TTGO VGA32 (ESP32)

[@jmhunteruk]

When I saw the forms interface demonstration I was blown away! All that, plus input & output, in an ESP32 - very impressive. Definitely better than the VB-DOS programs I used to create!

[@Link-channel]

Computers we once could only dream of, we can now hold them in the palm of our hands, for the price of a couple of beers. And the new generation do nothing with them, considering it only a nerdy gadget.

[@VolosProjects]

I agree, these devices are impresive

[@nisstw]

Apple II comes with 48kB Ram,. You can buy 16kB as additional.

[@davidscottkrause1]

I saw an ad for a similar board back in 2002 for $210 USD. Now it is less than $20.

[@AndreasDelleske]

Soon they will pay you 200 if you take one!

[@AndreasDelleske]

My first harddisk was 60 MByte, Atari 1024 STFM.. in 1989. The disk cost about 460 EUR (900 DM) a fortune for me back then. I'm blown away by this. I want an Atari or at least a C64 on this.. with USB keyboard and mouse. Having touchscreens with VGA would be ideal..

[@MarkProssercomau]

I had the Atari 1040 STE with a Replay 16bit plug in card. I miss it and was wondering if there was an emulator for the TTGO VGA32?

[@edwardfletcher7790]

I remember paying $200 for a secondhand 210mb HD to upgrade my 40mb Amiga in the mid 90's ! lol

[@AndreasDelleske]

@@edwardfletcher7790 That was damn cheap!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@AndreasDelleske I'm not sure of the exact year. But it was before I bought a 100mb Zip drive.

[@d.j.peters]

My first Atari HDD was 1200DM (Karstadt) 🙂 We are old now

[@waltperko8389]

Hi, How about a "Getting Started" video, The TTGO VGA32 is fresh, now do this, then this, then this and now you can start loading software into the little computer. That's the kind of video people need!

[@user-Limaa]

can it run comum stand alone DOS GAMES?

[@davidstonier-gibson5852]

Very interesting. How hard would it be to make those games work with more typical arcade game inputs like buttons or joystick? I am wondering about making arcade games for my maker club, to entertain the kids of all ages.

[@LuxurioMusic]

I imagine you could hack a cheap USB keyboard (which normally has PS/2 compatibility) and wire the pins on the keyboard's microcontroller to arcade buttons. I'm not sure how arcade joysticks work, but if they're digital that could probably be connected to the keyboard too. That being said, I think it'd probably be easier to get an ESP32 board with GPIO and connect those directly to the board, and do the VGA yourself.

[@MrDomingo55]

@@LuxurioMusic There are several (6 ?) GPIO ports available for custom interfaces.

[@semibiotic]

No proper manual [link] - no coffee. Arduino IDE setup - kzbin.info/www/bejne/boC3koOHobiHl9U

[@johntilghman]

Not his device, he is just showing us what can be done with it.

[@semibiotic]

@@johntilghman I don't claim that author should make his own manual for TTGO VGA32 device. Author just forgot to publish related project link in video description (which is simple civility), but didn't forget his donation link.

[@johntilghman]

@@semibiotic thank you for the link you provided, very kind of you. Great project there.

[@semibiotic]

@@johntilghman Yeah, VGA32 has good potential. As emulator or serial teminal.

[@waltperko8389]

SetUp ??? Where's the info to SetUp the device? I hate it when these videos skip important parts of getting started!

[@VolosProjects]

this is not geting strated video

[@juliocosta5818]

It's quite a steep frustrating learning curve, as a lot of the examples only work on some versions of the FABGL libraries, which in turn are not compatible with all the board file versions, so you have to play around. Ver 1.4 of the library is quite good for me, previous versions didn't have sound for Space Invaders, and later ones don't work at all. I also had to remove all reference to Network time server for the PC emulator to work. Best of luck!

[@waltperko8389]

@@juliocosta5818 Hi, I found it fairly easy to muddle through the setup once I watched this and other sources to figure it all out. I'm not an Arduino user so it was a little bit of a learning curve, but this is why I teach beginner robotics with the simpler PICAXE BASIC.

[@electronic7979]

👍

[@cptcrogge]

Is there any compatible gamepad?

[@ssss-t4k6n]

how to connect the vga to esp ? which pin ?

[@teslatrooper85]

Really? There is only one 15 pin connector on the Board.

[@Canthus13]

Heh. Yeah. My first computer was an Apple //e. my first hard drive was 3.5MB. Not 35. 3.5. The TTGO is waaaaay more powerful.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

For those wondering why the hell it has PS/2 keyboard & mouse. Its to reduce cost and chip count. USB requires more parts than the simple serial PS/2 interface.. That Space Invaders looks AWESOME 👍

[@noisebeats]

They can implement not full USB host, just PS2 interface with USB connector...for same cost than ps2 connector... I buy this i have to buy 2 ps2 to USB conversor...

[@EasyOne]

mini pc 😂😂