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2026-09-07: SAM Coupé starts

A project log for NextTang: ZX Spectrum machines on a Sipeed Tang FPGA console

Open-source port of Spectrum FPGA hardware to the Tang Console 138K. 48K, 128K and 256-colour Spec256 run today; the Next core is the goal.

jon-attreeJon Attree a day ago0 Comments

The MiSTer SAM Coupé core (GPL-2.0-or-later throughout, audited per file) has been imported behind the same platform layer. Three builds in one day: the machine with its ROM and the scaler, then the USB keyboard mapped to the SAM's 9-row matrix, then disk images mounted from the SD card through a WD1793 bridge.

All build-verified with zero timing violations, at 85% of block RAM and almost no setup margin. Nothing has been programmed yet; the first bench load is next. The Raspberry Pi 5 for the debug host also arrived this week.

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