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The summer is very hot here, so if you want some snowing, check this out:
https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-bina ... 200809.rbf

Well, if I try "Normal" or "Multiscan" monitor Mode, games are full screen but sound sounds too slow, for example, Gods intro music sounds like a Walkman with batteries low :shrug: The audio clock was wrong indeed. Try this one: https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-binaries/blob/master/cores/archimed...

A bit big and clunky for what it is, surely it must be possible to shrink into a smaller "stick"? :) It's relative, you can put it next to the MiST on its edge, or put on the MiST, or just hide it somewhere. As the USB ports are very close to each other, a dongle-like approach might interfere with ...

Thanks for sharing. I was looking into it and the ds1307 was the part I would want to avoid. It should also work with a ds3231 generic I2C board, correct? Was there anything else one needs besides the I2C-Tiny-USB firmware on the device (I was looking into use a sparkfun)? Mist will do all the rest...

This looks really nice. After you've built that small batch, are you considering releasing your schematics for hardware sellers to provide it? Till already released the schematics: https://github.com/harbaum/I2C-Tiny-USB Connecting the DS1307 is straightforward, and the PCB layout is very simple, I...

I got the good box today. According the Murphy's law, the PCB just don't fit: usb-rtc-murphy.jpg However with some hand-crafting, it can be pushed it: usb-rtc-dremel.jpg I had to cut one of the Zeners, but luckily there's another GND point near, thus it can be moved around easily. And the final boxe...

The TG68k should not really run at 112 MHz, however the multicycle paths in the sdc mostly solve it. Converting to 28 MHz is a bit challenging if one wants the same performance, since the signals between the SDRAM controller - cache (which will remain at 112) and the CPU (which will become 28) shou...

Yeah, it doesn't worth to go with an uncertain source. Also doesn't worth to hunt for those Microns. Any recent SDRAM chip should do the job which is in specs. Mine MiST has a Hynix, btw.

vebxenon wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:27 pm

This software requires an special hardware, isn't it?

Everything should be implemented in the core (except the sync polarity switch).

ijor wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:11 pm

I wasn't really talking specifically about this core, not even specifically about the MiST. Sadly, it became quite common practice to release cores not meeting timing.

And with loads of async logic.

You can also try LCDGameModes with AutoVIDC:
https://www.retro-kit.co.uk/LCDGameModes/
https://www.retro-kit.co.uk/AutoVIDC/

If you want good performance and not letterboxed display, then it's the best to choose 15kHz modes (monitor type 0 or 1). Btw, it's the only core where you can play Alone in the Dark, and it runs very well.

It is too bad that cores that don't meet timing are publicly released. I understand from what you are saying this is not your fault, and I know it is not slingshot's fault either. But I believe that is a very bad thing to do. Not only that the core, of course, might fail or misbehave. All those cor...

8bitguy1 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:12 pm

I'd love one if you'll ship it to Canada.

According to the post's webpage, sending to Canada or to Portugal are the same price (almost 10 EUR for a registered letter) - maybe the surprise will come when I'll try to send.

Good!
I'm waiting for a cheap ABS plastic box, the device should fit into it perfectly. If not, then there'll be a little job for the Dremel

As some of you might already notice, the firmware got more generic support for @MasterOfGizmo's USB-RTC gadget. Currently the Minimig-AGA, both ST cores and Archie can take advantage of this device. I've built a version of the clock, and works well. Here's the prototype on a breadboard (the Arduino ...

C'mon, it's an MSX1, the SDRAM bandwith requirements are nowhere near to the SNES. The SDRAM controller in SNES uses a 3-way bank interleaving, and runs at 126MHz. The MSX1's SDRAM controller should work even at 32MHz, but if it runs above 64MHz, then there is something very inefficiently implemente...

rondc wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:38 am

Thanks slinghot !
Let's see what we can do.

Where can we find some SDC documentation in order to learn how to configure ?.

Regards.

Quartus handbook maybe. The input/output part of the .sdc is very unintuitive, just copy-paste the SDRAM part from another recent core (use the correct clock).

ManuFerHI ! Hello !!! My MISTica has the same RAM than classic MiSTs and may be what you said about the speed of the RAM. I have been trying to synthesize several approaches and there was not success, still not working. Maybe Gyurco could do a couple of tries since he has a lot of experience with M...

vebxenon wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 30, 2020 3:02 pm

Do you know why some games in AGA mode have glitches? For example, SF2 on Whdload.

I don't know (and I don't know really much about Amigas). Did you read this?
viewtopic.php?p=398448#p398448

Yes, I've adapted both for 8-word bursts, so in the best case scenario it can now transfer data every cycle. The cache was surprisingly easy to adapt, and the SDRAM controller's still recognisable as the same one. The biggest change is that I now delay the CAS phase of writes by a few cycles, so th...

I've already added to Minimig-MiST and the Archie cores, too.

For the new release: https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-binaries/blob/master/cores/mistery/MiSTery-200725.rbf I've added USB-RTC support (https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-board/wiki/UsbRtc) It's a nice little device, which is not only useful for MiST, but can be used in RPis and other gadgets, whe...

firmware_200725
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- Fix long-standing ADF write corruption bug
- Generic USB-RTC support

breiztiger wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 24, 2020 5:22 pm

thanks you

can you push your new code to MiSTer ?

we lack of playcity on MiSTer side

Then there's a reason to get a MiST
I'm sure somebody will port it.