ESP32-TERM

FabGL Arduino library

Installing the released library

Using Latest FabGL builds

• Fabrizio does a nice job of keeping his Arduino libraries up to date but if you want a bleeding edge experience, you can download his code from GitHub. Note, he's in active development so things often change.

Here's how I did it

1. Install drivers via Arduino from the Library Manager. These are not the latest files. Space Invaders should run but not have sound (as of now because it's the older version).
2. Move the FabGL from the Arduino libraries file folder to the desktop.
3. Copy the FabGL from the GitHub download to the Arduino files folder (where you removed the other folder).
4. Examples will now be the latest.
5. Compile/download/test the new files. You know it works if you now get sound from Space Invaders.
6. Save as where you would normally save your Arduino sketches.

Arduino Programming

• Installing the ESP32 Board in Arduino IDE (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)
• Board : "DOIT ESP32 DEVKIT V1"
  • Used Board : ESP32 Dev Module with Tools > Partition Scheme > Huge APP option to run VIC-20 (2022-09)
• DOIT module does not have PSRAM
  • Can't run PC Emulator without PSRAM
• If you try to upload a new sketch to your ESP32 and you get this error message “A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32: Timed out… Connecting…“. It means that your ESP32 is not in flashing/uploading mode.
• Press the “Upload” button in the Arduino IDE to upload your sketch
• After you see the “Connecting….” message in your Arduino IDE, release the finger from the “BOOT” button:

Mechanicals

Assembly Sheet

• ESP32-VGA Interactive BOM