BillC Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hi Bill, A good idea - thank you. I will change the PCB with this new row, no problem. Best regards, Juergen I'm glad you like the suggestion, using a ribbon cable for PBI also introduces the possibility of using it along with other PBI devices on a multi-device cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender II Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Hi Larry, The logic terms ("sourcecode") for the GALs are freely distributed, so everyone can change functions of it, if he want. Also the schematics are published. The V2.1 schematics and files I will publish when all is done. What I mean... when you don´t program Sys-Checks diagnostic firmware into an EPROM, then of course you can´t use the diagnostic functions. But in every case you can use standard operating systems. Every slot for one Sys-Check diagnostic firmware OR any operating system takes 32 KByte. This is to keep future expansions to Sys-Check firmware possible and more functionality is not realized due the limited amount of terms usable by two GALs. So this is the complete list of devices: EPROM 27128 (16 KByte) - One Sys-Check Firmware OR one operating system. Sys-Check firmware only until it fits in 16 KByte EPROM 27256 (32 KByte) - One Sys-Check Firmware OR one operating system. Sys-Check firmware can be extended to 32 KByte for future features EPROM 27512 (64 KByte) - Two Sys-Check Firmware OR two operating system OR one of each. EPROM 27010/271001 (128 KByte) - Four Sys-Check Firmware OR four operating system OR every other combination of them Hope all is clear now :-) Best regards, Juergen Do all orders come with the EPROM 27010/271001 (128 KByte)? With Sys-Check Firmware and three operating systems? What 3 OS's are you pre-programming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 This is starting to look very useful pass thru is always a nice idea! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Hi, Do all orders come with the EPROM 27010/271001 (128 KByte)? With Sys-Check Firmware and three operating systems? What 3 OS's are you pre-programming? Yes, all kits are equipped with an 128 KByte EPROM, so three operating systems (plus Sys-Check firmware) can be used. When order and payment timeline is closed, I will ask all buyers via email, which OS they want and program them. If no answer is given, then a standard choice will be used Best regards, Juergen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hi all, after full testing, I can offer an unnamed feature (until now) of the newer Sys-Check V2.1 version, which will be delivered to all people who orders the D.I.Y. assembly kit. The newer Sys-Check V2.1 version will be delivered with a SST39SF010A flash rom instead of an EPROM. So everybody - even if there´s no EPROM burner at home - is able to update newer Sys-Check firmware versions or also able to flash any operating system when using Sys-Check as an external OS switcher. Programming a new operating system or Sys-Check firmware is easy with self-explaining software. I will have the software ready when all kits are delivered. The flash tool will be availible in english and german language. With this new feature, Sys-Check is not only a diagnostic tool, also a very easy to use external OS selector without the need to open the case and change anything on the computer. Orders still welcome until January, 14th (end of day). Best regards, Juergen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Hello guys Just for your information. It's a little over 21:00 hours ( 9 PM ) in Central Europe at the moment. That should make it easier to determine when "end of the day" is. Sincerely Mathy Edited January 11, 2015 by Mathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hi all, after full testing, I can offer an unnamed feature (until now) of the newer Sys-Check V2.1 version, which will be delivered to all people who orders the D.I.Y. assembly kit. The newer Sys-Check V2.1 version will be delivered with a SST39SF010A flash rom instead of an EPROM. So everybody - even if there´s no EPROM burner at home - is able to update newer Sys-Check firmware versions or also able to flash any operating system when using Sys-Check as an external OS switcher. Programming a new operating system or Sys-Check firmware is easy with self-explaining software. I will have the software ready when all kits are delivered. The flash tool will be availible in english and german language. With this new feature, Sys-Check is not only a diagnostic tool, also a very easy to use external OS selector without the need to open the case and change anything on the computer. Orders still welcome until January, 14th (end of day). Best regards, Juergen Will these also have the header footprint for a PBI ribbon cable, or will they be card edge connector only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hi, Hello guys Just for your information. It's a little over 21:00 hours ( 9 PM ) in Central Europe at the moment. That should make it easier to determine when "end of the day" is. The "hard" limit is January 19th. So a few hours or 1 day for compensating time zone differences are not a problem :-) BR, Juergen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hi Bill, Will these also have the header footprint for a PBI ribbon cable, or will they be card edge connector only? Of course they will delivered with the extra row of pins to use a PBI ribbon cable OR the edge connector (in scope of delivery). BR, Juergen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotharek Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 +2 please !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 This is getting BETTER and BETTER! Great great work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Lotharek +2 please !!! You can only order via email, see the first posting in this thread. Sincerely Mathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hi Mathy, all fine. As long I can recognize every single post, it´s ok. EMail sent. BR, Juergen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Hi all, after order timeline is closed, only three orders are unpaid at this time - thank you! I will order the PCBs tomorrow already to speed up the delivery time. All parts needed for the kits are ordered and will be delievered in time. Because the pricing of the PCB house is based on ten pieces, I have four kits left. If somebody was in doubt and want one, just drop me an email. All purchasers will be informed by email about the upcoming process. Best regards, Juergen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hi all, I´m already finished with getting all components, the PCBs and so on, so my family helps me to make all shipments ready... now it´s done! Today all parcels are dropped at our local post office. In the evening (local time) all purchasers get another information email with each purchasers shipment notification and shipment number. Thanks! Best regards, Juergen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi all, here are the docs and specs incl. manual for Sys-Check 2.1 with firmware V1.3. This is the newest release of 2015-01-25 and it´s the shipped version. All purchasers got there last info email today from me. Some providers (specially COMCAST.NET) rejected my emails, I sent from another account. If anybody who purchased the kit doesn´t get any email the last two days, please contact me. Best regards, Juergen Sys-Check_20150125_Release.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Have been playing with the interface for a while now. Well ... it is AMAZING. This is absolutely stunning. I must say I really had a WOW experience when I tried this on my Stock 800XL, running it with QMEG 4.04 from SysCheck. How great is that? I'm very satisfied so far. Building the thing was fun to do too. Any plans to do another run? I am already very motivated to order a few more of these ... please let me know if that could be possible one day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 My next step is getting MyBIOS into the FLASHROM chip. I really think Mr. Atari would love this too. You wrote in your manual which 4 OS-es are in the FlashRom. But where are these located in the ROM? (I could find out myself, but perhaps you can write it somewhere?) is it 000000 - 003FFF Firmware 1 004000 - 007FFF Firmware 2 008000 - 00BFFF Firmware 3 00C000 - 00FFFF Firmware 4 Or different? Perhaps you could write that in your documentation (or did I overlook it?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Hi, My next step is getting MyBIOS into the FLASHROM chip. I really think Mr. Atari would love this too. You wrote in your manual which 4 OS-es are in the FlashRom. Perhaps you could write that in your documentation (or did I overlook it?) No, I forget to mention it in the manual. First plan was to have the flash software ready when I shipped out Sys-Check, but in case of delivery the kits 2 weeks earlier than expected I´m not ready with the software. Offset (EPROM, Flash): $00000-$03FFF: Sys-Check "Extended" (used per bankswitching) $04000-$07FFF: Sys-Check Firmware V1.3 $08000-$0BFFF: unused $0C000-$0FFFF: Operating System/Firmware 2 $10000-$13FFF: unused $14000-$17FFF: Operating System/Firmware 3 $18000-$1BFFF: unused $1C000-$1FFFF: Operating System/Firmware 4 When you burn any operating system into one slot, it´s a good idea to copy it into the unused area also. Best regards, Juergen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Are you familiar with the great universal flash tool FJC wrote? It can flash a lot of known flashable devices on atari 8bit. It has a very user friendly menu environment. Wouldn't it be great if his uflash tool would support your SysCheck 2 device? Perhaps you could provide some technical details about how the hardware works? That is probably enough to add the feature in the uflash tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Absolutely: thanks Marius. I'll be happy to add support if given the necessary technical info. Edited February 15, 2015 by flashjazzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Hi, Absolutely: thanks Marius. I'll be happy to add support if given the necessary technical info. sounds like a good idea - But I´m afraid a lot of rework must be done for Uflash. Uflash uses (and requires?) SDX to run and use bank switching in blocks of 8 KB. Sys-Check is designed to work with 16 KB blocks in different adress range - and SDX can´t be active (like any other cartridge based solution), so it´s kind different. Jon, if you´re interested and have the time , please contact me by email (tf_hh@gmx.de). BR, Juergen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 UFlash doesn't require SDX and can handle 16KB blocks (Sic!, for example). Will be in touch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiassofT Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Until the other flashers are available here's an alternative method to flash the chip if you own a Turbo Freezer 2005: Plug the Sys-Check flash chip SST 39SF010A into the Turbo Freezer 2005 flash socket and use FLASH.COM from this ATR: http://www.horus.com/~hias/tmp/freezer2005-sst.atr.zip I updated this Freezer 2005 flasher to support both the SST 39SF040 and 39SF010A chips. Then use option 2 "Program CartEmu+Freezer flash" - don't use option 1, that will only allow you to program the first 64k of the chip. The bank layout is like this: 2+3: Sys-Check firmware 6+7: OS/firmware 2 10+11: OS/firmware 3 14+15: OS/firmware 4 So, basically, just enter start bank 2, 6, 10 or 14 to flash a standard 16k ROM image. To reflash the original contents, put the 128k "Flash SST39SF010A Sys-Check V1.3.BIN" file from the Sys-Check Files ZIP in an ATR and flash it starting from bank 0. so long, Hias 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) I believe (not tested yet) that the SIC also supports this type of Flash rom. So if you have a SIC you could also use the flasher that comes with sic. Or you use the software from FJC with the SIC. I now used m Eprom burner-to flash it. I was surprised to find out that my Batronix does not support this 1Mbit Flash Rom. My el cheapo made in China G540 did work flawless though. Edited February 15, 2015 by ProWizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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