From Commodore 64 to the present: a developer's journey
I started building the C64 I.D.IoT.R a few months ago, but never finished it. What better than to finish it for the Retro Challenge contest.
C64 I.D.IoT.R is a smart light controlled from a C64. Its name means:
What I have done so far is this: (and is not part of the contest since I built it two months ago):
Continue reading “Retrochallenge: Building the C64 I.D.IoT.R”
One thing that bothered me was that I needed to switch WiFi networks every time that I wanted to use the UniJoystiCle. Not a major issue, but not ideal specially if you use your phone both for the UniJoystiCle and for “regular” stuff.
To solve that issue, I added WiFi Station mode support (Access Point mode is still supported). Basically the UniJoystiCle WiFi device, when in Station mode, can connect to any WiFi network. It also supports WPS (an auto-auth way to connect to a network). If Station mode fails, it will default to Access Point mode.
In order to switch to Station mode you have to:
From http://unijoysticle.local you can also configure the “Inactivity timeout”: how many seconds without activity should elapse before all the joystick lines are set to Low (simulates no joystick movements).
I also added statistics: It tells you how many seconds you spent on the different joystick positions, and how many movements you did. Useful, right? 🙂
Since UniJoystiCle v0.3 was released back in July many things were added.
Android client: It has all the iOS features, except Gyruss mode which will be added soon.
iOS client: It is available on the App Store.
Continue reading “UniJoystiCle Commando Mode, Game Controllers and other news”
I’ve just released a new firmware version for the UniJoystiCle (v0.4.0). It supports the new Commando Mode.
The new Android client with Commando mode can be downloaded from here:
The iOS client will be available as soon as Apple approves it (usually a few days) and will be available here:
In order to upgrade the firmware, please follow these steps:
VChar64 v0.2.0 is available for download:
Here are more UniJoystiCle videos:
Showing how to play C64 games using a real Game Controller via the UniJoystiCle:
Showing how to play Gyruss using the UniJoystiCle Gyruss mode:
Two weeks ago I attended the Commodore Vegas Expo XII, and last week I’ve been at the Vintage Computer Festival West XI.
As the name describes it, it was a Commodore Expo in Las Vegas. But the format is a mix between conference and expo. It is a real expo, but with the social part of a conference. It is friendly and casual.
People give talks in a very informal way. I gave a talk + live demo about the UniJoystiCle. Everything went well except that in the middle of the demo my phone’s glass broke. But that wasn’t an issue since the accelerometer kept working.
Yeaaaaaaaaaah! UniJoystiCle v0.3 was released!
It includes:
This is mostly a bug-fix release, focused on improving the workflow.
Download:
Changes in v0.2.1:
