Should be gone now.
1,698 Jun 15, 2011 2:06 am
Re: Do GameLink receptacles exists in the wild? (6 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
The problem with building an ArduinoBoy using a link cable socket is powering it. If you're using a big fat 'duino board with a shield, that may not be a problem, but if you're building a stand-alone unit, you'll want to do the pin swap mod so you get power supply from the Gameboy. You can't do this with a socket, as a standard cable doesn't carry the power wire.
And even so, link cables are cheap. Buy one and cut it in half. No big deal.
Another thing, why do you insist on mixing top and bottom layers as much as you can? Try to keep everything to the top layer so people who make PCBs at home can make a single-sided board. So far, the design can trivially be made to use only one side.
Why the top and not the bottom side? Because the first thing you need to consider for a single-layer shield design is connecting the pin header. You can't solder the pin header to a single-sided board if it's on the same side as the copper, since the plastic would be in the way.
Most of the components, yes, including both the opto-coupler and all the passive components can be placed on top and soldered on the top. The one thing that can't is the MIDI jacks. These would need to be pointing down and possible moved out as not to collide with the 'duino main board.
For inspiration: http://www.stephenhobley.com/blog/2011/ … lipshield/
1,699 Jun 13, 2011 1:53 am
Re: .lsdsong playlist rom? (12 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Saskrotch, I don't know if this would suit your needs, but I've thought about adding a playlist mode to LittleFM. Already now, you can press sel+start+B+A to get exit LSDj and get back to LittleFM. So what I was thinking about doing is adding an option to auto-load the next song when you press sel+start+B+A. Add t that tha LittleFM is heaps faster than LSDj's own file manager.
You'd still have to press sel+start+B+A at the end of the song, and start when the new song has loaded, but at least it would be a lot smoother. Actually, already now, LittleFM makes it easier to advance to the next song.
I know it's hard to get started with LittleFM, BTW. I need to write a proper patcher already, so people can apply it to any version of LSDj they want.
1,700 Jun 9, 2011 5:08 pm
Re: Virt talks about FM (34 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Zen Albatross wrote:
2 or 3 genesis (genesi?)
The logical form would be Geneses, I think.
1,701 Jun 9, 2011 2:07 pm
Re: NEW SILVER DMG BUTTONS! (44 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
kitsch wrote:
quBit, how many manhours do you think goes into a set like this?
also, metal buttons are conductive (unless they are coated with something which isn't, of course). one could conceivably 'wire' up these buttons and create contact points to do 'stuff'.
i'm not sure why, just a thought.
like a cracklebox.
for example, you'd need one 'master pole' to touch, then you could tap the metal buttons to trigger things. events, glitches, whatever.
this way the buttons won't be contact points, unless this master pole is touched as well.
this could work... and be pretty cool. with any conductive metal of course.
You could probably hook these up as a variable resistor ina pitch mod for example. Connect one wire to each button and use a sweaty thumb as a variable resistor. Don't know if you can use electronics solder with silver. You might be able to. The mod would be pretty much useless, but you could do it just to do it I guess...
1,702 Jun 8, 2011 11:04 pm
Topic: Virt talks about FM (34 replies, posted in General Discussion)
If you want to hear Virt talk about FM synthesis for 42 minutes, this is for you!
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1,703 Jun 5, 2011 2:26 am
Re: CHIP MUSIC DDR FOOT SPEED WORLD RECORD (11 replies, posted in General Discussion)
EPIC FAIL! If you look closely around 0:43, you'll see one step that was just excellent and not fantastic! and then a few more around 2:08 and later. I mean, if you can't make a 2000+ combo of ONLY fantastic, you clearly shouldn't be playing!
1,704 Jun 1, 2011 8:06 pm
Re: Contact details for Ikuma? (11 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Just one thing... If you contacted him with a PM here, keep in mind that no e-mails are sent out when someone gets a PM. They won't see it until they visit the site.
1,705 Jun 1, 2011 2:08 pm
Re: Super Bat Puncher (New NES Platformer!!!) (52 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
Wow, this is quality!
1,706 Jun 1, 2011 8:23 am
Re: Help. My profile does not show, and my music submissions don't work. (5 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
Ok, ok, I've changed your name...
1,707 May 31, 2011 2:45 pm
Re: Help. My profile does not show, and my music submissions don't work. (5 replies, posted in Bugs and Requests)
Strictly speaking, this is a bug and it needs to be slashed. I'll give a try, unless trash80 fixes it before me.
1,708 May 30, 2011 5:53 pm
Re: Hey! I'm new, what's a good flash cart err reprogrammable cart... (25 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
A day or two, maybe. All orders have to be processed manually by Johan.
1,709 May 30, 2011 5:16 pm
Re: Hey! I'm new, what's a good flash cart err reprogrammable cart... (25 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
kitsch wrote:
pixls wrote:.~*~WAIT!~*~.
Don't buy an EMS if you're running os x and don't have a windows virtual or anything. The mac version of the gameboy cart flasher program doesn't work right with EMS carts so you won't be able to flash new versions of whatever program you're using or load up alternate .sav files
There's still the bleep bloops but they're stupid expensive and drama. I'm waiting until the aussie cart to get another one personally.
this doesn't work right? http://lacklustre.net/redmine/projects/ems-flash/wiki
the two flashing softwares for this stuff, the EMS-based and Ziegler-based, aren't really compatible. i think one will do the RAM of the other, but i forget which it is...
i'm not aware of the linked-to software not working though on OS X... i mean, working for its features atm...
Oh, you're thinking of the previous cartridge generation, when cartridges didn't have internal USB. You could pop any cartridge into any reader and you could backup SRAM, but not write to flash unless you got the right combination. However, you still needed the right driver for the reader.
1,710 May 30, 2011 2:41 am
Re: Drag'n'Derp: the gameboy cart to end all gameboy carts (705 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Heap deap!
1,711 May 29, 2011 8:24 pm
Re: Hey! I'm new, what's a good flash cart err reprogrammable cart... (25 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
BR1GHT PR1MATE wrote:
Is there any eta on that? i want to believe, but I feel like ive had my heat broken a few times "waiting for DND carts" or next gen carts of any sort really
Don't think so, but keep in mind that abrasive is a busy guy. He's doing heaps of "real" work ATM. I'd also say that the reason your heart has been broken is one person in particular. Abrasive's initials aren't J. T...
1,712 May 29, 2011 6:35 pm
Re: Hey! I'm new, what's a good flash cart err reprogrammable cart... (25 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
If you're patient enough, wait for this bad boy. Might take a couple of months until it hits the shelves, however...