Building a PLIPbox

[ajack]

Anybody owns or build a PLIPbox? I would like a unit or two...



I looked at the website (URL http://lallafa.de/blog/amiga-projects/plipbox/) and concluded that I may be able to build one myself with a minimum of soldering.


To build a PLIPbox, the easiest way to do it is to do the following:

1. 1. Buy a AVR_NET_IO unit from pollin.de (URL http://www.pollin.de/shop/dt/NjI5OTg...rtigmodul.html)
2. 2. Add a strobe wire between:
   DB25 / J5 Pin 1 <-------------> ATmega32 / Pin 16 (PD2)
   I believe it means just connect the two points with a wire?

After doing that, the hardware is ready for use, am I right?


I will only need to install software driver on my workbench 3.1 following the instructions and use the v0.5 binary provided and a TCP/IP stack software (MiamiDX for an Amiga A500).


I assume also, it'll need a 9V external power supply to use.
What web browser can I use on the Amiga? Or should I be contented with Lynx? Where can I download Lynx?

[Jope]

Seems like the fastest way to get running, yes.

Naturally you will also need to flash the plipbox firmware onto that board at some point. :-)

[croupier]

I've built it using Arduino nano....but had no time to test it yet on my Amigas...

I used the Arduino nano, got an Ethernet shield for it and programmed the Arduino with the latest code downloaded from lallafa's page....

On my own I just soldered an interface from 25 D-sub parallel connector to Arduino nano connectors....

It is quite cheap and easy to do....

As soon as I find some time I'll test it on my Amiga...

[ajack]

Originally Posted by Jope

Seems like the fastest way to get running, yes.

Naturally you will also need to flash the plipbox firmware onto that board at some point. :-)

Yes, was told by Chris (the PLIPbox designer) about that...

Originally Posted by croupier

I've built it using Arduino nano....but had no time to test it yet on my Amigas...

I used the Arduino nano, got an Ethernet shield for it and programmed the Arduino with the latest code downloaded from lallafa's page....

On my own I just soldered an interface from 25 D-sub parallel connector to Arduino nano connectors....

It is quite cheap and easy to do....

As soon as I find some time I'll test it on my Amiga...

Please let me know, want Ethernet so badly... now have to resort to taking out my c.f. card and using winuae to tender files across...

[Starglider 2]

Originally Posted by ajack

I looked at the website (URL http://lallafa.de/blog/amiga-projects/plipbox/) and concluded that I may be able to build one myself with a minimum of soldering.

To build a PLIPbox, the easiest way to do it is to do the following:

1. 1. Buy a AVR_NET_IO unit from pollin.de (URL http://www.pollin.de/shop/dt/NjI5OTg...rtigmodul.html)
2. 2. Add a strobe wire between:
   DB25 / J5 Pin 1 <-------------> ATmega32 / Pin 16 (PD2)
   I believe it means just connect the two points with a wire?

After doing that, the hardware is ready for use, am I right?

Did this work out for you?

[Starglider 2]

I'm stuck with the same wire, perhaps you can help:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=82065

[MrFluffy]

I built a plipbox from the polin avr kit. I did this to run it off 5v and ran it off the amiga psu's 5v rail. I didnt use miami, I used amitcp. It worked for me.
http://www.mikrocontroller.net/articles/Datei:POWER.JPG

I remember the strobe wire means just adding the wire in as per the lalla site so the signal is correct at the pin but its been a while since I had a working a2000 to need it although a motherboard turned up in the post today so fingers crossed...

[Starglider 2]

Well @lallafa @MrFluffy et al, I am truly stuck in flashing the firmware to the Pollin AVR-NET-IO board via Mac (or Windows.)

The issues begin when I try to follow the confusing instructions at https://github.com/cnvogelg/plipbox/...rc/firmware.md

At 1.3 it says "All AVR boards can be flashed with an In-System-Programmer (ISP) device. This device directly programs the flash ROM. The ISP is an external tool that is also typically connected via USB to your PC ... The AVR-NET-IO-Board from Pollin.de needs to be flashed via ISP ..." What makes it more confusing is I think he's pointing to the wrong URLs in "1.3" (http://aminet.net/package/comm/net/sanautil and http://www.ayera.com/teraterm/) for the ISP device, so I didn't even know what to buy.

This also wasn't mentioned on the Plipbox page that linked to purchase the AVR-NET-IO. I wish he'd said there'd be more stuff to pay for!

I ended up getting an AVRISPmkII device.

Now, I can't flash the AVRISPmkII on the Mac, as I keep getting this error:

avrdude: usbdev_open(): did not find any USB device "usb"

In short, the Mac doesn't even see the ISP device.

Well and truly stuck. Please help.

[robinsonb5]

Originally Posted by Starglider 2

Q1: What is my port?

I'm not familiar with Mac, but I think it'll either be /dev/cu.usbserial or /dev/tty.usbserial

The AVR-NET-IO-Board from Pollin.de needs to be flashed via ISP ..."

This wasn't mentioned on the Plipbox page that linked to purchase the AVR-NET-IO, but do I understand this right? Do I also have to buy an ISP hardware device?!

It would appear so.

[Starglider 2]

Edit: Continued at thread: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...11#post1086211

[Starglider 2]

Originally Posted by MrFluffy

I built a plipbox from the polin avr kit. I did this to run it off 5v and ran it off the amiga psu's 5v rail. I didnt use miami, I used amitcp. It worked for me.
http://www.mikrocontroller.net/articles/Datei:POWER.JPG

I remember the strobe wire means just adding the wire in as per the lalla site so the signal is correct at the pin but its been a while since I had a working a2000 to need it although a motherboard turned up in the post today so fingers crossed...

Can one use Miami instead of MiamiDX? (If so, any idea of the settings as the pages are laid out a bit differently.)

[MrFluffy]

Originally Posted by Starglider 2

Well @lallafa @MrFluffy et al, I am truly stuck in flashing the firmware to the Pollin AVR-NET-IO board via Mac (or Windows.)

The issues begin when I try to follow the confusing instructions at https://github.com/cnvogelg/plipbox/...rc/firmware.md

At 1.3 it says "All AVR boards can be flashed with an In-System-Programmer (ISP) device. This device directly programs the flash ROM. The ISP is an external tool that is also typically connected via USB to your PC ... The AVR-NET-IO-Board from Pollin.de needs to be flashed via ISP ..." What makes it more confusing is I think he's pointing to the wrong URLs in "1.3" (http://aminet.net/package/comm/net/sanautil and http://www.ayera.com/teraterm/) for the ISP device, so I didn't even know what to buy.

This also wasn't mentioned on the Plipbox page that linked to purchase the AVR-NET-IO. I wish he'd said there'd be more stuff to pay for!

I ended up getting an AVRISPmkII device.

Now, I can't flash the AVRISPmkII on the Mac, as I keep getting this error:

avrdude: usbdev_open(): did not find any USB device "usb"

In short, the Mac doesn't even see the ISP device.

Well and truly stuck. Please help.

Sorry im so late replying, did you get going?
I used a arduino uno as a isp and theres a sketch to do this in the arduino ide.

[Starglider 2]

Originally Posted by MrFluffy

Sorry im so late replying, did you get going?
I used a arduino uno as a isp and theres a sketch to do this in the arduino ide.

Thanks, yes as per my other threads it's finally up and running beautifully! Emailing from my A500!