Indivision AGA 4000 / CD32

[whiteb]

I wonder how this would work for me and my LCD monitor.

I have found that my Minimig will only display properly on it, using the NTSC core, but PAL would display for like 30 seconds before the monitor shut down with 'Bad Sync' error's.

I know this is not a minimig thread, but i wonder how the monitor will cope with an A4000D signal with the indivision ?

Monitor Sync sheet

[Ratte]

@Rebel-CD32:
Try the latest config and flash tools (v1.00).
I noticed, that it needs two executings to start correctly on my system.
(i will report it to oliver)

for super72 correction it is only important to execute the CONFIG tool and save current settings.
the tool identifies if you are working with old 3.0 or 3.1-3.9 monitor drivers.
it changes one internal indi-setting and you ll never have this ugly super72 again.

 ;-)

@whiteb:
join a1k.org and get in contact with "boing4000" he is working on a "scanline-core" and knows a lot about the minimig-display output.

[Ratte]

Pictures from my prototype ...
< a1k-showroom >

[Crom00]

I was about to sell the CD32 now I dunno. I have an SX-1 for sale on EBAY. I will keep the CD32 as it's been a pain not being able to play SOOOO many games on an NTSC tv.

I have a VGA to NTSC video converter, it'll be interesting to see how that would work with the Indivisions output.


This converter worked with Mini-MIg and I was able to get the MiniMIg to display s-video on an NTSC monitor. When pal games were converted via the VGA to NTSC adapter there was a slight scrolling lag effect but it's similar to the British TV on Amercian TV show credit scroll artifacts... Dunno if other Americans ever noticed this but...you but when get  rolling credits on British TV shows they kind of bounce a bit when you watch say... an old episdode Doctor Who or Benny Hill on american NTSC TV.

So good news, will certainly order one of these.

Would really like to make a CD32 portable. The would be interesting.

[Kronos]

Darrin wrote:
[The problem with an automatic switcher is how would it know if I want to see the native SysInfo display or my RTG IBrowse screen?

Thats easy, just monitor the topmost/active screen, check it's type and switch. Make sure that AGA/Indi is active while the tool isn't running (maybe you started a game), and voila...

If I still had all the sources, I could gooble something together based on the old projects:
a) SpringMaus, easier switching between 2 (RTG) monitors
b) nameless screensaver utilizing the gameport and a relais to switch of the monitor-mains (vintage 1993).

[kolla]

Ratte wrote:
@kolla:
looks like your super72 800x600 screenmode like this?
the first firmware works with the wb3.0 drivers (but these drivers are different to 3.1-3.9 drivers)
so better use wb3.1/3.5/3.9 drivers and actual firmware for the indivision

Corretct, it just never occured to me to try out Super72 again after the upgrade :lol:

It works now, but still ends up as a small display on the middle of my monitor with large black borders around.. oh well, no big deal, it's perfectly readable/usable  :-)

Edit: Actually, it doesnt work unless I run Indivision_Config - if I boot into Super72, it's still wishywashy till I run Indivision_Config. I dont have to _do_ anything in Indivision_Config though, it's enough to just open it and quit. Btw, Super72 doesnt show up in Indivision_Config as a mode either. :-?

[Ratte]

@kolla:
ivconfig is your friend ...

http://icomp.de/t/bin/Indivision_Config_V110.lha

Code: [Select]

----------------------------------------
Indivision AGA Configuration Tools V1.10
  Indivision AGA FPGA Logic Core V1.4
      (c) 2009 by Oliver Achten
----------------------------------------

Short description
-----------------

These tools enable you to configure your Indivision AGA flickerfixer, which
means you can flash updates, make a backup of your existing flash configu-
ration or change the internal display parameter settings of your Indivision
AGA to match your preferred setup.

This package contains 3 tools:
------------------------------
Indivision_Flash : Flash a new firmware or make a backup of the existing.

Indivision_Config : Edit and save display parameter to match the output
                    of Indivision AGA to your display device.

c/ivconfig : When being executed from startup-sequence or Wbstartup, this
tool manually initializes Indivision AGA with the current
settings which are saved in the flash rom.


Useage of ivconfig
------------------
This is a simple tool which can be started from either the startup-sequence
or the Wbstartup drawer. Its purpose is to manually configure Indivision AGA
with the current settings which are saved in the flash rom. It has been repor-
ted that on some Amiga hardware configurations, the automatic startup initia-
lization of Indivision AGA fails, so that changes made to the configuration
using the Indivision_Config tool fail to load on startup. This tool is the fix
for this problem.

[kolla]

Schoenfeld wrote:

Kolla, the black borders are an artefact of your flatscreen. Indivision cannot do very much about it, other than trying to move away from the standards, which confuses most monitors (as you're writing, your monitor displays the "out of range" message).

I have now tried with a whole range of TFT monitors, and the problem remains the same with all them - "squeezed" modes with black borders above and below. I have the very same problem with Super72 as well, I can stretch it horisontally, but not vertically.

Funny thing is, with default settings:
Monitors report 800x600, fH 39 kHz, fV 62.4 Hz on PAL mode.
Monitors report 1024x768, fH 51.6 kHz, fV 64.0 Hz on Super72 mode.
Monitors report 1024x768, fH 50.9 kHz, fV 63.2 Hz on HighGFX mode.

I suspect "larger" mode on non-HighGFX modes is to give room for overscan?

Would it not be possible to drop this, so that Super72 could actually be displayed on a 800x600 signal?

Also, in Indivision_Config, only PAL, NTSC and HighGFX show up as mode, all others, such as Super72 and Euro36 are left out.

[NovaCoder]

Hiya Ratte,

Any Idea when HighGFX extreme will be released?

[kolla]

@Ratte

Cheers - I now have less than 10 minutes to play with it before last bus home...  :-D

[whiteb]

@whiteb:
join a1k.org and get in contact with "boing4000" he is working on a "scanline-core" and knows a lot about the minimig-display output.

I would love to, but have not joined, on the basis that 99.99% of the topics are in German.

[kolla]

whiteb wrote:
I would love to, but have not joined, on the basis that 99.99% of the topics are in German.

So grab a dictionary and start learning ;-)

[Ratte]

a1k.org - international (english only) ;-)

http://www.a1k.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=23

[bloodline]

whiteb wrote:

@whiteb:
join a1k.org and get in contact with "boing4000" he is working on a "scanline-core" and knows a lot about the minimig-display output.

I would love to, but have not joined, on the basis that 99.99% of the topics are in German.

German is fun! The grammar is complex but quite self consitant, thnk of it like a games :-)

[MaDDuck]

Has anyone gotten an early release one, or gotten to play with one yet?

I'm hyped about getting to pop on in my CD32!!

[MaDDuck]

they're in QC right now.

Almost out!!!!!!!