Cyclop++, software upgrade for Quanum Cyclops
CYCLOP++ is a firmware and hardware upgrade project for the Quanum Cyclops googles. It brings the ability to switch channels, and manually scan for channels, as well as maintaining the original automatic channel scanner.
The textual information is displayed directly on the video screen
Since the video was shot the project has been completed and released. It now works both for PAL and NTFS and automatically switches between the standards. You find the complete build instructions here:
https://github.com/Dvogonen/cyclop_pl...
The character generator in use is a standard minimOSD. The complete upgrade cost should be around 5-6$.
The hardware mod is very straightforward. All soldering is to standard solder pads, nothing to IC legs or the like.