Flashing SDrive-MAX

[retrobits]

1 hour ago, darwinmac said:

I emailed @Gavin1968 about something else. He mentioned that he uses the ili9341 for flashing. I’d start with that one first if you bought it from Vintage Computer Center. 
 

Bob C

I can confirm that.  I just flashed my 810S from VCC with ili9341.  Now running the latest 1.2 firmware.

[kraddude]

6 hours ago, darwinmac said:

I emailed @Gavin1968 about something else. He mentioned that he uses the ili9341 for flashing. I’d start with that one first if you bought it from Vintage Computer Center. 
 

Bob C

Thanks, I appreciate the reply!

[a8isa1]

On 4/9/2020 at 7:11 PM, BigBen said:

 

Sorry, wrong information!

"Touchlines are now auto detected! In the previous version, you had to calibrate the screen after switching on for the first time, the crosses appeared. This has been dropped."

You can read the information in the readme file.

What do you need?

- an arduino UNO with atmega328p
- an Elegoo 2,8" TFT-Touchscreen Shield or similar with ILI9341 compatible
  controller using 8bit parallel mode(i think, that one from the adafruit
  project is the same). Touchlines must be wired as followed:
  Update! Touchlines are now auto detected!

  X+ <-> 8
  X- <-> A2
  Y+ <-> A3
  Y- <-> 9

Please pay attention to the order when flashing. FIRST eeprom_writer.hex then SDrive.hex. If you don't do it, you have to flash the Atmega again externally via a write interface. However, this requires the original data from the board. Has already happened to a friend!

 

Hi BigBen.

 

The v1.2 ILI9341 driver works with my ILI9338 panel.     I no longer need a patch like the one I used for v1.1

 

Thanks!

Edited April 11, 2020 by a8isa1

[Gavin1968]

On 4/6/2020 at 1:41 PM, JGroth said:

1.5 zip doesn't have any file called eeprom_writer.hex or sdrive.hex.

That is not a valid SDrive-MAX software release, the current release is V1.2, not sure what you have but that isn't correct. 

 

Also for anyone that has gotten a drive from me, I typically use ili9341 2.8" TTF's as noted above. I would also be happy to send you the latest software if you want to flash you own, all of my new drives are 1.2 at this time.  Just PM/E-mail me and I will be happy to send you the two hex files needed.

Thanks,

Gavin

 

[NISMOPC]

Direct link to github zip:

https://github.com/kbr-net/sdrive-max/releases/download/V1.2/sdrive-max-v12.zip

 

This should avoid some confusion.

[BigBen]

19 hours ago, a8isa1 said:

Hi BigBen.

 

The v1.2 ILI9341 driver works with my ILI9338 panel.     I no longer need a patch like the one I used for v1.1

 

Thanks!

Thanks go to kbr, the new software comes from him.