dphirschler Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Is one better than the other? Are they the same only CF vs SD memory? Can I see some pics of the NanoPEB? Are they just a bare board or is there a case for it? Has anybody mounted one internally? Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertLM78 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I don't have either, but I lean toward the nanoPEB, because it has serial, instead of parallel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Some basic pics here: http://webpages.charter.net/nanopeb/ NanoPEB has a serial port. CF7+ has a parallel port. So "which one is best" depends on what (if anything) you want to connect them to. Both use a CF card. There is no case for it, but a few people have made their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Is one better than the other? Are they the same only CF vs SD memory? Can I see some pics of the NanoPEB? Are they just a bare board or is there a case for it? Has anybody mounted one internally? Darryl If you want to see some photos, there are 18 up closeup & personal photo's of the Nano-PEB << HERE >> Click on the individual photos to get the larger view. It comes down to personal preference, the CF7 (parallel port) or Nano-PEB (serial port). Other than the I/O device there is no other functional difference between the two units. The design will not fit into the console very well (if at all) and you would have major issues gaining easy access to the CF card that way. The truth is you'll probably be plugging and unplugging the CF every time you download and want to install a new program, unless to get a cable and use the CFHDXS1 program. I agree with RobertLM78, the Nano seems like the best way to go if you plan to go this route and not with a full-blown TI-PEB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 nano gets you hdx1 support through software.. cf7 gets you a parallel printer.. which you can use tiprint on your pc with your nanopeb and print on any pc printer.. I have no use for cf7.. and own 2 or 3 nanos.. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hloberg Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I got a CF7+ with a printer port. IF you do decide to buy a CF7 or NanoPEB from that guy on ebay who is making them, be sure to tell him if you have a f18a card installed in your TI99. He has to make the card a little different for the f18a. Also, be sure to get a power supply and have a good speech module. I had all kinds of problems with my CF7 till I replaced the speech module with one in much better shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I got a CF7+ with a printer port. IF you do decide to buy a CF7 or NanoPEB from that guy on ebay who is making them, be sure to tell him if you have a f18a card installed in your TI99. He has to make the card a little different for the f18a. Also, be sure to get a power supply and have a good speech module. I had all kinds of problems with my CF7 till I replaced the speech module with one in much better shape. What is different about it? I have a CF7+ and an F18A with no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I got a CF7+ with a printer port. IF you do decide to buy a CF7 or NanoPEB from that guy on ebay who is making them, be sure to tell him if you have a f18a card installed in your TI99. He has to make the card a little different for the f18a. Also, be sure to get a power supply and have a good speech module. I had all kinds of problems with my CF7 till I replaced the speech module with one in much better shape. I also had problems with my speech synth and the nanoPEB but no problems with the F18A and the nanoPEB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hloberg Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) What is different about it? I have a CF7+ and an F18A with no problems. Maybe I have a slightly newer model or something but when I told him about some of the issues I was having he said I needed to swap it out for one he made for the f18a. he said it was some kind of timing issues. what was happening was when I turned on the TI99 sometimes it would lock up. when I got the 'f18a fixed' one that problem went away. Edited August 12, 2014 by hloberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Maybe I have a slightly newer model or something but when I told him about some of the issues I was having he said I needed to swap it out for one he made for the f18a. he said it was some kind of timing issues. what was happening was when I turned on the TI99 sometimes it would lock up. when I got the 'f18a fixed' one that problem went away. I will count myself lucky for not having any issues, then. Now, I did purchase my CF7+ a bit late in the game, so I guess it is also possible that I got one of the newer designs. I dunno... Edited August 27, 2014 by OLD CS1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hloberg Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Since I got the f18a update and replaced the flaky speech module with a fairly mint one my cf7+ is solid as a rock now (knock on wood). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 I’d be curious to know if he plans on improving on the design such that it can be cased. Also, Why CF and not SD? SD is definitely more compact, more universal, cheaper, and maybe even faster. Is the developer of this device on these forums? Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Also, Why CF and not SD? SD is definitely more compact, more universal, cheaper, and maybe even faster. Because to use SD you'll need a microcontroller as part of the interface. CF is far easier to interface to systems such as the TI, and is plenty fast enough to work at the speed of the TI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hloberg Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) Because to use SD you'll need a microcontroller as part of the interface. CF is far easier to interface to systems such as the TI, and is plenty fast enough to work at the speed of the TI. Also, if you were thinking of asking; I tried using a SD/CF card (where you can insert an SD card into a CF card interface) on the CF7+ and it didn't work, constantly got read and write errors. Edited August 13, 2014 by hloberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Help me buy one of these. I found a link (in French) to buy the NanoPEB/CF7+, but they don't ship to the USA apparently. Can somebody allow me to ship to their address and then ship it to me? I'll pay the additional shipping cost of course. http://www.stargames.be/shop/accessoires/4085-compactflash-drive-rs-232-nanoped.html Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 The nanoPEB and CF7+ are Jaime Malilong's babies. Have you tried to contact him? His email is at the bottom of his support page (http://webpages.charter.net/nanopeb/). I bought mine about 3 years ago on Ebay from him (schmutzig1952). I haven't seen anything from him for awhile, though. ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 OK, I contacted him and have arranged to buy one. woo hoo! Darryl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) Woo hoo! I have my NanoPEB! Now what? LOL... Reading the documentation now. First observations: It has a power plug and a small switch. Didn't come with a wall transformer. Hopefully this is explained in the docs. Wasn't packaged very well. The padded envelope looks like it might have come open during shipping. Glad the Nano made it. Was there a power supply that got lost? I'll never know. Can you guys recommend one? Does it matter if it is 1.2 or 2.2 Amps? This is the one I am looking at: http://www.amazon.com/iMBAPrice%C2%AE-5V-Wall-Power-Adapter/dp/B00GUO5WUI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410227751&sr=8-1&keywords=5v+power+adapter+2.1mm It sure plugs in tight! I feel like I might break it trying to get it unplugged. Sure would be nice if it came in a case. I have some case ideas, but I have no means to build one Darryl Edited September 9, 2014 by dphirschler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hloberg Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 gonna need the power supply, or in my case, I did. Mine didn't work without it. I just bought the one he supplies, I think it was only $15.00. If you go get one yourself be sure it has a very solid +5. Most cell phone type charges aren't very stable. Also, speech module my cause problems. clean the contacts real good. I had some problems with an old speech module I had because the contacts were worn out. I kept getting memory errors. that being said, after I addressed these initial problems mine is now very stable. Also, use TI99DIR to write to it. it's a lot easier than the utility he supplies on his site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 That looks to be an okay power supply. 2A is always better than a 1 amp model as it'll only draw what it needs, but if it's under powered you might get flaky results. Just be sure any transformer you get is regulated as the builder, IMHO rounded a few corners building these things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Back when I used Nano I built my box with a single piece of black plastic. I used regular paper to make a template and then transferred the shape to the plastic, cut it out, bent the corners and then glued the front. Another user on here did the same thing but she used silver cardboard instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hloberg Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 After having mine a while I kinda like the retro-geek look of the PCB board attached to the computer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I have several switching power supply spares from various access points and firewalls that work just fine. Settled on a 5V 2A center-positive with a somewhat short cable, but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstimson Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 What I would love to see is a device that would let us PEB owners (or those with actual disk drives) to be able to add a memory card interface that could act as a 3rd or 4th drive in the system. Basically an easy way to transfer files to/from real floppies without having to go through the serial port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 What I would love to see is a device that would let us PEB owners (or those with actual disk drives) to be able to add a memory card interface that could act as a 3rd or 4th drive in the system. Basically an easy way to transfer files to/from real floppies without having to go through the serial port. You're in luck! It's already available. You can read more about it << HERE >>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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