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C256 FOENIX WIKI

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Hardware Overview

All Foenix systems include a WDC 65C816 CPU @ 14.318Mhz and the following base features:

	Graphics	Layers	Sound	Ports
	320x240x60fps	16x16 mouse pointer	2x Gideon FPGASID	SD Card slot
	400x300x60fps	8x8 character plane	16-bit stereo CODEC	2x PS/2 (kbd/mouse)
	640x480x60fps	4x 16x16x256 sprite planes	TI SN76489 (Sega, Cabinets)	Stereo 1/8" headphone
	800x600x60fps	4x 16x16x256 tile planes	Yamaha OPL3 (Sound Blaster)	Stereo RCA Line In/Out
	24-bit RGB color space	2x 256-color bitmap planes	3KHz piezo beeper	2.5" internal IDE HDD

Different models within the Foenix range have additional features:

Model

CPUs

System

Video

HDMI

Power

Ethernet

SID

RS232

ATARI

S/NES

C64

OPM

OPN

MIDI

Floppy

Parallel

U

1

2MB

2MB

1*

12v DC

Optional*

Optional*

1 (3-wire)

2

2*

U+

1

4MB

2MB

1*

12v DC

Optional*

Optional*

1 (3-wire)

2

2*

FMX

1

4MB

4MB

1*

12v DC

Optional*

Optional*

2 (9-wire)*

2

4*

2

YM2151

YM6212

in+out

3.5" 1.44

25 pin

GEN-X

2*

8MB+16MB

8MB

2

Line AC

Included

2 sockets

2 (9-wire)

2

4*

2

JT2151SA

JT2612SA

in+out

3.5" 1.44

not exposed

• ∗ The GEN-X can have a second CPU: 68000, 68EC030, 486DX-66, and more to come.
• ∗ Each additional CPU in the GEN-X has its own private 4MB of SYSTEM RAM and 4MB of flash.
• ∗ The EXP-C100-ESID expansion card adds 10/100 Ethernet and two SID sockets to a U, U+, or FMX.
• ∗ The SNES/NES Joystick Adapter Box for the C256 Foenix FMX converts the two ATARI ports to NES or SNES ports.
• ∗ The SNES/NES Joystick Adapter Box for the C256 Foenix U/U+ converts the two ATARI ports to 4x NES or SNES ports.
• ∗ The EXP-C200-EVID expansion card adds 10/100 Ethernet and a second DVI port (text-modes only) to a U, U+, or FMX.
• ∗ The 8MB of system RAM on the GEN-X is local to the 65816; the additional 16MB of DRAM is available to all CPUs.
• ∗ The 2nd 9-pin RS232 port on the FMX is available on an internal Intel compatible header.

Getting Started

Hardware Setup

Ports and Connectors

Formatting a Hard Drive

Using Foenix BASIC816

Using Forth

FMX Errata

Advanced Programming

Monitors

Emulators

Assemblers

C Compilers

Memory Map

Using the Debug Interface

Foenix Kernel Documentation

Technical Documentation

65816		CPU
bq4802ly		RTC
GABE		System / IO / Timers / Sound Chip Controller / Math Co-Processor
LPC47M10x		SuperIO - Analog inputs, MIDI, EPP, PS2, Serial, Floppy (FMX)
SN76489		PSG Audio
YM2151		Yamaha OPM1 - FM Operator Type I (FMX)
YM2612		Yamaha OPN2 - FM Operator Type II (FMX)
YMF262		Yamaha OPL3 - FM Operator Type III
WM8776		24-bit 192kHz Stereo CODEC
VICKY II		Graphics Engine
Unity		IDE Hard-disk control
Trinity		Joystick and DIP switches
LAN9221		10/100 Ethernet

Early Software

You will need to reset (or even power cycle) the Foenix between uploads to clear the memory and restore the default configuration. These are early days!

Program	Notes	Author	Sources
BASIC816	Bundled	PJW	https://github.com/pweingar/BASIC816
MONITOR	Bundled	PJW	https://github.com/pweingar/BASIC816
matrix.hex	Matrix demo	Piotr Meyer
Tracker_2.hex	Music player	Daniel Tremblay	https://github.com/dtremblay/c256-tracker
Tracker_3.hex	Music player	Daniel Tremblay	https://github.com/dtremblay/c256-tracker
fraggy.hex	Frogger like game	Daniel Tremblay	https://github.com/dtremblay/fraggy
jumpman_sr.hex	Splash screen	Stefany Allaire	Too busy working on the system!
C256 Tetris	Full Tetris Game	Daniel Tremblay	https://github.com/dtremblay/c256-tetris
VGM Player	Video Game Music Player	Daniel Tremblay	https://github.com/dtremblay/c256-vgm-player