[rescue] SS20 screen not found

Ethan Hawke ehawk at ember.systems
Wed Oct 29 13:24:31 UTC 2025


> Is there any good technical documentation on these VSIMM modules?
> Unless there are proprietary components that can't be replicated, I
> feel like it shouldn't be that complicated to design a replacement from
> new parts. 8MB of fast memory should be easy to come by. The main thing
> I'd need is some specification of how the module is supposed to
> identify itself and provide the included logo image and such, as well
> as the pinout. Exact board dimensions would also be nice but I can get
> out the calipers if I have to.
Unfortunately, the VSIMMs do contain proprietary ASICs, not just DRAM. 
Only a small part of the cg14
subsystem is contained in the memory controller (the SMC), and a trio of 
ASICs are on the VSIMM itself,
the VBC to control the memory, the MDI (which is most of the cg14), 
which handles all the rendering plus
a separate RAMDAC.

I am not aware of any detailed (programming) documentation for the 
cgfourteen system, just the brief datasheets.

Cheers,
Ethan



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