EAGLE library for 8bit hardware

 Amstrad CPC, Hardware  3 Responses »
Feb 152012
 

Bryce just released a new library for the electronics layout program EAGLE, which contains parts which were often used in 8bit computers. It includes parts such as:

Sound / Speech:

  • SPO256
  • MEA8000
  • AY-3-8910
  • AY-3-8912 (24 + 28pin)
  • SID

CPC Specific:

  • CRTC6845
  • ACID
  • 50way edge Socket
  • Cartridge PCB edge

Floppy Controllers / Data Seperators:

  • UPD765
  • FDC9216
  • FDC9266
  • SED9420

Memory:

  • Memory: MMN4164

All parts include schematic symbols and footprints including stoplack, silkscreen, names, values, etc. The pins have also been correctly defined to allow proper ERC and DRC confirmation checks. The library is compatible with EAGLE 5.x and 6.x. To install it, just copy it into the library folder. You can download it from the CPC Wiki forums or at the end of this news.

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dsktools 0.2.3 for Linux

 Amstrad CPC, Utility  1 Response »
Feb 082012
 

After three and a half years Nurgle updated his dsktools package for Linux. With the dsktools you can read and write DSK images to a floppy drive (USB drives are unsupported!). The new version now supports double sided disks, so you can now transfer newer productions like R-Type under Linux, too. You can download the latest version of the dsktools from the Berlios project page.

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ReSeT #8 Amstrad CPC demoparty

 Amstrad CPC, Meeting  No Responses »
Feb 072012
 

This year another ReSeT demoparty, which is a great success since 2000 (name was Amstrad Expo back then), will take place in Coutances, located in northwest France from Friday 22nd (10:00) to Sunday 24th of June 2012 (18:00). Like every year, the party is organised by Eliot / Benediction The party is opened to all computer enthusiast and for everyone who is intersted in coding, electronics, graphics, music, etc.. Be sure to participate if you can and register here.

Features

  • Big screen
  • Competitions to show up your creativity on Amstrad
  • Some other platforms will be present (Atari ST, Atari XL, C64, ZX Spectrum)
  • Food and Drinks included
  • Showers and Bedrooms
  • Lot of fun!

Competitions

  • Demo: No size limit. The entry must be runnable on CPC 6128 or 6128 Plus, without any extension.
  • Intro (256b, 1k, 4k): Maximum size is 256, 1024 or 4096 bytes. The entry must be runnable on CPC 6128 or 6128 Plus, without any extension.
  • Graphics: All formats / modes are allowed. The entry must be submitted with its viewer program runnable on CPC or Plus.
  • Music: No size limit. The entry must be submitted with its player. The music may not loop and has to end with silence.
  • Remote entries: Allowed for every competitions. Mail us your entry before Saturday 23rd of June.
 Posted by Octoate at 21:00  Tagged with: , , , , , , ,

SDCC2Pasmo v1.6

 Amstrad CPC, Development  No Responses »
Feb 062012
 

Norecess released an update to his nice utility which makes it possible to use the Pasmo assembler instead of the in SDCC included ASZ80 assembler. This allows you to use a more familiar (Maxam style) assembly syntax. You can download it from Norecess’ homepage. You can also find my SDCC example project for the Code:Blocks IDE and a small coding tutorial on his page, too.

Changes:

  • source compatibility with ASM codes generated by SDCC v3.1.0
 Posted by Octoate at 23:01  Tagged with: , , , , ,

Renewed R-Type version by Easter Egg

 Amstrad CPC, Game  No Responses »
Feb 032012
 

Hooray, there it is: the long awaited Amstrad CPC version of R-Type by Easter Egg. Ok, we already had a R-Type version for the CPC, but it was ported in just 21 days from the Sinclair Spectrum and looks like all the other Spectrum ports. Team Easter Egg got the original Spectrum source code and did an own port which perfectly fits the CPC. So this game is a must – so now you can download it from http://www.rtype.fr.

R-Type for the Amstrad CPC by Easter Egg
 Posted by Octoate at 21:33  Tagged with: , , , ,
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