And to get the record straight: the 2nd batch is the revised version or a new run of the first version ?
all boards from here on out will be the new model with didoes and everything
The batch that was ordered and just shipped out today are almost identical to the prototypes I had up for sale. That batch I won’t be selling as kits.
The revised board with the vsync polarity switch and different power tap points has been drawn up and the prototypes are ordered. I’ll report more when they arrive, but I should end up with about 30 of them able to be sold as kits once I get it tested if things go well.
So, improved version (v1.4) is in the process of being made for testing. I should have info on them and, if all is good, kits for the v1.4 version available for sale, around Christmas.
TBH I’d prefer to get the connectors and so on as well.
Hi gang,
I have a PAL SNES, NGC & PS2 fed into an Ambery Upscaler that only outputs HDMI to my 32" Toshiba LCD. I want the scanlines effect for all these consoles, so I would need a HDMI>VGA DAC like an HDfury between the scaler and LCD. My question to you guys is - which HDfury should I get now that the T-SLG v1.4 will have a polarity switch?
I have a 3>1 RCA stereo switch to bypass the audio gap in VGA, so a HDfury2 or 3 isn’t necessary. So that pretty much leaves any of the 3 HDfury1 packages. The gamer edition appeals to me most on the surface, but will I need the 5v USB power to help feed a clean signal to the T-SLG? Beyond this the choice then comes down to is it worth $40 extra for the extras bundled in the advanced kit…
I’d appreciate your feedback. Sorry if I’ve posted in the wrong section.
Thanks.
Just added the single/double switch to my own setup. BIG thanks to bootsector for the schematic and Toodles of course! Are you guys okay for me to add that info to mmmonkey.co.uk giving credit?
Ta
Pete
I’d like that very much, thanks mmmonkey.
Protos shipped. FedEx says to expect them Wednesday.
Gold Phoenix, FTW? 
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Yup. I even got this funky program I wrote to help with getting different boards laid out onto a 15x10 panel just for their multiproject panel service.
Hd fury3 safest bet others could work but we’'ll have to get back to you on that after some testing
you inspired the project so no issues here
Yeah, I read that the HDfury3 is a sure thing due to the pol switch, but the cost is out there. I also read that the Hdfury1 works with T-SLG v1.1, but not certain about the gamer edition. I’ve been getting this info from shmups, but even then I’m seeing mixed results. EG: HDfury2 does work at higher resolutions?
the only one the that’s confirmed is hdf3
hdf2 and GamerED are not working with v1.1 model but thats not to say it will be the case for T-SLG v2 that will be out shortly
v2? I thought the Christmas batch is v1.4? Does Toodles have a roadmap for his releases and future revisions that I can keep up to date with?
Thanks for the help guys.
my mistake the “next” version I’ll say then
If there are no issues this will be it
The idea is to stick to console gaming stuff PC video card can get a little hairy
No worries, I might just wait and see how the HDfury owners go with the upcoming release so I know which one to get. As much as I like the idea of the HDfury3, I’d never use it’s full set of features when the cheaper models do everything I want.
New boards arrived today.
The good news: The Vsync polarity switch and power setup appears to be working properly. I can get proper scanlines on EVERY resolution available on the cheapy Xbox360 VGA cable I have, and on every HDMI resolution the Xbox360 supports through the HDFury 2 on loan to me by SGGG2. Those are the only two devices I’ve tried so far (it’s been a helluva day) but I’ get with the RGB->VGA scaler and Dreamcast VGA tomorrow, but Im beyond confident they will work.
The bad news: I guess I moved the header pins for connecting to the shield. So, the existing shields, including the few I’ve already had made, dont fit.
The cool news: Got 3 panels worth of boards instead of the usual 2. So I’ve got about 50 instead of the about 30 I was expecting.
So, I get to figure out how to handle this. At the moment, I’m leaning towards putting these boards up as kits strictly for testing, with the understanding that they’ll never have RGB adjusting shields. I can get feedback on how well they work, fix any problems that might occur in the design, and work on getting laid out a surface mount version for production. When I get enough feedback on the kits, go ahead with the preassembled orders. Thoughts?
so the test boards would be adjustable for scanline thickness but you just wouldn’t be able to adjust the RGB that would work
Correct. They still have the Wide/Normal slider, but the RGB adjustment wont happen.
Cool! Are you using any external power source for resolutions that need VSYNC innverted?