<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/17294/noob-alertbeginner-lsdj-cartridge-purchase-advice-needed/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:19:45 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/237301/#p237301 BennVenn says:

Trading Post Ad:

http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/17421 … lsdj-cart/

]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:19:45 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/237301/#p237301 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/237254/#p237254 blight says:

Definitely picking one up for sure!

BennVenn wrote:

Just a update on those cheap carts.

A selection of carts have arrived and I'm adding support to the Joey to re-write them. Specs for the cheapest LSDJ suitable cart are:

2Mbytes Flash ROM
128kbytes SRAM, accessable as a single 128k block (As required by LSDJ)
MBC5 mapper, up to 512 banks.
Replacable lithium coin cell for RAM retention.

There is a little bit of work to do on the carts before they are flashable, removing the TSOP48 Flash IC, cutting and routing a few traces, re-soldering. I was hoping this wouldn't be necessary.

The price target remains the same, about half that of existing BV carts. If there is enough interest - (pre-orders?) - that would allow me to drive the price down further by saving more on shipping, maybe even to the $10/cart price point.

]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2015 23:40:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/237254/#p237254 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/237253/#p237253 BennVenn says:

Just a update on those cheap carts.

A selection of carts have arrived and I'm adding support to the Joey to re-write them. Specs for the cheapest LSDJ suitable cart are:

2Mbytes Flash ROM
128kbytes SRAM, accessable as a single 128k block (As required by LSDJ)
MBC5 mapper, up to 512 banks.
Replacable lithium coin cell for RAM retention.

There is a little bit of work to do on the carts before they are flashable, removing the TSOP48 Flash IC, cutting and routing a few traces, re-soldering. I was hoping this wouldn't be necessary.

The price target remains the same, about half that of existing BV carts. If there is enough interest - (pre-orders?) - that would allow me to drive the price down further by saving more on shipping, maybe even to the $10/cart price point.

]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2015 23:25:31 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/237253/#p237253 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236430/#p236430 jefftheworld says:

I've had no Derp issues with any OS, but it certainly works for me under Linux, Windows 10 and Android.

]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2015 04:07:10 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236430/#p236430 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236386/#p236386 blight says:
cyberic wrote:
BLEO wrote:

Really, just spend the extra money and get this: http://derpcart.com/
It's the best cart money can buy.

Totally agree with that.
It is really great to be able to plug, drag and drop the .sav file, and you're done.

But I got some problems with windows 7:
very often, when I replace the sav file, it does nothing. the copy completes, but the cartt content remains unchanged.

But no problem at all with linux.

Has any one tried on Windows 10? Gonna pick up a rig this weekend with Windows 10 -.-

]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2015 05:12:50 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236386/#p236386 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236360/#p236360 cyberic says:
BLEO wrote:

Really, just spend the extra money and get this: http://derpcart.com/
It's the best cart money can buy.

Totally agree with that.
It is really great to be able to plug, drag and drop the .sav file, and you're done.

But I got some problems with windows 7:
very often, when I replace the sav file, it does nothing. the copy completes, but the cartt content remains unchanged.

But no problem at all with linux.

]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2015 22:48:22 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236360/#p236360 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236359/#p236359 cyberic says:
PULSELOOPER wrote:

Don't know how's today dev on the EMS carts, but the flasher software doesn't work on Windows 8. I have to use a virtual machine running WinXP to backup, flash, etc.

Have you tried ems-flasher command line on windows 8?
see: http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/17128 … ows-howto/

You can also use... an android application (I have not tested):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta … &hl=fr

]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2015 22:43:12 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236359/#p236359 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236311/#p236311 BennVenn says:

Thanks for the support! I'll keep you posted with their progress

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 23:22:16 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236311/#p236311 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236279/#p236279 atomsmasha says:

i'll buy like a billion* of them

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 06:22:53 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236279/#p236279 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236278/#p236278 blight says:
BennVenn wrote:

Hey aZu, I wasn't aware of my cart glitching out like that. Can you PM me with the specifics? If it's a bad cart I'll send you another.

Also, I may have found a cheaper source of flash carts. I've got some inbound for testing. If all goes well I'll have 1, 2 & 4 mbyte carts with 128k + 256k SRAM for half the price of existing BennVenn carts.


I'd definitely be interested in purchasing one of those carts if all works out!

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 05:49:41 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236278/#p236278 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236275/#p236275 atomsmasha says:
SketchMan3 wrote:
DSC wrote:

Definitely interested in these!

]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2015 03:17:40 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236275/#p236275 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236264/#p236264 SketchMan3 says:
DSC wrote:
BennVenn wrote:

Hey aZu, I wasn't aware of my cart glitching out like that. Can you PM me with the specifics? If it's a bad cart I'll send you another.

Also, I may have found a cheaper source of flash carts. I've got some inbound for testing. If all goes well I'll have 1, 2 & 4 mbyte carts with 128k + 256k SRAM for half the price of existing BennVenn carts.

Definitely interested in these!

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2015 23:27:55 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236264/#p236264 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236262/#p236262 DSC says:
BennVenn wrote:

Hey aZu, I wasn't aware of my cart glitching out like that. Can you PM me with the specifics? If it's a bad cart I'll send you another.

Also, I may have found a cheaper source of flash carts. I've got some inbound for testing. If all goes well I'll have 1, 2 & 4 mbyte carts with 128k + 256k SRAM for half the price of existing BennVenn carts.

Definitely interested in these!

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2015 22:43:20 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236262/#p236262 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236258/#p236258 BennVenn says:

Hey aZu, I wasn't aware of my cart glitching out like that. Can you PM me with the specifics? If it's a bad cart I'll send you another.

Also, I may have found a cheaper source of flash carts. I've got some inbound for testing. If all goes well I'll have 1, 2 & 4 mbyte carts with 128k + 256k SRAM for half the price of existing BennVenn carts.

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:45:49 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236258/#p236258 <![CDATA[Re: (noob alert!)beginner lsdj cartridge purchase advice needed]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236257/#p236257 jefftheworld says:

I can vouch for both BennVenn and Drag N Derp. Both are fantastic solutions. Keep in mind, if you go with the BennVenn Cart + Flasher option, that it can read and write a really large variety of cartridges and flash cartridges, plus the newest hardware/firmware allows you to pull realtime image data off of a Game Boy Camera, in case you wanted to experiment with that.

]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:39:01 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/236257/#p236257