1.28.17

SS1 Tool 1.28.17

SNAC controller tester: both front ports

Tests the PlayStation controllers in front ports 1 and 2, with everything on one card in Diag › Controller tester.
Start controller test loads the memory card core, which reads both ports. Nothing is read until it’s running, and while it runs nothing you press reaches Console Mode or MiSTer’s menu. Stop, or leaving the page, brings the menu back.
The TV shows the test too: both ports, lit buttons, stick values and whether there’s a memory card.
Show: Port 1 or Port 2.
Analog sticks: DualShock-type controllers and wireless receivers are switched to analog mode by themselves, so the sticks and L3/R3 work. The core asks again every second while a pad stays digital, for receivers whose controller pairs late.
Pills show the controller type and ID, whether the sticks are on, and whether there’s a memory card in that port.
How to use steps and troubleshooting notes are on the card.

PSX SNAC settings, without loading the PSX core

Switches in the tester: SNAC on port 1, SNAC on port 2 and Real memory cards, with a notice that SNAC has to be on for both ports.
Setup › PSX SNAC settings has the full options: Pad1, Pad2, SNAC MemCard and Multitap, with presets (real controller + card in port 1, both ports SNAC, all USB).
Every PSX core on the SS1 and Console Mode share one settings file. SS1 Tool changes only the SNAC options, keeps all other settings, and saves a backup first.

Memory card core

Check for updates in Setup, the controller tester and Files › Memory cards asks GitHub straight away.
Setup’s script section is now Install scripts and cores, and the memory card core lives there.
Fixed: the first start after installing or updating the core could miss the job and show the memory card screen. Files now mount later, and SS1 Tool starts the core again by itself if needed.

SS1 Memory Card Tool core v1.0

Backs up, checks and writes the PlayStation memory card in the front port. Every sector is retried when needed, and every write is read back to check it.
Controller test: reads both front ports, switches DualShock-type pads to analog mode, and checks each port for a memory card.
Includes a wiring check line for diagnosing front port 2.
Shows STARTING... until SS1 Tool’s job arrives, so the memory card screen no longer flashes up first.