James @baldengineer@qoto.org

Check out lcamtuf's latest 8-bit handheld game: Sir Box-a-lot.

It's Sokoban running on an AVR128DA with an RGB OLED screen.

https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/mcu-land-part-7-life-in-full-color

He's also done some other "handheld" games in the past.

Incredible work.

Sometimes your code gets kinda hangy... this is going to be my new while(1);

From the Apple IIc firmware listing:

Friday 2/24 Stream: More work on the Apple IIc Schematic in KiCad! Now on Twitch and YouTube (again). https://baldengineer.com/live

Sega's Gear Gear (VA1) is now available in the Bit Preserve Repo.

And it's a KiCad 7 schematic!

https://github.com/baldengineer/bit-preserve/tree/master/Sega/Game%20Gear

So. Um. Can anyone explain this combo?

Colors for nets in KiCad 7 makes some of this mess much clearer!

Hey vintage and retro electronics fans, I think I finally understand all of the DexoIT variations!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd6M3fO6Upg

.... and done.

No ERC reports mean the schematic is 100% perfect right?

Oh good. After annotating 8 of the 9 parts missing annotation, the error count went UP by 43. (I can't find the 9th one.)

I'm going to need much more tea.

Save this screenshot for the next time you think: "wow, this project is really out of control..."

I offer you this piece. I call it: "At least this isn't the state of *your* ERC."

Friday 1/27 Stream: Reworking the Apple IIgs Schematic in KiCad:
https://twitch.tv/baldengineer

ICMYI, Carl Bugeja created a PCB that reflow solders itself and then self-propagates, RepRap Style!

bald.ee/6fth5a

This clever PCB business card uses FR4 "fingers" to create a battery holder for the coin cell!

https://bald.ee/sv7nm6

ZSWatch is an open-source smartwatch based on Zephyr RTOS and powered by an u-blox SoM. bald.ee/u1gngn

Nintendo 64 Java adds 32 million more devices to the Java ecosystem: bald.ee/kfmz11

Welp. This HDD bag doesn’t say how to prepare for use in Linux with Home Assistant. Guess I have to return it now.

Anyone need a disk?

Controlling test equipment with Python is easy with pyvisa. And Linux. ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HQxnz3P9P4

Commodore 64 keyboard-to-USB converter for use with VICE and MISTer: https://bald.ee/f1k9mm

Walter adds NB-IoT, LTE-M, and GPS to an ESP32-S3 in a compact package: https://bald.ee/mzo8a4