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@visrealm visrealm released this 04 May 06:44
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First beta release of the unified PICO9918 firmware and software tools. Status is beta until it has been tested on a wider range of machines. This firmware and software is confirmed to work on these so far:

  • Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
  • ColecoVision
  • MSX (National CF-2700)

And these are confirmed working, but due to build constraints the configurator software doesn't contain the ability to update the PICO9918 firmware:

  • NABU Personal Computer
  • Sega SG-1000 / SC-3000

What's Changed

A lot!

  • Added support for hot firmware updates via software
  • Added support for configuration changes via software
    • Scanlines
    • Maximum sprites
    • Core clock speed
    • Diagnostics overlays
    • Default palette
  • Hardware agnostic - will auto-detect v0.3 vs v0.4 vs v1.0+ hardware and adapt automatically
  • F18A compatibility mode included by default
  • Configurator software with releases for:
    • TI-99/4A
    • ColecoVision
    • MSX
    • (More to come)

Binaries

There is currently only a single version of the firmware UF2 file: pico9918-vga-build-v1-0-1.uf2

This firmware is suitable for all PICO9918 devices

Installation

IMPORTANT: Before the configurator will work, a single manual firmware is required. Otherwise, your PICO9918 will not be detected by the configurator software:

It is recommended to remove the PICO9918 from your device before updating the firmware.

To install, just hold the 'BOOT' button while plugging your PICO9918 into a PC, then drag the firmware .uf2 file on to the new USB drive which should have the volume label RPI-RP2. You PICO9918 will restart (and disconnect) automatically.

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