Back in 2023 building BEN2 took up a lot of my time. I haven't done anything with it since then but as I intend to continue development, I have been reviewing the history.
Links to my blog posts on the journey are listed below together with some very brief details.
| 05/03/23 | BEN2 : A new start | Design for 6502+ROM+RAM+VIA |
| 30/03/23 | BEN2: Build | Soldering + LED blink program |
| 20/04/23 | LCD | LCD output + full speed clock |
| 30/04/23 | Terminal and keyboard | Add ACIA for serial IO |
| 18/05/23 | Xmodem | POC for WSL serial downloads |
| 02/06/23 | AMI: Daughter Board | Board for ACIA+LCD+clock+LEDs+buttons |
| 04/06/23 | Xmodem : relocatable Programs | Allow different RAM destination for downloads |
| 07/06/23 | Streamline Downloads | automate compile, link and download steps |
| 11/06/23 | Xmodem : Flash Programs to ROM | allow downloads to be saved in 6502 ROM |
| 02/07/23 | Flashing and updated Monitor to ROM | Enable new monitor to be saved in ROM |
| 04/07/23 | Monitor V3 finally released | MON3+TERMtest+VIAtest completed |
| 12/07/23 | VIA: Use Shift Register for more LEDs | Add Shift Register chip to AMI |
| 05/08/23 | Interruptions | Configure Interrupt Service Routines |
| 07/08/23 | Clock Timer | Use LCD for a digital clock |
| 02/10/23 | Sound | Play sounds and Music |
| 20/10/23 | MON4 cutover | Add shift register and sound functions |
| 09/11/23 | MON5 Cutover | Improve VIA usage |
No comments:
Post a Comment