Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

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Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by steffen » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:07 pm

Now that the XenoGC source was released (http://www.gc-forever.com/forums/viewto ... f=15&t=439), it's pretty easy for anyone with the required hardware (STK500 or similar) to use a standard ATMega8L microprocessor as a GameCube modchip. As I own an AVR programmer, I recently installed one in my Cube and it's working just nicely :)

As not everyone happens to have an AVR programmer, I thought about selling pre-flashed ATMega8Ls for a very(!) low price. If I order the chips and packaging in bulk, I will probably be able to send them from Germany to every country in the world for around 5EUR (~7USD) total. I can also include flexible wires (for free) and Swiss on a Mini DVD-R (+1EUR).

All in all, this is the cheapest way to mod a GameCube :D It's also fairly easy to solder to the legs of the chip, and it fits nicely inside the GC case. I also talked to liquitt already and he offered to sell the flashed chips at the European web store. Please reply if you're interested or have any additional questions :)

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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by demonicfox666 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:42 pm

have you got images or a video of one of these working?
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by infact » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:47 pm

It will work just like the original xeno...but you will have to use wires to install.
You may even add the leds. ;-)
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by liquitt » Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:05 pm

i'd be interested in two and definetly offering the european distribution!
please search before you ask - a lot has been discussed already!
(or use google with "site:gc-forever.com *term*")
http://is.gd/MDmZcr

we also have a wiki filled with knowledge
http://is.gd/dX58Rm
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by steffen » Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:57 pm

demonicfox666 wrote:have you got images or a video of one of these working?
It works exactly like a real XenoGC. A video of a GameCube booting a DVD-R would be boring :) So here is an image of the chip itself:

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This is how you connect it to the drive:

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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by Hucklebuck » Sat Jul 02, 2011 2:52 pm

Does pin 1 connect to anything? I would be interested in a few of them for that price.
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by yamaharacer » Sat Jul 02, 2011 4:05 pm

I dont think that it will work. cause you need a 5v connection and the red line has only 3.3v. maybe you can use another point with 5v from the controllerports maybe.
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by liquitt » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:31 pm

@yamaharacer:
steffen wrote:As I own an AVR programmer, I recently installed one in my Cube and it's working just nicely :)
please search before you ask - a lot has been discussed already!
(or use google with "site:gc-forever.com *term*")
http://is.gd/MDmZcr

we also have a wiki filled with knowledge
http://is.gd/dX58Rm
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by andzlay » Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:09 pm

Plus someone said it here in the forums that the atmega8l works with 3.3v but I don't find the post atm... I thought it was in the xeno source topic, but it's might be somewhere else...
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by yamaharacer » Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:12 am

liquitt wrote:@yamaharacer:
steffen wrote:As I own an AVR programmer, I recently installed one in my Cube and it's working just nicely :)

nice, I havent tried it cause the datasheed says that the dip version needs between 4,5V-5,5V. now its time to search my old avr programmer and my old atmega controller.
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by liquitt » Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:17 am

yamaharacer wrote:
liquitt wrote:@yamaharacer:
steffen wrote:As I own an AVR programmer, I recently installed one in my Cube and it's working just nicely :)

nice, I havent tried it cause the datasheed says that the dip version needs between 4,5V-5,5V. now its time to search my old avr programmer and my old atmega controller.
hm i dunno i just looked at the datasheet and found this:

Operating Voltages
– 2.7V - 5.5V (ATmega8L)
– 4.5V - 5.5V (ATmega8)
please search before you ask - a lot has been discussed already!
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http://is.gd/MDmZcr

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http://is.gd/dX58Rm
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by infact » Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:06 am

L => "low voltage" ;-)
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by steffen » Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:07 pm

Yeah, you definitely need an ATMega8L or any other low power version that works with 3.3V :)
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by demonicfox666 » Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:11 pm

these seems like pointless discussion because if you say it works then it works why is everyone going on about it and voltage? :/ at the end of the day youv tested it and confirm it works so whats this debate about?
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Re: Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

Post by vidiot1000 » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:29 pm

I have used the ATMEGA8 and it works fine (it what I had on hand from another project). You can find 5 volts above the CN101 connector (lower left of the drive board) labeled "A5V".
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