Looking quickly at the spec of that chip, it can be interfaced with via I2C to read and write registers, but it doesn't seem to have any flash memory on board, just configurable state which is controlled via programmable registers while the system is on. It does however have backup registers which (if they are used) are maintained via battery backup. I'm guessing there is another chip that controls this TPS65910 because storing the register state once and relying on a battery to retain these settings would be a really terrible idea. Does it have a button battery on the board anywhere?
@dwaindibbley1965
7 жыл бұрын
You are correct, the chip is NOT programmable, it is NOT programmed in situ
@RetroTuna
8 жыл бұрын
kevtris your knowledge of this impresses me every time, i got to play on a retron at a gaming show and the lag was very bad the snes was basically unplayable.
@Bushougoma
8 жыл бұрын
Technically the controller connector is called a DE-9 (not DB-9) the E refers to the shell size. I always thought they were called DB-9 too until I had to source some from Digikey and the wrong connectors turned up in my search.
@charvelgtrs
6 жыл бұрын
There is just something off putting about Lord Kevtris holding that pos of a console. I hoped he washed his hands after wards.
@samwigman1328
8 жыл бұрын
What is the device for reading the power control chip called?
@DannyCD
7 жыл бұрын
"It sounds all fucked up" gets me every time 😂😂
@bluemetal04
8 жыл бұрын
With mine, I tried it with 2 tvs, one a Vizio 3dtv and the other a cheap 50" Emerson TV. It has a delay on the Vizio, but none on the cheap Emerson TV, and both had game mode on. So I'm guessing it just depends on the TV.
@Justin_STL
8 жыл бұрын
You are correct. I don't notice any perceptible lag on my particular model of Samsung HDTV, either.
@spencercrutcher5851
8 ай бұрын
I'm glad I learned a long time ago to stay FAR away from the Retron 5
@badATchaos
8 жыл бұрын
Why is their controller so bad? Now that Nintendo's original D-Pad patient has expired there's zero excuse anymore. Just bloody copy the damn thing!
@MrTripcore
8 жыл бұрын
+bad@chaos They might have been going for the neo.geo pocket style.
@madmax2069
8 жыл бұрын
or the neo-geo CD controller D-pad
@MegaJimZero
7 жыл бұрын
I own a Retron 5. Due to the problems I can't recommend it but I'm not saying you shouldn't buy one either. Mine has no noticeable lag. Perhaps their TV sucks or their TV settings were bad. My only complaint is the materials are cheap and it's easy to break. Treat it with lots of care if you get one. I like mine though and don't regret it. Edit: I play it on a cheap Seiki brand television. No noticeable lag. Perhaps a cheap TV is the way to go.
@kevtris
7 жыл бұрын
Just earlier in the same day I was playing a hi def NES with the same game on there, so it's not the TV settings... also it's a computer monitor. I only noticed the lag on the retron 5.
@ootwii
4 жыл бұрын
@@kevtris i own a retron 5 n the super nt u created..u can tell a major diffrence in lag...the super nt plays n controls perfect..the retron 5 is awful..try super ghouls n ghost on both..thank u for makin the super nt ..i hope too see more of your work in the future..
@dwaindibbley1965
7 жыл бұрын
The chewed connectors by the way have been completely re-tooled
@monkeyabattoir8501
8 жыл бұрын
i bought mine new 3 months ago , works good with my TV BUT..... it is so picky to dirt and the NES pins constantly need pushed back into place. It basically has a mind of it's own. you can pull up the menu while playing anytime, i think default is Down+start .
@detox2778
7 жыл бұрын
the triumph t shirt is bad ass
@SuperHamsterGaming
8 жыл бұрын
I played with a Max for years. The only reason I stopped and began playing with a dogbone controller is because after playing with the Max for almost 30 years it was wearing out.
@fonarte
8 жыл бұрын
Not worth repairing. Not because it's emulation. Emulation is fine. But because Hyperkin stole all of it. It should all be thrown in the trash.
@selwynandrews9665
6 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for your video. A friend just brought me their Retron 5 - guess what, no power! It was given 12V instead of 5V, which I think fried the chip you're pointing to at 19:06. Mine has 'DF20M' on it, which turns up nothing in a Google search. I'm wondering if it's actually a Texas Instruments TLV62565 or something like that. It's probably a vain hope that this is the only issue with the unit, but worth a try! Cheers.
@therealdeadpen
5 жыл бұрын
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO did you try dumping on this chip and see if it was fixed? Cause mine took a big dump and I want to know if this is what is wrong.
@destindude1978
6 жыл бұрын
Here is a idea, take the broken ones, Utilize the cartridge connectors put a raspberry pi 3 in there And make it work with the cart connectors problem solve
@BlayzedBlue
6 жыл бұрын
It’s the Super NT creator!
@mackladesh
4 жыл бұрын
Guys, if you have a way to help me I need to format the Retron 5 and put the retron softaware back in order to play with it, you have a way to help me
@mackladesh
4 жыл бұрын
This console is an emotion when it is new. But when you use it hard, this shit can't stand it. And you talk and Hyperkin, they didn't want to guarantee the guarantee, the team bought it in Laredo Texas, it was going to be sent from Mexico and returned to Houston, and they didn't want it, because their policies don't allow it, so I have a damn stomp paper .. .
@omfgbunder2008
8 жыл бұрын
i would look at it, but i'm holding out for the zimba3000.
@RaulBillieJean
8 жыл бұрын
what game is that you testing?
@MarceloPisaniGarib
8 жыл бұрын
+RaulBillieJean I think is Boulder Dash
@RaulBillieJean
8 жыл бұрын
yea i think it is . thanks
@MarceloPisaniGarib
8 жыл бұрын
+RaulBillieJean A nice game
@efwefwef4747
8 жыл бұрын
+RaulBillieJean Darude - Sandstorm
@donpalmera
8 жыл бұрын
I'd maybe take the NAND flash off of this one and stick it onto one of the boards that boots but doesn't work because of the firmware update thing.
@ALitleBitSpecial
8 жыл бұрын
No one ever opened access the the firmware to add emulation of other consoles up except one guy who wont do it anymore...... Sadness :(
@iwgnma
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your video. I was wondering if kevtris is an engeneer?
@destindude1978
6 жыл бұрын
Could put a raspberry pi 3 inside have it work with the cartridge slots with all the broken retron 5s
@phouleng
8 жыл бұрын
Why this Console not have AV out?
@madmax2069
8 жыл бұрын
because it's HDMI only to use on HDTVs
@DannyCD
7 жыл бұрын
Actually because it's not a real console, it's just running Android with stolen emulators that are available online for free so it only can really support HDMI
@Kyle-pz7os
7 жыл бұрын
true that, fuck this thing
@kneehighspy
8 жыл бұрын
i think the retron5 uses the snes9x emu and other emus available under gnu
@Nukle0n
8 жыл бұрын
Is KevTris' TV on Game mode?
@kevtris
8 жыл бұрын
+Nukleon I played the exact same game on the exact same monitor using my Hi Def NES and don't experience the lag I had on the Retron 5. I use that as a test game during development and production.
@Nukle0n
8 жыл бұрын
+kevtris Well that sounds like lag then.
@jameslangridge8849
8 жыл бұрын
+Nukleon the retron is just about passable as an emulator machine, but the lag is pretty unreal. Since I got one I've now got a Retrode 2 to just dump my carts and play them with super low latency emulation on my pc. It'd be cool if someone could hack the retron's firmware so I could use it to dump all my roms (I'm not sure why it's so locked down that you cant do that) but its gonna get neglected other than that. Well done Kevtris for figuring out the problem. It may not be a great machine, but I'm sure there are people out there who are sad theirs broke, and finding the problem is the first step to getting a reusable solution.
@dwaindibbley1965
7 жыл бұрын
You may be correct about the TPS65910 having become faulty, I have no reason to doubt your conclusion. You are incorrect about it being a re-programmable chip, it is NOT programmed in situ (The flash in fact is). I don't see how a faulty Texas chip makes it so the "Retron Sux!" unless you can find a fault with the circuit that causes the TI chip to fail, shouldn't it be "Texas Instruments Sux!"? On most modern TV's there is almost no lag. It seems that on some TV's even Game Mode simply does not work. So your "TV Sux!"
@Modiggidy790
7 жыл бұрын
The lag could be from the type of controller. I purchased a 3rd party SNES controller and the lag was horrible. Using OEM controller it is completely fine.
@kevtris
7 жыл бұрын
I was using stock SNES controllers.
@Modiggidy790
7 жыл бұрын
it looked like it, hard to tell on the screen.
@tobiasbauer7655
5 жыл бұрын
Has anyone ever repaired the sd slot ?
@sergiovw1500
8 жыл бұрын
you two are brothers?
@tv4184
4 жыл бұрын
mine died just sitting in the box lol...won't power on
@tokiwartooth5114
4 жыл бұрын
Same. This system is trash.
@GUCFan
7 жыл бұрын
Retron 5 or thing a PC or a Pi can do using Lakka.
@boogiedownnyc
7 жыл бұрын
mines just broke
@SikSlayer
8 жыл бұрын
I know the Retron 5 isn't the most loved thing out there, but the one they are messing wit in this video is broken from the start anyway. Note the audio issue they were having was just the volume being set too high. Who knows what other issues that are associated with it are due to either user error or broken systems. I'm not trying to defend the Retron but, it just seems to be people are dog piling stuff that doesn't have much to do with whats going on.
@CSIG1001
8 жыл бұрын
LAG is in all emulators SNeS9x, happens on my Nvidia shield console , except on my 2015 LED vizio retron is crap
@ReviewUSA-ri5dv
6 жыл бұрын
Absolute TRASH, like all clone consoles. OEM OR BUST!
@alynicholls3230
6 жыл бұрын
the retro freak with TG support is better.
@fortknobberdale
5 жыл бұрын
Shit. Well thanks guys!
@fortknobberdale
5 жыл бұрын
Good video!
@bneyens
8 жыл бұрын
Wow after watching this I wouldn't but a Retron 5. I guess I should just buy a HiDef NES according to these guys with no conflict of interest
@Nukle0n
8 жыл бұрын
+Bob Marley Or you can get a Retrode, which lets you use real cartridges and controllers with emulators.
@MrTripcore
8 жыл бұрын
+Bob Marley I think you mean the zimba3000 as the hi-def nes isn't really a direct competitor. The analog nt is though.
@iyatemu
8 жыл бұрын
+Tripcore I don't think a system that costs $500 is a "direct" competitor to a mod kid that costs 1/5 of that, especially when the HDMI is literally just a HDNES board so it's not even really built-in.
@MrTripcore
8 жыл бұрын
***** I meant that the zimba and the analog nt would be direct competitors which is strange because both (will) use kevtris' hidef-nes. I'm assuming the zimba will include the hi-def nes..but I could be wrong.
@iyatemu
8 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't be a far stretch to think it, but then he'd have to adapt it so that it not only works with the NES, but the other systems as well.
@matthewdavis5486
4 жыл бұрын
10:59 Did Kevtris swear? lol
@obeythetuna
6 жыл бұрын
The guy with the piercing has no idea what he is talking about. He acts like it though.
@alynicholls3230
6 жыл бұрын
really?, kevtris is more qualified and competent than dave jones, and that is saying something, only one guy here does not know what he is talking about, and it aint kevtris.
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