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Post by shadowolf on Aug 25, 2008 15:08:50 GMT -5
No-one asked me so far if it would be okay to market my design. I would not deny my permission though. As with the files freely distributeable anyways it would be only a matter of politeness anyways - although the files come with no licence. And not to forget, what pushes the project forwards is only partly the availability of hardware. The software and it's ongoing development is what really makes a handfull of parts a usefull unit. I also created a small, single-side PCB as add-on to SD2IEC for those who want to put it into a case and use it like a 1541:  That makes it kind of modular. A newer version of the board also features a reset-button. I haven't really tested it so far though. |
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Post by racob on Aug 25, 2008 18:05:11 GMT -5
WOW
That picture really made me so jealous of you guys....wish here...wish there!!!
Shadowolf,
I saw some old pictures showing that additional board but this one pictured is tottaly awesome device..
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Post by Jim Brain on Aug 25, 2008 21:34:03 GMT -5
I can probably make a run of boards. Since I'm planning to put an SD card on the next batch of uIEC units, I researched a connector I can source, and I found one that is reasonably priced. I've made a EAGLE part for it, and I can modify Shadowolf's board to use the new part, assuming you're OK with the widthof the board going up to 33 or 34 mm.
Jim
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Post by racob on Aug 25, 2008 22:48:43 GMT -5
Hi Jim / Shadowolf,
If you guys can come to an agreement for Jim to undertake the handling of the PCB, you can count me already as one that will be interested here in North America...
I am sure I am not the only one...
RAcob
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Post by robertb on Aug 26, 2008 1:29:02 GMT -5
I can probably make a run of boards. Would it look like Shadowolf's design or would it be similar to the NKCElectronics design with the IEC connectors on the board itself? Would it have a bigger ATMEL chip than the 32 the NKCElectronics has? How would it derive its power? (The NKC version needs an external wall wart.) Would it have the NKC's three, little lights, i.e., power, busy, and "dirty"? :-) No answer from NKCElectronics yet, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group videocam.net.au/fcugThe Other Group of Amigoids www.calweb.com/~rabel1/ |
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Post by shadowolf on Aug 26, 2008 4:49:21 GMT -5
racob>I saw some old pictures showing that additional board but this >one pictured is tottaly awesome device.. This is the only picture I ever put online and the first time I used it at a lower resolution. I have others though. :-) >If you guys can come to an agreement We are not really arguing, are we? :-) I have no objections to Jim modifying my design and producing boards of it. robertb>Would it look like Shadowolf's design I believe that is what Jim meant, taking the SD2IEC but replacing the SD-socket. So yes, with M644. >How would it derive its power? The SD2IEC in the pictured form needs a supply in a range from about 4,5V to about 10V. So using 5V as supply would be fine. Power is applied thru the MikroMatch connector on the board over the flatcable. So while you can use an extra PSU for that you can also directly wire it into a C64 or DTV or build an adapter cable to connect it to the casette-port. >Would it have the NKC's three, little lights, i.e., power, busy, and "dirty"? :-) There is no "dirty" LED in SD2IEC. The other two are present though. Either as SMD in 1206 - which are missing in the picture just below the controller - or as seen externally wired to the board. The resistors for the LED's are on the bottom-side. The unit in the picture is not completed, the drive-select switch is not wired at all. And the disk-switch button is also missing.
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Post by ulysses31 on Aug 27, 2008 6:55:38 GMT -5
just sent an order to Futurlec for a few boards  along with some other stuff I need done... they are a good company for board manufacture |
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Post by Unseen on Aug 27, 2008 7:26:55 GMT -5
>Would it have the NKC's three, little lights, i.e., power, busy, and "dirty"? :-) There is no "dirty" LED in SD2IEC. The other two are present though. I think you mean that there is no "power" light on the SD2IEC boards because I distinctly remember using a green and a red LED in the code, internally named "BUSY" and "DIRTY" - although "DIRTY" is a slight misnomer, it is lit up for errors and whenever anything is open for writing. |
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Post by nkcelectronics on Aug 27, 2008 7:35:13 GMT -5
No-one asked me so far if it would be okay to market my design. I would not deny my permission though. As with the files freely distributeable anyways it would be only a matter of politeness anyways - although the files come with no licence. And not to forget, what pushes the project forwards is only partly the availability of hardware. The software and it's ongoing development is what really makes a handfull of parts a usefull unit. I also created a small, single-side PCB as add-on to SD2IEC for those who want to put it into a case and use it like a 1541: That makes it kind of modular. A newer version of the board also features a reset-button. I haven't really tested it so far though. shadowolf, I am not making the MMC2IEC board anymore, waiting to move probably to your SD2IEC board. Now that you have this modular version, single sided, I am interested in manufacturing it. I will contact you soon. |
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Post by shadowolf on Aug 27, 2008 7:50:02 GMT -5
Only the add-on board is single-sided - and a prototype.
The SD2IEC in the picture is still the same and can't be done single-sided without making it significantly bigger.
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Post by robertb on Aug 27, 2008 11:02:08 GMT -5
...I am not making the MMC2IEC board anymore, waiting to move probably to your SD2IEC board. Does that mean that the MMC2IEC's listed on your website are the last of the batch? Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group videocam.net.au/fcug |
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Post by nkcelectronics on Aug 27, 2008 17:11:48 GMT -5
...I am not making the MMC2IEC board anymore, waiting to move probably to your SD2IEC board. Does that mean that the MMC2IEC's listed on your website are the last of the batch? Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group videocam.net.au/fcugIt is still listed, but out of stock. With all the advances on the software (SD2IEC firmware), it doesn't make any sense to keep using the ATMEGA32, instead of the ATMEGA644... unless you want the exact MMC2IEC as was designed by Lars (with the minor changes I made). |
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Post by robertb on Aug 27, 2008 18:16:16 GMT -5
It is still listed, but out of stock. With all the advances on the software (SD2IEC firmware), it doesn't make any sense to keep using the ATMEGA32, instead of the ATMEGA644... Thanks for the info update, Tony. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group videocam.net.au/fcug |
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Post by Jim Brain on Aug 27, 2008 22:51:29 GMT -5
just sent an order to Futurlec for a few boards along with some other stuff I need done... they are a good company for board manufacture OK, so does this mean i don't need to make a board run with the new SD connector? Jim |
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Post by harbinger on Nov 23, 2008 22:33:53 GMT -5
Has there been any forward movement on doing a new board version and making it available in the US?
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