Beiträge von datalex

Hi! Peto and ALL you out there!

I was pleased to find out THIS GREAT BIG IMPROVEMENTS of UNICART64...Keep it running my friend Peto!

(A small question about this BIG project... I dare to ask :are there any PCB available or gerbers files- I REALLY want to involved in this project ,too!)

TIP: I was trying to implement movie player on c64 -in order to run multimedia games/quizzes on real c64 - for example Dragons Lair version by combining external raspberry zero media player controlled by c64 connected to monitor and switched by c64 internal/external video signal. So I am thinking of using UNICART64 would be great for ALL-in-ONE solution!

Have a nice day

Alex

Greece

(member of retroclub .gr)

Zitat von Diddl

Hier gibt es den programmer um ein paar Dollar

https://www.ruten.com.tw/find/…0USB+&cateid=001100160003

Thank you Diddl for the info but I don't thiok ruten.com refers to market abroad .

My ADAFRUIT 232H module arrived yesterday.

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Guess what... FT-Prog does not recognised it! -at first time.

In order to find out what exactly happening ewth theese module... after some googling ...searching and experiments in my lab here are my thoughts / findings:

There is a combination of drivers method tools to read & write configuration on local eeprom

You can read amd write eeprom except from using FT-prog with ftdi tools via command line with ftdi_eeprom command ,e.t.c

So depending on the driver you install you can use either FT-prog or the following comands to read/write ,erase, load defaults etc

----FTDI tools commands via command line-----

dump eeprom: eeprom

erase eeprom: eeprom -e -p 0x6014 -v 0x0403

build eeprom: eeprom -w -p 0x6014 -v 0x0403

flash it with config file: ftdi_eeprom --device i:0x0403:0x6014 --flash-eeprom ft232h.config

the combination is as follows:

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Also according to 232H datasheet:

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I noticed that in order to use FT232h for example in JTAG mode chip has to be on MPSSE mode and this is done via Application SoftwARE and note necessarily via eeprom configuration only.

A helpfull tool for easily accesing /installing drivers was Zadig (as metnioned in previous posts)

I wonder what else need to be configured in order for ATMSIP recognise the module as ATDH1150USB clone!

(I hope Freak's 2232D chip and ours 232H would be ATMELISP Application Comands compatible ! -it seems so according datasheets side by side)

Till now except for Manufacturer: AtemlISP and Product Description: ATDH1150USB

I also changed PortA Driver to D2XX Direct mode with no luck so far

I would really aprecciate if -Freak for example- can give as any clue as like what driver device is recognised under windows ,etc and if the right mode is D2XX direct and Application takes over direct port bits!

The quest continues....

ClausS my 232H module arrives tomorrow (I hope) . If you dont want to mess with .inf driver changes etc in order to program your bricked one be patient for my experiments in my module.

Cheers

Alex

Hi! I was away and just read your messages . ClausS Really sorry my friend for your board. As I haven't tried it myself I am waiting for my board to arrive - I was urged to see if we can 'emulate' ATMSISP original program without confirming it.

But I think you had previously changed PID and VID wihout problem (post#77). That's weird!

The only thing (except PID/VID) my xml changes is manufacturer name & product descriptor

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Maybe the problem is that changing the VIP/PID is not recognised by driver file anyhmore.

Please do check this option here.

ClausS As I can see this module has FT232HQ chip on it.

As I dont have this module yet I have make an .xml to upload please test this out and let me know as what it is recognised .

(Please also if you can send me the six pin exact chip code - I think this is the eeprom of the board)

azlab_ft232H_ATDH1150USB clone.zip

Alex

Zitat von Diddl

In my Opinion this board should work fine.

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So what if you configiure it with proper PID/VID & Usb Descriptor e.t.c and make it recognised as ATMEL ATDH1150USB clone!? (eeprom is there ,too)

As It is difficult to get this 2232D module is there any chance for thisFT232H module to work at 3.3v with atf1504AS 5v Jtag interface? (this is the same module used with openocd etc)

Zitat von Freak

Hi datalex ,

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Therefore, my adapter can handle 5V at the JTAG-Port, while your proposal can handle 3,3V only.

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Oh! I see thank you my friend with your corection....

I was thiniking exactly the oposite : that this D vs H 2232 vertion handles 5v directrly.

Just read the PDF and noticed exaclty what you said: "internal VCCIO connected internally to 3V3OUT".

My ATF1504AS is 5V omly for sure (as 5v needed for my c-64 retro project!) So do you thing that without lever shifter JTAG doees not going to work?

As a flashback I remember in one of your previous post (page 3) you mention smth like : ".....But it should also work without a level shifter/driver,...."

Also downloaded and tweaking with FTDI configuration utility (some things needs setup like VID/PID , USB Descriptors , PORT A/B setup, e.t.c -according to your previous post page 3!)

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I have two morte questions came up my mind :

1. from your schematic it seems ADBUS4 to control /OE of 3-state level shifter - I asume it is controlled by ATMISP protocol software?

2. Do you have any spare pcb available? I think you have a complete working (and cheaper! of course) ATDH1150USB clone.

Really thank you for your time

Alex

I have tried for cheap alternatives mostly parallel port atf1504 programmenrs & also Diddl Arduino UNO shield (above posts) BUT as my lab pc has only windows 10 , I tried winxp with pcie parallel port card via VM but with no luck!

Zitat von Freak

I drew an adapter myself under KiCAD, with an FT2232D and a few level shifters/drivers. But it should also work without a level shifter/driver, I think. I attached the KiCAD files as an archive. It was difficult to find a suitable quartz...

However, the correct EEProm content is important. The programming tool expects the following as string descriptors (i.e. as device names):

Descriptor 1: "AtmelISP" (das ist der "Manufacturer")

Descriptor 2: "ATDH1150USB" (das ist die "Product Description")

VID and PID remain FTDI standard: 0403/6010.

If you want to use an FT2232D adapter, I can help you with the EEProm content......

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I am thinking of getting to this 'route' .

Afer a little search I thinks this adapter would be a perfectrly fit. It even includes the serial eepron for configurtion / VID PID settings.

So I think according to excellent Freak usb schematic and ready made alliexpress adapter maybw we will have a little luck! - I hope.

Here is the schematic of the cheap altenative

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I noticed that we are close enough to Freak's schematic (thank you my friend for uploading yours) - i hope if we need any further infos on eeprom contents Freak can help with this!

What do you thing?

(NOTE:this is only an idea and nothing has been tested yet!)

Ηι!

@Diddl

I noticed in other fotos that on arduino uno shield there are no pull-ups on jtag interface.

Question#1: Do they really needed? I tried to program my 1504 test board (below) with arduino and SVF- UNO svf player and get an TDO mismatch error !

Question#2: in arduino shield there two hex for uploading -what is the difference between SVF_Player.ino.hex VS SVF_Player.ino.with_bootloader.hex ?

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Hi! my friend dddaaannn,

You 've made my day!!

SUCCESS after months (after my previous year HDD crash) I finally managed to compile nexys4ddr.bit

I really like to THANK dddaaann for his suggestion of missing exomizer

I keep on my cheap Alternative MEGA65 FPGA project now.....

*UPDATE*

I would really appreciate if someone knows a way of GIT clone specific date repository in order to REVIVE an old project of MEGA65

Thank you for your time

Hi!

I am here again! trying to revice my old project . Still the same problem afte my previous HDD crash. Installed everyithing from the start with no luck. Same "exomizer: not found error"

Is there a way of GIT clone THAT oldest SPECIFIC repo dated 24/3/2020 who compiled ok ?

Thank you for your time

Alex

Hi Peter and all you out there!

What an excellent project is this! Congratulation on your this brainstorming project -interfacing an fgpa to awkward c64 expansion port ( )

I have not read out all 15 pages yet but I suspect resistor voltage division approach leads to some problems depending on (different) c64 expansion port voltage logic .

You should better use 74LVC8T245 but I understand resistor is more simple and cheaper -so it is fine!

(I noticed in your 4th post pcb fotos that you have IRQ and DOTCLOCK grounded via 5k total resistor .Am I missing smth?)

Here is 3 screenshots / I cannot find ηοα το make (compile) file

I download exomizer in working directory (GIT_ROOT) but I cannot get it installed with make install

(Ι've to replicate the same environment -before HDD failure- i.e: Ubuntu 18.04 , Vivado Web pack 2017.4 , etc. The only thing I am not sure is how I can compile older version archive(march2020) from github source)

Hi everyone! I am pleased I am back after some months now!

Well to make the long story short....: After an HDD crash I had to re-install my MEGA65 development enviroment from scratch.

I installed Ubuntu 18.04 on VM with Xilinx Web Vivado 2017.4

After trying to arrange everything according to my own posts here (!!) I get the following error while trying to compile

Any ideas why exomizer: not found error?

Thank you for your time

Thank you Anton!

You made my day pal!

Well done next step is to try and change some bits & byte here & there and try to recompile for Qmtech FPGA board

Thanks adtbm! (what is your name my friend?)

nexys4ddr.zip