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Latest Firmwares

Whilst it may seem there han't been much going on in recent months we have been working behind the scenes on improving and adding more options to the various firmwares and trying to improve the hardware.

 The main difference with these firmwares is that OLED 1306 screens are now fully working on all of them and that the PCD8544 has added as a screen option.
I will go into the hardware changes needed for that at a later date.

 ArduiTape 1.5
What's New
Added support for the PCD7544.

 Download from here.

 CASDuino 1.15
What's New
Improved support for CoCo and Dragon
Added support for OLED1306 and PCD8544.

 Download from here.

 TZXDuino 1.8
What's New
Added ID2A
Added support for PCD8544

 Download from here.

 TZXDuino 1.8.1
What's New
TSX support for MSX TSX files added by Natalia Pujol. Not officially supported and any bugs should be reported to her.

 Download from here.
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  1. Le retroblog de Turk182!29 September 2017 at 23:46

    Hi, for the one that we bought the first arduitape model, do we have to update with this firmware ? or is only for the new model ?

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    1. Duncan Edwards30 September 2017 at 02:14

      If you are using ArduiTape 1.3 or 1.4 then there is no real reason to update the ArduiTape firmware as there are no performance improvements just the addition of the option of a different screen.

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  2. Le retroblog de Turk182!13 October 2017 at 10:35

    Hi, I just have a Dragon 32 and no chance to load game. File I/O error or FM Error in some CAS files. Any ideas ?

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    1. Duncan Edwards13 October 2017 at 11:03

      I'm not sure as to why that's happening although it may be a file error.
      If you get I/O ERROR then type EXEC and it should run, otherwise give me the name of the CAS file and I'll look into it.

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  3. Le retroblog de Turk182!13 October 2017 at 11:16

    What EXEC does exactly ? Because I have the I/O ERROR when Dragon detect the data so at the very beginning of the loading.
    I Try several CAS from TOSEC Dragon SET,

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    1. Duncan Edwards13 October 2017 at 11:23

      At the beginning? Hmmmm. Unusual. I'll have to look at the tosec set.
      Unfortunately I don't have a Dragon so I have to record the output of the CASDuino and then load it on an emulator.
      I know the files from the Dragon archive should work.

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  4. Le retroblog de Turk182!13 October 2017 at 11:24

    I tried some from the Dragon Archives and same issue .. weird, but maybe it's my Dragon. Cassette loading are ok.

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    1. Duncan Edwards13 October 2017 at 20:31

      Another thing that occurred to me is the load command you use.
      Assembler games require CLOAD and basic games require CLOADM. If you get a FC? ERROR after typing CLOADM then it is an assembly written game and you need to try CLOAD. RUN will run basic games and EXEC will run assembly games if they don't automatically run.

      Also make sure you have 2.5mm REM/motor control jack plugged in as that too may make a difference.

      However I will double check the CASDuino code is working on the Dragon.

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  5. Le retroblog de Turk182!14 October 2017 at 03:11

    Hi, I always use CLOAD. I don't have have the REM jack in my cable, maybe the issue ?

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    1. Duncan Edwards14 October 2017 at 04:07

      The lack of REM may be part of it as well as only using CLOAD. From what I've read up you do need to use the CLOADM command as well.

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  6. Le retroblog de Turk182!15 October 2017 at 01:17

    Men you're are a genius ! It was the command CLOADM :) I finally load Jet Set Willy :) Thanks again again and again for your great support !

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    1. Duncan Edwards15 October 2017 at 05:10

      Happy to help. The more I help others the more I learn myself to help more people.

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  7. Le retroblog de Turk182!15 October 2017 at 02:29

    http://turk182.canalblog.com/archives/2017/10/15/35770103.html BIG THANKS !!!

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