tty2oled Soft&Hardware Add-On (Shows Core based Pictures on a Display)

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Hi tty2oled users,
RealLarry, d.ti and me are proud to present the new All-In-One tty2oled "Flash-Update" release.
The new version of the Installer/Updater includes now flashing of your connected tty2oled device.

During the install or update procedure the script tries to identify the connected tty2oled device hardware and firmware.
If a detection is not possible, because your tty2oled firmware Version is too old and doesn't contain the needed functions,
you get a menu where you need to choose your hardware (using Keyboard or Controller).

Flash_Update_Hardware_1.png
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We support these three device types/boards
1) ESP32 TTGO-T8 or the d.ti-Board which uses the "ESP32 Dev Module" Board Settings in the Arduino IDE
2) ESP32 Wemos Lolin32 or Devkitc V4 which uses "WEMOS LOLIN32" Board Settings in the Arduino IDE
3) ESP8266 NodeMCU which uses the "Node MCU1.0 (ESP12E-Module)" Board Settings in the Arduino IDE
If you don't want to update your firmware chose "Exit now".

After you have chosen your Hardware you need to answer Yes or No (using Keyboard or Controller) within a few seconds
to start flashing your tty2oled device with the latest stable firmware version.
If the countdown is over without pressing any key nothing happens.

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Disable flashing?
You can disable the flashing part of the updater script by setting the new INI Option TTY2OLED_UPDATE to "no" (see also below INI File).

How does it work?
We run a external build-server-system which creates the needed binary files for our tty2oled devices if a new software version is released.

Note!
If you use our tty2oled firmware updater, you can't use OTA any longer.

Changes
Arduino Code:
  • Most of the "Options" in the Arduino Code to enable/disable tty2oled features are now history.
    If you choose the correct hardware device type within the Arduino IDE you are good to go
    if you still want to program your tty2oled device by yourself.
  • The Arduino Code includes up from now code to identify hardware and firmware.
    These values are used by the updater.
INI File:
  • The INI File was splitted into the tty2oled-user.ini file for user settings and the tty2oled-system.ini file supporting our scripts.
  • The tty2oled-user.ini file got the new Option "TTY2OLED_UPDATE" (default = yes) to enable/disable firmware updates done by the updater.
Other:
  • "update_all" has now an option (see under Misc) to download our "updater script"
And finally our user map
https://umap.openstreetmap.de/de/map/tty2oled_19436

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RealLarry wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:41 am
Teddy wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 5:52 pm Is there any way for someone, who let's say maybe isn't as well-versed in hardware, to get their hands on one of these things?
Tell us some details, ie where you're located? If it's "not so far far away from europe" then I'm sure that we'll find a solution...
I'm in the UK! 😊
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Teddy wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 4:12 pm I'm in the UK! 😊
I have a PCB left & am in the UK - send the OLED & TTGO to me and I'll build it for you if can't solder

@venice - amazing update!!
Good boy, your hardware is up-to-date
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RealLarry wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:47 am That's very nice to hear that we are a "decision maker" now 8-)
venice wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:19 am Really really cool, many thanks for this. And yes @RealLarry, "decision maker" sounds good :D
No thank you all for such a great project!
venice wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:19 am One question, is there an sort order?
I added a case insensitive alphabetical sort.
I will also work on adding in the paste/render feature.
LamerDeluxe wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:10 am Some of the images are (wrap around) shifted right a bit at the moment, like the Commodore 64 one.
I noticed this as well, I don't have the parts to make my real tty2oled yet so not sure if that is how they actually are or if there is some weird condition causing them to wrap. If it was an issue in the code I would assume every picture would show this error. Can someone confirm if the pictures that show them being offset happens on the real device or not?
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venice wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:19 am
rbz wrote: Thu Nov 25, 2021 11:21 pm @venice I would be happy to show you how you can incorporate this into the official repository as there is an accompanying GitHub Action that will rebuild the image list that drives the site whenever a new GSC or XBM file is added to the repository...
Send me an PM with the details.
I can't send PM's yet but I did open a Pull Request on the pictures repo that has the info :)
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rbz wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 12:44 am
LamerDeluxe wrote: Fri Nov 26, 2021 8:10 am Some of the images are (wrap around) shifted right a bit at the moment, like the Commodore 64 one.
I noticed this as well…
I think I got it.
Some Pictures have 6 bytes (=12 Pixel) in Line 3 of the gsc file. Normally this line should not contain any data bytes.
As our script is sending gsc picture data starting from line 4, the picture on the tty2oled display is looking fine ;) .
If the pixviewer can do the same it should be Ok.
If not we have to find a way to check all gsc’s and remove these 6 unnecessary bytes.

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venice wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:49 pm Some Pictures have 6 bytes (=12 Pixel) in Line 3 of the gsc file. Normally this line should not contain data bytes.
As our script is sending gsc picture data starting from line 4 the picture on the tty2oled display is looking fine ;)
If the pixviewer can do the same it should be Ok.
If not we have to find a way to check all gsc’s and remove these 6 unnecessary bytes.
I will check this out and see if I can compensate for the extra bytes
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venice wrote: Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:49 pm Some Pictures have 6 bytes...
That was the issue, if the file had more than 8192 bytes I just use the last 8192 and that fixed the alignment issue. New PR is up with a fix and a few other changes :)
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Many many Thanks for your pixviewer.
The Website is now online at https://venice1200.github.io/MiSTer_tty2oled_Pictures/#

Just a question about picture counting.
GSC contains (if my Windows is OK) 657 gsc files (including 60 alternative files "_alt" = 597 core files).
The pixviewer shows 609 gsc files. Any idea about the difference?
XBM is OK (373).

//Edit
Got it...
We have 609 "real" Pictures and 48 Symlinks in the Repo.
Means 609 is correct.

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venice wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:25 am GSC contains (if my Windows is OK) 657 gsc files (including 60 alternative files "_alt" = 597 core files).
The pixviewer shows 609 gsc files. Any idea about the difference?
Symlinks aren't countered but displayed.
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Neo Geo MVS:
Panic Bomber = panicbom.gsc
Pleasure Goal = pgoal.gsc
Pochi and Nyaa = pnyaa.gsc
Pop 'n Bounce = popbounc.gsc
Prehistoric Isle 2 = preisle2.gsc
Pulstar = pulstar.gsc
Super Bubble Pop = sbp.gsc
Super Dodge Ball = sdodgeb.gsc
Super Sidekicks = ssideki.gsc
Super Sidekicks 2 = ssideki2.gsc
Super Sidekicks 3 = ssideki3.gsc
Viewpoint = viewpoin.gsc
Waku Waku 7 = wakuwak7.gsc
Windjammers = wjammers.gsc
Zed Blade = zedblade.gsc
Zupapa! = zupapa.gsc
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Jukk@M wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:08 pmNeo Geo MVS:
As always: Many thanks for the fresh blood! Pictures are ready for download and sheet updated.
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Jukk@M wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:08 pmNeo Geo MVS:
...and my "revenge" ;)
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If my calculation is correct we have now 357 XBM's and 626 GSC's.
Many Thanks to all Picture Contributor's.

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venice wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:25 am We have 609 "real" Pictures and 48 Symlinks in the Repo.
Yeah I don't show the symlinks since they can't be rendered directly, I probably could come up with a workaround but it would show the dupe images.
venice wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:42 am If my calculation is correct we have now 357 XBM's and 626 GSC's.
Many Thanks to all Picture Contributor's.
Glad to see the pixviewer update is working to automatically show the new files!

Here are some thoughts for upgrades I will add in the future
  • Preview pasted in XBM/GSC
  • Show a letter divider and jump links to a letter to make it easier to jump to a specific section of pictures? Although the huge wall of pics is kinda nice too
  • A way to show the i2c2oled pix?
  • Rework some of the CSS to work better on small screens, not really a frontend person so this has been the hardest part of the project so far :lol:
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i2c2oled pix support will be great.

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No need to show symlinked Pictures as they are already shown.

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Is this compatible with the Mt32-pi? It has an OLED screen and shows at least some information?
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Toya wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:38 am Is this compatible with the Mt32-pi? It has an OLED screen and shows at least some information?
"Compatible" yes, they are working side-by-side. But if you intend to use mt32-pi's display for tty2oled, then no, in neither way.
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TTY2OLED is connected to the USB port, which is handled by the ARM CPU. MT32-pi is connected to the FPGA. It is not possible to use its display for TTY2OLED functionality without an unreasonable amount of development.
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Jepp, there was already a disccussion in March...
See viewtopic.php?p=20822#p20822

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Looks like my custom PCB, that I kindly got from @gojira54, is finally arriving today, after being stuck at customs for 28 days after I payed duty. Really looking forward to finally being able to assemble it and see the result.
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LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:35 am Looks like my custom PCB, that I kindly got from @gojira54, is finally arriving today, after being stuck at customs for 28 days after I payed duty. Really looking forward to finally being able to assemble it and see the result.
Holy shit! Is that the movie "28 days later"? Stuck at customs for so many weeks after paying duty? Not even the German customs is that bad!
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RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:27 pm
LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:35 am Looks like my custom PCB, that I kindly got from @gojira54, is finally arriving today, after being stuck at customs for 28 days after I payed duty. Really looking forward to finally being able to assemble it and see the result.
Holy shit! Is that the movie "28 days later"? Stuck at customs for so many weeks after paying duty? Not even the German customs is that bad!
Yeah, the postal service has been failing pretty hard here the last months, with package delivery times constantly shifting days or even weeks. Apparently it is their customs department that is way behind. They are legally allowed to keep it for thirty days, but I've read messages online from people waiting for multiple months already or never getting their package after all. I have another package from the UK stuck there currently for a week.

It got a message from their app today, with a photo of the PCB package, it was supposed to be put in my mailbox today, but it still isn't there, now that it is almost evening.
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LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:38 pm
RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:27 pm
LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:35 am Looks like my custom PCB, that I kindly got from @gojira54, is finally arriving today, after being stuck at customs for 28 days after I payed duty. Really looking forward to finally being able to assemble it and see the result.
Holy shit! Is that the movie "28 days later"? Stuck at customs for so many weeks after paying duty? Not even the German customs is that bad!
Yeah, the postal service has been failing pretty hard here the last months, with package delivery times constantly shifting days or even weeks. Apparently it is their customs department that is way behind. They are legally allowed to keep it for thirty days, but I've read messages online from people waiting for multiple months already or never getting their package after all. I have another package from the UK stuck there currently for a week.

It got a message from their app today, with a photo of the PCB package, it was supposed to be put in my mailbox today, but it still isn't there, now that it is almost evening.
...sound like you're located in the US - I've heard of terrible delivery times since months, especially by USPS. Damn fucking times these days :(
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RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:54 pm
LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:38 pm
RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 2:27 pm

Holy shit! Is that the movie "28 days later"? Stuck at customs for so many weeks after paying duty? Not even the German customs is that bad!
Yeah, the postal service has been failing pretty hard here the last months, with package delivery times constantly shifting days or even weeks. Apparently it is their customs department that is way behind. They are legally allowed to keep it for thirty days, but I've read messages online from people waiting for multiple months already or never getting their package after all. I have another package from the UK stuck there currently for a week.

It got a message from their app today, with a photo of the PCB package, it was supposed to be put in my mailbox today, but it still isn't there, now that it is almost evening.
...sound like you're located in the US - I've heard of terrible delivery times since months, especially by USPS. Damn fucking times these days :(
No, I'm in the Netherlands actually. The postal service here used to be pretty good. But now they are charging duty for any package value, instead of only for 22 Euro and over. Add to that that the UK is no longer part of the EU and their work load gets worse.
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LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:03 pm
RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:54 pm
LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:38 pm
Yeah, the postal service has been failing pretty hard here the last months, with package delivery times constantly shifting days or even weeks. Apparently it is their customs department that is way behind. They are legally allowed to keep it for thirty days, but I've read messages online from people waiting for multiple months already or never getting their package after all. I have another package from the UK stuck there currently for a week.

It got a message from their app today, with a photo of the PCB package, it was supposed to be put in my mailbox today, but it still isn't there, now that it is almost evening.
...sound like you're located in the US - I've heard of terrible delivery times since months, especially by USPS. Damn fucking times these days :(
No, I'm in the Netherlands actually. The postal service here used to be pretty good. But now they are charging duty for any package value, instead of only for 22 Euro and over. Add to that that the UK is no longer part of the EU and their work load gets worse.
Uh, I see... That's a fucking EU/UK thing. And that's why I'm still ordering from China, despite of that European "22€ order". The Chinese companies are sending via the Netherlands, seeming to bypassing German customs and are arriving in ~10-14 days. No duty, no hassle, yust fun. Strange days.
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RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:10 pm
LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:03 pm
RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:54 pm

...sound like you're located in the US - I've heard of terrible delivery times since months, especially by USPS. Damn fucking times these days :(
No, I'm in the Netherlands actually. The postal service here used to be pretty good. But now they are charging duty for any package value, instead of only for 22 Euro and over. Add to that that the UK is no longer part of the EU and their work load gets worse.
Uh, I see... That's a fucking EU/UK thing. And that's why I'm still ordering from China, despite of that European "22€ order". The Chinese companies are sending via the Netherlands, seeming to bypassing German customs and are arriving in ~10-14 days. No duty, no hassle, yust fun. Strange days.
I noticed that as well. Orders from AliExpress come flying in in about eight days now. Apparently they are member of some organization (don't remember the details) that allows them to already add tax and bypass customs.
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LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:20 pm
RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:10 pm
LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:03 pm
No, I'm in the Netherlands actually. The postal service here used to be pretty good. But now they are charging duty for any package value, instead of only for 22 Euro and over. Add to that that the UK is no longer part of the EU and their work load gets worse.
Uh, I see... That's a fucking EU/UK thing. And that's why I'm still ordering from China, despite of that European "22€ order". The Chinese companies are sending via the Netherlands, seeming to bypassing German customs and are arriving in ~10-14 days. No duty, no hassle, yust fun. Strange days.
I noticed that as well. Orders from AliExpress come flying in in about eight days now. Apparently they are member of some organization (don't remember the details) that allows them to already add tax and bypass customs.
Copy that. And that's why I'm a friend of the new silk road. Let's trade all together! It's a responsibility of all participating countries not to be drawn over the table (is that translating correct?).
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RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:13 pm
LamerDeluxe wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:20 pm
RealLarry wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:10 pm

Uh, I see... That's a fucking EU/UK thing. And that's why I'm still ordering from China, despite of that European "22€ order". The Chinese companies are sending via the Netherlands, seeming to bypassing German customs and are arriving in ~10-14 days. No duty, no hassle, yust fun. Strange days.
I noticed that as well. Orders from AliExpress come flying in in about eight days now. Apparently they are member of some organization (don't remember the details) that allows them to already add tax and bypass customs.
Copy that. And that's why I'm a friend of the new silk road. Let's trade all together! It's a responsibility of all participating countries not to be drawn over the table (is that translating correct?).
That does seem like a good idea. The package wasn't delivered today, hopefully tomorrow.
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Re: tty2oled Soft&Hardware Add-On (Shows Core based Pictures on a Display)

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...had a short night and some boredom, but verve for new pictures to fill the gaps, so here they are:
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