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by stefano
Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

All, I've updated the libraries already in the Z88DK tree. On any problem I can get back to it and try to tune it better. The sampler archive I've posted some time ago is still very close to the current tuning, if something looks wrong please check the latest test cases before complaining. I can obv...
by stefano
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:31 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

The fractal program is cool but very slow. It probably takes some day to complete on a regular zx81, I'm tuning it to restrict the execution time a bit.
by stefano
Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: I converted Green day's homecoming to a ZX spectrum 128 song
Replies: 2
Views: 1856

Re: I converted Green day's homecoming to a ZX spectrum 128 song

Well, I don't think you'll be sued for a copyright infringement ! :D
by stefano
Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

It surely flickers a lot, but a photo hides the problem :P z88dk_gray_zx81_mandelzoom.jpg #include <stdio.h> #include <math.h> #include <gray.h> float a,b,c,d,e,g,h,i,j; int x,y; int xmax,ymax; int k; float l,m,n,o,p; void main() { g_clg(G_WHITE); xmax=255; ymax=63; a=0.10167; //b=0.1077; b=0.105; c...
by stefano
Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:25 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

I think the best compromise is to cycle between 4 frames, a first one (light gray) appearing only 1 time and the second one (dark gray) being displayed 3 times (thus a white frame interposed only one time). The result seems plausible, observing it on EO, (this is the best screenshot I could take, th...
by stefano
Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

More about the gray library, I have 3 possibilities,: the current driver shows a first frame 2 times, a second one only for 1 time. This is in theory correct because the picture would allow a higher persistence to one of the two allowing a dark gray and a light gray. By the way the 2 frames in a ras...
by stefano
Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

Right, this makes a difference :( ..both?


..in the meantime I found a way to work this out:
zx81_arx_gscale.png
zx81_arx_gscale.png (8.24 KiB) Viewed 379 times

I'm afraid it won't be healthy for your eyes !
gmandel.p.gz
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I've already put the latest driver version online, I think it is already better than the previous ones.
by stefano
Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

Updated timing values, they look correct on EO. I'm also adding a new feature, at a very beta release level to deal with an intelaced picture, the artifacts are espected (see picture) and in this moment it gets useful to see black areas (compared to gray). Could anybody see how it looks on the real ...
by stefano
Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

While testing the new code on EO I noticed it could not work properly on 60hz sets. I don't remember how the old one was behaving, though.
by stefano
Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Development
Topic: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver
Replies: 52
Views: 3601

Re: Enhanced ARX True High Resolution Display Driver

I posted a "sampler" one page ago (actually it is in page #3). It includes 64rows and 8K stuff (arx64*.p).