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unless you want to run something newer on an old version of windows since wine apparently mimics the newer version... anyway that's just an idea... if it were at all possible... Windows has always been a pain... but it's down to what they know... the nice thing about the fujinet bridge idea was that once it is set up, I could possible make certain directory(s) possibly read only so they can't goof it up so to speak

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Not a Windows user here, so my experience with Altirra is minimal to say the least.  If this is a dumb question, at least you know why in advance :-D

 

Does Altirra (or any other emulator, for that matter) have the ability to attach to external devices via an SIO2USB or similar?

 

The UDP bridge idea is also a good one, and I'm not proposing the SIO2USB route as a replacement for it.  But as a complementary method, there are certain circumstances where having the option of physically-attached hardware would be beneficial.

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1 minute ago, x=usr(1536) said:

Not a Windows user here, so my experience with Altirra is minimal to say the least.  If this is a dumb question, at least you know why in advance :-D

 

Does Altirra (or any other emulator, for that matter) have the ability to attach to external devices via an SIO2USB or similar?

 

The UDP bridge idea is also a good one, and I'm not proposing the SIO2USB route as a replacement for it.  But as a complementary method, there are certain circumstances where having the option of physically-attached hardware would be beneficial.

 

I discussed something similar, with a SIO2USB cable with all pins it should be posible, as when you attach a 1050 drive to the PC to copy files to the emulator.

 

https://github.com/atari800/atari800/issues/127

 

 

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1 hour ago, Elkino said:

I discussed something similar, with a SIO2USB cable with all pins it should be posible, as when you attach a 1050 drive to the PC to copy files to the emulator.

 

https://github.com/atari800/atari800/issues/127

I'd love to see Atari800 integrate SIO2USB support; it's my go-to emulator on macOS and Linux.

 

Having said that, there's a lot to be said for @tschak909's initial idea of running the FujiNet as an SIO2* device.  It already does SIO passthrough, and with Bluetooth, WiFi, and USB as options, should be able to connect / bridge to just about anything.

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  • Connect FujiNet with NetSIO hub

    In FujiNet web interface, in Emulator settings enable SIO over Network option and fill in host name or IP address of computer running Altirra and hub. Save settings.

Hi, apc!

 

I was reading the instructions and came to the above section.  I do not see this setting in the web interface.  Is there a custom FujiNet firmware for this project?

 

-SteveS

 

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ah. thanks.  names had me confused. when I saw FujiNet I thought this meant the physical device, having forgotten that the executable for Fujinet-PC is called "fujinet"

 

Now next questions...

 

Can all this be done from linux,  Altirra running under wine and netsio-hub launched natively?

 

I ask because I see the following things:

 

SIO HUB v0.1
Listening for NetSIO packets on port 9997
Altirra Custom Device Server v0.8

Waiting for localhost connection from emulator on port 9996 -- Ctrl+Break to stop
14:40:57.317312 Device connected 192.168.1.214:46707 [1]

 

 

netsio_error_in_altirra-wine-linux.thumb.png.e4a67b80164d96884e87569da327444c.png

 

-SteveS

 

 

 

 

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On 11/23/2021 at 8:42 PM, a8isa1 said:

ah. thanks.  names had me confused. when I saw FujiNet I thought this meant the physical device, having forgotten that the executable for Fujinet-PC is called "fujinet"

 

On 11/24/2021 at 1:15 AM, _The Doctor__ said:

yep it's hard to find the right or correct item when it's named the same...

Yes, FujiNet is correct. The code is prepared for both FujiNet-PC as well for the hardware FujiNet ?  The firmware with this code has not been released yet. Coming soon ... ;-)

 

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On 11/23/2021 at 8:42 PM, a8isa1 said:

Can all this be done from linux,  Altirra running under wine and netsio-hub launched natively?

Yes!

 

On 11/23/2021 at 8:42 PM, a8isa1 said:

I ask because I see the following things:

30967363_Screenshotfrom2021-11-2601_59_55.thumb.png.d61ca44fc36d478cfba17aa7ff6f52be.png

 

Current netsio.atdevice works with 3.90 and 4.00-testNN (same custom device file). The things has changed slightly with Altirra 4.00 release. It stopped to work in 4.00 release due to small workaround for 3.90:

1342473230_Screenshotfrom2021-11-2602_12_55.thumb.png.2d53457e0aa1c27e8948a6349bd94d75.png

@phaeron not sure, if I am doing something wrong ^^^ It looks like thread in 3.90 is created but not switched into, waiting for next switch. Thread.sleep() helped me to switch. But this is guarded now ? Any idea for better solution?

 

@a8isa1 For quick fix you can edit the netsio.atdevice file and comment out "Thread.sleep(400)" on lines 265 and 271:Selection_038.thumb.png.e1a57d7a2d8aff47759569cf242c9d2b.png

 

If I will not find a better way, I will prepare netsio.atdevice in two versions, for 3.90 and for 4.00.

 

Jan

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19 minutes ago, apc said:

Yes!

 

30967363_Screenshotfrom2021-11-2601_59_55.thumb.png.d61ca44fc36d478cfba17aa7ff6f52be.png

 

Current netsio.atdevice works with 3.90 and 4.00-testNN (same custom device file). The things has changed slightly with Altirra 4.00 release. It stopped to work in 4.00 release due to small workaround for 3.90:

1342473230_Screenshotfrom2021-11-2602_12_55.thumb.png.2d53457e0aa1c27e8948a6349bd94d75.png

@phaeron not sure, if I am doing something wrong ^^^ It looks like thread in 3.90 is created but not switched into, waiting for next switch. Thread.sleep() helped me to switch. But this is guarded now ? Any idea for better solution?

 

@a8isa1 For quick fix you can edit the netsio.atdevice file and comment out "Thread.sleep(400)" on lines 265 and 271:Selection_038.thumb.png.e1a57d7a2d8aff47759569cf242c9d2b.png

 

If I will not find a better way, I will prepare netsio.atdevice in two versions, for 3.90 and for 4.00.

 

Jan

apc, thanks for the additional information.  

 

I made the changes to netsio.atdevice.  However, when I start up Altirra fujinet-pc kicks out with the following informaton in the debug log:

 

20:54:52.278 > Post_config request handler
20:54:52.278 > key="hsioindex"
20:54:52.278 > value="0"
20:54:52.278 > New HSIO index value: 0
20:54:52.278 > Set HSIO baud from 38400 to 125000 (index 0)
20:54:52.278 > fnConfig::save
20:54:52.278 > fnConfig::save wrote 452 bytes
20:54:52.289 > Opening file for parsing: '/www/index.html'
20:55:00.290 > SystemManager::reboot - exiting program with EX_TEMPFAIL code ...
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 50
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 40
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 45
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 70
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 78
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 77
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 76
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 75
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 74
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 73
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 72
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 71
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 38
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 37
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 36
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 35
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 34
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 33
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 32
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 31
20:55:00.290 > All devices shut down.
20:55:00.290 > Shutdown handler called
20:55:00.290 > fnTaskManager::~fnTaskManager
20:55:00.290 > ### NetSIO stopped ###
20:55:00.290 > FileHandlerLocal::close
20:55:00.290 > delete FileHandlerLocal
20:55:00.290 > Stopping web service

-SteveS

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Just now, a8isa1 said:

apc, thanks for the additional information.  

 

I made the changes to netsio.atdevice.  However, when I start up Altirra fujinet-pc kicks out with the following informaton in the debug log:

 


20:54:52.278 > Post_config request handler
20:54:52.278 > key="hsioindex"
20:54:52.278 > value="0"
20:54:52.278 > New HSIO index value: 0
20:54:52.278 > Set HSIO baud from 38400 to 125000 (index 0)
20:54:52.278 > fnConfig::save
20:54:52.278 > fnConfig::save wrote 452 bytes
20:54:52.289 > Opening file for parsing: '/www/index.html'
20:55:00.290 > SystemManager::reboot - exiting program with EX_TEMPFAIL code ...
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 50
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 40
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 45
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 70
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > disk UNMOUNT
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 78
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 77
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 76
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 75
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 74
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 73
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 72
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 71
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 38
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 37
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 36
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 35
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 34
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 33
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 32
20:55:00.290 > Shutting down device 31
20:55:00.290 > All devices shut down.
20:55:00.290 > Shutdown handler called
20:55:00.290 > fnTaskManager::~fnTaskManager
20:55:00.290 > ### NetSIO stopped ###
20:55:00.290 > FileHandlerLocal::close
20:55:00.290 > delete FileHandlerLocal
20:55:00.290 > Stopping web service

-SteveS

use ./run-fujinet

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21 minutes ago, Kyle22 said:

All I am asking is 'IS IT POSSIBLE?' If so, I will attempt to build it.

All I am asking for is a YES on NO.

Thanks.

 

You're looking for me, someone who does not have the required toolchain or environment, to see if it's possible? How can I?

 

Try for yourself, and see if it's possible.

 

-Thom

 

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At the moment FujiNet PC on Windows can be run via a) Linux binary in WSL or b) work in progress Windows native port. For b) the priority is to get it working on 64-bits first.

On 12/19/2021 at 4:50 AM, Kyle22 said:

Is this possible to be compiled to run on Windows XP?

The answer is: most likely not, not yet.

 

If anyone would like to experiment and/or to contribute, use "mingw" branch from repo https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-pc.git

Check https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-pc/blob/mingw/Windows.md for instructions.

 

Jan

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