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Special:Badtitle/NS114:Emulator Compatibility - Nintendo64

2010-06-22T00:23:10Z

Jasay:

Special:Badtitle/NS114:Emulator Compatibility - Nintendo64

2010-06-22T00:22:39Z

Jasay: New page: {{CompatList| |system=Sony Playstation |emulators=PSX4Pandora }}

{{CompatList|
|system=Sony Playstation
|emulators=[[PSX4Pandora]]
}}

Special:Badtitle/NS114:Emulator Compatibility - Mupen64plus

2010-06-22T00:18:47Z

Jasay: New page: Mupen64plus is a Nintendo N64 emulator. The N64 is a 64bit video game console released in 1996-1997 depending on location. ==Game Compatibility List== Forum Thread [http://www.gp32x.co...

Mupen64plus is a Nintendo N64 emulator. The N64 is a 64bit video game console released in 1996-1997 depending on location.

==Game Compatibility List==
Forum Thread [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54360-mupen64plus-compatibility-list/]- Google Spreadsheet [https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkBB6e4g1lGtdGxzVjhfNnpiMXVfR3FoZWRndG5iQ3c&hl=en_GB#gid=0]

Nubs

2010-06-22T00:03:48Z

Jasay: Spelling.

The Pandora has 2 analogue nubs, which were custom designed.

Some early units (One Nubbers) have been released with one nub not covered under warranty in order to allow people to get further up the queue.
Reports [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54073-the-one-nub-club/] suggest that many of these may be reasonably functional, and problems relate to either the calibration process or dirt inside the nub.

== Nub Calibration ==
Push them up, down, left, right to the edge, then let go of them so they spring back by themselves.
Ie push up, as far as it will go, then let go (it must spring back). Do that for each direction. Then do some circles.
That should set them up. If you don't do this they can go wrong during that session until reset.[http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54445-please-fix-the-right-anolog-nub-functions/page__view__findpost__p__876651]

== Nub Disassembly ==
This is a fairly tricky process, and will most likely ''void your warranty.'' You need
* High quality soldering iron
* Solder Wick
* Shim Blade (Edsyn RB641)
* Isopropyl Alcohol cleaner
* Size 0.00 cross-head screwdriver

Removing the nubs from the PCB is difficult. They are mounted using cut-off plated through holes butted onto pads (fairly standard SMT technology). Just using solder wick will not be sufficient, and if you are not extremely careful, you will rip the pads off the nub or the board.

[[Image:Nub_back.jpg]]

This shows the under side of the nub, which has a small PCB screwed on, and 2 locating pins.

[[Image:Nub_inside.jpg]]

Full sized versions of these photos can be found here[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsh2/4707661640/]]

Top left is the micro-joystick which serves as both a spring and the sensing element. when re-assembling this must fit perfectly into the plastic, and be perfectly clean.

--[[User:Tsh|Tsh]] 13:08, 17 June 2010 (MEST)

Hardware hacking

2010-06-22T00:00:09Z

Jasay: Added label motherboard pic link

''Please add to this if you have any information''
==Official Hackers Manual==
[http://www.openpandora.org/downloads/PANDORA_Hackers_manual_v100.pdf Pandora Hackers Manual v1.00 by MWeston]

==Making an RS232 level converter for the Pandora==
How is this done?

==Pinouts==
Here's a list of pinouts for the various connectors and boards.

Here's a pic of the board, some of the pinouts can be seen on it. [http://pandorapress.net/files/2010/02/rev5.jpg] Board with many components labeled. [http://www.rspace.eu/pandora/]

==Ext Connector==
''What does it have?''
* UART2
* UART3
* TV out
* Stereo line out
* Stereo line in
* The UART lines can also be used as GPIO (six of them) and PWM lines (four of them).

''What is the pinout?''

* The pinout of the [http://s198.photobucket.com/albums/aa99/MWeston_2007/?action=view&current=cable_connector.png Ext Connector]

''Where can we get the connectors from?''

==Battery==
3.7V
Lithium polymer single cell battery
4000 mAH
4 AH
battery cover here:
[http://www.openpandora.org/images/Battery2.jpg]

==Internal connections==

===LCD===
* LTPS (8-bit parallel input for R, G and B, with separate horizontal and vertical sync)
* 3.3V?
* TD043MTEA2 [http://beyondinfinite.com/lcd/Library/Toppoly/TD043MTEA2.pdf datasheet]

===UART===
* UART2 and 3 are available via the EXT connector, and via internal solder pads on the latest revision
** UART2 appears to support hardware flow control with RTS/CTS lines

===GPIO===
* 6 are available on the EXT connector
* ''Are there any internal?''

===Battery===
===JTAG===

===I<sup>2</sup>C===
* One at 1.8V from the OMAP (board label I2C3-1V8)
* One at 2.8V (board label I2C3-2V8)

=== USB ===
* No internal USB ports

===Keypad backlight===
Maximum current draw?

==Breakout Board==
[[Image:Breakoutboard.jpg|thumb|alt=Developer's breakout board|Developer's breakout board]]
This is the breakout board used by Pandora team members during development. Only a small number were made, and they are not available to the public. However a similar product (or gerber files) may be released in the future. A schematic for this board is available here: http://openpandora.ca/schematic/AV_Board_schematic.pdf

[[Category:Hardware]]

Power modes

2010-06-21T23:54:54Z

Jasay: Turn off if not using for a few days or battery will die.

===Power Modes===

Without switching the device entirely off, it may be placed into low power mode or regular power mode; simply pressing the power button will toggle modes.

==Normal Mode==
This is the normal operating mode, screen on, WiFi and Bluetooth on if requested. CPU speed can be selected by the user, and has a small impact on battery life. Screen brightness will also have an effect. The CPU should automatically self-regulate to the current task, and 10-14 hours battery life is possible depending on usage. At any time, the battery gague will show the remaining battery life ''if the usage remains the same as over the past some seconds''.

==Lid Closed==
The only change with the lid closed is to turn off the LCD backlight. This improves battery life, allowing music playback and streaming to continue. As of Hotfix2, the screen remains on if the device is powered up with the screen closed.

==Low Power==
Low power mode is toggled by a short press of the power switch to the right. The screen is off, the radios are disabled, the CPU max speed is set to 14 MHz. The device is still silently on, allowing for alarms to go off or it to be turned on again instantly.

Low power mode is probably going to be used as the normal "off" for most people, with true off (device powered down entirely, unable to respond to alarms or wake up quickly) available to conserve battery power. Turning the Pandora off completely is the best option if you don't plan on using it for few days or longer.

Since the Pandora has to be powered whilst it is charging, low power mode is best for fastest charging, and will even allow a full charge to be achieved from USB.

==Power Off==
Select Logout then Shutdown from the window manager to power off. If a charger is connected, the device will re-boot immediately.

==Events==
The events which control power can be customised [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54544-forcing-shutdown-at-10-battery-life/page__view__findpost__p__878418]. Lid switch, Power Switch, battery threshold and Window Manager shutdown commands.

==Charging==
It is possible to charge from the mains charger (use the supplied one or a ''GENUINE'' PSP adaptor only) or USB cable. While a charger is connected, remaining battery level is displayed, but the time displays 00:00. If charging from USB, it is possible that the battery will still discharge slowly, since the Pandora takes more current (in normal mode) than the USB can supply.

==Times==
(These are my estimates, should be clarified once more user data exists)
{| border="1"
|+ Charge/Discharge times
! Mode !! Time
|-
! Normal Operating
| 10-14 hours
|-
! Lid Closed
|16-20 hours (est)
|-
! Low Power
|4 days (est, should improve)
|-
! Power off
|10-20% per day charge loss (est)
|-
! Mains charge, operating
| 20 hours (est)
|-
! Mains charge (low power)
|8 hours (est)
|-
! USB Charge, operating
| Breakeven, may charge or discharge
|-
! USB Charge, low power
|20 hours (est)
|}

Power modes

2010-06-21T23:52:46Z

Jasay: /* Charging */

===Power Modes===

Without switching the device entirely off, it may be placed into low power mode or regular power mode; simply pressing the power button will toggle modes.

==Normal Mode==
This is the normal operating mode, screen on, WiFi and Bluetooth on if requested. CPU speed can be selected by the user, and has a small impact on battery life. Screen brightness will also have an effect. The CPU should automatically self-regulate to the current task, and 10-14 hours battery life is possible depending on usage. At any time, the battery gague will show the remaining battery life ''if the usage remains the same as over the past some seconds''.

==Lid Closed==
The only change with the lid closed is to turn off the LCD backlight. This improves battery life, allowing music playback and streaming to continue. As of Hotfix2, the screen remains on if the device is powered up with the screen closed.

==Low Power==
Low power mode is toggled by a short press of the power switch to the right. The screen is off, the radios are disabled, the CPU max speed is set to 14 MHz. The device is still silently on, allowing for alarms to go off or it to be turned on again instantly.

Low power mode is probably going to be used as the normal "off" for most people, with true off (device powered down entirely, unable to respond to alarms or wake up quickly) available to conserve battery power. Turning the Pandora off completely is the best option if you don't plan on using it for few weeks or longer.

Since the Pandora has to be powered whilst it is charging, low power mode is best for fastest charging, and will even allow a full charge to be achieved from USB.

==Power Off==
Select Logout then Shutdown from the window manager to power off. If a charger is connected, the device will re-boot immediately.

==Events==
The events which control power can be customised [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54544-forcing-shutdown-at-10-battery-life/page__view__findpost__p__878418]. Lid switch, Power Switch, battery threshold and Window Manager shutdown commands.

==Charging==
It is possible to charge from the mains charger (use the supplied one or a ''GENUINE'' PSP adaptor only) or USB cable. While a charger is connected, remaining battery level is displayed, but the time displays 00:00. If charging from USB, it is possible that the battery will still discharge slowly, since the Pandora takes more current (in normal mode) than the USB can supply.

==Times==
(These are my estimates, should be clarified once more user data exists)
{| border="1"
|+ Charge/Discharge times
! Mode !! Time
|-
! Normal Operating
| 10-14 hours
|-
! Lid Closed
|16-20 hours (est)
|-
! Low Power
|4 days (est, should improve)
|-
! Power off
|10-20% per day charge loss (est)
|-
! Mains charge, operating
| 20 hours (est)
|-
! Mains charge (low power)
|8 hours (est)
|-
! USB Charge, operating
| Breakeven, may charge or discharge
|-
! USB Charge, low power
|20 hours (est)
|}

Power modes

2010-06-21T23:52:01Z

Jasay: Minor spelling corrections, etc.

===Power Modes===

Without switching the device entirely off, it may be placed into low power mode or regular power mode; simply pressing the power button will toggle modes.

==Normal Mode==
This is the normal operating mode, screen on, WiFi and Bluetooth on if requested. CPU speed can be selected by the user, and has a small impact on battery life. Screen brightness will also have an effect. The CPU should automatically self-regulate to the current task, and 10-14 hours battery life is possible depending on usage. At any time, the battery gague will show the remaining battery life ''if the usage remains the same as over the past some seconds''.

==Lid Closed==
The only change with the lid closed is to turn off the LCD backlight. This improves battery life, allowing music playback and streaming to continue. As of Hotfix2, the screen remains on if the device is powered up with the screen closed.

==Low Power==
Low power mode is toggled by a short press of the power switch to the right. The screen is off, the radios are disabled, the CPU max speed is set to 14 MHz. The device is still silently on, allowing for alarms to go off or it to be turned on again instantly.

Low power mode is probably going to be used as the normal "off" for most people, with true off (device powered down entirely, unable to respond to alarms or wake up quickly) available to conserve battery power. Turning the Pandora off completely is the best option if you don't plan on using it for few weeks or longer.

Since the Pandora has to be powered whilst it is charging, low power mode is best for fastest charging, and will even allow a full charge to be achieved from USB.

==Power Off==
Select Logout then Shutdown from the window manager to power off. If a charger is connected, the device will re-boot immediately.

==Events==
The events which control power can be customised [http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/54544-forcing-shutdown-at-10-battery-life/page__view__findpost__p__878418]. Lid switch, Power Switch, battery threshold and Window Manager shutdown commands.

==Charging==
It is possible to charge from the mains charger (use the supplied one or a ''GENUINE'' PSP adaptor only). While a charger is connected, remaining battery level is displayed, but the time displays 00:00. If charging from USB, it is possible that the battery will still discharge slowly, since the Pandora takes more current (in normal mode) than the USB can supply.

==Times==
(These are my estimates, should be clarified once more user data exists)
{| border="1"
|+ Charge/Discharge times
! Mode !! Time
|-
! Normal Operating
| 10-14 hours
|-
! Lid Closed
|16-20 hours (est)
|-
! Low Power
|4 days (est, should improve)
|-
! Power off
|10-20% per day charge loss (est)
|-
! Mains charge, operating
| 20 hours (est)
|-
! Mains charge (low power)
|8 hours (est)
|-
! USB Charge, operating
| Breakeven, may charge or discharge
|-
! USB Charge, low power
|20 hours (est)
|}