MiSTer FPGA Forum

GBA:
- Updated framework (ShadowMask, 64phase filters).

SNES:
- SRTC and SCPU fixes (srg320).
- Updated framework.

C64:
- Expand capability of Magic Desk cartridge format to 128 banks (John Scarfone).
- Add crops for 1440p and 1536p
- Updated framework (ShadowMask, 64phase Filters).

ZX Spectrum:
- Adjust half tone brightness.
- Updated framework (ShadowMask, 64phase Filters).

Gameboy:
- add option to drop shadow like DMG screen (Kitrinx).
- add option to enable special gba features in gbc games (Kitrinx).
- Updated framework, support for ShadowMasks.

NES:
- Savestates for more mappers (greyrogue).
- Cleanup in palettes (Kitrinx, birdybro).
- Updated framework.

Main:
- Implement video processing presets. This should be handy for inexperienced users to get right settings. It also allows to change between settings quickly.
- other tweaks and fixes.

Atari 2600: This core has been superseded by Atari 7800 core. 2600 repository disabled from further updates and now is read-only. All further bug fixes and improvements for Atari 2600 should be made in Atari 7800 core which is fully compatible with 2600. Also 7800 core has improvements in 2600 part. All supported mappers are automatically detected...

Minimig:
- Fix ChipRAM memory write from HPS (fixes issue with memory cleanup from residents).

Main:
- Sanity check for video filter and disable it if either file is absent or malformed. This should fix black video issue.
- minimig: always (re)load kickstart upon config loading.

Main, Minimig, SNES, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, NeoGeo: - Shadow Mask is aligned to Start of actual scaled video. - Support for multi-resolution Shadow Masks. - Support for 64 phases in video filters. - Separate settings for Horizontal and Vertical filters with additional Vertical filtering option when scanlines are enabled. Existing filters will wor...

Handheld device isn't only size but usage scenario. Overall, without lengthy description, there is no point to use FPGA in small handheld device.
Anbernic RG351 already does great job.
FPGA is for big screen at home.

Shadow Mask v2: Add Improved shadow mask including per pixel 32 levels of brightness and up to 16x16 mask size. This should give much better flexibility and finer effects. Cores previously compiled with shadow mask support (NES, SNES, Genesis, MegaCD, TGFX16, NeoGeo, X68000) recompiled with v2 support. Main is updated too. Additional changelog: - ...

Of course permission is required as for any logo. MiSTer logo belongs to MiSTer project and can be put only on hardware using official boards with may be possible minor modifications requiring to fit the whole HW into some case. It's not always possible to describe the whole range where logo can be used or not. Stickers are ok since they don't carr...

X68000: Core was greatly reworked since last release. Secondary SD card isn't used anymore. Place D88 and HDF images on main SD card. Internal sources were cleaned and reorganized for easier maintenance. CPU has been replaced by cycle accurate one. Added many fixes and tweaks from Kitrinx, wwark and others. Keep in mind this core is still work in ...

Isn't Ricardo working on an injection molded enclosure after that design? I'm wondering of the costs involved to make this available to the end user (and of course of the retail price) :o In any case (pun intended), I hope it'll accommodate the official add-ons as they are, and not require some new fancy 'motherboard', such as the ones which seem ...

Xbytez wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:09 pm

Sorgelig wrote: ↑Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:04 pm New version of case with 2.5" removable enclosure upgrade.

Looking excellent, that is an impressive large volume print for a resin printer!

My printer is Phrozen Sonic Mighty 4K. Not very large. Case has several parts which i glue by same resin manually and then use sanding paper. This gives monolithic look of the case.

New version of case with 2.5" removable enclosure upgrade.

Add Shadow Masks support

Release of Shadow Mask support by Gregory Hogan. For better flexibility masks are loadable.
Make Sure you updated Main as well.

Currently following cores have been updated with Shadow Masks:

SNES
NES
TurboGraphx16
NeoGeo
Genesis
MegaCD


If everything will go well, other cores will be updated too.

Main: - Support for loadable Shadow Masks as proposed by Martin Donlon. you must download masks from https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/ShadowMasks_MiSTer and place to Shadow_Masks folder on SD card. - input: fix keyboard to joystick mapping. - user_io: fixes and tweaks in image I/O, support 2352 byte/sector for PSX core. - improved screenshots (alan...

TurboGrafx-16/CD:
- CPU: fix Timer reloading (fixes Battle Royale) (srg320)

Linux, Main, Bootloader: - Updated to Kernel 5.15.1. Probably will stay on this kernel (or at least 5.15.x) for some time. It seems USB host driver is more stable, so using default one (instead of downgraded). - Some fixes and tweaks since last linux release. -Change reset type to "cold reset" while loading core from USB blaster or LXDE....

C64: It seems I/O ports are used in prohibited modes where output pins with active drivers for 1 are driving low by either disk (Transwarp loader) or by joysticks (some games). I wonder how many CIA/VIA chips got broken because of that? Anyway, this release keeps workaround for Transwarp and reverts changes of other CIA ports to allow reading outp...

C64:
- CIA: ignore input on PA/PB pins configured as output (fixes Transwarp loader).

Better to keep per track loading/writing. The same is done in other cores too. Write/read a whole disk at once is time consuming operation.

NES:
- Added mappers 196,227,246 (paulb-nl)
- Fix mask for non power of two sizes (Action 52) (paulb-nl)

Apple II:
- Fixed keyboard (incl. steven-a-wilson's fix).

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Main: - Add /dev/MiSTer_cmd screenshot support (Martin Donlon) - input: support for second analog stick. ao486: - Support for second analog stick. Since PC has no standard for joystick functions, some of them have single analog sticks (simple joysticks) and thus up to 2 joysticks can be used, other more complex joysticks may have 2 analog sticks a...

NES:
- fix emphasis bits shift.

Main:
- Fix file sorting in browser (Zembarian)
- input: special handling for ESP32 BLE projects.
- input: use X button on gamepad in file browser to go to parent folder.
- user_io: log starting path (if log_file_entry=1).

SMS:
- Use proper master clock for PAL mode.
- Adjust PAL border + sync timing (Yimmers)

Gameboy:
- Add mappers: TAMA, MMM01, MBC6, HuC3, Rocket, Sachen (paulb-nl)
- Fixes & tweaks (paulb-nl)
- Updated framework.

NES:
- fix pixel shift

NES:
- Improved color emphasis bits.

SMS:
- Add SMS Japanese Audio Control disables (greyrogue)