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by zaxon
Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:31 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: My new Cumana drive ;)
Replies: 118
Views: 65498

Re: My new Cumana drive ;)

Ok, boards arrived, let's go ;) https://images89.fotosik.pl/299/4cbb120fff53ccf1med.jpg "USB ONLY" version in enclosure. https://images90.fotosik.pl/299/5d7f89820fb908c1med.jpg https://images92.fotosik.pl/300/a3b4e3a102c0fa8amed.jpg https://images89.fotosik.pl/299/85fcc054485c306amed.jpg h...
by zaxon
Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:33 am
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: My new Cumana drive ;)
Replies: 118
Views: 65498

Re: My new Cumana drive ;)

SMT assembly , It is still to expensive in small batch. I have 6 maybe 8 boards sold for now so will be hand made ;) Not big deal ;)

Also, for Oric with 2 Eprom, i do expansion board with 2 ROM and proper detect signals what can be usefull

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by zaxon
Fri Dec 27, 2019 6:39 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: My new Cumana drive ;)
Replies: 118
Views: 65498

Re: My new Cumana drive ;)

Ok, board done, routed and ordered in PCB factory. Now we waiting ;)

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by zaxon
Fri Dec 27, 2019 10:54 am
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: My new Cumana drive ;)
Replies: 118
Views: 65498

Re: My new Cumana drive ;)

Ok, here is idea. It is my floppy drive for Atari, so i plan do something like this for Oric , build in 3,5 drive and Gotek. On front panel is enough space for display , USB and encoder. ABBA switch for swap drives GOTEK/FLOPPY . Metal solid case, price approx 60-80 GBP depend of orders. Who in? htt...
by zaxon
Thu Dec 26, 2019 4:24 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: My new Cumana drive ;)
Replies: 118
Views: 65498

Re: My new Cumana drive ;)

Well , FIRMWARE 2.12 ff, all looks ok. Anyway, i almost finish my version of CUMANA interface with integrated Gotek on board, "all in one" :D
Tomorrow i check again design and send it to PCB factory.

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by zaxon
Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:01 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: My new Cumana drive ;)
Replies: 118
Views: 65498

My new Cumana drive ;)

Well, was few days off so i finally assembly my Cumana interface ;) Display OLED 2,42 from Ali, Microgotek running under Flash Floppy firmware ( my construction) plugged direct in to Cumana board as floppy emulator. Metal case , some drilling and 3D printing (front panel) and drive is ready ;) https...
by zaxon
Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:28 pm
Forum: Tape and floppy disk converters
Topic: TapOric - android TAP player for Oric
Replies: 82
Views: 83061

Re: TapOric - android TAP player for Oric

Some evening fun with Oric. As wireles also working ;) Any progress with software? :D

by zaxon
Sat May 04, 2019 8:35 am
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: ORIC SDCARD
Replies: 169
Views: 109659

Re: ORIC SDCARD

Assembled ;) Lot of wires. :D

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I think do some PCB so interface can looks like this ?

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by zaxon
Sun Oct 08, 2017 2:02 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: Cumulus incompability solved, i think.
Replies: 4
Views: 8740

Re: Cumulus incompability solved, i think.

I build some cumulus few months ago too and i build next few soon . Yes, orginal busboard for Cumulus like this, is modded ;)
by zaxon
Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:46 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: Cumulus incompability solved, i think.
Replies: 4
Views: 8740

Cumulus incompability solved, i think.

Some Oric not working with Cumulus, here is small circut for mod Bus board what can help . This circut improve O2 signal from CPU to Cumulus. Desolder U1 pin 11 from bus board. Desoldered pin is connected to 74HCT123 pin 2 (O2IN signal ) From pin 1 74HCT123 connect ( signal O2OUT) to pad where was p...
by zaxon
Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:42 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: Cumulus Firware Compilation
Replies: 136
Views: 149296

Re: Cumulus Firware Compilation

Ok, ready ;) Big thanks for support. https://images83.fotosik.pl/682/166f5d878d4a4f68gen.jpg Some demos downloaded, beer in fridge, so is time for saturday relax with Oric scene ;) And yes, i need swap colors in case, red bottom and black top . Heheheh I list also few interfaces on Sell My Retro page.
by zaxon
Sun Jul 02, 2017 12:10 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: Cumulus Firware Compilation
Replies: 136
Views: 149296

Re: Cumulus Firware Compilation

Very good ;) When i finish i also share working files in one place. Ok, next day fight, i upload 2 diffrent JED files to XC95144 without success. Also ,somebody know why in Cumulus is Flash EEprom 256, not normal eprom like 27c64 ? Rom for microdisc is 8 KB. So what about rest? Write 4x8kb in to eep...
by zaxon
Sat Jul 01, 2017 9:50 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: Cumulus Firware Compilation
Replies: 136
Views: 149296

Re: Cumulus Firware Compilation

ISS many thanks, now is much better ;) Time to talk with XC95144 :) . Also my orginal rom from orginal microdisk is dead. :evil: I try dump it but is empty...Not easy..

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by zaxon
Sat Jul 01, 2017 3:19 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: Cumulus Firware Compilation
Replies: 136
Views: 149296

Re: Cumulus Firware Compilation

Yop, i use bootloader code from ISS from this topic http://forum.defence-force.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=658&start=120#p9409 . I compile it in mp lab using modded linker, maybe this is also problem :?: Echh I feel like a child in the fog... // File: 18f46k20_g.lkr // Generic linker script for ...
by zaxon
Sat Jul 01, 2017 2:57 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: Cumulus Firware Compilation
Replies: 136
Views: 149296

Re: Cumulus Firware Compilation

No luck...
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