<s>
MiSTer	B-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
MiSTer	B-Device
FPGA	B-Architecture
)	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-License
project	O
that	O
aims	O
to	O
recreate	O
various	O
classic	O
computers	O
,	O
game	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
arcade	O
machines	O
,	O
using	O
modern	O
FPGA-based	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MiSTer	B-Device
project	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Alexey	O
“	O
Sorgelig	O
”	O
Melnikov	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MiSTer	B-Device
originated	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
MiST	B-Application
project	O
,	O
a	O
similar	O
project	O
that	O
started	O
as	O
an	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Sorgelig	O
was	O
developing	O
and	O
porting	O
cores	O
for	O
MiST	B-Application
,	O
he	O
often	O
struggled	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
picture	O
on	O
any	O
of	O
his	O
monitors	O
or	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
used	O
for	O
MiST	B-Application
only	O
featured	O
analog	O
video	O
output	O
,	O
while	O
all	O
his	O
monitors	O
and	O
TVs	O
used	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
ways	O
to	O
get	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
directly	O
from	O
an	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
board	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
MiSTer	B-Device
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
MiST	B-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
custom-built	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
board	I-Architecture
from	O
Lotharek	O
,	O
Sorgelig	O
decided	O
his	O
open-source	B-License
project	O
should	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
mass-produced	O
board	O
–	O
one	O
that	O
anyone	O
could	O
pick	O
up	O
with	O
ease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
figured	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
only	O
make	O
development	O
more	O
straightforward	O
but	O
cheaper	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
eventually	O
settled	O
on	O
Terasic	O
's	O
DE10-Nano	O
which	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
Intel	O
SoC	B-Architecture
FPGA	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
MiSTer	B-Device
was	O
initially	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
MiST	B-Application
project	O
,	O
whose	O
name	O
stands	O
for	O
"	O
AMiga/ST	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MiSTer	B-Device
's	O
name	O
originally	O
stood	O
for	O
"	O
MiST	B-Application
on	O
Terasic	O
board	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
MiSTer	B-Device
is	O
currently	O
only	O
a	O
simple	O
name	O
without	O
anything	O
underneath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
version	O
3	O
of	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
Licence	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MiSTer	B-Device
project	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
general-purpose	O
printed	O
circuit	O
board	O
by	O
Terasic	O
called	O
the	O
DE10-Nano	O
,	O
which	O
incorporates	O
a	O
field-programmable	B-Architecture
gate	I-Architecture
array	I-Architecture
(	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
core	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
configure	O
the	O
FPGA	B-Architecture
into	O
a	O
specific	O
computer	O
,	O
(	O
handheld	O
)	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
or	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
a	O
software-based	O
emulator	O
MiSTer	B-Device
's	O
cores	O
replicate	O
systems	O
through	O
hardware	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
MiSTer	B-Device
platform	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
just	O
the	O
basic	O
DE10-Nano	O
board	O
,	O
its	O
features	O
can	O
be	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
additional	O
hardware	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDRAM	O
add-on	O
board	O
:	O
the	O
128MB	O
SDRAM	O
add-on	O
board	O
for	O
MiSTer	B-Device
is	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
operation	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	B-Protocol
hub	O
add-on	O
board	O
:	O
this	O
board	O
provides	O
an	O
OTG	O
USB	B-Protocol
hub	O
for	O
the	O
MiSTer	B-Device
which	O
has	O
one	O
power-only	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
and	O
6	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
3	O
sides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analog	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
add-on	O
board	O
:	O
this	O
board	O
provides	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
for	O
analog	O
video	O
output	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
you	O
to	O
easily	O
connect	O
your	O
MiSTer	B-Device
to	O
a	O
CRT	B-Device
TV	O
or	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analog	O
video	O
and	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
video	O
output	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
this	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
board	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
cooling	O
fan	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
user	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
'	O
port	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
direct	O
serial	O
communication	O
with	O
various	O
peripherals	O
and	O
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
add-on	O
board	O
:	O
this	O
board	O
offers	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
Analog	O
I/O	B-General_Concept
board	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
analog	O
video	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real-time	O
clock	O
add-on	O
board	O
:	O
this	O
board	O
adds	O
real-time	O
clock	O
(	O
RTC	O
)	O
functionality	O
to	O
your	O
MiSTer	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
MiSTer	B-Device
cores	O
can	O
use	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dozens	O
of	O
game	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
arcade	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
microcomputers	O
have	O
supported	O
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
8-bit	O
and	O
16-bit	B-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
