Saturn proof-of-concept bootloader Pseudo Saturn

This is my memory card plus ids https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/yourphotos?pid=6052979595391688162&oid=104065520037499813122

 

Thank you !
Glad to see you in this topic

 

Only front is OK.
I want to see what is written on ICs. (so if possible, please avoid blur/noise/flash/etc when taking picture)

 

Can you attach picture to your post ?
When writing a post, click "Go Advanced" button, then "Insert Image" icon.

 

or just read and post what is on them

 

Just write the image link address between and it'll show as a picture.
Exemple: was made typing

 

Hope you can see these pic of my memory card plus

 

This is memory card plus ids

 

I hope these are good enough quality.

 

just out of curiosity, what is the AMD IC? microcontroller?

 

Thanks again cafealpha2 you saved my cart.

 

AMD IC is flash memory.
There are 2 flash chips (the second one is hidden under ceramic capacitor), because their data bus is 8 bits wide, and Saturn data bus is 16 bits wide.

 

You're welcome ♪
Actually, write/erase operations for your flash chips (SST29LE010) are the same as the existing ones that were already defined in flasher utility (SST29EE010), so it was just a matter of a couple of lines to add to source code.

 

Thank you. I could verify that your chips model is matching what the utility is detecting.
I will verify erase/write behaviors with what's written on AMD datasheet. Please wait, it may take some time (and motivation too ).
I will contact you by PM when a beta will be available for testing.

 

Thank you for the trick. I didn't know it was so simple ^^;

 

That's whats up. Thanks.

 

Guess I have a Memory Card Plus myself that is the exact PCB my Memcard has, I got it second hand with no sticker on the shell so from the PCB being "DATEL" I assumed it was actually by the DATEL that make Action Replay's so never thought is was an EMS product.

I think these carts are a bit sucky though trying to get them to read in the Saturn, one of my Saturns isn't bad but the other one it takes ages of messing round to get it to read, yet the AR+ reads perfect in both, but the PCB is thicker on the Memcard Plus vs the Action Replay Plus (It's the modern version I have, that lacks the Serial port)

 

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cafealpha: can you tell me what these options are in the Japanese ver of Pocket Fighter?

 

I think it says:

Where do you want to save?

Internal RAM
Cartridge RAM
Don't save
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