dragos Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I am interested, still available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthpopalooza Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Finally installed the Sophia in my 1200XL this morning. Very easy except that it seemed to take a bit more of 'electronics level violence' than expected to get the Sophia socket into the 1200XL motherboard socket. I'm going to assume that the GTIA isn't going back into that (now likely loose in comparison to previous) socket by itself again. Output is very clear, however my text is lime green instead of the expected white... Same display/capture settings with the UAV: The lime green is because Sophia now allows for independent programming of the text color in Graphics 0 seperately from the background. Therefore the text is set to the system default, which is lime green, the same color used for that register in Graphics 1 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilralphie Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Stupid question - but are the colors OK for a 5200 install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Yes, I see pixels in the Sophia RBG output in the same area that do not appear in the UAV s-video. The gray streaks are the result of 16 level luminance of each color register instead 8 level in GTIA. The genesis of the bad pixel on the cap I have not identified yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Stupid question - but are the colors OK for a 5200 install The colors in the 5200 are exactly the same as in the XL/XE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 @Simius- Can you have an "NTSC palette" that can be re-programmed in the CPLD -- or specify which version we want on future orders, and then you can send the appropriate type? -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malan23 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Hello all. I'm new to Atariage (love what I'm seeing!) I have been out of the Atari scene for about twenty years but never got rid of any of my stuff. I got bit by the bug hard around Christmas and have been setting up and testing what I have. Can I get a Sophia? And if so, how? Also would like to have the Antonia upgrade and at least one Ultimate Cart.... I have two 130XEs, several 800XLs (one with 256K mod) and a slew of 1040STFs... Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+S.D.W. Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 The colors in the 5200 are exactly the same as in the XL/XE. Any chance you can address questions people have asked about future availability ? Yes? No? Maybe? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 There is a chance. Just now I have assembled a nine Rev.A board and soon will be ready the next dozen. I could ship these boards immediately, but the first I want to fix the reported problem. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+S.D.W. Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Terrific news!Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbievgb Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 For what's it's worth, I downloaded altirra this even and checked out some ROMs that look off through Sophia. For an NTSC 5200, the preset "NTSC Authentic" looks closest to what I would expect. I would venture to guess this would be the same for an NTSC XEGS since Missile Command on there looks exactly the same as my 5200 color and hue wise. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) A little better. Edited March 26, 2017 by Simius 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnuphis Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Put me down for one of these! Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARIO130XE Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 A little better. WOOOAAHHH OHH MY GAWWWD!!! That's EXACTLY how it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbievgb Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Any possibility of being able to reprogram with an NTSC color profile? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 The 16 shades is now switchable by bit3 PMCTL ($D01D) (default 0=off) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Any possibility of being able to reprogram with an NTSC color profile? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk This is just impossible. Sofia has Always_The_Same_Colors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
José Pereira Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) This is just impossible. Sofia has Always_The_Same_Colors. NTSC = Never The Same Colour and SOFIA is what? Maybe is SOFIA = Same On Fixed Is Always.Humm... doesn't sound good English... P.s.- Maybe reading from the right to the left: AIFOS = Always Is Fixed On Same sounds a little better. Edited March 27, 2017 by José Pereira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 The 16 shades is now switchable by bit3 PMCTL ($D01D) (default 0=off) For those of us that already have a Sophia, will you be providing a download in this topic for the new CPLD code? - Michael 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbievgb Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 So basically if I have a 5200 I'm SOL (shit outta luck) and stuck with how it looks now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Can you defined, what means the "NTSC color profile"? Where is the pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkwad Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) a little disappointed to hear the colors are off (pink donkey kong / breakout/ pacman), specifically to 5200 because that's what I have ...but I believe this is how Sophia current works on all systems Will additional color pallets be available some how? Edited March 27, 2017 by funkwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Hi Michael, as FJC wrote, Simius has introduced this incompatibility as a feature of the SOPHIA extension (2 colors in Hi-Res). However people started to complain and Simius re-worked the FPGA code and offers it to people interested in better compatibility rather than wanting to have one more color. Unfortunately the update requires a programming tool (USB Blaster) and a "micro match" 10 pin connector: IMG_20170307_225435.jpg The programming tool Quartus (I used version 15.1) can be downloaded (after free registration) from the Altera web page. Please contact Simius to get the *.pof file if you are interested in the update (which covers also some other bugs). Can you help a fella out and let 'em know where to get that "micro match" 10 pin connector and how to make the cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-215570-0-TE-Connectivity-10-Way-Micro-MaTch-IDC-Ribbon-Connector-/182288456444 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ely Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 What about the "USB Blaster" are they a common item? I must admit, regardless of how great the picture quality is, if there's an update to make the colours correct I want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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