Incoming PSP Test

[Parris]

After some pretty serious, heart pounding moments of scraping together sufficient funds, I finally managed to purchase the PSP Testing unit that was on offer from another member.

Apart from the PS2 Tool, I don't think I have been quite so intrigued to get my hands on a piece of development kit. Possibly, with the exception of my Xbox Debug, which was the first bit of dev hardware I ever owned.

Whilst, intrigued I am also excited about it, which only goes to show what a great big kid I am.

I'll hopefully get this item fairly soon and will open her up to see what's inside. Anyone got any information / internal shots?

[Festerfly]

OOO you lucky beggar.. so whens the first program coming out???

[Parris]

OOO you lucky beggar.. so whens the first program coming out???

lol, I'm still learning to programme the PSx so in a few years at this rate!

[Mark30001]

Very nice!

Don't forget to take glamorous shots of the unit, like how you did with the TOOL. :thumbsup:

...and don't be afraid to dissect it and photograph!

[Parris]

Very nice!

Don't forget to take glamorous shots of the unit, like how you did with the TOOL. :thumbsup:

...and don't be afraid to dissect it and photograph!

I'm away for a few days, however the moment I get back it'll be in bits on the kitchen table. :thumbsup:

P.S. I was looking at the kits you had Mark and wished I'd purchased one whilst I had the chance. Very nice - I love the fact you stick to the one unit and really get at it. I'm really going to cut back and stick with the units I have now. It could get too expensive and too time consuming.

[Festerfly]

Your going for the PS set arnt you? lmao

Nudge nudge, when that PSP comes available i fancy a go at homebrew! ;)

[unclejun]

Now I'm jealous!

[Parris]

Your going for the PS set arnt you? lmao

Nudge nudge, when that PSP comes available i fancy a go at homebrew! ;)

Do you know, I would be other than I look at the PS3 devkit and think, where is the romance in that? A black monolithic block of proto-Betamax. What's inside the unit IS impressive, but as someone pointed out to me they love the PS2 Tool basically because it is a HUGE PS2 shaped unit. Sony made no attempt to disguise the fact.

Think about Christmas and the sight of those jumbo Toblerone or Dairy Milk bars - it's the same thing. If they showed up in brown paper bags, you'd not find them nearly as interesting despite them being the same bloody thing.

Says a lot about collectors mentality that lol - someone do a thesis on this please ;-)

[Parris]

Now I'm jealous! I am serious about this UJ, if you can't spot another one or you want a shot you are more than welcome to visit Scotland and have a go. You seriously helped out with the PS2 Tool HDD images. I sometimes travel to Paris and will effectively invite myself and drop in with the unit one of these days mate ;-)

<UJ suddenly decides to move to Dijon>

[Pikkon]

Cheers Gavin,glad everything worked out you lucky bugger.

[Serantes]

well to wait for the stuff shiped its allways the worst part of all, im still waiting for my debug x360 and cant wait until the postman calls my door :P
Good luck in your waiting Parris :)

[unclejun]

I am serious about this UJ, if you can't spot another one or you want a shot you are more than welcome to visit Scotland and have a go. You seriously helped out with the PS2 Tool HDD images. I sometimes travel to Paris and will effectively invite myself and drop in with the unit one of these days mate ;-)

<UJ suddenly decides to move to Dijon>
Well my internet connection sure did move far away from here!

Think twice, what will prevent me to nail you to the floor with an unexpectable Tool drop on the foot, and then to run away with your fine piece of Sony's hardware :)

I don't think I'm gonna travel outside France anytime soon, too difficult considering my current medical treatment, wich I don't want to discuss in your thread.

Congratulations for your purchase, I'll wait for the pictures.

[Parris]

well to wait for the stuff shiped its allways the worst part of all, im still waiting for my debug x360 and cant wait until the postman calls my door :P
Good luck in your waiting Parris :)

Yeah, the delivery guy will not have to knock twice I assure you. Good luck with your debug kit btw.

[Serantes]

thanks Parris, it should arrive this week. :) i just hope the same for u.
well kinda not offtopic but ... any1 knows if this psp devkit is linux based as ps2 devkit ?
psp sdk is kinda similar to ps2 sdk so maybe its similar ...

[Parris]

Well my internet connection sure did move far away from here!

Think twice, what will prevent me to nail you to the floor with an unexpectable Tool drop on the foot, and then to run away with your fine piece of Sony's hardware :)

I don't think I'm gonna travel outside France anytime soon, too difficult considering my current medical treatment, wich I don't want to discuss in your thread.

Congratulations for your purchase, I'll wait for the pictures.

You remind me of the scene from "Shallowgrave" where Ewan McGregor ends up pinned to the kitchen floor... This is clearly the console world's equivalent.

Next time I am in Paris, I'll give you a shout for a cup of coffee. Might take the wife over for a break away before the year is out.

Re your health, sorry I didn't realise it was so difficult. Well, Mohammed goes to the mountain. If the wife lets me put a devkit into the luggage that is ;-)

Thanks mate and images to follow within the next week or so.

[unclejun]

While waiting for your unit, take a look at the manual found on one of those links(the other one will give you the manual of the psp dev unit)
https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=888572&fcc_id='AK8DTPT1001'
https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=406107&fcc_id='AK8DTPT1000'

[Parris]

Thanks UJ, that's tonights reading material sorted out. ;-)

[pspwill]

PSP is quite easy to program for, but having the Devkit and SDK is kinda upsettin.

[Parris]

PSP is quite easy to program for, but having the Devkit and SDK is kinda upsettin.

Why's it upsetting?

[Mark30001]

Because PSP homebrew rox! ;)

[Barc0de]

I think Parris should start renting his devkits to development houses for a low monthly fee , in order for them to boost production rates. It's cheaper (For the dev studio) than having to lease new devkits straight from sony ;p

[Festerfly]

I think Parris should start renting his devkits to development houses for a low monthly fee , in order for them to boost production rates. It's cheaper (For the dev studio) than having to lease new devkits straight from sony ;p

LMAO.. Its a win win situation!

[Barc0de]

besides being somewhat illegal, yes it is :D

[pspwill]

Why's it upsetting?

Because now you have the official tools but not the software :(

[Parris]

Having received the unit, I can only say that it is in such good condition that there is little point opening it. The link UJ posted previously contains some pretty interesting internal shots and the only thing I could add to that are probably a few images of the DVD drive and UMD drive removal.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q265/Parris1972/Sony%20PS/Sony%20PSP/IMG_4679.jpg

[Festerfly]

Parris, is that a Wireless antenna on the back also? So that it covers the Wireless Dev side of the PSP too??

Man your desk must be buckling under the weight of all those Sony dev kits by now!

[Parris]

Parris, is that a Wireless antenna on the back also? So that it covers the Wireless Dev side of the PSP too??

Man your desk must be buckling under the weight of all those Sony dev kits by now!

Yes, it's an antenna! It's an incredibly compact unit and really well produced.

As for the desk, well I always feel there is sufficient space for further items. :thumbsup:

[mathieulh]

What's the firmware revision ?

[Parris]

Revision A / fw2.82

[Barc0de]

is it too late to adopt me , Parris? :( (yes , i m over 19 :( )

[Parris]

I've seen the messy room you occupy. My 14yr old is bad enough!

[Festerfly]

i have a messy room , its called the spare/laundry/general dumping ground room!

It might have to be sorted soon though so that i can start investing in more Consoles! lol

[unclejun]

What is the model number?
Any close shots of the unit?
Have you tried running a game or video umd?
Does it even play video umd?
Have you removed the metal plates on the back(°2 and °3 on the manual)?
Take your time to answer, there is no rush at all :)

[Parris]

What is the model number?
Any close shots of the unit?
Have you tried running a game or video umd?
Does it even play video umd?
Have you removed the metal plates on the back(°2 and °3 on the manual)?
Take your time to answer, there is no rush at all :)

I'll get images of the unit running, open and close in the coming days. I'm actually away as of tomorrow so will attempt some material tonight.

Model #: Sony DTP-H1500 Testing Tool

I have run a couple of retail games discs. They load up fine.
The weird thing with the UMD films is that they are recognised, but an ''Incorrect region code'' message appears. I've yet to find a region code setting on the systems menu, so perhaps it just doesn't play them.
I haven't had time to remove the metal plates, but there's a warning about them in the manual. I.e. inappropriate use could seriously damage your system. I am intrigued too lol.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q265/Parris1972/Sony%20PS/Sony%20PSP/IMG_4683.jpg

Running a retail title.

[unclejun]

I haven't had time to remove the metal plates, but there's a warning about them in the manual. I.e. inappropriate use could seriously damage your system.

I guess the same warning can be found in the Tool manual about the metal plates on the PC board...

[Parris]

I guess the same warning can be found in the Tool manual about the metal plates on the PC board...

Yeah, just service connections etc. I have sent you images UJ.

[Serantes]

Yeah, just service connections etc. I have sent you images UJ.

parris can you share these pics with us please ?
:)

[Parris]

parris can you share these pics with us please ?
:)

It was a large file of images grabbed 10mins ago. I'd be taking up too much space here with them and I'm also going to clear out my images folders so they'd all just disappear. I'll get back to it soon.

[unclejun]

Yeah, just service connections etc. I have sent you images UJ.
Thanks!
What do the connectors look like?

[Parris]

Thanks!
What do the connectors look like?

okay.... let me grab a screwdriver :110:

[macwest]

Nice one on the testing tool. The dev kit for psp is ok but testing tool is so much easier if you want to just run games.

[Parris]

Nice one on the testing tool. The dev kit for psp is ok but testing tool is so much easier if you want to just run games.
One day I'll get my hands on the devkit, but in the mean time the Test is great fun ;-)

[macwest]

to have either you are very lucky. At this moment in time they are few and far between

[Parris]

UJ: Here are Ports No. 1 & No. 2

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q265/Parris1972/Sony%20PS/Sony%20PSP/Rearports12.jpg

It's a really well thought out system.

[unclejun]

You should connect a serial terminal on this...

[Parris]

You should connect a serial terminal on this...

Any ideas to the RF out and the other Port?

[unclejun]

I guess you read the manual:

7 RF (extension) connector
Connects to an access point using a coaxial cable.
The other one, I don't know, maybe to reflash the unit or diagnose it...that is if the db9 one is not a regular serial port...

[Serantes]

Any ideas to the RF out and the other Port?
rf port if for a wifi antenna there is the only rf thing this devkit could use

[Parris]

UJ: Let me rephrase the question.

I had read the bit re "7 RF" in the manual, however I was none the wiser as to what such an access point would be useful for. It comes equiped with 2 ports and Wifi capability.

The real question SHOULD be, why have an RF port for access with all those other options?

Clearly, Sony had their reasons! I'm just curious and wondered whether you had any personal opinion on the matter or had run across some information elsewhere about it. ;-)

That said, I really, really must go and get some sleep!

[unclejun]

Well sometimes you need a better antenna or a wifi booster device...

[Parris]

Well sometimes you need a better antenna or a wifi booster device...

Fair point! I'm wondering whether 1 of the 8 (0-7) GPI dip switches might influence whether the unit boots in PAL or NTSC? (for the UMD film) It suggests they are user definable, but whether that means they change from test situation to test situation, or are like the switches on the Tool I'm unsure. The manual mentions them, but not the functions that can be assigned to them. Further reading is required.

I've not had time to wade through the 2nd file, so I'll grab that for the laptop and look later as I'm away until Sunday.

There is however every possiblity it just doesn't play film.

[Borman]

Damn thats a nice system, makes me wish I had one now. Great stuff.

[JamesMichael]

Thats an amazing find Parris and in such good condition :clap: Dont see many of these around to be honest I've never seen one booting up and also one so close up. Nice work :thumbsup:

[Parris]

Thats an amazing find Parris and in such good condition :clap: Dont see many of these around to be honest I've never seen one booting up and also one so close up. Nice work :thumbsup:

Thanks for the comments! I'm away at present doing some work, but back Monday. I'll try and obtain some more "system" type images at that time.

[CrAzY]

Nice. I always wondered what one of these looked like. :oh: :crying: Very compact it seems. And as you said, nice design! :icon_bigg

[Tachikoma]

I would give both teste's for one of those.

[Festerfly]

I would give both teste's for one of those.

He may swap! You only have to ask! :thumbsup: :lol:

[Parris]

He may swap! You only have to ask! :thumbsup: :lol:

With 2 of my own and 3 children already, it is my opinion that enough is enough lol

<Fester, you are take people too literally lol>

[Festerfly]

i was joking! lol

but if i pick up a PSP dev unit ever i may take him up on his offer as bpdyparts are worth far MORE!!! :p

[Parris]

LOL :DOH:

[Tachikoma]

Well I was going to get a Vasectomy anyway, might as well just ask them to take them out while they are tying the tubes... a life on hormone tablets is a small price to pay for being able to play PSP games on a monitor... or I could just buy that TV adaptor for £60-odd...

[pspwill]

Or use PSPLink and Remotejoy with the fullscreen option on, it does the exact same thing lol.

[dickibow]

I'm curious as to how you've got UMD discs to play on it? I thought these PSP kits had DVD drives, which is then emulated as a UMD??

I guess it has a UMD slot in the PSP controller, or is it in the unit somewhere?

[Psycho]

No, there's nothing on the controller (it's just an LCD screen and buttons), but if you look closeley at the little computer, you will see there's a UMD drive at the very top. The DVD drive is mounted below it sideways, so it will work with both.

You need a 'replication' image on the DVD to make it play that...

[dickibow]

;-)

Aah..... I see.

[cR@Zy!NgLi$h]

Can anyone tell me what sort of $$$ these things are worth?

[Parris]

Well, I traded for mine, but the seller was asking £400 ($800) for the test version, which I think is pretty reasonable considering how hard they are to find.

I've tested the DVD out and it is also working perfectly well. The review build just started automatically, no need to send specific codes or anything. It really just operates like a standard PSP other than obviously it has a long umbilical cord to the mini tower and it has all of it's functions built into that.

[cR@Zy!NgLi$h]

I'm soooooooo jealous!!! I'd love to have a toy like that, but my wife isn't even that happy with me owning a PSP!!! lol! :banghead:

[Parris]

I'm soooooooo jealous!!! I'd love to have a toy like that, but my wife isn't even that happy with me owning a PSP!!! lol! :banghead:

Let me introduce you to one of my solicitors lol ;-)

Nah, my wife is pretty cool about it really. We have had our moments and I must admit my intake has seriously slowed down. I also try to find units that need a fair amount of repair work on them and are therefore much cheaper. However, the Test was a lucky find and I did a three-way swap.

[Psycho]

Well, if your wife makes you sell it, send me a PM :nod: :lol:

[Polak]

Anybody knows how can I update the PSP TOOL firmware? My tool gots some old firmware and new games aren't working and it won't update from these umds like a normal psp.

[Parris]

Anybody knows how can I update the PSP TOOL firmware? My tool gots some old firmware and new games aren't working and it won't update from these umds like a normal psp.

It's incredibly hard, but you are required to track down update discs produced by Sony. Obtaining the PSP Tool is a nightmare, so finding anything relating to it (i.e. anything official) is utter hell!

What version are you stuck with?

[dickibow]

I bet you could get it off Sony's dev site..........if you were a licensed developer!!!

[Polak]

I have already asked at Sony Business Center, but they told me to update it from a normal game. WTF?
If somebody has some new firmware for this psp tool 1500, please send it me. I have firmware 2.60 TestingTool Revision B. I just want to play some newer games on it :) I know that system update weights aroung 40-50MBs.

[Parris]

I have already asked at Sony Business Center, but they told me to update it from a normal game. WTF?
If somebody has some new firmware for this psp tool 1500, please send it me. I have firmware 2.60 TestingTool Revision B. I just want to play some newer games on it :) I know that system update weights aroung 40-50MBs.

Very surprised the SBC even entertained a call regarding development material with a member of the general public tbh. The unit won't (as you've noticed) update, so they were literally clueless or getting rid of your call.

[Polak]

I'm not from general public :P I'm working in the industry, but we are not developing games for psp anymore.

[Parris]

I'm not from general public :P I'm working in the industry, but we are not developing games for psp anymore.

Ah, okay! That's an entirely different kettle of fish (as we say in the UK). :thumbsup:

[wombat]

The psp updates got supplied with ftp downloads. Then you burn the update on a dvd and put it in the test :) Thats why there aren't any updates floathing around.

[mathieulh]

Yeah the firmwares have not been leaked (not into the wild at least) so yeah they are likely to be hellish to obtain.

[gameboy]

Do anyone know how much psp testing tool dtp-L1500A will go for??
After some pretty serious, heart pounding moments of scraping together sufficient funds, I finally managed to purchase the PSP Testing unit that was on offer from another member.

Apart from the PS2 Tool, I don't think I have been quite so intrigued to get my hands on a piece of development kit. Possibly, with the exception of my Xbox Debug, which was the first bit of dev hardware I ever owned.

Whilst, intrigued I am also excited about it, which only goes to show what a great big kid I am.

I'll hopefully get this item fairly soon and will open her up to see what's inside. Anyone got any information / internal shots?

[Festerfly]

do you have one too?

[Parris]

Do anyone know how much psp testing tool dtp-L1500A will go for??Brand new? Do you mean the original price to developers? If you are a licensed developer they were (may still be) actually priced at $4,200. Prior to the change in price (2006) they were roughly twice that. Sony wished to encourage new developers onto PSP. They've just done the same with with the PS3 dev kit.

However, if you mean how much do they cost second-hand, then it's rather difficult to say as they rarely come up for auction / sale.

[webjeff]

No one in their right mind would buy one for $4,200! :) Not even close! Trust me, I know.

Jeff.

[Parris]

Read again - I am stating the original price to developers. ;-)

[webjeff]

Parris,

I know what you are saying, but when people ask the value of an item, the MSRP does not play a role. My 360 dev kit is not worth 10k because thats what the dev price is.... I'd be lucky to get 1k for it (USD) and more than likely 500 or so. Hohwever, to me it's value is in the usage, so I wouldn't sell for 5k! :)

Just making sure people's perceptions are clear.

Jeff.

[Parris]

The price, as you and I painfully know is about as solid as a piece of string! I think it helps perspective on it though as frankly the end price recently was far higher than expected. $2000+

[Psycho]

What's the difference between the L1500 and H1500? All the documentation I can find online just lumps these two together like they are exactly the same...

[Parris]

What's the difference between the L1500 and H1500? All the documentation I can find online just lumps these two together like they are exactly the same...
Hey, sorry I am really busy at the moment, just popping in to check my PMs but got your message and will reply later. ;-)