Re: Microcontroller "PEEKing" into C64 memory?

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 21:59:17 +0100
Message-Id: <D7FE26E6-75CA-490F-B5EF-0A64E7D37090@wfmh.org.pl>
> On 2016-01-21, at 21:55, Leif Bloomquist <leif@schemafactor.com> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 3:37 PM,  <groepaz@gmx.net> wrote:
>> On Thursday 21 January 2016, 21:33:26 silverdr@wfmh.org.pl wrote:
>>> Well, that's what I mean - if all what's needed is to peek a few bytes off
>>> some location from time to time? Or is it supposed to be completely
>>> invisible to the system?
>> 
>> thats why i asked what exactly the goal is... :)
> 
> Well, the goal (for me) is something completely ridiculous:  I want to
> "pimp out" my transparent 64 case with LEDs / NeoPixels (WS2812 5050
> RGB LED), and be able to change the colors from BASIC with simple POKE
> commands ;-)
> 
> Although, based on the discussion, it seems others have more noble
> ideas in mind for such a capability.
> 
> The DMA suggestion is interesting, I'd forgotten about that.  Yeah, a
> periodic poll from the microcontroller could work and not be too
> intrusive.

If you need to "PEEK" only - then the pattern triggering is a zero-intrusion solution.

-- 
SD!


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