New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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Sorgelig
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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Can you adjust the display info?
Because many disk names are very long and number in multi-disk games somewhere in the end, it's not visible and it's impossible to tell which disk number is selected. Yes you can count beeps, but it's not easy if game/app has more than 4 disks.

How about to add disk slot in the beginning of second line on display? There are 3 empty places there, so at least 2 least digits of disk number can be displayed. This place can be shared with other info (i see A, RA there) - so if no other info displayed there, then disk number can be shown there.

This would be very handy!

another_SD1
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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Thank you for the beta. It works for me too, I did a quick test.
Now I have to figure out how to fit the lcd and the hxc-slim in the case together... At least the height of the space for floppy drive on the ensoniq sd1 is higher than usual.
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oscarbraindead
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

Post by oscarbraindead »

Hi all,
I'm thinking about add a lcd to my slim. My solder skills are near to null, i'd to know if is there any way to do it without soldering? In the pictures I can see some plastic pieces attached to the slim board... are soldering required too with these plastic pieces?

Thanks in advance.

another_SD1
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

Post by another_SD1 »

Hi Oscar.
I did just a test, I used some test wires to see that it works.
When I'll mount it, for sure I will have to solder the wires there, o a small 5-pin connector.

Better find someone willing to help you with the soldering.
Otherwise you could fit there wires stucked with tooth sticks ... but I really don't recommend this. :)

oscarbraindead
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

Post by oscarbraindead »

Hi another_SD1.

I'll try to find somebody near to me in order to make the mod. Im very interested on it.
Thanks for your advice.
Best regards.

another_SD1
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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You're welcome. I wish you success with the mod.

gabrielg
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

Post by gabrielg »

Hi.
Try to put the display on my slim ReVA. FW 2.1.6.14
But I can not get the display to show characters ..
The display is fine. the floppy tamabien. the only thing he does is turn on the light. when I activate floppy functions.
Any ideas? Thank you

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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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gabrielg wrote:
Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:23 am
Hi.
Try to put the display on my slim ReVA. FW 2.1.6.14
But I can not get the display to show characters ..
The display is fine. the floppy tamabien. the only thing he does is turn on the light. when I activate floppy functions.
Any ideas? Thank you
Can you share a picture of your connections ?

gabrielg
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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the plastic remove too see pins
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Jeff
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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I mean with the connections wires to the screen.

gabrielg
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:D
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arg2010
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

Post by arg2010 »

Bonjour
je viens d'essayer de brancher un écran LED sur mon HXC SLIM pour un Amstrad mais aucune inscription visible sur l" écran LED ... Une idée sur ce qui ne vas pas ?

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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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arg2010 wrote:
Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:42 pm
Bonjour
je viens d'essayer de brancher un écran LED sur mon HXC SLIM pour un Amstrad mais aucune inscription visible sur l" écran LED ... Une idée sur ce qui ne vas pas ?
Quel écran exactement ?

den
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

Post by den »

bonjour jeff

à un moment tu pensais sortir un firmware pour l'utilisation de boutons de navigation , tu as abandonné l'idée ?

robert2020
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Re: New Slim/cost reduced SD HxC Floppy Emulator !

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another_SD1 wrote:
Sat Feb 04, 2017 1:29 pm
Thank you for the beta. It works for me too, I did a quick test.
Now I have to figure out how to fit the lcd and the hxc-slim in the case together... At least the height of the space for floppy drive on the ensoniq sd1 is higher than usual.

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what beta file did you used ?
I found it already .. :D :D :D :D it was the V 2.1.6.20 BETA !!
very very very happy about it !!! yea !!

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