Amiga Indie Hardware Developments

gulliver · 13 May 2012, 00:59

I have set up a webpage that I thought it would be interesting for us Amiga geeks. It is an attempt to list all currently comercially available Amiga hardware hacking developments that are not sold thru common Amiga retailers (Amigakit, Vesalia, etc).

Let me know if I have missed some neat device.

http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/Indie.htm

Hope it provides some assistance to our small community.

prowler · 13 May 2012, 01:05

Great idea, Gulliver, thanks!

You've got yourself a sticky thread!

Turran · 25 May 2012, 12:12

Excellent thread, thanks. Just ordered a External CF card which I would not have known about if it wasn't for this thread.

seuden · 25 May 2012, 12:16

Be nice to have a column with the Amiga models that each device is compatible with.

rkauer · 12 June 2012, 08:06

There is a Brazilian guy called Victor Trucco that made a HxC counterpart that have write capability.

He also do lots of other boards for classic computers (cartridge emulators, test board for Spectrum, among other cool hardware).

Will contact him about the floppy emulator.

wXR · 12 June 2012, 16:18

great list! hey how about adding this ultimateppc board?

also are jens projects 'indie' enough? :-)

gulliver · 13 June 2012, 04:23

@prowler
Thank you!

@Turran
I am glad you found use for it.

@seuden
Nice idea. Will do that when I have a bit more spare time.

@rkauer
Please do contact that guy, and if he has some units for sale let me know and I will add his contact info.

@wXR
No problem, I will add it as soon as they have something for sale.

1time · 13 June 2012, 07:06

Very good.

Thanks

rkauer · 16 June 2012, 06:50

Talking with Victor he told he sold the design to an European enterprise. It was the first floppy emulator that could write back to the SD. Pity...

gulliver · 18 July 2012, 18:28

Just to let you know, that I have just updated the Amiga Indie Hardware Developments page with new projects and pictures.

So, just visit it

1time · 18 July 2012, 18:36

keep it up!

orange · 22 July 2012, 14:12

think you should also add column with links to relevant aminet Amiga hacks.

gulliver · 03 August 2012, 22:21

03-AUG-2012 Minor update:

-Replaced some pictures for better ones, and updated pricing

-Added the following projects: A500 4 MB, A500 8 MB, PC to Amiga high speed parallel transfer

http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/Indie.htm

duga · 03 August 2012, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by gulliver

03-AUG-2012 Minor update:

-Replaced some pictures for better ones, and updated pricing

-Added the following projects: A500 4 MB, A500 8 MB, PC to Amiga high speed parallel transfer

http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/Indie.htm

Title: "Boing Bag 4"

gulliver · 04 August 2012, 01:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by duga

Title: "Boing Bag 4"

It is only the title of the entire website, and that is why it only appears in the browser tab of that webpage.

gulliver · 11 August 2012, 23:49

11-AUG-2012 Update:

-Updated pricing on Matthias Münch´s products

-Added the following projects: Lithium battery module

orange · 14 September 2012, 08:46

I think someone should make ethernet network card for A500/1000. It would sell like hotcakes!

Lord Aga · 14 September 2012, 10:48

True. Somewhere, there is someone selling hotcakes and saying: "Man, these are selling like A500 network cards would."
Especially with all these A500 accelerator cards coming up, this model will get some power.

gulliver · 14 September 2012, 14:35

There are some serial to ethernet converters around with built in PPP to ethernet firmware around. Maybe the solution lies in there, and is waiting for someone to test it and cash it.

orange · 16 September 2012, 23:27

@gulliver
nah, (unbuffered) serial is too slow. perhaps parallel..

robinsonb5 · 17 September 2012, 00:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by gulliver

There are some serial to ethernet converters around with built in PPP to ethernet firmware around. Maybe the solution lies in there, and is waiting for someone to test it and cash it.

Something like this?: http://lallafa.de/blog/amiga-projects/plipbox/

This guy's project is basically an Arduino-based bridge between the Amiga's parallel port and one such SPI serial Ethernet module. Looks very interesting!

Jeff_HxC2001 · 08 December 2012, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkauer

There is a Brazilian guy called Victor Trucco that made a HxC counterpart that have write capability.

He also do lots of other boards for classic computers (cartridge emulators, test board for Spectrum, among other cool hardware).

Will contact him about the floppy emulator.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkauer

Talking with Victor he told he sold the design to an European enterprise. It was the first floppy emulator that could write back to the SD. Pity...

Sorry to say this but :

1 - The "Victor Trucco" floppy emulator design is the HxC Floppy Emulator : He took all the HxC materials to make this floppy emulator :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU3Y9yz4deg

Quote:

Este emulador foi baseado no projeto original de autoria de Jean François Del Nero HxC Floppy Emulator

This emulator was based on original project from Jean François Del Nero HxC Floppy Emulator

Very interesting to learn that my design was sold by someone else without my agreement...

2- The SD HxC Floppy Emulator is able to write to the SD Card from beginning and have the Amiga Write support since the revision C (2010).

http://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_d...ease_notes.txt

Quote:

22/08/2010: Firmware SD HxCFloppyEmulator v1.3.0.0
- Amiga Write support added :

Note to the Revision B PCB owners :

To activate this new features you need to add a Microchip 23K256 SPI SRAM chip and 4 resistors.
The connection to do is :

23K256 pin 1 -> 220ohms resistor -> PIC18F4620 pin 22
23K256 pin 5 -> 220ohms resistor -> PIC18F4620 pin 27
23K256 pin 6 -> 220ohms resistor -> PIC18F4620 pin 28
23K256 pin 2 -> 220ohms resistor -> PIC18F4620 pin 29
23K256 pin 8 & 7 -> VCC3.3V (this voltage can be found at the capacitor under the sdcard connector or at the output of the regulator)
23K256 pin 4 -> GND
23K256 pin 3 -> Not connected.

(a 100nF capacitor is also recommended at the pin 8 of the 23K256)

After this modification you should see the message "SRAM OK" at power up.

mfilos · 08 December 2012, 14:57

I remember doing this mod from Rev.B to Rev.C based to your notes Jeff.
http://mfilos.blogspot.com/2011/01/a...-revc-mod.html

aperez · 20 December 2012, 01:06

Where exactly can one buy the SIMM ZIP RAM Adapter? Is it currently available for purchase from anyone?

Geijer · 20 December 2012, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by aperez

Where exactly can one buy the SIMM ZIP RAM Adapter? Is it currently available for purchase from anyone?

Try using the contact page at this site if you want one for A3000D: http://www.amigaworld.de/hardware/simm-zip-ram-adapter/

13 May 2012, 00:59	#1
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 35 Posts: 762	Amiga Indie Hardware Developments I have set up a webpage that I thought it would be interesting for us Amiga geeks. It is an attempt to list all currently comercially available Amiga hardware hacking developments that are not sold thru common Amiga retailers (Amigakit, Vesalia, etc). Let me know if I have missed some neat device. http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/Indie.htm Hope it provides some assistance to our small community.

12 June 2012, 08:06	#5
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 47 Posts: 3,477	There is a Brazilian guy called Victor Trucco that made a HxC counterpart that have write capability. He also do lots of other boards for classic computers (cartridge emulators, test board for Spectrum, among other cool hardware). Will contact him about the floppy emulator. __________________ Amigan since 1989 Known drunk since 1982 (don't know quite well, I was drunk) 13 Amigas at home Finally a Z3 one! I'll stick with 'Cachaça do Inter' for this week: Chivas gives headaches! :D

16 June 2012, 06:50	#9
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 47 Posts: 3,477	Talking with Victor he told he sold the design to an European enterprise. It was the first floppy emulator that could write back to the SD. Pity... __________________ Amigan since 1989 Known drunk since 1982 (don't know quite well, I was drunk) 13 Amigas at home Finally a Z3 one! I'll stick with 'Cachaça do Inter' for this week: Chivas gives headaches! :D

14 September 2012, 10:48	#18
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 275	True. Somewhere, there is someone selling hotcakes and saying: "Man, these are selling like A500 network cards would." Especially with all these A500 accelerator cards coming up, this model will get some power. __________________ Old vows run deeper and stronger than the new ones.

08 December 2012, 14:57	#23
mfilos Paranoid Amigoid Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 34 Posts: 1,314	I remember doing this mod from Rev.B to Rev.C based to your notes Jeff. http://mfilos.blogspot.com/2011/01/a...-revc-mod.html __________________ Visit my Amiga blog here - A4000D: 060@50/604@180, 384MB,ACard+80GB HD,SCSI Multicard Reader,DVD-RW,Grex4000 (RTG/Sound/NIC),Indivision 4000,RTG/AGA AutoSwitch,Deneb,ZorRAM - A600: 030@37.5, 64MB, A604, 16GB CF, Indivision ECS, Subway, MAS-Player (internal), Custom Audio Mixer, HxC SD+Slim floppy (internal)

13 May 2012, 01:05	#2
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 8,696	Great idea, Gulliver, thanks! You've got yourself a sticky thread!

25 May 2012, 12:12	#3
Turran Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Stockholm / Sweden Age: 38 Posts: 347	Excellent thread, thanks. Just ordered a External CF card which I would not have known about if it wasn't for this thread.

12 June 2012, 16:18	#6
wXR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 140	great list! hey how about adding this ultimateppc board? also are jens projects 'indie' enough? :-)

13 June 2012, 04:23	#7
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 35 Posts: 762	@prowler Thank you! @Turran I am glad you found use for it. @seuden Nice idea. Will do that when I have a bit more spare time. @rkauer Please do contact that guy, and if he has some units for sale let me know and I will add his contact info. @wXR No problem, I will add it as soon as they have something for sale.

13 June 2012, 07:06	#8
1time Amiga Lover Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Stockholm / Sweden Age: 35 Posts: 475	Very good. Thanks

18 July 2012, 18:28	#10
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 35 Posts: 762	Just to let you know, that I have just updated the Amiga Indie Hardware Developments page with new projects and pictures. So, just visit it

18 July 2012, 18:36	#11
1time Amiga Lover Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Stockholm / Sweden Age: 35 Posts: 475	keep it up!

22 July 2012, 14:12	#12
orange Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belgrade Posts: 552	think you should also add column with links to relevant aminet Amiga hacks.

03 August 2012, 22:21	#13
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 35 Posts: 762	03-AUG-2012 Minor update: -Replaced some pictures for better ones, and updated pricing -Added the following projects: A500 4 MB, A500 8 MB, PC to Amiga high speed parallel transfer http://lilliput.amiga-projects.net/Indie.htm

11 August 2012, 23:49	#16
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 35 Posts: 762	11-AUG-2012 Update: -Updated pricing on Matthias Münch´s products -Added the following projects: Lithium battery module

14 September 2012, 08:46	#17
orange Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belgrade Posts: 552	I think someone should make ethernet network card for A500/1000. It would sell like hotcakes!

14 September 2012, 14:35	#19
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 35 Posts: 762	There are some serial to ethernet converters around with built in PPP to ethernet firmware around. Maybe the solution lies in there, and is waiting for someone to test it and cash it.

16 September 2012, 23:27	#20
orange Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belgrade Posts: 552	@gulliver nah, (unbuffered) serial is too slow. perhaps parallel..

20 December 2012, 01:06	#24
aperez Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 65	Where exactly can one buy the SIMM ZIP RAM Adapter? Is it currently available for purchase from anyone?

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