{"product_id":"mce2vga","title":"MCE2VGA","description":"MCE2VGA is obsolete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are looking for simply connecting an old EGA\/CGA\/MDA\/Hercules computer to a modern monitor,\u003cbr\u003ehave a look at the successor project \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.serdashop.com\/MCE2HDMI\"\u003eMCE2HDMI\u003c\/a\u003e instead\u003c\/strong\u003e, which allows to connect a HDMI monitor\u003cbr\u003eor even a VGA monitor (using the optional HMDI2VGA dongle).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis FPGA project PCB is based on Luis Antoniosi's open source project, with permission :\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/tandycocoloco\/mda-cga-ega-to-vga\"\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/lfantoniosi\/mce2vga\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe serdaco version consists of a main board + FPGA daughterboard, and is powered through a mini usb connector (5V, consumes min. 150mA).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis offers you a ready to run solution for connecting your DOS computer with standard CGA\/EGA\/Hercules or MDA videocard to a VGA monitor.\u003cbr\u003eIt is also compatible with Commodore C128 TTL RGB output.  Compatibility with other systems is limited to systems that follow exactly the same video standards as DOS PC videocards. MCE2VGA is not compatible with any machinery that deviates from these standards. Please check before buying.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9SII7ujB3FY\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MksKrSr_AaI\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eDIP Switches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable class=\"Table\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse; border:undefined\"\u003e\t\u003ctbody\u003e\t\t\u003ctr style=\"height:10.5pt\"\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:42.0pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"56\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e DIP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:328.5pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"438\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e CLOSED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:164.25pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"219\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e OPEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\t\u003ctr style=\"height:10.5pt\"\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:42.0pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"56\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e DIP 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:328.5pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"438\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e MDA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:164.25pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"219\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e CGA\/EGA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\t\u003ctr style=\"height:10.5pt\"\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:42.0pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"56\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e DIP 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:328.5pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"438\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e HERCULES\/16MHZ in MDA, SCANLINES in CGA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:164.25pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"219\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e NONE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\t\u003ctr style=\"height:10.5pt\"\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:42.0pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"56\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e DIP 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:328.5pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"438\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eMONOCHROME EMULATION \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:164.25pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"219\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eRGB \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\t\u003ctr style=\"height:10.5pt\"\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:42.0pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"56\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e DIP 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:328.5pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"438\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e GREEN MONOCHROME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd style=\"width:164.25pt; padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; height:10.5pt\" valign=\"top\" width=\"219\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan new=\"\" roman=\"\" style=\"font-family:\" times=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eAMBER MONOCHROME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDip1 is the closest to the RGBI connector\u003cbr\u003eDip2 has no effect in EGA inputs\u003cbr\u003eDip4 only applies when Monochrome Emulation is on\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo use a Hercules video card, close DIP1 and DIP2. For a MDA just close DIP1 and leave DIP2 open\u003cbr\u003eThe CGA\/EGA screen is automatically switched when DIP1 is open.\u003cbr\u003eScanlines only affect CGA screens and\/or EGA low-res.\u003cbr\u003eThe UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT buttons allow to position the image, and to navigate the onscreen menu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reset button on the Core4 FPGA toggles CGA composite emulation (16 colors).\u003cbr\u003eIn composite mode, changing HPOS changes the color palette.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutput Resolutions\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"width:500px;\"\u003e\t\u003ctbody\u003e\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003eMode\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003eResolution\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003eMDA  \u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e720x400@70Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003eHercules    \u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e720x400@70Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003eCGA and EGA Lo-Res\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e720x480@60Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003eEGA Hi-Res\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\t\u003ctd\u003e640x350@70Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\t\t\u003c\/tr\u003e\t\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e      \u003cbr\u003eAll these resolutions are VGA standard and should be supported for any monitor.\u003cbr\u003eSome LCD monitors will display 720x480@60Hz downscaled to 640x480@60Hz, so we may see scaled pixels. You can try adjusting the CLOCK\/PHASE on your monitor settings if they are available. In this case try to leave as little as borders possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHigh quality 3d printed enclosure : it takes 4.5 hours to print one complete enclosure set !\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA special capturing firmware is available. Check out this video by RetroSpector78 for more information.\u003cbr\u003eIt also explains in detail how to program the firmware :\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kebd9sLsG5s\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Serdaco BVBA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448717746560,"sku":"MCE2VGA","price":82.28,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/2622\/6048\/files\/2335999049.jpg?v=1771751134","url":"https:\/\/serdashop.com\/products\/mce2vga","provider":"Serdashop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}