Component Video Hat

mikechi2

Hi Guys,

Here's an update. Thanks again for all your help and kind comments! I figured out all the scaling issues and everything works nicely. I'm as happy as a cat :)

Also designed generation 2:

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It should solve the noise problems, be easier to build and adds a NTSC encoder for S-Video and composite outputs!

mikoy

looking forward to this! just amazing, this is everything i ever wanted.

edmaul69

@mikechi2 not sure why i never saw this thread. I am very much i terested. As long as i dont have to do any programming i am ok with assembling it myself if it makes it easier for you. I have been obsessing about going crt lately. Since you mentioned a scope, i also decided to build a circuit to use one of my scopes as a tv. Just because i can. :)

mikechi2

Thanks guys :) The next gen is done. It adds S-Video (which looks awesome and really makes it compatible with most higher end TVs) as well as composite (which is crap):

Still need to shoot down some bugs. In the meantime, I might also suggest checking this out to get your 240p (via composite) fix:

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/60639

Will keep you posted!

edmaul69

@mikechi2 im going to need to buy some some video cables for my pi-station 1. I have the original video port still for composite. Now i am going to have to wire s-video and component to it as well. :) 😊

mikechi2

@IcyFever @edmaul69 @mikoy

Thanks everyone, check out my site for more info: www.retrotink.com

edmaul69

@mikechi2 can you post what settings we need to set/add in the config.txt or anything else we need to change to get this to output video?

mikechi2

@edmaul69 Good question. Argh, I don't have permission to upload a file. I'll post detailed instructions on the website this weekend along with some notes about how I'm configuring my emulator settings and get back to you ASAP!

edmaul69

@mikechi2 awesome. Thank you.

mikechi2

@edmaul69 Updated the website with some instructions!. Will keep updating - there's rapid progress in the community towards better tweaking and optimizing the settings.

Rion

@mikechi2 Hi mike! Any news about RetroTINK-ULTIMATE?