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• Very basic user interface

  Jacques Pelletier • 05/23/2026 at 03:49 • 0 comments

  The User Interface is done through a terminal (ANSI) with ANSI escape sequences. For now, the interface is rather basic but functional.

  I had the opportunity to use them for debugging and it's rather cumbersome to use. Some could say cucumbersome!

  Since I had these board working, I may make improvements to the UI for better use. I will put the code on Github.

• Hardware release soon

  Jacques Pelletier • 05/12/2026 at 14:08 • 0 comments

  I will release the KiCAD files for the Alien Probes soon. There were small modifications needed for all of them, but they all work fine.

• Z8001 Alien Probe revisited

  Jacques Pelletier • 05/12/2026 at 14:04 • 0 comments

  I reviewed the firmware to make a Pin Test menu all in one page. We can toggle each pin of the CPU directly.

• 8088 and Z8001 done!

  Jacques Pelletier • 01/04/2026 at 11:06 • 0 comments

  A basic testing software for now. It can toggle address, data and control lines. I need to implement the bus transactions.

• Generic and PC-XT work!

  Jacques Pelletier • 12/09/2025 at 05:36 • 0 comments

  Just completed the firmware for these 2.

• Z80-ICE2 works

  Jacques Pelletier • 12/08/2025 at 06:25 • 0 comments

  Z80-ICE2 works! Still there is a small glitch to fix when it does a memory write cycle.

• Boards assembled

  Jacques Pelletier • 12/07/2025 at 05:25 • 0 comments

  All the PCB are assembled except for the crystal which needs a patch. Files are not released yet, I'll wait until the PCB are working.
  One exception is the Generic Alien probe which had some Vdd pins unconnected. That's part of the game. So this PCB will need to be redone.
  

• PCBs arrived!

  Jacques Pelletier • 12/01/2025 at 21:45 • 0 comments

  PCBs just came in!

• Making it real

  Jacques Pelletier • 11/20/2025 at 12:45 • 0 comments

  Ordered PCBs and parts, and making the software for the microcontrollers.

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