Lumacode RGB / YPbPr Adapter Coming Soon

I just did a livestream demoing an upcoming RGB + YPbPr adapter from C0pperdragon that can be used with any existing Lumacode-modded console. Using it is simple: Connect the RCA cable from any Lumacode console to it’s input, connect power, then connect your output cable; For YPbPr Component Video, you’ll just need a dsub adapter or dsub to RCA cable. For RGB SCART, I’d suggest any “MiSTer-compatible” cable that has a resistor on the sync line, such as the RetroTINK dsub to SCART cable. Then toggle the switch to match the output signal and power on your console. The last step is using the buttons to select which console you’ve connected via the on-screen menu and it’ll even save the last-used console, so you won’t have to do it each time. I’ll update everyone when it’s ready for sale, but that should definitely be by the end of the year. Check out a quick demo above and more info below the links:

Lumacode Boards, Info: https://retrorgb.com/?s=lumacode
Interview with C0pperdragon: https://retrorgb.com/interview-with-lumacode-creator-c0pperdragon.html

There’s a few important things to note. First, there are NO CHANGES needed to your exiting (or future) Lumacode installation. It works exactly the same way the digitizers work, it just outputs analog video. This is great news for early adopters, as literally nothing changes other than adding this.

Next, while I went over basic setup above, some consoles may require you to dial in phase. That’s as easy as long-pressing a button on the board, then using the two buttons to dial in gain and phase. And even that is easy: Toggle it one direction till it fails. Then toggle it in the other direction until it’s good, then fails again. Now just set the level to somewhere in the middle of the two failure points and wait a few seconds – Once the on-screen menu disappears, your setting is saved and that persists after powering off and even after updating firmware! I demo’d all of this in the livestream as well.

I also put the signals on a scope and found all three RGB colors were almost exactly at a perfect 700mV and sync matched what it should be as well: It was just under 1.4v with a passthrough cable and just about 400mV with a (proper!) dsub to SCART cable. I also showed it working with both a consumer-grade CRT and a PVM, as well as the light gun video above.

I’ve delayed my video dedicated to Lumacode, so I can include all this info, as well as when I think Lumacode is the best option for people. And that will differ for every setup too, but this RGB/YPbPr board will definitely have a lot of use cases. You should also be able to connect both the analog and digital converters to a switch, meaning you can buy just one of these converters for multiple Lumacode-modded consoles and toggle between analog and digital output. If you’re using a buffered switch, you should probably be able to use both at the same time as well, for gaming on a CRT and streaming via a compatible scaler! I’ll test and demo all in the upcoming video, so keep an eye on this website for more info on it’s official release!

Liked it? Take a second to support Bob on Patreon!