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KADE miniArcade 2.0 beta release
PL1:
--- Quote from: rovingmind on May 01, 2017, 11:10:36 pm ---well, i have a pack of the circuit boards (in blue) on order and one of those on back-order. we'll see which arrives first.
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Unless you already have it, the third participant in the race is the other hardware like screw terminals, Dupont pin headers, maybe an RJ45 port for console adapters, etc.
There's a Bill of Materials with links at the end of the User Guide. ;D
Have you decided if you want to use screw terminals or Dupont pin headers to connect your controls?
Are you going to connect to a console via RJ45 or a PC via USB?
Scott
rovingmind:
it will end up being usb to a pc of some sort. anything else is up in the air for now. probably screw terminals. i have some of that stuff. i haven't looked at the parts list yet for what the board needs but i did see the pins for the rj45. on a side note for anybody interested it was $20 (ish) shipping in addition to the $5 for the boards.
mahuti:
Forgive my ignorance... Roughly speaking, what's the value of using the daughterboard?
PL1:
--- Quote from: mahuti on May 02, 2017, 01:56:04 am ---Forgive my ignorance... Roughly speaking, what's the value of using the daughterboard?
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Good question. ;D
1. The RJ45 port allows you to easily change from one console adapter to another.
2. The daughterboard has a PS-360+ compatible 2x10 header.
(no active components -- it just connects the header pins to the correct AVR ports)
3. The layout and spacing of the terminals/pins on the daughterboard makes it a bit easier to avoid connecting to the wrong port.
If you don't do consoles, don't need the PS-360+ port, and can keep track of which pin you are connecting to, the daughterboard doesn't add much beyond being able to use a mix of screw terminals and Dupont pins.
We'll add more AVR images like the MT-DB-U4 image in the OP for users who want to work with a plain AVR boards like Arduino Micro, Arduino Pro Micro, Arduino Leonardo, or Teensy 2.0.
We'll also add more custom .DAT layout files, especially for boards like the Pro Micro that have a limited number of pins.
Scott
PL1:
Good news for Teensy 2.0 users. ;D
Bruno updated the Windows version of Mapper to 1.1. (link in OP)
It adds a menu item to export the EEPROM configuration to an .ELF file (firmware and EEPROM in one file) that you can upload using Teensy Loader.
Scott
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