Looks like a great product. Takes both screens from dual screen Taito games like Darius 2 and combines them into one.
More info here: https://twitter.com/recre_piscis/status/1630634507220013057
Taito Dual Screen Composer
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Looks like a great product. Takes both screens from dual screen Taito games like Darius 2 and combines them into one.
More info here: https://twitter.com/recre_piscis/status/1630634507220013057
Hatsune Mike
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This is what was deployed at CAX a few years ago, if anyone saw the Darius II setup.
AlxUnderBase
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Made by brother @Nebula
Looks like a great product. Takes both screens from dual screen Taito games like Darius 2 and combines them into one.
More info here: https://twitter.com/recre_piscis/status/1630634507220013057
yep! that one is entirely based in the previous work of @Hatsune Mike. I only designed and made a small pcb (currently in prototype status) using the same FPGA he did, and adapted the HDL code to output CGA video signal using the same original DAC from Taito.
Made by brother @Nebula
plasticfactory
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Necrobump... Is development finished on this? Are there any plans to sell them?
I'd send a message on Twitter, but am hoping to avoid finally making that account...
I'd send a message on Twitter, but am hoping to avoid finally making that account...
plasticfactory
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Done! It pays to read.
Hey! The project is currently halted due to personal circumstances, but I hope to finish it soon.
After confirming the prototype worked fine and as expected, I designed a new version of the PCB, with smaller size and easier to install, avoiding all those ribbon cables to take RGB signals, and it's intented to be placed underneath the original PCB, along with a JAMMA adapter to make it a bit more sorted, but I didn't assemble and test it yet.
Here is a video of the first prototype version in action:
I expect to build and test the new version of the composer PCB in the next months and then, I will make it public in a way I've still not decided (maybe in a DIY kit, fully assembled... idk)
Anyway, this device will work only for those Taito games using Dual screen setup. Three screen ones are not in the scope of this project due to technical limitations.
In addition, I learned that Warrior Blade uses a slightly different pcb fingerprint for the RGB DACs, so I would need to create an updated PCB to be used on that board, but that will be something to do after testing this new version of the composer
Thanks @kuze for the mention
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olisan
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Just a Hi to follow this great topic
plasticfactory
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Thanks for the update, what a cool piece of hardware. I can't wait to see the final version and will be watching with interest 