diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a8a36e9..49e142e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
 
-set(PICO_PLATFORM rp2350)
+if (NOT PICO_PLATFORM)
+    set(PICO_PLATFORM rp2350)
+endif()
 
 include(pico_sdk_import.cmake)
 include(pimoroni_pico_import.cmake)
diff --git a/drivers/dvhstx/dvhstx.cpp b/drivers/dvhstx/dvhstx.cpp
index fb14ab2..7111cdf 100644
--- a/drivers/dvhstx/dvhstx.cpp
+++ b/drivers/dvhstx/dvhstx.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,28 @@ void __scratch_x("display") DVHSTX::text_dma_handler() {
             uint8_t* dst_ptr = (uint8_t*)&line_buffers[ch_num * line_buf_total_len + count_of(vactive_text_line_header)];
             uint8_t* src_ptr = &frame_buffer_display[(y / 24) * frame_width];
             uint8_t* colour_ptr = src_ptr + frame_width * frame_height;
+#ifdef __riscv
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame_width; ++i) {
+                const uint8_t c = (*src_ptr++ - 0x20);
+                uint32_t bits = (c < 95) ? font_cache[c * 24 + char_y] : 0;
+                const uint8_t colour = *colour_ptr++;
+
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 24) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 22) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 20) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 18) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 16) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 14) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 12) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 10) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 8) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 6) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 4) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * ((bits >> 2) & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = colour * (bits & 3);
+                *dst_ptr++ = 0;
+            }
+#else
             int i = 0;
             for (; i < frame_width-1; i += 2) {
                 uint8_t c = (*src_ptr++ - 0x20);
@@ -333,6 +355,7 @@ void __scratch_x("display") DVHSTX::text_dma_handler() {
                 *dst_ptr++ = colour * (bits & 3);
                 *dst_ptr++ = 0;
             }
+#endif
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/dvhstx/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/dvhstx/CMakeLists.txt
index 74a0a9d..95a4011 100644
--- a/examples/dvhstx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/dvhstx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,15 @@ pico_enable_stdio_usb(mandelbrot 1)
 
 # create map/bin/hex file etc.
 pico_add_extra_outputs(mandelbrot)
+
+add_executable(
+  textmode
+  textmode.cpp
+)
+
+# Pull in pico libraries that we need
+target_link_libraries(textmode pico_stdlib pico_dvhstx)
+pico_enable_stdio_usb(textmode 1)
+
+# create map/bin/hex file etc.
+pico_add_extra_outputs(textmode)
diff --git a/examples/dvhstx/mandelbrot.cpp b/examples/dvhstx/mandelbrot.cpp
index 4fc3de6..8b7756e 100644
--- a/examples/dvhstx/mandelbrot.cpp
+++ b/examples/dvhstx/mandelbrot.cpp
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ extern "C" {
 
 using namespace pimoroni;
 
+#ifdef __riscv
+#define FRAME_WIDTH 400
+#define FRAME_HEIGHT 300
+#else
 #define FRAME_WIDTH 640
 #define FRAME_HEIGHT 360
-
-//#define FRAME_WIDTH 400
-//#define FRAME_HEIGHT 300
+#endif
 
 //#define FRAME_WIDTH 320
 //#define FRAME_HEIGHT 180
@@ -103,10 +105,11 @@ void draw_mandel() {
 }
 
 int main() {
-    stdio_init_all();
-
     display.init(FRAME_WIDTH, FRAME_HEIGHT, DVHSTX::MODE_PALETTE);
 
+    stdio_init_all();
+    while (!stdio_usb_connected());
+
     init_palette();
 
     graphics.set_pen(0);
diff --git a/examples/dvhstx/textmode.cpp b/examples/dvhstx/textmode.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9482c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/dvhstx/textmode.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "hardware/uart.h"
+#include "drivers/dvhstx/dvhstx.hpp"
+
+using namespace pimoroni;
+
+#define FRAME_WIDTH 91
+#define FRAME_HEIGHT 30
+
+static DVHSTX display;
+
+using namespace pimoroni;
+
+void fill_text(int frame)
+{
+    char buf[128];
+    sprintf(buf, "Hello World!  Frame: %d", frame);
+    display.write_text({0,0}, buf);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 0x7f; ++i) {
+      buf[i] = i;
+    }
+    buf[0x7f] = 0;
+
+    for (int i = 1; i < FRAME_HEIGHT; ++i) {
+      display.write_text({0, i}, &buf[0x20 + i], (i & 1) ? (i & 2) ? DVHSTX::TEXT_WHITE : DVHSTX::TEXT_BLUE : (i & 2) ? DVHSTX::TEXT_YELLOW : DVHSTX::TEXT_RED);
+    }
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    stdio_init_all();
+
+    printf("Main\n");
+
+    bool rv = display.init(FRAME_WIDTH, FRAME_HEIGHT, DVHSTX::MODE_TEXT_RGB111);
+
+    printf("Init complete: %s", rv ? "True" : "False");
+
+    fill_text(0);
+    display.flip_now();
+
+    int frame = 1;
+    while(1) {
+      fill_text(frame++);
+      display.flip_blocking();
+      printf(".\n");
+    }
+}