RevEng Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireTiger Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 2600/7800 system female pin tester?red for button, each green for one of the directions?ORUm... plug and play PC adaptor with indicator lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600 Forever Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I don't think it's a tester, it's probably a PC to joystick interface to emulate the joystick with the PC. Hmm, maybe it's another one of those silly "Punk" interfaces for the 2600 Synthcart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Is it an outhouse for when you need your 7800 to take a dump? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 If related to this some sort of programmable melody/tune player with lights and switchable tunes by pressing the red button? Tunes download via USB. It's 'kicked-off' off by some sort of response/feedback/read of the joystick port (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Whatever it is, when can we purchase it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 By the gender of the cables, I'd guess that it's to use the PC as an adapter allowing any PC friendly controller to be used with the 2600/7800. Or, maybe, along with a video capture card it's a way to let some sort of software on the PC auto-play 2600/7800 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Nice guesses, but nobody has it right yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Wiimote interface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It is a rom tester that goes from your computer to the 7800 joystick port. You use it with a special cart that a certain CPU master has made. It like the Cuttle Cart II using the serial cable. You compile your program and send it to the usb port and it runs your program on a real 7800 instantly. Allan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Ah, that makes me wonder.. Not a "rom tester" per se, but possibly a DevOS enabled 7800 to USB connector for the flash cart? desiv Edited March 19, 2014 by desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Not a "rom tester" per se,Actually, now that I re-read that and what you said, that's exactly a "rom tester".. D'oh! So basically I am agreeing with Allan.. desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Quality-looking product, even including a nice ferite ring to reduce interference, so integrity of data must be important. I'm going to make a very wild guess, based patly due to the availabilty of BASIC, now, on the 7800. Peripheral emulator? Not just for transfering files or loading ROMs, but also simulating disk drives, like on the A8, or other output devices like modems, printers via the PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Just out with it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Twenty questions? Known: It is hardware. It is posted in the 7800 forum. It has a joystick plug (game system) and a USB plug (computer system). RevEng has been working on 7800 Basic. CPUWiz has been working on 7800 hardware. If it isn't a dumper to get data OUT of the 7800, it must be for putting data INTO the 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I know this, there is a piece missing and it's a prototype, the PCB for the device in the picture is currently being manufactured. But without the missing piece, it doesn't really do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I know this, there is a piece missing and it's a prototype, the PCB for the device in the picture is currently being manufactured. But without the missing piece, it doesn't really do anything. So was I right? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 For the most part. Except it isn't a $200 earth shattering device, like the CC2. I'll show something, when I have the time, maybe later tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Cool. I just want to have 7800basic put the signed rom into a folder, hit the 7800 power button, pick up the joystick and test. The least amount of steps the better. Right now I have to bring the SD card back and forth between the computer and the 7800 with the CuttleCart. It's a pain. I do have the serial cable for it but I have never tried it. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 You need one two more steps, you need to click on "Load ROM Image" and "Program" in my Windows GUI, that controls the brain of the black box (microcontroller driven BIOS, I wrote). The brain controls the cart and gives it instructions. I am lazy and can't stand programming EPROM's over and over to test something. It had to be done. The first revision of this is controlled by Eckhard's DevOS, which I modded for my MegaCart+, and can be used with his cable. RevEng has it in his posession now. This iteration has a custom protocol I made, it uses more than just UDLR. The BIOS in the box, controls the BIOS in the cart (wait until you see the crazy animation!) and even better, you can control it from the GUI. You can switch to just loading a xK block (smallest block size is 256 bytes) to address $XXXX (the address space is larger than 48K, but has no bankswitching). So lets say you are working on a 48K game, you can use extra memory for development (or release). Oh yeah, and all memory that you have access to, is all read/write. And to top it off, if you turn off the machine or unplug the cart and take it somewhere else, the contents are still around (NVRAM). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 You need one two more steps, you need to click on "Load ROM Image" and "Program" in my Windows GUI, that controls the brain of the black box (microcontroller driven BIOS, I wrote). The brain controls the cart and gives it instructions. I am lazy and can't stand programming EPROM's over and over to test something. It had to be done. The first revision of this is controlled by Eckhard's DevOS, which I modded for my MegaCart+, and can be used with his cable. RevEng has it in his posession now. This iteration has a custom protocol I made, it uses more than just UDLR. The BIOS in the box, controls the BIOS in the cart (wait until you see the crazy animation!) and even better, you can control it from the GUI. You can switch to just loading a xK block (smallest block size is 256 bytes) to address $XXXX (the address space is larger than 48K, but has no bankswitching). So lets say you are working on a 48K game, you can use extra memory for development (or release). Oh yeah, and all memory that you have access to, is all read/write. And to top it off, if you turn off the machine or unplug the cart and take it somewhere else, the contents are still around (NVRAM). But you won't need a 7800 modded with Eckhard's DevOS to use the final version, right? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Correct, and no need for .A78 files or signing the ROM. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hmmn.. so you'll need a modded out 7800 for the first revision. That makes it more costly than the upcoming Harmony cart. I guess I'll wait patiently for the second rev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 There is no first version, the only one that exists, doesn't require a modded system either. RevEng owns a one of a kind prototype Atari 7800 cart now (shown below). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariFriend Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 all around awesome. Nice to see USB support for sure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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