EclaireXL

05/30/2017

11:50 PM 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.
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11:39 PM Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded

the problem with this specific Action bank switching cart.. just tested another model of Action cart that works well
... ndary

09:55 PM Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded

There is a file cart_logic.vhd which has the cartridge emulation logic from the turbo freezer.
Of course we can ad... foft

07:59 PM 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 b... sadosp

07:58 PM Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded

foft wrote:
> Bounty Bob is expected, its a one-off cartridge type.
>
> What cartridge type is action?
Mark I... sadosp

07:31 PM Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded

the attached ACTION cart is
ID #3 | 800/XL/XE | 16 | OSS two chip 16 KB cartridge (034M) ndary

06:49 PM Bug #22: Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded

Bounty Bob is expected, its a one-off cartridge type.
What cartridge type is action? foft

03:50 PM Bug #22 (New): Action and Bounty Bob Cartridges cannot be loaded

The following attached cartridges image cannot be loaded on ExclairXL
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11:36 PM Bug #20: Bugs in DAS OMEN Demo

i just confirmed that the problem is with the XEX loader of EclairXL, can you use the PICODOS loader from HIASOFT? fr... ndary

06:51 PM Bug #20: Bugs in DAS OMEN Demo

Uh-oh, good spot. Did you check it with aspeqt too? I find that the .xex support (sdrive port) can be a bit iffy at t... foft

03:39 PM Bug #20 (Closed): Bugs in DAS OMEN Demo

tested the DAS OMEN Demo
1. the speech (DAS OMEN) at the 3rd part does not play
2. Music stops after a while and ... ndary

11:34 PM Feature #21: Mirax Force game crash

ndary wrote:
> tested it ASPEQT and confirm that its a problem of the loader..
> i used PICODOS from HIASOFT and mo... ndary

11:34 PM Feature #21: Mirax Force game crash

tested it ASPEQT and confirm that its a problem of the loader..
i used PICODOS from HIASOFT and most games/demos tha... ndary

06:32 PM Feature #21: Mirax Force game crash

Can you test it with aspeqt too? foft

03:40 PM Feature #21 (Closed): Mirax Force game crash

tested the MIRAX Force game
the Speech at the beginning of the game works. but the game will not start
can this... ndary

10:06 PM Feature #2: PBI support

Some info from Hias on the turbo freezer:
"Reset on the freezer runs through a synchronizer, clocked by phi2. IIRC 2... foft

10:04 PM Feature #2: PBI support

Some progress in antic timings which are broken by this. I found I am using a delay shift register to wait 32 cycles ... foft

07:02 PM Feature #1 (Closed): Svideo sync line support

Being handled in issue 14 foft

07:00 PM Feature #8 (Closed): Implement 4 channel ADC

Closing since the core support is in place. Noise reduction and sampler connection may be raised as future feature re... foft

06:58 PM Feature #12 (New): Set up redmine backups!

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06:46 PM Bug #19 (Closed): PAL VGA Synch issues (screen is not centered

Closing since we already have a task to implement the pll and edid/ddc support foft

06:45 PM Bug #19: PAL VGA Synch issues (screen is not centered

50Hz isn't standard on VGA monitors at all. So its not going to work well unless you find one that supports modes lik... foft

02:53 PM Bug #19 (Closed): PAL VGA Synch issues (screen is not centered

I am using a LCD TV SCREEN with VGA input, when the ExclairXL boot into Basic (ready prompt) the screen is not cent... ndary

02:28 PM Bug #18 (Closed): Power on Switch

in a REAL ATARI XL/XE computer you switch the computer on by flipping the POWER SWITCH UP, but in the EclaireXL board... ndary

05/28/2017

10:15 PM Feature #2: PBI support

foft wrote:
> Interesting the acid test now fails with this core, which explains the blips I got when running real c... sadosp

10:05 PM Feature #2: PBI support

Interesting the acid test now fails with this core, which explains the blips I got when running real cartridges befor... foft

09:59 PM Feature #2: PBI support

PBI lives!!
Still some debugging to do but so far...
Cartridges are working again, which is a good sign (these ar... foft

05/27/2017

10:49 PM Feature #2: PBI support

Still no luck with signaltap, so got the real logic analyzer on the GPIOs to debug. Squashed one sync bug but still n... foft

10:28 AM Feature #2: PBI support

I started to bisect to find the problem - and found the core stops working when connecting RAS and CAS! Which are lar... foft

11:20 AM Arriving!

The first board has arrived, the rest should be there shortly.
Please post in the forum when you board arrives and... foft

10:46 AM Bug #17: NTSC crashing on some builds

Interesting when I build on AWS I get completely screwed up builds with the registered sdram input. Seemingly every t... foft

05/26/2017

08:53 PM Feature #2: PBI support

The core blows up with signaltap2 enabled! Looks great on sim, but I can't see what is going wrong on the actual hard... foft

05/25/2017

11:29 PM 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... sadosp

11:10 PM Feature #2: PBI support

Made several more fixes and the core no longer crashes with PBI enabled. However it all crashes when I plug in a cart... foft

05/24/2017

11:49 PM Document: Notes and a guide for spacers - v3 prototype

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11:48 PM Spacers Place.pdf

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11:48 PM Note for v3.0 board.odt

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11:42 PM Document: First owner notice - v1 Prototype

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11:42 PM First owner notice.odt

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10:09 PM Feature #2: PBI support

Looking good on simulation now but does not run on the board. I think the issue is when pbi takes over the bus when a... foft

05/23/2017

09:43 PM Feature #2: PBI support

Integrated into the description and synthesising:-)
For now I took the strategy of delaying the cycle until we kno... foft

05/22/2017

09:55 PM Feature #2: PBI support

PBI looking good on simulation (bit itself). Based timings on the Freddie data sheet.
Made a start on wiring it up t... foft

05/21/2017

02:37 PM Feature #2: PBI support

Started on a PBI component that will correctly communicate with the bus. Then this can be checked/simulated - and as ... foft

05/20/2017

10:39 PM Bug #17: NTSC crashing on some builds

I've still had bad builds since registering the sdram input directly.
I tried to specify an externally switchable ... foft

10:36 PM Feature #8: Implement 4 channel ADC

So I guess we should have some more passive components here. On the other hand I'm kind of attached to SIO noise down... foft

10:35 PM Feature #8: Implement 4 channel ADC

Pretty sure this is down to floating inputs. Since there is no driver and low capacitance the input picks up the prev... foft

05/18/2017

11:01 PM Feature #8: Implement 4 channel ADC

Sigh, it definitely works but if I read say channel 1 - I still receive input from the other channels foft

09:00 PM Feature #8: Implement 4 channel ADC

Debugged and now working.
PBI and SIO audio will be mixed. For now I'm not feeding MIC_L and MIC_R anywhere - thes... foft

06:56 AM Feature #8: Implement 4 channel ADC

Now I have the board its clear this needs debugging. foft

06:58 AM Feature #1: Svideo sync line support

Received the board and gave this a go. svideo and composite look nice and bright now. However saturation is too low, ... foft

05/16/2017

09:24 PM Feature #13: 32x speed cpu without wait states

I enabled 32x mode in the core and sorted out single cycle writes from the block ram for now. Hardly any difference i... foft

09:22 PM Bug #17: NTSC crashing on some builds

Ijor recommended I try registering the input directly from SDRAM. I've done this and see if it helps.
He is also k... foft

08:30 PM It is time!

Panos will be in touch about shipping... foft

05/12/2017

09:52 PM Bug #17 (Closed): NTSC crashing on some builds

Investigate why... On the v1 core this occurred when running the PLL at very high fVCO. However we already fixed that... foft

07:48 PM Bug #16 (Closed): Audio bug report for Altirra

One for the coders, please can you check if these bugs are present?
From post on atariage...
http://atariage.com/... foft

05/11/2017

09:42 PM Feature #15: Implement programmable PLL

Attaching PLL chip datasheet foft

09:41 PM Feature #15 (New): Implement programmable PLL

See if the programmable PLL works. This will allow us to support different/custom VGA modes, once we have EDID/DDC wo... foft

08:38 PM Feature #13: 32x speed cpu without wait states

So thinking about options...
Double the main clock speed and pipeline a bit
or
Output next address from antic a... foft

08:34 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

Used this controller for the ADC on v1: https://eewiki.net/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=10125324
So I guess I just n... foft

08:30 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

DDC looks a little funkier foft

08:28 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

EDID is apparently one of these I can access at address 0x50 foft

08:26 PM Feature #7: Implement I2C vga/hdmi support

Attached mux/level converter chip data sheet foft

08:27 PM Feature #8: Implement 4 channel ADC

Attached ADC data sheet foft

08:25 PM No sign of FT232 chips

Panos is chasing up - and if not good news he will order from somewhere quicker!
In the meantime I've added ADC su... foft

05/08/2017

10:08 PM Feature #8 (In Progress): Implement 4 channel ADC

Written initial support based on data sheet and simulated. Not yet built into test core or tried on real hardware.
... foft

05/04/2017

09:25 PM Feature #13: 32x speed cpu without wait states

Nope, this is not going to be so simple... Massive timing violations. foft

05/03/2017

08:27 PM Missing parts

Panos is waiting for the last few remaining parts to arrive. Most notably the FT232 USB chip. We're expecting they wi... foft

05/02/2017

10:15 PM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype

Debugged in isim to get lots of overflow/underflow/blanking/burst incorrect cases!
Added colour bars and asserts for... foft

06:40 AM Feature #14: Svideo core for first prototype

Scaled luma with 64 space for chroma - when in composite mode only. No point throwing away svideo brightness.
Adde... foft

06:38 AM Sub PCB - now populated!

!sub-board-pop.jpg! foft