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Reply #75 - 29.01.12 at 14:03:44
 
Did more tests and also a small video:
[url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmayyx1C6DU']Rampage Dongle Test[/url]

And two pictures:
... -> Original image from my old notebook
... -> Inverted image on external TFT

I have a theory about the stripes that are strongly visible when the image is negative.

The original image has a black frame as you can see here:
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The picture itself is inverted all the way correct, cause every pixel has a value. But the black frame isn't inverted right, only the parts where the picture is drawn is right.
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What I marked red isn't inverted because the color is "blank" and has no value what the Dongle could convert. This is at least what I think and it makes sense to me.

Luckily this is no big problem, the 3dfx Rampage inverts the whole image to 100%, so the Dongle does always have the information/values it needs. You can also see this when you look at my video. Here I inverted the image by software (Powerstrip -> invertes and writes the image directly in the DAC) so that the Dongle does what it should at least do.

@Tim: Hank did design and build it. Heh did state that my design is correct. All I don't know are the used transistors.

Sirta sold his card with everything else. I know the person who owns the board and the dongle, but I don't want to name the person in public. Don't know if the person would want it. But the person is known by the 3dfx Community Wink
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Reply #76 - 29.01.12 at 19:28:37
 
thx , the movie Cheesy
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Reply #77 - 29.01.12 at 20:02:52
 
I hope the dongle works with the Rampage from Gary. Will send it this week to him. Just need to cut the PCB.

Btw, the card in my Test-System was a VIA eH1 with S3 Chrome 5400E Smiley

Here two pictures during tests of my second dongle design:
... -> GF 6200 AGP with selfmade PCB dongle
... -> K7T266 Pro Bios Screen inverted
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Reply #78 - 31.01.12 at 20:29:34
 
Did cut the PCB today and one final test. The dongle is ready for shipment and I will send it to Gary this week by airmail.

Pics of my Rev A1 Rampage dongle:
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Reply #79 - 31.01.12 at 21:01:52
 
Wow, fantastic looking dongle. Great work!
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Reply #80 - 31.01.12 at 21:40:46
 
Dominik,
Very good work!

ps. Now is time for Gary! Smiley

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Reply #81 - 31.01.12 at 23:11:56
 
Great job, looks very good. Can't wait for Gary to get it and to start testing.

Just wondering if the actual soldering is to blame for the small problems in the image. From what I know, especially with SMD soldering it's to have the cleanest solder joints. Shame that you didn't have your smaller tip as it would have improved the joints tremendously, they are a bit blobby and dull. Smiley
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Reply #82 - 01.02.12 at 07:49:49
 
Yep, it was the best I could do with my equipment at home.

About the image problems:
Yesterday I looked again at the pictures Gary posted. If you look closely you will see the same "stripes" like when the image is inverted with my dongle to negative. I'm optimistic that my dongle will work nearly like the original.

Now also the Quote from this engineer makes sense:
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11/29/00 Rampage is running but there are some stupid bugs. The DAC output is reversed ... high is low and low is high which turns out to be rather sucky since displaying is difficult. Looking at a dongle to invert the inverted output. Flash ROM bug where part can't be written... Fixes for both are possible in metal layers. 5 boards are operational.


So the image the Rampage generates without dongle never was perfect in any way?!

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Reply #83 - 01.02.12 at 18:01:13
 
Interesting, seems like it. Good job regardless.  Cool
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Reply #84 - 02.02.12 at 19:59:02
 
Pics from the packaging. Will send it tomorrow via DHL.

... ... ...

@Gary: Will send you the Tracking-Code via email. The packet will need a verification when delivered!
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Reply #85 - 02.02.12 at 22:10:07
 
Loeschzwerg wrote on 02.02.12 at 19:59:02:
Pics from the packaging. Will send it tomorrow via DHL.


Lets get ready to rrrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmble!
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Reply #86 - 02.02.12 at 22:35:41
 
Agreed! Very exciting.
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Reply #87 - 03.02.12 at 18:17:51
 
great work !

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Reply #88 - 07.02.12 at 22:25:03
 
gdonovan wrote on 02.02.12 at 22:10:07:
Loeschzwerg wrote on 02.02.12 at 19:59:02:
Pics from the packaging. Will send it tomorrow via DHL.


Lets get ready to rrrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmble!

Awwww cmon already! Start that bloody rumble, I've started vising this forum again every night in anticipation of this! Go go go !!!  Smiley
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Reply #89 - 08.02.12 at 11:33:30
 
elfuego wrote on 07.02.12 at 22:25:03:
Awwww cmon already! Start that bloody rumble, I've started vising this forum again every night in anticipation of this! Go go go !!!  Smiley


Not here yet.
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