MiSTer FPGA Forum

Milspex wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:46 pm So if I understand correctly, the player cartridges are different modules you can insert, like a module with snes controller ports, or one with 4 db15s, or genesis ports and such?

Bits n Stuff wrote: ↑Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:51 pm What time of power connector does this use?
I can see some sort of barrel connector on the back of the PCB, is it the same setup as the DE10-Nano? I currently use a splitter on mine to also power the USB board, I'd assume due to this being a customised setup that it will only need a single input with everything else being taken care of by whatever custom power management is happening inside?
Not that I've minded using a splitter but obviously being able to just plug in a single power lead and flick the power switch is an improvement in my mind.

Bits n Stuff wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:25 pm Thanks @akicus.
It'll be interesting to see actual PCB hardware. If I'm being honest, whatever happens on the inside of the box is something that I'm just happy to think of as magic and leave to you.
My question was more from me as a user and just wondering if I'd be able to use the same power adapter that I'm currently using on MiSTer. Not that it really matters either way, I wa just wondering.

Milspex wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 3:04 pm Smart! There will be different addon boards produced so futureproofing the case is a great idea.

Also, how big is the case exactly? Can you fit like a small external 2.5 drive in there too? It reminds me of the Nacon Daija arcade stick I have

Bennehana wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:32 pm Would you be able to use multiple diffrent attatchments for the controller. Like 1 snes, 1 nes, 1 Megadrive etc...at once?

Milspex wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:52 pm you cant do custom cartridges on a per customer basis obviously, so there has to be some kind of middleground solutions.

I would sell it standard with a placeholder cartridge with nothing in it for people that wont be using it anyway and do a "Add Optional Cartridge"

Lightwave wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 4:09 am You know what you really need to do...

Make the cassette customizable with 4 separate slots

Ryuoken wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:34 am What a nice project!

Will there be space for an internal HDD?

repente wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:47 am Hello!
First of all, congratulations for the work, it looks excellent.
Cnc premium aluminium finish it's perfect!

As I see that you pay a lot of attention to feedback, here's mine

Regarding the controls, very important part, I love the idea of interchangeable fronts, brilliant idea, BUT....

I don't doubt that everything by usb polling goes very well (in fact I have ordered two boards from Mike but when we talk about original controllers I think that you should not use converters that do polling or at least leave the option to switch to Snac, BUT....

Snac is perfection in its concept, but it has many limitations, so my advice is to adopt its extension fork, which respects Snac and also adds:
- Compatibility with more than 100 cores.
- With db9 and db15 handle the OSD and play with those more than 100 cores, a versatility similar to Blisster, (you are not forced to use the megadrive controller with its core but with almost all but with zero lag, no usb polling)
- possibility to extend to several simultaneous ports by serialization

Please, take a look at the project, I think it is open source.
If I am not mistaken it only uses one more pin from the Nano.
It would be great if you can take it and reimagine / rework it for use it with your pcb with your great cartridge system.

https://github.com/antoniovillena/MiSTer_DB9
https://github.com/MiSTer-DB9?tab=repositories

If I could use my db15 remotes natively without usb polling, you'd have my money on day 1

akicus wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:34 am We wrote this some time ago in August I think:

Player Mode
The third LED on the MSTR will tell you which mode you are in (USB is blue, SNAC is red and Extra is green). It will always start in ”USB-Mode” after powering the MiSTer on.
”Extra” will be discussed at a later date.

That "Extra" mode is indeed what you are talking about, I just forgot about bringing it up again.

Thanks for your input though .

repente wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:04 pm
Then you've got me
Subscribed and waiting to see the developments and buy one, I hope everything goes well and can be this year.
In fact I was already collecting some parts and planning everything to make me a premade aluminium box with panel mount components and everything rewired inside, but with this that you have in your hands I totally rule it out and I'm going for yours without a doubt