've been patiently waiting for Pi-MMS to go back in stock to complete my setup, but noticed the date slipping and no real news or ETA. Any updates? Thanks! We have another built and tested shipment ...

These talks come up about once a year and the all end the same way.. once people realize the actual "cost" to make a Mister 2.0 .. the project usually dies and fades away.. I suspect the same will happen here. We really understand the cost and it'll take time and effort, but I do hope we can build a momentum of desire and interest in doi...

I'm new to the forum and my first reaction to reading this discussion was to think how refreshing it is to see something relatively controversial being discussed almost entirely without rancour. It's a pleasant change from some other retro communities out there. There's clearly a bit of scepticism from some about this being raised by the multisyst...

Low cost targeted FPGA boards are a sensible idea. See the Sipeed Tang Primer 20K FPGA a NES for 42$ https://github.com/nand2mario/nestang The Sipeed Tang Nano FPGA Development Board at 17$ is also interesting tang.jpg Very neat, thanks for the link. If we had a range of FPGA / modules that could operate under the MiSTer project eco-system that wo...

More to consider how to lower the price point and start discussions around how a different FPGA family could be implemented as an alternative within and for the MiSTer project. If that is really the case why give the thread a clickbait title MiSTer 2.0? When what you mean is investigate an alternate hardware platform to the existing DE10-Nano. No,...

It is the modular aspect and possible expansion of the MiSTer platform, I was trying to highlight. My focus was on breaking the lock on the DE10-nano and widening the MiSTer platform, so we could have more fun developing more hardware, more cores and hopefully lowering the price point and increasing functionality. I never intended to be discussing ...

Sorgelig the MiSTer creator on Facebook group explained in the past about using improved FPGA and an issue of the amount work to create more advanced hardware cores. As I said in my original post - "I was not intending this initial discussion to be about what could come next with regards to core development (32bit platforms etc.) but more to ...

As I understand it, you folks (Heber) can build most or all boards of the complexity class we're presently dealing with. It seems to me, then, that the primary question becomes this: is there another FPGA similar to or stronger than the Cyclone V that you can get cheaply, in volume? Are any of the FPGA makers out there willing to price their produ...

I've seen the idea of a alternative board or MiSTer 2 thrown around before on the FB group. A cheaper alternative to the DE-10 would be nice but we might end up in the same situation with a alternative board I've also seen Sorg state on FB there isn't much further to go with FPGAs in general in terms of retrogaming for various reasons We have also...

Hello MiSTer community, In an attempt to stimulate some discussion around future FPGA platforms/devices that could be implemented as an extension / expansion of the MiSTer eco-system, I would like to ask for feedback on the idea of using the Efinix Trion T120 as a starting point for ideas, discussions and the modifications that would be needed with...

- MT32 is a must because it would be great for computer systems; The MT32-pi would probably come close to doubling power consumption, so that might not work well in laptop format. You'd either cut runtime substantially when it's being used, and somewhat even when it's in standby, or you'd need a much larger battery. edit: well, close to doubling w...

Hi Everyone, Just a quick few images of the Multisystem LT prototype. Spec - Using the Multisystem (MiSTer) Motherboard 10" 1920x1200 Gaming Screen Integrated speakers Front mounted full sized SD card slot Integrated keyboard - looking for a better and higher quality, but not bad for the first prototype. Plenty of space inside for a SSD and/or...