silvestrons bits and bytes | C64 Pico project - I made a tiny Commodore 64 with a Raspberry Pi Pico! @silvestronsbitsandbytes | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Using the MCUME software running on a Raspberry Pi Pico, I designed and built this tiny emulated C64 to dangle around my neck while I wandered around the expo halls at PAX Aus 2022, and it turned out way better than I ever expected!
I'm releasing all my schematics, PCB designs, and updates made to the MCUME code as open source, and links can be found below.
If you like what I do and want to encourage more, I appreciate your support through likes and comments below. If you have the means, you could also support me on Patreon, as money helps me buy things to fix and build more projects - patreon.com/silvervest
Bookmarks!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:10 - History
00:04:40 - Schematic Detail
00:10:36 - PCB design brief
00:12:51 - Construction
00:27:41 - Programming
00:34:43 - Final testing and assembly
00:42:13 - Closing remarks
Any feedback is welcome, as always.
Links!
PAXAus - aus.paxsite.com
Design files and such - github.com/silvervest/c64pico
MCUME fork with changes - github.com/silvervest/MCUME/tree/c64pico
Credits!
Music:
* Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Magical Sound Shower (C64 arrangement by Jason Brooke)
* Rob Hubbard - Commando
* Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3)
Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font)
Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer!
I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid, but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#raspberrypipico #commodore64
Using the MCUME software running on a Raspberry Pi Pico, I designed and built this tiny emulated C64 to dangle around my neck while I wandered around the expo halls at PAX Aus 2022, and it turned out way better than I ever expected!
I'm releasing all my schematics, PCB designs, and updates made to the MCUME code as open source, and links can be found below.
If you like what I do and want to encourage more, I appreciate your support through likes and comments below. If you have the means, you could also support me on Patreon, as money helps me buy things to fix and build more projects - patreon.com/silvervest
Bookmarks!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:10 - History
00:04:40 - Schematic Detail
00:10:36 - PCB design brief
00:12:51 - Construction
00:27:41 - Programming
00:34:43 - Final testing and assembly
00:42:13 - Closing remarks
Any feedback is welcome, as always.
Links!
PAXAus - aus.paxsite.com
Design files and such - github.com/silvervest/c64pico
MCUME fork with changes - github.com/silvervest/MCUME/tree/c64pico
Credits!
Music:
* Hiroshi Kawaguchi - Magical Sound Shower (C64 arrangement by Jason Brooke)
* Rob Hubbard - Commando
* Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3)
Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font)
Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer!
I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid, but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#raspberrypipico #commodore64
