RasterMan v0.16b demo and programmer's module available
Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:21 pm
Just a quick note that my 'RasterMan' v0.16b technical demo and RISC OS programmer's interface (Raster Manager Module) for the Archimedes are available to download at the link below, and to view on YouTube.
Some of you many recall the technical demo was first shown at the Wakefield Acorn show in May 2015 and circulated to a few interested folk - the demo is not particularly polished, so was never widely released, but shows what you can do with the RasterMan module and a couple of hours programming in BASIC/ARM code.
Video of the technical demo running from disc on an Archimedes A440 (Arm2, 4mb): https://youtu.be/QumySBo8WkU
If you want to try the demo or programme the module yourself, you really need an original Archimedes (at least, for the moment) because currently there are no Archimedes emulators that I am aware of, on any platform, which provide scanline-accurate update of VIDC/MEMC settings required to display the RasterMan effects correctly. So RasterMan only works correctly on real Archimedes hardware, connected to a suitable TV-resolution monitor (LCD TVs with SCART connection are usually OK).
If you need to use an emulator, Arculator (currently v0.99) will run the technical demo, but with some limitations - raster jitter is visible in places, and some effects won't work. If you don't have real Archimedes hardware, you can still see how the technical demo should display by watching the video link above.
Download the module, documentation and demo here: http://pi-star.co.uk/rasterman/
I have continued to develop the module since the demo back in 2015, but at quite a slow pace. The latest version is now in a reasonable good state, but requires a little tidying up before sharing, so I'm hoping to share the latest module, source code and some example code later this summer.
Hope you enjoy!
Some of you many recall the technical demo was first shown at the Wakefield Acorn show in May 2015 and circulated to a few interested folk - the demo is not particularly polished, so was never widely released, but shows what you can do with the RasterMan module and a couple of hours programming in BASIC/ARM code.

Video of the technical demo running from disc on an Archimedes A440 (Arm2, 4mb): https://youtu.be/QumySBo8WkU
If you want to try the demo or programme the module yourself, you really need an original Archimedes (at least, for the moment) because currently there are no Archimedes emulators that I am aware of, on any platform, which provide scanline-accurate update of VIDC/MEMC settings required to display the RasterMan effects correctly. So RasterMan only works correctly on real Archimedes hardware, connected to a suitable TV-resolution monitor (LCD TVs with SCART connection are usually OK).
If you need to use an emulator, Arculator (currently v0.99) will run the technical demo, but with some limitations - raster jitter is visible in places, and some effects won't work. If you don't have real Archimedes hardware, you can still see how the technical demo should display by watching the video link above.
Download the module, documentation and demo here: http://pi-star.co.uk/rasterman/
I have continued to develop the module since the demo back in 2015, but at quite a slow pace. The latest version is now in a reasonable good state, but requires a little tidying up before sharing, so I'm hoping to share the latest module, source code and some example code later this summer.
Hope you enjoy!