MaDDuck Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Thanks Ksarul. I tried to research the chip and all roads led back to either MSX, Coleco, or TI. I also have the VGA and audio to HDMI adapter on its way. This is going to be great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 You can also find Powertran Cortex and Tomy Tutor/Pyuuta users with them, so they do get around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyerd Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Not forgetting the Memotech MTX 500/512/RS128 from the UK with the TMS9929A. I have a MTX500 and tried the F18A in place of the TMS9929A and found the only issue was the slight increase in video and audio speed due to the change of 50Hz to 60Hz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaDDuck Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 I love your username, "wyerd"! It's so... weird. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaDDuck Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 So to of a full recap, I am, or will be soon, pumping: Beige TI-99/4A WICO joystick adapter 2 Kraft Maze Master joysticks plus a wide variety of various SEGA gamepads. F18A VGA to VGA cable Composite cable for sound VGA and minijack audio to HDMI adapter HDMI cable fed through XBOX ONE 27 inch Samsung widescreen And a big stack of games!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphirschler Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hey MadDuck, how are you with a soldering iron? Just curious. I've gotten better since I have gotten back into my TI these last few years. I decided that one TI I keep as bone stock, and one is my "modding" TI*. I plan on modding the hell out of my mod TI. Next thing to do is solder the speech module inside the console. Darryl * Actually, I have four consoles: a stock black/silver one, a stock beige one, a beige QI with 1981 firmware, and my beige mod TI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaDDuck Posted June 1, 2016 Author Share Posted June 1, 2016 I don't solder anymore. I checked my oder status and it looks like my F18A is on its way! They are out of stock so I found and purchased one at the perfect time. I am hyped F18A! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djugel Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) "plus a wide variety of various SEGA gamepads." anyone got any good links on how to go about using sega genesis gamepads on TI? 3 and 6 button Edited June 2, 2016 by djugel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaDDuck Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Well I have had mixed luck with most of my SEGA pads. Some stop certain keys from working, etc. But way back in 2004, I bought a modified Performance brand control pad from CMD (Creative Micro Designs) that was internally modified to not send any info through except for the d-pad and 1 button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew180 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Sorry for being late to reply. The F18A is known to work in these systems: TI-99/4A Home ComputerColecoVison Game ConsoleColecoVision ADAM ComputerToshiba HX-10 MSX1 ComputerToshiba Pasopia-IQ MSX1 ComputerJVC Victor HC-7 MSX1 ComputerYamaha CX5M MSX1 ComputerSpectraVideo 328 ComputerTomy TutorSEGA SG-1000SEGA SC-1000II (replaced a TMS9118 VDP)Telegames Personal ArcadePowertran CortexMemotech 500 and 512towmater's AppleTi adapter board for Apple ][ and Apple GS computers These are the systems people have reported back to me, or that I have tested personally. There are also a few home-brew projects using the F18A. Also, over in the CV subforum member TPR has a link with a lot of screen-shot comparisons of the F18A on different TVs and monitors, with and without VGA to HDMI adapters, etc. It starts around page 4 of the thread, here is a link: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/237287-why-i-got-back-into-collecting-colecovision/page-4?do=findComment&comment=3329059 It goes on for a page or two about the video options. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iKarith Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 "plus a wide variety of various SEGA gamepads." anyone got any good links on how to go about using sega genesis gamepads on TI? 3 and 6 button SMS/Mark III/SG-1000 are like Atari VCS save for an extra fire button on pin 9. Pin SMS Genesis Genesis 7 high 7 low === ========== ========= ========= 1 Up Up Up 2 Down Down Down 3 Left Left GND 4 Right Right GND 5 +5V +5V +5V 6 I button B button A button 7 photodiode multiplex multiplex 8 GND GND GND 9 II button C button Start SMS/Mark III/SG-1000 is easy: Pins 1-4 are up/down/left/right, pin 5 is +5V, pin 8 is GND, pins 6 and 9 are buttons I and II, and pin 7 is the photodiode of the light gun. If that looks remarkably like an Atari VCS controller, it is! Signals are active low and should have pullups, though apparently the standard pads assumed the console held the signals high. Obviously the Atari VCS has no II button, though Princess Rescue could use it if you plug in a SMS or Genesis 3 button pad. The 3 button Genesis pad has more buttons and must multiplex based on pin 7. Keep it high to use the Genesis pad like a SMS and older controller, in which case B is on pin 9 and C is on pin 6. Drop pin 7 and pins 3 and 4 both go low (impossible state for the D-pad, but identifies the controller) and pin 9 has A and 6 has Start. These buttons are active low with pullups. The 6 button controller ... is crazy. It sets pin 7 low, and then pulses it high twice within 1.1 msec to indicate it wants to read. During this time, the pad acts like a 3 button controller. But when it gets that second clock pulse, it sends back: 7 1 2 3 4 6 9 ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Low Up Down Low Low A Start : : : : : : : High Up Down Left Right B C \ Low Up Down Low Low A Start | rising w/in 1.1msec High Up Down Left Right B C / Low Low Low Low Low A Start High X Y Z Mode High High Low High High High High A Start Be sure D pad goes high High Up Down Left Right B C Low Up Down Low Low A Start Low >= 1.8 msec Basically, you don't want none of that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaDDuck Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 What iKarith said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaDDuck Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 Well all of the cables are in! I have the F18A installed (piece of cake!) It is going through the VGA to HDMI adapter that Ω recommended and it makes a beautiful 640 X 480 extra sharp picture. The HDMI cable is plugged into the HDMI input on my XOBXONE to try to get some good screen captures. If only this was in stock: https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/?page_id=11#!/ATARISoft-Multicart/p/62232986/category=16641009 I'd be one happy camper! Thanks to everybody. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Well all of the cables are in! I have the F18A installed (piece of cake!) It is going through the VGA to HDMI adapter that Ω recommended and it makes a beautiful 640 X 480 extra sharp picture. The HDMI cable is plugged into the HDMI input on my XOBXONE to try to get some good screen captures. If only this was in stock: https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/?page_id=11#!/ATARISoft-Multicart/p/62232986/category=16641009 I'd be one happy camper! Thanks to everybody. I put one in stock for you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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