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GBS Control... inexpensive open source upscaler/downscaler
nipsmg:
!!!! Nice looking forward to updates here..
Howard_Casto:
GBS is supposed to come in on the 10th, so hurry up and wait I guess.... those dang scart connectors are probably going to take a couple of weeks anyway. I flashed the wifi board with any real issue (other than I tried with a power only cable the first couple of times). The interface is pretty responsive but imho it needs a bit of cleanup to get rid of unnecessary sub menus.
The one thing I will say that differs from the instructions due to some github changes is you want to click on the green button on the site, select "download zip", save that to the libraries folder and then, assuming you have winrar or something similar, right click on the file and select "extract here". The clone feature on github can be wonky, so just do it that way. Also, if you have multiple arduino installs on your computer like I do, be sure to launch the arduino exe that you want to use and load the sketch via file>open. If you simply double click on the sketch there's no telling which arduino install will load up.
Eh so I'm in a holding pattern.... I guess I could test the power adapter with a multi-meter.
Howard_Casto:
Scart connectors came in today. Amazon updated my order status and the gbs is supposed to come in Monday. I'm sure I'll really feel like messing with it after my root canal. :angry:
Howard_Casto:
GBS Control came in today. Hooked it up to the ps2 as that seemed the path of least resistance in terms of having to do stuff to test it. It actually works unlike the gbs I ordered a couple of years ago so that's a start. Also seems to handle the ps2's flaky 480i better than my scart 2 hdmi adapter I've been using previously. Man it's got some blurriness going on though which seems odd when I'm feeding it component. I'm assuming that's the main issue people have with the stock unit. Anyway I got a root canal at 6 this morning so I haven't gotten a lot of sleep. I doubt I'll get around to modding it this evening.
Howard_Casto:
Ok I got the most basic form of the mod completed.... took me about 20 min or so.... other than that one debug wire it isn't exactly difficult to do. I still haven't wired up a scart socket so again I went to the ps2 to try things out.
Initial results were mixed. I could get a sharper image by monkeying with the filters but since this is the ps2 it could be argued that sharpness is a bad thing. The web interface unfortunately is the main issue with the mod. It was just flaky and I even wired mine up with slack so the esp could be mounted beside the board instead of on top of it. Toggle buttons didn't always toggle and some settings I tried wouldn't deactivate without a reset. It could be a few things.... My esp module had male pins pre-soldered to it, so rather than solder directly to the module I used jumper wire and soldered one half to the gbs.... that might be causing an unstable connection. Also I couldn't find a jumper so I just used a jumper wire to bypass the original chip.... I suppose the extra length of wire could be causing issues. Finally I haven't removed the three trim pots yet... I wanted to take my time to desolder and reuse them on a jamma fingerboard for arcade pcbs.
I'll try and solder up a scart connector tomorrow and see how it fares with older consoles like the snes and ect.
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