I’ve written about General Instrument AY-3-8910 before, here is some work I did today.
This sound chip i wanted to implement in my amiga, and now it’s a alternative for my 6502 computer. ( As an alternative setup for the SID chip. ) Btw this is the same kind of chip used in the Atari ST.
Above a Kicad drawing I made today, a little different from my design from the 90’s.
Below a movie clip I recorded today. Running a test setup using an Arduino nano and a sdcard reader. The sound is bad, this is due to clipping and the absence of multiple resistors and capacitors. Music is a register dump from a YM music file. Amplifier is a bare LM386.
UPDATE: 20240225
I don’t like tying those three outputs together, and amplifying those.
So I’m going to use a LM324 i’ve got left from my 8085 interface, and make a 3-channel amplifier.
It has an EPROM with Wozmon and Basic for now. I have to redo the address decoder, but I like the simple serial interface by Geoffrey. (I hate the PIC18F15Q41, made by Microchip, but still the best minimal option .. for now)
Probably the last time i’ve used a pic was in 1998
I’ve posted in the past something about pl/m. Today i got this running again in a dosbox.
The PL/M programming language (an acronym of Programming Language for Microcomputers) is a high-level language conceived and developed by Gary Kildall in 1973 for Intel’s microprocessors.
PLM86 PROGRAM.PLM
LINK86 PROGRAM.OBJ, PLM\DOSLIBS.LIB, PLM\UTILS.LIB TO %1.LNK INITCODE
LINK PROGRAM.LNK;;;
Tic Tac Toe in PLM
bke:do;
/*DOEL: */
/*Dit programma is boter kaas en eieren voor twee */
/*spelers, er wordt gecontroleerd of iemand gewonnen */
/*heeft. (Je speelt niet tegen de computer) */
/*UPDATE:12/2/90,15/2/90,18/2/90 RELDATE:19/2/90 */
/*PROGRAMMER:H.M.Aanstoot */
/*UPDATE 5/3/90 1:13:23 */
/*De volgende 4 regels zorgen ervoor dat de compiler */
/*de PLM DOS,UTIL routines die op disk staan */
/*meestuurt naar de linker */
/* bla bla 2de versie met STRINGS!! eindelijk gelukt */
$include(plm\doslibs.inc)
$include(plm\doslibs.dcl)
$include(plm\utils.dcl)
dcl naam(3) pointer;
dcl plaats(9) word;
dcl teken(2) pointer;
dcl aanzet word;
dcl loop word;
dcl a word;
dcl winnaar word;
dcl nummer word;
dcl item word;
dcl error_status word;
spelerzet:procedure;
call dsso(naam(aanzet));
call dsso(@(', geef een getal: $'));
invoer:
nummer=dsin;
nummer=nummer-48;
if nummer<1 or nummer>9 then goto invoer;
if plaats(nummer)<>0 then goto invoer;
call dso(nummer+48);
plaats(nummer)=aanzet;
end spelerzet;
update:procedure;
item=1;
call dsso(@(cr,lf,'+-----+-----+-----+',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('| | | |',cr,lf,eos));
call dso(124);call zet;call dso(124);call zet;call dso(124);call zet;
call dsso(@(124,cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('| | | |',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('+-----+-----+-----+',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('| | | |',cr,lf,eos));
call dso(124);call zet;call dso(124);call zet;call dso(124);call zet;
call dsso(@(124,cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('| | | |',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('+-----+-----+-----+',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('| | | |',cr,lf,eos));
call dso(124);call zet;call dso(124);call zet;call dso(124);call zet;
call dsso(@(124,cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('| | | |',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@('+-----+-----+-----+',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@(' 1 2 3',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@(' 4 5 6',cr,lf,eos));
call dsso(@(' 7 8 9',cr,lf,eos));
end update;
zet:procedure;
if plaats(item)=0 then call dsso(@(' $'));
if plaats(item)=1 then call dsso(@(' X $'));
if plaats(item)=2 then call dsso(@(' O $'));
item=item+1;
end zet;
check:procedure;
do a=1 to 2;
if plaats(1)=a and plaats(2)=a and plaats(3)=a then winnaar=a;
if plaats(4)=a and plaats(5)=a and plaats(6)=a then winnaar=a;
if plaats(7)=a and plaats(8)=a and plaats(9)=a then winnaar=a;
if plaats(1)=a and plaats(4)=a and plaats(7)=a then winnaar=a;
if plaats(2)=a and plaats(5)=a and plaats(8)=a then winnaar=a;
if plaats(3)=a and plaats(6)=a and plaats(9)=a then winnaar=a;
if plaats(1)=a and plaats(5)=a and plaats(9)=a then winnaar=a;
if plaats(3)=a and plaats(5)=a and plaats(7)=a then winnaar=a;
end;
end check;
hoofdprogramma:
winnaar=3;
naam(1)=@('Speler 1$');
naam(2)=@('Speler 2$');
naam(3)=@('Niemand$');
do a=1 to 9; plaats(a)=0; end;
teken(1)=@('kruisje$');
teken(2)=@('rondje$');
aanzet=1;
do loop=1 to 9;
call update;
call check;
if winnaar<>3 then goto gewonnen;
call spelerzet;
aanzet=3-aanzet;
end;
call update;
gewonnen:
call dsso(naam(winnaar));
call dsso(@(' heeft gewonnen',cr,lf,eos));
if winnaar=3 then call dsso(@('Helaas, pindakaas!$'));
else call dsso(@('Gefeliciteerd ermee!$'));
call dexit(error_status);
end;
I started a little case for a collection of Raspberry devices.
Over the years, many Raspberries were designed and made. It all started in 2012 I want to have a case with all RP’s i’ve used.
There are many iterations of the RPi, I’m missing a lot now. If you want to help me, send me old/broken raspberries to get the collection complete!
This is the case at the moment
Case with some Raspberries and Arduino’s I found lying around, I’m not going to dismantle projects. Only the RPi 1A, 4B, Zero, Zero W, Pico and RPi 400 are displayed. Plastic sheet as protective layer still on there, should be clear as glass.
The case isn’t glued together yet. I’m not sure how and what to include.
Horizontal wooden bars to place the devices on?
Include a history of Arduino’s for now?
Put little notes in the case with information? Like my SDK-85 case?
I’ve got my SDK-85 cassette interface PCB’s in, If you want to have the Kicad files. Message me.
My 3D printer has a worn out hot-end .. so a new one to install.
BBQ time! .. That’s from 1-januari till 31-december .. rain, snow storm whatever. I’ve made a lot of Rubs/Sauces and marinades. But a new book i always welcome ..
Also new recipes and tips. Let me know.
Sunday a day of music with our folkband. Played some old and new tunes.
Did some Vulkan / OpenGL benchmark testing.
Cleaned and fixed our wine cellar.
And tomorrow i’m starting new work.
"If something is worth doing, it's worth overdoing."