Videos

MCE Blaster video part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX1B-mfE6yk

MCE Blaster video part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neg1WR7Hz5s

MCE Blaster video part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgDOiGoxKvE

What it does

The Pico reads the TTL input video signal, writes the pixels to a buffer and then generates the VGA signal using the pixels from the buffer.

Features

No need for a VGA up-scaler or a 15KHz VGA monitor. Works with standard VGA modes.

Pixel-perfect output:

VGA 640x400 for CGA/EGA 320x200,640x200 and 640x350 inputs

VGA 800x600 for MDA 720x350

VGA 640x480 for vertical resolutions between 200 and 240

Pixel clock tuning for each mode

Auto-adjustment functionality that centers the image on screen

EGA brown color correction

On-screen messages

Through-Hole PCB

Installing the firmware to the Pico (Pico 1 or Pico 2)

Download firmware (MCEBlaster_pico1.uf2 or MCEBlaster_pico2.uf2): https://github.com/scrapcomputing/MCEBlaster/releases

Unplug the Pico

Press and hold the small "BOOTSEL" button on the Pico

While holding the BOOTSEL button, connect the Pico to your PC with a micro-USB cable

The Pico should show up as a mass-storage device

Copy the MCEBlaster_pico1.uf2 or MCEBlaster_pico2.uf2 firmware to the drive associated with the Pico

Safely eject the mass-storage device