World's first PSP Modchip! - Mehr Infos

[ReactCK]

quelle: maxconsole

Undiluted Platinum - World's First PSP Modchip - Install Pic & Features List!
Just a few short days ago, we broke the news to the world of a World's First PSP Modchip called Undiluted Platinum. Of course there were sceptics out there, but we are now delighted to share with you the COMPLETE specifications of the chip as well as how it all functions - as if that wasn't enough, we even have a pic of how the Undiluted Platinum (UP) looks inside a PSP once installed!

Undiluted Platinum – World's first PSP modchip!

The U.P. (Undiluted Platinum) is a flash replacement system for the PSP™ which allows the use of previous flash updates or custom firmware builds, opening up the possibility to run unsigned homebrew code on even the latest PSP systems. The U.P. contains 32MB NAND flash which is programmable from the PC via a high speed USB connection, using our user friendly software. You may boot the PSP from either its onboard flash or the flash contained on the U.P; the flash which is used is determined by a button press as the PSP is powered on (U.P. flash is used by default, hold L1 to use the PSP onboard flash). Since U.P. provides a secondary flash which the PSP can boot from, it can even be used to restore a PSP which has been "bricked". Every effort has been made to make our flash updater software, which will be freely available for download, both as easy to use and reliable as possible. The software also contains diagnostics which can be used by installers to determine if an installation has been successful or not.


Here is a picture of the Undluted Platinum PSP modchip installed inside a shiny new ceramic white PSP, it fits perfectly!


The U.P. has been designed to minimize installation difficulty and effort. A FPC (flexible printed circuit) cable is included which routes the essential signals from the PSP motherboard to the U.P. main board and U.P. USB connector. Copper enamel wire is included, which will provide the connection between the FPC cable and the motherboard signal traces. The FPC cable also helps by reducing the mechanical stress placed on the solder points, making a U.P. modified PSP shock resistant which is important for handheld systems. Installation aids are included, and installation diagrams for all PSP hardware revisions will be available for download, together with flasher software application, from our reseller's websites. More about installation together with install pictures closer to release.

The FPC cable end to which the USB connector board attaches is routed into the battery compartment and sits above the battery. The battery cover can be replaced after flash updating and the cable remains safely in the compartment until the next update is required, whereupon the USB connector can be clipped in place within a few seconds. This means that the U.P. is completely contained within the PSP under normal usage and avoids any unsightly external modifications to your PSP. PSP is after all portable, let’s keep it that way!

In order to maximise the benefits that U.P. can provide its users, we have decided to take an open source approach with U.P and will be releasing source code for any software we release as well as full documentation for the U.P. hardware interface - including information on how to control U.P. from within PSP programs. This will allow anybody to create software which can take advantage of what U.P. has to offer. We have also sent a few prototype units away to some of the scene's best software hackers in order to give them a headstart at working on custom flash replacements - cant wait to see what people will come up with!

Features:

- Ultra reliable and feature rich Actel ProASIC Plus FPGA
- Full Speed USB 1.1 ASIC onboard
- Branded 32MB NAND flash onboard (same flash as used in PSP)
- Stable and reliable flashing software freely available for download
- Installation verification using flashing software
- Ultra compact four layer PCB
- High quality Japanese connectors
- USB cable included
- FPC cable included, reducing installation effort and improving shock resistance
- Copper enamel wire included
- Open platform development system for software developers
- Installation has been optimized to fit entirely inside PSP
- All PSP hardware versions/regions supported
- User updatable flash
- Low power consumption
- Flash select via button press
- Ultra compact PCB has been designed to avoid signal bounce

Package contents:

- U.P. MAIN MODULE x1
- U.P. USB BOARD x1
- USB CABLE x1
- INSTALLATION AIDS 1 SET
- COPPER ENAMEL WIRE 1 SPOOL
- FPC CABLE x1

Suggested Retail price: 75 Euro's/ 90 US$

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Was bedeutet eigentlich "COPPER ENAMEL WIRE 1 SPOOL"?
Hab unter "enamel" nur diverse Übersetzungen für Lacke entdeckt...

[josi]

fraglich, wann man den chip kaufen kann. und ob der wirklich gut funktioniert.

[aYu][Takeshi]

*lol* Okay, also hats doch schon jemand gesehen x'D
Wieso machst du dafür denn ne neue Topic auf oO?

[DeineMutter]

*haben will*

[Heaven_Prayer]

Ich habe eine Frage: Wird es beim Gamefreax-Shop die PSP(weiße/schwarze) mit eingebautem Modchip geben? Oder muss man sich das einbauen lassen?
lg

[Counterman]

Frag am besten mal Gamefreax, und nicht uns - aber da man schon im shop den Chip Umbau sieht aber nicht fertige Konsolen, sieht es wohl so aus das vorerst nichts geplant ist


PS: Takeschy, wenn du die Dismantle anleitung fertig hast, bitte mit in mein ICQ kommen (298-082-596) oder MSN ([email protected])

[aYu][Takeshi]

Bilder der zerlegten PSP hab ich, muss die nur noch bearbeiten und dann nen Text dazu schreiben. Vllt schaffe ich das heute noch, sonst erst Montag. Aber hat ja scheinbar eh noch Zeit ^^

[Counterman]

@Threadersteller, deine Frage kann ich leicht beantworten, das hiesst:

KUPFERLACKDRAHT 1 ROLLE

häätest ja im G Webshop nachgucken können, steht alles auf Deutsch

[ReactCK]

Thx - aber die Übersetzung kam leider nach der Thread-Eröffnung.

BTW:Es wurde das erste BIOS für den "Undiluted Platinum PSP"modchip angekündigt.
quelle:maxconsole bzw. pspupdates
"Epsilon BIOS" heißt das gute Stück Software und soll sogar schon bis 2.71 unterstützen.
Das geht, weil das Team um das Bios, die Verschlüsselung bis zur letzten Firmware geknackt
haben sollen.
Unsignierter Code kann mit der damit ausgeführt werden.
Außerdem (mir egal, ob jemand darüber meckert oder sich freut) werden ISOs unterstützt.
Es soll durchweg alles laufen ohne das jetzige Loader (vllt. nen eigener implementierter des Teams)
benötigt werden.
Das einzige was die News heiß macht, dass die Ankündigung durch einen namenhaften Moderator
vorgenommen wurde.
Weitere Beweise können erst folgen, wenn der Modchip veröffentlicht wird bzw. ein Video-Proof
gedreht wird.
Also könnte es sich letztendlich auch um einen Fake handeln.