santosp Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) Thanks to Nir. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=519&v=ordWyp8HZZ8 Edited July 19, 2019 by santosp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Thanks to you and Nir. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I received my Eclaire XL this weekend. It really is an amazing device. It is a nice cross between an emulator and real hardware. I can use it instead of my real hardware giving it a break. It is smaller than my real hardware too. Plus, I can plug real devices into it. I can print to my printer and read from real floppies. That really is the biggest gap on the emulation front. As awesome as Altirra is (and it IS awesome!!!) I cannot print from it, nor can I use it to access real floppies. This device really is the best of all worlds. @wt808, I printed your XL case. My printer is 145x145x140(ish). By standing each half up on its long end and rotating the z axis 45 degrees it just BARELY fit. (it was 142 mm high, but my printer handled that okay.) I had to use a crap-ton of supports, but they came away nicely. The only issue I had (and I'm sure this is more to do with the way I printed it) is that the cartridge port standoffs were about half a hole off toward the PBI port. I just pulled it into Tinkercad and did some frankensteining and am now printing the bottom case. If it works out, I will either send you my stl, post it as a remix, or let you do a better job with the original models than I did with the hack job. (Really depends on if others experienced the same issue or not.) For this run, I moved the standoff's pretty much exacly 1 mm away from the PBI. Here are some pictures. (I put some M3 bolts through the corner holes and put hex nuts on them to hold them in place without the top half of the case on.) IMG_9344.HEICIMG_7646.HEIC Thanks, everyone! PS Is there any reason the joystick ports are arranged opposite of the original Atari 800? It threw me for a loop for a bit until I read the markings on the board... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, toddtmw said: @wt808 The only issue I had (and I'm sure this is more to do with the way I printed it) is that the cartridge port standoffs were about half a hole off toward the PBI port. It is my own failure to mention it, and not a design defect of wt808. In this last "mini" version, the holes have moved so they come in straight line with cartridge connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, santosp said: It is my own failure to mention it, and not a design defect of wt808. In this last "mini" version, the holes have moved so they come in straight line with cartridge connector. It's weird, because the cartridge port insert that I printed from @foft's design, those holes line up well and I could plug a cart in. (I am able to attach the screws to the cart port with the adapter or to the four corners, but not both. When I had it connected to the cart port, inserting a cart appeared to work, although I did not power it when it was attached that way...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Okay. I've had this thing working for a few hours, so of course, I have to ask: Is there any chance this could be modified to be able to load .atx files? Of course, I could just hang out here: Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Are there any left in this run??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 7 hours ago, toddtmw said: Is there any chance this could be modified to be able to load .atx files? It actually does read most ATXs with protection. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt808 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 8 hours ago, toddtmw said: @wt808, I printed your XL case. My printer is 145x145x140(ish). By standing each half up on its long end and rotating the z axis 45 degrees it just BARELY fit. (it was 142 mm high, but my printer handled that okay.) I had to use a crap-ton of supports, but they came away nicely. The only issue I had (and I'm sure this is more to do with the way I printed it) is that the cartridge port standoffs were about half a hole off toward the PBI port. I just pulled it into Tinkercad and did some frankensteining and am now printing the bottom case. If it works out, I will either send you my stl, post it as a remix, or let you do a better job with the original models than I did with the hack job. (Really depends on if others experienced the same issue or not.) For this run, I moved the standoff's pretty much exacly 1 mm away from the PBI. toddtmw, just curious, how long did your print take? In the last iteration of the models, I extended the cartridge opening to the board level, so even with no fasteners installed, the board should be "captured" between the halves. I had also tightened up the fit at the corners, so you might be able to get away with just the four fasteners that hold the halves together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 8:15 on low quality. I wanted to to use the cart insert so I could insert Atari carts that have the cover. For that, I need the screws. i won’t. be be able to get it off the printer until after work today. I’ll let everyone know then how it went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt808 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I understand. I'll confer with foft and santosp on what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISMOPC Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 14 hours ago, AtariGeezer said: Are there any left in this run??? I believe it was stated earlier there will be a mid-summer run of these, but I have not seen anything yet. I am interested to know as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) On 5/6/2019 at 1:37 PM, orpheuswaking said: Uploaded to a couple of online printing services (I don't have access to a 3D printer) - The costs are crazy, average was $120 for the top and bottom One of my area libraries has a 3D printer you can use. You have to take a training session, and for something like this you might need your own roll of plastic compatible with their printer for the right color. Check libraries in your area. Edited July 29, 2019 by JamesD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwinslow Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Yep, I'd be interested in buying one or two as well. Edited July 29, 2019 by danwinslow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1r Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Mine appeared this morning after a very snappy delivery over the weekend from Greece to Sweden. Thanks a lot @santosp and @foft for a true work of art of a product. Thanks also for having the latest core pre-installed, took me a while to realise I should test that first before trying to install one myself. Hope to source someone to print the beautiful XL case from @wt808 soon as well. Good times! Tomorrow's project will be to transfer the Scandinavian ROM from my original 600 XL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Okay. I removed the excess support material from my new bottom case. You can see the new standoffs I moved The holes look better (BTW, is there a story behind the little bugs silk-screened on the board?) But, now I ran into a new problem. The standoff on the top nearest the SD port, overlaps the SD port. This one Dremel Time! Much better! Here we go. Looks GREAT! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santosp Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 I must to say that it look so beautiful.... The two color tones also.. If you find free time later to post some more pictures, would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Firedawg Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Thanks Panos for a quick ship of a quality design build and to Mark for making it all work! Ran it through some of its basic paces today but hope to find some time later to load up a SD card and give it a go:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Does anyone know how to program a usb joystick on the EclaireXL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Okay. I am trying to do Print Shop from a real disk to a real printer. When I get to the Print Shop menu, the arrow keys do not work. Anyone have any ideas what I need to do to fix that? I tried control. No joy. -Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Now I can finally play pitfall the way it was meant to be played!!!! (50" screen!) The two tone was a happy accident. I ran out of grey filament. Really wanted to print with this thing! Alas, maybe another day... Happy 1050 Printer ready to go! Loaded up. Alas, the arrow keys do not work on the Uno Cart either... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Nice screen, great setup, but for the love of all that is holy, please put that TV in 4:3 mode!!!!!! Also, make sure to always hold your cell phone horizontally when shooting video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I didn’t shoot video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Is this better 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 So. Hey! Is it possible to use one of the spare expansion ports to add Ethernet or WiFi? or maybe make it work with a usb Ethernet or WiFi adapter? that would be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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