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Table of Contents

• Main Components
• External Connectors, buttons and LEDs
• Internal Connectors, switches and jumpers

Main Components

• Altera Cyclone EP3C25 FPGA (24,624 Logic Elements. 66 M9K blocks)
• 32 Megabytes 16 bit wide SDR SDRAM
• AT91SAM7S56 ARM IO controller
• MAX3421E USB host controller
• TUSB2046 USB HUB

External Connectors, buttons and LEDs

• 4 USB host ports
• Analog VGA output with 3*6 bits colour depth
• Stereo analog audio output
• Micro USB for Power Supply and IO Controller flash update
• 2 classic DB9 Atari style joystick connectors
• SD Card slot
• 3 LEDs (Power, FPGA and IO Controller)
• 3 Pushbuttons (Board Reset, Menu, Core defined)
• Power Switch
• MiST V1.3+: four LEDs on the bottom side

Internal Connectors, switches and jumpers

• 1 Flash Jumper for IO Controller flash update via Micro USB
• 2 DIP switches (FPGA bypass, core defined)
• ARM JTAG connector for ARM IO Controller development and debugging
• FPGA JTAG connector for FPGA development and debugging
• ARM Debug connector for development
• FPGA Expansion connector for MIDI/RS232/Debugging/...

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MiST User Guides

• What is it?
• FAQ
• Board overview
• Installing firmware
• Joystick mapping
• Peripherals
• Projects it is based on
• Rom Management
• Setting up a mist.ini file
• Using a custom font
• Tested Displays/Upscalers
• Troubleshooting
• Videos
• User Videos

User Guides of MiST cores

• Getting Started
• Current core status
• Joy/Keyboard/On-board Shortcuts
• MIDI support
• SD card setup
• Startup menu

Cores

• Acorn Archimedes
• Amstrad CPC
• Amstrad CPC - alternative
• Apogee BK-01/Radio86RK
• Apple I
• Apple II+
• Apple //e
• Apple Macintosh
• Atari 800
• Atari ST
  • Compatibility
  • Feature Roadmap
  • How the core works
  • Using Mass Storage
• Atari ST/STe (mistery)
• BBC Micro
• BK0011M
• Commodore 16/Plus4
• Commodore 64
• Commodore Amiga (AGA)
  • How the core works
  • Mass Storage
• Commodore PET
• Commodore VIC-20
• Elan Enterprise
• Exidy Sorcerer
• HT1080Z (TRS80 I clone)
• LM80C
• Luxor ABC 80
• Mattel Aquarius
• Miles Gordon SAM Coupe
• MSX
• Ondra SPO 186
• Oric
• PC (Next186)
• PC (XT)
• Primo
• Sinclair QL
• Sinclair ZX80/ZX81
• Sinclair ZX Spectrum
• Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K - alternative
• Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next
• Specialist/MX
• Tandy TRS-80 Model I
• Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer
• Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
• TSConf
• Vector-06C
• Videoton TVC
• Vtech Video Technology Laser 350/500/700

Console cores

• Atari 2600
• Atari 5200
• Atari 7800
• Bally Astrocade
• Coleco ColecoVision
• GCE Vectrex
• Intellivision
• Nec PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
• Nintendo Gameboy
• Nintendo NES
• Nintendo SNES
• Philips Videopac/Odyssey²
• Philips Videopac/Odyssey² - alternative
• Sega Genesis/Megadrive
• Sega Master System
• SNK Neo Geo MVS/AES

Arcade cores

• Arcade Core overview
• Gehstock's collection (250+ cores)
• Jotego's Arcade cores

Hardware add-ons

• Adding a power DC jack
• MIDI add-on board
• SCART TV cable
• USB real-time clock
• YPbPr/RGsB cable

For Core Developers

• Developing for MiST
• FPGA projects list
• How to compile cores
• MIST developer tutorials
• Porting cores
• SDRAM details
• ARC files
• MRA files

Hardware Development

• Compiling firmware
• Pin usage on the FPGA
• Schematics and PCB
• Using a Byte Blaster
• Usb2Serial debug board

MiST FPGA - One Chip to Rule Them All