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by XorA
Sun May 18, 2014 6:56 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards
Replies: 260
Views: 115496

Re: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards

The place where you put the v1.0 manuals seems to be down, I should really get my v1.0b board up and running as well :-D
by XorA
Sun May 18, 2014 12:50 am
Forum: Development
Topic: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards
Replies: 260
Views: 115496

Re: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards

As a bonus this was the first time I had a chance to use logic analiser properly since I bought it years ago :-)
by XorA
Sun May 18, 2014 12:47 am
Forum: Development
Topic: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards
Replies: 260
Views: 115496

Re: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards

About the SMD capacitors - I gave one more 10uF just to have a different amount of each capacitor value to distinct them. Unfortunately the values are not printed on. Yeah, I just got over eager and soldered the two, I went back and checked the parts list and realised what I had done. Now I need to...
by XorA
Sat May 17, 2014 11:54 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards
Replies: 260
Views: 115496

Re: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards

Found it, got confused with the SMD caps and fitted C97 with a 10uF, replaced with the 1nF and I have the magic K :-)
by XorA
Sat May 17, 2014 10:16 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards
Replies: 260
Views: 115496

Re: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards

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A15
Sync
Pixel

I have the bottom two positions of J96 (NMI) jumpered, top of J98.

Am I supposed to do anything with J94? Instructions are a little confusing around that, I have fitted SMDs to back, TV seems happy with signal apart from it being all black.
by XorA
Sat May 17, 2014 8:13 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards
Replies: 260
Views: 115496

Re: ZX80 Core - new ZX80 motherboards

Built my zx80core today \o/

Unfortunately it is a bit too goth for me in that in only outputs black on black :-(

My A15 seems to agree with the debugging guide.
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I do not currently have access to my Oscilloscope only USB logic analyser :-(
by XorA
Mon May 12, 2014 11:25 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: looking for someone in London to help me troubleshoot a ZX81
Replies: 22
Views: 6538

Re: looking for someone in London to help me troubleshoot a

That easycap really struggles with the non-standard signals from most retro computers, I will be surprised if you get a valid pic from a zx81 :-(
by XorA
Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:25 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Transparent case for ZX80CORE
Replies: 28
Views: 13254

Re: Transparent case for ZX80CORE

I would want one case please!
by XorA
Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:09 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Jupiter ACE Kit /sorry half off-topic! :)/
Replies: 18
Views: 79647

Re: Jupiter ACE Kit /sorry half off-topic! :)/

Nice, my first ever view of one working! Congrats!
by XorA
Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:35 pm
Forum: SALES
Topic: ZX99 Tape System
Replies: 14
Views: 9500

Re: ZX99 Tape System

Please feel free then to make sure they stay preserved on the internet!

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