DARKSOFT AES Multi Cart Troubleshooting and help

[Darksoft]

Send me a PM.

 

[citroevo]

The MultiAES is back home and it was this modification that had to be made to have sound on the NEC motherboard

 

[Darksoft]

Glad to hear you got it back and working well.

 

[Mitsurugi-w]

So confirmed working for you now?

 

[citroevo]

Yes, thank’s you, everything is ok

 

[Mitsurugi-w]

That's great. Happy to hear it.

 

[citroevo]

Thank’s for your help.

 

[citroevo]

Does these picture exist?
If not, can we create it?

 

[Darksoft]

Does these picture exist?
If not, can we create it?

If you create them, they can be included in the menu.

 

[citroevo]

Thank you Darksoft
Can you explain me how?

 

[Nic034]

If you create them, they can be included in the menu.

Hello Darksoft, hope you’re fine.
can you provide us requirements in terms of size and format to provide them to you ?
Thanks !

 

[Darksoft]

They have to be in PNG format and with 133 x 51 size

 

[Nic034]

Thanks !
Please find one.

.

 

[Darksoft]

I dont know how that's gonna look, background has to be white. Look at these examples.

 

[citroevo]

Hi Darksoft
Look a this, I don’t if is it ok
This is the list without picture

Black tigger

Cabal

Colums

Crossed swords 2

Digger man

Dragon’s Heaven

Frog fest

Ghostlop

Hypernoid

Idol mahjong final romance 2

Super Mario

Neo Geo monitor test tool

Iron clad

Janshin densetsu quest of jongmaster

Mahjong kyo retsuden

Neo fight : pas trouvé

Neo thunder

Neo Geo 2 player tetris

Neotris

Shougi no tatsuj in master of shougi

Super bubble pop

Test suite v095

Treasure of the caribbean

Xeno crisis

Xevious

Zintrick



https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/bbc01c33-521a-40b5-ae99-3437edb6a3b3

 

[Darksoft]

I'd need to check. The main thing is that the resolution is what it is on NeoGeo and putting a picture where you can't see much won't help a lot in my opinion, that's why in most csaes, we decided to go for just the name as shown in the game.

 

[citroevo]

Concerning the resolution, I was careful to make sure it was the right one.
If you wish, I can do the test when you put it in the menu.
Personally, I prefer an average quality photo to no image.
thanks to you

 

[theangel540]

Hello!

I'm fighting again a Multi AES wich no boot
the symptoms are:
- White screen with no SD (normal).
- With SD card: Black screen with little shade of grey in the upper portion of screen (seem to be the backround of the menu but totally empty, only the black backscreen with grey shade in top).
- The AES reboot after 1sec (with SD card of course).

My little troubleshooting:
- Have try another SD Card (1GB old model): same problem.
- Correct directory structure/tree.
- Flashing "seem" to be working: The x3 files in update directory disapear after the procedure (3sec, the screen showing garbage tiles, seem to be normal.. after a reset).
- Menu updating doesn't work (menu directory in update stay filled after a cold start).

I presume the STM32F seem to be OK with the SPI link (working FAT subsystem).
The reset line on the prog/cartdrige connector pulsing low (active) after 1~2 sec (after the black/shade screen).
Doesn't know if it's onboard watchdog result or multi prog board command (the last i presume?).
X2 LEDs on the Prog board (D2, D1). D2 (the first one, near the SD socket) is lighted green. D1 is off. (D1 utility ?).
3,24V on the prog board.
4.96V on the same board.
68K Adress bus (on edge/connector) pulsing before reset.
Always in the adress bus 16622 bridge seem to be working (great job and protection with this component).
Don't verified all the 245 buffer
Pushed a little the BGAs packages in case of a bad solder...
A lot of test pads wich is great.

This board is a jewel and i presume a lot,lot, lot of job for routing but ... x8 layers

 

[theangel540]

 

[Darksoft]

- Menu updating doesn't work (menu directory in update stay filled after a cold start).

- Flashing "seem" to be working: The x3 files in update directory disapear after the procedure (3sec, the screen showing garbage tiles, seem to be normal.. after a reset).

This is good info. IMO the ARM is working well and that fact that it's not updating the menu, could indicate that the program rom chip is not working properly. Could be the ls245 buffer or the flash itself. There's where I'd look into. Let us know how it goes.