Announcement - new QL Interface
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- RWAP Master
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Announcement - new QL Interface
Tetroid in Russia, has sent me some pictures of a new interface he has designed. It basically merges his existing Trump Card clone, with a QubIDE clone to provide an all in one memory / disk / compact flash card interface complete with Toolkit II.
More photos appear at:
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1069.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1070.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1071.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1073.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1050.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1051.jpg
He is looking for a couple of people to test - I have said I would be interested, and would suggest Dilwyn.
Anyone else fancy one to try and feedback on this beta version?
More photos appear at:
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1069.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1070.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1071.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1073.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1050.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1051.jpg
He is looking for a couple of people to test - I have said I would be interested, and would suggest Dilwyn.
Anyone else fancy one to try and feedback on this beta version?
Rich Mellor
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Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
Wow!!!RWAP wrote:Tetroid in Russia, has sent me some pictures of a new interface he has designed. It basically merges his existing Trump Card clone, with a QubIDE clone to provide an all in one memory / disk / compact flash card interface complete with Toolkit II.
More photos appear at:
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1069.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1070.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1071.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1073.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1050.jpg
http://cats-chess.narod.ru/QL/QLMIO/PROT/IMG_1051.jpg
He is looking for a couple of people to test - I have said I would be interested, and would suggest Dilwyn.
Anyone else fancy one to try and feedback on this beta version?
Simply incredible!!!
I'm offering to test it and buy it one
Great that have his internal memory + TK2, great job!!!
Soon we will see a clone of the Super Gold Card + Qubide too?
- vanpeebles
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Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
I'd be up for testing it! Will it run at 5v for use with an aurora??
Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
Ordinarily I'd say YES (Rich knows I can break just about anything computer-related) but due to the care commitments with very ill close relatives at the moment, I just can't spare the time. This definitely looks like an add-on I might buy in time though!
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Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
Great to see!
More than happy to test if there's still an opening. Being in NZ I'll take care of the shipping costs.
Cheers,
Charles
More than happy to test if there's still an opening. Being in NZ I'll take care of the shipping costs.
Cheers,
Charles
Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
Thank you for announcement, Rich.
The part of Trump card has 768Kb.
Really this board has 1Mb, but I dont know how to use additional 256Kb.
About Super Gold Card, I have not documentation ( schematic ) and it is impossible to buy this interface.
Perhaps, only the Gold card.
I will add this jumper for next version.
Important for all testers.
You need the ALTERA USB-blaster clone ( or Byte Blaster ) for programming of ALTERA CPLD, for replacement of new firmware.
Outsoft wrote:
Wow!!!
Simply incredible!!!
I'm offering to test it and buy it one
Great that have his internal memory + TK2, great job!!!
Soon we will see a clone of the Super Gold Card + Qubide too?
The part of Trump card has 768Kb.
Really this board has 1Mb, but I dont know how to use additional 256Kb.
About Super Gold Card, I have not documentation ( schematic ) and it is impossible to buy this interface.
Perhaps, only the Gold card.
This can run from standard QL system connector ( 9V ). I not added jumper for 5V power. But you can short internal DC-DC and run from 5V, or I can make 5V only for you.vanpeebles wrote:I'd be up for testing it! Will it run at 5v for use with an aurora??
I will add this jumper for next version.
Important for all testers.
You need the ALTERA USB-blaster clone ( or Byte Blaster ) for programming of ALTERA CPLD, for replacement of new firmware.
I still have my QL items still available, anyone interested, please contact me at tetroid@inbox.ru
- vanpeebles
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Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
A 5v one would be great, I'll probably take a 9v and 5v once you hit proper production. Is it easy to write the firmware using the blaster? I've never used one before!
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Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
I don't have anything to program the CPLD chip, but no doubt we can find someone in the UK who can
Rich Mellor
RWAP Software
RWAP Adventures
SellMyRetro
Retro-Printer Module - add a USB printer to your QL
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SellMyRetro
Retro-Printer Module - add a USB printer to your QL
Also Involved in:
Icephorm
Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
Well a Gold Card + Qubide will be very interesting too!!!tetroid wrote:Thank you for announcement, Rich.
Outsoft wrote:
Wow!!!
Simply incredible!!!
I'm offering to test it and buy it one
Great that have his internal memory + TK2, great job!!!
Soon we will see a clone of the Super Gold Card + Qubide too?
The part of Trump card has 768Kb.
Really this board has 1Mb, but I dont know how to use additional 256Kb.
About Super Gold Card, I have not documentation ( schematic ) and it is impossible to buy this interface.
Perhaps, only the Gold card.
This can run from standard QL system connector ( 9V ). I not added jumper for 5V power. But you can short internal DC-DC and run from 5V, or I can make 5V only for you.vanpeebles wrote:I'd be up for testing it! Will it run at 5v for use with an aurora??
I will add this jumper for next version.
Important for all testers.
You need the ALTERA USB-blaster clone ( or Byte Blaster ) for programming of ALTERA CPLD, for replacement of new firmware.
Are you able to do it too?
Interested in the Trump card + Qubide and GC + Qubide too
Need to give to my 2 QL's an Hard Disk environment and we need also to have a GC + Qubide for test Black Phoenix QL version too
Let me know, opened to test and buy it all 2 naturally.
I'm preserving QL stuff so I can be a tester with a lot of protected programs that works on my Original Trump or GC too.
Very great job!!!
Re: Announcement - new QL Interface
Hi Tetroid,
I've got the ALTERA USB-blaster clone ( or Byte Blaster ) for programming of ALTERA CPLD so would have no problem updating the new firmware.
Cheers,
Charles
I've got the ALTERA USB-blaster clone ( or Byte Blaster ) for programming of ALTERA CPLD so would have no problem updating the new firmware.
Cheers,
Charles