Bmack36 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 CollectorVision Phoenix Production Update: We have some bad news and some good news. First the bad: We thought the new revision of the board was ready to go into production. Unfortunately, when we got the samples in we noticed a previously reported issue but one that we had not been able to reproduce. A few of the first production run customers had an issue with the roller controller where the character would unexpectedly warp around the screen. We had previously not been able to reproduce this issue ourselves. When testing the roller controller with the new boards we saw this same issue. We went back and tested the previous production boards and it appeared as well. So it seems it is related to something in the roller controller hardware or power. This is something we need to get fixed before we can run the production boards. This unfortunately is going to push the shipping date back. We are doing all we can to get this fixed as soon as possible, but I don't want to really speculate on a date until production has started as that is when we will have a much better idea of the delivery date. We are still hoping to get it done by first quarter 2021. The good news is that we have a plan to resolve the issue and are currently working on fixing it. Once we have a fix for the new boards, we should be able to make an adapter board that could be used for the first production run to resolve the issue on the old boards. I hate that this is getting pushed back and really wanted to get this shipped before the end of the year, but I don't want to ship it out with this controller issue. Thank you all for your patience 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 bummer, but glad to hear you have a fix. would the fix for v1 be an adapter that plugs into JS port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmack36 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 The fix would either be a passthrough board that plugs in the controller and keyboard port or something that plugs in the expansion port. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Thank you for the update. I have no problem with the delay as it is meant to address an issue with a fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Bummer! It is what it is though. Glad it's being taken care of now, before having it in hand, discovering it later on, down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 If it’s quality control and perfecting the console behavior I support it fully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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