🕹️ The power of UART: C64 & Raspberry Pi per Infrarot-Fernbedienung steuern (3/5) #FaszinationC64

Can a C64 with over 40 years on the hump communicate with state-of-the-art microcontrollers such as the RP2040/RP2350 on the Raspberry Pi Pico? ... It can! The third part is wireless: a standard IR remote control is integrated to trigger events on both the Pi Pico and the C64. The wiring and the respective software for the Pi Pico (Micropython) and the C64 (BASIC) are explained step by step. More than 40 years after its market launch, the popularity of the C64 is at a new high. The reasons for this have not changed: The highly accessible concept of home computers at the time allowed even amateurs and inexperienced users to enjoy a maximum do-it-yourself tinkering experience, the like of which has never been seen again. This nostalgic train of thought ultimately led to the creation of the hobby project ‘FaszinationC64’. Well-known hardware reissued and completely new developments fuel the enduring appeal of the C64 universe. FaszinationC64 offers hardware for the Commodore 64 as ready-made modules and kits for self-soldering. https://www.faszinationc64.de