Clint Thompson Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Success! I soldered another female pin header to two of the holes left by brightness dial to act as support for the main header sticking out of the slot. It helps hold everything together without having to use a glue. It does cause the header to angle a little bit but it isn't very noticeable. image.jpgimage.jpg What a fantastic setup you have there brings the warm fuzzies if you know what I mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIV Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) I finally got my LYNX II LCD Mod (after more than a month) and installed it. And as everyone says, its AMAZING! Definitely brings the LYNX into the 21th century, transforms the console into a truly great handheld. Thanks to McWill for such a cool mod. Some pics... Edited April 9, 2015 by MIV 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIV Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 @McWill Another question about LYNX II Mod brightness; I know you mentioned that there is no brightness control anymore. Is it possible for you to program 3 or 4 levels of brightness, controlled by the backlight button? (like a Sony PSP does) Pressing the button would cycle thru the brightness levels and then finally turn off to enable the VGA. Does this sound feasible? MIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I tried already, but there's not enough space in the CPLD. Sorry. But perhaps in the future I have another idea to solve this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqark Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I tried already, but there's not enough space in the CPLD. Sorry. But perhaps in the future I have another idea to solve this. Just as a matter of interest - what are the limitations preventing you from using a bigger device in a possible future model or project? Is it the size of the device, power requirements or cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX.NET Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Just as a matter of interest - what are the limitations preventing you from using a bigger device in a possible future model or project? Is it the size of the device, power requirements or cost? I'm guessing it is memory space instead of physical space. Not sure if there are versions that might have more programmable memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I finally got my LYNX II LCD Mod (after more than a month) and installed it. And as everyone says, its AMAZING! Definitely brings the LYNX into the 21th century, transforms the console into a truly great handheld. Thanks to McWill for such a cool mod. Some pics... Thanks for posting the pics. It is awesome. I was not going to order this; I have spent a small fortune on Atari over the past 30 years. But this was too awesome to pass up. I have mine paid/on order waiting for the next run of mods. Can't wait. Thanks McWill for this great upgrade and service to the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman007 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Just installed my kit and have to say. It looks great!!! Now I'm having a real hard time playing the Nomad and Game Gear. Really looking forward to upgrading them when those boards are completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Just as a matter of interest - what are the limitations preventing you from using a bigger device in a possible future model or project? Is it the size of the device, power requirements or cost? It's the memory space of the device. It's already the biggest CPLD. In the future I could add another small device just to handle the brightness. The power requirements are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Are you still selling the kits? I pm'd you yesterday to inquire. The screen looks truly spectacular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crans Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Also sent a Pm to fallow up on prior conversations he might be out enjoying the nice weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Are you still selling the kits? I pm'd you yesterday to inquire. The screen looks truly spectacular! Yes of course! The 3rd batch of LYNX mod is now available again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Also sent a Pm to fallow up on prior conversations he might be out enjoying the nice weather. I programmed the new LYNX mods and now I am handling all paid orders. It takes a lot of time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krip316 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I programmed the new LYNX mods and now I am handling all paid orders. It takes a lot of time. I figure you're one busy dude right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 What a fantastic setup you have there brings the warm fuzzies if you know what I mean! Thanks! It's just one part of my old Mac museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztee Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Has anyone modded a Lynx 1 yet? Might order a screen for one of mine with a dodgy screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIV Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 @McWill Does this mean the LYNX 1 LCD Mod is available now? MIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Has anyone modded a Lynx 1 yet? Might order a screen for one of mine with a dodgy screen Yes, I have modded some LYNX-I It's also easy to install. @McWill Does this mean the LYNX 1 LCD Mod is available now? MIV YES - finally it's available now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIV Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 @McWill How far out is the GameGear LCD Mod? Or the Nomad one? MIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krip316 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 @McWill How far out is the GameGear LCD Mod? Or the Nomad one? MIV McWill just told me, possibly the end of May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Here is the quick guide for the LYNX-I mod installation Quick Guide_LYNX-I.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Looks a bit harder to solder on Lynx 1 because of the LCD connector. On Lynx 2, the pins are staggered which allows some room to solder on wires or remove the old connector and use the original holes. On Lynx 1, there are no holes so one does need to be careful when soldering on wires. I'd suggest solid core wires only for the Lynx 1 mod like an old IDE-80 conductor ribbon cable. With stranded wires, you may have a stray strand or 2 that could jump across the solder pads or even bridge connection with solder. I'd offer solder service but I have never done Lynx 1 so if I foul up anything, I'd be out money for replacement Lynx 1 board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWill Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 It looks a bit harder, but it isn't. There's enough space between the LCD pins on the LYNX board. If you take small wires, the installation is also easy than the LYNX-II mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MacRorie Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Here is the quick guide for the LYNX-I mod installation Quick Guide_LYNX-I.pdf Sweet! Order placed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omf Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Here is the quick guide for the LYNX-I mod installation Quick Guide_LYNX-I.pdf perhaps you could add a quick cross reference for the 14 - 58 pins to clk_a1 to clk_a3 or am i reading it right as this: CLK_12 = 14 D1 = 16 D0 = 18 TPR = TPR CL2 = 31 CLK_A2 = 36 D3 = 39 D2 = 41 CLK_A3 = 58 if so then ok, else we need a bit more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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