8Mbit Flash HuCard FAQ

[gameofyou]

Ya, I'll work on it a bit tonight, I'll need some more information from you about the serial port data and how the card expects the upload gameof, if you've got a skype that would be a great way to discuss, just PM me, e-mail me, or post it here.   In the mean time, I'll start writing up removing the header, fixing 384KB roms, and the bit swap.

 
It's a pretty simple program.  We can probably handle any Q/A thru email.  If it helps (for the serial data), I have done a writeup of its operation here:  http://www.gamingenterprisesinc.com/Flash_HuCard/Flash_HuCard_PC_Protocol_V10.pdf

[ConHuevos]

I got most of the items done, just need to do the COMM transfer bit:



Everything is functional except the transfer button.  I'll play around with that tomorrow if I get some time!

[roflmao]

This community is unbelievable!  I'm hoping a check I'm expecting will arrive tomorrow so I can order one of these tomorrow.  Very cool stuff!

[ccovell]

That is an awesome bit of detective work, ConHuevos !!
 
Maybe this is also something that can be added to the PC software:  To automatically format the 384K games correctly, before initiating the download.

Uhm... guess you forgot about this issue in the other thread 2 months ago: 

Did you test this out with 3Mbit and 6Mbit hu-card games?  IIRC, they have an odd way of mapping their banks.

If you can give me any specific game titles, I can give them a try.  It sounds like if there is an issue, that it could be addressed by an update of the PC software.  There is enough flexibility in the existing communication protocol for placing a gap (or gaps) in where the rom code is located in the flash memory of the HuCard.

;-)


I just got the flash card today and though the COM port seems to be mapping fine (COM4), the software again times out...  (on my Win XP SP2 machine.)  Time to try with a Windows 7 machine...

[burn_654]

Just got this in, going to try it tonight! Exciting stuff!

[ooPo]

This may be helpful:

http://pcedev.wordpress.com/downloads-and-links/

Specifically the 'PCE cribsheet page 2 (ver 1.0.4)', this part in particular:

[thesteve]

that is helpfull, and explains the mapper

[NightWolve]

Good news (or no news), false alarm on Krizz's Turbo Everdrive flash card! He said he already detected this and pointed out that Batman, which he loaded in his , was a 384KB game, which I verified (yup!), so looking good...

[gameofyou]

Uhm... guess you forgot about this issue in the other thread 2 months ago:
 
I just got the flash card today and though the COM port seems to be mapping fine (COM4), the software again times out...  (on my Win XP SP2 machine.)  Time to try with a Windows 7 machine...

You are correct, I forgot.  I have about a million irons in the fire right now. 
 
If you can't get your setup working, send me an email & we can try a few things.

[ConHuevos]

I'm having issues with my serial port right now and may need to send this card back to gameof, so I can't finish writing/testing the COMM connection portion.  I can however add a write rom function so it can convert the roms for you automatically, but you'll still need to use the original card software to upload.

Right now, when I try to upload, it'll only sometimes erase the data already on the card.

[ConHuevos]

I can't work on this further until I receive my card back, in the mean time here's the other portions I had already written and slightly modified so that it saves to a file rather than uploads.  It will strip the rom header, mirror the rom, and remove the region protection on USA roms (all options are optional), it'll also notify you if the rom doesn't require modification.  It does not flip the bits on the ROM file, you still need to select that option (If you need it) using Gameof's Hucard uploader.  

 

It's written in C#, so Microsoft .NET required (if not already installed):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa569263.aspx

Binary:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k0c11femytltmry/Hucard%20Rom%20Converter.zip

Source:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rt4xd8i1zz3kgwa/Hucard%20Transfer%20Software%20%28Source%29.zip

Hope this helps!

[sunteam_paul]

You're awesome.

[Arkhan]

I thought they already had programs like this on the NeoFlash page, lol.

Or maybe I am hallucinating.

[ConHuevos]

I thought they already had programs like this on the NeoFlash page, lol.

Or maybe I am hallucinating.

No idea...never go there .  This also didn't take very long to make.

[Arkhan]

Agreed.  I just could have sworn there were some already.

To be fair here, it's hard to even check, because NeoFlash's site structure is a mess and you can never find the most recent crap.