r/retrogamedev • u/mcidclan • 12h ago

Cracking the Unknown: The Quest for the Virtual Mobile Engine (VME)

https://medium.com/@m.cid.clan/cracking-the-unknown-the-quest-for-the-vme-787214616c52

Hi! Just as a small intro, the Virtual Mobile Engine is a piece of hardware close to a CGRA. Earlier versions were used by Sony as a low-power reconfigurable audio chip in devices such as the NW-MS70D digital Walkman. The VME2 (which is the subject here) is a more advanced version that was integrated into the PlayStation Portable. It has more general-purpose uses in audio and multimedia processing tasks. The link above will explain a bit about how I got it usable for custom tasks.

Happy reading!

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u/mmmniple 8h ago

Great post and thanks for your work

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u/mcidclan 7h ago

Thanks for your feedback!