Difference between revisions of "DIY"
From CPCWiki - THE Amstrad CPC encyclopedia!
| (18 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown) | |||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
*[[ABBA switch]] (swap drive A: and B:) | *[[ABBA switch]] (swap drive A: and B:) | ||
*[[Adding 3.5" drive to CPC464]] | *[[Adding 3.5" drive to CPC464]] | ||
| − | |||
*[[Guide on how to connect a 3.5|Connecting a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664 (with photos)]] | *[[Guide on how to connect a 3.5|Connecting a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664 (with photos)]] | ||
*[[Connecting a Disc Interface to CPC464+]] | *[[Connecting a Disc Interface to CPC464+]] | ||
| + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071126085815/http://www.pcwking1.netfirms.com:80/helpage34.html CPC 6128+ to 2nd Disc Drive Lead] | ||
*[[Modify PC floppy drives|Modify PC floppy drives to work on a CPC]] | *[[Modify PC floppy drives|Modify PC floppy drives to work on a CPC]] | ||
*[[DDI Modification|Modify a DDI-1 for use with 3.5" Drives]] | *[[DDI Modification|Modify a DDI-1 for use with 3.5" Drives]] | ||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
=== Cassette deck === | === Cassette deck === | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[DIY_464_External_Audio_Socket|DIY 464 External Audio Socket]] |
| − | + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H56gcIA4cM Adding Audio in mod for your 464 (YouTube Video)] | |
| + | *[[3d Printed Cassette keys for your 464]] | ||
| + | *[[3d Printed Audio in port for your 464]] | ||
=== HID === | === HID === | ||
| Line 51: | Line 53: | ||
* [[X-MASS]] ([[TotO]]) | * [[X-MASS]] ([[TotO]]) | ||
* [[UIDE Universal IDE adapter cards for Z-80 computers]] | * [[UIDE Universal IDE adapter cards for Z-80 computers]] | ||
| + | * [[ULIfAC]] (ikonsgr) | ||
=== Power Supply === | === Power Supply === | ||
| + | * [[Power Supply for CPC and CPC plus]] | ||
* [[Powering a CPC 6128 from a Sinclar Spectrum +3 PSU|Powering a CPC 6128 from a Sinclar Spectrum +3 PSU]] | * [[Powering a CPC 6128 from a Sinclar Spectrum +3 PSU|Powering a CPC 6128 from a Sinclar Spectrum +3 PSU]] | ||
| Line 59: | Line 63: | ||
* [[Simple RS232 for Printer usage|Simple RS232 for Printer usage]] | * [[Simple RS232 for Printer usage|Simple RS232 for Printer usage]] | ||
* [[DB-25 Printer Port Adapter]] | * [[DB-25 Printer Port Adapter]] | ||
| + | * [[DMP 2000 - re-inking the ribbon]] | ||
=== Real Time Clocks === | === Real Time Clocks === | ||
| Line 85: | Line 90: | ||
* [[X-ROM]] ([[Timatic Systems]]) | * [[X-ROM]] ([[Timatic Systems]]) | ||
* [[Y-MEM]] ([[TotO]]) | * [[Y-MEM]] ([[TotO]]) | ||
| + | * [[128k on GX-4000]] ([[User:Rewk]]) | ||
| + | * [[CPC 6320 - internal 320K for CPC 6128]] (eto) | ||
| + | * [[ULIfAC]] (512kB Ram/32XROM Board/256K Ram+16X Rom board (ikonsgr) | ||
=== Sound === | === Sound === | ||
* [[Digiblaster|Digiblaster Sound Card]] (8 bit DAC on printer port) | * [[Digiblaster|Digiblaster Sound Card]] (8 bit DAC on printer port) | ||
* [[FuturePlayer|FuturePlayer - MP3 Player]] (connected to printer port) | * [[FuturePlayer|FuturePlayer - MP3 Player]] (connected to printer port) | ||
| + | * [[LambdaSpeak III ROM|LambdaSpeak FS and III]] (Expansion for Speech, PCM-Samples, MP3-Player, RTC, serial interface and more) | ||
* [[PlayCity]] ([[TotO]]) | * [[PlayCity]] ([[TotO]]) | ||
* [[SP0256_on_Printer_Port_(DIY)|SP0256 Speech Synthesizer for Printer Port]] | * [[SP0256_on_Printer_Port_(DIY)|SP0256 Speech Synthesizer for Printer Port]] | ||
| Line 108: | Line 117: | ||
* [[Reset_Button|Reset Button]] | * [[Reset_Button|Reset Button]] | ||
* [[Expansion Converter|UK/DE Expansion Converter]] | * [[Expansion Converter|UK/DE Expansion Converter]] | ||
| − | * [[Khany]] 's [ | + | * [[Khany]]'s [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Khany%27s_BankSwapper.jpg BankSwapper] |
== Hardware Repair == | == Hardware Repair == | ||
| + | * [[Fixing the power switch|Fixing the power switch]] - if your CPC does not power on and the LED is dark | ||
* [[Changing the drive belt|Changing the drive belt]] | * [[Changing the drive belt|Changing the drive belt]] | ||
| + | * [[Missing Pin|Help, I changed the drive-belt and now my disk drive is suddenly read-only?]] | ||
* [[Changing cassette deck belts|Changing cassette deck belts]] | * [[Changing cassette deck belts|Changing cassette deck belts]] | ||
* [[IC Repair|How to remove/replace an IC]] | * [[IC Repair|How to remove/replace an IC]] | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 26 February 2024
Contents
DIY Hardware Projects
Do-it-yourself (DIY) projects...
Communication - RS232 / PC Connection
- AMSSIO RS232 interface
- RS232 and RS485 interface of the CPC Booster+
- CPCI RS232 Interface
- Z80 STI RS232 interface
- Z80-SIO dual ports RS232 interface for CPC (French)
Floppy Drives
- ABBA switch (swap drive A: and B:)
- Adding 3.5" drive to CPC464
- Connecting a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664 (with photos)
- Connecting a Disc Interface to CPC464+
- CPC 6128+ to 2nd Disc Drive Lead
- Modify PC floppy drives to work on a CPC
- Modify a DDI-1 for use with 3.5" Drives
- Side Select Switch (force AMSDOS to use Side B)
- Drive Compatibility
- Floppy pinning and signal description, adapter cables
- How to connect a 3" CPC drive to a PC
- Side Select Switch - Alternative Method
Cassette deck
- DIY 464 External Audio Socket
- Adding Audio in mod for your 464 (YouTube Video)
- 3d Printed Cassette keys for your 464
- 3d Printed Audio in port for your 464
HID
- AMX Compatible PS/2 and USB Mouse Adapter
- Atari-ST mouse adapter
- Attaching an AT keyboard to the CPC
Joysticks
- Joystick Autofire Circuit
- Joystick Y-cables
- Joystick Splitter Circuit
- PSX controller mod for Amstrad CPC
Mass Storage
- DIY Tape/CD Socket for CPC464
- DIY Tape Socket for CPC6128+
- How To Build An Internal HxC SDCard Drive
- HxC Disc Emulator using PC as Storage Medium
- HxC Disc Emulator using SDCard
- IDE8255 for IDE hard discs
- SD Card Disc Drive Emulator
- SYMBiFACE II for IDE hard discs
- X-MASS (TotO)
- UIDE Universal IDE adapter cards for Z-80 computers
- ULIfAC (ikonsgr)
Power Supply
Printer
- 8bit Printer Ports
- Simple RS232 for Printer usage
- DB-25 Printer Port Adapter
- DMP 2000 - re-inking the ribbon
Real Time Clocks
- ACU Realtime Clock (without year counter)
- CPCI Real Time Clock (note: incomplete instructions / schematics due to low-resolution scans)
ROM / RAM Expansions
- AcidInside - Internal ACID Socket (Bryce)
- ACU Romboard (ACU)
- CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion (Yarek)
- DIY Plus Cartridge (Bryce)
- Dual OS for CPC6128 using a 32K EPROM (Bryce)
- FlashGordon (MegaFlash clone with different Flash chip)
- Inicron RAM-Box (Inicron)
- Inicron ROM-RAM-Box (Inicron)
- LowerROM Board (Bryce)
- Man In The Middle Cartridge (Bryce)
- MegaROM (Bryce)
- MegaFlash (Bryce)
- Multi-Cartridge (Bryce)
- Old School 512K RAM Expansion (Revaldinho) - 512K RAM expansion built with an SRAM and 74 Series standard logic
- Practical Electronics ROMBoard Project (Simon Dean)
- Ramcard 128 (RAM7)
- Upgrading a Dk'tronics RAM Expansion (Bryce)
- X-MEM (TotO)
- X-ROM (Timatic Systems)
- Y-MEM (TotO)
- 128k on GX-4000 (User:Rewk)
- CPC 6320 - internal 320K for CPC 6128 (eto)
- ULIfAC (512kB Ram/32XROM Board/256K Ram+16X Rom board (ikonsgr)
Sound
- Digiblaster Sound Card (8 bit DAC on printer port)
- FuturePlayer - MP3 Player (connected to printer port)
- LambdaSpeak FS and III (Expansion for Speech, PCM-Samples, MP3-Player, RTC, serial interface and more)
- PlayCity (TotO)
- SP0256 Speech Synthesizer for Printer Port
TV / Monitors
- Converting an MP1 into an MP2
- Getting a CPC to work with an LCD or plasma TV
- PCAI Video Modulator
- RGB to S-Video Converter
- TV SCART cables
Others
- 6 MHz CPC
- Ambug Robot
- Expanding from CPC 464 to CPC 6128 Spec
- Converting a 464+ into a 6128+
- PCAI Analogue to Digital Converter
- Schneiderware (a series of DIY projects that were released in CPC Schneider International magazine)
- Reset Button
- UK/DE Expansion Converter
- Khany's BankSwapper
Hardware Repair
- Fixing the power switch - if your CPC does not power on and the LED is dark
- Changing the drive belt
- Help, I changed the drive-belt and now my disk drive is suddenly read-only?
- Changing cassette deck belts
- How to remove/replace an IC
- Keyboard Membrane Repair/Replacement Guide
- A Guide To Repairing Digital Joysticks
- Finding and Replacing the Floppy Write Pin
- Repair and service a disk drive in an Amstrad CPC 6128 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKZCbHqEX_k
How to's / Tutorials
- A Guide to running software on a real CPC!
- Transfering Alkatraz protected tapes and most games!
- Willem Programmer - how to program eproms using the Willem eprom programmer.
