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Post by jfmateos on May 6, 2013 0:15:29 GMT -5
Hi, I am developing an USB multi-game/development cartridge and would like to make it compatible with Animaction.
I am unable of find the schematic of this cartridge.
Can anyone help me?
Best regards from Spain.
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Post by vectrexmad on May 8, 2013 19:41:12 GMT -5
Don't know the official circuit diagram. But I know that the ANIMACTION cartridge contains 8K ROM at memory address $0000-$1FFF followed by 2K RAM at memory address $2000-$27FF. Richard H has build USB and VecMulti multi carts, might be worth sending him an email. He is at www.vectrex.biz |
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Post by vectrexmad on May 8, 2013 19:47:41 GMT -5
just had a quick Google. Seems there were three versions of the PCB for AnimAction: A single chip PCB, a two chip PCB and a 3 chip PCB.
Couldn't find the circuit diagram but the components are listed for the three chip version: 2764 (8K) EPROM, 6116 (2K) SRAM and an 74LS139 dual 2-4 line decoder.
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Post by jfmateos on May 10, 2013 0:08:41 GMT -5
Thank you very much vectrex mad... Finally I found the connections table here (https://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.vectrex/tree/browse_frm/month/2000-06/59564999a56bd29f?rnum=131&_done=%2Fgroup%2Frec.games.vectrex%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fmonth%2F2000-06%3F) but I had already sent the PCB design to manufacturing, so my cartridge will not be compatible with Animaction.
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Post by jfmateos on May 11, 2013 3:12:00 GMT -5
This is the first prototype and my son (6 years old) playing Fortress of Nazord... I prefer MineStorm  |
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Post by gliptitude on May 11, 2013 13:40:38 GMT -5
Cool to see your project working jfmateos, and welcome to the Vector Gaming Forums.
... I know this has nothing to do with your project anymore since you've scrapped Animaction compatability, and maybe it never had anything to do with it anyway, but I was going to offer to open up my Animaction cartridge and take photos for you. ... But as a result of this thread and that intention of mine, I discovered that my Animaction cartridge does not have a screw in the back?!? I guess it is a different cartridge design, probably with a screw on the front, underneath the sticker.
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Post by desfeek on May 11, 2013 14:56:21 GMT -5
Yeah, you'll see that on later release Vectrex games (no screw). My Pole Position has no screw - my theory is that most games under the 'Graphic Computer System Cartidge' label got a redesign
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Post by jfmateos on May 11, 2013 15:00:43 GMT -5
Thank you very much gliptitude... It would be nice to see the internals of Animaction cartridge...
I own a HyperChase cartridge that was unable to open too
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Post by gliptitude on May 11, 2013 16:10:02 GMT -5
Hmmm. I have two Animaction carts and I just checked the other and it also has no screw. ... I didn't check every Vectrex cart that I have, but it looks like almost all of mine, besides Animaction, do have a screw.
... So on the Hyperchase and Pole Position you guys have, do you know if there is a screw on the front behind the label?
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Post by desfeek on May 11, 2013 16:20:35 GMT -5
Derp. After remembering and doing quick research to confirm: cartridges with no visible screw were glued together. No point in removing the label - and probably why there aren't many pictures of the PCB itself.
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Post by jfmateos on May 12, 2013 1:48:54 GMT -5
My hyperchase has no screw under the label, so I assume that must be glued :-(
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Post by Mayhem on May 12, 2013 6:17:36 GMT -5
Yeah, you'll see that on later release Vectrex games (no screw). My Pole Position has no screw - my theory is that most games under the 'Graphic Computer System Cartidge' label got a redesign Can't say for sure, but having checked my entire US set, half the carts that have "Graphic Computer System Cartridge" on them are missing a screw, and half still have the screw. Animation was missing it, whereas the other two lightpen titles have a screw for example. |
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