Monthly Archives: January 2014

DC2N versions

Posted on January 31, 2014 by

Thank you to all those who are still emailing me to ask for a DC2N. I thought to discuss briefly what the options are. DC2N version 1 For what concerns the DC2N version 1, these are EOL and EOS (End … Continue reading →

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USBhost-64 SMD version fixed too

Posted on January 31, 2014 by

After soldering the missing wire I got the SMD version of USBhost-64 working as well. The PCB design for the SMD version is absolutely fine too. I will have to find some time to mount it in a nice box. … Continue reading →

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The DC2N lab

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

This is the set-up I use to test new playback features in DC2N2 (blue case) by using an early 2010 DC2N3 prototype (black case). The two fit together quite nicely actually 🙂 The one above represents a quality test made … Continue reading →

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I always thought a progress bar was due

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

I always felt the need to have some indication of how far in a tape one has gone. On the datassette you get that feedback through the window of the tape, by looking at the amount of tape ribbon on … Continue reading →

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DC2N2 mini filename scroller

Posted on January 29, 2014 by

The filename scroller for long filenames is now ready too 🙂 Just to recap: Storage and firmware updates on micro SD/SDHC, playback/record/dump, TAP v0/1/2, optional half-wave dumping mode, internal clock for current date/time adjustable by users, FAT-16 and FAT-32, long filenames, … Continue reading →

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USB-Commander and DC2N2 mini

Posted on January 28, 2014 by

I managed to properly adjust the USB Commander code for cc65 and I even had time to build the software for the parallel version of USBhost-64: As DC2N2 mini is ready as well, I made a video of it too … Continue reading →

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USB Commander preview

Posted on January 28, 2014 by

It’s a bit late in the day so I can’t work at it further, but I understood why my C version of the USBhost-64 driver was not synchronizing properly. It turns out to be about a character remapping that the … Continue reading →

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