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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: 464+ working but black scr...
Last post by Bryce - Today at 08:57Quote from: eto on Yesterday at 14:31Quote from: evenmore on Yesterday at 13:16I suggested the keyboard grounding pins?What keyboard grounding pins? On the keyboard connector? There is no real GND.
Just use GND on the motherboard. Lots of ICs have a GND pin, e.g. the RAM ICs here.
He probably means the brass grounding spring that presses against the lower keyboard plate.
Bryce.
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Quote from: b2tc on Yesterday at 21:47Hello CPC hackers! My first post here.the Winape breakpoint is supported in ACE (open Breakpoints with F8 during emulation, or right-click+Breakpoints during Trace) and the opcode is 0xED, 0xFF or #FFED like in your info post
I've been trying to start coding/programming for Amstrad CPC (emulator). For now it's C and CPCTelera. That forces me to look for a way to inject a breakpoint in C code and force the emulator - like ACE - to switch to the debugger. Something like the WinwApe_Brk supposedly available with WinApe (I am a Linux user). I found that info in this post
So... Does APE support anything like that? I couldn't find it anywhere (0x0F course...)
Thanks!
there is also the Maxam breakpoint which is quicker (0xF7) as you wish
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Quote from: dthrone on Yesterday at 08:39Quote from: norecess464 on 22:15, 21 May 25My first real "wow" moment was the GnG remake originally programmed by @Xifos back in 2016, if I'm not mistaken.2018?
If it was released in 2018, it was probably programmed in 2016.
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: FUN FACT: Amstrad was the ...
Last post by Anthony Flack - Yesterday at 22:03QuoteIt could have been a success if it had been project-managed right. But Amstrad lost that knack after their early PCs.
Project management yeah, that what I'm saying. Project management on the CPC was a disaster until Roland Perry stepped in and saved it. By rights Amstrad's attempt to break into the computer market should have ended in failure.
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Hello CPC hackers! My first post here.
I've been trying to start coding/programming for Amstrad CPC (emulator). For now it's C and CPCTelera. That forces me to look for a way to inject a breakpoint in C code and force the emulator - like ACE - to switch to the debugger. Something like the WinwApe_Brk supposedly available with WinApe (I am a Linux user). I found that info in this post
So... Does APE support anything like that? I couldn't find it anywhere (0x0F course...)
Thanks!
I've been trying to start coding/programming for Amstrad CPC (emulator). For now it's C and CPCTelera. That forces me to look for a way to inject a breakpoint in C code and force the emulator - like ACE - to switch to the debugger. Something like the WinwApe_Brk supposedly available with WinApe (I am a Linux user
). I found that info in this postSo... Does APE support anything like that? I couldn't find it anywhere (0x0F course...)
Thanks!
#6
Listening to Roland Radio with the SEPLAY app
#7
Technical support - Hardware related / Re: 464+ working but black scr...
Last post by McArti0 - Yesterday at 20:58 #8
Quote from: Vitop69 on 18:17, 14 May 25hello guys, sorry for my ignorance.Afaik, there is no need to update ESP module firmware, also did you use the correct windows utility (rev.2): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/93ta0tbkyhzx89cvenjgm/AmstradUtilityII.exe?rlkey=yi0iq04dz45w98jl71j7bq64d&dl=0
I bought an ESP8266-esp07 for my ulifac.
I followed john's manual by powering the ulifac with 5v, eliminated the jump and the wifi module lights up with a fixed red LED and a flashing blue one.
but I can't communicate with it either from the terminal with at+comand or from my pc with john's utility using rsx command wf,1 etc etc.
I have a doubt, do I have to flash the wifi module with a firmware to use it or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for your support.
Mind also that you need to set the port number into windows utility too. And i suppose you use the 4pin female port for wifi module, right?
Btw, i suggest to continue to this thread which is for tech support and problems:
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/hardware-related/usifac-ii-technical-problems-support/
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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: FUN FACT: Amstrad was the ...
Last post by eto - Yesterday at 17:13Roland Perry saved it from project management side but the engineers saved it from the technical side.
Afaik it was supposed to be in the VIC20/Speccy feature range. The original idea was to have 8 colours - basically what the Speccy has. I am 100% sure we would all not be here if it wouldn't have been for the genius engineers that combined those simple, cheap parts in a really clever way to build something that is much more capable than what you would have expected from the specs alone.
Too sad there is not too much information on how the technical side happened. I am pretty sure there was a magical night shift after which the Arnold became a (C)olour (P)ersonal (C)omputer.
"oh it is so boring to build a computer based on these parts."
"yeah, seriously, who wants to have only 8 colours these days?"
"hey, look. If I keep the RGB pins floating and add the resistors here, we can have 27 colours, not only 8"
"oh nice idea. But we don't have enough bandwidth to get the data and ensure RAM refresh at the same time."
"well, damn ... but... if we rearrange the screen addresses the CRTC will refresh the RAM and the GateArray can get enough data"
"ah, brilliant. Let me think... I think we then can also have 80 columns if we do it like that?!"
"oh - oh - right - niiiice. Hopefully we get a good BASIC so this all makes sense. Oh... just realised ...if we have 80 columns and a Z80, couldn't we run CP/M?"
(phone rings)
"hey guys, Locomotive here, can we come over? We also bring Pizza and then we can show you what nice Firmware and BASIC we have for you! Fits into 32K so no biggy."
Afaik it was supposed to be in the VIC20/Speccy feature range. The original idea was to have 8 colours - basically what the Speccy has. I am 100% sure we would all not be here if it wouldn't have been for the genius engineers that combined those simple, cheap parts in a really clever way to build something that is much more capable than what you would have expected from the specs alone.
Too sad there is not too much information on how the technical side happened. I am pretty sure there was a magical night shift after which the Arnold became a (C)olour (P)ersonal (C)omputer.
"oh it is so boring to build a computer based on these parts."
"yeah, seriously, who wants to have only 8 colours these days?"
"hey, look. If I keep the RGB pins floating and add the resistors here, we can have 27 colours, not only 8"
"oh nice idea. But we don't have enough bandwidth to get the data and ensure RAM refresh at the same time."
"well, damn ... but... if we rearrange the screen addresses the CRTC will refresh the RAM and the GateArray can get enough data"
"ah, brilliant. Let me think... I think we then can also have 80 columns if we do it like that?!"
"oh - oh - right - niiiice. Hopefully we get a good BASIC so this all makes sense. Oh... just realised ...if we have 80 columns and a Z80, couldn't we run CP/M?"
(phone rings)
"hey guys, Locomotive here, can we come over? We also bring Pizza and then we can show you what nice Firmware and BASIC we have for you! Fits into 32K so no biggy."
#10
Arghhh, that started as a small reply, how did it get so big? 