greblus Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Great to hear from you Ricortes. Can you show me the display problems you have on 4.3" tablet? I'm wondering if it's related to some vendor customization of the UI or the QT library issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricortes Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 It isn't a show stopper since clicking the tab brings up the dialog. For that matter, you could have a cheat sheet or your help file open to see what they are supposed to be. It's only with the 4.3" tablet and it is possible a combination of small screen size and low resolution is the problem with the display. I included several views with a screen shot of my 7" tablet for comparison. Montezuma gave a good argument for how handy SIO2BT is with the convenience of using an internet connected phone as a server. I have to say so far this looks like it is going to be a favorite. Small size, internet connected, built in browser to search and find files. Very trick!!! You may<?> have the option to add keyboard and mouse for housekeeping if they play nice with the SIO2PC cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Ok, thanks Ricortes, it's really helpful. It's a matter of fixed size of widgets which overlap if the screen size is too small. I'll come up with a solution to this issue some time in the future. The layouts are dynamic so on newer devices with bigger screens it's no problem, but it definitely should be addressed. BTW I've bigger problem: I just noticed that either my sio2pc built using pl2303 chip got broken, or my recent changes broke pl2303 support . What a bummer. And yes, you are absolutely right about usability of mobile devices. Sometimes I'm downloading a game (Atarinet two days ago) to play on Coleen emulator, but then, the same file I can almost instantly run on real machine. I have Side cart but still, I prefer sio2pc-usb on Android as it takes less time (sio2pc-usb is always connected) to have some fun. Side cart is great and i'll always use it, but for other purposes, where the speed and SDX is the main reason to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMontezuma Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I wondered if there is anything specific about Nexus 5 / Android 5 in regard to FTDI support. The emulation does not work on my smartphone and it would be interested to know if anybody tested it with the same hardware / OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 Hi Montezuma. I've read about some issues with Qt5 on Lollipop but I don't have any device with this Android version yet to test it right now. They'll release Qt-5.5.1 pretty soon and I'll rebuild the apk when it's officially out. Right now I'm still using Qt-5.4.2 (I'm waiting for one bug to be fixed), but if you have some free time, I can build the apk using Qt-5.5.0 for you to test if there were any improvements. Cheers, W. PS: Is it crashing on startup (one user here reported such behavior)? Is the permissions request window showing up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMontezuma Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Hi Wiktor, the app is not crashing anymore, but there is no SIO communication at all. I managed to mount an ATR but nothing happens (I tested it with 2 FTDI based cables and with SOFT/CTS settings). Nexus 5 has OTG, but I do not know if there is anything I need to activate, etc. before I start AspeQt. For example: to access an USB stick on my Nexus, I need a special plugin for Total Commander, since it is not mounted automatically. Regards Marcin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Hmm. That's strange. If USB stick needs some additional magic to work, it might be that they've managed to "limit" this functionality somehow. My mobile was different, it allowed me to use external usb storage, but usb host was not configured in permissions.xml. And after you plug the cable in, do you see a pop-up window asking for permissions? Another thing which I do not remember if was checked: what is reported by USB Host Diagnostics? If it says USB-Host is working, then it's probably AspeQt's fault. Update: it seems that it's Nexus-related. Lots of people are reporting that USB OTG works for them for external storage, but most of them are using some additional tools for it to work. I've found one interesting post on the official Nexus Help forum: "The devices physically and electrically support OTG out-of-the-box but the stock firmware does not include the necessary tools so you need to either root the device and install a third-party ROM to enable native OTG support (plug it in and it just works) or use third-party apps with built-in OTG drivers. So, it both does and does not. It all depends on whether you are looking at it from the software or hardware side of things." Cheers, W. Edited October 14, 2015 by greblus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMontezuma Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Hi,thanks for your hints.This is what the USB Host Diagnostics says:https://goo.gl/photos/bgznkAkyLMJMGYmM8It does not ask me for any permissions, only if AspeQt should be started once I plug the Sio2PcUsb cable. It does neither work with my Nexus 5 (Android 5 and since yesterday Android 6) nor it works with my older tablet Acer Iconia A500 (Android 3).I wish I had one more reason to convince (at this year ABBUC JHV) some iPhone users to convert to Android... Is there any chance to fix that problem? Edited October 15, 2015 by TheMontezuma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Hi Marcin. So it looks that USB Host is not supported. That's how it's being reported on my mobile: https://greblus.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/usb-host-kazam.png If it's about Nexus 5 I'd give Cyanogenmod a chance. It (Nexus) seems to be oficially supported: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Hammerhead_Info In fact one of the "geeky toys" on my wishlist is an Android device with Cyanogenmod officially supported . And if it's about Acer Iconia A500, usb-host API is available since 3.1 but I guess you've updated your device already (i see that 4.0.3 should be available for it)? Cheers, W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMontezuma Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Hi Wiktor, yes, shame on Google (but I anyway do not want to root my Nexus). Regarding Iconia, you are right, it has Android 4 (it was released with Andoid 3 and got an update to 4 later on). I checked it with USB Hosts Diagnostics and the SIO2PC(USB) seems to be fully supported. Unfortunately SIO communication with AspeQt does not work. I can see the LED (in the cable) is blinking when ATARI is booting (and trying to read from floppy). The other LED for communication from AspeQt to Atari does not blink at all, no answer is sent to the ATARI. I tried SOFT and CTS handshaking and 2 different FTDI based cables... Greets Marcin Edited October 16, 2015 by TheMontezuma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Hi Marcin. Thanks for testing. I'll look into it and will try to fix that. Probably a timing issue (with jni it's to be expected) but may be also a driver/permissions issue. Current version works nicely on all my devices, but I'll have to look at the software command frame detection first as it simply should work for all configurations with USB-Host enabled. I've seen some reports about problems with writing premissions, so this is what I'll try to check first. Cheers, W. PS. In the meantime, could you please check if this version works any better for you: https://github.com/greblus/aspeqt/raw/75bf790f8f626d9dff93c876c93f9aa3ff38bdb3/android/apk/aspeqt.apk Edited October 16, 2015 by greblus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary6502 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Hi, An adapter cable for my Blackberry Classic arrived today so I gave it a try. First off, I know for sure that the adapter works since I tested it with some USB storage devices. However, when trying to use AspeQT, I can't get the emulation to start. The phone does know that a device has been inserted and reports no errors, but seems to not know what to do with it. I'm running Blackberry OS 10 release: 10.3.2.556. Ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Hi programmer6502. 1. Tell me: what sio2pc-usb device you're connecting through your adapter cable? 2. After you connect, do you see any pop-up window asking for permissions or whether AspeQt should be started for this (just connected) device? 3. What's the hardware handshake method (which pin is connected to command)? DSR? 4. Did you try SOFT mode? Is it also resulting in no communication? I'm currently re-writing getSWCommandFrame when I'm done with it, I'll upload the new apk first to github, then to Google play. Cheers, W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary6502 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Hi programmer6502. 1. Tell me: what sio2pc-usb device you're connecting through your adapter cable? 2. After you connect, do you see any pop-up window asking for permissions or whether AspeQt should be started for this (just connected) device? 3. What's the hardware handshake method (which pin is connected to command)? DSR? 4. Did you try SOFT mode? Is it also resulting in no communication? I'm currently re-writing getSWCommandFrame when I'm done with it, I'll upload the new apk first to github, then to Google play. Cheers, W. 1) I'm using a FT232RL adapter 2) No 3) CTS 4) Yes, no change Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Point 2) the question about permissions or starting AspeQt by default for attached device, It's usually displayed on first run, right after installation. If selected and confirmed, it won't show-up again. Can you try checking with this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.usbhostdiagnostics&hl=pl ? As I wrote previously I have no expirience with Blackberry and the apk support is probably quite an advanced functionality. Cheers, W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary6502 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Point 2) the question about permissions or starting AspeQt by default for attached device, It's usually displayed on first run, right after installation. If selected and confirmed, it won't show-up again. Can you try checking with this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.usbhostdiagnostics&hl=pl ? As I wrote previously I have no expirience with Blackberry and the apk support is probably quite an advanced functionality. Cheers, W. Funny, I actually found and tried that same diagnostic app earlier ...but it came up with nothing. No worries though, It's all good! While the Blackberry has the ability to run Android APK's, it seems to have compatibility issues with physical input and output. An example being that the keyboard doesn't work in Android apps (though I have a method of tricking them into thinking it's an Android keyboard). Anyway, I appreciate your time in trying to help me out. Cool app! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted December 27, 2015 Author Share Posted December 27, 2015 Hi. Today I had a chance to test AspeQt on Lollipop 5.0.1 (Lenovo Tab 2 A10-70L). Works great . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 And here's another one, cheap ~100 USD (but still really ok) Lenovo Tab 2 A7: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) Hi guys. Few weeks ago when I heard that U1MB will fully support SIO2BT I decided that I must have one and I finally got it two days ago. I have to say that I really love this little device and I've spent two last evenings trying to have it working in AspeQt on Android. Here is the apk (in sio2bt branch): https://github.com/greblus/aspeqt/tree/sio2bt/android/apk No configuration needed, simply do the pairing in bluetooth configuration of your Android device and it'll connect searching for a device with the name starting with SIO2BT, so if you changed the name in BTCONFIG, revert this change to SIO2BTsomething. In the future it'll be configurable in the options window. So far it works @19200 and 38400 bps. Stalls @57600. I'll do my best to make this ugly code work better in future versions My plan is to support usb-serial-for-android and soon also fehlr/UsbSerial java drivers + SIO2BT in one apk. And here's a short movie: Cheers, W. PS. Big special thanks go to Marcin "the Montezuma" Sochacki for making one sio2bt for me and FJC for all these countless hours he spent on his unbelievable U1MB upgrades. Edited September 15, 2016 by greblus 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMontezuma Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Cool. Just tested with my Nexus 5 and it works nicely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 I've simplified the code in a few places and it seems to work @57600 but the speed depends on the device. Strangely enough, my tablet which has the weakest CPU of them all: 4 x 1.3GHz Arm 7 Neon, works the best. W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) I've spent some time today with RWTEST.COM under SDX and AspeQt + SIO2BT works very well now @ 57600. it's even slightly faster than sio2bt app, I'm really impressed by the speed with the latest U1MB firmware and how reliable the connection is... https://github.com/greblus/aspeqt/blob/sio2bt/android/apk/aspeqt.apk Edited September 18, 2016 by greblus 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMontezuma Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Hi Greblus, could you look at your sio2bt app settings, change "write delay" to 0ms and execute the test again? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Yep: you should see c. 2500 for reading at 57k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greblus Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Sure, will test it this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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