Activity
From 05/07/2017 to 06/05/2017
06/05/2017
- FO 08:09 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- Well there is no existing software and I don't want to detract from the real Atari. I was thinking 80 col E: and a demo app or two.
Yes a 256 character font would be possible.
06/04/2017
- ST 09:03 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- How would these new modes be used? I read the message about the repurposed register $D400 to activate it, but I mean how would the pixels be addressed? With memory access being contiguous, I guess the code would all be the same and you...
- FO 07:53 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- 2x and 4x antic colour clock mode.
So 320*200 in gtia modes or 1280*200 in gr 0. - 91 07:40 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- FO 07:51 PM Developer: RE: Serial port functionality?
- Not on the new board since it goes straight to a usb chip.
This would require additional hardware. - Foft, you mentioned the serial port was ready to connect to a PC... can the serial port also be used as an R: device to interface RS232 serial devices?
- FO 01:09 PM Developer: RE: v8 Core - First NTSC Game Tests
- Bomb jack works fine here. It flickers on NTSC - as it does on altirra too. Yes it takes a long time to load...
- 91 09:39 AM Developer: RE: v8 Core - First NTSC Game Tests
- It's the version on the SDCARD.zip file in the files section.
- FO 09:14 AM Developer: RE: v8 Core - First NTSC Game Tests
- Can you post the bombjack image? Mine turned out to be Gunpowder Charlie:)
Yeah I was starting to worry too! I wonder if some supplies are too noisy and we need more caps on the input. - 91 09:06 AM Developer: RE: v8 Core - First NTSC Game Tests
- I tried a different power supply and seem to be having better luck getting these to run, I have now been able to successfully load and run Castle Crisis, Boulder Dash, Dig Dug, Pac-Man, and Popeye. YAY! Of the list above, only Bombjack s...
- 91 08:28 AM Developer: RE: v8 Core - First NTSC Game Tests
- I flashed using v8.jic, I am using a 5v 2A power supply ( https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0125U4J1I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ).
Attached is a pic of the memory test results (not sure why files are not keeping o... - FO 07:29 AM Developer: RE: v8 Core - First NTSC Game Tests
- For my own sanity I double checked these do run properly:)
- FO 07:22 AM Developer: RE: v8 Core - First NTSC Game Tests
- That looks... errrr... pathetic, which it isn't!
I suspect the power supply.
Can you try xram21?
Although thinking about it, did you flash v8.sof or v8.jic? v8.sof only lasts until switched off and we know v7.sof is bad.
- Just got my unit up and running, flashed to v8 core...
CPU Turbo: 1x
Drive Turbo: Standard
Ram: 1MB
Rom: ATARIXL.ROM
Cart: NONE
VIDEO SETTINGS
Tv Standard: NTSC
Scanlines: 1
Composite Sync: 0
Results trying to run softwar... - SA 01:12 AM 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...
06/03/2017
- ST 10:20 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- Wow - that's absolutely perfect! I don't think I'd even request it in the HDMI/VGA resolutions. My real machines (I am in NTSC land) are all running via s-video, so I so everything to avoid it. It's just in the rare case I use a game ...
- FO 09:50 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- In fact its exactly like the real machine - artifacting is just on composite mode and is due to combination of luma and chroma:-)
So I think on svideo mods and rgb output the real thing does not handle it either.
That said we could... - ST 09:46 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- Thanks - the version I found worked perfectly the 1st time. I have upgraded to the v9 core. I can now switch into NTSC mode fine. I have a question about artifacting. Is this supported at all? If so, is it only through composite? N...
- FO 09:33 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- I could upload v17 if it helps...
- ST 09:27 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- Wow - sorry, I'm new to this hardware stuff :) QuartusII download center is down this weekend for maintenance, but I managed to find v13 which I think has CycloneV support on a university page. I'll give that a shot.
- FO 09:15 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- That version of Quartus is ancient and probably pre-dates the cyclone 5! I'm using v16.1 and just downloaded v17.
- ST 09:13 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- Scratch that - I found the files I need. The version of the Quartus II software I am using is 11.1 sp1, Build 216.
- ST 09:11 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- I am having several issues. First of all, I don't seem to be able to find the files for flashing. Second, when I tried the v8.jic I previously downloaded, I select the file. The Quartus II software gives me the error code "Error (2100...
- FO 08:45 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- 2nd bug in v9 - I broke the internal turbo freezer
- FO 02:05 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- Arg, v9 breaks Numen!!
(I think it breaks at the same point I saw here, so I should review what that change was!:
20150408:
COMMON:Fix memopad 480i (interlace by dynamically changing dmactl during hsync bug)
COMMON:Revert an Antic ... - FO 12:35 PM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- Nir reported that v9 did not boot reliably for him. I guess timing is tight and this is a board-board timing difference.
Perhaps there is one mode that doesn't work and this is the one Nir is using!
Did anyone else have success? For... - FO 07:09 AM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- On the wiki (http://www.64kib.com/redmine/projects/eclairexl/wiki#Flashing)
- 91 12:29 AM Developer: RE: v9 core available
- Is there directions somewhere on how to flash the board?
Thanks - FO 09:32 PM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- I think it was set up for 50Hz VGA by default. Some monitors and tvs will not support this directly. Did you check sound to see if its actually booting? You'll get the pokey bubbling noise.
- XX 09:26 PM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- Yes, I tested two different SD cards. Tomorrow will try another power supply.
- FO 09:15 PM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- Did you do the SD card setup? The board currently uses that for the ROM. Panos posted an image, see the wiki for a link.
- XX 09:11 PM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- My board has arrived, but I have not been able to start it either on TV or on Monitor. Tomorrow I will try again.
- FO 07:10 AM Developer: RE: SIO devices which use clockin/clock out?
- Great:)
Don't connect it yet, I need to verify these lines on the logic analyzer furst. - 91 12:31 AM Developer: RE: SIO devices which use clockin/clock out?
- I have an Alien Group speech synthesizer which I think uses the clock lines. I'll see if I can get things up and running enough to test this.
06/02/2017
- For prototype v1 and v2(aka v3!)
Decided to call the latest pbi protoype v9, since I consider it good enough to flash to my board. Acid passes again, cartridges work again. Some PBI stuff seems to work - e.g. Turbo freezer oldOS, some... - Do any of you have any devices using these sio pins? They are not used by SIO2PC, SIO2SD, most disk drives and cassette players.
I need to check the implementation fpga side before testing, I have a feeling they are wrong at present. - ND 11:11 AM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- i will need to make a breakout cable, need to find a spare SIO cale
Nir - FO 10:43 AM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- If you have an ammeter it would be very interesting to know the current on the 5V line and the motor control line. I understand this is annoying to wire up though...
- FO 10:19 AM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- I mean with a smaller PSU
- FO 10:19 AM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- OK great. Thanks for testing it. Sounds like its spikes on connect/disconnect and button presses rather than continuous current that are the problem. So perhaps we can make it more stable by a big capacitor by the SIO 5V supply.
- ND 10:00 AM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
i have been testing the XC12 and managed to get it stable when using a 2A external PS (my mobile LG phone charger),
the XC12 can load tapes fine, with long/short IRG records etc..
Nir- FO 07:15 AM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- Perhaps we need a big capacitor here Panos? Could try with a larger PSU.
- FO 07:13 AM Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- We've set it up to reset the boards in general. Its a push to make switch I think rather than a toggle. So if you want to replace power you'll need to maintain the state with something!
- ST 02:09 AM Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- When this board is installed in a mini-itx case, is there a way that the front power switch on the case can toggle power to the board? Or do we still need to use the toggle switch on the main PCB?
- I got to test a few things this evening. I was amazed at the clarity of the video signal via HDMI. I was also very happy to see that PAL blending works nicely. BugBiter (on AtariAge) created a great 256 colour image viewer and it look...
06/01/2017
- ND 10:48 PM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- but i do get strange phenomena..
occasionally the EclairXL does a soft reset when i press START or STOP.. it happen after the tape his hooked and working for a while..
currently its random but it happened with two XC12 tapes i got.
... - FO 10:23 PM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- Woohoo:)
- ND 09:58 PM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- tested the XC12 for an hour TR2 is not hot
Nir - FO 08:22 PM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- Its TR2 near interface 2
- ND 08:17 PM Developer: RE: XC12 power usage?
- yes i have one and can check how it load tapes
where are the transistors located?
Nir - Does anyone have an XC12? I want to know if we give it enough power for the motor. Might be worth checking if the transistor gets hot!
- ND 08:55 PM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- yes!!!, will test it further later... now texting the XC12 Tape
- FO 08:39 PM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- Does NTSC mode work?
- ND 08:35 PM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- ok, managed to get CORE8 flashed
Nir - FO 08:20 PM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- Yes if its there you can use it. There are instructions to make one on the wiki tag.
- ND 08:13 PM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- how do i make a jic file?
there is a v8.jic on the folder as well.. can i use it?
Nir - FO 07:53 PM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- To make it last you need to make a .jic file.
- FO 07:53 PM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- If you flashed a sof then it only lasts until you switch off! So when you say 'when I switch on' I guess you reset it back to v7.
- ND 06:16 PM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- ok i just downloaded v8.sof, used the USB Blaster to program and its says 100% successful.
still when i switch on NTSC screen crashes?! is that suppose to happen in this version?
it would be nice to have an info on the SETTINGS scr... - ND 08:24 PM Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- Sorry forgot the link, here it is
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lcdmod-Kit-Acrylic-Clear-Mini-ITX-Case-for-Intel-i3-5-7-Processor-I0AA-M2-AU-/222524516826?hash=item33cf7ea9da:g:8UIAAOSwLEtYkod8
Nir - FO 08:21 PM Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- Which one?
- ND 08:19 PM Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- i am thinking of ordering this one
Nir - FO 08:12 PM Developer: RE: Received board, first impressions....
- The mapping from ps2 to atari key code is here:
http://www.64kib.com/atarixlfpga_svn/trunk/atari_800xl/common/a8core/ps2_to_atari800.vhdl
(see http://www.computer-engineering.org/ps2keyboard/scancodes2.html)
I started with ps2 you s... - 91 06:23 PM Developer: RE: Received board, first impressions....
- Back from holiday so I should have some more time to spend on the project. I ordered the switch Panos recommended so that should arrive within the next few days. I think I am going to mount the daughter board to the rear of the main boa...
- FO 02:12 PM Developer: RE: How does Random numbers are been generated in EclairXL?
- Of course I mean lfsr!
- FO 10:25 AM Developer: RE: How does Random numbers are been generated in EclairXL?
- Pokey has an lsfr
- Just a general question
does EclairXL board generate real random numbers or it 100% emulate the Atari?
Nir
05/31/2017
- FO 12:10 PM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- Woohoo!
- JO 11:44 AM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- Received mine today!
Cheers,
Jozsi - FO 11:35 AM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- http://www.64kib.com/autobuild/private/prototype_v2/
v8.sof/jic
Instructions are on the wiki tab. - ND 09:20 AM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- OK Mark,
where can i download V8? its not it the files section here
Nir - FO 07:39 AM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- That said if you can make a working 50Hz mode (of similar resolution) with your pc and this monitor, please send me the timings used.
- FO 06:39 AM Developer: RE: How to center the image in PAL VGA mode?
- Hi Nir,
NTSC works on v8, but not on v7 (it shipped with v7). So if you install that you can switch modes.
Regarding resolution 'pal' mode is 576p50 and 'ntsc' mode is 480p59.94. A lot of modern monitors handle them since they are ...
05/30/2017
in the Video settings when i select:
Mode: VGA
TV Standard: PAL
the image is not centered on the screen, how can i fix it?
i have noticed that in this mode ExlairXL produce a resolution of 720x576(50HZ) which is not one of the V...- FO 06:43 PM Developer: RE: atari800core.arg
- Great your board arrived and is up and running. Thanks for the bug reports, please keep adding them. Please don't assign to me though, I do that when I pick them up to work on:-)
Ideally I'm hoping to end up getting to more detailed b... - FO 09:09 AM Developer: RE: atari800core.arg
- Yeah sorry it needs to be 'structure 1'. The mcc (multiple classic computer) board has its own setup.
For reference:An .arg file is basically an encoded .rbf file, with some custom flags the mcc team added. Anyway that is another boar... - ND 08:57 AM Developer: RE: atari800core.arg
- i did follow the instruction on the user manual and on page 6 it did show that i needed the atari800core.arg file
with your SDCARD.RAR i could get the board to boot into the ready prompt..
today i will start to test it..
thanks
- SA 03:17 AM 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...
05/29/2017
- FO 10:04 PM Developer: RE: atari800core.arg
- Too late for me to upload an image now. Sorry! Will be able to tomorrow evening.
See in here:
http://www.64kib.com/Atari%20800%20FPGA%20Manual.pdf
section 2.3 - FO 10:03 PM Developer: RE: atari800core.arg
- The .arg file is for the MCC216?
Are you trying to set up an SD card? There is a nice description of how to lay out the directories in the manual. - ND 09:45 PM Developer: RE: atari800core.arg
- or is there a basic image of the SD card i can download and test?
Nir
where can i find the atari800core.arg file?
Nir- ND 09:01 PM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- Mine arrived today!!
now i am looking for info on preparing the SD card
Nir
05/27/2017
- SA 08:56 PM Developer: RE: Received board, first impressions....
- *Alternate toggle type switches.*
Mouser 633-M2012SA2W40
DigiKey 360-2837-ND
Arrow M2012SA2W40
- SA 01:29 PM 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 ... - FO 09:23 AM Developer: RE: Received board, first impressions....
- Hi Steve,
Exciting it arrived:)
Thanks for the feedback. We need to keep a track of issues from this board so we make sure to fix them on all the final version. I guess I should start a new wiki page to track them.
If the main b... - First I would like to say that I am amazed at what has been created here. Although I haven't had time to do anything other than examine the hardware, the main board looks to be well designed and produced, very professional. You guys shou...
05/26/2017
- FO 08:16 PM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- Fingers crossed!
Worth flashing v8 core when you get it since NTSC works on that. I'm still trying to get v9 working with the initial PBI support...
Did you think about the keyboard mapping stuff or just get a UK keyboard in the end? - 91 06:33 PM Developer: RE: Any boards arrived?
- I received a text from the Post Office that I have a parcel from Greece out for delivery today. Hopefully it is my board.
05/24/2017
- The boards are pre-flashed with v7 I think. This does not work with NTSC. So I suggest flashing with v8 as the first action if you want to run NTSC.
I'm working on v9 which will include initial PBI support and I'll also double check t...
05/17/2017
- FO 06:59 AM Developer: RE: Power Requirements?
- USB B 5V input. 500mA is enough but I'd go with 1-2A to give some extra for any connected devices.
- Just a quick question, what are the power requirements? for this board?
Thanks
05/11/2017
- FO 09:05 PM Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- I had been hoping to get a custom wooden case made. Unfortunately I couldn't convince him to sell me one - http://slipperyskip.com/page29.html
- FO 09:04 PM Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- I guess you can make a custom sub-board for it so the cart can go in that nice door on the back. All the support chips are on the main board so the sub board is just plumbing.
05/09/2017
- 91 04:48 PM Developer: RE: Which case are you getting?
- I have been eyeing this one...
http://www.idotpc.com/thestore/pc/ITX-M300-Mini-ITX-Case-p491.htm
I think the design on the front bears a resemblance to the fuji.