EclaireXL

02/22/2018

09:55 PM v20

Now that the flash chip works I've been doing a few long overdue firmware improvements.
So v20 is out with:
* Dev... foft

09:41 PM Feature #53 (Closed): Add version number to settings

Added board version, date and core version (need to update VERSION file manually on build) foft

09:40 PM Feature #58 (Closed): Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

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08:46 PM Feature #58: Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

Was getting tempted by a bigger rework, including settings in json: https://github.com/quartzjer/js0n
More work than... foft

02/21/2018

09:56 PM Feature #58 (In Progress): Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

On second thoughts, one more feature to add here.
Updating of roms on the flash by loading/then save all. foft

09:54 PM Feature #58 (Closed): Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

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09:39 PM Feature #58: Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

Added support for filtering in the file selector. Also added hotkeys to the device menu (1-4 and C). foft

02/19/2018

10:05 PM Feature #58: Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

M25P (54MHz max), N25Q (108MHz max) I think. Thinking I should really move away from the M25P (or equiv) for v2 fix, ... foft

10:03 PM Feature #58: Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

Well, I can increase the clock speed of the spi communication. I'm only at 25MHz and think I can go to 100MHz. But no... foft

09:54 PM Feature #58: Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

Doh. Writing in 256 byte chunks increasing destination address each data, but not increasing data pointer! Oops! So w... foft

09:12 PM Feature #58: Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

Loading of profiles is working (no hotkeys yet).
Saving is failing... I have to read 256KB of flash to sdram then re... foft

02/18/2018

10:17 PM Feature #58 (In Progress): Maybe consider moving CART selection closer to top in F12 menu ?

Following the flash support, decided to split the menu into two parts:
i) Device emulation (disk + cart + usb stuff)... foft

04:44 PM Feature #37 (Closed): SD card insertion support

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02/17/2018

05:22 PM v19

Continuing the theme...
I checked that I can read/write from the spi flash chip. Had to use the altera serial flas... foft

05:19 PM Feature #62 (Closed): Store settings in spi flash

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05:19 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

Tested as v1, working fine. Though I noticed that the i2c code hangs v1 (devices do not exist, I thought it'd be harm... foft

12:32 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

Wondering about whether to put a file system on the flash chip. Such as spiffs, which is aimed at flash chips and low... foft

02/16/2018

10:12 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

sadosp wrote:
> foft wrote:
> > Saving working too:)
>
> \o/
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10:12 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

foft wrote:
> Saving working too:)
\o/
sadosp

09:37 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

Saving working too:) foft

09:10 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

Step 1 done...
I add the settings to a jic file at a specified address.
Then I made the firmware load this if t... foft

02/15/2018

10:07 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

Next step...
Add default settings to the jic. Then I can try reading/writing it. To write apparently I need to erase... foft

10:01 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

sadosp wrote:
> foft wrote:
> > I thought about it and currently _believe_ the problem is that cs_n is raised in be... foft

10:00 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

Yep, that was it. I can read and display the flash device id now.
The paves the way for saving settings, also it ... foft

09:42 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

foft wrote:
> I thought about it and currently _believe_ the problem is that cs_n is raised in between bytes (rather... sadosp

06:55 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

I thought about it and currently _believe_ the problem is that cs_n is raised in between bytes (rather than at the en... foft

02/14/2018

10:28 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

Tried with 9f since I'm not sure ab is supported. Same result.
Got the scope on it and checked that the commands a... foft

09:11 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

I found out I'd connected the hardware (in the vhdl) wrong, so no dice.
Reconnected what I thought was correctly, ... foft

08:20 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

Think I have the hardware side connected, trying to talk to it now via firmware. Fingers crossed! foft

02/11/2018

10:13 PM Feature #62: Store settings in spi flash

On some cyclones the active serial pins can be directly used as IO. I tried that on here (cyclone v) but it didn't wo... foft

02/10/2018

09:24 AM Feature #62 (Closed): Store settings in spi flash

Read/write settings from the flash chip, with override from sd.
Want to check this works before new boards. foft

02/08/2018

09:21 PM v18

I've been trying out some other parts of the hardware in advance of the new boards. The clock generator and the i2c v... foft

09:09 PM Bug #47 (Closed): CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues

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09:08 PM Bug #47: CORE 13 - Paddle, Touchtablet issues

In the next run of boards we are added a variable resistor to allow adjusting the level the paddle detector uses.
... foft

09:06 PM Feature #24 (Closed): A board with Atari SOUL!!!! (ROM in block ram support)

Added basic support, see related issue.
I still plan to do the flash reading later. foft

07:56 PM Feature #24 (In Progress): A board with Atari SOUL!!!! (ROM in block ram support)

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09:05 PM Feature #37: SD card insertion support

Confirmed that SD detect works.
Added primitive insert/eject support. Its kind of crap, but it works...
Boot wi... foft

07:57 PM Feature #37: SD card insertion support

Another place we need to check hardware before new boards... foft

07:56 PM Feature #37 (In Progress): SD card insertion support

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07:55 PM Feature #14 (Closed): Svideo core for first prototype

I don't see composite and svideo as core outputs, much worse quality even when perfectly done. I'm pretty happy with ... foft

07:53 PM Bug #56 (Closed): Galaxian Cartridge crash

Working fine on recent cores foft

02/07/2018

09:14 PM Feature #12 (Closed): Set up redmine backups!

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09:14 PM Feature #12: Set up redmine backups!

My second disk died before I moved it to the NAS. Never mind though, recovered the data. Now backup is to my nas sinc... foft

09:13 PM Bug #17 (Closed): NTSC crashing on some builds

On second thoughts... closing until we see it again. foft

09:11 PM Bug #17: NTSC crashing on some builds

Not seen this for months, think it was an issue around this time that has been fixed. Marking as normal priority for ... foft

08:51 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

Added to the video settings 'VGA connected' and 'HDMI connected' which look for the start of the DDC sequence '00FF' foft

08:25 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

Setting back to normal since the hardware side is working fine. foft

08:25 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

HDMI is working too... “00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 10 AC … foft

08:23 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

VGA is working... receiving “00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 10 AC …"
Now for HDMI foft

08:00 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

I had the pin assignments backwards. I can now write 4/5 to the control register and read it back. This should be cha... foft

02/06/2018

09:38 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

Looking on signaltap looks like slave reads of the control register are not working. Hmmm. foft

09:36 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

Picoscope has i2c debugging and linux drivers:-) Installed them and will connect that up and take a look tomorrow. foft

09:28 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

Writing some code to say:
select channel1
read selected channel
write to random slave on channel1
select chan... foft

09:15 PM Feature #15: Implement programmable PLL

foft wrote:
> OK, confirmed this chip is working. I programmed it over i2c and am now getting two different clocks o... sadosp

08:49 PM Feature #15: Implement programmable PLL

OK, confirmed this chip is working. I programmed it over i2c and am now getting two different clocks output on CLK0 a... foft

02/05/2018

09:58 PM Feature #15: Implement programmable PLL

Been adding i2c to the zpu. Mostly working I think, a few timing issues to solve. foft

02/04/2018

09:59 PM Feature #15: Implement programmable PLL

To do this I need to add i2c support to the ZPU. I'm out of ROM space without easy fixes. There is actually quite a l... foft

09:24 PM Feature #15: Implement programmable PLL

Going to power this up urgently before new boards made, to check hardware side is fine. admin

09:23 PM Feature #15: Implement programmable PLL

Attached the note on how to program manually (without clock builder help) foft

09:22 PM Feature #15: Implement programmable PLL

Attached header file for programming clk0->10MHz and clk1->30MHz.
These are generated with clock builder pro, down... foft

09:25 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

Going to at least check this chip is wired properly before the new boards are ordered admin

09:24 PM Bug #18 (Closed): Power on Switch

Panos fixed this for the next run admin

02/02/2018

10:30 PM v17 out and new boards

The high-res antic work is still ongoing but I think this is now stable enough for general use.
* High res antic s... foft