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Flash Multicarts for Intellivision – ColecoVision – Sega SC3000

June 25th, 2024 No comments
Flash Multicarts for Intellivision - ColecoVision - Sega SC3000

SD-1000/PiCOLECO/PiRTO-II are Flash Multicarts for Sega SC3000/SG-1000,CBS ColecoVision,Mattel Intellivision by Andrea Ottaviani based on the cheap version of the Raspberry Pi Pico clone (purple PCB).

I wanted to try and assemble this interesting project and i must say that i was very satisfied. I also contacted Andrea for a small problem of loading the ROMs for the Multicart Intellivision and he was immediately available even though it was Sunday lunch time :-)

I assembled two Multicarts for each console model because as soon as i informed my friend Andry about this project he wanted them too :-D

The Multicarts you see in this article are NOT for sale, for more information about firmware,flashing fw,gerber,3D case model i recommend you visit the github site where these projects are published.

How much did i spend for each multicart?

  • 6 x Raspberry Purple Pi Pico clone (Aliexpress): €18.12
  • 5 x JLCPCB PiCOLECO PCB: €1.87
  • 5 x JLCPCB PiRTO II PCB: €3.74
  • 5 x JLCPCB SD-1000: €3.74
  • 1 x JLCPCB Shipping Charge: €6.66
  • 1 x JLCPCB Customs duties & taxes: €3.52
  • 1 x JLCPCB PAYPAL FEE: €0.47
  • 6 x Diode 1N4148 (spare parts)
  • 2 x Transistor BC547 (spare parts)
  • 2 x Angled Push Button (spare parts)
  • 4 x Push Button (spare parts)

More or less for each single Flash Multicart complete with all components you will spend around €6.00.

This includes the components that i already had at home and the minimum order from JLCPCB for each PCB which are 5 pieces, as a result i did the division on the JLCPCB invoice total.

Download the ROMs for Sega SC3000/SG-1000, ColecoVision, Intellivision (including CFG mappers) fully renamed and divided into folders in alphabetical order here.

Flash Multicarts Cartridge Case Shell Cover:

The last photo with a small modification of the hole to insert colored button covers.
 
How to update the firmware with the case closed? You have to press the button on the PI Pico Purple while inserting USB-C for firmware updating.
Totally excluded unscrewing and retightening the screws each time, so 1.5mm micro hole in the right position, perfect.
 
 
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SIDKick-Pico by Frenetic Firmware update v0.201

June 2nd, 2024 No comments

.- the inexpensive dual-SID/FM replacement that you can build yourself -.

SIDKick pico by Frenetic is a microcontroller-based C64 SID replacement. Analog inputs for paddles and mice are available just as for the original SID.

Changelog:

  • This release contains the fix for the NTSC-specific bug of firmware version 0.20.

Note:

There are different .uf2-files are firmware files with PWM and/or DAC output, flashing (RGB-)LED on/off AND for hardware revision 0.1 and 0.2.

Review:

My SID Player plays SID tunes with the SIDKick-pico.
SIDKick-Pico by Frenetic.

Download: SIDKick-Pico Firmware v0.201 (304)

source: c64-wiki.com github.com/frntc/SIDKick-pico restore-store.de

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