PRODUCTS
C256 Foenix U/U+
C256 Foenix Gen X
A2560X Foenix
A2560K Foenix
C256 Foenix U/U+
Accessories
A2560K
Accessories
C256 FOENIX GEN X
Dual CPU New Retro Computer with full sound and graphical system. Based on the WDC65C816 8/16bits CPU, the C256 Foenix Gen X gives you the opportunity to install a more advanced 32bits CPU of your choice, like a member of the 68000 CPU family. The system has been designed to give you full freedom in your creativity.
General Specifications
SYSTEM
Built-in CPU
WDC65C816 @ 14Mhz
Built-in CPU Sub-system
8MBytes Static RAM – 1MBytes FLASH
Modular 32bits CPU Socket Choices
MC68SEC000 @ 20Mhz (Release Date: Nov 2021)
MC68020 @ 33MHz (Release Date: Oct 2021)
MC68EC030 @ 40Mhz (Release Date: Dec 2021)
MC68EC040 @ 25/50Mhz (Release Date:Feb 2022)
MC68040V @ 25Mhz (Release Date: Feb 2022)
i486DX2 @ 50Mhz (Release Date: Jan 2022)
Cyrix 486DX2 @66Mhz (Release Date: Jan 2022)
Modular 32bits CPU Sub-system
4MBytes Static RAM – 4MBytes FLASH
System General Memory
64MBytes (16Mx32) of SDRAM Memory
VIDEO SUB-SYSTEM
Graphics Engine
VICKY III
Dual Head Graphics System
Resolutions
Full: 640 x 480 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 240
Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 400 x 300
Full: 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 512 x 384*
Color Depth
256 Colors – 8bits Per Pixel – For All Modes. (8x LUT)
Full Color – 24bits Per Pixel – Special Modes TBD*
Graphics Engine Features
2 Bitmap Layers
4 Tilemap Layers
64 Sprites
VDMA Engine (with blitter features)*
Hardware Bresenham line drawing Engine*
Enhanced text modes*
Etc…
*: New features that will be integrated in VICKY III
SYSTEM MISC
Media
3.5″ Floppy Drive
Full-Size SDCard
2.5″ HDD – 44pins IDE Connector Support (Laptop HDD)
Communication Ports
2x Full Support DB-9M RS-232 Ports
1x Full Support DB-25F Parallel Port
1x 10/100Mbits Ethernet Controller
Joysticks
4x DB-9M Atari Style Ports with Analog Inputs (2 ports only)
4x SNES Joypad Ports
4x NES Joypad Ports
Others
Internal Power Supply
Feature Selection Dipswitch
CPU Selection Button
AUDIO SUB-SYSTEM
Populated Chiptune Chips
OPM – JT2151SA ( FPGA Replication of the YM2151) on Socket
OPN2 – JT2612SA ( FPGA Replication of the YM2612) on Socket
PSG – SN76489 on Socket
OPL3 – YM262-M Soldered Onboard
SID – 2x FPGA Gideon SID Implementation
Unpopulated Sockets
2x SID with +9V/+12V power rail & Mono/Stereo select
Accessible Analog Input
Audio Sampling
Full ADC/DAC CODEC with 6 Inputs
2x Auxiliary DACs
Multi-Channel Integration in Hardware*
Supports
8bits/16bits Resolution
Mono/Stereo Mode
Sampling Rate: 48khz/44.1khz*/24khz*/22.05khz*
Memory to DAC SDMA Engine*
Misc
MIDI Connectivity
YM2612 & PSG audio level adjustment with POTs
Onboard 15W audio amplifier with speakers
RCA Stereo Line-In for Recording
RCA Stereo Line-Out
1/8″ inch Headphone Output Connector
*: New features that will be integrated.
MECHANICAL SPECS
Enclosure Dimension
9″ x 9 ” x 9″ (228.6mm x 228.6mm x 228.6mm)
Product Weight
TBD
Enclosure Construction Materials
Internal Aluminum Sheet Encasing Structure
3D Printed External Support Structure
Laser Cut Aluminum Sheet Panel
Sheet Panel Finish – TBD
Enclosure Color Scheme
Black 3D Printed parts
Deep/dark Purple Panel
A2560X FOENIX
The A2560X Foenix is a full 32bits CPU system based on the CPU of your choice like a member of the 68000 CPU family. The system has been designed to give you full freedom in your creativity.
General Specifications
SYSTEM
Built-in CPU of your choice
MC68SEC000 @ 20Mhz (Release Date: Nov 2021)
MC68020 @ 33MHz (Release Date: Oct 2021)
MC68EC030 @ 40Mhz (Release Date: Dec 2021)
MC68EC040 @ 25/50Mhz (Release Date:Feb 2022)
MC68040V @ 25Mhz (Release Date: Feb 2022)
i486DX2 @ 50Mhz (Release Date: Jan 2022)
Cyrix 486DX2 @66Mhz (Release Date: Jan 2022)
32bits CPU Sub-system
4MBytes Static RAM – 4MBytes FLASH
System General Memory
64MBytes (16Mx32) of SDRAM Memory
VIDEO SUB-SYSTEM
Graphics Engine
VICKY III
Dual Head Graphics System
Resolutions
Full: 640 x 480 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 240
Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 400 x 300
Full: 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 512 x 384*
Color Depth
256 Colors – 8bits Per Pixel – For All Modes. (8x LUT)
Full Color – 24bits Per Pixel – Special Modes TBD*
Graphics Engine Features
2 Bitmap Layers
4 Tilemap Layers
64 Sprites
VDMA Engine (with blitter features)*
Hardware Bresenham line drawing Engine*
Enhanced text modes*
Etc…
*: New features that will be integrated in VICKY III
SYSTEM MISC
Media
3.5″ Floppy Drive
Full-Size SDCard
2.5″ HDD – 44pins IDE Connector Support (Laptop HDD)
Communication Ports
2x Full Support DB-9M RS-232 Ports
1x Full Support DB-25F Parallel Port
1x 10/100Mbits Ethernet Controller
Joysticks
4x DB-9M Atari Style Ports with Analog Inputs (2 ports only)
4x SNES Joypad Ports
4x NES Joypad Ports
Others
Internal Power Supply
Feature Selection Dipswitch
AUDIO SUB-SYSTEM
Populated Chiptune Chips
OPM – JT2151SA ( FPGA Replication of the YM2151) on Socket
OPN2 – JT2612SA ( FPGA Replication of the YM2612) on Socket
PSG – SN76489 on Socket
OPL3 – YM262-M Soldered Onboard
SID – 2x FPGA Gideon SID Implementation
Unpopulated Sockets
2x SID with +9V/+12V power rail & Mono/Stereo select
Accessible Analog Input
Audio Sampling
Full ADC/DAC CODEC with 6 Inputs
2x Auxiliary DACs
Multi-Channel Integration in Hardware*
Supports
8bits/16bits Resolution
Mono/Stereo Mode
Sampling Rate: 48khz/44.1khz*/24khz*/22.05khz*
Memory to DAC SDMA Engine*
Misc
MIDI Connectivity
YM2612 & PSG audio level adjustment with POTs
Onboard 15W audio amplifier with speakers
RCA Stereo Line-In for Recording
RCA Stereo Line-Out
1/8″ inch Headphone Output Connector
*: New features that will be integrated.
MECHANICAL SPECS
Enclosure Dimension
9″ x 9 ” x 9″ (228.6mm x 228.6mm x 228.6mm)
Product Weight
TBD
Enclosure Construction Materials
Internal Aluminum Sheet Encasing Structure
3D Printed External Support Structure
Laser Cut Aluminum Sheet Panel
Sheet Panel Finish – TBD
Enclosure Color Scheme
Black 3D Printed parts
Dark Teal Panel
A2560K FOENIX
Integrated Keyboard Version
The A2560K Foenix is a full 32bits CPU system based on the CPU of your choice like a member of the 68000 CPU family. This is the fully integrated version with a Keyboard. Designed Specifically to interface to a MC68040V @ 25Mhz, it will be able to support other CPU if needs be.
General Specifications
SYSTEM
Built-in CPU of your choice
MC68020 @ 33MHz (Release Date: Oct 2021)
MC68EC030 @ 40Mhz (Release Date: Dec 2021)
MC68EC040 @ 25/50Mhz (Release Date:Feb 2022)
MC68040V @ 25Mhz (Release Date: Feb 2022)
i486DX2 @ 50Mhz (Release Date: Jan 2022)
Cyrix 486DX2 @66Mhz (Release Date: Jan 2022)
32bits CPU Sub-system
4MBytes Static RAM – 4MBytes FLASH
System General Memory
64MBytes (16Mx32) of SDRAM Memory
VIDEO SUB-SYSTEM
Graphics Engine
VICKY III
Dual Head Graphics System
Resolutions
Full: 640 x 480 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 240
Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 400 x 300
Full: 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 512 x 384*
Color Depth
256 Colors – 8bits Per Pixel – For All Modes. (8x LUT)
Full Color – 24bits Per Pixel – Special Modes TBD*
Graphics Engine Features
2 Bitmap Layers
4 Tilemap Layers
64 Sprites
VDMA Engine (with blitter features)*
Hardware Bresenham line drawing Engine*
Enhanced text modes*
Etc…
*: New features that will be integrated in VICKY III
SYSTEM MISC
Media
3.5″ Floppy Drive
Full-Size SDCard
2.5″ HDD – 44pins IDE Connector Support (Laptop HDD)
Communication Ports
2x Full Support DB-9M RS-232 Ports
1x Full Support DB-25F Parallel Port
1x 10/100Mbits Ethernet Controller
Built-In Keyboard
80 Keys Keyboard with RGB Lighting
Joysticks
2x DB-9M Atari Style Ports with Analog Inputs
NES/SNES Expansion by using the SNES/NES Expander for the U/U+
Others
4 Prongs External Dual Power Supply (Supplied)
Feature Selection Dipswitch
AUDIO SUB-SYSTEM
Populated Chiptune Chips
OPM – JT2151SA ( FPGA Replication of the YM2151) on Socket
OPN2 – JT2612SA ( FPGA Replication of the YM2612) on Socket
PSG – SN76489 on Socket
OPL3 – YM262-M Soldered Onboard
SID – 2x FPGA Gideon SID Implementation
Unpopulated Sockets
2x SID with +9V/+12V power rail & Mono/Stereo select
Accessible Analog Input
Audio Sampling
Full ADC/DAC CODEC with 6 Inputs
2x Auxiliary DACs
Multi-Channel Integration in Hardware*
Supports
8bits/16bits Resolution
Mono/Stereo Mode
Sampling Rate: 48khz/44.1khz*/24khz*/22.05khz*
Memory to DAC SDMA Engine*
Misc
MIDI Connectivity
YM2612 & PSG audio level adjustment with POTs
Onboard 15W audio amplifier with speakers
RCA Stereo Line-In for Recording
RCA Stereo Line-Out
1/8″ inch Headphone Output Connector
*: New features that will be integrated.
Mechanical Specs
Enclosure Dimension
approx: W: 13″ x L: 9.6″ x H: 3″ (228.6mm x 228.6mm x 228.6mm)
Product Weight
TBD
Enclosure Construction Materials
Internal Aluminum Sheet Encasing Structure
3D Printed External Support Structure
Enclosure Color Scheme
TBD
C256 FOENIX U/U+ (Rev B)
The C256 Foenix U/U+ is the entry level into the C256 Foenix WDC65C816 based computer. It comes in 2 flavors, the U with 2MBytes of code Memory or the U+ with 4MBytes of Code memory.
General Specifications
SYSTEM
Built-in CPU
WDC65C816 @ 14Mhz
Built-in CPU Sub-system
U Model: 2MBytes Static RAM – 512KBytes FLASH
U+Model: 4MBytes Static RAM – 512KBytes FLASH
VIDEO SUB-SYSTEM
Graphics Engine
VICKY II
Single Head Graphics System
Resolutions
Full: 640 x 480 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 320 x 240
Full: 800 x 600 @ 60Hz – Pixel Doubling: 400 x 300
Color Depth
256 Colors – 8bits Per Pixel – For All Modes. (8x LUT)
Graphics Engine Features
2 Bitmap Layers
4 Tilemap Layers
64 Sprites
VDMA Engine
Etc…
SYSTEM MISC
Media
Full-Size SDCard
2.5″ HDD – 44pins IDE Connector Support (Laptop HDD)
Communication Ports
1x Simple UART @ 115200 DB-9M RS-232 Port
Joysticks
2x DB-9M Atari Style Ports
SNES & NES Joypad Support with adapter
4x NES Joypad Ports
Others
Feature Selection Dipswitch
AUDIO SUB-SYSTEM
Populated Chiptune Chips
PSG – FPGA Implemented SN76489
OPL3 – YM262-M Soldered Onboard
SID – 1x FPGA Gideon SID Implementation
Audio Sampling
Full ADC/DAC CODEC with 6 Inputs
Supports
8bits/16bits Resolution
Mono/Stereo Mode
Sampling Rate: 48khz
Misc
RCA Stereo Line-Out
1/8″ inch Headphone Output Connector
MECHANICAL SPECS
PCB Dimensions
TBD
Product Weight
TBD
C256/A2560 FOENIX
Accessories
Over the last years some expansion cards and joystick adapters have been developed to complement your C256 Foenix Experience. Here they are:
EVID Card
Ethernet (NIC) + Text Video Card
Description
The purpose behind the EVID card was to give the user access to a second text monitor to enhance the development process. Instead of using a slow serial port for debugging the EVID allows you to display all the information you need fast and at hand.
Compatible with C256 Foenix FMX and C256 Foenix U/U+
ESID Card
Ethernet (NIC) + Dual Channel SID
Description
Nothing is better than having access to the sound of a real SID and evermore with 2 SIDs. This is all about giving the platform access to the legendary sound that people love so much… Twice!
Compatible with C256 Foenix FMX and C256 Foenix U/U+
SNES/NES Joypad Adapter
For the C256 Foenix FMX
Description
This allows the user to interface to 2 standard NES or SNES joypad. This unit works only with the C256 Foenix FMX. The cables connect in Port 1 and Port 2.
SNES/NES Joypad Adapter
For the C256 Foenix U/U+ & A2560K
Description
This allows the user to interface to 4 standard NES or SNES joypads. This unit work with C256 Foenix U/U+ or the upcoming A2560K. The cable will connect with Port 1.
