Interest check: Flashed ATMega 8Ls/Cheap XenoGCs!

[steffen]

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 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

Steffen

[demonicfox666]

have you got images or a video of one of these working?

[infact]

It will work just like the original xeno...but you will have to use wires to install.
You may even add the leds.

[liquitt]

i'd be interested in two and definetly offering the european distribution!

[steffen]

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:



This is how you connect it to the drive:

[Hucklebuck]

Does pin 1 connect to anything? I would be interested in a few of them for that price.

[yamaharacer]

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.

[liquitt]

@yamaharacer:

As I own an AVR programmer, I recently installed one in my Cube and it's working just nicely

[andzlay]

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...

[yamaharacer]

@yamaharacer:

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.

[liquitt]

@yamaharacer:

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)

[infact]

L => "low voltage"

[steffen]

Yeah, you definitely need an ATMega8L or any other low power version that works with 3.3V

[demonicfox666]

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?

[vidiot1000]

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".