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| Posted: 06:23am 20 Jun 2025 |
Hi ManiB,
Yes, that is the grand-dad of all the stand alone pico basic computers.
There is also a VGA design 2, where audio is added, and the optional RTC (and breadboarding footprints). I started, and still love, VGA design 2.
In this photo a breadboard footprint is used for a second pico, that runs a chess program. The main pico is for display of the chess board, and keyboard interface.
The "breadboard sockets" are very nice for playing with interfaces (like the SSTV interface, the MORSE interface, etc...).
Note that VGA design 2 is just an extended VGA design 1. Just RTC and Audio added (and the breadboard footprints).
If you desire to retro-fit audio and RTC in VGA design 1 added later on, Peter made a piggy-back board for that, I think the design files are on this forum.
Volhout
Edited 2025-06-20 16:33 by Volhout