MisteX adventure

Описание: In this video, I share my first deep dive into the MiSTeX ecosystem and document my current progress (and roadblocks) while bringing up a custom-assembled MiSTeX motherboard using an Artix-7 QMTech FPGA board and Orange Pi.

🔧 This is a hands-on, real-world debugging session:
Custom MiSTeX motherboard assembly (microscope-checked, continuity tested)
RP2040 firmware flashing and bring-up
Orange Pi Linux boot verification
JTAG bitstream loading into Artix-7
LEDs reacting, cores loading… but no HDMI or VGA output (yet)

💡 I walk through:
What works so far and what clearly does not
Power, jumpers, buttons, and cabling confusion
HDMI quirks with different monitors
Where I think the MiSTeX flow is breaking
Open questions about MiSTeX, MiSTer compatibility, and video bring-up
This is very much a learning-in-public moment. My background is heavily focused on Amiga / Minimig FPGA development, and MiSTeX is new territory for me. If you are experienced with MiSTeX, MiSTer, FPGA bring-up, or Artix-7 boards, your input in the comments would be hugely appreciated.

🚀 Long term, the goal is to:
Understand MiSTeX deeply enough to contribute
Explore multi-FPGA, swappable FPGA platforms
Apply what I learn back into Minimig and future open hardware designs
If this interests you, stay tuned—more videos are coming, including RTG progress, HDMI scaling, USB integration, and future board ideas.

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