<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> 2013-11-19T23:15:56Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/471/have-dead-nanoloop-11-carts-need-halp/ <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> how many carts are you needing batteries in? I had to fix my metroid 2 cart and have extra tabbed batteries on hand now

]]> https://chipmusic.org/bitjacker 2013-11-19T23:15:56Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/191504/#p191504 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> Trouble from 3 years ago lol...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/egr 2013-11-18T23:48:34Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/191395/#p191395 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> Bumping to say that I just got the battery in my nano 1.2 cart changed out at a local store called Batteries Plus. Just $9.02 installed, pretty sweet. Maybe there's a similar store near you if you're still having trouble.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/egr 2013-11-18T23:47:46Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/191394/#p191394 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> nitro2k01 wrote:

Whoa! Time flies like an arrow! I didn't even notice the age of the thread.

and here i was thinking "man it's a shame nitro never finished making that flasher" :v

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Victory+Road 2013-06-01T13:19:20Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170396/#p170396 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> e.s.c. wrote:

1.3 is pretty close to 1.5/1.6.3 as far as layout, etc... 1.0-1.2 have the different song screen/3 channels/etc

Aha!  That's what I was trying to remember, thanks.

(the combined pulse channels, i mean)

]]> https://chipmusic.org/egr 2013-06-01T11:45:41Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170394/#p170394 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> 1.3 is pretty close to 1.5/1.6.3 as far as layout, etc... 1.0-1.2 have the different song screen/3 channels/etc

]]> https://chipmusic.org/e.s.c. 2013-06-01T11:41:34Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170393/#p170393 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> e.s.c. wrote:
egr wrote:

What were some features of 1.1 that are different from now?  I can't seem to find the manual anywhere online to get a description.

roughly the same as 1.2, but only one custom waveform instead of 16 for the s channel, if i remember correctly

Cool, was wondering if this was one of the versions that had the different song editor or channel layout but I guess that was 1.3?

EDIT: nope, 1.3 wasn't what I was thinking of either, must have just made it all up tongue

]]> https://chipmusic.org/egr 2013-06-01T11:28:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170392/#p170392 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> Whoa! Time flies like an arrow! I didn't even notice the age of the thread.

Bud: I'm interested and I'll contact you in a PM.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nitro2k01 2013-06-01T10:38:29Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170391/#p170391 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> egr wrote:

What were some features of 1.1 that are different from now?  I can't seem to find the manual anywhere online to get a description.

roughly the same as 1.2, but only one custom waveform instead of 16 for the s channel, if i remember correctly

]]> https://chipmusic.org/e.s.c. 2013-06-01T03:38:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170365/#p170365 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> Necrobump?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Sycamore+Drive 2013-06-01T03:06:20Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170362/#p170362 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> Awesome - drop me a line if/when you need a 1.2 to borrow.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/budmelvin 2013-06-01T00:07:25Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170344/#p170344 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> Bud of all Melvins: I'm making my own flasher, which you will hopefully be able to buy at some point. I want to support as many different cartridges as possible, and having physical access to them helps ensure that I'm doing things correctly.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nitro2k01 2013-05-31T23:50:33Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170342/#p170342 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> nitro2k01 - FWIW - I was always able to back up and restore nanoloop 1.2 RAM with XChanger and gbt16.exe.  The catch was I had to grab each bank separately with the -bs xx switch,  I was also able to get a ROM .GB image, but, of course, that file on an EMS cart wouldn't be able to save RAM properly.  I had a very detailed description of all this on the original nanoloop forum if archives exist anywhere of that.  Would have been late 2001, early 2002 I'm guessing.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/budmelvin 2013-05-31T23:44:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170340/#p170340 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> Re: canopy type battery holder. I don't see this as feasible. You are relying on the PCB layout to provide the cathode (negative battery terminal) connection. On the yellow cartridge, the cathode is to the left of the battery. You could perhaps solve this by adding a little bit of wire soldered to the pad which goes under the battery, but I don't think you can guarantee good contact this way. You also need to attach the other  side of the "canopy" for mechanical stability. This is farily easy to do if you scrape off some of the solder mask from the ground plane above the battery, and also disconnect said section of the ground plane from the rest of the ground. (Just a few cuts with a knife.)

However, that seems a bit hackish, and might create problems with data loss because the connectioncomes loose. The way I would probably solve this is with a 180° tabbed battery. Solder the anode (positive battery terminal) to the right place. Bend the other tab and fold it around the top edge of the PCB. Solder a jumper wire between the tab and the ground pad on the board. This would require some thought when bending the tab, but should otherwise be the best solution.
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Though again, thinking about it. that might not work because the top piece of the cartridge will occupy that space momentarily when you slide the cartridge shut.

Anyway, I think I would recommend a tabbed battery which is soldered into place rather than the canopy version, for mechanical stability reasons. This should still extend their life by ~10 years, so it shouldn't be that bad.

Oh and of course, maybe I don't even need to add that I would be interested in playing with these cartridges hands-on for some research. (Such as figuring out how to back them up and flashing new software to them.)

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nitro2k01 2013-05-31T21:12:15Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170326/#p170326 <![CDATA[Re: Have Dead Nanoloop 1.1 Carts, Need Halp]]> What were some features of 1.1 that are different from now?  I can't seem to find the manual anywhere online to get a description.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/egr 2013-05-31T19:28:12Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/170314/#p170314