What is it?

This board is added to the underside of the "Nintendeo Entertainment System" main board. The FPGA on the board listens to the digital communication between the PPU (Picture Procesing Unit) and the rest of the system and re-generates the video output in a near-digital form. This output signal (we call it 'lumacode') can then be flawlessly upscaled to a pixel-perfect HDMI signal using an RGBtoHDMI, and OSSC or something with equal capabilities.

Why did you make it?

This is the next piece in my lineup of lumacode adapters for 8-bit computers and consoles.

What makes it special?

This is the first such modification that only needs to listen to the digital signals on the board without altering the operation of the original hardware. So composite video output still works unchanged and can be used in parallel with the addded Lumacode capability.

Compatibility

This first version of the board works only with the PAL variant of the NES (all that have a 2C07 PPU). I am already working to make it compatible with NTSC machines as well.

UK shipping

I do not ship to the UK any longer. Please refer to the official vendor list for information on how to obtain my designs in the UK.