Building a 6502 Computer: The Reset Sequence

November 1, 2022 XTronical 2

A video below explaining the reset sequence of the 6502. With a possible “bug” in the chip, perhaps. Source code shown in the video is available below. Affiliate links for the items shown: Arduino Nano: https://amzn.to/3NxD88A Board wire (red, black, white, green, blue, yellow): https://amzn.to/34IBeA5 Purple board wire : https://amzn.to/3rX3OGn […]

Building a 6502 Computer: Number Systems

November 1, 2022 XTronical 0

A video explaining the various number systems you may encounter when building/designing computer systems. Affiliate links for the items shown: Arduino Nano: https://amzn.to/3NxD88A Board wire (red, black, white, green, blue, yellow): https://amzn.to/34IBeA5 Purple board wire : https://amzn.to/3rX3OGn Various colour LEDs : https://amzn.to/3KeSbS1 Breadboards : https://amzn.to/3oTBJOo

Building a 6502 Computer: The System Clock

April 11, 2022 XTronical 0

Intro In the last article we learnt all about the various pins of the 6502, today  we’re going to look at the various ways of supplying a system clock, power up and see perhaps things you were not expecting. The you tube video is below and the main article follows. […]

Building a 6502 computer: Episode 1, introduction

February 18, 2022 XTronical 0

Introduction to a new series of videos designing and building an 6502 based 8 bit computer. The principles of which can be applied to more advanced systems. In the upcoming videos we will look at all the principles in making our computer work, from the hardware to designing a “good” […]