greblus Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Yesterday I decided to rearrange my retro-corner and refresh my Mist setup. I overwrote PAL core with NTSC one which is hosted on github, but finally I found previously released PAL version on another laptop . PS. scrameta.net is back now. Edited November 25, 2015 by greblus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfanel Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Hi, foft & all! I'm trying the core on the MCC-216 (VGA version) and some questions came to mind: -How can I update from the scrameta autobuilder versions? I can see the atari800core.rfb is 291KB, same as the official .arg core, but the core update menu of the MCC-216 doesn't detect it as a valid core bitstream. I also tried changing it's extension to .arg, but it's still unrecognized. -Is it possible to enable scanlines? How? If it's not possible, could you produce a version with scanlines ON? They could be disabled with a key. I thing that for VGA version it would be the best option. On the DE1, it looks great with scanlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 I fixed the missing mcc .arg files - I'd put in a bad version number so the command to create them was failing. Its an option on the scandoubler, but its hardcoded to off on the mcc builds. I'll add it since its just copying a few lines from the mist build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfanel Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 If you could make scanlines on by default when VGA output is used, it would be great (at least or me!) On S-Video it doesn't make sense I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NML32 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 @foft, do you think one day when you have some free time (lol) you could combine the PAL and NTSC cores for the MCC devices? It would help free a core slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Yes it's on the list, in fact I started a few months ago;) In essence switching pal/ntsc is one flag and then clock speed. For the latter I need to figure out how to use the pll reconfiguration component altera provide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfanel Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Also, I have found there's no way to get "Tail Of Beta Lyrae" to work past the intro. I have tried every version in ATR or XEX format, with no success. Can you guys reproduce this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NML32 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Also, I have found there's no way to get "Tail Of Beta Lyrae" to work past the intro. I have tried every version in ATR or XEX format, with no success. Can you guys reproduce this problem? I'll add it to my compatibility Google sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Must be something to do with Scramble type games - both this and Airstrike 1! Please keep letting me know broken stuff - I know I'm very slow to fix but good to capture... Edit: did you try this one? Sigh cut and paste broken on iOS 9.2:( Anyway search for tail of beta lyrae emulator and there is a thread on atariage which may work. The original copy protected disk may work too. Edited January 6, 2016 by foft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfanel Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 @foft & NML32: it seems that Tail of Beta Lyrae doesn't work because this incredible Atari 800 FPGA implementation we have here is very accurate So I understand things are working as they should... The "XL gravity balls" version on the thread that foft pointed me to does work, although it lacks the fabulous intro. But it seems that the other versions shouldn't work on all hardware anyway. (at least it's what I understood from that thread). The best part in that thread is when Philip Price himself appears and explains the tricks he used for the starfield and tittle screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NML32 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 @Vanfanel and @foft I've updated my google sheet. Thanks, NML Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfanel Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 @foft: could you please build an mcc-216 version with scanlines on? I want to show the core to some friends this week and I want them to see it "as intentended". No need for an option, just a simple build with scanlines... I would do it myself but I think one can't simply do an .arg at home without additional soft components from the board manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Try that one. Sick so not able to test but built it with the setting on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfanel Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 (edited) Thanks a lot for that, foft! It works perfectly! Now it's ATARI SHOW TIME! I hope you recover soon! It's been an intense flu year over here too... Edited January 16, 2016 by vanfanel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 This new 65816 core is looking promising: https://github.com/robfinch/Cores/tree/master/FT816 It's pretty large so not possible for all platforms. Any interest in 65816 support? If so what is the most popular memory layout and best software to test with? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGFrankW Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 would this and the Atari logic fit into the MCC 216 with its 16k Altera Cyclone 3 FPGA ? Best regards Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 Nope. It could fit in the mist or chameleon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jugac64 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Hi Mark, I just realized you release a new core upgrade, thanks! I will test it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) This new 65816 core is looking promising: https://github.com/robfinch/Cores/tree/master/FT816 It's pretty large so not possible for all platforms. Any interest in 65816 support? If so what is the most popular memory layout and best software to test with? I don't have an FPGA board to test with, but I think 816 support is a great idea. There are a few 816 upgrades out there for the "real" Atari, and I have one in my 800. I truly believe the 816 is the future of Atari, and we should all support it. Edit: Support for both linear and portb RAM would be good. Throw in Axlon only if there is space in the FPGA for it. Edited March 7, 2016 by Kyle22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Hi Mark, I just realized you release a new core upgrade, thanks! I will test it soon. It only fixes loading of one game:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jugac64 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Well, I hope it is a good one! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NML32 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Airstrike was fixed. Airstrike works on my MIST but not on my MCC-216. Could someone with a MCC test it? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) I just downloaded the core from my website (PAL/VGA) and flashed it to the MCC216 then played a game of airstrike. So at least one version works! Edited March 7, 2016 by foft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NML32 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I just downloaded the core from my website (PAL/VGA) and flashed it to the MCC216 then played a game of airstrike. So at least one version works! This is embarrassing, I downloaded the cores but forgot to flash them to the MCC. Sorry false alarm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibrewire Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 There are a few clever Famicom Clones on the market that might be similar to what you are trying to achieve. Included are a couple of images of these clone systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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