Charlie_ Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 initial mechanical drawing of pcb and its fiting to case - metal case st colur powder painted. ps. power switch is missing on pdf Nice. The cards side by side will be very cool. I always seem to have trouble slightly ejecting one when removing the other when they are top and bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeshed Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 If I may, am I the only one immature enough to giggle when this project comes up in Spy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian1 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Nice. The cards side by side will be very cool. I always seem to have trouble slightly ejecting one when removing the other when they are top and bottom. I second that. I suggested this long ago to MiKro (the designer of the UltraSatan), but he didn't want to redesign the PCB that had already been created (which is the 2 SD cards on top of each other). Others wanted it to be as small as possible. I thought it was too easy to accidentally remove both cards instead of just one because they are too close together. After using it for a while, my premonition was correct. I would say about 10% of the time, I accidentally remove both cards instead of just one. No damage to data done, but still, it's annoying to reseat the card and have the hard disk driver notice it again. This wouldn't have happened if the SD card slots were side by side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 i'm interested! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 +1 for me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace_stknights Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Want one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonB Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) Great news from Lotharek! I just posted this on Atari-Forums, apologies if you know some of it already. Lotharek has asked me to post some UltraSatan news, so here goes. Sounds like he is making good progress. He has my UltraSatan to work with for the time being. The new device will be in a metal case powder coated in ST grey. the SD cards are side by side rather than back to back as in the existing design, which will make it much easier to swap cards. Obviously activity lights will be visible (mine doesn't have them). The power supply options are a little more user friendly as this new design runs off 5v. A micro USB socket for external power supplies (think phone chargers here) and a floppy power connector. He wasn't clear on whether the floppy connector is an order option or a standard feature (let's hope its standard!). The power switch will operate on the micro USB input only (makes sense as the floppy socket would turn on / off with the machine it is connected to). There will be additional connectors for LED activity lights (for internal mounting in a MEGA, for example). Another departure from the old UltraSatan is the provision of a proper ACSI cable, rather than a ribbon cable. The metal case should prevent unwanted movement of the unit. Lotharek reports first prototypes within two weeks (from today) and mass production to follow soon after. Regards JonB Edited November 27, 2012 by JonB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian1 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 That sounds great! I would be interested in 2 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Firedawg Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I would be interested in one. Email Sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methanoid Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Sounds like we might fit internally on STE with minor mod. That would be great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfdi Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yeah ! ... I want to buy two Ultrasatan ... .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBO Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 To all interested users, don't forget to send a mail to lotharek ! (see first post) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncfreak Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Put me in for one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vebxenon Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I've sent you an email Regards, Salva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolobe Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 email sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Karate Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 +1 for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Any word on the progress of this project? Just curious how things are coming along. Sent from my Windows Phone 8X by HTC using Board Express Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skarro Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 (edited) Any word on the progress of this project? Just curious how things are coming along. You can find updates posted at Lotharek's website : http://lotharek.pl He seems to be making progress getting a new prototype together. His last update stated "28.12.2012 - PCBs are here, still waitng for some minor parts. Soon prototypes and final calculations." It sounds very exciting! I hope he's able to succeed in bringing a new UltraSatan to all Atari fans who missed out on the previous versions ! :-) Edited January 7, 2013 by Skarro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariMagic! Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 email sent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) I would love one if you have any spare? Just bought an STFM, will that work? Edit: email sent! Edited January 13, 2013 by GadgetUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Just bought an STFM, will that work? Any Atari ST with an ACSI port... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks! Just need to upgrade TOS now when the ST arrives (only just bought it). Also need to upgrade the RAM to 1Mb, but not sure which RAM chips I need yet until I get the lid off. i upgraded my last STFM 15+ years ago and I remember that needing 8 or 16 chips if I remember correctly - more than ive seen people talking about on here. Anyway, will keep checking that website in anticipation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotharek Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 :-) :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandor Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Nice work, and the side by side mounting position is interesting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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