BillC Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Justin Payne said: I'm going to assume the LED's that go in here are 2mm wide but so far I've only found red/green that will work. I have found some red/white 2mm LEDs. https://www.dccconcepts.com/product/led-tower-type-dual-colour-6x-2mm-wresistors-prototype-whitered/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Payne Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I'm still looking for the perfect LEDs and I might have found some. Some have three leads and some have two. http://www.led-switch.com/2mm LED.htm#2mm bi-color mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davince Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Sorry to bother you all, because maybe this question is answered already, but i couldn't find it. I ordered (by mistake) another board that does not com with Arduino connectors ? I was to busy selecting a screen with ILI9341 chipset. Can i use this board with de SD drive max project? I found this webpage describing the connection: https://educ8s.tv/arduino-2-8-ili9341-tutorial/ Pictures of my board: http://oudespelcomputers.nl/sdmax/2.8inch_tft_touchscreen2.png http://oudespelcomputers.nl/sdmax/2.8inch_tft_touchscreen_pinout.png http://oudespelcomputers.nl/sdmax/2.8inch_tft_touchscreen_schematic.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkrkpl Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Hello. I dug up my old XEGS Atari. I built the Sdrive-MAX. looks like it works. But I have a problem. does not load sdrive.atr and other files. I've tried everything. I checked the connections, even with a meter, I bought 2 arduino boards, I bought another card, I tried other files. I marked 1050 options in config etc. interestingly, CAS files are loaded. it takes the same amount of time as with a real tape recorder. so I assume it works. power supply from atari and usb (not all at once). when I turn on the atari and "farts" I see that the TX diode is flashing quickly on the arduino board . what am i doing wrong, how to fix it. Regards Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 you have the keyboard attached and basic is not selected correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkrkpl Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Yes . the keyboard is connected and working. what do you mean by: basic is not selected correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) @Gregkrkpl https://www.atarimagazines.com/v7n4/firstlook.html almost the bottom and you can read about the manager further down are the files there are other such xegs goodies littered around AA but many years back if doing a search. the pictures of you stuff and sdrive working are nice.. but we need to see the different setting for when it is not working... to get the menu you need BOOT D0: selected on sdrive main screen or set to boot it in the cfg screen https://atari8bit.net/tutorials/de-re-sdrive-max/ scroll down and you will find a good manual also consider XEGS upgrades like... http://mathyvannisselroy.nl/memory_expansion/The slightly different memory.htm or u1m Edited March 7, 2021 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkrkpl Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 thank you for the answer ... I have read all the pages on this topic, I tried different files .. and it did not work .. this topic made me tired .. maybe the atari is broken .... I don't know what to think anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezer Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Hi everyone: A very new member to AtariAge but an avid vintage collector. I recently added an Atari 800 and 400 to my collection and started looking for storage options. I plan on building a SDrive-MAX and could use some advice. 1) In the instructions on Atari8Bit.net there are several Arduinos identified from bad to best. As you know there are soooooooo many Arduino clones out there. How do you guys identify the "best-duinos"? 2) It looks like the gerbers for the UNO2SIO board are no longer available form the link (404 error). Are those files available here? Apologies for the nube questions. Thanks for the help. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Yeah sorry, my website is going through a change phase at the moment and some files are offline but other projects are keeping me from getting it finished. The UNO2SIO board gerbers will be available when I get the changes I'm making done. If you look at the picture of the bestduino in the area where the UNO2SIO board is attached and compare that to the wiring diagrams I drew, you can see what the important bits are. All of the badduinos do not have easy connection to the SIO and the goodduinos do but they limit the amount of space on the board in that area. The bestduino has all the right connection points and very little standing tall on the board where the UNO2SIO is attached. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezer Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Thank you. And thank you for sharing all your great work with SDrive-MAX. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeno Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Does anyone know if I could use a 74LS06 Inverter Buffer by sending the signals through two of the buffers for each signal, instead of the 74LS07? I happen to have 74LS06s and no 74LS07s. I figure it should work unless it causes a delay that would be a problem for timings. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas3120 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Really enjoying my S-Drive MAX! I'm having a problem seeing the files that I loaded to the corresponding ATR, CAS & XEX folders with the correct extensions. I see them on my PC but not while using it on my 800XL. The files I have are rather long & contain (). For example: Beach Head II - The Dictator Strikes Back (USA).atr The S-Drive MAX Uses 16bit (8 character) filename lengths? Not sure if this is causing them not to show up & possibly the - or the () Any help appreciated T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijor Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 10/2/2021 at 11:03 PM, Markeno said: Does anyone know if I could use a 74LS06 Inverter Buffer by sending the signals through two of the buffers for each signal, instead of the 74LS07? I happen to have 74LS06s and no 74LS07s. I figure it should work unless it causes a delay that would be a problem for timings. Thanks Caveat: There are other people more qualified than me to answer that. I am answering only because nobody else did. You can't connect a 7406 output directly to another input, not without a pull up, because this chip is open collector. But then, with two pullups in series on the same signal you might have difficulties finding a good compromise between speed (stronger pullup resistors) and lower power consumption (weaker resistors). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinmac Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 4 hours ago, thomas3120 said: Really enjoying my S-Drive MAX! I'm having a problem seeing the files that I loaded to the corresponding ATR, CAS & XEX folders with the correct extensions. I see them on my PC but not while using it on my 800XL. The files I have are rather long & contain (). For example: Beach Head II - The Dictator Strikes Back (USA).atr The S-Drive MAX Uses 16bit (8 character) filename lengths? Not sure if this is causing them not to show up & possibly the - or the () Any help appreciated T Did you turn on long file names by pressing Ctrl-L? That will show the long file name at the bottom of the screen. I think you have to press Ctrl-W to save your change. On the touch screen, I think the long file name shows at the bottom of the touch screen by default. Bob C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas3120 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Thanks Bob, will try that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinmac Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, thomas3120 said: Thanks Bob, will try that out! Happy to help another Sdrive Max owner. I highly recommend this website: https://atari8bit.net/tutorials/de-re-sdrive-max/#using I took you directly to the using section since you don’t need to know how to build it. I found lots of useful information there. Bob C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas3120 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Thanks Bob love the brewing academy. Was really looking forward to getting the Multicart but appears an IC needed for it cannot be found atm. So I went ahead and bought the S-drive max and really liking it t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinmac Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 55 minutes ago, thomas3120 said: Thanks Bob love the brewing academy. Was really looking forward to getting the Multicart but appears an IC needed for it cannot be found atm. So I went ahead and bought the S-drive max and really liking it t I have the Ultimate Cart. I use it for all of my XEX and cartridge images. However, if I was buying a multi-cart today, I’d look seriously at the AVG Cart (https://avgcart.tmp.sk). It has more features than the Ultimate and has more firmware updates happening for it. I don’t know if @tmp has the same problems getting the necessary chip for his cart as the Brewing Academy. I can’t justify buying it when I already own the Ultimate. Bob C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas3120 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 That's awesome, I'd love to get one...maybe after the holidays Thanks again Bob! thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Hello, There is a beta v1.3 on https://github.com/kbr-net/sdrive-max/tree/v13 how can i compile it on vs studio 2019/22 or else or who can do that? For all atari user happy new year 2022 Gr. Marco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascrnet Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/28/2021 at 6:49 PM, marcokitt2000 said: There is a beta v1.3 on https://github.com/kbr-net/sdrive-max/tree/v13 how can i compile it on vs studio 2019/22 or else or who can do that? just out of the oven beta 1.3, compiled on linux. ? sdrive13_2021-12-31.zip To celebrate the new year with enthusiasm by upgrading your device ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 23 hours ago, ascrnet said: just out of the oven beta 1.3, compiled on linux. ? sdrive13_2021-12-31.zip 293.69 kB · 9 downloads To celebrate the new year with enthusiasm by upgrading your device ? Thank you Happy new year. Gr. Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinmac Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 On 12/31/2021 at 2:43 PM, ascrnet said: just out of the oven beta 1.3, compiled on linux. ? sdrive13_2021-12-31.zip 293.69 kB · 16 downloads To celebrate the new year with enthusiasm by upgrading your device ? Thanks so much for compiling the 1.3b firmware. It works great on my Sdrive Max. I am not sure if kbr will be producing another firmware so it is nice to receive the last fixes. Bob C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitbizy Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) Does ATX support fully work in 1.3b? Is SDrive Max the best device to use for ATX images? If not, what is? Edited February 6, 2022 by Gitbizy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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