Get in touch with the new SM-X

nice done those pics.

sorry for my translation "google traslate"
the truth is that I like the project a lot, that FPGA I think I could get to the turboR with music module (in the Sidewinder / a girl gives up to 1200 + 030), the problem is the R800.
I will still put it on my watchlist (the MSX deserves it), to see if KDL launches a core that gives it the missing boost.
I know that it is asking a lot, but it would help some European to acquire a manufacturing license to be able to buy it cheaper.

The core is based on KdL's but KdL isn't responsible for it. I'm not holding my breath for R800, though. It would take a lot of FPGA space, and since you can't use R800 and Z80 at the same time anyway, a lot of FPGA space would go unused at all times. Perhaps a hybrid solution could be possible? Like a Z80 with a switch to enable support for the extra instructions and change the timing?

Currently it's 8MHz like any other FPGA-based MSX. According to Luís Luca, who worked on the Brazilian Zemmix Neo, anything faster than that would put too much pressure on the memory interface and could damage the memory chips. But SM-X may be different in that respect. Let's wait and see.

Well KDL if you're going to have an SM-X, does that mean you're going to try some new core in it?
it would be very interesting.
As I said, there are cores of z180 (nextz80 & y80e), which with certain tweaks could do the basic functions of the R800, are you ready for the challenge?
the MSX and the SM-X need you
I think asking for the v9990 would be asking a lot, although the fpga of mysticism is that of the SM-X (I think), and an AGA, or an SNES, enters.

sorry kdl, sometimes the passion for MSX can with my reasoning

Thanks for your answer Parn. I hope someday we can break this 8 Mhz barrier, we need a 15 or 20 mhz Z80 in a FPGA MSX.

It would be lovely to have this switchable somehow. Having double outputs (maybe one VGA and one HDMI) would be nice for extended desktops and games like Codename: Intruder.

With all this passion, I don't understand why you don't propose yourself to write the missing components.

I believe that it isn't doable on SM-X, the HDMI encoder encodes the digital video output from fpga, and the vga output does an digital to analog conversion of the same pins, so a dual head set up is not possible as both outputs use the same output as source.

I believe the main issue with V9990 in FPGA is that V9990 is far from fully understood. Yamaha's docs are very lacking and even the best emulators around don't fully implement V9990's features (as available on MSX cartridges, since V9990 itself has even more features that current cartridges don't or can't use). It's hard to even gauge how much work would be necessary.

I'm tempted to say that there's a chance of an hybrid 9958/9990 core without removing opl3, but this is just a guess... Main issue is that you need someone to understand the current usage of 9990, perhaps knowing a bit of what OpenMSX does wouldn't hurt, and then mixing it in the vdp code...

As you can imagine, there is a lot of time required to do that, to understand ocm vdp implementation, to understand v9990 (and perhaps its emulation on OpenMSX) and then add it to vhdl... So, it is a matter of having someone willing to do it (and probably learn a lot on the whole process). Any candidates?

I'm sorry for not being clearer. I meant not even just those features used in current MSX cartridges are fully understood yet. I don't care for unavailable features, like VGA mode (although a future cartridge could have it, but let's not go there). However, I wouldn't bet on leaving out features available but not currently used, since those could be used in the future anyway and we would hit a roadblock if there isn't any more FPGA space to implement those features then.

Of course all of this is currently a pipe dream. I don't see anyone trying their hand on a V9990 in FPGA any time soon.

The pre order button does t work

how many were sold in total?
and to what parts of the world?
id like to know how many went to europe or even the Netherlands

I have number 3

Nice to see KdL!