Category 3D Graphics Thingy

A homebrew 3D graphics coprocessor.

Video buffer illustration

3D Breakdown

OK, enough discussion of FPGA gate counts for the time being. It’s time to talk about how this 3D Graphics Thingy might work, at a functional level. My current thinking is to divide the system into four major pieces: CPU…

Surface mount chip

Construction Notes

3D Graphics Thingy should teach me plenty about both digital design theory and practice. It’s pretty clear what the theory part entails: defining the architecture and its implementation. The practice part is less obvious, but probably more important to the…

Sonic the Hedgehog screenshot

3D Graphics Thingy

OK, it’s a year and a half later, and once again I’m staring at a blank sheet of paper. It’s time to start a new project. My very inspired name for this effort is 3D Graphics Thingy. When I’m not…

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