Hi all! I will be building a small run of fully assembled & tested Shinobi Scalers in April (after MGC). This thread is to gauge interest and determine how many PCBs I need to order.
These boards will be built with 100% new parts and will come pre-programmed with the GBS Control firmware.
Price per board is 50USD + shipping.
Reply to this thread with the quantity you're interested in!
Please also specify whether you want the latest version of the GBS Control firmware, or an older 640*480 version. If you intend to connect the scaler to a 640*480 screen, I recommend an older version of the software that outputs a true 640*480 signal, instead of the 720*480 generated by the latest version. (You can easily update the firmware with a USB-C cable if you change your mind.)
Background on the device:
Shinobi Scaler is an open source mini GBS8200 with integrated WiFi that runs Rama's GBS Control software. Basically, it can convert 15kHz RGBs video (240p, 480i) to 480p/720p/1080p VGA, with settings and adjustments done over WiFi. Perfect for getting crispy, sharp, progressive scan pixels from a SNES, N64, Genesis, Saturn, PS1, or PS2! Component and RGBHV input are not supported.
The board can be powered from 4-15V, or directly from 3.3V. Power consumption while converting 240p to 480p is ~2.15W (650mA at 3.3V).
Here's how SNES RGBs linedoubled to VGA looks on a 3.5" 640*480 panel (TVT0350K3C-I):
And here is SNES RGBs linedoubled to VGA on a 5" 640*480 panel (ZJ050NA-08C):
If you have any questions about the board or its capabilities, don't hesitate to ask! You can also check out the GitHub repo for more details.
These boards will be built with 100% new parts and will come pre-programmed with the GBS Control firmware.
Price per board is 50USD + shipping.
Reply to this thread with the quantity you're interested in!
Please also specify whether you want the latest version of the GBS Control firmware, or an older 640*480 version. If you intend to connect the scaler to a 640*480 screen, I recommend an older version of the software that outputs a true 640*480 signal, instead of the 720*480 generated by the latest version. (You can easily update the firmware with a USB-C cable if you change your mind.)
Background on the device:
Shinobi Scaler is an open source mini GBS8200 with integrated WiFi that runs Rama's GBS Control software. Basically, it can convert 15kHz RGBs video (240p, 480i) to 480p/720p/1080p VGA, with settings and adjustments done over WiFi. Perfect for getting crispy, sharp, progressive scan pixels from a SNES, N64, Genesis, Saturn, PS1, or PS2! Component and RGBHV input are not supported.
The board can be powered from 4-15V, or directly from 3.3V. Power consumption while converting 240p to 480p is ~2.15W (650mA at 3.3V).
Here's how SNES RGBs linedoubled to VGA looks on a 3.5" 640*480 panel (TVT0350K3C-I):
And here is SNES RGBs linedoubled to VGA on a 5" 640*480 panel (ZJ050NA-08C):
If you have any questions about the board or its capabilities, don't hesitate to ask! You can also check out the GitHub repo for more details.
