A discussion about what the Commander X16 is and how I went about getting it working. Sorry, I didn't record any footage on the actual troubleshooting I did, as I explain in this video. 0:00 Reenactment of getting the system working 0:28 Intro 3:15 What is the Commander X16? 19:52 How I got involved with this project 21:49 The troubleshooting steps I took to get this working Back to normal Mail Call videos next week. --- Video Links Commander X16 https://www.commanderx16.com/forum/index.php?/home/ Kevin @ Texelec X16 update videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDpQPM7AoAA More on the hardware updates between Revision 1 and 2 including running a game on the now working hardware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-c3c3ia9Bo VERA FPGA video board designed by Frank van den Hoef: https://www.commanderx16.com/forum/index.php?/profile/58-frank-van-den-hoef/ SID tunes on the VERA: (via an emulator) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk7qGWrNASw Online emulator: https://www.commanderx16.com/emulator/x16emu.html Emulator for Windows/Mac/Linux: https://www.commanderx16.com/forum/files/ VERA Programming Guide: https://github.com/commanderx16/x16-docs/blob/master/VERA%20Programmer%27s%20Reference.md --- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor: https://amzn.to/2VazxDS https://www.jonard.com/Products/EX-2-DIP-IC-Extractor-24-40-Pins Wiha Chip Lifter: https://amzn.to/3a9ftWw https://www.wihatools.com/precision-chip-lifter O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino Outro Music: Abyss by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com/ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/