foft Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 Worth putting on the latest, though I didn't see anything that'd fix fujinet in the changes: http://www.64kib.com/pokeymax_files/1.25_20210924/v2/build_10M08_quad_sid/output_files/core.bin Can use the (U)update core. Note that after a reboot you may then need to use pokey cfg again to unmute some channels (see thread above). Though I suspect the issue is more likely the diode thing. Better to check with a scope than multimeter, since its capturing the toggling lows/highs rather than a static level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirx Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Thanks again foft! Updated core, it did not help, as you predicted. Will have to dig these 40+ yrs old caps and diodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olix Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 @foft I am happy that i could buy a PokeyMaxV2 last week from an other ABBUC User. The Firmware is "113M08QP" I would like to do two things and don't know if this is possible: 1. Downgrade the Core-Model to Stereo with Covox "SC" 2. Update the Firmware to 1.25 Is this possible in one step by using the core.bin with pokeycfg_1_3 i found here: http://www.64kib.com/pokeymax_files/1.25_20210924/v2/build_10M08_stereo_covox_sample_auto/output_files/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 Yes the hardware is identical and you have a license for any core smaller/equal to the one originally installed. The fpga size needs to match (10m02,10m04 etc). Also make sure to check the pinout of installation is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olix Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 I search an install (wiring) diagram for my pokeymax 113M08QP (Quad PSG). In the PokeyMax Userguide v.1.0 the last entry is the QC (Quad Covox) but no diagram for the QP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olix Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 My PokeyMax (113M08QP) that i could buy some days ago makes only strange sounds. The sound is the same on the original DIN AV Port as on the Pokeymax Audio-Out. Keyboard function is ok and the Chip is detected with the Pokeymax detect program. Also the config tool detects the Pokeymax right. I think it's a early model V2 not the later V2b. You can hear the sound here: https://1drv.ms/v/s!AubfF7Hbqd6zkdJsZYGs7r5iCrg1BA?e=rWFrSl and here: https://1drv.ms/v/s!AubfF7Hbqd6zkdJrHHy9jLoN-5q9DA?e=6560sL Also i can't save the changes in the configtool an there is also no possibility to update the firmware. Although it is an M08 chip, which should be big enough. Does anybody have an idea? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Hi, Ok, two things things: i) Flash support for 08 was introduced in 1.14 ii) 1.13-1.15 have a dac bug Upgrading the core will fix both, though needs a usb blaster to do so. We thought we’d intercepted all the troublesome cores with the broken dac, I guess this one slipped through the net. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olix Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 @foftThank you for your answer. I will ask "TF_HH" Jürgen, if he would update the PokeyMax with the USB Blaster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olix Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 ... one last question ( i hope it's the last - sorry if not ? ) If i like to update my PokeyMax 123M04SC (Stereo with Covox) to Firmware 1.25 - what is the right file? build_10M04_stereo_covox_auto/ or build_10M04_stereo_covox_no_right_detect/ What is the different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 Use the auto one, the ‘no right detect’ is a special one. Think it just changes the default for the right channel auto-detection iirc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjomki Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) I post here because the thing I noticed affects both PokeyMax 2 and 3 (with sid option). I disabled sid for testing purposes but I can still hear sid output when I play a tune. You can test it with the following basic code: 10 POKE 53772, 63: REM SET POKEYMAX INTO CONFIGMODE 20 POKE 53783, 0: DISABLE ALL CHIPS (SID, POKEY, PSG ETC) 30 POKE 53848,15: REM SET VOLUME ALL SID VOICES TO MAX 40 POKE 53829,25: REM SET ATTACK 1 (HIGH NIBBLE) AND DECAY 9 (LOW NIBBLE) VOICE 1 50 POKE 53830,68: REM SET SUSTAIN 4 (HIGH NIBBLE) AND DECAY 4 (LOW NIBBLE) VOICE 1 60 POKE 53825,29: REM SET FREQUENCY VOICE 1 HIGH BYTE 70 POKE 53824,69: REM SET FREQUENCY VOICE 1 LOW BYTE 80 POKE 53828,17: REM SET WAVEFORM VOICE 1 TO TRIANGLE Is this a bug in PokeyMax? Core is: 125M16HK Edited March 10, 2022 by patjomki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 Let me check... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 Errr, yes looks like a bug. Oops! Will fix in 1.26. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) 1.26 is released. * Cut 6581 bias (distortion on Basil!) * Synchronous clock enable length fixed * Disabled chips are no longer writable! Index of /pokeymax_files/1.26_20220318 (64kib.com) http://www.64kib.com/pokeymax_files/changelog.txt Dev guide also updated (corrections provided by @patjomki - thanks): http://www.64kib.com/pokeymax_files/pokeymax_dev_126.pdf Edited March 18, 2022 by foft edit: dev guide added 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Still hoping to find someone US-based who is able and willing to update my M02 PokeyMax.. International shipping is prohibitively expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) On 3/18/2022 at 4:51 PM, foft said: 1.26 is released. * Cut 6581 bias (distortion on Basil!) * Synchronous clock enable length fixed * Disabled chips are no longer writable! Index of /pokeymax_files/1.26_20220318 (64kib.com) http://www.64kib.com/pokeymax_files/changelog.txt Dev guide also updated (corrections provided by @patjomki - thanks): http://www.64kib.com/pokeymax_files/pokeymax_dev_126.pdf ---read previous posts - answered own question--- Edited March 31, 2022 by Frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Anyone on this thread successful in getting a PokeyMax to work in a 576NUC? When I installed it the keyboard didn't work. All the characters were swapped around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 39 minutes ago, Frankie said: Anyone on this thread successful in getting a PokeyMax to work in a 576NUC? When I installed it the keyboard didn't work. All the characters were swapped around. Although originally it was intended to be possible, hence the inclusion of header J8 on the NUC that provided extra signals for a PokeyMax, there were compatibility issues that at least initially blocked this approach. I'm pretty sure the swapped character problem was resolved through core changes, but I've never had it confirmed if 100% compatibility was achieved. Since I personally do not have one of these devices to test with, I cannot confirm or deny whether the latest PokeyMax device is now working properly in a 576NUC+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, mytek said: Although originally it was intended to be possible, hence the inclusion of header J8 on the NUC that provided extra signals for a PokeyMax, there were compatibility issues that at least initially blocked this approach. I'm pretty sure the swapped character problem was resolved through core changes, but I've never had it confirmed if 100% compatibility was achieved. Since I personally do not have one of these devices to test with, I cannot confirm or deny whether the latest PokeyMax device is now working properly in a 576NUC+. If I understand correctly, the version I have 111 M02SC is not user upgradable so I cannot test the latest core either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 3/18/2022 at 8:24 PM, adam242 said: Still hoping to find someone US-based who is able and willing to update my M02 PokeyMax.. International shipping is prohibitively expensive. Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 There must be someone in the US that knows how to use a USB blaster and attach 6 wires! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 There are... and most people could just buy a usb blaster for next to nothing, so long as the update tool is painless it's hard to mess up. Probably faster and cheaper to do just that. Unless there is someone local to the folks, you still pay shipping to and from the person doing the updates. It's crazy that stuff ships from all over the world to the US for next to nothing, but shipping within the US or out from the US is so dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Yep pretty darn cheap. LINK I think the biggest issue I had when I bought one of these way back when, was how friggin big the Altera program was for Wndows - took a bit time to do the install. And it wasn't exactly intuitive to use. But I remember muddling through it and successfully updating some Sophia boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 The problem isn't having the hardware, it's that there are no updates to the earlier M02 Pokeymax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 7:01 PM, Frankie said: The problem isn't having the hardware, it's that there are no updates to the earlier M02 Pokeymax. Precisely. I went and purchased a Blaster, only to be disappointed that there were no M02 update files available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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