HELP with german language and installation of a aga-rtg switch by Multimedia Design

keropi · 04 January 2006, 15:24

Ok, after 2+ months of post office delays, I finally received a Multimedia Design aga/rtg switch! BBOAH used to have it listed, along with a mention of a cable the user can install so this switch becomes an automatic one, perhaps like the picasso/piccolo ones!
The installation is pretty simple, 2 inputs + 1 output, but how do u switch modes? there is a set of 4 pins plus a jumper (see the pictures) but their description is in German, anyone can help? anyone has this switch?
Thanx!

AMIGAZ · 04 January 2006, 16:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by keropi

Ok, after 2+ months of post office delays, I finally received a Multimedia Design aga/rtg switch! BBOAH used to have it listed, along with a mention of a cable the user can install so this switch becomes an automatic one, perhaps like the picasso/piccolo ones!
The installation is pretty simple, 2 inputs + 1 output, but how do u switch modes? there is a set of 4 pins plus a jumper (see the pictures) but their description is in German, anyone can help? anyone has this switch?
Thanx!

Nice thing you got there my greek friend

Did it come with VGa connectors for those connectors on the board or do you plan to connect them in another way?
Using Digital, manual switch here which is good but an auto switch would rock

thomas · 04 January 2006, 16:30

The four pins are assigned like this:

ab
ba

You can use either two (one a and one b) to connect a switch or a push-button.

The three pin jumper decides whether you use a switch or a button: 1-2 = switch, 2-3 = button.

By default there should be a cable with a push-button coming with the board and the jumper should be set to button. So just connect the cable and pass it to the outside of the case, then it works.

@AMIGAZ: the above is not an auto-switch either. It is just a manual switch for internal mounting.

keropi · 04 January 2006, 19:54

damn, there is no switch inside!
there is a cable from vga->switch though, and you can connect the scandoubler's cable directly to this switch (at least my scandoubler connects directly)
but there was on bboah a cable sticking to make it auto-switch... perhaps someone knows about it?

keropi · 04 January 2006, 19:59

that's what BBOAH used to have:

A monitor switcher for the Amiga. The black wire shown in the pictures is not part of the original unit, but was added by the user to turn the unit into an auto-switcher. The 10pin connector on the left is the signal-input connector. Apparently this connector does not work with normal VGA inputs without modification. The multi-coloured cable is an optional VGA input.

I have the "optional" vga cable... the board is rev3, and as for the black wire, it's a mystery! lol

keropi · 04 January 2006, 20:03

hey, there is a homepage!!!!

http://www.mmd-shop.de/m-switch.htm

thomas · 04 January 2006, 21:04

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The black wire shown in the pictures is not part of the original unit, but was added by the user to turn the unit into an auto-switcher.

I guess the only way to get this is to find out who is "the user" and to ask him what he did. The board is clearly meant to be operated manually. The "black wire" is a hack.

keropi · 04 January 2006, 21:37

yep, perhaps he connected it to some pin, so when the aga was turned on, it gave some voltage or something and that simulated a switch press... bah, gonna find a nice little switch and stick it on the keyboard or something

is there any place to buy a vga extension cable? the vga->to->switch cable is TOO short... very short, and I wonder WHY!

keropi · 05 January 2006, 14:33

any way to make the dce flickermagic cable compatible with this switch??? damn, the wiring is different...

keropi · 05 January 2006, 22:41

hey, for your info, this switch is GREAT!!!! only a minimal quality loss on 1024x768@70hz !!!! excellent product! you can order on its homepage.... a must have for rtg users... beats all other kvm switches I have tried...

04 January 2006, 15:24	#1
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	HELP with german language and installation of a aga-rtg switch by Multimedia Design Ok, after 2+ months of post office delays, I finally received a Multimedia Design aga/rtg switch! BBOAH used to have it listed, along with a mention of a cable the user can install so this switch becomes an automatic one, perhaps like the picasso/piccolo ones! The installation is pretty simple, 2 inputs + 1 output, but how do u switch modes? there is a set of 4 pins plus a jumper (see the pictures) but their description is in German, anyone can help? anyone has this switch? Thanx! Attached Thumbnails

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04 January 2006, 16:30	#3
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,025	The four pins are assigned like this: ab ba You can use either two (one a and one b) to connect a switch or a push-button. The three pin jumper decides whether you use a switch or a button: 1-2 = switch, 2-3 = button. By default there should be a cable with a push-button coming with the board and the jumper should be set to button. So just connect the cable and pass it to the outside of the case, then it works. @AMIGAZ: the above is not an auto-switch either. It is just a manual switch for internal mounting.

04 January 2006, 19:54	#4
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	damn, there is no switch inside! there is a cable from vga->switch though, and you can connect the scandoubler's cable directly to this switch (at least my scandoubler connects directly) but there was on bboah a cable sticking to make it auto-switch... perhaps someone knows about it?

04 January 2006, 19:59	#5
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	that's what BBOAH used to have: A monitor switcher for the Amiga. The black wire shown in the pictures is not part of the original unit, but was added by the user to turn the unit into an auto-switcher. The 10pin connector on the left is the signal-input connector. Apparently this connector does not work with normal VGA inputs without modification. The multi-coloured cable is an optional VGA input. I have the "optional" vga cable... the board is rev3, and as for the black wire, it's a mystery! lol

04 January 2006, 20:03	#6
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	hey, there is a homepage!!!! http://www.mmd-shop.de/m-switch.htm

04 January 2006, 21:37	#8
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	yep, perhaps he connected it to some pin, so when the aga was turned on, it gave some voltage or something and that simulated a switch press... bah, gonna find a nice little switch and stick it on the keyboard or something is there any place to buy a vga extension cable? the vga->to->switch cable is TOO short... very short, and I wonder WHY!

05 January 2006, 14:33	#9
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	any way to make the dce flickermagic cable compatible with this switch??? damn, the wiring is different...

05 January 2006, 22:41	#10
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	hey, for your info, this switch is GREAT!!!! only a minimal quality loss on 1024x768@70hz !!!! excellent product! you can order on its homepage.... a must have for rtg users... beats all other kvm switches I have tried...

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