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12/26/04 00:32
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#83864 - Display on CRO
Responding to: ???'s previous message

I think you might be best to ignore the 8275 chip - this is meant for 'raster' scan devices like TV's and monitors.

As Ijaz mentioned I think your solution is with a DAC (digital to analog converter). The early video games used this technique which is called 'vector scan' - Asteroids was an example of this. Something like a DAC08 chip and two LM398 sample and hold chips (one for the X and one for the Y) along with the 8051 and some software to redraw the vectors at a fast enough rate so the image does not flicker (> 20 times/second).

Search the web for 'Vectrex' which was a consumer video game that used a 6809 cpu and vector scan techniques - there's an explanation of how it all works, schematics and code for games. Even though it is 6809, the method is the sample and you may be able to adapt the code.





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Interfacing the 8051 with a CRO            01/01/70 00:00      
   Display something on CRO            01/01/70 00:00      
      Display on CRO            01/01/70 00:00      
      More Elaborate!            01/01/70 00:00      
         Re: More Elaborate.            01/01/70 00:00      
            More elaborate            01/01/70 00:00      
         First test            01/01/70 00:00      
         Some sort of DAC is what you need!            01/01/70 00:00      
            Success !!            01/01/70 00:00      
               Picture posting            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Directory is enough            01/01/70 00:00      
   DAC            01/01/70 00:00      
   I to am working on CRO 1.0 for techfest            01/01/70 00:00      
      techfest?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Share the Prize?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Teamwork            01/01/70 00:00      
               ...aND            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Mmmmm TechFest!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Atari            01/01/70 00:00      
               Re:            01/01/70 00:00      
                  This link has a vector clock display            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Great Enthusiasm            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Vector Clock English version            01/01/70 00:00      
                        German version            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Vektor klock            01/01/70 00:00      
                     'scope clocks, desert style            01/01/70 00:00      
               Explain Display Routine            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Please Explain!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Display routine is not enough            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Display routine            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Z point            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Z point            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Concretize please            01/01/70 00:00      
                           How to do "Z"            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Integrators            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Small help            01/01/70 00:00      
   Programming Problems!!            01/01/70 00:00      
      nice to hear about you again            01/01/70 00:00      
          help ?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Why worry.            01/01/70 00:00      
            the logic of drawing lines            01/01/70 00:00      
      A slight misunderstanding            01/01/70 00:00      
         Isn't this process hidden for the user?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Re:            01/01/70 00:00      
            Sort of...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Apologies!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Answered in other Thread!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Optimise?            01/01/70 00:00      

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