sadosp's activity
From 05/24/2017 to 06/22/2017
06/20/2017
- SA 09:41 PM EclaireXL Feature #2: PBI support
- Excellent!
06/14/2017
- SA 09:25 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: SIO devices which use clockin/clock out?
- 917k wrote:
> Okay, so my Alien Group Voice Box is not going to work then, it is an earlier version without the external power jack.
Hey, I think isn't so difficult to add directly a 12 volt 1 Ampere psu there! ;-) - SA 09:21 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: F10 and cartridge selected behavior
- 917k wrote:
> What do you think about having it automatically unload an existing cartridge if a new one is selected? Seems a little more intuitive that way.
I am with you, but is matter to Mark to do it. ;-)
06/13/2017
- SA 08:24 PM EclaireXL Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC
- foft wrote:
> I suggest multiple os roms with a key to toggle
Yeeha! Sound perfect option in my ears!
- SA 12:24 PM EclaireXL Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC
- I have catch my self many times to set the older Atari OS (memopad) as default on settings menu only for this reason!!!
Ok if you still do not want to proceed with my proposed way, is possible to change your firmware as to save this spe... - SA 12:17 PM EclaireXL Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC
- Is the same thing like someone put a simple switch to rom, to disable the Basic on original hardware.
Really I dont mean to patch either a line in OS rom. ;-) - SA 12:12 PM EclaireXL Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC
- foft wrote:
> Basic on/off is an os thing, I don't want to patch the os in firmware.
> ...
I not mean to patch the firmware Mark.
Asking for a way to disable the Basic with an electronic switch within your firmware. I mean to think th... - SA 06:12 AM EclaireXL Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC
- I don't remember if in the past have ask from Mark to add a future within settings menu, as to be possible to disable the Basic and save the setting.
- SA 06:03 AM EclaireXL Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC
- Stephen wrote:
> When initially turning on the Eclaire, holding F8 does not disable internal BASIC. However, once booted, if I hold F8 then press F10 to restart, BASIC does get disabled. The built in self test shows the keyboard is re...
06/12/2017
- SA 10:29 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: Custom keyboard designs for EclaireXL
- 917k wrote:
> Here is a mock-up of the custom keyboard I have designed for the EclaireXL based on the Atari 400...
> ...
I think as is now, the 400 one look very nice and practical on eye! - SA 10:15 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: SIO devices which use clockin/clock out?
- foft wrote:
> I added support here in the latest core and this works for Nir. Could you check too please?
One of these devices "SIO2USB RAF" USB stick device from Abbuc, checked before from Roy on version 1 board without luck. - SA 09:57 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- foft wrote:
> It should work with any decent USB supply. So I think we need to improve our end to handle this variation.
> ...
I am ok with this. Is an option!
But if you ask my opinion, I would say that the final purpose of eclaire... - SA 09:23 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- foft wrote:
> I have power supplies who state 5V, but if I measure them they are not.
I know Mark, and this is the reason who I ask you to buy a tested psu from Samsung.
- SA 09:09 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- ndary wrote:
> i have a meter, just need clear instruction what to do and where to check
> ...
Prepare your meter for *DC Volts* in a range of 10 or 20 volt. After power up your eclaireXL without any peripheral device connected, and pl... - SA 08:50 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- Same reading in the 1st board also?
What the other guys said about it? None have a multi meter to check the voltage?
Can you find this in Switzerland? Is 5.2 volt at 2 Amper! My meter read 5.16 volt on board! Same thing is also the... - SA 08:34 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- Mark, I think is time to send you a digital multi-meter as a gift! ;-)
I have a question. You read the 5v directly at the input, or at the end after the joystick port?
- SA 12:36 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- Hi Mark.
I use my 4 digits digital multimeter to take readings. My analogue scope TEK2445, isn't usefull at all for accurate voltage readings, although it have on screen readout. As for the digital scopes, I don't know how accurate are.... - SA 04:07 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: Keyboard
- Mark!!!
Are you there to respond please?
06/11/2017
- SA 10:41 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- Even a worthless psu rated at 5v @ 500mA who in reality supply with 5.26v, after the regulator read 3.333v
- SA 10:33 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- I use these two power adapters below..
[[https://m-service.prom.ua/p47863721-zaryadnoe-ustrojstvo-white.html]]
[[http://www.awax3.pl/product-pol-4023-Ladowarka-Samsung-EP-TA10EWE.html]]
- SA 10:14 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- foft wrote:
> Maybe my tools are just not calibrated properly.
I don't have touch tablet in my possession, but I try two different psu's with 5 and 5.2 volt output, and at any case I read 3.333v with my voltmeter. I check it on v1 bo... - SA 10:14 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- foft wrote:
> Maybe my tools are just not calibrated properly.
I don't have touch tablet in my possession, but I try two different psu's with 5 and 5.2 volt output, and at any case I read 3.333v with my voltmeter. I check it on v1 bo... - SA 10:12 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- foft wrote:
> Maybe my tools are just not calibrated properly.
I don't have touch tablet in my possession, but I try two different psu's with 5 and 5.2 volt output, and at any case I read 3.333v with my voltmeter. Check it on v1 boar... - SA 10:11 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- foft wrote:
> Maybe my tools are just not calibrated properly.
I don't have touch tablet in my possession, but I try two different psu's with 5 and 5.2 volt output, and at any case I read 3.333v with my voltmeter. Check it on v1 boar... - SA 08:59 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- foft wrote:
> Still this this should be checked, but think its a red herring. I get the same reading on my scope - and on the v1 and prototype. I don't remember these being so far off but guess they have always been. Panos, what did you... - SA 07:42 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- foft wrote:
> I checked the touch tablet, confirmed not working on the new board. Very odd since this worked on v1 and paddles are working, except the bad mapping! Will investigate...
If I remember well these work on core 7 or 8??..
- SA 07:30 PM EclaireXL Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues
- To one point I don't remember till which firmware version, these work well. Maybe Mark later confuse something in Core?
- SA 09:30 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: F10 and cartridge selected behavior
- foft wrote:
> Yeah, Nir mentioned this one (http://www.64kib.com/redmine/issues/25).
> ...
No Mark. Nir have mentioned this for a real cartridge not a .car loaded file.
@917k
After the first time which you have load a .car file, ... - SA 11:30 AM EclaireXL Bug #46: CORE 10 - VOICE BOX does not work with Eclaire board
- Pin 12 of SIO connector is used only by ancient Atari's 400 and 800 as a 12v dc supply. On eclaire XL is unconnected.
06/10/2017
- SA 11:46 PM EclaireXL Wiki edit: Wiki (#21)
06/08/2017
- SA 07:31 PM EclaireXL Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed
Nir,
If you power on eclaireXL and go to Basic, after keep down the start key and simultaneously press and leave the F10, after the IDE2+ menu appears?
06/07/2017
- SA 11:49 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- Very good. Not forget to kill the Chieftec logo in front. ;-)
I wait also to see the results from the try of Stephen. - SA 11:42 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: Anybody interested in some case badges?
- I wait anxious Steve! :-)
- SA 07:55 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: Anybody interested in some case badges?
- 917k wrote:
> I only have 1" x 1" to work with so can't do anything too extravagant.
> ...
I hope to mean a budge which use something near to this technology. [[http://www.case-badges.com/]]
I am one million times in, if you mea...
06/06/2017
- SA 09:16 PM EclaireXL Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low
- Noise is there only when the SIO connector of XC12 is connected?
- SA 08:07 PM EclaireXL Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low
- Have you connect these with right polarity? I mean ground to ground etc?
- SA 08:20 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: Anybody interested in some case badges?
- @917k
You mean Atari or eclaireXL emblems? If yes I am in!
06/04/2017
- SA 01:12 AM EclaireXL Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- ndary wrote:
> tested the XC12 for an hour TR2 is not hot
> ...
The transistor has been carefully selected as to can handle till 1 Amper load. So there is no change to be hot.
[[https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/diodes-incor...
06/01/2017
- SA 10:36 PM EclaireXL Bug #30: TAPE does not play AUDIO on the Right Chanel (Eucational tapes cannot be heard)
- @Nir
As for the XC12 tape corder, just now I see that it haven't a PSU, so must take their power supply entirely from eclaireXL board.
This mean that you need to supply the eclaireXL with a power adapter of 1 or 2A. I don't know how ex... - SA 10:16 PM EclaireXL Bug #30: TAPE does not play AUDIO on the Right Chanel (Eucational tapes cannot be heard)
- Have you seen the two pole pin header on right side of the sub board? Is for this exact reason.
You must make first a small coaxial cable ended at both sides in a DuPont connector, as to interconnect it with the corresponding one in th... - SA 07:21 PM EclaireXL Bug #17: NTSC crashing on some builds
- ndary wrote:
> changed the Core to v8 and when chancing the video mode to NTSC the screen crashes
> ...
I remember that this was ok in mine board. Are you use the prototype 2 area to get the firmware?
05/31/2017
- SA 08:17 PM EclaireXL Feature #24: A board with Atari SOUL!!!! (ROM in block ram support)
- foft wrote:
> I'll start by a default one in block ram, (optionally overriden by sd card). Then later we can add support for the flash reading.
Thanks! - SA 07:57 PM EclaireXL Feature #24: A board with Atari SOUL!!!! (ROM in block ram support)
- sadosp wrote:
> What I would like to see from Mark sometime in the future, is to integrate the Atari OS in the flash ram.
> ...
?????????
- SA 02:56 PM EclaireXL Feature #24 (Closed): A board with Atari SOUL!!!! (ROM in block ram support)
- What I would like to see from Mark sometime in the future, is to integrate the Atari OS in the flash ram.
Dream for the day who I will push the power switch, and I will see the "Basic" blue screen, without the need of SD card.
A board ... - SA 12:01 AM EclaireXL Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded
- Some more info's for the OSS cartridges on below link.
Seem that OSS M091 is the latest type cartridge from OSS which using one 16Kb eprom versus the two 8 Kb on previous.
[[https://sourceforge.net/p/atari800/mailman/message/277075...
05/30/2017
- SA 11:50 PM EclaireXL Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded
- And if someone need to play BBSB on eclaireXL, below is attached a working ATR file.
- SA 07:59 PM EclaireXL Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded
- foft wrote:
> Bounty Bob is expected, its a one-off cartridge type.
Mark I have the logic as how to load the bounty bob, from a guy who have decode it in the past. Bernd Herale. If this will help, let me know to upload it. - SA 07:58 PM EclaireXL Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded
- foft wrote:
> Bounty Bob is expected, its a one-off cartridge type.
> ...
Mark I have the logic as how to load the bounty bob, from a guy who have decode it in the past. Bernd Herale. If this will help, let me know to upload it. - SA 03:17 AM EclaireXL Developer: RE: atari800core.arg
- I have send a complete reply on your mail Nir.
Once more here.
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Ok, format a sd card and extract as is there the "rar" file below.
As is now I have selec...
05/28/2017
- SA 10:15 PM EclaireXL Feature #2: PBI support
- foft wrote:
> Interesting the acid test now fails with this core, which explains the blips I got when running real cartridges before. So probably some antic timings are wrong when the active cycle is in the 2nd colour clock of the cycle...
05/27/2017
- SA 08:56 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: Received board, first impressions....
- *Alternate toggle type switches.*
Mouser 633-M2012SA2W40
DigiKey 360-2837-ND
Arrow M2012SA2W40
- SA 01:29 PM EclaireXL Developer: RE: Received board, first impressions....
- Hi Steve and Mark. :-)
Except Steve here, Mike and Lyren boards also have arrived, although have not respond public yet.
I have no comments about the sub board, because is it clear that someone can build it according to his needs in ...
05/25/2017
- SA 11:29 PM EclaireXL Feature #2: PBI support
- foft wrote:
> Made several more fixes and the core no longer crashes with PBI enabled. However it all crashes when I plug in a cartridge! These worked without PBI support, but I replaced the cartridge logic too when I implemented this. ...
05/24/2017
- SA 11:17 PM EclaireXL Wiki edit: Wiki (#13)
- SA 11:17 PM EclaireXL Wiki edit: Wiki (#12)