Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
Hi there!
A couple of months ago, I installed a Pluto-IIx in my DOL-001 and I have been enjoying the night-and-day difference HDMI makes over composite video ever since! I would now like to upgrade the firmware on the Pluto to GCVideo 2.4b. I already ordered and received one of these from KNJN:
https://www.knjn.com/show.html?pg=img&src=6160
However, I have no clue what to do next. Can anyone explain what I need to do? Would I need to desolder the Pluto from the GameCube to do it, or could I simply leave it in?
Thanks in advance!
A couple of months ago, I installed a Pluto-IIx in my DOL-001 and I have been enjoying the night-and-day difference HDMI makes over composite video ever since! I would now like to upgrade the firmware on the Pluto to GCVideo 2.4b. I already ordered and received one of these from KNJN:
https://www.knjn.com/show.html?pg=img&src=6160
However, I have no clue what to do next. Can anyone explain what I need to do? Would I need to desolder the Pluto from the GameCube to do it, or could I simply leave it in?
Thanks in advance!
Re: Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
You can leave the board in the system. There should be a flashing tool from KNJN to reprogram the flash chip with the files from the gcvideo repo.
Re: Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
Thanks for the quick reply! Does my GameCube need to be turned on or off in the process of updating the firmware?Streetwalker wrote: ↑Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:31 pmYou can leave the board in the system. There should be a flashing tool from KNJN to reprogram the flash chip with the files from the gcvideo repo.
Re: Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
I don't know. It depends whether the serial board provides power to the FPGA or not. Try with the GC off first, and if it doesn't work, turn it on.
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Re: Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
Does anyone have a tutorial or something on building a gcvideo 2.4c .bit? I was looking at this: https://www.knjn.com/docs/Re-programing ... %202.3.pdf and I have the programmer already but it doesn't look like unseen keeps a bitfile of the latest version anymore.
Re: Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
I'm not a programmer, but this may point you in the right direction:
https://github.com/ikorb/gcvideo/tree/master/Firmware
From the bottom of that page it says:
"To build the firmware, type make. You will need a Linux or other Unix system with GNU make, perl and ZPU gcc."
FYI, there was another minor revision now @ 2.4c (https://github.com/ikorb/gcvideo/tree/master/HDL) which adjusts the audio volume. Might be worth a look if you are going to the trouble of updating it, it might as well be current.
Good luck.
https://github.com/ikorb/gcvideo/tree/master/Firmware
From the bottom of that page it says:
"To build the firmware, type make. You will need a Linux or other Unix system with GNU make, perl and ZPU gcc."
FYI, there was another minor revision now @ 2.4c (https://github.com/ikorb/gcvideo/tree/master/HDL) which adjusts the audio volume. Might be worth a look if you are going to the trouble of updating it, it might as well be current.
Good luck.
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Re: Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
Yeah, I saw that but I am definitely struggling. Is there anyway someone could build 2.4c and host it for me?Jweeber wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:28 amI'm not a programmer, but this may point you in the right direction:
https://github.com/ikorb/gcvideo/tree/master/Firmware
From the bottom of that page it says:
"To build the firmware, type make. You will need a Linux or other Unix system with GNU make, perl and ZPU gcc."
FYI, there was another minor revision now @ 2.4c (https://github.com/ikorb/gcvideo/tree/master/HDL) which adjusts the audio volume. Might be worth a look if you are going to the trouble of updating it, it might as well be current.
Good luck.
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Re: Updating Pluto-IIx firmware to GCVideo 2.4b
Didn't realize there was a release option that already had them built!
https://github.com/ikorb/gcvideo/releases
https://github.com/ikorb/gcvideo/releases