<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - DMG Motherboard Development]]> 2011-06-13T17:56:05Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/2304/dmg-motherboard-development/ <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Since there aren't any updates, maybe you will release schematics and board files so others can help?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/MY+KITTEN+GOT+EATEN%21 2011-06-13T17:56:05Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/70205/#p70205 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Okay, this pretty much just made my day, night, week, month, year! I will keep a close eye on this thread! Thanks for giving me a reason to check the forums again!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/disassembler 2011-04-29T05:44:49Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/64767/#p64767 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> i am going to bump this because it is awesome, Nitro that is some genius work re arranging the address lines like that, very clever,

i can totally understand the both of you getting bogged down with this job, and i don't blame you, you are doing what nintendo got paid to do (and they made a lot of money) only more complex

]]> https://chipmusic.org/NeX 2011-04-22T17:51:45Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/64080/#p64080 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> THE DMG-ROLF-1!

I wants.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/saucefonda 2011-04-16T16:48:00Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63563/#p63563 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Awesome stuff.  I understand if you don't want to work on it, but I think there plenty of justification to a project this like this.  So much potential for upgrades!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Theta_Frost 2011-04-11T22:04:50Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63100/#p63100 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> nitro, you are a wizard. similar to trash80.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/pixls 2011-04-11T16:11:27Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63083/#p63083 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> impressive smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/im-pulze 2011-04-11T14:50:02Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63081/#p63081 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Well, here's some sort of really old news on this. Months ago Rolf sent me the Eagle files for the project, after which I started to reroute the whole thing. I basically got stuck after rerouting the RAM chip between the CPU and the cartridge slot. Even though it took a dirty trick of rearranging the address lines a bit (which doesn't affect the functionality in the slightest) I'm pretty proud of how much space I managed to save. I even managed to get back the ground copper plate on the back (which connects to the "arm" on the display board).

Right now, I'm stalled too, however.

Before:

After:

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nitro2k01 2011-04-11T12:08:14Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/63072/#p63072 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Sadly, no. At the moment I don't really have the time or money to invest in development, and lately I've been getting very bored of it very easily. That's not to say I've given up on this or my other projects entirely, but I'm not too sure about this one.

This board needs a lot of work. It needs to be completely re-routed, and I don't think an Arduinoboy is really enough to justify a whole PCB. I can make an Arduinoboy that's just slightly larger than my thumbnail to go in the case and it would be a lot cheaper/less work. I really need to get some other projects out of the way before I can get decide where this one is headed.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Rolf 2011-04-06T05:25:23Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/62509/#p62509 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Started working on these yet? I want one!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/thursdaycustoms 2011-04-06T03:35:03Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/62507/#p62507 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Theta_Frost wrote:

I'm not usually excitable enough to do this but here I am.  Any progress? big_smile

Unfortunately, no. I've put this project on hold for a while, partially due to school, but I've also got some other exciting chip-related projects going on. wink Progress on all of my projects is either slow or stopped at the moment, but hopefully I'll be able to get back to work on this stuff in the near future. The motherboard is pretty much at the bottom of the list of things to do though and there's a lot about it that I need to fix/make better.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Rolf 2010-11-11T03:57:33Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/45867/#p45867 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> I'm not usually excitable enough to do this but here I am.  Any progress? big_smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Theta_Frost 2010-11-11T00:59:11Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/45851/#p45851 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> If you wanted to do a little extra work (IE, punish yerselves) you could order without soldermask (GASP) and then apply your own in whatever stylish color you wanted. Heck, you could take clear soldermask and mix in dye. Of course, you'd need to mask the boards etc etc etc. Lots of work for not very much gain. smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/arfink 2010-10-12T14:11:13Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/42671/#p42671 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Have to agree. Maybe a minor detail, but a white pcb would indeed look fab.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/tRasH+cAn+maN 2010-10-12T06:31:38Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/42608/#p42608 <![CDATA[Re: DMG Motherboard Development]]> Rolf wrote:
NeX wrote:

but i assume this will be going via BatchPCB which from what i understand only does green PCBs, so i am wondering if there is a way to cheat by having the whole pcb screen printed white to get a white PCB.

Well, not BatchPCB for the motherboard, but something similar (probably 33each) unless I end up making a bunch of them at once. If I did a real order like that then I could choose the mask and silk colors. As far as inverting it goes, I'm not too sure about that. It would be a bit tricky and I'm not sure if the fab house would like that very much, but I'll look into it.

fair enough, white would be perfect if it could be done, especially for the new project, tho anything other than green would look awesome in a transparent case.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/NeX 2010-10-12T05:35:30Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/42597/#p42597