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by iss
Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:22 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Cumulus with Wifi/SD Card?
Replies: 12
Views: 9620

Re: Cumulus with Wifi/SD Card?

This is very interesting device indeed! I bought a cheap one and after month will give feedback how it works with cumulus :). If it works this will be not only timesaver for developers (and for lazy users ;)) but also will preserve the SD card connector which in cumulus is very fragile part ! ezshar...
by iss
Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:46 am
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Oric Microdisc: Master/Slave selection
Replies: 11
Views: 8828

Re: Oric Microdisc: Master/Slave selection

Attached is some info about connecting more drives. Hope it's helpful.
fdd.zip
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by iss
Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:33 am
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Replace XT1 and XT2 crystals
Replies: 12
Views: 9378

Re: Replace XT1 and XT2 crystals

Any 12 MHz will work. For repair I prefer to use crystals with small footprint:
12mhz.jpg
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BTW, many Oric's have a transistor soldered next to modulator (i.e. not only a capacitor) - this is not a repair but 'standard' feature :).
by iss
Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:03 pm
Forum: Tape and floppy disk converters
Topic: Novalight - very fast tape loading
Replies: 122
Views: 104148

Re: Novalight - very fast tape loading

For the poll : If it's not too difficult - detect and discard it during WAV generation. Here is the quick disassembly of ALC: LE7B6 := $E7B6 LE867 := $E867 LEE22 := $EE22 php sei lda $FFF9 cmp #$01 bne L02B2 lda $E4B6 cmp #$A2 bne L02A6 ldy #$09 L0293: lda L02B5,y sta $0221,y dey bpl L0293 lda #$21 ...
by iss
Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:43 pm
Forum: 6502 assembly coding
Topic: How to create random number with machine code?
Replies: 12
Views: 16723

Re: How to create random number with machine code?

Well spotted, goyo ! This algo actually generates chains with period of 256 and "will cycle through the values $00-$ff exactly once, in a scrambled order". I.e it's like doing "shuffle" but with 256 cards :). I recall that I've used this code because it was small and I needed onl...
by iss
Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:22 am
Forum: 6502 assembly coding
Topic: Help with a "Your computer" program
Replies: 11
Views: 12253

Re: Help with a "Your computer" program

This helped lot, @Steve M! :)
Attached are working BAS and TAP files.
Now we waiting some animations from @peacer! ;)
by iss
Sat Mar 02, 2019 1:36 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Oric Speech Synthesizer + Cumulus/Microdisk
Replies: 42
Views: 21603

Re: Oric Speech Synthesizer + Cumulus/Microdisk

It's "Molex MiniFitKK 4pin Header Male 2.54mm" or from China "a2542 connector". Assembled cable - HERE (link is just example). Unfortunately google image search returns only white or brown connectors. Keep in mind that female connectors are sold as housing and metal pins separate...
by iss
Sat Mar 02, 2019 9:26 am
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Oric Speech Synthesizer + Cumulus/Microdisk
Replies: 42
Views: 21603

Re: Oric Speech Synthesizer + Cumulus/Microdisk

Everything looks very beautiful, congrats! And the best is that works with Cumulus.
What is the text being spoken? It's bit hard to understand for me "This is .... cyber...." :roll:
by iss
Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:40 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Dead oric 1
Replies: 48
Views: 30411

Re: Dead oric 1

Can you take a picture from this side?
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by iss
Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:06 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Dead oric 1
Replies: 48
Views: 30411

Re: Dead oric 1

Traindriver69 wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2019 7:03 pm I have tried it through the rf cable to a tv and nothing and keyboard no sound.
So, nothing means just black TV screen or there are bars or something? Can you try with SCART?
by iss
Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:42 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Dead oric 1
Replies: 48
Views: 30411

Re: Dead oric 1

From your first post:
... so plugged my power supply into it and nothing
What means 'nothing' here? If you attach a monitor, is anything displayed on it?
by iss
Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:51 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Dead oric 1
Replies: 48
Views: 30411

Re: Dead oric 1

OK, you can try another measuring - it's not scientific, but in practice is used sometimes: Remove the power adapter, set the multi-meter to measure resistance (2k) and measure again at IC10 (or IC11) - i.e. black probe to black arrow and red probe to red arrow - warning again do this with UNPOWERED...
by iss
Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:24 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Dead oric 1
Replies: 48
Views: 30411

Re: Dead oric 1

Stop! 2m is too small and can damage the multi-meter!
You can use 20m/10A - but put the probe in the other hole as on picture (where is a label 10A).
amper1.jpg
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by iss
Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:01 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Dead oric 1
Replies: 48
Views: 30411

Re: Dead oric 1

Traindriver69 wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:55 pm both ic10 and 11 reading 5.10v
Cool! 7905 is working fine and the board is powered OK.

To measure the drawn current use:
amper.jpg
Be careful: set the multimeter to 2A (or 2000mA).
by iss
Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:40 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Dead oric 1
Replies: 48
Views: 30411

Re: Dead oric 1

Just checked the points on the board that iss said to check and IC10 the red arrow point is measuring 9.6v IC10 the black arrow point is measuring 4,4v IC11 point is showing 8.93v Sorry if I mislead you - to measure the voltage in above picture put the black test probe where the black arrow points ...