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Flashfloppy FF-OSD On Vampire V2

Andrea Ottaviani

Posts 35
26 Jan 2020 17:54


i have added Flashfloppy FF-OSD on some of my Amigas, wiring the C-Sync and Green RGB output to get OSD on the screen but...
i'd like to try it with DIGITAL-VIDEO Vampire V600 V2: anyone can help me in finding that signal in the vampire's board?


Allonsanfan %

Posts 57
26 Jan 2020 18:26


I would say that is not possible. It's a completely different type of signal.


Andrea Ottaviani

Posts 35
26 Jan 2020 18:43


Allonsanfan % wrote:

I would say that is not possible. It's a completely different type of signal.

i know, and i am afraid of digital signals are outputted directly from cyclone to the hdmi port, but i thank you for confirming that, i am a dreamer... ;)


Allonsanfan %

Posts 57
26 Jan 2020 19:06


Andrea Ottaviani wrote:

  i know, and i am afraid of digital signals are outputted directly from cyclone to the hdmi port, but i thank you for confirming that, i am a dreamer... ;)

Such is life :) I can dream two options:

#1 - Ask Apollo Team if it is possible to overlay information on the DIGITAL-VIDEO output based on information coming into the expansion header (I2C connection to Gotek). They have full control over the DIGITAL-VIDEO output, so they can do all kinds of neat tricks with it (scanlines for instance). So it should not be beyond the realm of possibility, but unless there is a huge demand for it I'm not sure it will be implemented.

#2 - Use some kind of device that takes the DIGITAL-VIDEO signal output from the Vampire and then overlays the information you want on top of that signal. NeTV2 is such a device. It's expensive though and totally overkill for this kind of use. And you'll need to program a bit.



Samuel Devulder

Posts 248
26 Jan 2020 19:49


beware that H.D.M.I is ... digital and not analogic like on the scart.

posts 5