+Muddyfunster Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Awesome! Thanks Rafal. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mksmith Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, rj1307 said: added BANKSET 2x128k+RAM+POKEY banking scheme used in "Attack of the PETSCII Robots". Thanks @rj1307 for adding support for Petscii and this bankset scheme - think we are going too see more games coming using it.. Much appreciated 👏👏👏 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Another update is coming to address an issue with graphical problems with the newest release and banksets. Just a heads up...to NOT update with the current files @rj1307 has listed until he updates it. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I'm glad I didn't go through the effort of digging out my old Win10 laptop, finding my USB Blaster and hoping I didn't uninstall that garbage Quartus software after the last time. Sounds like a good "next weekend" project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1307 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 SOFTWARE UPDATE! Corrected version of the program for CPLD in the attachment. Fixed graphics bugs on NTSC consoles. The program for the AVR remains unchanged. DragonFly.zip 13 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+playsoft Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Rafal, thank you for your continued support of DF. The Petscii demo now runs fine on both my PAL and NSTC consoles. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 I just wanted to also express my thanks for adding in the bankset support and addressing the graphical glitches of the previous update so quickly! BTW, I've managed to successfully update through windows11 but it did require having to brute force install the USB Blaster drivers. This was done in the old school method of right clicking on the .inf files found for the USB Blaster in the Quartus/drivers section and selecting on the Install option. Windows device mangler...err..manager still shows the USB-Blaster as being not working correctly, but the Quartus software did show it in the hardware section for me to add it and I was able to update the DF without issue at that point. So while official drivers for the USB-Blaster may not exist for Windows 11 yet by Intel or Altera, it can be made to work under Windows 11 still. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ongikong Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Hi guys, what type of plug fits into this hole? I'd like to build a cable for my dragonfly and need to buy the exact type for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 4 minutes ago, ongikong said: Hi guys, what type of plug fits into this hole? I'd like to build a cable for my dragonfly and need to buy the exact type for it. See page 2. 761858017_Manual(4).pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Will this be made someday? By next year I may be able to afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ongikong Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 The 5.5/2.1mm plug that is mentioned in the manual is for the input of the power supply, but not for the output to the console (lower socket). I guess in the upper socket fits a specific plug with a pin in the center. Maybe similar to plugs which can be found on ac adapters for notebooks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1307 Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 LUMBERG 1636 04 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ongikong Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1307 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 SOFTWARE UPDATE! I found a bug in the latest patch of AVR that may cause Bankset to malfunction. The update version remains unchanged. v1.09.zip 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauder666 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 @rj1307 Fixed a problem where sometimes PETSCII demo wouldn't load on my NTSC machine from cold. PAL was ok. Another NTSC machine did load fine. Assumed it was my console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALEXANDER Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 On 2/19/2023 at 4:55 AM, rj1307 said: SOFTWARE UPDATE! Corrected version of the program for CPLD in the attachment. Fixed graphics bugs on NTSC consoles. The program for the AVR remains unchanged. DragonFly.zip 2.7 MB · 42 downloads Hi, the file doesn´t run in any emulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juansolo Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 (edited) 8 hours ago, ALEXANDER said: Hi, the file doesn´t run in any emulator. It is for updating the Dragonfly flash cartridge specifically. Edited March 30 by juansolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Before I fubar things, someone remind me: do I update the AVR first or only after updating the CPLD. The ReadMe says to do the AVR first: Quote ***In the first step, update AVR to v1.09, only then you can update CPLD.*** Just want to verify it's not a mistake or phrasing issue I'm misunderstanding. EDIT: Nvm, I did it the way Rafal wrote it - AVR first, then CPLD. Everything went great. The longest time involved was digging out my USB Blaster from the plethora of cables, widgets, programmers and adapters I have around the gameroom, most of which I use once a year at most these days. The of course everything on my Win10 box wanted to update itself since I haven't started it up in months. Anyway ... done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I actually update the CPLD first and then the AVR because I'm pretty sure his PDF on this states it in that manner. But either way, the newer AVRs aren't going to work until the CPLD is updated anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukestah Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 If I have updated to 1.09 and it appears to be working, am I needed to update the CPLD as well or can I leave it as it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj1307 Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 In the last update first AVR then CPLD - AVR must release two address lines first, if it doesn't it will be a conflict between the chips. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 6 hours ago, rj1307 said: In the last update first AVR then CPLD - AVR must release two address lines first, if it doesn't it will be a conflict between the chips. So as I did it the other way around...does that mean I need to redo the CPLD update again to make sure? Because again, I updated the CPLD first as that is what we had to do originally to get the 1.08 FW working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 I finally got around to updating my CPLD and AVR for my DragonFly but I've run into an issue. - I first updated the dragon.bin AVR file (from Mar 28, 2023 post) by putting it in the root directory of my SD card and turning on the DragonFly, and it updated without a problem. - I then installed the Quartus II 13.0sp1 64-bit program and it recognized my USB Blaster - I opened the case to my DragonFly and attached the USB Blaster lead with the red stripe aligned with the 1 on the DragonFly board - I loaded the dragonfly.pof (from the Feb 19, 2023 post) in the Quartus II programmer, turned on the DragonFly, clicked START and it shows Failed in the program no matter how I position the pins from the USB Blaster in the DragonFly. The pins are quite loose in the DragonFly board and I try to hold them in several different positions but it immediately comes back with Failed each time I try. I've attached screenshots of the USB Blaster, DragonFly board and Quartus II Programmer Screen below in case there's something obvious I'm missing. - Do I need to put the DragonFly into a specific menu/mode? Developer Mode? - Are these pin header too small? They wiggle around and may not be making contact? - Is there a setting I have wrong in Quartus II? Thanks! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 (edited) I had to solder mine. edit: @ZeroPage Homebrew it’s DF power on? Edited May 1 by Eagle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 2 hours ago, Eagle said: I had to solder mine. Thanks Eagle, I've ordered some more size appropriate pin headers and will solder them on if that doesn't work. 2 hours ago, Eagle said: edit: @ZeroPage Homebrew it’s DF power on? Yup, I made sure the DF's power was on before I clicked Start. - James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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