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=== ROM / RAM Expansions === | === ROM / RAM Expansions === | ||
* [[ACU_Romboard_(DIY)|ACU Romboard]] | * [[ACU_Romboard_(DIY)|ACU Romboard]] | ||
* [[Amstrad | * [[Media:AMSTRAD_ROM_EXPANDER.PDF|Amstrad Rom Expander, from magazine Practical Electronics June 1998]] | ||
* [[CPC4MB|CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion]] | * [[CPC4MB|CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion]] | ||
* [[Inicron RAM-Box|Inicron RAM-Box]] | * [[Inicron RAM-Box|Inicron RAM-Box]] | ||
* [[Inicron ROM-RAM-Box|Inicron ROM-RAM-Box]] | * [[Inicron ROM-RAM-Box|Inicron ROM-RAM-Box]] | ||
* [[Amstrad ROM Expander|Practical Electronics ROMBoard Project]] | |||
* [[Ramcard 128]] | * [[Ramcard 128]] | ||
=== Sound === | === Sound === | ||
Revision as of 07:25, 8 July 2010
DIY Hardware Projects
Do-it-yourself (DIY) projects...
Communication - RS232 / PC Connection
- AMSSIO RS232 interface
- CPCI RS232 Interface
- Tim Riemann's RS232 interface
- Z80-SIO dual ports RS232 interface for CPC (French)
Floppy Drives
- ABBA switch (swap drive A: and B:)
- Connecting a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664
- Connecting a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664 (with photos)
- Connecting a Disc Interface to CPC464+
- Modify PC floppy drives to work on a CPC
- Side Select Switch (force AMSDOS to use Side B)
HID
- AMX Compatible PS/2 and USB Mouse Adapter
- Atari-ST mouse adapter
- Attaching an AT keyboard to the CPC
Joysticks
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
- SD Card Disc Drive Emulator
Power Supply
Printer
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
- ACU Romboard
- Amstrad Rom Expander, from magazine Practical Electronics June 1998
- CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion
- Inicron RAM-Box
- Inicron ROM-RAM-Box
- Practical Electronics ROMBoard Project
- Ramcard 128
Sound
- Digiblaster Sound Card (8bit DAC on printer port)
- 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
- TV SCART cables
Others
Hardware Repair
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.