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by Martin A
06 Sep 2023 22:49
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread
Replies: 127
Views: 179181

Re: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread

Mmm, another observation on my packing technique - I may need to revisit it :o Well, the good point is that apart from my knife blade, nothing was damaged :D And to be fair, the blade was already well worn… Although putting the label on the bottom of the box, which I did not realise until after I c...
by Martin A
06 Sep 2023 20:51
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread
Replies: 127
Views: 179181

Re: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread

1024MAK wrote: 26 Aug 2023 01:07 That’s (hopefully) good, as my finger is not quite long enough to get to Dave’s (new) location to poke him…

Mark
You might not need to poke him now, a little bird tells me the MFX has been finished and shipped. :D
by Martin A
25 Aug 2023 14:17
Forum: MFX
Topic: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread
Replies: 127
Views: 179181

Re: MFX mass-storage add-on - Original Thread

Are you one of the lucky 3 ???
Lucky 3 ?
Lucky 3 ?
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To help Dave out, I've just assembled 3 MFX boards, they're on their way back "up north" for chips and such to be added.

If you're not one of the 3, and might want one, poke Dave :)
by Martin A
29 Jul 2023 17:25
Forum: OFF TOPIC
Topic: Multicomp
Replies: 1
Views: 6202

Multicomp

On his MFX development pages, Dave mentions that I already had the FPGA board used in the MFX, which was originally running Grant Searle's Multicomp. http://searle.wales/ With the "production" MFX running using it's own FPGA for some time now, I finally got around to re-configuring origina...
by Martin A
07 Jul 2023 18:06
Forum: PROGRAMMING
Topic: A new old MTX ROM bug!?
Replies: 3
Views: 18555

Re: A new old MTX ROM bug!?

They say a picture is worth 1000 words, so ...
Example
Example
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The indexed value stored at LABEL 2 was IX+#06.
What came up in the editor was IX+#00.

NB LABEL3 was originally IX+2 that was over written with IX+#00, that's the one originally reported to Jim. I forgot to screen grab that one!
by Martin A
04 Jul 2023 20:12
Forum: PROGRAMMING
Topic: Sound Engine & Midi Music player for the MTX
Replies: 28
Views: 110479

Re: Sound Engine & Midi Music player for the MTX

Wiki says .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI that the Midi data rate is 31.25khz. That's 1MHz divided by 32, or 4MHz divided by 128. On the MTX the serial clock for the DART is generated by the CTC in counter mode. If the CTC were fed with 4MHz then 31250 baud could be done. But it's not the CTC ...
by Martin A
28 Jun 2023 10:02
Forum: PROGRAMMING
Topic: Kill off interrupts on the MTX
Replies: 8
Views: 17491

Re: Kill off interrupts on the MTX

gunrock wrote: 27 Jun 2023 23:31 What is Envosound? An old type-in music player from days of old?
It was the sound effects and music player used in Downstream Danger and Rolla Bearing
by Martin A
27 Jun 2023 23:23
Forum: PROGRAMMING
Topic: Kill off interrupts on the MTX
Replies: 8
Views: 17491

Re: Kill off interrupts on the MTX

So it looks like your second option worked, the 1st one did the same as the one I listed, basically did not seem to stop the interrupts. so for anyone looking for a quick and easy way to kill off interrupts for editing etc uses Bills method below. 10000 LET A=USR(2431) 10010 LET A=USR(2445) 10020 S...
by Martin A
19 Apr 2023 20:20
Forum: HARDWARE
Topic: GOTEK
Replies: 13
Views: 25436

Re: GOTEK

gunrock wrote: 19 Apr 2023 09:39 @Martin: dread to think what the wire side looks like!
Pretty!
You asked for it!
You asked for it!
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by Martin A
15 Apr 2023 22:03
Forum: HARDWARE
Topic: GOTEK
Replies: 13
Views: 25436

Re: GOTEK

Ooh, nice job. So you created a custom PCB just for this project, Martin? A proper PCB or a one-off, breadboard? Derailling the Gotek thread a bit more :) , point to point soldered, one off, on matrix board. Pretty much the same way that CFX etc. were prototyped. I soldered some 0.1" strips so...