MiSTer FPGA Forum

246470610_4343193989121434_8057408694625081552_n.jpg 246343229_4343194259121407_1614768793637775727_n.jpg 246180941_4343194129121420_1840025979580585601_n.jpg My attempt to integrate into NESPi 4 case. Featuring 2.5" USB drive as a cute removable mini NES cartridge (2TB HDD in my case). I've added one more hole on the back for full-sized HDMI...

Main: - Add /dev/MiSTer_cmd screenshot support (Martin Donlon) - input: support for second analog stick. ao486: - Support for second analog stick. Since PC has no standard for joystick functions, some of them have single analog sticks (simple joysticks) and thus up to 2 joysticks can be used, other more complex joysticks may have 2 analog sticks a...

NES:
- fix emphasis bits shift.

Main:
- Fix file sorting in browser (Zembarian)
- input: special handling for ESP32 BLE projects.
- input: use X button on gamepad in file browser to go to parent folder.
- user_io: log starting path (if log_file_entry=1).

SMS:
- Use proper master clock for PAL mode.
- Adjust PAL border + sync timing (Yimmers)

Gameboy:
- Add mappers: TAMA, MMM01, MBC6, HuC3, Rocket, Sachen (paulb-nl)
- Fixes & tweaks (paulb-nl)
- Updated framework.

NES:
- fix pixel shift

NES:
- Improved color emphasis bits.

SMS:
- Add SMS Japanese Audio Control disables (greyrogue)

Apple II:
- ProDOS HDD support (steven-a-wilson)
- Paddle support.
- Updated framework.

Linux & Main: - Update to Kernel v5.14.5 which brings some important fixes. - exFAT: fixed memory mapped operations. - exFAT: symlink flag moved from reserved to "system file" flag. It means now any regular file on exFAT partition marked as system means a symlink. It's done to preserve symlinks while copying SD card content on Window...

New Updater Introduce you new Updater script made by theypsilon which you can download here: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Downloader_MiSTer/releases You need to download it only once. It will handle self updating automatically. Main difference is this script works only with special distribution repository and doesn't walk through all MiSTer-dev...

SMS:
- Sega System E arcade implementation (greyrogue).
- Add paddle support (bellwood420).
- Audio volume boost (Robinson).
- VDP: adjust collision flag outside of active area (gyurco).
- Updated framework.

NES:
- Fix color emphasis (greyrogue).

TurboGrafx-16/CD:
- Fix CD audio (dshadoff).
- Support side mouse buttons like in original TGFX mouse (dshadoff).
- VDC and CPU fixes for various games (srg320).
- improve accuracy and boost of adpcm (kitrinx).

NeoGeo:
- Audio fixes (greyrogue)
- Reduce SDRAM cycles (fixes KOF'94 and some other games graphics glitches).

Linux & Main: Mostly polishing release to fix remaining problems after big changes. - Add support for Switch SNES and NES online controllers (lost at some point). - Support for XBox Series S/X controller. - Additional link to certificate (to fix some apps/python modules) - input: default mapping to gamepad if it's not configured yet. Don't rel...

Linux release 20210831 uses the same USB host driver as older 4.xx Kernels, so most new USB issues should be fixed.

Linux: - Since MiSTer is not general PC, it should not include unused libraries. Thus, in order to free space for further useful apps, all libraries unused in current set of utilities are removed. Nothing changed for general user, just less unused files are in image now. - ncFTP replaced by LFTP. - Fixed broken unzip. - Added SSL support to Python...

Linux & Main: - Update Linux (buildroot) to v2021.02. So pretty much all packages got updated. Actually i'm not a big fan of updating the whole OS as MiSTer is not a PC and doesn't need upgrade without a good reason. Anyway it's worth to upgrade after 4 years. - Some optimisation in boot sequence: connman has been removed in favor of tradition...

Linux & Main - Latest Kernel version v5.13.12 with all MiSTer fixes and tweaks. This time kernel is based on vanilla kernel from Torvalds (not socfpga branch as before). - exFAT is now part of main kernel branch, but unfortunately it doesn't support symlinks. So i've ported good old exFAT version with symlinks support as it's quite common on Mi...

ash2fpga wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 3:05 pm Do you know if there is an easy way to check if it can be powered by USB? (e.g., serial # / board layout / component)

easiest way to check is connect MicroUSB plug from PC - if you see any lights on de10-nano then it's powered
I only tested A which can be powered and C which cannot.

Nope, it's not hard to add original HW ports. These ports are present inside the core anyway. It just depends what you want to achieve. U64 is designed to replace original C64 board, so it perfectly fits original C64 case with all ports. But you can't run for example ZX Spectrum core on that board as it won't match ZX main board. So U64 is targeted...

update: it seems later revisions of de10-nano can't be powered from USB.

aberu wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:54 am The DE10-Nano doesn't have a diode to restrict this kind of backflow?

Please read my explanation again. de10-nano doesn't need diode. It works as designed.

Use the same power supply for both de10-nano and USB hub. This is most appropriate way. Cheap USB hubs may supply the power back to USB host if voltage is higher than from USB host. So it will back-power the de10-nano which is your case. de10-nano's USB is OTG which means it can be a host and device, so when you turn off the power on de10-nano, it ...

Emulation it mostly targeted to play games. It still can be used beyond playing, but expansion ports are mostly virtual connected internally to emulated external devices. For full feature set emulation it's better to create a completely different platform. It still can use FPGA, but it should use mainboard with same expansion connectors. And it sho...

Main: - ini: spinner_axis option (for spinners using Y coordinate). - input: don't open Switch accelerator, lit the home led. - Fixed tape writing SharpMZ - goes to correct directory now (alanswx). - input: improve Atari VCS spinner handling, combo to enable/disable the spinner: hold down both red and back buttons then rotate spinner: right - Enab...

C64:
- C1581: update fdc1772 code.
- CIA: icr3 set priority over clear. (fixes Arkanoid and may be other games).

ZX Spectrum:
- Use TAB as G mode switch.
- Updated framework.

VIC20:
- Fix for external tape input.

NeoGeo:
- Use original system clock for AES mode.