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Coin-Op Collection Presents: Y-Unit (RC2)
🕑 Added 2024-09-23 00:56:54 +0000 UTCYesterday, we successfully transitioned to distributing via the Pocket Updater (pupdater) for our first Midway Y-Unit beta release, with only a few users encountering issues related to the SmashTV RC1 build. Pramod and I spent today resolving these issues to improve the experience for all users.
Issues Addressed:
Issue: Red screen on core boot or when manually loading ROM
Action: Removed Load ROM option; Seed 7 to Seed 10 for user stability
Issue: Grey screen during attract mode
Action: Seed 7 to Seed 10 for user stabilityIssue: No display during attract mode, but display active when test mode switch activated
Action: Seed 7 to Seed 10 for user stabilityIssue: Enemy movement out of play area / game not progressing
Action: Seed 7 to Seed 10 for user stabilityIssue: Input order not matching Pocket control layout
Action: Reordered inputs to reflect directional pattern on Pocket
Issue: No FM sound output after entering "Test Mode"
Action: The "Test Mode" option is a momentary switch on SmashTV hardware. After toggling it on to enter the service menu, toggle it off before exiting the core menu. Your changes are automatically saved, quit and restart the core.
Issue: Incorrect H-Total; reported as 54.815Hz instead of 54.707Hz
Action: Adjusted H-Total to reflect correct refresh rate
In FPGA design, a "seed" refers to an initial value used by the place-and-route algorithms to determine the physical layout and routing of connections on the FPGA. For high-frequency applications like the Midway platform, which operates at a clock speed of 128MHz, seed selection is critical. The choice of seed impacts the fitter phase and routing, directly influencing performance, power consumption, and efficiency. As different seeds can yield varied effects on the FPGA layout, multiple seed values are often tested across different hardware variants to ensure compatibility and performance.
Yesterday’s release initially used a suboptimal seed for certain Pocket revisions. We tested seed 7 (RC1) on two Pocket Developer units and three retail units from wave 3 (translucent). However, thanks to community feedback, we identified a more appropriate seed (seed 10), highlighting the vital role of thorough testing in FPGA configurations to achieve optimal stability across all device variants.
Enjoy the updated SmashTV release. Please report any issues you on the Coin-Op Collection Discord. If you are an active Discord user and have not linked your Discord account to Patreon please let me know in the comments and I will send an invite. If you are not active on Discord reporting issues in the respective post is fine. We'll see the final entry to the Technos16 core released this weekend, The Combatribes is a fun beat 'em up. Have a great week everyone!
2024/09/28: Please run pupdate to retrieve SmashTV version 0.0.4
Comments
atrac17
Check the SmashTV RC1 post for update instructions. If you need assistance after following those steps, let me know.
Carl Schwab
Ok, super new here, joined for SmashTV. I've run pupdate, but can't see the roms on my pocket. Any additional steps I should know about for an initial download, as haven't found a download option, yet. Thanks all.
atrac17
Pushed an update with some changes. You will need link your Discord account to Patreon for automatic integration/verification in the future. It's located in Settings>Connected apps. Below is a one-time link. Invite: https://discord.gg/5pkpNCDJ
Wookiee
I can’t remap the buttons with the new Smash TV build. Also would it be possible to get an invite to Discord. Thanks
François-Xavier Bas
Could it be possible to have one day violent storm and cowboys from moo mesa working on pocket ?
rsn8887
Thanks for the awesome work!
