Finally a useful object that works very well and i have tried many.

This mini vacuum cleaner (4hapa) that uses a BRUSHLESS motor (be careful when choosing which model to buy) besides the “vacuum cleaner” mode it also has the “blower” mode and i assure you that it BLOWS and quite a lot (two selectable speeds).

So finally i can finally say goodbye to compressed air spray!!!

The package includes over 4 spare filters (washable), various adapters, the USB battery charger (5v to 9v) and a bag.

The only negative note; Yes! it makes some noise! i’ll get a reason.

Video:

source: aliexpress.com

Observing these two displays at first glance there are no big differences are noticed.

Wrong! the Display where you reads V2.0 (updated version of the previous one), also works perfectly if inserted very close to the PCB of a Switching Power Supply, the other one instead at Random resets and displaying 888 just move it 10 CM away from the Switching Power Supply PCB and it works perfectly.

I wanted to share this news because i’m not the only one with this bizarre problem.

Gallery:

A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 (U64/U64E) / U2 / U2+ / U2+L by Gideon is released.

This release has again some significant changes for the firmware upgrade. Please read the manual before installing 3.10i.

Background:

If you would take some time to check the commit history of the repository at GitHub, you may find over 500 commits since the last released version, 3.10a. This is a lotttt more than it usually takes to release a next firmware version. The version is still 3.10, so there are not many functional changes. Yet, files have been touched, updated, or just made compatible with the new Ultimate-II+L hardware. It was more difficult than expected to get the Lattice FPGA to work correctly and keep compatibility with the existing hardware platforms.

On top of the new introduction of the Ultimate-II+L, there is still a need to support the “good old” 1541 Ultimate-II (or simply: U2). There have always been issues with the Microblaze processor and the compiler from Xilinx. Every version of the Xilinx compiler had different bugs that caused the Microblaze based firmware to be broken in one way or another.

Since the U2+L runs well on the Risc-V, it was decided to upgrade the CPU inside of the U2 and ditch the Microblaze forever. Unfortunately, the CPU that was chosen to run inside of the U2+L did not fit in the same space as the Microblaze clone, so I decided to write my own Risc-V compatible CPU. This is the CPU that will be used from now on in the 1541 Ultimate-II.

General Fixes:

• [Important] Fixed ExFAT filesystems with 128kB clusters (Fixes failing D64 mounts from some ExFAT thumbdrives)
• [Facebook Discussion] EasyFlash save function now saves all chip chunks to support incomplete CRT files
• [Issue-271] GEORAM at boot (MarkusC64)
• [Issue-279] Support for 2 MHz operation for any cartridge, including EasyFlash
• [Issue-246] Fixed: Virtual Printer crashes when file cannot be created.
• [Issue-234] Deleting last item in directory makes selection invisible
• [Issue-236] Confirmation modal asking a question only gives ‘OK’ instead of ‘Yes/No’.
• [Issue-R17] Added mapping of ESC key to RUN/STOP.
• [Facebook Request] Added: Leave menu on mount (can be selected per drive)
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed starting Kingsoft Business Basic cartridge
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Allow Maverick (and others?) to write wrong sector headers on MFM tracks.
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Unable to select GeoRAM. Is now a mode of the RAM Expansion Unit.
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed color palette not loaded at boot (U64 only).
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed USB sticks not recognized
• [Messenger Report]: Improvements to palette file read. Rejects faulty files. Fixes hang-up
• [Messenger Report]: Fixes ‘Create DNP’ when run from Telnet. Turned out to be a stack overflow.
• [Email Discussion]: Adds EEPROM segment to GMOD2 when it is missing in the CRT file

U64 core fixes:

• Multicolor graphics side border bug (core version V1.41 => V1.42)

Modem fixes:

• ACIA NMI pulse extension to extend over bad line. This allows the 6502 to see it always.
• Performance optimization ACIA / Modem
• Allow spaces after ATDT command.
• Minor fixes in the modem emulation layer from Scott Hutter (xlar54)

Cartridge Support:

• [Issue-314] Added support for Blackbox V9.
• Additional C128 cartridge variant that allows banking and offers some RAM (U2/U2+/U2+L only).

Additions:

• Firmware target added: Ultimate-II+L; the Lattice version!
• System Information page (F4) now shows elaborate version info.
• GEOS support functions from MarkusC64

Download:

• U64/Ultimate-64 - U2 - U2+ - U2+L v3.10j (Core: v1.42) (249)
• Installation and User Manual V3.10i (413)

source: ultimate64.com github.com facebook

A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 (U64/U64E) / U2 / U2+ / U2+L by Gideon is released.

This release has again some significant changes for the firmware upgrade. Please read the manual before installing 3.10i.

Background:

If you would take some time to check the commit history of the repository at GitHub, you may find over 500 commits since the last released version, 3.10a. This is a lotttt more than it usually takes to release a next firmware version. The version is still 3.10, so there are not many functional changes. Yet, files have been touched, updated, or just made compatible with the new Ultimate-II+L hardware. It was more difficult than expected to get the Lattice FPGA to work correctly and keep compatibility with the existing hardware platforms.

On top of the new introduction of the Ultimate-II+L, there is still a need to support the “good old” 1541 Ultimate-II (or simply: U2). There have always been issues with the Microblaze processor and the compiler from Xilinx. Every version of the Xilinx compiler had different bugs that caused the Microblaze based firmware to be broken in one way or another.

Since the U2+L runs well on the Risc-V, it was decided to upgrade the CPU inside of the U2 and ditch the Microblaze forever. Unfortunately, the CPU that was chosen to run inside of the U2+L did not fit in the same space as the Microblaze clone, so I decided to write my own Risc-V compatible CPU. This is the CPU that will be used from now on in the 1541 Ultimate-II.

General Fixes:

• [Important] Fixed ExFAT filesystems with 128kB clusters (Fixes failing D64 mounts from some ExFAT thumbdrives)
• [Facebook Discussion] EasyFlash save function now saves all chip chunks to support incomplete CRT files
• [Issue-271] GEORAM at boot (MarkusC64)
• [Issue-279] Support for 2 MHz operation for any cartridge, including EasyFlash
• [Issue-246] Fixed: Virtual Printer crashes when file cannot be created.
• [Issue-234] Deleting last item in directory makes selection invisible
• [Issue-236] Confirmation modal asking a question only gives ‘OK’ instead of ‘Yes/No’.
• [Issue-R17] Added mapping of ESC key to RUN/STOP.
• [Facebook Request] Added: Leave menu on mount (can be selected per drive)
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed starting Kingsoft Business Basic cartridge
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Allow Maverick (and others?) to write wrong sector headers on MFM tracks.
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Unable to select GeoRAM. Is now a mode of the RAM Expansion Unit.
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed color palette not loaded at boot (U64 only).
• [Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed USB sticks not recognized
• [Messenger Report]: Improvements to palette file read. Rejects faulty files. Fixes hang-up
• [Messenger Report]: Fixes ‘Create DNP’ when run from Telnet. Turned out to be a stack overflow.
• [Email Discussion]: Adds EEPROM segment to GMOD2 when it is missing in the CRT file

U64 core fixes:

• Multicolor graphics side border bug (core version V1.41 => V1.42)

Modem fixes:

• ACIA NMI pulse extension to extend over bad line. This allows the 6502 to see it always.
• Performance optimization ACIA / Modem
• Allow spaces after ATDT command.
• Minor fixes in the modem emulation layer from Scott Hutter (xlar54)

Cartridge Support:

• [Issue-314] Added support for Blackbox V9.
• Additional C128 cartridge variant that allows banking and offers some RAM (U2/U2+/U2+L only).

Additions:

• Firmware target added: Ultimate-II+L; the Lattice version!
• System Information page (F4) now shows elaborate version info.
• GEOS support functions from MarkusC64

Download:

• U64/Ultimate-64 – U2 – U2+ – U2+L v3.10i (Core: v1.42) (65)*
• Installation and User Manual V3.10i (413)

* Temporarily revoked due to one report of bricked unit.

source: ultimate64.com github.com facebook

This is the official demo party results & Downloads from X-2023. See also the CSDB X2023 section for more informations.

C64 Demo:

• 1 – Next Level by Performers
• 2 – Mojo by Bonzai, Pretzel Logic
• 3 – Wonderland XIV by Censor Design
• 4 – No Bounds by Genesis Project
• 5 – Multiverse by Nah-Kolor
• 6 – Hiraeth by Xenon
• 7 – Hues by Fairlight
• 8 – Kinetics by Triad
• 9 – White Lines by Plush
• 10 – Event Zero Trailer by Lethargy
• 11 – Operation Eindhoven by Resource, The Dreams
• 12 – Deep Space 64 by Abyss Connection
• 13 – We Love PETSCII by Low Spirit, Nordischsound
• 14 – Staying Alive by Youth
• 15 – Cosmodrome Teaser by Gorbat Soft
• 16 – Onslaught On Tour by Onslaught
• 18 – Partyhol by Silicon Limited
• 19 – 4kefrenzy by Onslaught
• 20 – Nous Etions La by Fantastic 4 Cracking Group
• 21 – 2 Broke Gurlz by Chocotrophy
• 22 – Spray Paint by 8 Bits High
• 23 – X-Copy – The Intro by Hoaxers
• 24 – Tears in Runes by Macx, Martinland

C64 4K Intro:

• 1 – Boo! by Reflex
• 2 – The end is 2023 by Cycleburner
• 3 – Phuture by Arise
• 4 – Raster Fun X2023 4kb Intro by TREX

C64 Music:

• 1 – Pixelated Neon Nights by LMan
• 2 – Arrive by psych858o
• 3 – Sledgejammer by Jammer
• 4 – Levitating by Juzdie
• 5 – Cold Fusion by Vincenzo
• 6 – Ballad for Jeff by Shogoon
• 7 – Pops! by Magnar Harestad
• 8 – Don’t Hassel De Hoof by Toggle
• 9 – Good Old Times by Nordischsound
• 10 – Platform Hopping by Lft
• 11 – Brothers in Oscillators by Mibri
• 12 – On Borrowed Wings by Stinsen
• 13 – Mooj Joom by The Syndrom
• 14 – SID85
• 15 – Yesteryears by Apollyon
• 16 – Sheds on a Sea-Girt Isle by Linus
• 17 – Chord Explorer by MCH
• 18 – Lookback by Warlord
• 19 – Rumblr by OMP
• 20 – Disc Drive Dancing Delight by Qdor/Fegolhuzz
• 21 – The World is Burning by Spider Jerusalem
• 22 – X2023 by Sad
• 23 – Electric Doobeedoo by Warp 8
• 24 – Light from Above by SIDWAVE
• 25 – They Call It Scene Funk by Uneksija
• 26 – Yildizlarin Cennet by SoNiC
• 27 – Hanka Salmi by Moraff
• 28 – Disco n’ Derlando by Hairdog
• 29 – X-istence by NecroPolo
• 30 – Ye Olde Forest by Røly
• 31 – Teeth2grind by Picrard

C64 Graphics:

• 1 – The Man of Many Hours by Duce
• 2 – Broken by Electric
• 3 – Love Reyn by Facet
• 4 – Summertime Snack by The Sarge
• 5 – Sol Invictus by Talent
• 6 – Dopamine Girl by Sulevi
• 7 – The Lookout by LMan
• 8 – Someren är Kort by Apollyon
• 9 – Me Love you Longtime by Der Piipo
• 10 – Stargazing by Leon
• 11 – Splash! by Mikael
• 12 – A Bright Future by Nith
• 13 – Staredown by Archmage
• 14 – Sore Loser by Hani
• 15 – Seven Ghosts of Rämenevaletto by ibux
• 16 – Looking for X by Sebaloz/Katon
• 17 – Spitfire by Boo
• 18 – Tapedrive by BlackWine
• 19 – Nice Guy by Hairdog
• 20 – Catrina by Nanzee
• 21 – Trash by Goerp
• 22 – Party Animal X2023 by Exile

Mixed Graphics:

• 1 – Faun by Extend
• 2 – Wise & Fat by Atlantis, Pretzel Logic
• 3 – Skully and His Pal by Censor Design
• 4 – Best Buddy by Atlantis
• 5 – Flat Floater by Artline Designs
• 6 – Alpha-Mecha by Triad
• 7 – Fresh Horses by Mayday!
• 8 – WTF Am I Looking at Here? by Mayday!
• 9 – Oblivion Grounds by Bago Zonde
• 10 – Irony by Amid
• 11 – Popeyed Mystery by Nah-Kolor
• 12 – 2 my pal eddie by Chocotrophy
• 13 – X-filés by Extend
• 14 – Smoke by Extend
• 15 – Sharing is Caring by Terwiz
• 16 – Céparfé! by D-Faktory
• 17 – Granny by Padua
• 18 – Mari by Cult

Productions released outside compos:

Flappy Trappy + by Genesis Project/Triad (Crack)
Flying Saucers Extended +3D by Excess (Crack)
Hans Kloss +5DTF [jewel] by Demonix/Excess (Crack)
Limbo Rolling Boulder Preview by Excess (Crack)
Limbo Rotten Branch Preview by Excess (Crack)
No Bounds Diskcover (Disk Cover)
No-Skip Mix (2022 Edition) by Mayday! (Music Collection)
Retro Debugger V0.64.64 (Other Platform Tool)
rremix (Other Platform Tool)

Download: X-2023 Full Party Stuff (641)

source: csdb.dk

I have also bought a LED spectrum analyzer, very nice and impressive but certainly not suitable for professional use, but who cares!

The technical features are many and not very intuitive to be changed with just two buttons on the back.

However, I’ll summarize them very briefly:

• Automatic detection of Microphone or Audio Input (Jack 3.5).
• Ability to disable the clock.
• 12 display modes.
• 7 color modes.
• 84 display effects can be combined.
• 8 brightness modes.
• Clock adjustment.
• 4 time display modes.
• Alarm clock function.
• Custom RGB colors.
• USB 5v power supply.

Below are some photos of the inside.

The reset button is very curious can cannot be reached from the outside (missing the hole) and also a Micro USB connector unusable from the outside of the case.

I attach the datasheets of the integrated circuits that are used and the manual in English language that was sent to me via email, the one available by scanning the QR Code of the product is only Chinese :-D

Gallery:

Download:

• LED Spectrum Analyzer PDF Datasheet (205)
• LED Spectrum Analyzer PDF English Manual (293)

source: aliexpress.com

Testing OSSC through the component Video of the TI-99/4A

The ODV-II although it is placed above the OSSC is not used, i could not remove it because it is attached with bioadhesive :D

Gallery:

Below are my presets in binary format of the OSSC with firmware v0.90.

• 0: Amiga RGB
• 1: Amiga Overscan RGB
• 2: Commodore 64 Svideo through ODV-II
• 3: SupaBoy RGB
• 4: TI-99 YPbPr
• 5: Apple II+ Composite through ODV-II

Download: OSSC Binary Presets (205)

The C64-Archiv is an easy to use file manager for C64-files.

Changelog Version 4.4 (06.05.2023):

• New: ARC, SDA and SFX files are supported. Please click here for more information. Many thanks to Elwix/Style
• New: The DENISE emulator is supported by default
• New: Update of parameters to HOXS64 V.1.1.2.3 and VICE 3.7
• New: Faster import of LNX files
• New: Option: Reminder to compress database
• New: Option: File check based on upper and lower case letters
• New: After changing a file name, an already existing file can be overwritten
• New: Layout and list structure improvements
• New: “New files” are now selectable in the search area and are marked red in the lists
• New: Italian language file. Many thanks to xAD/Nightfall
• New: Polish language file. Many thanks to K. Lotko
• New: Spanish language file. Many thanks to Juan from Lemon64 forum
• Fixed: Improved support for partxx.rar files
• Fixed: After marking a list entry as favorite, it was not always displayed correctly
• Fixed: Problems with LNX or Z64 files at startup
• Fixed: Packed LHA and TAR.GZ files were not always recognized
• Fixed: Starting programs in LHA files
• Fixed: Crash when unpacking a GZ file if a file has no extension
• Fixed: Several problems with P00 files
• Fixed: Error reading empty ZIP files

Download: C64-Archiv v4.4 (383)

source: purmike.de

Still in beta stage but interesting this software written by SLC that allows you to write and read C64 file formats (D64/G64) using a regular 360k Floppy Drive with the Greaseweazle interface.

To understand how this program works, you should first read the README found in the program archive.

I tried it personally and it works quite well, the only problem is the double sided management of Floppy Disks for Commodore 64, i don’t want to dwell too much on this question but in other words the Floppy Drive PCs do not allow you to turn the floppy disk to use also the other side of the Floppy Disk, the optical sensor is present only on the left side of the reader (the Floppy Drive of the Commodore 64 does not have this sensor).

There are MODs to get around this annoying problem, mods that are not exactly immediate and not for all Floppy Drive.

So let’s say it outspoken, if you want to read and write Floppy Disks for Commodore 64 what i recommend is the software OPENCBM + Hardware XUM (ZoomFloppy) or similar and a native Commodore 64 (1541/1541-II) drive. :-D … and everything is great.

Download: Disc Disk Revolution 64 v0.99B3

This is the official demo party results from BCC #17. See also the CSDB BCC #17 section for more informations and download.

C64 Demo:

• 1 – Strange New World by Delysid
• 2 – Battle Stations by Hokuto Force

C64 Music:

• 1 – Tales From The Crib by Toggle
• 2 – We’re all Hardcore Supermensch by Røly
  • Lángoló Delfineken Lovagolunk át a Boldogság Kráterein by dalezy    
• 4 – Saudade No. 3 by Mibri
• 5 – Undecided by Spider Jerusalem
• 6 – Evening Primrose Oil by GI-Joe        
• 7 – Atlantis Rising by Nordischsound        
• 8 – Midnight Strobes in the Sky by Xiny6581        
• 9 – Trapped! by Proton        
  • Summer Sunday by DJ Space        
• 11 – Let The Bass Rule by PowerTrace        

C64 Graphics:

• 1 – Hokuto Fox by Fabs
• 2 – Wartime by Grass
• 3 – Sparkle Tail by Fabs
• 4 – Galaga Alien by Slaxx
• 5 – ChatBot by Slaxx

WiLD Demo:

• 1 – Lotus SID Cover by Excess        
• 2 – Grimassenschneider by Prof. Pi^2    

C64 Fast Intro:

• 1 – Shake Memories by Hokuto Force
• 2 – Opticalcraptro4k by Excess
• 3 – Shadow-Intro by Genesis Project
• 4 – Lotus Radio by Excess
• 5 – Große Kunst by Hotstuffaz

Mixed Graphics:

• 1 – The White Dragon by Atlantis
• 2 – Petsciing Mantis by Hokuto Force
• 3 – Begin Your Journey by Hokuto Force

Mixed Music:

• 1 – Drunken Sailor by Mayday!
• 2 – Another One Bites The Dust by Finnish Gold
• 3 – Inside by Triad
• 4 – Wildberry Lillet by Excess
• 5 – Love Profusion (C64 Gone Wild) by Hokuto Force
• 6 – You’re Doing Well by Hokuto Force
• 7 – Child in Time (Dub Purple Remix) by Atlantis
• 8 – Never get Outta da Car by Hokuto Force
• 9 – Blazing the C16 Trail by Padua
  • Call of Magic by Manganoid

Download: BCC #17 Full Party Stuff (375)

source: csdb.dk

The Greaseweazle USB device lets you to connect an old floppy disk drive to your modern computer to read/write floppy disks from any system with Shugart standard drives (Amiga, Atari, Commodore, Amstrad, Sinclair, PC, CNC machines, musical instruments, etc).

Greaseweazle allows versatile floppy drive control over USB. By extracting the raw flux transitions from a drive, any disk format can be captured and analysed – PC, Amiga, Amstrad, PDP-11, musical instruments, industrial equipment, and more.

The Greaseweazle also supports writing to floppy disks, from a range of image file formats including those commonly used for online preservation (ADF, IPF, DSK, IMG, HFE, …).

Gallery:

Greaseweazle GITHub Repository: https://github.com/keirf/greaseweazle
GreaseweazleGUI: https://desertsagesolutions.com/greaseweazlegui/
FluxMyFluffyFloppy: https://github.com/FrankieTheFluff/FluxMyFluffyFloppy

You can buy the Greaseweazle V4 from amigastore.eu

NEW TAG: C64 BIG GAME PACK

Some new games or tools (Cracked / Trained or Unrealeased) for Commodore 64 have been released from your favorites groups.

Titles:

• Seawolf II +
• Blockie +1D
• Commodore Connection +3D
• Word Slide! &D
• Ster Weg (tel mee 4) [dutch]
• Op Naar De Top (tel mee 3) [dutch]
• Kegel Baan (tel mee 5) [dutch]
• Koppie Koppie (tel mee 2) [dutch]
• Kikker Sprong (tel mee 1) [dutch]
• Stunt Car Racer (SuperCPU)
• Commodore-Connection +1D
• Accuse 64 Preview &D
• Le Mans 2023 +4HP
• Turbo Charge +10DFHIR
• Seawolf II +1F
• Attacker +1G [HF]
• Super Sound System +D
• Blocback +
• The Quest +DIW [HF]
• Zelya – Slava Ukraini +4H
• Le Mans 2023 +2
• Dagon’s Awakening (Community Edition)
• Tritopia V1.1
• Memory Lane R2
• Tritopia V1.1 +D
• Nautilus +5DG
• Souls of Darkon +DW [HF]
• Mr Tester &D
• Nautilus +5DG [dutch]
• La Venganza Del Toro Preview +T
• Autoduel Enhanced
• Memory Lane R2.1
• Memory Lane R2.1 (C128)
• GP Cars
• Time and Magik +DIW [HF]
• GP Cars +2
• Duotris +2FDT
• GP Cars +4
• Ogre Enhanced (IDE64 Release)
• Cracky +3
• Cracky +2D
• Rambler
• Roguelike 10
• Rambler +3
• Greyfell +7DW +Map [HF]
• Grid Commander Preview
• Cracky +4HD
• Transylvania +DIW [HF]
• Krisp +3
• Sulphur Eye +TS [3dck]
• XBomber Rebuild Final +2D
• Hopprenn [norwegian]
• XShoot Rebuild Final +2D
• For Speed We Need 3
• Lost Realms of Murkasada Episode 2 +2
• The Institute +DIW [HF]
• Ron Preview
• Mots Magiques +1D [retail]
• Robocop +8DFHIR [bugfix] (EasyFlash)
• Missile Command +2HD
• Conway’s Game of Life Preview 2 +D
• Tritopia [french]
• Kiki +2HDT
• For Speed We Need 3 +5D
• Miner 2049er +5DGHJM 16in1
• The King +4T 100% [bugfix]
• Shisen Sho
• Shisen Sho +4
• Cacorm +4HDG
• Mad Monkey +4HDT
• Space Station 23 +3D
• Alter Ego (IDE64 Release)
• Boulder Dash Junior VIII +2H
• Lost Realms of Murkasada Episode 2
• Shisen Sho 100%
• Snake vs Bomb 2 – Canyon Chaos
• Snake vs Bomb 2 – Canyon Chaos +3D
• Serpland +4TD
• 8MIDAS
• Critical Mass +DFIW [HF]
• 8MIDAS +2
• 8MIDAS +
• Dino Nest Preview
• Dino Nest Preview 2
• GP Cars +4H (EasyFlash)
• NewsStand +3
• Adventure 1
• Zombie Evasion Through the Darkness
• Hide & Seek VCC $20 +2
• Karlsquell Zahlenraten Deluxe – Black Edition [german]
• Irrweg Meister
• Black on Black – The Card Game
• Black-man +3
• Hide & Seek VCC $20
• Electro World +4HDG
• Black on Black – The Card Game +
• Space Station 23 V2 +4D
• UDLRB Game +
• Irrweg Meister +1D
• The Castles of Doctor Creep (EasyFlash)
• Moon Cresta +6DHM [HF]
• Irrweg Meister +1D
• Dare Devil Denis +4DGHM
• Gruds In Space +DFW
• News Stand +4D (EasyFlash)

Download: All Games in One Archive (2050)

source: csdb.dk

What is DiagROM?

DiagROM is a diagnostic tool for the amiga computers.

And it is to be used on defective machines, trying to help no-boot situations etc.

You simply replace the Kickstart roms in the Amiga with the DiagROM. and when poweron. your Amiga will start a diagnostic software. It will try to dump info on the serialport (and actual menus etc aswell) while also trying on the screen.

Changelog:

• Well decided to release 1.3 far too many people are still using 1.2.1 so this is now the releaseversion.
• Read the text “FuturePlans.txt” for more info.
• three might be updates. as V1.3 please check the date. but it will be bugfixes only.
• Now default also produces a CD32 image to be burned on 27C800 Proms.
• Fixed issue with ghostfastmem found on AA3000+ boards (detectes fastmem that isn’t there)
• Fixed Addresserrorissue while playing testmodule on 68000 machines.
• Fixed issue with Autoconfig printing forever (actually 65535 times) if there was no cards detected.
• On RGB test. added white bars at every colorchange to make it more easy to count out what color is shown.
• RTC test: added a adjustfunction telling how many frames between everytime RTC changes (second) to help adjusting RTC.
• Added function to constantly monitor one memaddress. This is for dev of new hardware and not to diagnose issues.
• Fixed addresserror crash on audiotest using 68000/010 CPU
• Changed memorytestroutines to the new updated.
• Fixed autoconfig so it would not end in a endless loop if no autoconfigcards was detected.
• Fixed autoconfig with outside checking from github to handle boards with an illegal configuration better.
• Simple Audio waveformtest now supports volumechanges and also HOPEFULLY oddbyte-bug in Sinuswaves are fixed
• Some minor undocumented bugfixes.
• Now the new memtestroutine actually seems to work “x” is just hardcoded testareas, but the manual option “7” now lets you
• select what area to test and the depth of check (how many longwords between all tests 1 being every byte checked) (higher=faster test)
• AGAIN Long pause.. ERASED the memtestroutine I was working on redid it TOTALLY!. available as “x” in memtest menu!
• New Memtestroutine now should handle when colliding with workareas.
• Manualtest routine now swapped to the new testroutine. you can now enter selected area to scan AND change blocksize.
• higher blocksize=more accurate addresstest check.
• also if you enter wrong order of area to scan it will be handled. 0 byte scanarea will cancel.
• New experimental memtestroutine in the works. right now only doing a test of HARDCODED 16MB fastmem on A4k/3k
• Should be much faster, ASWELL as it should handle address-error issues! TEST IT HARD PLEASE!
• Also contains bug in Zorro handling asking boards to be shut down, issued via Github! (thanx!!)
• Noticed that CSPPC did not work on DiagROM. This as it seems the board needs time to startup (HEY P5.. handle it with RST??)
• so doing some waiting and resetmagic if a CSPPC is detected. not it starts OFTEN! (not always, if not. do a reset and it will start)
• Fixed bug so if no chipmem available at boot, it doesnt try to do a addresserrortest of that area anyway.
• Fixed scrollbug leaving traces of lowest pixelrow.
• Added function in Autoconfig mode that lists a summary of detected boards.
• Added About text.
• Added support for handling 2 different workmem areas: Chipmem and Fastmem, showing info about it in systeminfo screen.
• Systeminfo screen if detecting a 060 will show PCR registerbits.
• If A3000/A4000 motherboard memory or CPU slot memory is found scanning of A1200 CPU Slot memory is disabled, This will hopefully stop
• machine to crash with a 3640 installed and maprom enabled.
• Found a interesting behaviour on Amiga 4000. If you have no chipmem, and write something to any chipmemaddress and then
• read anything from any chipmemadress (not even same as you wrote to) THAT value will be read! so on an A4000 with no chip.
• the memorydetectroutine would say that it finds a shadowram. also the UDS/LDS test said “ok” even it it impossible could be.
• so fixed that by doing a write to chipmem with $ffffffff so it will read that if you do not have any chipmem. making the tests more true.
• A1k Version have not been working for a while due to spaceissues. removed more or less all “not important” tests tomake it fit into the
• very limited 64k bootrom. so it should work again.
• Fixed bugs when using a 68000 CPU (010 aswell?) that crashed IRQ/CIA tests and also Extended chipmemtest. (Addresserror etc)
• Also fixed more information in crashscreen.
• During Startup, UDS/LDS test was done by writing $ff to diferent places, this could be wrong as no memory can also
• show up as $ff changed value to $aa to be more “random” if memory is not present.
• At startup, chipmem is filled with its memoryaddress, while doing this you see a checkered-pattern on screen.
• After that, it verifies that the address contains that data, while doing this you see a distorded colorpattern on screen.
• if fail, it will show what memaddress it fails at, memaddress as binary and also what it actually contained (should be its same address)
• So no more telling ram is ok when thee was shorted/missing addresslines. Now check actually checks ALL memory and not only beginning.
• Doing Addresserrorchecks on Chipmem AND workarea.. if left mousebutton pressed at poweron.
• fastmem is chosen ar priority ram, if no fastmem found, chipmem will be used but screen turned off.
• if addresserror found in chipmem, chipmem will be discarded. will be handled different later
• New initcode in start. at memfail bits read will be written as green is correct, red if failed.
• Also during error, a dividertext will be printed every 512k block

Download: DiagoROM v1.3 Stable (289)

source: diagrom.com

I also wanted to try the ODV-II converter to be able to use the OSSC also with CVBS and S-VIDEO inputs (OSSC does not natively support this type of video inputs).

I have chosed this product and not others for three reasons:

• The cost.
• Video quality, absolute perfection wasn’t important.
• Signal output converted to YPbPr.

The result went above expectations, works well, the output of the ODV-II is in component (YPbPr) so the SCART-RGB and VGA inputs remain free on the OSSC, furthermore the ODV-II has a third YPbPr input.

The ODV-II also has the possibility of selecting some Video filters via a small button, filters which i find absolutely embarrassing in fact i have configured it in pass-through mode and another small button to select the video inputs.

Below are the photos of some tests with the Commodore 64 where i have used the S-Video output and also the photos of the PCB because i didn’t find them on the net, i also attach the datasheets of the integrated circuits that are used.

Gallery:

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Download:

Ikari has released a new firmware for the SD2Snes / FXPAK Pro Flash Cartridge (Super Nintendo/Famicom). The upgrade instructions can be found here.

Sorry for the delay, but it just escaped me to post it here.

Features added:

• First firmware release to support FXPAK Pro Rev. D
• [All] USB (usb2snes) support by RedGuy.
• [All] save state support (via USB/savestate2snes) by acmlm, total, Myria, RedGuy, FURiOUS, ikari_01
• [All] stand-alone save state features by FURiOUS
• [All] some compatibility improvements and optimizations for stand-alone save states by ikari_01
  • Add support for YAML list items for multiple savestate_fixes entries per game
  • Add support for simple bitwise operations on savestate_fixes patches
  • Add support for verbatim code execution on savestate_fixes patches – notably fixes Star Ocean (decompressed) save states (however the save state hook still needs CPU time optimization to prevent music glitches in Star Ocean.)
  • Add IRQ support on top of NMI for the save state hook – this enables save states on Out Of This World and possibly other games that only use IRQ. Also fixes controller input capture on a number of games so the game-specific input hacks could be eliminated.
  • Moved save state code outside of the USB hook area to make room for USB hook execution.
• [All] SGB support by Redacted173.
• [All] favorite games list by freelancer42

Fixes:

• [All] Fixed savestates crashing occasionally when loading (and sometimes saving)
• [All] Fixed Star Fox locking up during sortie sequence when in-game hooks are enabled.
• [All] Updated FURiOUS’s Savestates Readme to reflect changes pertaining to In-game hook.
• [All] Fixed data caching bug in MSU1 data extension which could cause wrong data to be streamed.
• [All] Savestates: do not try to capture data that is already in cartridge space anyway (e.g. SRAM). Fixes text distortion in Near’s Bahamut Lagoon translation when loading a state.
• [All] Fixed YAML config parser to support comment signs after list start items
• [All] Fixed SNES open-bus contamination (fixes sprite flickering in Near’s Bahamut Lagoon translation, certain speed runs that rely on open bus behaviour)
• [All] (hopefully) fixed rapid data line toggling sometimes resulting in address line glitches, causing random crashes in extreme cases, and occasional garbled graphics on SMRPG among others.
• [All] Fixed data integrity problems when loading BSX games.

Known issues:

• Due to integration of the savestate handler into the in-game hook, the SNES CPU cycle cost for the in-game hook has increased. This reintroduces some issues when in-game hook+savestates are enabled, such as a corrupted Equip menu in Final Fantasy III/VI. I am planning to do an overhaul of the savestate code which will address this issue as well.
• When in-game savestates are enabled and set to the default button combination, pushing the buttons to temporarily or permanently disable the in-game hook will result in a crash. This happens due to overlap with the savestate button combination.
• When in-game savestates are enabled and the “load state” button combination is pressed, the handler will try to load a state even if no state exists yet for the current game. This will lead to a crash and sometimes results in a still image being displayed from a previously played game’s savestate.

Download:

• SD2Snes Firmware v1.11.0 Final (366)

source: sd2snes.de