Monthly Archives: April 2021

Drive 4 digit 7-segment LED displays direct from a micro:bit

I bought a bag of random 7-segment LED displays to play around with, originally with the idea of adding them to the address and data busses on my 6502 breadboard computer. That became a bit tricky, but I got thinking … Continue reading

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6502 breadboard computer part 8 – next steps

I recently achieved my goal of making a 1970s-style 6502 breadboard computer that I can use to practice machine code programming. It has a hexadecimal keypad for entering instructions, a 16×2 alphanumeric LCD display and a very basic monitor program … Continue reading

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