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C256 FOENIX (U/U+/FMX) WIKI
Hardware Overview
WDC 65C816 CPU @ 14.318Mhz, 2MB (U) / 4MB (FMX/U+) System RAM, 512K flash
| Graphics | Storage | Ports | ||
| 2MB / 4MB (FMX) Video RAM | SD Card slot (front) | DVI-I Video | ||
| 320x240x60fps | 2.5" internal IDE HDD | 2x PS/2 (kbd/mouse) | ||
| 400x300x60fps | 3.5" 1.44MB floppy (FMX) | Stereo RCA Line In | ||
| 640x480x60fps | Stereo RCA Line Out | |||
| 800x600x60fps | Sound | Stereo 1/8" headphone | ||
| 24-bit RGB color space | 16-bit stereo CODEC | 2x TTL+(S)NES Joysticks | ||
| 256-color bitmap plane | 16 Voice Gideon FPGASID | 2x TTL+Analog Joysticks (FMX) | ||
| 8x8 character plane | Yamaha OPM (keyboards) | DB9 RS232 (3-wire U/U+, 9-wire FMX) | ||
| 4x 16x16x256 tile planes | Yamaha OPN2 (Sega games) | MIDI in/out (FMX) | ||
| 32x 32x32x256 sprites | Yamaha OPL3 (Sound Blaster) | DB25 EPP (FMX) | ||
| 4x sprite planes | TI SN76489 (Sega, Cabinets) | Bus Expansion Port | ||
| 16x16x256 mouse pointer | Internal 3KHz piezo beeper | 12v DC Power |
EXP-C100-ESID (Expansion Card): adds 10/100 Ethernet and two SID sockets.
EXP-C200-EVID (Expansion Card): adds 10/100 Ethernet and a second DVI port (text-modes only).
Getting Started
Technical Documentation
| 65816 | CPU | |
| bq4802ly | RTC | |
| GABE | System / IO / Timers / Sound Chip Controller / Math Co-Processor | |
| LPC47M10x | SuperIO (FMX): Analog inputs, MIDI, EPP, PS2, Serial | |
| SN76489 | PSG Audio | |
| YM2151 | Yamaha OPM1 - FM Operator Type I | |
| YM2612 | Yamaha OPN2 - FM Operator Type II | |
| 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 |
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 |
