DIY

DIY Hardware Projects

• Communication - RS232 / PC Connection
  • AMSSIO RS232 interface
  • CPCI RS232 Interface

• Floppy Drives
  • ABBA switch
  • Connecting a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664
  • Connecting a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664 (with photos)
  • Modify PC floppy drives to work on a CPC

• HID
  • AMX Compatible PS/2 and USB Adapter
  • Atari-ST mouse adapter
  • Attaching an AT keyboard to the CPC

• Joysticks
  • Joystick Autofire Circuit
  • Joystick Y-cables
  • Joystick Splitter Circuit

• Mass Storage
  • HxC Disc Emulator using PC as Storage Medium
  • SD Card Disc Drive Emulator

• Power Supply
  • Powering a CPC 6128 from a Sinclar Spectrum +3 PSU

• Printer
  • 8bit Printer Ports
  • Simple RS232 for Printer usage

• Real Time Clocks
  • ACU Realtime Clock (without year counter)
  • CPCI Real Time Clock

• ROM / RAM Expansions
  • ACU Romboard
  • CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion
  • Inicron RAM-Box
  • Inicron ROM-RAM-Box
  • Practical Electronics ROMBoard Project

• Sound
  • Digiblaster Sound Card (8bit DAC on printer port)
  • Speech Synthesiser 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
  • TV SCART cables

• Others
  • Ambug Robot
  • PCAI Analogue to Digital Converter
  • Reset Button

Hardware Repair

• Changing the drive belt
• Keyboard Membrane Repair/Replacement Guide

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.

Internal Components

• 8255 - PIO - I/O controller
• Arnold V Specs Revised - Arnold V (CPC+) Technical Specification
• AY-3-8912 - Sound chip / keyboard controller
• Cassette data information - Information about the cassette storage system
• CRTC - Video chip
• Gate Array - Custom chip (frequency generation, colors, bank switching)
• Default I/O Port Summary - map of built-in I/O ports of the CPC
• Power Supply for CPC and CPC plus
• 765 FDC - Floppy Disc Controller