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| − | '''Octoate''' | + | '''Octoate''' bought his Schneider CPC in 1985 and joined the scene very late (ca. 1998). He is mostly working on hardware extensions and started the [[CPC-IDE]] project, which was the predecessor of the [[SYMBiFACE II]], in autumn 2004 together with [[Dr.Zed]] (he developed the hardware) [[Tolkin]] and [[TFM]]. Most of his soft- and hardware projects were only made for his own usage and never reached the public. |
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| + | == Articles == | ||
| + | * [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/german/laufwerksriemen-wechseln/ Changing the floppy disk drive belt (German)] | ||
| + | * [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/connecting-a-bluetooth-module-to-the-cpc-booster/ Connecting a Bluetooth module to the CPC Booster+] | ||
| + | * [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/connect-cpc-to-vga-display/ Connecting a CPC to a VGA display] | ||
| + | * [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/german/entwickeln-mit-z88dk/ Development with Z88dk (German)] | ||
== Hardware projects == | == Hardware projects == | ||
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* GMX Mouse to CPC Joystick port adapter | * GMX Mouse to CPC Joystick port adapter | ||
* ROM-Box (small interface for only one ROM) | * ROM-Box (small interface for only one ROM) | ||
| + | * VHDL implementation of the [[ACID]] protection chip (released [http://www.octoate.de/wp/2011/04/15/acid-verilog-code-release/ here]) | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
| + | * [[CPC Booster]] [[RS232]] driver for [[Z88DK]] | ||
* Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC) | * Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC) | ||
| + | * Linux cross-development toolchain [http://github.com/Octoate/AmstradCPCToolchain] | ||
* Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter) | * Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter) | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * Preconfigured [[SDCC]] project for the Code::Blocks IDE [http://www.norecess.net/preconfigured-sdcc-project-for-codeblocks-ide-by-octoate.html] |
| + | * [[SDCC]] [[ROM]] development template for Linux / Windows [http://github.com/Octoate/cpc-sdcc-rom] | ||
== Weblinks == | == Weblinks == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:13, 14 March 2013
Octoate bought his Schneider CPC in 1985 and joined the scene very late (ca. 1998). He is mostly working on hardware extensions and started the CPC-IDE project, which was the predecessor of the SYMBiFACE II, in autumn 2004 together with Dr.Zed (he developed the hardware) Tolkin and TFM. Most of his soft- and hardware projects were only made for his own usage and never reached the public.
Articles
- Changing the floppy disk drive belt (German)
- Connecting a Bluetooth module to the CPC Booster+
- Connecting a CPC to a VGA display
- Development with Z88dk (German)
Hardware projects
- 4-color scanner for a printer (similar to the Dart Scanner)
- 7-bit relais card
- CPC-IDE Interface (financial support and beside the one by Dr.Zed some different prototypes using 8255, CPLD and CPC Booster with Vinculum)
- Flash-ROM-Box (only one prototype, used the Atmel AT90F040 flash rom)
- Flash-ROM-Cartridge for the CPC Plus
- GMX Mouse to CPC Joystick port adapter
- ROM-Box (small interface for only one ROM)
- VHDL implementation of the ACID protection chip (released here)
Software
- CPC Booster RS232 driver for Z88DK
- Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC)
- Linux cross-development toolchain [1]
- Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter)
- Preconfigured SDCC project for the Code::Blocks IDE [2]
- SDCC ROM development template for Linux / Windows [3]
