Activity

From 06/05/2017 to 07/04/2017

07/04/2017

09:31 PM Bug #49: CORE13 - NTSC/PAL switching: Trying to fix this one, but its nasty. I need more brain cycles to fix it... foft
09:29 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Hmm, just reading that IRE is _relative_ so that might be why increasing voltage didn't make anything brighter!!
h... foft

07/03/2017

06:42 AM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Stephen wrote:
> Hate to be a dunce - where is the documentation for cabling s-video from this board?
You can us... sadosp
12:31 AM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: foft wrote:
> For anyone with composite/svideo setup. Please can you tell me what you think of svideo_gtia6.sof vs t... Stephen

07/02/2017

10:50 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: For anyone with composite/svideo setup. Please can you tell me what you think of svideo_gtia6.sof vs the previous ver... foft
11:42 AM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: I mean svideo and composite, it's the same thing pretty much.
I've got the gtia style one running pretty well for... foft
01:10 PM Bug #54: GTIA issue when Turbo > 4X: Yeah, this kind of test program is very helpful. Thanks. foft
05:54 AM Bug #54: GTIA issue when Turbo > 4X: Thanks Stephen!
sadosp
03:46 AM Bug #54 (Closed): GTIA issue when Turbo > 4X: I'm attaching a BASIC listing of a PMG test program I wrote to assist in diagnosing an issue with the 1088XEL. For f... Stephen

07/01/2017

06:43 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: sadosp wrote:
> Maybe is time to think about implementing one external RGB -> composite/s-video converter, fit direc... Stephen
05:31 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Maybe is time to think about implementing one external RGB -> composite/s-video converter, fit directly to VGA output... sadosp
05:05 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: That works, kind of! Basic screen and star wars shields look the correct colours, but I have no red. Also very grainy... foft
12:59 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Writing an 'atari-style' implementation instead of going via RGB. Fixed saturation, simple phase shift for colour. foft
07:10 AM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Interesting...
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/29621-atari-video-circuits-experiment/
So fixed saturation (exc... foft
03:59 PM Feature #53 (Closed): Add version number to settings: Add version number to settings foft

06/30/2017

11:30 PM Bug #52: Atari Control Picture: foft wrote:
> I checked an older core in case I introduced it with the antic timing changes for pbi. Was bad then, s... Stephen
10:15 PM Bug #52: Atari Control Picture: I checked an older core in case I introduced it with the antic timing changes for pbi. Was bad then, so unrelated.
... foft
10:10 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Added a poke 712,15 for comparison of max values. Interesting how the amplitude for basic 'blue' is so much higher ye... foft
09:54 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: I mean see how the 'white' on ready already takes most of the range, without trying to increase it. foft
09:54 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Atari
!composite_atari_basic.png!
Eclaire
!composite_eclaire_basic.png!
We have a range of 0-1v on the DAC. 0... foft
09:50 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Added traces of Atari basic from the scope, to see the voltage level differences.
Eclaire is driving my monitor, A... foft

06/29/2017

11:30 PM Bug #52 (Closed): Atari Control Picture: CORE14, PAL & NTSC exhibit the same behaviour. When displaying the attached Atari Control Picture, the colour blocks... Stephen
08:59 PM Bug #49: CORE13 - NTSC/PAL switching: I think I've identified the problem. If the zpu happens to exit the menu at the end of an 'original' cycle the pbi lo... foft

06/27/2017

07:54 PM No news: No news, I've been ill but am almost better!
Is anyone still alive here?
On an unrelated note found this artic... foft

06/23/2017

07:27 AM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): It's written in c. The Atari core is built with a DMA port and the ability to freeze the 6502. Outside that there is ... foft
04:31 AM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): Okay, sounds great. So, is the system menu actually an Atari program or is it VHDL code?
917k

06/22/2017

09:12 PM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): Yeah, that should work. You just described a multiplexor btw.
Got guests this weekend, so will do the plumbing nex... foft

06/21/2017

11:30 PM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): Mark,
It works great! Very Cool! Thank you for the test build. If we can add a toggle to the system menu and assig... 917k
08:56 PM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): I put up a build with your mapping as ansikbd.sof in the usual place. Let me know if it works as expected please. foft
09:44 AM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): Thanks
11 is left alt
extended 11 is right alt - I use 1xx for extended xx.
I'll build a test core with your c... foft
02:55 AM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): Rethinking this, I'm not sure if we need to have a user-mappable keyboard at all as long as we have support for both ... 917k
02:37 AM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): TEST 917k
12:06 AM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): I would say just use a text file, it's easier to create/edit. Also, The EclaireXL could have keys that have no equiva... 917k
09:02 PM Bug #33: Wizard of Wor: I'm going to build a debug tool to make it easier to track these things down.
For now, a workaround. Use 2x turbo ... foft

06/20/2017

09:41 PM Feature #2: PBI support: Excellent! sadosp
07:08 PM Feature #2: PBI support: Hias tried out PBI on the v1.
Surprise: Turbo freezer didn't work! Mine works perfectly on v2...
He investiga... foft
07:51 PM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): its keyboard mapping from ATARI800WIN Emulator, see attached file ndary
07:41 PM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): What is an a8k file? Is there already a keyboard mapping file format we can use? foft
07:36 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype: Worth a read for some background: http://codeandlife.com/2012/10/09/composite-video-decoding-theory-and-practice/#mor... foft
07:12 PM Feature #51 (New): Debug port: I'm finding it hard to track down issues in some games/programs. Output debug information so I can look into the prob... foft

06/17/2017

08:17 AM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): i think reading a key-map file from the SD CART is a good idea, an a8k file? if the key-map file is corrupt or missin... ndary
05:08 AM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): foft wrote:
> Computer generated c code for TK2 is here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/263044-developerstesting-r... 917k

06/15/2017

10:24 PM Bug #33: Wizard of Wor: Turbo freezer does not freeze it when its in 'frozen blocks' state but does otherwise. foft
10:21 PM Bug #33: Wizard of Wor: Tried a different version and I get the 'freeze with blocks' at the end of every level. Will have to see what happens... foft
09:30 PM Bug #33: Wizard of Wor: Well I tried many settings in Altirra and can't reproduce with a different hardware variant.
Things I found:
i) Rec... foft

06/14/2017

08:54 PM Bug #33: Wizard of Wor: I see this too. Any luck tracking down the cause? I'm hoping @xxl or @xuel can help me here with their machine code w... foft
07:54 AM Bug #33: Wizard of Wor: I checked a car version on core 14, it started this behavior on the first level after killing monsters and an additio... 917k

06/13/2017

10:20 PM Feature #11: Non-uk keyboard support (custom keyboard mapping): Computer generated c code for TK2 is here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/263044-developerstesting-required-for-min... foft
08:24 PM 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!
sadosp
06:45 PM Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC: Yeah we should absolutely save this setting too foft
06:44 PM Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC: I suggest multiple os roms with a key to toggle foft
12:24 PM 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!... sadosp
12:17 PM 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 ... sadosp
12:12 PM 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.
>
> Yes we need to see how t... sadosp
08:49 AM Bug #50: CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC: Basic on/off is an os thing, I don't want to patch the os in firmware.
Yes we need to see how to get usb keyboard ... foft
06:12 AM 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... sadosp
06:03 AM 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 b... sadosp
02:18 AM Bug #50 (New): CORE13 - Option on initial powerup does not disable BASIC: When initially turning on the Eclaire, holding F8 does not disable internal BASIC. However, once booted, if I hold F... Stephen
05:31 PM Bug #48: CORE13 - Veronica BASIC not working: foft wrote:
> So all tests work but veronica basic does not?
>
> I know a bit about veronica, I built a veronica ... Stephen
08:51 AM Bug #48: CORE13 - Veronica BASIC not working: So all tests work but veronica basic does not?
I know a bit about veronica, I built a veronica clone for the ultim... foft
02:40 AM Bug #48: CORE13 - Veronica BASIC not working: OK - I got the rotator demo working. However, I cannot get Veronica BASIC to load. It either hangs or says it canno... Stephen
02:25 AM Bug #48: CORE13 - Veronica BASIC not working: Guys - I am very sorry. I was not loading the BIOS first. Veronica is working properly. I tried to delete this, bu... Stephen
02:23 AM Bug #48: CORE13 - Veronica BASIC not working: VREGREAD passes both tests, VRAMTEST passes the 4 tests. Stephen
02:21 AM Bug #48: CORE13 - Veronica BASIC not working: Also, VREGREAD fails both tests, and VRAMTEST fails all 4 tests.
Stephen
02:14 AM Bug #48 (Closed): CORE13 - Veronica BASIC not working: I've tried various RAM and NTSC/PAL settings. When I run "detector.com" from the attached ATR, the screen flickers a... Stephen
11:16 AM Bug #49: CORE13 - NTSC/PAL switching: Yeah I've noticed this too. I think there is a lockup on exiting the menu in general. foft
02:17 AM Bug #49 (Closed): CORE13 - NTSC/PAL switching: I've noticed several times when I switch between PAL and NTSC, then do a "save and apply", when I exit, and exit the ... Stephen

06/12/2017

09:57 PM 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 variat... sadosp
09:37 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: These are all 'quality' usb supplies - well Apple anyway! foft
09:34 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: It should work with any decent USB supply. So I think we need to improve our end to handle this variation.
I check... foft
09:23 PM 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 t... sadosp
09:09 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: ndary wrote:
> i have a meter, just need clear instruction what to do and where to check
>
> Nir
Prepare your ... sadosp
09:03 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: I have power supplies who state 5V, but if I measure them they are not.
You can measure on the joystick ports - o... foft
08:58 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: i have a meter, just need clear instruction what to do and where to check
Nir ndary
08:50 PM 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 voltag... sadosp
08:38 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: I mean tps63002.
I have a multimeter. It still reads 3.8V today after the regulator - and 5V on the input. I trust... foft
08:36 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: I read it at the switch. I checked with 4 psus - checking each time on the regulated outputs that my scope was still ... foft
08:34 PM 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... sadosp
08:21 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: "It is specified that devices' configuration and low-power functions must operate down to 4.40 V at the hub port by U... foft
08:17 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: "The ATX power supply specification states the 5VUSB rail can be between +4.75V and +5.25V."
I guess we need a reg... foft
07:59 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: OK, I restarted my scope software and now get the correct readings. So a bit of a mystery but I suspect a plain old b... foft
12:36 PM 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 ... sadosp
07:29 AM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: Ok, so assuming my scope is wrong for now. Its a usb one, I don't trust the absolute levels that much. What are you u... foft

06/11/2017

10:41 PM 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 sadosp
10:33 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: I use these two power adapters below..
[[https://m-service.prom.ua/p47863721-zaryadnoe-ustrojstvo-white.html]]
... sadosp
10:14 PM 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 ... sadosp
10:14 PM 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 ... sadosp
10:12 PM 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 ... sadosp
10:11 PM 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 ... sadosp
09:04 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: Maybe my tools are just not calibrated properly. Well anyway the touch tablet does not seem to work with a decent PSU... foft
08:59 PM 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 - a... sadosp
08:52 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: OK, I found that if I connect the Eclaire to my laptop for power, it works. If I connect it to a PSU, it doesn't! The... foft
08:32 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: Still this this should be checked, but think its a red herring. I get the same reading on my scope - and on the v1 an... foft
08:19 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: Going to check this on my scope, I don't trust my multimeter... foft
07:53 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: The odd thing is I get 3.8V instead of 3.3V. I don't understand that at all, investigating... This would push the thr... foft
07:42 PM 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 a... sadosp
07:39 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: I checked the touch tablet, confirmed not working on the new board. Very odd since this worked on v1 and paddles are ... foft
07:36 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: ", then I will check the touch tablet" foft
07:36 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: Yeah I mixed them up.
We swapped joystick ports 0/1 and 2/3 on the silkscreen. I made the same changes in the core... foft
07:30 PM 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 Cor... sadosp
05:47 PM Bug #47 (Closed): CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues: Touch Tablet not working
Paddles buttons and Knobs are not correlate for the same Paddle
ndary
09:13 PM Bug #45: CORE10 - IDE2+ SDX not working: testing IDE2+ on an ULTIMATE 1MB does not behave correctly as well ndary
09:08 PM Bug #45: CORE10 - IDE2+ SDX not working: Does the IDE2+ work in those modes on a real system? I mean on a standard version of those upgrades, not one of these... foft
08:53 PM Bug #45: CORE10 - IDE2+ SDX not working: Stephen wrote:
> In CORE10, when I boot with the IDE2+ installed, the machine initially goes right into self test mo... Stephen
05:44 PM Bug #45: CORE10 - IDE2+ SDX not working: Tested and working on core 13
Nir ndary
08:48 PM Bug #25: F10 Hard Reset Ignore inserted cartridge (Core v7): This is still on the list, but not yet in place... foft
05:45 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: Tested and working on Core 13, need other guys to test on MIO and BlackBox
Nir ndary
12:11 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: More info from Simus:
$D800..$DDFF is a ROM, $DE00...$DFFF is a RAM.
MPD is kept low all the time when apropriated ... foft
03:09 PM Bug #34 (Closed): Problem booting with Core 9: this happen on every core after flashing, to solve it i simply remove and put back the SD Card and it works ndary
03:07 PM Bug #44 (Closed): CORE 11 - Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer connected goes directly to Cart EMU not main screen: Checked IDE2+ On core 13 and i works!
case closed ndary
02:09 PM Bug #44: CORE 11 - Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer connected goes directly to Cart EMU not main screen: Even on v13 it goes straight to the cart emu menu. My turbo freezer goes straight to the cart emu menu on my 600xl th... foft
01:54 PM Bug #44: CORE 11 - Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer connected goes directly to Cart EMU not main screen: Found a bug I introduced here. When MPD_N is low I was also disabling the rest of the OS rom... Ooops! IDE2+ holds it... foft
03:07 PM Bug #46 (Closed): CORE 10 - VOICE BOX does not work with Eclaire board: solved in CORE 13 ndary
01:53 PM Bug #46: CORE 10 - VOICE BOX does not work with Eclaire board: I've wired this up in core 13, but I need to checking the timing is correct on the logic analyzer. foft
11:30 AM 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.... sadosp
10:01 AM Bug #46: CORE 10 - VOICE BOX does not work with Eclaire board: I guess you mean pin11? I think you confirmedthis works, but is quiet?
The problem is I think that this uses sio c... foft

06/10/2017

11:43 PM Document: Main Board Interface 1 & 2 Pin-outs - v3 prototype: sadosp
11:41 PM Interface Pinouts V3.0.png: sadosp
01:45 PM Bug #46 (Closed): CORE 10 - VOICE BOX does not work with Eclaire board: i tested my Voice Box on a real Atari and on the Eclaire board and on the Eclair it does not work!
to run the Voic... ndary

06/09/2017

11:40 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: ndary wrote:
> can you confirm that you get to the MIO Menu?
>
> Nir
After dinner I will find a power supply f... Stephen
09:45 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: can you confirm that you get to the MIO Menu?
Nir ndary
09:38 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: ndary wrote:
> i found this document.. can it be missing voltage on the PBI port?
>
> the interface seems to work... Stephen
08:23 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: IDEPlus info from Simius:
IDE+ detaches OS ROM between $D800 and $DFFF and plug his own memory there. I uses also $D... foft
09:59 PM Bug #44: CORE 11 - Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer connected goes directly to Cart EMU not main screen: Though that logic should only get hit after it stabilises... Hmmm. Well registering it anyway (grasping at straws!!) foft
09:46 PM Bug #44: CORE 11 - Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer connected goes directly to Cart EMU not main screen: I think I know why it won't boot with v11.
MPD_N is combinatorial logic driven from the address - and I use it too... foft
09:26 PM Bug #44: CORE 11 - Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer connected goes directly to Cart EMU not main screen: I am also confirming that with Core 11, the exlaire will not boot with IDE2+ Rev C. A video signal is generated as m... Stephen
07:10 AM Bug #44: CORE 11 - Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer connected goes directly to Cart EMU not main screen: I see the cart emu thing, I had not tested that... I had it disabled. Interesting, will check the manual for when tha... foft
09:59 PM Feature #2: PBI support: Turn on data write to bus earlier, for things that snap it early (like IDE2+).
Register MPD_N before feeding to the... foft
09:29 PM Bug #45 (Closed): CORE10 - IDE2+ SDX not working: In CORE10, when I boot with the IDE2+ installed, the machine initially goes right into self test mode. Pressing rese... Stephen

06/08/2017

11:22 PM Bug #44 (Closed): CORE 11 - Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer connected goes directly to Cart EMU not main screen: Just tested CORE 11 and there is Bug in PBI - EclaireXL will not boot with IDE2+ Is connected and when Turbo Freezer ... ndary
09:43 PM Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low: I think on the final board we should add a passive low pass filter to the ADC inputs. Also are large resistor to pull... foft
10:18 AM Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low: yes Panos, the noise is when SIO of the XC12 is connected ndary
09:39 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: SO in v10 RST_N was just floating... foft
09:38 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: Found an issue with RST_N. I had disconnected it in v10 (I forgot) because when I reset the freezer broke. Well I was... foft
09:01 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: I checked MPD...
If MPD and EXTSEL are used in conjunction that seems to work fine.
If just MPD is used to expo... foft
08:34 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: There is 5V on pin 47 and pin 48.
I see it drives EXSEL and MPD. I thought I'm handling that case properly, but I... foft
08:09 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: no it does not, i already tried it Panos
Nir ndary
07:31 PM 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 t... sadosp
07:21 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: i found this document.. can it be missing voltage on the PBI port?
the interface seems to work on the Eclair, when... ndary
06:45 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: no, i dont have a logic analyzer or the schematics...
let me see what info i can gather ndary
06:34 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: Perhaps we can test it by poking/peeking regs from basic... foft
05:36 PM Bug #43: Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: Does the rest of it work, just not the menu?
Do you have a logic analyzer? I can outputs some signals on the gpio ... foft
04:39 PM Bug #43 (Closed): Core 10 - IDE2+ Menu does not show when powering the computer with START key pressed: the PBI device i am testing is the IDE2+ external interface that plugs to the PBI port
when i reset the computer wit... ndary
04:37 PM Convert SOF file to JIC and Flashing EclaireXL V2 PCB core.pdf: ndary

06/07/2017

10:46 PM Bug #41: Core 8 - the backgound music in Gene & LMS demos are not the same as on a real ATARI: Just trying gene.xex - any particular point that you hear the difference? I'll have to check my real Atari later - ni... foft
01:07 PM Bug #41: Core 8 - the backgound music in Gene & LMS demos are not the same as on a real ATARI: Interesting. Did the Atari you tested on have dual pokey?
v9 only changes pbi support, no pokey work. foft
11:31 AM Bug #41: Core 8 - the backgound music in Gene & LMS demos are not the same as on a real ATARI: confirmed this bug also in CORE9 ndary
10:34 PM PBI support!: Core v10 is out for both v1 and v2/3
The turbo freezer works! Both of them! foft
10:27 PM Feature #2: PBI support: Please now test some other devices - and let me know how you get on:-) I can't guarantee its safe but the fact the fr... foft
10:12 PM Feature #2: PBI support: Woohoo, freezer is working after reset - and ramdisk is working from freezer! foft
10:08 PM Bug #39 (Closed): Internal turbo freezer crashes on v9: foft
10:07 PM Bug #39: Internal turbo freezer crashes on v9: Fixed in v10 (being built)
Issue was down to interaction between pbi takeover when freezer has disabled atari. e.g... foft
05:33 PM Bug #16 (Closed): Audio bug report for Altirra: Many thanks Nir foft
02:13 PM Bug #16: Audio bug report for Altirra: I Confirm that these Audio tests sound the same on a real Atari and on EclairXL board
Nir ndary

06/06/2017

09:19 PM Feature #2: PBI support: I added output of internal reads to the bus. I also fixed some cases around writes.
Now the external turbo freezer... foft
09:16 PM Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low: Noise is there only when the SIO connector of XC12 is connected?
sadosp
09:15 PM Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low: Yeah we need a digital filter for that, part of the reason I don't want to make it louder yet:-). I found it pretty l... foft
09:00 PM Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low: yes i connected correctly... and the volume still low..
i also notices that when the X12 is connected but nothing ... ndary
08:26 PM Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low: I don't have any tapes! I've not tuned the volume but it seemed pretty loud to me... foft
08:07 PM Bug #42: Core 8 - Mic level is low: Have you connect these with right polarity? I mean ground to ground etc?
sadosp
07:40 PM Bug #42 (New): Core 8 - Mic level is low: I connect the 2 pin header of MIC3 from the top board to the Bottom board (next to the speaker output)
and placed on... ndary
07:16 PM Bug #41 (New): Core 8 - the backgound music in Gene & LMS demos are not the same as on a real ATARI: i Am attaching two demos that are set to run on an PAL Atari with 576k or 1meg ram
in both the background music is n... ndary
08:57 AM Feature #28 (Closed): XEX boot loader replacement: foft
08:00 AM Feature #28: XEX boot loader replacement: foft wrote:
> Replace XEX boot loader with a better one
Das Omen works fine. You do not need to replace the loa... xxl
08:56 AM Bug #20 (Closed): Bugs in DAS OMEN Demo: foft
06:46 AM Bug #38: Numen crashes on v9: (i managed to flash core 9 successfully, and Numen work when the memory is set to 320k compyshop.
numben crashed whe... ndary

06/05/2017

10:49 PM Bug #39: Internal turbo freezer crashes on v9: (sorry i confirm that turbo freezer does crash on v9, not in the turbo freezer menu, but after you exist TB Freezer t... ndary
10:43 PM Bug #39: Internal turbo freezer crashes on v9: (I managed to flash CORE 9 (.SOF) file and the compute rebooted,
and pressing DEL take me to the Freezer software, ... ndary
08:12 PM Videos: Nir posted a couple of great videos, really great. I particularly enjoyed seeing the side2 streaming working.
http... foft
03:23 PM Bug #34: Problem booting with Core 9: ndary wrote:
> i did with same result, can anyone else confirm that core 9 works on on his v2 board?
>
> Nir
J... Stephen

Also available in: Atom

Project

General

Profile

EclaireXL

Activity

Activity

07/04/2017

07/03/2017

07/02/2017

07/01/2017

06/30/2017

06/29/2017

06/27/2017

06/23/2017

06/22/2017

06/21/2017

06/20/2017

06/17/2017

06/15/2017

06/14/2017

06/13/2017

06/12/2017

06/11/2017

06/10/2017

06/09/2017

06/08/2017

06/07/2017

06/06/2017

06/05/2017