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Company
Microbotics, USA Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
clock
a simple battery backed up clock
connects to the internal clock port of the A1200
front side
Company
ACL Distribution, UK Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
68882 @ 40 / 50 MHz PGA
memory
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
supports EDO RAM
notes
optional SCSI 2 / EIDE controller
battery backed up clock
front side
Company
Bio-Con, Taiwan Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
5768 / 137
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
with 8 MB RAM installed, the memory address space can be set either continuous or PCMCIA compatible
optional PLCC or PGA FPU, 68881 @ 14 MHz - 68882 @ 50 MHz
battery backed up clock
disable jumper
front side
Company
Hama, Germany Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port, joystick port
video edit controller
receives commands from the Amiga through the parallel port and converts them to serial data for the 7 pin mini-DIN player and recorder remote ports
the video player must have an edit terminal, either 5 pin Edit (Panasonic), Control-L, Remote or LANC (Sony)
the video recorder is controlled through its infra-red port, meaning:
it cannot be connected in the same manner as the player
single-frame accuracy can never be achieved, just &plusminus;4 frames
the communication is one way, the Amiga does not receive any feedback from the recorder - any fluctuation in the deck's mechanism or skipping of the control track is not compensated for or spotted by the Amiga
to keep frame drifting to a minimum, the software offers an auxiliary frame counter which lets the user compensate for the pre-roll and post-roll of both decks
jog shuttle control - the start of cut-ins and finishing of cut-outs can be easily and accurately located
cuts are added to and stored in an edit decision list (EDL)
ARexx port
takes power from the joystick port
top side
Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller
non standard SCSI connector - enables 2.5" drives to be connected inside the A1200
optional external SCSI kit - external DB25 connector
autoboot ROM (gvpscsi.device)
memory
two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
supports only special 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs
notes
optional 68882 PLCC FPU up to 50 MHz
jumper settings
J1 - PCMCIA: OFF - compatible
J2 - SIMM size: ON - 1 MB SIMMs, OFF - 4 MB SIMMs
CN2 - FPU clock: 1-2 - from crystal, 2-3 - 14.3 MHz
J3 ON J5, J6, J7, CN4 OFF CN1, CN3 1-2 - reserved
front side
back side
Advert (US) 1993-03 Advert (US) 1993-06 Advert (FR) 1993-07
processor
68EC030 @ 40 MHz PGA
optional 68882 @ 40 MHz PGA or PLCC (depending on board revision)
memory
two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
supports only special 1, 4, 16 MB GVP SIMMs
notes
68020 fallback mode via jumper
jumper settings
Jumper Default Description
J1 OFF ON - 68020 / OFF - 68030
J2 ON Reserved
J3 OFF Reserved
J4 OFF Reserved
J5 ON ON - No 16MB SIMMS present / OFF - 16MB SIMMS present
J6 OFF Reserved
Board without RAM, front side
front side
back side
Board with RAM installed, front side
Advert (DE) 1993-04 Advert (US) 1993-03 Advert (US) 1993-06 Advert (FR) 1993-07
processor
68EC030 @ 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz, PGA
optional 68882 PGA, clocked at the same speed as the CPU
memory
two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
supports only special 1, 4 or 16 MB 60 ns GVP SIMMs
SIMM sizes can be mixed, the bigger one goes to slot 1
DMA Peripheral Port (DPP)
optional A1291 SCSI kit (Stingray)
SCSI 2 DMA controller (WD3393 or AM33C93A)
DB25 external connector
active termination
FaaastROM driver (gvpscsi.device)
supported by NetBSD
never released modules
16 bit audio digitizer & playback unit
realtime video digitizer
notes
Kickstart remapping
battery backed up clock
PCMCIA port still working with RAM sizes > 4 MB
jumper settings
J3 - SIMM size: ON - 16 MB SIMM used, OFF - no 16 MB SIMM
J5 - ROM: ON - enable
J6 - SCSI: ON - enable
J1, J2, J4, J7 OFF CN5 1-2 - reserved
front side
back side
A1291, front side
A1291, back side
Advert (US) 1999-03 Advert (US) 1993-11 Advert (US) 1994-04 Advert (AU) 1994-07
SCSI controller
A1291 is the optional SCSI controller for the A1230 Turbo+ II
SCSI 2 DMA controller (WD3393 or AM33C93A)
DB25 external connector
active termination
FaaastROM driver (gvpscsi.device)
supported by NetBSD
A1291, front side
A1291, back side
Advert (AU) 1994-07
Company
QuesTronix, USA Date
1990Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
Commodore 64 emulation
the hardware part allows connecting C64 disk drives and printers
does not contain real C64 ROMs
the software part emulates the C64 through AmigaOS system libraries
integrated MOS 6510 machine language monitor - gives the user full reign over the 6510 internal memory and registers
machine language program input through 6510 mnemonic codes
the 16 colour palette of the C64 is fully customisable from the Amiga's palette of 4096 hues
supports Commodore 64 disk drives as the devices 8 through 11, just like a real Commodore 64 - these drives can be either simulated, mapped onto directories on the Amiga's filesystem, or real 1541 compatible drives connected to the hardware adapter
casette drives are not supported
connects to the parallel port
AGA machines have to be run in Enhanced Chip Set graphics mode (set in the Early Startup Menu)
68040 machines need to disable copyback mode
developed by the same programmer as the Go-64!
front side
front side
left side
rear side
processor
CPU: 68020 @ 16,7 / 20 / 25 / 33 MHz, PGA
processor is soldered to the board
memory
128 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
1MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
1MB RAM is reserved for FastROM option
memory autoconfig of the remaining RAM only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
notes
asynchronous design
clock port header, to be used for the RTC module from Individual Computers (not suitable for other clock port expansions)
two CPU sockets on the board which allows using the same PCB for the ACA 1232 (with different CPU and logic), an upgrade is not possible
used CPUs are installed (scratches/dents possible)
processor expansion is meant for usage with the ACA 500 , for the A1200, this expansion is more or less only a RAM expansion as the processor is only marginally faster
processor
CPU: 68EC030 @ 28MHz or 68030 @ 42 / 56 MHz, PGA
all processors are slightly overclocked to allow for a synchronous board design, the nominal speeds are 25 / 40 / 50 MHz
no FPU option
very fast burst timings: 2-1-1-1 (28 MHz), 3-1-1-1 (42 / 56 MHz)
memory
64 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
memory autoconfig only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
memory clock: 56 MHz for 28/56 MHz versions, 42 MHz for 42 MHz CPU
notes
the first processor card to feature a -1-1-1 burst
synchronous design
no FPU option as this would have caused too much load on the data bus and would have increased burst timing
RTC clock chip as well as battery have to be installed by the user, those were not included in the retail package to cut costs:
socket for RTC chip OKI6242 (or compatible)
battery socket for a CR1225 or CR1220 cell
used CPUs are installed (scratches/dents possible)
although socketed, the CPU is not intended to be changed/upgraded - a different logic would be needed for higher frequencies, and the warranty is lost if the sticker is removed
no deactivation of the card possible
after installation, the trapdoor doesn't fit (plastic parts of it have to be removed)
jumper to map 1MB of the memory to address 0x00c00000
works for all Kickstart versions
results in a speed increase for Kickstart 3.0 as system functions will be located in FastRAM
compatibility is increased for A500 software that expects RAM at this address
the 56 MHz card is recommended to be operated without trapdoor due to excessive heat
processor
CPU: 68EC030 @ 42MHz, 68030 @ 25 or 68030 @ 42 MHz, QFP (surface mounted Quad Flat Pack)
25 MHz option uses an underclocked 42 MHz processor
option was introduced as some of the processors didn't run reliably at 42 MHz
memory
64 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
memory clock: 83 MHz
1MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
1MB RAM is reserved for FastROM option
memory autoconfig of the remaining RAM only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
notes
asynchronous design
fast burst timing of 2-1-1-1
OEM product for Vesalia
first examples were delivered without heat sink which caused problems with certain configurations
heat sinks were supplied free of charge by Vesalia to be installed by the user
the cards also had a logic missing a startup delay, causing problems with slow hard disk drives
processor
CPU: 68EC030 @ 25 / 40 MHz or 68030 @ 20 / 25 / 33 / 40 MHz, PGA
processor is soldered to the board
memory
128 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
memory clock: up to 80 MHz (slower than predecessor ACA 1231 )
1MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
1MB RAM is reserved for FastROM option
memory autoconfig of the remaining RAM only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
notes
asynchronous design
clock port header, to be used for the RTC module from Individual Computers (not suitable for other clock port expansions)
two CPU sockets on the board which allows using the same PCB for the ACA 1220 (with different CPU and logic), a downgrade is not possible
used CPUs are installed (scratches/dents possible)
front side
back side
processor
CPU: 68030 @ 40 MHz, PGA
processor is soldered to the board
FPU: 68881/68882 can be mounted, with synchronous or asynchronous clock (with additional oscillator)
memory
128 MB SD-RAM, soldered to the board
memory clock: up to 80 MHz
1MB RAM is always mapped to address 0x00c00000
1MB RAM is reserved for FastROM option
memory autoconfig of the remaining RAM only for Kickstart v3.1 and above
for Kickstart 3.0, the memory has to be added by software
notes
asynchronous design
clock port header, to be used for the RTC module from Individual Computers (not suitable for other clock port expansions)
card provides solder pads for FPU and FPU oscillator, although it is not available from manufacturer with equipped chip
with FPU, the load on the data bus is increased - disabling burst mode is recommended to have a stable operation, thus reducing speed of the card
the reduced speed resp. the need to disable the burst mode is the reason why the card has no socket and doesn't come with preinstalled FPU, as the manufacturer seeked for the fasted possible design
installing an FPU voids warranty
with the same CPU, the speed of the card is exactly the same as the predecessor ACA 1232
Company
Wilcom, Australia Date
1995Amiga
any Amiga
No description available.
Advert (US) 1995-07
Company
Alfa Data , Taiwan Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
handy scanner
scans monochrome and grey shades
AlfaScan / AlfaScan-A: supports 128 gray shades
AlfaScan-Plus: supports 256 gray shades
400 dpi optical resolution
105 mm scan width
status LED
buzzer to indicate over speed during scanning
scan start button
controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (1 text and 3 photo settings)
supplied scale to support scanning larger pages ("AlfaScale")
scanner interface
connects to the parallel port
for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
no passthrough connector
external power supply
Advert (US) 1991-12 Advert (US) 1992-12 Advert (US) 1993-02 Advert (US) 1993-04
Company
Archos, France Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2640 / 10
No description available.
Advert (FR) 1994-04 Advert (FR) 1994-05
Company
Hydra Systems, UK Date
1992Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
Ethernet interface
contains an IBM made PCMCIA Ethernet adapter
16 kB buffer
BNC connector (10Base2)
SANA II compatible driver (hydrapcm.device)
front side
Company
Mimetics, USA Date
1988Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
a very simple genlock which synchronizes with and overlays graphic on a video signal
it was introduced as Imagen, but theat name was already copyrighted by a printer manufacturer company
works only in interlaced screen modes
composite input and output
connects directly into the RGB port
DB9 RGB passthrough connector
separate NTSC and PAL versions
top side
Advert (DE) 1988-03 Advert (US) 1988-03
Company
Met@box, Germany Date
2000Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
PowerPC 750 (G3) @ 250 / 300 / 333 / 400 MHz
512 or 1024 kB L2 cache
68k emulation is both Flash ROM and software based - the card would be completely functional if the 68k emulation worked
the card boots until a certain point in Exec is reached, and after activating ROMWack (debugger) the Amiga is put in debug mode on the serial port
memory
one 144 pin SO-DIMM socket for up to 128 MB RAM
supports 32, 64 and 128 MB PC66 SO-DIMMs
notes
Thomas Rudloff designed the card in his spare time, it was never an official Metabox project
only three prototype cards were built
PCI-Bridge - a tower busboard (made by RBM) with AGP and PCI connectors would connect to the headers on the back of the card, but this busboard were never produced
battery backed up clock
front side
front side
back side
front side
front side
back side
Company
Archos, France Date
1994Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
IDE controller
a very simple device containing no additional logic circuit - the hard disk is connected straight to the PCMCIA slot with a ribbon cable
small footprint - 3" × 4.5"
place for a 2.5" drive inside the case
takes power from the A1200
autobooting and automounting (by the Kickstart ROM)
works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
Advert (FR) 1994-04
Company
Phoenix Microtechnologies, Australia Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
8 bit mono sound sampler
maximum sampling rate: > 20 kHz
monaural input: 1× RCA (line input) and 1× microphone input (jack)
jumper to select either RCA or microphone jack as input
level adjustment knob (gain control)
provided with schematic in the manual and hints how to change certain properties (gain, roll-off, sampling rate) by changing components on the PCB
connects to the parallel port
AP420.pdf
Manual (including schematic) 1244 kB
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
SCSI 2 controller
allows autoboot and supports RDB
external DB25 SCSI connector
optional internal SCSI connector
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
notes
optional PGA FPU
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2194 / 1
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
optional PGA FPU
with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
battery backed up clock
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
8704 / 0
processor
68020 @ 28 MHz PGA
68882 @ 28 MHz PLCC or PGA
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept either 1 or 4 MB RAM
does not conflict with the PCMCIA address space
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
front side
back side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
8738 / 35
processor
68030 @ 28 / 50 MHz PGA
optional 68881 @ 28 / 68882 @ 50 MHz PGA
memory
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs
burst RAM access
SCSI 2 controller
3.5 MB/s transfer speed
DB25 external SCSI connector
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
68EC030 @ 50 MHz, QFP
68882 @ 50 MHz, PLCC
both are overclocked 40 MHz units
memory
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
the second SIMM socket is optional, if installed the board does not fit into a desktop A1200
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs single or double sided
optional non-DMA SCSI 2 controller ( )
allows autoboot and supports RDB
external DB25 connector
optional internal SCSI header
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
Company
ACT Elektronik / Elbox, Germany Date
1996Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2206 / 9
processor
68030 @ 25 / 33 / 50 MHz PGA
68882 @ 25 / 33 / 50 MHz PLCC / PGA
the 50 MHz 68882 is an overclocked 33 MHz one
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 8 MB RAM
supports 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
notes
battery backed up clock
with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
front side
front side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
68030 @ 40 / 50 MHz, PGA
68882 @ 40 / 50 MHz, PGA or PLCC
memory
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
the second SIMM socket is optional, if installed the board does not fit into a desktop A1200
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs single or double sided
accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
SIMM sizes can be mixed
optional non-DMA SCSI 2 controller ( )
allows autoboot and supports RDB
external DB25 connector
optional internal SCSI header
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
1999Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2206 / 9
processor
68030 @ 40 MHz QFP
68882 @ 40 MHz PLCC
both chips are overclocked 33 MHz ones
memory
one 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs single or double sided
notes
battery backed up clock
Apollo 1230 Turbo Mk3, front side
Elbox 1230, front side
Apollo 1230 Turbo Mk3, front side
Apollo 1230 Turbo Mk3, back side
Winner 1230, back side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
8738 / 35
processor
68040 @ 25 / 33 / 40 MHz or 68060 @ 50 / 66 / 75 MHz, PGA
the 66 MHz 68060 is an overclocked 50 or 60 MHz one
the 75 MHz 68060 has no FPU (68LC060)
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 32 MB
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs
accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
optional extra SIMM socket gives up to 64 MB RAM - requires a towered A1200
burst RAM access
only single sided SIMMs fit correctly
memory disable jumper
does not conflict with the PCMCIA port at any SIMM size
optional non-DMA SCSI 2 controller ( )
allows autoboot and supports RDB
SCSI autoboot disable jumper
external DB25 connector
optional internal SCSI header
notes
no 68020 fallback mode
the CPU faces up on the board - it gets hot
battery backed up clock
front side
front side
front side
back side
back side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
68040 @ 30 / 40 MHz, QFP (surface mounted Quad Flat Pack)
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 32 MB
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs
optional extra SIMM socket gives up to 64 MB RAM
memory disable jumper
optional non-DMA SCSI 2 controller
allows autoboot and supports RDB
autoboot disable jumper
external DB25 connector
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1995Amiga
A1200
SCSI 2 controller
software based, non-DMA SCSI 2 controller for the Apollo 12x0 series processor boards
supports the RDB standard
not compatibile with many SCSI devices
external DB25 connector
front side
front side
Company
Atéo Concepts, France Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2026 / 252,253 4143 / 252,253
ISA busboard
four ISA slots with 9 MB/s transfer speed
does not support DMA on its ISA bus
the adaptor board plugs into the trapdoor CPU connector - accelerators / RAM expansions are still usable
the busboard is connected by two ribbon cables and could be placed anywhere inside a tower case
special cards are available for the bus: graphics (Pixel 64 ), Ethernet (AtéoNet), SCSI, I/O (AtéoSer, AtéoPar)
any non-DMA ISA cards could be used if drivers were written for
Bus board, front side
Adapter board, front side
Company
HiSoft, UK Date
1995Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
12 or 16 bit stereo soundsampler
the 16 bit version has an AD1847 DSP
direct to hard disk recording
up to 60 kHz sampling into RAM
up to 40 kHz sampling to hard disk
72 dB signal to noise ratio
six RCA connectors:
1 stereo input for digitizing
1 stereo input for mixing the Amiga sound
1 stereo output
the sampling software supports playing and editing of 8 / 12 / 16 bit mono and stereo samples
supported by OctaMED from v5.04
AHI driver
front side
back side
Advert (GB) 1994-12 Advert (GB) 1995-02
Company
Expansion Systems, USA Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
clock
a simple battery backed up clock
connects to the internal clock port of the A1200
4 MB 80 ns RAM on board (eight DIP chips)
expandable to 8 MB with the Add-4 Board via the 62 pin expansion port
optional PLCC FPU, 68881 / 68882 @ 14, 20 - 40 MHz
without an oscillator the FPU can run only at 14 MHz
with a suitable oscillator installed, it can run between 20 and 40 MHz
battery backed up clock - it was optional on earlier revisions
Board with clock, front side
Board without clock, front side
Board without clock, back side
Board with clock, front side
Board with clock, back side
Advert (DE) 1993-04 Advert (DE) 1993-06 Advert (DE) 1993-10
processor
68EC020 @ 28 MHz QFP
optional PLCC FPU, 68881 @ 14 MHz - 68882 @ 40 MHz
memory
4 MB 70 ns RAM on board (eight DIP chips)
expandable to 8 MB with special Add-4 Board
notes
disable switch
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1994-05 Advert (DE) 1995-04 Advert (DE) 1995-08
processor
68EC030 @ 40 MHz, QFP
optional FPU, PLCC and PGA sockets - can be clocked synchronously or asynchronously with the 68030 up to 50 MHz
memory
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs
hardware maprom - no need for MMU
notes
optional Fast SCSI 2 controller (FAS216) with DB25 external connector, supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1993-10
processor
68EC030 @ 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
optional FPU, PLCC and PGA sockets - can be clocked synchronously or asynchronously with the 68030 up to 50 MHz
memory
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs
hardware maprom - no need for MMU
notes
optional Fast SCSI 2 controller (FAS216) with DB25 external connector, supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Blizzard SCSI Kit II, front side
Advert (DE) 1994-05
processor
68EC030 @ 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
optional 68882 @ 25 / 33 / 50 MHz PGA
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 32 MB RAM
hardware maprom
notes
optional Fast SCSI 2 controller ( )
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1995-04
processor
68030 @ 50 MHz PGA
optional 68882 @ 50 MHz PGA
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 128 MB, 60-70 ns RAM
maprom selectable by jumper
automatic RAM size detection
optional Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller ( )
7 MB/s asynchronous, 10 MB/s synchronous transfer speed
additional 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 128 MB RAM
external DB25 female SCSI connector
supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
notes
can be disabled with a simple keystroke
battery backed up clock
front side
front side
back side
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processor
68040 @ 40 MHz / 68060 @ 50 MHz
the 68040s are recycled from used Macs
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 64 MB RAM, 70 ns or faster
only single sided SIMMs fit
automatic SIMM size detection
maprom selectable by jumper
optional Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller ( )
7 MB/s asynchronous, 10 MB/s synchronous transfer speed
additional 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB RAM
external DB25 female SCSI connector
supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
notes
can be disabled with a simple keystroke, including SCSI and RAM
battery backed up clock
incompatible with the Squirrel SCSI interface and with the Mikronik towers
front side
front side
front side
back side
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processor
PowerPC 603e @ 160 / 200 / 240 MHz
68LC040 or 68040 @ 25 MHz or 68060 @ 50 MHz
can be ordered without a 680x0 companion CPU to fit an existing one into the socket
50, 60 or 66 MHz PowerPC bus
memory
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 256 MB RAM
supports 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 MB, 60 or 70 ns SIMMs
automatic SIMM size detection
SIMM sizes can be mixed but must have the same access speed
32 bit RAM access - the 64 bit access mode of the 603e is not utilized
notes
603e Plus has Fast SCSI2 controller (NCR 53C710)
MiniDB50 internal, Centronics 50HD external SCSI connector
expansion slot for the BlizzardVision PPC
FlashROM for the PPC startup software
can be disabled with a simple keystroke
supported by Linux
front side
front side
back side
back side
SCSI controller
the optional Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller for the Blizzard 1230 III processor card
Qlogic FAS408 controller IC
external DB25 SCSI connector
front side
front side
back side
SCSI controller
the optional Fast SCSI 2 DMA controller for the Blizzard 1230 IV and Blizzard 1240/1260 processor cards
Qlogic FAS216 controller IC
7 MB/s asynchronous, 10 MB/s synchronous transfer speed
additional 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 128 MB RAM
external DB25 female SCSI connector
supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
with cable, front side
front side
back side
front side
RTG graphics card
3D Labs & Texas Instruments: Permedia 2
230 MHz RAMDAC
24 bit resolutions can be packed to achieve higher refresh rates and less memory usage but slows down graphics operations
145 MHz dot clock in 24 bit packed pixel modes
100 MHz in 32 bit modes
80 million textured 3D pixels per second
hardware accelerated rendering functions: z-buffering, gouraud shading, fogging, blending, antialiasing
support for color space conversion, chroma keying, XY scaling
25 MHz local PCI bus
8 MB 64 bit wide SGRAM
screen modes
programmable resolutions
no support for interlace screen modes
1280×1024×24 non-interlace
1600×1200×16 non-interlace
notes
the CPU board requires a flash ROM update
no support for draggable screens
CyberGraphX 3 & 4.1 drivers
15 pin DSUB connector
4 pin 3D shutter glass connector
a large hole gives access to the floppy power and LED cable headers on the motherboard but not the clock port
no monitor switch
supported by Linux
Phase 5 BlizzardVision PPC, front side
DCE BlizzardVision PPC, front side
DCE BlizzardVision PPC, back side
Phase 5 BlizzardVision PPC, back side
BVisionPPC.pdf
user manual (english translation by Richard Donoghue) 374 kB
Company
G2 Systems, UK Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port, parallel port
genlock
a broadcast quality genlock in a 19" rack mount enclosure
composite, Y/C, RGB and Y/Cr/Cb modes
the function of the video input and output connectors (Keyer 1-3, 6× BNC, 2× mini-DIN) depend on the video mode selected on the front panel:
Keyer 1 Keyer 2 Keyer 3
CVBS/YC mode CVBS Y C
RGB mode G R B
Y/Cr/Cb mode Y Cr Cb
composite, Y/C and RGBS outputs of the Amiga signal (5× BNC, 1× mini-DIN) - all are constantly available regardless of the selected video mode
the Y/C keyer BNC terminals are parallel with the 4 pin mini-DIN Y/C multipoles - both outputs should not be used simultaneously
key output (a standard non-composite waveform) for use with a video mixer (1× BNC)
reference input with loop connector (2× BNC)
must be provided with a stable accurate reference - direct videotape signals are not suitable
cross fade with external background signal
crossfade, key and fade to black via sliders on a separate remote control
background mode: colour zero is set to the overlay colour, video is seen through
foreground mode: the colour to be made transparent is controlled by a rotary switch
adjustable key colour, subcarrier and horizontal phase
can be used to encode the RGB output of a genlocked Harlequin graphics card, but it is not possible to obtain a signal mixed or keyed over a background video source using the VC3 internal keyers
software control via the parallel port
separate PAL and NTSC models
internal power supply
optional RGB-Link board
enables an external linear RGB signal to be processed the same way as the Amiga signal
input the RGB-Link board is via a DB25 connector which replaces the Amiga software control port - the Amiga computer control facility is lost
switching between Amiga and external RGB is provided by the manual/computer switch on the front panel
VC3C variant
provides all functions of the VC3 except for the 3 channels of keying
if fitted, the following ports are not available for use:
keyer inputs
Amiga control port
remote control port
VC3B variant
provides RGB, Sync and key outputs only
if fitted, the following ports are not available for use:
keyer inputs and outputs (3 channels)
PAL and Y/C outputs
Amiga control port
remote control port
if fitted, the following front panel controls are not available for use:
RGB/CVBS/YCrCb switch
2 subcarrier phase controls
floppy controller
supported disk formats (sector by sector)
Amiga 3.5" 880 / 1760 kB
Apple Macintosh 3.5" 400 / 800 / 720 / 1440 kB
MS DOS 3.5" 720 / 1440 kB
MS DOS 5.25" 360 / 720 / 800 / 1200 kB
Atari ST 3.5" 720 / 800 / 1440 kB
Apple II 5.25" 140 kB
Commodore 1541 5.25" 170 kB
Commodore 1571 5.25" 170 / 341 kB
Commodore 1581 3.5" 800 kB
Catweasel Extra 3.5" 1160 / 2380 kB
supported file systems
Amiga OFS / FFS
PC FAT12 / FAT16 / VFAT12 / VFAT16
CBM 1541 / 1571
uses standard 3.5" / 5.25" PC floppy drives for all formats
spins HD disks at 300 rpm instead of 150 rpm
speeds up Amiga HD disk access by 1.3 times
speeds up PC HD disk access by 2.15 times
34 pin floppy header
the floppy drives attached to the Catweasel are not bootable
does not use DMA
enhanced error correction
supported by Linux
Catweasel 1200
connects to the 44 pin IDE header, the 44 pin IDE port is passed through
an optional adapter board allows connecting to the clock port
by using the IDE connection the board is not compatible with IDE splitters
the clock port connection leaves the the A1200 IDE port free, so it's compatible with IDE splitters
clock port pin 40 is marked
Catweasel 4000
connects to the 40 pin IDE header, the 40 pin IDE port is passed through
not compatible with IDE splitters
A1200 version, front side
A1200 version, back side
A4000 version, front side
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Individual Computers install disk multidisk.device v3.48 361 kB mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers multidisk.device v3.62 22 kB
floppy controller
supports all disk formats, file systems, floppy drives and features as the Catweasel Mk1
smaller than the original Catweasel thus fits easier inside a desktop A1200
26 pin local expansion slot for the optional HyperCom 3 Plus I/O module with two serial and one parallel ports
can be connected to a 40 pin IDE header - the IDE port is passed through, but IDE splitters and the 26 pin local expansion slot are ruled out
by connecting to a clock port, IDE splitters can be used and the local expansion port is enabled
clock port pin 40 is marked
a floppy style power connector is provided for powering the board when installed into an A4000
front side
front side
front side
back side
10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition, front side
10 Year Anniversary Limited Edition, back side
cwdisk0100.lha
Individual Computers install disk multidisk.device v3.48 361 kB mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers multidisk.device v3.62 22 kB
Company
Individual Computers , Germany Date
2002Amiga
A1200 A2000, A3000, A4000 - - -Interface
clock port Zorro II PCIAutoconfig ID
4626 / 66
floppy controller
can be installed either into any platform's PCI slot, into an Amiga Zorro II slot or to the A1200 clock port
clock port pin 40 is marked
the main purpose is to allow access to non-standard disks using normal 3.5" / 5.25" PC floppy drives without the need for a completely different computer
supports the same disk formats and file systems as the previous Catweasel versions
does not use DMA
the floppy drives attached to the Catweasel are not bootable
34 pin floppy header
emulation support
two DB9 connectors for Amiga/Atari/C64 digital joysticks and analogue paddles
mini-DIN connector for an A4000 keyboard
optional C64 SID playback support - socket for a 6581 or 8580
RCA audio output connector and internal CD audio header
front side
slot cover, front side
cwdisk0100.lha
Individual Computers install disk multidisk.device v3.48 361 kB mdisk362.lha
Individual Computers multidisk.device v3.62 22 kB
Company
Electronic Design / ProDAD, Germany Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port, parallel port
video edit controller
CAVIN - Computer, Audio and Video Integration
supports recorders with 5 pin Edit (Panasonic), LANC (Sony), Control-L, RS-232 and RS-422 interfaces
other recorders are controlled through their infra-red ports - in this case single frame accuracy is impossible
RCTC, VITC and RAPID timecode support
works together with ClariSSA, Monument Titler and Adorage
ARexx port
Advert (DE) 1995-12
CD-ROM controller
supports Mitsumi CD-ROM drives only:
LU-005S single speed
FX-001S single speed
FX-001D double speed
no autobooting capability
delivered with CacheCDFS CD-ROM filesystem
CD1200-27.dms
install disk CacheCDFS v2.7 (16.3.1995), Install Script v43.2 (11.04.95) 281 kB
Advert (GB) 1994-08
CD-ROM controller
plugs into side PCMCIA connector
40 pin IDE header
supports standard standard IDE and proprietary Mitsumi CD-ROM drives (LU-005S, FX-001S, FX-001D)
no autobooting capability
delivered with CacheCDFS CD-ROM filesystem
shares the case with it's predecessor, the CD1200 , so both expansions can be easily confused
CD1200Plus-27.dms
install disk CacheCDFS v2.7 (16.3.1995), Install Script v43.2 (11.04.95) 281 kB
Company
Maxon Computer, Germany Date
1991Amiga
any Amiga
Atari ST emulation
a 5×12 cm board without case connecting to the external floppy disk connector
two sockets for Atari ROMs (delivered with TOS 1.2)
up to eight Atari environments can run at one time
AmigaOS and TOS run exclusively, not parallel, but the user can switch between them anytime
the special "Overtake" mode removes AmigaOS, running only TOS
video modes:
640×400 - 736×568 (HighRes), monochrome
640×200 - 736×284 (MedRes), 4 colours
320×200 - 368×284 (LowRes), 16 colours
by reducing the vertical resolution, up to 70 Hz is possible
does not support ECS modes
with Fat Agnus 8372A, either PAL or NTSC can be used
does not simulate the Atari hardware registers
programs hitting the hardware do not run
copy protected software and games generally do not work
a patch is supplied to run important software like Signum 2, TurboC 2.0 or Stad
hard disk support needs special drivers - hardfiles are not supported, the emulation requires dedicated Atari partitions
cannot read the special hyperformatted (>720 kB) floppy disks
provides up to two RAM disks
although the TOS does not support other than the 68000 processor, the emulation can run programs faster with later processors
does not emulate the Atari MIDI interface
front side
Company
MicroSearch, USA Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
combines live video over Amiga graphics
composite input and output (2× BNC)
connects to the RGB port between the Amiga and the genlock
disable switch (Genlock / Chroma) - in Genlock position the video signal is passed through unaffected
the Normal / Invert switch selects between blue background or subject-area dropout
the keyed chroma level is adjustable by the slider
external power supply
Advert (US) 1991-04
Company
MicroSearch, USA Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
combines live video over other video sources
composite input and output (2× BNC)
Y/C input - selectable by a jumper inside the ChromaKey's box
connects to the RGB port between the Amiga and the genlock or directly to a Video Toaster
disable switch (Genlock / Chroma) - in Genlock position the video signal is passed through unaffected
the Normal / Invert switch selects between blue background or subject-area dropout
the keyed chroma level is adjustable by the slider
gives Video Toaster users the choice between luma and chroma keying and is controlled completely from the Switcher
procedure of operating with the Toaster:
ChromaKey's video output goes into Toaster's Input 1 through a time base corrector
the background video to be keyed over is connected to Input 2
ChromaKey's key output is connected to either Input 3 or 4
the switches and the slider is bypassed, the key effect is controlled by the Switcher
in the Switcher set the Program Bus to Video 1, the Preview Bus to Video 2, and the Overlay Bus to Input 3 or 4 (where ChromaKey's key out is connected)
select the Art Card effect and set the luminance key to white
use the T-Bar to reveal the video background
external power supply
jumper settings
J1 ON OFF J2 OFF ON - key color - red (R-Y) - blue (B-Y)
J3 1-2 2-3 - key selection - chrominance part of Y/C - derived from composite
Case, front side
Case, left side
Case, right side
Case opened, front side
Case opened, top side
Company
Combitec, Germany Date
1988Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port, parallel port
radio clock
DCF77 time code receiver and internal quartz clock
displays current time and has typical clock functions like alarm setting or slumber mode
LED indicates time code synchronization
4 control buttons: alarm off, slumber, mode and date
connects to the serial port ("Clock 77 S") or parallel port ("Clock 77 P")
4 relay control outputs
32 times can be set to either emit an acoustic signal or control one of the 4 outputs
optional mains outlet allows switching of 220V devices
software to set the Amiga system clock (SetDcfClock)
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Company
Turbotech, UK Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
floppy port
clock
battery backed up realtime clock
connects to the disk drive port
no passthrough connector - the 25 pin connector has no function (not connected internally)
special driver needed, doesn't support setclock command
front side
Company
DKB, USA Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2012 / 18
processor
68030 @ 28 / 33 MHz or 68EC030 @ 40 MHz, QFP
optional 68882 up to 40 MHz, PLCC
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 128 MB RAM
supports 1, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 MB SIMMs
optional SCSI 2 controller - Ferret ( )
Qlogic FAS246
external DB25 SCSI connector
up to 2.8 MB/s transfer speed
the host card's firmware has to be updated
notes
battery backed up clock
needs firmware update for Kickstart 3.1, otherwise it works only with memory removed
front side
back side
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
2002Amiga
any AmigaInterface
mouse port
mouse interface adapter
allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
basic movements and the three mouse buttons do not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor
mouse wheels (vertical and horizontal movement) and 4th and 5th mouse buttons need driver software
supports PS/2 and USB-PS/2 mice using the following protocols: Standard 3-byte PS/2, Microsoft Intellimouse wheel, Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer wheel, Genius NetScroll Optical
Mr Mysza means Mr Mouse in Polish
Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
EZMouse is a name variation by Eyetech
Company
MicroSearch / SunRize, USA Date
1989Amiga
any Amiga
colour splitter
allows grabbing of colour images with monochrome digitisers
manual or automatic operation
splits colours automatically for Perfect Vision and DigiView
composite input with loop (2× RCA)
hue and saturation adjustment knobs
external power supply
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
Case opened, top side
Advert (US) 1989-08
Company
Memory and Storage Technology, Australia Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
external framebuffer
screenmodes of NTSC version:
320×200, 384×240, 320×400, 384×480 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24, 48 bits
640×200, 768×240, 640×400, 768×480 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24 bits
screenmodes of PAL version:
320×256, 384×296, 320×512, 384×580 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24, 48 bits
640×256, 768×296, 640×512, 768×580 with 1-8, 12, 15, 18, 24 bits
the 48 bit mode means a 24 bit image with a 24 bit overlay
plugs into the 23 pin video port - it uses the four digital signals intended for digital TTY monitors (red, green, blue and intensity) to transfer image data to the board from Chip RAM
1.5 MB display memory (12 ZIPs)
can store up to four 24 bit colour frames at once
realtime animation of 4096 colour frames
the ColorBurst memory can be written by the Blitter
realtime horizontal and vertical scrolling
dynamic Amiga graphics overlay
supported fileformats: IFF24, IFF21, RGB8, TIFF, REND
when not displaying 24 bit images, it passes through the normal Amiga video
compatible with flicker-fixers but may have problems with certain genlocks (the Video Toaster requires modifications in order to work with the ColorBurst)
an 5" × 2" × 8" unit with internal cooling fan
power and activity indicator lights
external power supply
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Company
Migraph, USA Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
handy scanner
scans in 162.144 colors (18 bit), monochrome or 64 grey shades
400 dpi optical resolution
105 mm scan width
scan start button
5 scan modes: 18 bit color, 12 bit color, grayscale, dithered halftone (color), line art (monochrome)
selectable resolutions are 50/100/200/300/400 dpi
controls on the scan unit: brightness, contrast, scan mode, dithering pattern (only used for dithered color / monochrome)
supplied ColorKit software supports saving in 24 bit IFF, HAM8 and HAM6
RAM required for 12 bit mode is 2 MB, and 4 MB for 18 bit scan mode
OCR software supplied
scanner interface
connects to the parallel port
8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
no passthrough connector
external power supply
not compatible with A1000
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Company
Microdeal, UK Date
1993Amiga
any Amiga
colour splitter
allows grabbing of colour still images with the Microdeal VideoMaster or VideoMaster AGA
the splitter is switched from software
adjustable red / green / blue and saturation levels
Company
Expansion Systems, USA Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
IDE header
SCSI controller
mounts onto the IDE header
converts the signals on the IDE header to also run SCSI devices at the same time
operates up to five SCSI devices (ID 0 and 1 are reserved for the two IDE devices, ID 2-7 are for SCSI)
cannot autoboot SCSI drives (ExpXDS.device)
IDE passthrough for the original IDE drives
DB25 external SCSI connector
front side
front side
Company
Expansion Systems, USA Date
1993Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
IDE header
external IDE case
connects to the Amiga internal IDE header by a ribbon cable
place for a 3.5" or 2.5" drive inside the case (40 and 44 pin IDE connectors)
works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
power can be supplied by the Amiga (from the internal floppy power connector) or by an external power supply
autobooting and automounting (by the Kickstart ROM)
the A600 must have Kickstart v37.350
front side
inside side
Company
Petsoff, Finland Date
1998Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
DSP
Motorola DSP56002 @ 37 (underclocked 40 MHz) or 73.7 MHz (overclocked from 66 MHz)
24 bit data bus
fully programmable using the supplied software
memory
96 kB, 24 bit SRAM
one half of the memory can be addressed in program and X data space, the other half only in Y data space
zero-waitstate, 12 ns
audio
Crystal CS4231A audio codec
one stereo RCA input
one stereo 3.5 mm input with optional 20 dB mic amplifier
one internal CD-ROM input
one stereo RCA output
all inputs can be mixed with Delfina's output
full duplex recording and playback
AHI support
notes
connects to the clock port
the audio cables are connected directly onto the board, not to the back of the Amiga
front side
back side
Company
Individual Computers , Germany Date
2003Amiga
A1200 A2000, A3000, A4000 - - -Interface
clock port Zorro II PCIAutoconfig ID
4626 / 8,9
DSP
Motorola DSP56002 @ 67.73 MHz (overclocked from 66 MHz)
24 bit data bus
memory
96 kB, 24 bit SRAM, not expandable
zero-waitstate, 12 ns
audio
sample frequencies up to 48 kHz at 16 bit
unlike previous Delfinas, other frequencies are played back without resampling, freeing up DSP resources
three stereo inputs with regular intensity
one stereo input with increased sensitivity for a microphone
one stereo output (RCA)
full duplex recording and playback
AHI driver
Delfina module
carries the DSP, memory and the analog inputs and outputs
can be connected to the clock port of the A1200, or to the 26 pin expansion port that is available on all Individual Computer's cards
clock port pin 40 is marked
optional Flipper module
simply attaches to the Delfina module
expands the Delfina with digital SP-DIF connectors
MIDI In and MIDI Out connectors - can be programmed independently of each other
Zorro II and PCI connectors
front side
front side
front side
back side
Company
Hagenau Computer, Germany Date
1987Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
Sound Sampler
8 bit mono sound sampler
5.585 to 28.603 kHz sampling rate
level adjustment knob
load and save in IFF and Sonix with 1 to 5 octaves
monaural input (1× RCA)
connects to the parallel port
Deluxe Sound v1.0/v2.0 (1987)
small case
integrated parallel connector
available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
features additional serial port connector for power supply
Deluxe Sound v2.5 (1988)
small case
integrated parallel connector
available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
no additional serial port connector for power supply necessary
hardware is protected against wrong commands (e.g. printers) - only compatible with Deluxe Sound Sampler in this mode
switch for compatibility mode, to be used for other sampling software
Deluxe Sound v3.0 (1990)
large case
parallel connector at short breakout cable
available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
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Company
Computer System Associates, USA Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Advert (DE) 1993-07
Company
Klaus D. Tute, Germany Date
1995Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
No description available.
Advert (DE) 1995-11
Company
Peter Biet Computerdesign, Germany Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite input and output (2× RCA)
Y/C input and output (2× mini-DIN)
transcoding between composite and Y/C
the input source has to be selected manually by a switch
colour adjustment knob for the incoming video signal
brightness, contrast, red, green and blue adjustment knobs for the combined video signal
keyed mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
inverse keyed mode - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
two sliders for independent fading of computer and video image, and for wipe effects
vertical, horizontal and diagonal wipes
timer knob for setting the duration of automatic effects - can be adjusted during effects for dynamic results
colour bar generator
blackburst generator for recording Amiga graphics without incoming video signal
built in automatic color splitter for Deluxe View and DigiView Gold
both can be installed internally or externally, to the internal or external DB25 parallel port
the Digi-Gen has to be connected to the Amiga's parallel and joystick ports
when the the digitizer is installed internally, the external DB25 port acts as a parallel passthrough port - the DI/PR switch selects between the digitizer and passthrough
when installed outside, the digitizer is fed with composite video signal through the DI output connector (RCA)
internal power supply
top side
rear side
Case opened, top side
Company
Peter Biet Computerdesign, Germany Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite input, output and bypass (3× RCA)
Y/C input, output and bypass (3× mini-DIN)
two RGB inputs (for connecting two Amigas), one output and one bypass (4× DB9)
transcoding between composite and Y/C
the video and RGB sources have to be selected manually by switches
brightness, contrast, colour, red, green and blue adjustment knobs
keying, luma keyingt and inverse keying
five sliders - level, fader, wipe, wipe with sound, luma key
vertical, horizontal and diagonal wipes
timer knob for setting the duration of automatic effects - can be adjusted during effects for dynamic results
test pattern generator
blackburst generator for recording Amiga graphics without incoming video signal
built in automatic color splitter for Deluxe View and DigiView Gold digitizers
the Digi-Gen II has to be connected to the Amiga's joystick ports
the digitizer is fed with composite video signal through the DI output connector (RCA)
PAL only
internal power supply
audio mixer
two stereo inputs (4× RCA)
microphone input
stereo output (2× RCA)
four level adjustment sliders for the three input channels and for the output
Company
Peter Biet Computerdesign, Germany Date
1989Amiga
any Amiga
colour splitter
allows grabbing of colour images with monochrome digitisers
splits colours automatically for Deluxe View and DigiView
composite and Y/C inputs
separate monitor output
adjustable colour, contrast and luminance levels of the video input
internal power supply
Advert (DE) 1989-11
Company
DKB, USA Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2012 / 16
optional PLCC FPU, up to 68882 @ 40 MHz
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2 or 4 MB SIMMs
does not conflict with the PCMCIA port even with 8 MB RAM added
battery backed up clock
front side
front side
back side
back side
Advert (US) 1993-10
Company
DKB, USA Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2012 / 18
processor
68030 @ 28 / 40 / 50 MHz, PGA
optional PGA FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB
optional SCSI 2 controller - Ferret ( )
Qlogic FAS246
external DB25 SCSI connector
up to 2.8 MB/s transfer speed
the DKB 1240's firmware has to be updated
notes
the 50 MHz version is called Mongoose
battery backed up clock
needs firmware update for Kickstart 3.1, otherwise it works only with memory removed
front side
front side
back side
Company
HK-Computer, Germany Date
1989Amiga
any AmigaInterface
floppy port
allows attaching external floppy drives without daisy chaining them
three DB23 floppy ports
selector switches for every port
front side
back side
DSS - Digital Sound Studio
8 bit stereo soundsampler
up to 51.136 kHz sampling rate in mono and 42.613 in stereo
1991: left and right input level adjustment knobs and overload LEDs
1992:
input level adjustment from software through 256 steps with automatic adjustment (auto gain) option
low pass filter
selectable line and microphone impedance
work on up to 31 samples in memory
load and save in RAW, IFF and Sonix with 1, 3 or 5 octaves
stereo input (2× RCA)
connects to the parallel port
top side
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DSS - Digital Sound Studio
8 bit stereo soundsampler
up to 51.136 kHz sampling rate in mono and 42.613 in stereo
adjustable input levels through 256 steps for both the right and left channels independently
auto gain - automatic adjustment of input levels
integrated low pass filter, programmable through 128 steps, also with automatic adjustment option
work on up to 31 samples in memory
load and save in RAW, IFF and Sonix with 1, 3 or 5 octaves
controllable from ARexx
audio connections:
1× stereo input (2× RCA)
1× microphone input (3.5 mm jack)
connects to the parallel port
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Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 33,36
processor
68030 @ 50 MHz, PGA
optional 68882 @ 50 MHz, PGA
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 128 MB 50 ns RAM
optional extra SIMM socket
SCSI 2 controller
NCR 53CF94 SCSI 2 controller
DB25 external SCSI connector
autoboot ROM (ematscsi.device)
notes
battery backed up clock
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
1999Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2206 / 26
Zorro busboard
5× Zorro II slots
2× Zorro IV slots (custom designed 32 bit bus with autoconfig, but without DMA support)
1× extended video slot - can be activated with the optional Video Slot Enabler module
4× A1200 style clock ports
expandable with 4× PCI slots using the Mediator PCI Z-IV board
the board's Zorro II implementation is considered the most compatible amongst the various Zorro II busboards
the first two Zorro II slots support double speed transfers - turning on this option requires specifically designed cards
connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
the board is part of Elbox E/BOX 1200 Tower or Power Computing's Power Tower system
front side
front side
back side
back side
Company
Elsat, Poland Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
17740 / 0
four 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 4 MB RAM
works only with all sockets filled
optional PGA FPU, can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz)
battery backed up clock
Company
Elsat, Poland Date
1996Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
17740 / 0
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 4 or 8 MB RAM
optional PGA FPU, can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz)
battery backed up clock
clock write protection
front side
back side
Company
KRP Video Services, UK Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
video edit controller
controls to video decks and one player
optional control of video mixers
supports source decks with either 5 pin Edit (Panasonic) or LANC (Sony) interface
the recorder can be controlled with the above interfaces or by the infra-red sensor
LTC and RCTC time code support
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2206 / 6
4 MB Fast RAM
32 256k×4 ZIPs
optional PGA FPU, can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz)
real time clock with auto-recharge battery
disable jumper
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2206 / 7
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
with 8 MB RAM installed, the memory address space can be set either continuous or PCMCIA compatible
optional PGA or PLCC FPU, can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz)
real time clock with auto-recharge battery
clock write protection
disable jumper
front side
front side
Company
MacroSystem, Germany Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
18260 / 253
processor
68LC040 @ 25 MHz or 68040 @ 25 / 33 MHz
can be upgraded to 68060 @ 50 MHz
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB RAM
maprom cannot be disabled
optional SCSI 2 controller
the external SCSI connector is included without the SCSI option too
notes
the CPU faces up on the card - the cooler covers only 2/3 of it due to lack of space
no real-time clock
front side
back side
front side
Falcon-11.dms
install disk v1.1 (01.09.96) 68040.library v37.30 (18.1.93) 209 kB
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
1998Amiga
A1200Interface
Kickstart socket, GayleAutoconfig ID
2206 / 8,16,18 2206 / 19,24,53
Fast EIDE controller
supports PIO0, PIO3 and PIO4 devices
meets the ATA 3 and Fast ATA 2 specifications
up to 16.6 MB/s transfer speed
totally replaces the A1200's IDE controller by attaching to the Gayle and the ROMs
the ROMs have to be plugged onto the FastATA main board
a small fly has to be attached to pin 39 of the old IDE header
small cutout on the board allows access to the clock port for Catweasel users
three IDE headers:
two 40 pin, 3.5" (primary and secondary)
one 44 pin, 2.5" (primary)
the primary and secondary buses can be accessed at different speeds
up to four IDE or ATAPI devices can be connected at once
buffered and cached interface
reset switch connector
unconventional handling of >4 GB devices - they are simply split into separate logical 4 GB blocks
supported by Linux
variations
FastATA 1200 Lite / PowerFlyer Junior
supports 16 bit ATA transfers only
can be upgraded to full 32 bit FastATA by simply plugging in the upgrade chip
FastATA 1200 Mk2
improved firmware in the PLD chips
newer autoboot ROM
front side
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
2000Amiga
A1200Interface
Zorro IVAutoconfig ID
2206 / 30
Fast EIDE controller
two 40 pin buffered and terminated IDE ports (primary and secondary)
supports PIO0, PIO3 and PIO4 devices
meets the ATA 3 and Fast ATA 2 specifications
up to 16.6 MB/s transfer speed
the primary and secondary buses can be accessed at different speeds
autoboot ROM
up to four IDE or ATAPI devices can be connected at once
the A1200 motherboard IDE controller remains fully functional
hard disk activity LED connector
attaches to the E/Box Zorro IV busboard
treated as a 32 bit device while configured in the Zorro II address space
since the Zorro IV bus does not support DMA, FastATA Z-IV consumes valuable CPU time during transfers
requires at least a 68030 processor board with 16 MB RAM
front side
front side
back side
Company
DKB, USA Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
,
SCSI controller
Ferret is the optional SCSI controller for DKB's A1200 processor cards:
Qlogic FAS246
external DB25 SCSI connector
up to 2.8 MB/s transfer speed
the host card's firmware has to be updated
A-Max II driver
front side
framegrabber
realtime digitizing in 1/60th of a second - but transferring the image to the Amiga takes several seconds
separate PAL and NTSC versions
supported NTSC resolutions are 320×200, 384×240 (overscan), 320×400, 640×200, 640×400
can digitize in colour (except in 640×400) in 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 (EHB) or 4096 (HAM) colours, in 16 grays or in definable pseudo colours
uses its own built-in RAM to digitize
external control knobs for intensity (brightness), hue (colour bias) and saturation
composite input (RCA connector)
connects to the parallel port (Centronics) and between the monitor and the RGB port (2× DB9)
external power supply
FrameGrabber 2.0 software
pre-digitizing options:
Over Sampling - digitize an image any specified number of times up to 50 and combine them into a composite (gives far better results than a single capture)
Multiple Exposure - gives two samples
Mirror Image
Weighted - modifies the automatic contrasting performed
Auto Zone - improves image quality in the center at the expense of the border areas
these options can be combined in a variety of ways
post-digitizing options include: edge detection, sharpening, averaging, photographic negative
slow-scan mode - digitize a still object through the supplied colour wheel with a black and white camera
supported file formats:
IFF, IFF24, RAW
DV21 (DigiView Gold's 21 bit format)
Brush (for areas smaller than the screen)
Palette (for saving only colour information)
LUT (contains information for the pseudo colour option)
ANIM
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framegrabber
grabs images in 256 gray levels (the original colour capable FrameGrabber can achieve 16 gray levels only) - suitable for capturing 24 bit images in three pass
24 bit colour images can be obtained with three pass digitizing using the supplied colour wheel
cannot digitize in realtime - digitization takes 1/30th of a second and transferring the image to the Amiga plus displaying it takes 5 to 25 seconds
uses its own built-in RAM to digitize and display 256 gray levels on the Amiga screen (framebuffer)
supported resolutions are 320×200, 320×400, 384×240 (overscan), 384×480 (overscan)
external control knobs for intensity and black level
four composite inputs (RCA connectors) working in two ways:
all inputs accept independent video signals, each of which can be either monochrome or colour composite (treated as monochrome) - the active input is selected via software
the first three inputs accept colour video as separate red green and blue signals, and the fourth accepts the composite synchronization signal - in tandem with a colour RGB video camera, a colour image can be taken without colour wheel, in three pass
connects to the parallel port (Centronics) and between the monitor and the RGB port (2× DB9)
external power supply
Company
Electronic Design, Germany Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
realtime framegrabber
24 bit realtime framegrabbing
320×256 - 704×570 (PAL), 320×200 - 704×458 (NTSC)
composite and Y/C inputs - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
3 MB, 40 ns DRAM on board
grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
digitised images are stored in YUVN format and can be saved in IFF24, RGB8, YUVN and EDAN formats
FrameStore software v2.0 (1993) adds support for the AGA screen modes
ADPro loader
ARexx port
external power supply
PCB, front side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, back side
PCB, back side
Advert (DE) 1992-08
Company
Amitek, UK Date
1995Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
No description available.
Advert (GB) 1995-05
genlock and sound mixer
switchable dual composite input - software switching between two separate composite input sources for fast cuts between video - or a single high quality Y/C input
Composite to Y/C transcoder provides simultaneous composite, Y/C, and RGB outputs
the RGB output can be switched to provide YUV output for professional recording equipment
realtime ProcAmp controls allow adjustment of hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, filtering, gain, and more
SECAM to PAL conversion in VCR quality
keyer modes include Amiga only, external video only, overlay, inverse overlay, and control of Amiga ECS and AGA special effects
audio processor allows software switching and mixing control of two separate monaural audio sources, with full control over volume, treble, and bass
can operate as an adjustable electronic RGB color splitter for direct use with the NewTek Digi-View or other slow-scan video digitizers
works with the Display Enhancer and FlickerFreeVideo boards for simultaneous genlocked video and deinterlaced Amiga graphics output
complete software control with full ARexx and CLI interfaces
AmigaDOS 1.3, 2.x, 3.x compatible
does not require separate power supply
inputs:
2× Composite, RCA jacks
1× Y/C, mini-DIN
1× Component (RGB), DB25 (from Amiga DB23)
2× monoaural audio, RCA jacks
1× control (from Amiga DB9 joystick port)
outputs:
1× Composite, RCA jacks
1× Y/C, mini-DIN
1× Component (RGB or YUV), DB23
1× monoaural audio, RCA jacks
video input standards (user selectable):
NTSC-M
PAL-B/G/I
SECAM-L/B/G/K
video output standards (Amiga dependent):
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Company
DCE , Germany Date
2001Amiga
A1200Autoconfig ID
8512 / 101
PCI busboard
five PCI slots clocked with 33 MHz
early models have one DMA slot, later models have two
14 - 18 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards and the Blizzard (depends on the Blizzard's clock speed)
1.76 GB address space without bank switching
AT & ATX power supply connectors - the ATX connector is not active, a PIC for switching the ATX PSU have to be installed in the empty socket
the Blizzard firmware has to be updated
drivers
CyberGFX 4 and Warp3D drivers for Voodoo3, Voodoo4, Voodoo5, Permedia2, ViRGE, ViRGE/DX and SiS6326 graphics cards
driver for Brooktree and Conexant Fusion based TV/Video cards with Microtune or Philips tuners
driver for certain Realtek based network cards
driver for ESS Solo-1 sound cards
despite many announcements, USB drivers were not released
Interface board, front side
Interface board, back side
Bus board, front side
Bus board, back side
Company
Datel Electronics, UK Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
handy scanner
used scanner model: Genius GS-4500, made by Omron
scans monochrome and 64 grey shades
400 dpi optical resolution
105 mm scan width
status LED
scan start button
controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (letter and photo settings)
supplied with Genius Scandit software
the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
scanner interface
connects to the parallel port
for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
no passthrough connector
external 12V DC power supply
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Company
Hama, Germany Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port, joystick port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
adjustable chroma, contrast, luminance and white level (separate red, green, blue) of video and computer picture
built in automatic color splitter for Deluxe View and DigiView
independent fading of the computer and video image
mixing (lap dissolve) and fade to black
inversion of mix functions (keyhole effect)
Y/C to RGB conversion even without Amiga
copy protection decoding
intergrated blackburst generator permits recording without incoming video signal
automatic switching to genlock mode at the presence of a video signal
bypass switch permits direct comparison of original and processed picture - does not affect the output video
monitor selector switch permits display of either the mixed picture or the Amiga picture
compatible with the A3000's display enhancer
top side
front side
left side
right side
Company
Hama, Germany Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs (SCART connectors)
manual input selection
adjustable white level (separate red, green, blue) of the source video signal
software controllable color splitter for digitisers
compatible with the A3000's display enhancer
top side
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1997Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite input and output
color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
separate Amiga and video fader knobs
genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
DB9 connector for the SEG-200 special effects generator
external power supply
front side
rear side
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1997Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
video signal enhancer
R, G, B adjustment knobs for the Amiga signal
separate Amiga and video fader knobs
bypass switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture - does not affect the video outputs
alpha channel for transparent foregrounds
genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
DB9 connector for the SEG-200 special effects generator
external power supply
front side
rear side
Company
Golden Image, UK Date
1990Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
handy scanner
scans monochrome and 64 grey shades
400 dpi optical resolution
105 mm scan width
status LED
scan start button
controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), dithering/bit depth (1 letter and 3 photo settings)
supplied with Migraph Touch-UP software
the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
scanner interface
connects to the parallel port
for use with A1000, an adaptor is needed
8 pin Mini-DIN connector for scanner
no passthrough connector
external power supply
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Company
Kupke, Germany Date
1989Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port, joystick port
Sound Sampler
8 bit mono / stereo sound sampler
stereo line input (2× RCA, 1× DIN)
level meter (8×LED array)
level adjustment knob (manual gain control)
connects to the parallel and joystick port, joystick port provides power
switch at the back side chooses mono or stereo mode
available as bundle with sampling software Golem Sound Machine
metal case
Golem Sound
dedicated mono and stereo versions
Golem Sound II
stereo version only
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changes the Amiga bitplaned graphics into chunky pixel mode
allows specially adapted software to display 256 colors out of 262144, even on an A1000
maximum resolution is 768×576 pixels on AGA Amigas or 384×576 pixels on OCS / ECS Amigas
the image is stored in Amiga Chip RAM
graphics is generated by a VGA RAMDAC
attaches to the DB23 RGB port, the display is connected to the Graffiti
PAL and NTSC compatible
Exterior, bottom side
Exterior, top side
PCB, front side
Exterior, front side
Company
Amitek, UK Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 1
optional PLCC FPU - can run at 14.3 MHz or up to 40 MHz with an oscillator
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM, 80 ns or faster
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
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Company
VMC Harald Frank, Germany Date
1996 / 1997Amiga
A1200 A2000, A3000, A4000 - -Interface
clock port Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
5001 / 2,3
serial and parallel interfaces
Hypercom 1 / PortJnr
tiny 2x4 cm board
connects to A1200's clock port
Exar 16C650 UART chip
one DB25 RS232 serial port
50 to 460800 bps transfer speed
64 byte FIFO buffer (32 byte receive, 32 byte send)
may have problems with 1D4 motherboard revision
requires some modifications in order to work together with the Melody 1200 audio board
not compatible with Mikronik towers
Hypercom 3 & 3Z / PortPlus
Hypercom 3: connects to A1200's clock port
Hypercom 3Z: Zorro II version
Exar 16C552 or 16C553 UART chip
one DB25 bidirectional parallel port with 500 kB/s transfer speed
one DB9 and one DB25 RS232 serial port with up to 460800 bps transfer speed
32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
A1200 version may have problems with 1D4 motherboard revision
requires some modifications in order to work together with the Melody 1200 audio board
not compatible with Mikronik towers
Hypercom 3Z serial ports are supported by NetBSD
Hypercom 3i
expansion module for the Hypercom 3Z / 4 and the ISDN Blaster
Exar 16C552 UART chip
two additional DB25 460800 bps buffered serial ports
one additional DB25 500 kB/s buffered bidirectional parallel port
32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
Hypercom 4
Zorro II
two Exar 16C554 or 16C654 UART chips
four DB25 RS232 serial ports with up to 460800 bps transfer speed
32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
up to five Hypercom 4 can be installed into one Amiga
supported by NetBSD
Hypercom 1 / PortJnr, front side
Hypercom 1 / PortJnr, back side
Hypercom 4, front side
Company
VMC Harald Frank, Germany Date
1998Amiga
A1200 A2000, A3000, A4000 - -Interface
clock port Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
5001 / 6,7
serial and parallel interfaces
Hypercom 3 Plus
available in both Zorro II and clock port versions
the latter connects directly to the 26 pin expansion port of Buddha/Catweasel or connects with a cable to A1200's clock port
the Zorro II version is based on the HyperCom 4 Plus, it uses the same PCB
Exar 16C552 UART chip
one DB25 bidirectional parallel port with 500 kB/s transfer speed
one DB9 and one DB25 RS232 serial port with up to 460800 bps transfer speed
32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
not compatible with Mikronik towers
supported by NetBSD
Hypercom 3 Tel
expansion module for the ISDN Blaster
Exar 16C552 UART chip
two DB25 460800 bps buffered serial ports
one DB25 500 kB/s buffered bidirectional parallel port
one handset connector
32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
Hypercom 4 Plus
Zorro II
two Exar 16C552 UART chips
four DB25 or DB9 RS232 serial ports with up to 460800 bps transfer speed
two DB25 500 kB/s buffered bidirectional parallel ports
32 byte FIFO buffer (16 byte receive, 16 byte send)
up to five Hypercom 4 can be installed into one Amiga
supported by NetBSD
Zorro II version, back side
Clock port version, front side
Clock port version, back side
Zorro II version, back side
Fast EIDE controller
consists of a standard-looking IDE splitter and a small board connecting to Gayle
three IDE headers
two 40 pin, 3.5" (primary and secondary)
one 44 pin, 2.5" (primary)
disable jumper
the two ports does not behave as though they were separate interfaces, accessing them simultaneously causes slowdown
units on the secondary port don't signal the drive light
20% slower than the Power Flyer Junior
front side
back side
flicker-fixer
with a maximum input pixel clock of 28 MHz, all Amiga video modes up to Super Hires are supported and flicker-fixed (with the exception of the A2024 mode)
picture refresh rate of at least 60 Hz for all screen modes, resulting in a maximum output pixel clock of 71 MHz
24 bit color support (16.7 million colors)
supports interlaced and progressive scan input modes
output modes are always progressive scan
two output modes can be chosen:
Async mode: output pixel clock of Amiga modes are multiplied 2.5 times
Vertical Sync mode: exact double of Amiga mode pixel clock (eliminates tearing effects)
clips only onto the Lisa chip on motherboard, no soldering required
gets power and all signals from this chip
sync signals are derived from the inter-chip communication of the AGA chipset
HD15 VGA connector
supports border blanking
16 megabyte SDRAM
SDRAM is single-ported, thus reading and writing is decoupled by two FIFO buffers and a dual-port SDRAM controller running at 111 MHz
only 12 MB are used, 4 MB stay free
memory layout of 2048x2048 pixels (= maximum resolution)
compatible to Genlocks
no passthrough mode (all resolutions are flicker-fixed)
FPGA based design with FlashROM
Emergency Mode (emergency disk needed) in case a FlashROM update went wrong
low heat dissipation due to 2.5V/3.3V design (only the voltage regulator is 5V)
boot screen, shown for a pre-defined time - in case important information is displayed (e.g. Guru / Error Screen, Early Startup Menu), this time is reduced
no driver needed, however additional screenmodes are supported:
HighGFX (1024×786)
HD720 (1280×720)
Indivision AGA 1200
cutouts in the board allow installation of other internal A1200 components like IDE-Fix Express and the Lyra 1200 keyboard adaptor - tight design, so boards may touch on certain A1200 board revisions
first revision boards were prone to snapping from the Lisa socket, so later revisions had the socket on the Indivision board machine finished
Indivision AGA 4000
this is a follow-up design to the Indivision AGA 1200, offering the same features while having a different board layout to fit in A4000D and CD32
10nF capacitors have been added to the PLLs
two (instead of one) TTL drivers for the VGA Sync wires
prototype board is white, the final version has a blue PCB
Indivision AGA 4000 Prototype Board, front side
Indivision AGA 1200, front side
Indivision AGA 1200, back side
Indivision AGA 4000 Prototype Board, back side
flicker-fixer
all Amiga video modes up to Super Hires are supported and flicker-fixed (with the exception of the A2024 mode)
picture refresh rate of at least 60 Hz for all screen modes, resulting in a maximum output pixel clock of 71 MHz
24 bit color support (16.7 million colors)
supports interlaced and progressive scan input modes
output modes are always progressive scan
two output modes can be chosen:
Async mode: output pixel clock of Amiga modes are multiplied 2.5 times
Vertical Sync mode: exact double of Amiga mode pixel clock (eliminates tearing effects)
clips only onto the Lisa chip on motherboard, no soldering required
gets power and all signals from this chip
sync signals are derived from the inter-chip communication of the AGA chipset
DVI-I connector
supports border blanking
16 megabyte SDRAM
SDRAM is single-ported, thus reading and writing is decoupled by two FIFO buffers and a dual-port SDRAM controller running at 111 MHz
only 12 MB are used, 4 MB stay free
memory layout of 2048x2048 pixels (= maximum resolution)
compatible to Genlocks
no passthrough mode (all resolutions are flicker-fixed)
FPGA based design with FlashROM
Emergency Mode (emergency disk needed) in case a FlashROM update went wrong
low heat dissipation due to 2.5V/3.3V design (only the voltage regulator is 5V)
boot screen, shown for a pre-defined time - in case important information is displayed (e.g. Guru / Error Screen, Early Startup Menu), this time is reduced
no driver needed, however additional screenmodes are supported:
HighGFX (1024×786)
HD720 (1280×720)
Xtreme (1280×1024)
SuperPlus (800×600)
config tool provided to update flash memory and make adjustments to the output
the socket on the board had to be machined to fit properly on the Lisa chip
compared to the predecessor, the board features a faster FPGA, faster memory and more flexible pixel clocks - however the main features stay the same
Indivision AGA MK2 1200 / A4000T (2012)
DVI connector is located on a small PCB
Indivision AGA MK2 4000 / CD32 (2012)
DVI connector is located on a small PCB
has a different board layout to fit in A4000D and CD32, but has the same features as Indivision AGA MK2 1200 / A4000T
Indivision AGA MK2cr 1200 / A4000T (2013)
cost reduced version:
the components from the auxiliary PCB were moved to the Indivision board
custom made DVI-I connector (molded type) connects to the board
doesn't fit into the A4000T without modification: due to the changed connector for the DVI ouput, the board interferes with the electrolytic capacitor CE164C in the A4000T - this has to be replaced by a lower profile ceramic type to be able to fit the board
custom tooling for the socket pins results in a firmer hold on the Lisa chip
Company
Spirit Technology, USA Date
1990Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
looping composite input (2× BNC)
composite outputs (2× BNC)
RGB output (3× BNC)
key output (1× BNC)
NTSC and PAL versions
overlay fader with control selector
genlock disable switch (Amiga passthrough)
front panel can be remoted to 25 feet
horizontal phase adjustable to source video
selector for A500, A1000 and A2000 compliance
Advert (US) 1990-03 Advert (US) 1990-06
Company
RBM Digitaltechnik, Germany Date
1999Amiga
A1200Interface
clock portAutoconfig ID
4711 / 3
parallel interface
connects to the clock port
ST78C36 EPP/ECP driver chip
2 Mbps transfer speed
driver for parallel ZIP drive
planned driver for parallel scanners
Company
RBM Digitaltechnik, Germany Date
1999Amiga
A1200Interface
clock portAutoconfig ID
4711 / 2
serial interface
connects to the clock port
ST16C650 UART chip
1.5 Mbps theoretical transfer speed
ready for IrDA adaptor (infrared serial standard)
works flawlessly with 1D4 motherboard revision
front side
two B-channels
supports X.75, T70NL (Btx), V.110, syncPPP, HDLC, 1TR6 and E-DSS1 (EuroISDN)
D-channel activity monitoring
driver (fossil.device) emulates a Hayes compatible modem
full telephone features with answering machine
parallel data and telephone calls
requires at least a 68020 processor
floppy adaptor
connects to the floppy ribbon cable between the controller and drive
allows a cheap high density PC floppy drive to be connected to the Amiga's floppy controller
if a Catweasel is installed Kylwalda allows both controllers to share access to the same drive, permitting double-speed HD access through Catweasel, yet preserving access to protected disks through Paula
switches between controllers automatically, depending on which recognizes the format
no extra software is needed
for two internal floppy drives two Kylwaldas have to be used
three 34 pin floppy connectors (from motherboard, from Catweasel, to floppy drive)
two 4 pin floppy power connectors (from power supply, to floppy drive)
does not work with standard Amiga floppy drives, neither DD nor twin-speed HD variants
can also integrate an ISA Catweasel with a PC floppy controller
front side
keyboard adapter
allows the connection of PC a keyboard
translates PC keys to Amiga keys:
F11 and F12 - [ and ]
Print Screen - \
Insert - Help
Home - Shift + Left or Alt + Left
End - Shift + Right or Alt + Right
Page Up - Shift + Up or Alt + Up
Page Down - Shift + Down or Alt + Down
Left and Right Windows - Left and Right Amiga
external version:
connects directly between the A4000 keyboard port and the PC keyboard
requires a PS2 adapter when used with an A2000 or A3000
A1200 version:
connects internally onto the keyboard controller chip
the keyboard port is mounted on a backplane of a towercase
Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 32
processor
68030 @ 20 MHz, PGA, clocked synchronously to the motherboard at 28 MHz
optional PGA or PLCC FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 8 MB 70 ns RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
hardware maprom
front side
back side
MTec1230.dms
tool disk (CPU related tools, performance test programs) 149 kB
Advert (FR) 1994-04
Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
FPU
early versions (Neuroth design) have PLCC FPU socket
later versions (marked as "A1200 Speedup") have PGA FPU socket
can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz with oscillator)
memory
four 30 pin SIMM sockets for 4 MB RAM
accepts 1 MB, 80 ns or faster SIMMs in a group of four
the height of SIMMs cannot be larger than 15 mm
PCMCIA compatible
notes
available with or without battery backed up clock
lithium battery (not rechargeable)
clock write protection jumper
front side
front side
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1993-08 Advert (DE) 1993-11
Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
1 MB RAM soldered on board
memory disable jumper
PCMCIA compatible
battery backed up clock
lithium battery (not rechargeable)
clock write protection jumper
front side
back side
Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Autoconfig ID
2192 / 33
SCSI controller
an optional SCSI controller for the M-Tec T1230 processor card
NCR 53CF94
external DB25 SCSI connector
40 pin internal SCSI header
does not use DMA transfer
autoboot ROM (mtecscsi.device)
front side
back side
Connector board, front side
Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 5
4 MB RAM on board
not expandable
optional PLCC FPU up to 68882 @ 40 MHz
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1996-06
Company
Prima, UK Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
clock
a battery backed up realtime clock
OKI M6242 clock chip
full-length clock port header (40pin) - connects to the internal clock port of the A1200
holder for CR2032 cell
front side
back side
Company
Go Direct, UK Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2914 / 1
memory expansion
adds up to 8 MB FastRAM
optional PLCC FPU, clocked asynchronously
expansion consists of two boards - the M1205 main board, and a RAM daughter board connected to it
the mainboard only contains logic and FPU socket
Daughterboard M1215A
4 MB RAM
32 ZIP chips, soldered to the board
Daughterboard M1235
8 MB RAM
4 SIMMs, soldered to the board
Company
Marpet Developments, UK Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2194 / 1
optional PLCC FPU, clocked with its own oscillator
one 72 pin SIMM socket for 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company
Wizard Developments, UK Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Advert (GB) 1997-02
Company
Wizard Developments, UK Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Magnum 1240 & 1260 are name variations of Apollo 1240 & 1260 as used by Wizard Developments
Advert (GB) 1997-02
Company
Wizard Developments, UK Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2640 / 10
optional PLCC FPU, clocked with its own oscillator
one 72 pin SIMM socket for 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
battery backed up clock
Advert (GB) 1997-02
Company
Microdeal, UK Date
1990Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
8 bit mono soundsampler
AD7576 analog to digital converter
up to 59.6 kHz sampling rate
mono input (3.5 mm headphone jack)
no gain control possibility
supplied with an inaccurate and limited sampling software - it's better to use Aegis' AudioMaster instead which supports the Master Sound directly
connects to the parallel port
front side
Advert (GB) 1990-06 Advert (GB) 1991-07
Company
Newtronic Technologies, Italy Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
framegrabber and sound sampler
grabs images in all resolutions of the AGA chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
works internally in 24 bits
composite (RCA) and Y/C (4 pin Mini-DIN) inputs
the input has to be selected manually by a switch
brightness, contrast and saturation knobs
connects to the parallel port
RGB output connector for previewing
8 bit stereo sound sampler
up to 59 kHz sampling rate
digitises audio and video simultaneously
stereo audio input (2× RCA connectors, headphone jack)
plastic case
Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Autoconfig ID
2192 / 33
SCSI controller
MasterCard is the optional SCSI controller for the M-Tec T1230 processor card
NCR 53CF94
external DB25 SCSI connector
40 pin internal SCSI header
does not use DMA transfer
autoboot ROM (mtecscsi.device)
disable jumper
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1995-12 Advert (DE) 1995-12
Company
Newtronic Technologies, Italy Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
the input has to be selected manually by a switch
genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
Amiga passthrough mode - useful for recording Amiga graphics only
RGB adjustment knobs for the incoming Amiga signal
built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
metallic case
external power supply
Company
Newtronic Technologies, Italy Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
the input has to be selected manually by a switch
connecting both Y/C and composite signals simultaneously to the genlock results in garbled output
genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
crossfade mode - either Amiga or video is shown solid, which can be crossfaded with the fader knob
inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
saturation knob for on the fly b/w to colour transitions
adjustable RGB levels of the incoming Amiga signal
adjustable RGB levels, horizontal and vertical sync of the outgoing video signal
no bypass circuit - the RGB monitor passthrough can only display the same image as is being sent via the video out
metallic case
Company
Microbotics, USA Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
1010 / 129 1010 / 193
optional PGA FPU 68881 @ 14 MHz - 68882 @ 50 MHz
MBX 1200 has a 68881 @ 16 MHz installed
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB 80 ns RAM
with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
MBX 1200z has, MBX 1200 has no battery backed up clock
front side
with RAM, front side
back side
Advert (US) 1993-03 Advert (US) 1993-06 Advert (GB) 1993-02
Company
Microbotics / Paravision, USA Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
68EC030 @ 40 MHz or 68030 @ 33 / 50 MHz, PGA
optional PGA FPU, clocked with a separate oscillator
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB 40-80 ns RAM
under Kickstart 3.1 the RAM is autoconfigured, under 3.0 it's configured by software
EEPROM
stores RAM wait-states settings
adds non-autoconfig RAM to system
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
Advert (US) 1993-06 Advert (US) 1994-10
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
2000Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2206 / 32,160
PCI busboard
four PCI 2.1 compliant slots
33 MHz PCI clock
up to 132 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
works with all existing A1200 processor cards
access to the entire 4 GB PCI memory space and to all the required I/O space through the 8 MB Amiga memory window
ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 processor card
drivers
Mediator Multimedia CD software pack:
Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 cards
TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
CyberGraphX driver supports ViRGE and Voodoo PCI cards
front side
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
2003Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2206 / 48,176 2206 / 49,177
PCI busboard
two PCI 2.1 compliant slots, expandable to four with the LT4 Upgrade Pack
33/66 MHz PCI clock
up to 132/264 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
access to the entire 4 GB PCI memory space and to all the required I/O space through the 8 MB Amiga memory window
busmastering controller
supports the busmastering / DMA mechanism in all PCI slots
address and data parity control support in all PCI slots
four PCI interrupt lines
can use the SDRAM/SGRAM of PCI display cards as system memory - faster than memory on Amiga processor cards
notes
AT power supply connector
ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 processor card
Mediator Multimedia CD
Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
2002Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2206 / 40,168
PCI busboard
six PCI 2.1 compliant slots
33/66 MHz PCI clock
up to 132/264 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
access to the entire 4 GB PCI memory space and to all the required I/O space through the 8 MB Amiga memory window
busmastering controller
supports the busmastering / DMA mechanism in all PCI slots
address and data parity control support in all PCI slots
four PCI interrupt lines
can use the SDRAM/SGRAM of PCI display cards as system memory - faster than memory on Amiga processor cards
notes
ATX and AT power supply connectors
power management interface - allows waking up the computer with external events and programmable shutting down
ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 processor card
Mediator Multimedia CD
Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
2001Amiga
A1200Interface
Zorro IVAutoconfig ID
2206 / 31,159
PCI busboard
four PCI 2.1 compliant slots
66 MHz PCI clock
up to 264 MB/s transfer speed between PCI cards
supports transfers between PCI cards
four interrupt lines
ready for installation of the SharkPPC G3/G4 and SharkPPC+ G3/G4 processor cards
attaches to the E/Box Zorro IV busboard
enables simultaneous operation of Zorro II cards and clock port devices installed on the Zorro IV busboard
Mediator Multimedia CD
Picasso96 2D drivers for: Voodoo5, Voodoo4, Voodoo3, Voodoo Banshee, S3 Virge and S3 Virge DX PCI graphic cards
Warp 3D drivers for: Voodoo3, Voodoo4 and Voodoo5 PCI graphic cards
Sana II network drivers for 10 and 100 Mbps PCI Ethernet cards
AHI sound drivers for: Sound Blaster 128 and ForteMedia FM801 based PCI cards
TV tuner drivers for most available PCI TV tuner cards (98 TV card models, several tuners supported) - requires a PCI graphics card
USB drivers for the Elbox Spider PCI card - EHCI (Hi-Speed USB 2.0) and OHCI (Full-Speed and Low-Speed USB 1.1) drivers for the Poseidon stack
MPEG-2 Audio and Video hardware decoder PCI card drivers are in development
front side
Company
Microdeal, UK Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
8 bit stereo soundsampler
level adjustment knob
direct to disk recording, but with limited sampling rate depending on the drive's transfer speed
load and save in RAW and IFF
stereo input (2× RCA)
connects to the parallel port
top side
rear side
front side
Company
Kato Development, Germany Date
1998Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
recording and playback at 44.1 and 48 kHz, full duplex
analog and host part is connected via ribbon cable which transports digital data only
AHI driver
analog part (same for all models)
20 bit Crystal AD/DA converter
108 dB signal to noise ratio
9 pin DSUB connector for plugging the adaptor with 6 RCA connectors
two stereo line in connectors (RCA) - analog mixed and value controlled
one internal input for CD-ROM audio
one stereo output connector (RCA)
passthrough and monitoring
host part
connects to clock port
clock port passthrough for the optional RS232 module, Twister 1200
2 or 4 kB FIFO buffer to prevent interruption of playback and recording
Melody 1200 Base
20 bit resolution
4 kB FIFO buffer
Melody 1200 Plus
16 or 20 bit resolution
2 kB FIFO buffer
128 kB RAM for playback
MPEG 1 audio layer I / II decoder DSP (Texas Instruments TMS320AV110PBM)
Melody 1200 Pro
20 bit resolution
4 kB FIFO buffer
MPEG 2.5 audio layer II / III decoder DSP
optional Digital I/O module
connects to the ribbon cable between the analog and host parts
Crystal A-Lan controller for audio networking
24 bit input and output
golden RCA and fibre connectors
jobs like Analog-In to Digital-Out or Digital-In to Analog-Out are done without the computer incorporated
front side
Company
BSC / Alfa Data , Germany Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2092 / 7
Memory Expansion
1 MB RAM soldered to the back of the card (can be disabled with a jumper)
16 ZIP socket for up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1M×4, Static Column or Page Mode, 80 ns or faster ZIPs in groups of eight
possible configurations are 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9 MB RAM
with 8 or 9 MB RAM installed, the memory address space can be set either continuous or PCMCIA compatible
for 4 MB, ZIPs have to be installed in U3x sockets
optional PLCC FPU, can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz)
battery backed up real time clock
disable jumper
test mode jumper (prevents the RAM to be used by the OS - for RAM testing purposes)
jumper settings
Jumper Configuration Setting
J1 Real-Time Clock UP - RTC deactivated, DOWN - RTC active
J2 PCMCIA UP - PCMCIA usable, DOWN - PCMCIA not usable
J3 Deactivate RAM UP - RAM activated, DOWN - RAM deactivated
J4 1 MB RAM Setting UP - 1MB RAM activated, DOWN - deactivated
J5 RAM Size UP - 4MB RAM installed, DOWN - 8MB RAM installed
J6 RAM Test Mode UP - Test Mode activated, DOWN - normal operation
J7 FPU LEFT - asynchronous operation (FPU installed), RIGHT - synchronous operation
front side
back side
Company
BSC , Germany Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
68030 @ 14.3 MHz, synchronous to the motherboard, PGA
optional 68881/2 @ 14.3 MHz, PLCC
memory
two 72 pin SIMM sockets
notes
battery backed up clock
the card has never went into production
front side
back side
Company
Datel Electronics, UK Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
Sound Sampler
8 bit stereo sound sampler
no level adjustment potentiometer (manual gain control)
audio input: line level mono (2× 3.5mm socket, 1× DIN)
connects to the parallel port
available in separate A1000 and A500/A2000 versions
Advert (GB) 1991-05
Company
Microdeal, UK Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port
No description available.
Advert (GB) 1991-07
Company
Newtronic Technologies, Italy Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
no transcoding between the signals
connecting both Y/C and composite signals simultaneously is not supported
fader knob - the fading range is limited
two switches select between the operation modes:
genlocked mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
inverse mode (keyhole effect) - colour zero is solid, all other colours produce holes
video passthrough mode - Amiga graphics is hidden
Amiga passthrough mode - useful for recording Amiga graphics only
toggling the switches may cause loss of sync or loss of colour
unable to handle extreme overscan effectively - the left side of the Amiga screen overlaps the video image
plastic case - negligible shielding leads to cross interference from other video equipment
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Micronik Z-1 (6860 rev4.0)
5× Zorro II slots
4× ISA slots
Micronik Z-2 (6860 rev4.2)
5× Zorro II slots
1× extended video slot
4× ISA slots
Micronik Z-2 (6860 rev5.0)
5× Zorro II slots
1× extended video slot
3× ISA slots
a 72 pin SIMM socket for up to 8 MB RAM
notes
the ISA and video slots are inline with Zorro slots
the video slot can be activated with the optional Video Slot Adapter
connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
the boards are part of the Micronik Infinitiv tower system
2× 5.25" external drive bays
2× 3.5" external drive bays
2× 3.5" internal drive bays
uprated power supply
front side
back side
A1200 Adapter, front side
A1200 Adapter, back side
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1998Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Micronik Z-1i (6860 rev5.4)
5× Zorro II slots
1× extended video slot
2× PCI slots
2× ISA slots
Micronik Z-2i (6860 rev5.4)
all features of Micronik Z-1i
two 72 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
notes
the ISA and video slots are inline with Zorro slots
the PCI slots cannot be accessed by the Amiga in any way
the video slot can be activated with the optional Video Slot Adapter
connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
the boards are part of the Micronik Infinitiv tower system
2× 5.25" external drive bays
2× 3.5" external drive bays
2× 3.5" internal drive bays
uprated power supply
front side
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1998Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
3855 / 1
Micronik Z-3i (6860 rev6.2 - 6.3)
5× Zorro II/III slots
1× extended video slot
2× PCI slots
1× ISA slot
1× A4000 CPU slot - an A4000 processor board is required for Zorro III operation
a 72 pin SIMM socket for up to 8 MB RAM
SCSI controller (123.device) with 50 pin internal SCSI header
Micronik Z-3i Mk2 (6860 rev6.6 - 6.8)
5× Zorro II/III slots (the middle slot is Zorro II only)
1× extended video slot
3× PCI slots
2× ISA slot
1× A4000 CPU slot - an A4000 processor board is required for Zorro III operation
SCSI controller - Qlogic FAS216 controller IC, 50 pin internal SCSI header
notes
the ISA and video slots are inline with Zorro slots
the PCI slots cannot be accessed by the Amiga in any way
the video slot can be activated with the optional Video Slot Adapter
the Zorro III slots are slower than the A3000 or A4000 slots
connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
the board is part of the Micronik Infinitiv tower system
2× 5.25" external drive bays
2× 3.5" external drive bays
2× 3.5" internal drive bays
uprated power supply
front side
Company
Migraph, USA Date
1989Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
No description available.
Advert (US) 1989-12 Advert (US) 1990-12
genlock
composite input and output (2× RCA)
connects directly to the RGB port
no RGB passthrough connector
mixed mode - graphics overlayed on video
picture mode - shows external video alone
graphics mode - displays graphics only
Exterior, rear side
Exterior, front side
Case opened, right side
Case opened, top side
Company
DKB, USA Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2012 / 18
Mongoose is the 50 MHz version of DKB 1240
Company
Elbox, Poland Date
2000Amiga
any AmigaInterface
mouse port
mouse interface adapter
allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
basic movements and the three mouse buttons do not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor
mouse wheels (vertical and horizontal movement) and 4th and 5th mouse buttons need driver software
supports serial and combo (i.e. PS/2 and serial) PC mice using the following protocols: Mouse System, Microsoft, Microsoft with Logitech extension
Mroocheck is the anglicized version of the original polish name "Mroczek" (means "squeek")
Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
Mroocheck (board), front side
Mroocheck (board), back side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
flicker fixer
doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes to 31.5 kHz - other screen modes are passed through
removes flicker of interlaced screens
connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port
being an external unit, it has to encode the RGB signal, flicker fix, split to RGB and sync again - this reduces the quality of the video signal
sync delay adjustment potentiometer
claimed to be compatible with the Video Toaster and all genlocks, but it's not in many cases - the genlocked video signal is passed through without scandoubling
scandoubled screens are much draker than passthroughed screens
high power consumption - the screen may go darker when the floppy drive is accessed
Board, front side
Case, top side
Case, bottom side
Board, back side
Company
Electronic Design, Germany Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port, serial port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
independent fading of the computer and video image
fade to black
manual fading - the faders serve to set the degree of blending
automatic fading - the faders serve to set the fading time between 0.2 - 20 seconds
RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture without affecting the video outputs
keying active switch: allows imposing the computer picture over a static video picture - when inactive the fader can be used to dissolve between full computer and video picture
keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
alpha overlay switch: allows semi-transparent colors or anti-aliasing
built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
VITC timecode support
all functions can be controlled by software through the serial port
integrated ARexx port
standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Neptun's circuit board
takes power from the RGB port, but can use an external power supply too
top side
Advert (AU) 1994-06 Advert (DE) 1995-12
Company
Logica, Italy Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
FastRAM expansion
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
possible RAM configurations: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 MB
optional PGA FPU, can be clocked either synchronously (14.28 MHz) or asynchronously (up to 50 MHz)
for asynchronous clock, an external oscillator in DIP14 or DIP8 package is required (DIP8 oscillator is installed towards the FPU)
battery backed up clock
clock write protection
diagnostics and upgrade ("D&U Slot") connector, to be used in factory for expansion diagnostics and software update by reprogramming
jumper settings
Jumper Configuration Setting
J1 RAM disable ON - Disable RAM, OFF - Enable RAM
J2..J4 RAM configuration see table below
J5 FPU Clock 1-2 - synchronous, 2-3 - asynchronous (oscillator installed)
J6 Clock Protection ON - Enable Write Clock, OFF - Disable
J2 ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
J3 ON ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF
J4 ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF OFF
SIMM1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 8
SIMM2 - 1 - 1 2 - 1 2 4 -
Total 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 8
front side
with RAM installed, front side
back side
Company
RBM Digitaltechnik, Germany Date
1996Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Zorro busboard interface
acts as an adaptor between the A1200 motherboard and RBM Zorro busboards
ONBoard 4000:
connects to the ONBoard 1200 with two ribbon cables
7× Zorro II slots
5× ISA slots
2× extended video slots
the video slots can be optionally activated by the VidiON module
Eyetech single Zorro slot:
connects directly onto the ONBoard 1200
1× Zorro II slot
battery backed up clock
connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
the board is part of the RBM Towerhawk 1200 tower system
with Eyetech single Zorro adapter, front side
with Eyetech single Zorro adapter, front side
with Eyetech single Zorro adapter, front side
front side
back side
Eyetech single Zorro adapter, back side
Company
RBM Digitaltechnik, Germany Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Zorro busboard
5× Zorro II slots
does not support DMA - many SCSI cards are ruled out
does not comply with the Zorro II specifications:
/XRDY (External Ready - used for adding wait states) is halfways implemented
/OVR (/DTACK Override - used for delaying Zorro bus cycle termination) is not implemented at all
as a side effect it is possible to achieve 2-cycle Zorro accesses - faster than other Zorro boards if the card can take advantage of it
optional extended video slot - VidiON ex module
a Zorro III upgrade with A4000 style CPU slot (TurboON 32) was planned but never realised
connects to the trapdoor slot - the connector is passed through for accelerator cards
the board is part of the RBM Towerhawk 1200 IIex tower system
Company
Archos, France Date
1995Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
CD-ROM drive
uses a proprietary (non-ATAPI) Mitsumi FX001D drive
dual speed - 300 kB/sec (Mode 1)
tray loading mechanism
stereo headphone jack with volume knob
works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
DB25 connector for connecting other Archos PCMCIA products, like the OverDrive HD
external power supply
limited autoboot capabilities in CDTV/CD32 mode, which can be reached by holding the right mouse button during startup
Advert (FR) 1994-05
Company
Archos, France Date
1994Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
IDE controller
a very simple device containing no additional logic circuit - the hard disk is connected straight to the PCMCIA slot with a ribbon cable
stylish case matches the A1200 / A600 design
place for a 3.5" or 2.5" drive inside the case - two different versions with 40 or 44 pin IDE connector
power is supplied by an external power supply which plugs into the back of the case
autobooting and automounting (by the Kickstart ROM)
works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
DB25 connector for connecting other Archos PCMCIA products, like the OverDrive CD-ROM drive
top side
Advert (FR) 1994-04 Advert (FR) 1994-05
Company
Electronic Design, Germany Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite input and output
color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
fading and superimposing
inverter switch: when off, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when set, video is shown at positions other than color 0
built in blackburst generator - when no video source is connected, the genlock still can be used to record the computer image
built in manual RGB splitter for monochrome digitisers
top side
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Company
Mainhattan Data, Germany Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
SCSI adapter
converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
a 5×4×1 cm box
connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is not passed through
some versions get power from the RGB port, others from the mouse/game port - in both cases the port is passed through
very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
can reboot, but cannot autoboot
RDB compatible
compatible with the A2088XT and A2286AT with BridgeBoard software from or after 23.11.88.
Case, top side
Board, front side
Board, back side
Company
S-Bit, Poland Date
2001Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
parallel interface
connects to the clock port
82C55 I/O controller
supports SPP (paralizer.device) and EPP (paralizer_epp.device)
adjustable clokport address for using multiple clock port devices (up to 4 PARalizers in one Amiga)
DB25 parallel connector
ImageFX driver for the Primax Colorado Direct 9600 scanner
front side
Company
Power Computing, UK Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
4 MB RAM soldered to board
eight 1M×4 ZIPs
optional 14 MHz PGA FPU, up to 68882 @ 50 MHz with separate oscillator
battery backed up clock
disable switch
front side
back side
Advert (GB) 1993-09 Advert (GB) 1993-11
Company
Power Computing, UK Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
655 / 0
FastRAM expansion
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
accepts FastPage and EDO RAM
optional PLCC or PGA FPU, clocked at 14 MHz or up to 50 MHz with separate oscillator
battery backed up clock
Notes
even with 8 MB RAM installed the board doesn't conflict with the PCMCIA port
disable jumper
jumper to limit RAM to 4 MB
two different revisions exist, which differ in placement of the SIMM slot (either on front or back side of the card)
Advert (GB) 1993-11
Company
Atéo Concepts, France Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
AtéoBusAutoconfig ID
2026 / 254,255 4143 / 254,255
RTG graphics card
Cirrus Logic GD5434
64 bit blitter
135 MHz in 8 bit modes
85 MHz in 16 bit modes
45 MHz in 24 bit modes
2 MB 64 bit 50 ns DRAM
1 MB (two chips) soldered to board
screen modes
1280×1024×8
1024×768×16
800×600×24
notes
DPMS support
15 pin DSUB connector
no passthrough
Picasso96 and CyberGraphX 4.2 drivers
front side
Company
Electronic Design, Germany Date
1996Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
color, contrast and luminance knobs for the source video signal
RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture - does not affect the video outputs
keying active switch: allows imposing the computer picture over a static video picture - when inactive the fader can be used to dissolve between full computer and video picture
keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
internal blackburst generator - when no video source is connected, the genlock still can be used to record the computer image
standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Pluto's circuit board
takes power from the RGB port, but can use an external power supply too
Company
Silent Paw Productions, USA Date
1995Amiga
A600, A1200, A3000, A4000
No description available.
Advert (US) 1995-02 Advert (US) 1995-05 Advert (US) 1995-08 Advert (US) 1995-12
Crystal Semiconductor Sound Codec 4231A
5510-64000 Hz frequency range
ALaw, uLaw, ADPCM compression / decompression
MPC Level 2 compatible mixer
dual DMA registers support full duplex operation
two onchip FIFO buffers for higher performance
selectable Serial Audio Data Port
two channel simultaneous playback (simple stereo signal)
unlike a DSP, this chip is designed solely for handling audio, it cannot for example, off-load your CPU when playing back an 8+ channel ScreamTracker file
full duplex 16 bit audio sampling and playback
14 sampling and playback rates up to 64 kHz
four stereo mini-jack sockets: one line level output, two line inputs, one microphone input
one of the inputs can be used to mix the Paula audio with the Prelude output
two piece board - the digital part connects to the clock port, the analog part fits to the spare blanking plate at the back of the A1200
the two parts are connected with a ribbon cable
software: Samplitude Opus Lite, AudioLab16
AHI driver
front side
back side
front side
Company
Datel Electronics, UK Date
1989Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
Sound Sampler
8 bit stereo sound sampler
no hardware level adjustment
audio input: line level mono (2× 3.5mm socket, 1× DIN)
plugs into parallel port
supplied with Pro Sampler Studio Sampling Software and Jammer Sequencer Software
Advert (GB) 1989-06
genlock
composite input and output (2× BNC)
controlled by software through the parallel port
Background mode - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
Foreground I mode - permits colours other than colour 0 to become transparent
Foreground II mode - restores opaqueness to the colours used in Foreground I mode
Video mode - shows external video alone
Amiga mode - displays graphics only
Advert (US) 1988-04 Advert (US) 1988-06
Company
ACDA, USA Date
1989Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
A/D converter
single channel analogue / digital converter
5.8 kHz maximum sampling rate
x1 and x100 input gain
LED signal level display
test/calibration switch
the software (Digi-Scope) does not support OS 2.0 and above
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Company
Micro R&D, USA Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
Advert (US) 1992-11 Advert (US) 1992-12 Advert (US) 1993-04
Company
Micro R&D, USA Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port
Audio Equalizer
boosts certain parts of the frequency range to "enhance" the Amiga sound output
frequency response can be controlled with potentiometer on the front plate
audio output 2× RCA socket
audio input 2× RCA socket
power supply via serial port
serial interface pass-through connector on the front plate allows connection of other serial devices at the same time
bypass switch disables filter function and passes through original sound unaltered
Advert (US) 1993-04
Company
Amiga Technologies, Germany Date
1995Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
CD-ROM drive
Q-Drive is the IDE version of Archos OverDrive CD
uses a Panasonic IDE drive
quad speed - 600 kB/sec (Mode 1)
200 ms random access time
128 kB ring buffer
tray loading mechanism
stereo headphone jack with volume knob
works together with the built-in hard disk of the A1200 / A600
external power supply
Company
RBM Digitaltechnik, Germany Date
2000Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
clock port splitter
provides four clockport connectors
connects to the A1200's internal clock port with a ribbon cable
front side
Company
Resource Management Force, Australia Date
1996Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Ethernet interface and memory expansion
Thin Ethernet connection
128 kB buffer
two 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4 MB SIMMs
optional PGA FPU up to 68882 @ 50MHz
connects to trapdoor expansion connector - 32 bit DMA transfers
QuickNet_Libs.lha
library collection: QuickNet.device v2.53 (15.8.96), QuickNetS2.device v1.0, gg_ne2000.device v37.7 16 kB
Advert (AU) 1993-11 Advert (AU) 1994-02
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1996Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
1 / 170
FastRAM expansion
one 72 pin SIMM socket for up to 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
PGA and PLCC socket for optional FPU, 68881/68882 @ 14.28 MHz (clocked synchronously) or 33 / 50 MHz (clocked asynchronously)
asynchronous FPU operation requires oscillator, this has to be soldered to the board (no socket)
battery backed up clock
disable jumper
with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
jumper settings
Jumper Configuration Setting
S0 RAM enable ON - RAM enabled, OFF - RAM disabled
S1, S2 RAM size 1 MB - ON ON 2 MB - ON OFF 4 MB - OFF ON 8 MB - OFF OFF
S3 PCMCIA setting ON - no PCMCIA RAM, OFF - 4 MB + 2 MB + 4 MB PCMCIA
FPU Jumper FPU Mode setting LEFT - synchronous, RIGHT - asynchronous
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1996Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
1 / 170
FastRAM expansion
two 72 pin SIMM sockets for up to 10 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
PGA socket for optional FPU, 68881/68882 @ 14.28 MHz (clocked synchronously) or 33 / 50 MHz (clocked asynchronously)
asynchronous FPU operation requires oscillator, this has to be soldered to the board (no socket)
battery backed up clock
jumper settings
Jumper Configuration Setting
JP1 FPU Mode setting LEFT - asynchronous, RIGHT - synchronous
JP2 RAM size see next table
JP2 settings:
PCMCIA Bank A Bank B 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 Total
- 1 MB - ON ON ON ON 1 MB
- 2 MB - ON ON ON OFF 2 MB
- 1 MB 1 MB ON ON ON OFF 2 MB
- 2 MB 2 MB ON OFF ON OFF 4 MB
- 4 MB - ON ON OFF ON 4 MB
- 4 MB 4 MB ON ON OFF OFF 8 MB
- 8 MB - ON ON OFF OFF 8 MB
yes 4 MB 4 MB ON OFF OFF ON 10 MB
yes 8 MB - ON OFF OFF ON 10 MB
- 8 MB 2 MB ON OFF OFF OFF 10 MB
- 8 MB 4 MB ON OFF OFF OFF 10 MB
Company
MicroniK / Utech, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
1 / 170
ra-i5031: one 72 pin SIMM socket for up to 8 MB RAM
ra-i5032: two 72 pin SIMM sockets for up to 10 MB RAM
supports 2, 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
optional PGA FPU
battery backed up clock
disable jumper
front side
back side
Company
Harms Computertechnik, Germany Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2560 / 18
1 or 4 MB RAM
eight 256k×4 or 1M×4 ZIPs soldered on board
optional PGA FPU, up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
disable jumper
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1993-06 Advert (DE) 1993-09
Company
Harms Computertechnik, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2560 / 18
4 MB RAM - not expandable
eight 1M×4 SOJs soldered on board
optional PLCC or PGA FPU, up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
battery backed up clock
disable switch
Company
Individual Computers , Germany Date
2014Amiga
A1200 A2000, A3000, A4000 - -Interface
clock port proprietary
USB interface
provides two USB ports
isp1763 USB host controller chip
compatible to USB 1.1 and 2.0 specifications
supports USB 2.0 highspeed mode (480 Mpbs)
card features clock port and proprietary X-Surf 100 expansion connectors
two expansion variants exist that differ with regard to the connection options and the scope of delivery:
Clock Port Model
both connectors active
shipped with earthing cable, floppy power cable, plastic cover and bracket with two USB connectors
more expensive than the other variant as the development effort was much higher due to the idiosyncrasies of the clock port
X-Surf 100 Model
clock port connector disabled, expansion is only usable on the X-Surf 100
bare board with no protective cover or USB port bracket
two floppy power connectors on the card to supply power to the USB ports - the second port can be used for the floppy, thus an Y cable is not needed
this is only needed when used on a clock port (clock port doesn't provide enough power)
if power hungry devices are used, it is also recommended when installed on the X-Surf
supplies up to 1.5 ampere per USB port
only supports PIO (Programmed I/O) operation (no DMA), thus having higher load on the CPU during transfers
typical data rates: 7.5 MB/s (Zorro III), 2.5 MB/s (Zorro II), 700 kByte/s (Clock Port)
notes
when installed on the X-Surf, their external USB ports are activated - the internal ports of the RapidRoad can only be used if the respective external port stays empty
white status LED on board indicates proper connection
benefits from the faster secondary clock port on the A604n
power on the USB ports is only switched on upon start of USB stack, this conformes to USB specification
shipped with Poseidon 4.5 OEM USB stack
requires at least 68020 processor, 2.5MB free FastRAM, MUI, OS3.0
driver for e.g. USB mouse and keyboard (HID devices), mass storage, parallel interface (printers) and USB-serial bridges
USB_module
Individual Computers documentation (english), PDF manual (english/german)
Company
Pyramid Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2640 / 10
optional PGA FPU up to 50 MHz
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
with 8 MB RAM installed the board conflicts with the PCMCIA port
battery backed up clock
disable switch
Rev B, front side
Rev B, back side
Rev C, front side
Rev C, back side
Company
Rex Datentechnik, Germany Date
1988Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
No description available.
Advert (DE) 1988-10
Company
Rex Datentechnik, Germany Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
No description available.
Company
Commodore, USA Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
converts the Amiga DB23 RGB port to HD15 VGA
connects directly into the RGB port
bundled with A4000s
PCB, front side
Exterior, front side
PCB, back side
Company
Roctec, Hong Kong Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite input and output
no RGB passthrough connector
dissolve knob
operation modes:
overlay - colour zero is transparent, all others float above the live video backdrop
fade - Amiga graphics is faded over the video image with the dissolve knob
Amiga - shows the computer image only
can take power from the Amiga or from an external power supply
PAL and NTSC versions
Board, front side
Exterior, top side
Exterior, rear side
Advert (US) 1991-01 Advert (DE) 1991-03
Company
Roctec, Hong Kong Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
composite input, output and passthrough (3× RCA)
RGB passthrough connector
key input for the RocKey keying device (RCA)
separate Amiga and video dissolve knobs for varying degree of overlay or keyhole effect
can take power from the Amiga or from an external power supply
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clock
a simple battery backed up clock
connects to the internal clock port of the A1200
can also be used with the clock port present on A604 / A604n memory expansions and the processor cards ACA 1220 / ACA 1232
front side
back side
Company
Scala, USA Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port
video edit controller
the hardware part is a custom serial cable with a LANC mini-jack and an infrared sensor
the source deck is controlled through the LANC/Control-L interface
the recorder is controlled through its infra-red sensor - single frame accuracy is impossible
controlled from Scala MM300 / MM400 or Infochannel IC500 by two EX modules for the record and playback functions
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1998Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
scan doubler
doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes (Hires, Lores, Super-Hires, Euro36), all other modes (including Super72) are passed through
supports the AGA chipset
connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port
HD15 VGA connector
provides lower quality video signal than the internal version (Scandy)
front side
Company
MicroniK, Germany Date
1998Amiga
A1200
scan doubler
doubles the horizontal frequency of all 15 kHz screen modes (Hires, Lores, Super-Hires, Euro36), all other modes (including Super72) are passed through
clips onto some chips of the A1200 motherboard, no soldering required
HD15 VGA connector
Company
VidTech, USA Date
1990Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
looping composite input (2× BNC)
looping Y/C input (2× mini-DIN)
composite outputs (2× BNC)
Y/C outputs (2× mini-DIN)
the input source has to be selected manually on the front panel
transcoding between composite and Y/C
dissolve to any Amiga graphics / input video combination
key output for video mixers (1× BNC)
separate NTSC and PAL versions
bypass switch
optional external power supply (required for A500) - power source can be selected on the front panel
front side
rear side
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Company
DCE , Germany Date
1998Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
flicker fixer
doubles the horizontal frequency of PAL, ECS and Euro36 screen modes to 31.5 kHz
removes flicker of interlaced screens
cannot handle Super72
connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port - it needs about 6 inches of space behind the Amiga
being an external unit, it has to encode the RGB signal, flicker fix, split to RGB and sync again - this reduces the quality of the video signal slightly producing some vertical banding through solid colours and a blinking effect when moving solid objects around the screen
sync delay adjust switch
front side
back side
front side
back side
Company
DCE , Germany Date
1998Amiga
A1200, A4000
flicker fixer / scandoubler
doubles the horizontal frequency of PAL, ECS and Euro36 screen modes to 31.5 kHz
cannot handle Super72
two versions existing
flicker fixer: equipped with field memory chips (two large chips in the middle of the board), removes flicker of interlaced screens
scan doubler: no field memory chips, does not remove flicker
connects internally onto the top of the Lisa chip
attaches with a ribbon cable to the external DB23 to HD15 VGA adapter
front side
back side
connector board, front side
Company
HiQ, UK Date
1996Amiga
any AmigaInterface
ISA
integrate Amiga and PC
allows access to PC devices (hard disks, CD-ROM, network drives, printers) through the Amiga
allows sharing the same mouse and keyboard between Amiga and PC
allows sharing the same monitor with the optional video switcher card
installs into one of the PC's ISA slots
two HD15 VGA input connectors - one for PC and one for Amiga
one HD15 VGA output connector for the shared monitor
shared text clipboard
by default all communication is via the machines' serial ports with a null-modem cable
Siamese v1.5 software
SCSI network support - accelerates data transfer between the Amiga and PC
supported Amiga SCSI controllers include: A3000(T)/A4000T motherboard controller, A4091, Oktagon, Surf Squirrel, DKB Ferret
supported PC SCSI controllers include: Adaptec 1505/1541/2940, NCR 810
Siamese v2.1 software
TCP/IP networking support - data transfers through Ethernet
RTG support - open Amiga screens on the PC graphics card up to 256 colours
RTG works through either serial or TCP/IP connection
Siamese v2.5 software
RTG up to 65536 colours
RTG works only through the TCP/IP connection
video playback acceleration - decoding and displaying is done by the PC graphics card
Siamese Video Switcher, front side
Advert (GB) 1996-12 Advert (GB) 1997-03
serial interface
California Microdevices 16C550 UART chip
460800 bps transfer speed
connects to the clock port or to the Buddha Flash
clock port pin 40 is marked
compatible with the Melody 1200 audio board
optional adapter for A600 and old Buddha / Catweasel Zorro boards
FIFO buffer
MIDI compatible
25 pin external connector
flat design, even fits under the BlizzardVisionPPC
compatible with the four clock ports of Power Computing's Z4 board
mechanical conflict with Mikronik and RBM Zorro-expansions
front side
front side
back side
silver.dms
Individual Computers install disk 36 kB silver04.lha
Individual Computers silversurfer.device v2.104 8 kB
Company
Electronic Design, Germany Date
1995Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port, serial port
genlock
composite and Y/C inputs and outputs
automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
adjustable color, contrast, luminance and white level (separate red, green, blue) of the source video signal
adjustable black level of the computer image
picture parameters can be stored and recalled
independent fading of the computer and video image
fade to black
manual fading - the faders serve to set the degree of blending
automatic fading - the faders serve to set the fading time between 0.2 - 20 seconds
RGB monitor switch: switches the display between genlock and computer picture without affecting the video outputs
bluebox keying switch: turns on Chroma and Luma keying - finds a specific color with a certain tolerance (to compensate for noise) in the video picture for keying
keying invert switch: when inactive, video is projected onto the computer image where color 0 is - when active, video is shown at positions other than color 0
alpha overlay switch: allows semi-transparent colors or anti-aliasing
built in black burst generator for recording the computer image without receiving a video source
built in test image generator for optimized adjustment of all image parameters
sound mixer
two stereo inputs (4× RCA)
microphone input (1× 3.5 mm jack)
stereo output (2× RCA)
microphone volume adjustment knob
faders control the volume of the two audio channels
during automatic fading the video and audio faders can be synchronized
adjustable treble, bass and gain for all three audio sources independently
notes
LCD display for picture and audio parameters and values
VITC timecode support
all functions can be controlled through the serial port
integrated ARexx port
standby mode - when the genlock is not needed it is possible to work on the computer without disconnecting it - all Amiga screen modes are passed through to the RGB monitor
for operation with the A3000's video enhancer, the "A3000" jumper has to be set on the Sirius' circuit board
top side
Advert (DE) 1995-12
Company
HiSoft, UK Date
1996Amiga
A1200, A2000, A3000, A4000Interface
SCSI port
MPEG video decoder
decodes Video CD 1.1 and 2.0, Karaoke CD 1.0 and CD-i movie standards
display resolutions of 352×288 at 25 Hz (PAL), 352×240 at 30 Hz (NTSC)
automatic scaling of output to PAL or NTSC using either PAL or NTSC discs
built-in RGB genlocking capabilities for use with 15 kHz computer genlocking systems
can be used as a stand-alone unit connected to a SCSI CD-ROM drive
can be connected to any television or video recorder that has a SCART, Composite or S-VHS input
all display and playback functions are controlled from the infrared remote control: play, pause, fast forward, rewind, slow motion, track select, output signal select, genlock select and standby
can be used as a device in a chain of SCSI peripherals connected to a computer
extra software is required to control the SMD-100 and to recieve the incoming video signal
24 bit RGB, Composite video, S-VHS and stereo audio output through the 21 pin Euro/SCART connector
two 50 pin SCSI connectors for connecting to the SCSI CD-ROM drive or the computer's SCSI bus
DB9 video connector for genlock connection
four DIP switches for setting the SCSI ID and termination
requires at least a 2× SCSI CD-ROM drive
Company
Omega Projects, UK Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port
Audio Equalizer
boosts certain parts of the frequency range to "enhance" the Amiga sound output
treble can be controlled with potentiometer on the front side
output level is amplified overall by 3dB, giving a better signal-to-noise ratio for recordings
bypass switch disables filter function and passes through original sound unaltered
audio output 2× RCA socket
audio input 2× RCA (fixed cable)
power supply via serial port adapter - serial interface is passed through to allow connection of other serial devices at the same time
Sound Enhancer (1991)
no bass boost, leading to overall weak sound due to mostly treble boost
Sound Enhancer Plus (1992)
improved version of original design
bass boost with fixed bass reponse (not altered by treble control)
same case like non-"Plus" version, making identification difficult
Advert (GB) 1991-12 Advert (GB) 1992-09
Company
Aegis, USA Date
1991Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
Sound Sampler
8 bit stereo sound sampler
up to 56 kHz sampling rate
level adjustment knob (manual gain control)
Inputs:
line level stereo input (2× RCA)
2× 3.5mm mono jack external microphone input
connects to the parallel port
built-in microphone
overload indicator
bundled with AudioMaster III sampling software (starting 1992 with AudioMaster IV)
front side
Advert (GB) 1991-08 Advert (GB) 1992-01
Company
Omega Projects, UK Date
1989Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
Sound Sampler
8 bit mono sound sampler
up to 28 kHz sampling rate
level adjustment potentiometer (manual gain control)
audio input: line level mono (1× RCA socket)
connects to the parallel port
reversible design features two parallel connectors, one for the A1000 specific female connector, and one for regular parallel port (all other Amigas)
the parallel port is passed-through - with male / female connector on either side, it can be plugged in-between existing parallel expansions on A1000 and other Amigas
on/off switch
very small unit
supplied with sampling software, providing basic functions:
Record/Play/Monitor
Edit functions (Cut/Copy/Insert)
Zoom
Load/Save (IFF and Raw)
Sample Rate (6..34 kHz, exceeds hardware capabilities)
Company
S-Bit, Poland Date
2000Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
serial interface
connects to the clock port
up to 460800 bps transfer speed
16 byte FIFO buffer
adjustable clokport address for using multiple clock port devices (up to 2 SpeedCOMs in one Amiga)
DB9 serial connector
Company
HiSoft, UK Date
1995 & 1996Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
SCSI 2 controller
Surf Squirrel (1996) has an additional RS232 serial port, Squirrel (1995) is SCSI only
does not use DMA transfer - no CPU time when accessing SCSI devices
may be inserted or removed without rebooting or switching off the Amiga
no automount and autoboot capability - requires a boot disk
50 pin Centronics SCSI connector
Advert (GB) 1994-12
Company
E3B, Germany Date
2002Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
USB interface
four USB connectors
compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0 specifications (but supports only USB 1.1 transfer speeds)
all ports are protected against overvoltage and short circuit
integrated power management on port by port base
front side
Company
Electronic Design, Germany Date
1996Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port
video edit controller
the hardware part is basically a custom serial interface cable connecting the Amiga with the video recorder's edit terminal
supports recorders with either 5 pin Edit (Panasonic) or LANC (Sony) interface
other recorders are controlled through their infra-red ports - in this case single frame accuracy is impossible
RCTC and LTC timecode support
ARexx port
external genlock and video encoder
genlocks to external NTSC video
encodes Amiga RGB into NTSC video
overlays Amiga graphics onto external NTSC video
selectable 3.58 MHz notch filter
64 levels of dissolve
selectable internal and external blanking source
connectors
RGB In - receives the RGB output from the Amiga
RGB Pass Thru (DB25 converted to DB23) - display Amiga graphics on an RGB monitor
Key Out (BNC) - key signal for video switcher, tells when Amiga colour 0 is present or not
Video In (BNC) - source video from VTR, sync-generator, etc.
Video Thru (BNC) - untouched signal from Video In
Video Out (2× BNC) - combined output of input video and the encoded Amiga graphics
controls
graphics dissolve slider - controls the percentage of foreground graphics against external video
background dissolve slider - controls the percentage of background colour against external video
interpretive dissolve switch - controls whether or not the darkness of an Amiga colour is to be interpreted as a level of dissolve
notch filter switch - removes colour artifacts or some forms of flicker
Advert (US) 1989-01 Advert (US) 1990-02 Advert (US) 1991-07 Advert (US) 1993-04 Advert (US) 1993-09
external genlock and video encoder
genlocks to Y/C or Composite video
encodes Amiga RGB into Y/C or Composite video
overlays Amiga graphics onto external Y/C or Composite video
transcodes between Y/C and Composite
selectable 3.58 MHz notch filter
computer controllable dissolve of 64 levels
selectable internal and external blanking source
AGA compatible
NTSC only
connectors
RGB In - receives the RGB output from the Amiga
RGB Out - display Amiga graphics on an RGB monitor
Key Out (BNC) - key signal for video switcher, tells when Amiga colour 0 is present or not
Composite In (BNC), S-Video In - source video from VTR, sync-generator, etc.
Composite Out (BNC), S-Video Out - combined output of input video and the encoded Amiga graphics
Remote controller (RJ-11)
controls
graphics dissolve slider - controls the percentage of foreground graphics against external video
background dissolve slider - controls the percentage of background colour against external video
S-Video select switch - toggles between S-Video and Composite inputs
genlock disable switch for productivity mode use
interpretive dissolve switch - controls whether or not the darkness of an Amiga colour is to be interpreted as a level of dissolve
notch filter switch - removes colour artifacts or some forms of flicker
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Company
Cabletronic, Italy Date
1996Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
scandoubler
doubles the horizontal frequency of the PAL screen mode to 31.5 kHz (all other modes are passed through)
supports up to 15 bit colour depth (32768 colors)
connects externally to the 23 pin RGB port and offers a HD15 VGA output
gets power from the RGB port, thus a weak power supply can cause flickering (for example during floppy accesses)
front side
rear side
Company
HiSoft, UK Date
1996Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
SCSI controller
53C96 controller IC
up to 2.5 MB/s transfer speed (2× faster than the original Squirrel)
no autoboot ROM - booting requires an initial floppy access for drivers at power-up
50 pin Centronics connector
serial interface
16C550 controller IC
57600 bps transfer rate on a basic A600
115200 bps on a basic A1200
230400 bps with accelerators
DB9 serial port
supported by Linux
Exterior with cable, top side
Board, back side
Board, front side
Company
Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA Date
1992Amiga
any Amiga
SMPTE synchronizer for MIDI
converts SMPTE to/from MIDI Time Code for Bars & Pipes, allowing it to synchronize with audio or video tapes
the Amiga communicates with the device through MIDI
reads and writes 24, 25, 30, 30 drop frame SMPTE formats
1× SMPTE in
1× SMPTE out
1× MIDI in
1× MIDI out
developed and manufactured by MidiMan for Blue Ribbons - the original MidiMan product is called SyncMan
Advert (US) 1992-11 Advert (US) 1994-03
Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 32,33
processor
68EC030 @ 28 MHz or 68030 @ 28 / 42 MHz, QFP, synchronous to the motherboard
the 28 / 42 MHz processor is an overclocked 20 / 33 MHz one
optional PGA or PLCC FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 8 MB 70 ns RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
hardware maprom (except the EC version)
optional Fast SCSI 2 controller
v1.0: M-Tec SCSI-II ( )
v2.0: M-Tec MasterCard ( )
NCR 53CF94
does not use DMA transfer
autoboot ROM (mtecscsi.device)
DB25 external connector
40 pin internal connector
notes
disable jumper
battery backed up clock
T1230, front side
T1230, front side
T1230, back side
T1230, back side
T1230 clock module, front side
Viper 1230, front side
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Company
M-Tec, Germany Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 32
processor
68030 @ 42 MHz, QFP, synchronous to the motherboard
optional 68882 @ 42 MHz, PLCC
memory
4 or 8 MB RAM on board
not expandable
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company
DCE , Germany Date
1998Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 33,36
processor
68030 @ 40 MHz QFP
optional 68882 @ 40 MHz PGA
memory
8 MB RAM on board
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept 64 MB giving a total of 72 MB RAM
SCSI 2 controller
NCR 53CF94 controller IC
autoboot ROM (ematscsi.device)
50 pin internal SCSI header
optional external SCSI adaptor - 50 pin micro-D connector
notes
battery backed up clock
installing the external SCSI adaptor does not require opening the A1200's case
very cheap
was sold as Typhoon in the UK
Taifun Lite
partly no onboard RAM
no SCSI controller
even more cheap
Taifun, front side
Taifun, back side
Company
Electronic Design, Germany Amiga
any Amiga
time base corrector
regenerates the video signal with precise synchronization to reduce the quality loss when copying or editing video
composite and Y/C inputs
composite, Y/C and YUV outputs
automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
blackburst output and built in blackburst generator - the TBC-Enhancer can be used as the pulse rate basis for the whole studio
blackburst input - synchronizes the video source to the studio reference clock
the phase relation of the colour subcarrier can be adjusted in addition to the H-Phase
colour, contrast and RGB luminance adjustment
colour-shift adjustment
still picture, noise filter, copy protection decoder functions
VITC timecode support
LCD display for picture parameters and values
four different picture settings can be stored and recalled
Advert (DE) 1995-12
Company
Electronic Design, Germany Date
1996Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port
time base corrector
regenerates the video signal with precise synchronization to reduce the quality loss when copying or editing video
single composite and Y/C inputs, two composite and two Y/C outputs
automatic input recognition with priority for the Y/C signal
colour hue, saturation, contrast and luminance adjustment knobs
colour-shift adjustment
smooth and sharpen filters
bypass switch for comparing the original video with the enhanced signal
full-frame memory to freeze live video at any time
removes copy protection signals
all functions can be controlled by software through the serial port
Company
MicroIllusions, USA Date
1990Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port
Time Code Reader / Generator
reads and writes time code to video tape
supports SMPTE drop frame (NTSC, 29.97 fps), non-drop frame (NTSC, 30 fps), EBU (PAL, 25 fps) and Film (16/35 mm, 24 fps) time code formats
SMPTE in and out connectors (2× XLR)
video/sync input, loop-through and color-frame input connectors (3× BNC)
power, error, sync lock, video/sync input, and internal generation LEDs
five DIP switches to control baud rate, generator frame-count mode, output (toggles between continuous reader and reader/generator modes) and power
works together with MicroIllusions' EDLP (Edit Decision List Processor) software
can be used to lock MIDI sequences to audio or video tape
can make window dubs over video using just the Amiga and a genlock
ARexx port
Company
Telmex, Germany Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
Handy Scanner
scans monochrome and grey shades
400 dpi optical resolution
status LED
scan start button
controls: contrast, resolution (100/200/300/400 dpi), bit depth
supplied with Telmex Scan-Kit software
the same scanner is used for Atari and IBM PC scanner interfaces
Scanner Interface
large interface box for desktop placement
connects to the parallel port
for use with A1000 an adaptor is needed
scanner connector on front plate
passthrough connector - simultaneous usage of scanner and other parallel devices is not possible, a button on the front plate switches between scanner and passthrough mode
external power supply
Company
DKB, USA Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
clock
a simple battery backed up clock
connects to the internal clock port of the A1200
front side
back side
Advert (US) 1993-10
Company
Memory and Storage Technology, Australia Date
1989Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
SCSI adapter
converts the parallel port signals to SCSI signals
connects to the parallel port and provides a DB25 SCSI connector - the parallel port is passed through
very slow - the parallel port limits the data transfer
cannot autoboot
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
DIP switches for write protection, automatic power-on and SCSI address
does not work with processor cards with 32 bit RAM or CPU caches turned on - turning them off is sufficent
Advert (DE) 1990-05
Company
Ingenieurbuero Steffen Raach, Germany Date
1996Amiga
any AmigaInterface
mouse port
mouse interface adapter
allows the connection of PC mice and trackballs by converting PC mouse protocols to Amiga format
does not require software - the conversion is done by a microprocessor (basic movements and the three mouse buttons)
supports Microsoft two-button and Logitech three-button compatible serial mice and trackballs
wheel movements are not supported
Punchinello is a name variation by Power Computing
Company
Hardital, Italy Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2080 / 20
processor
68030 @ 28 / 40 / 50 MHz, PGA
optional PGA FPU, up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 128 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128 MB SIMMs, 60-70 ns
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company
Pyramid Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
68EC020 @ 28 MHz QFP, clocked synchronously with the motherboard
optional PLCC FPU, can be clocked synchronously at 28 MHz, or asynchronously with a separate oscillator
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB SIMMs
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
back side
Company
Blue Ribbon Soundworks, USA Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port
No description available.
Advert (US) 1994-03
Company
Harms Computertechnik, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
processor
68030 @ 28.5 MHz, clocked synchronously, PGA
optional PGA FPU, can be clocked at 28.5 MHz or up to 50 MHz with a separate oscillator
memory
1, 2, 4, 5 or 8 MB RAM on board - the 1MB and 4 MB configurations can be expanded with another 1 or 4 MB RAM by soldering in the appropriate RAM chips
supports 256k×4 and 1M×4 SOJ chips, 80 ns or faster
the 5 and 8 MB configuration conflicts with the PCMCIA address space
notes
battery backed up clock
MMU and cache disable jumpers
68020 fallback mode selectable by jumper
front side
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1993-09
Company
Harms Computertechnik, Germany Date
1994Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2560 / 19
processor
68030 @ 28.5 MHz, clocked synchronously, QFP
optional PLCC FPU, can be clocked at 28.5 MHz or up to 40 MHz with a separate oscillator
memory
1 or 4 MB RAM on board - 256k×4 and 1M×4 SOJ chips, 80 ns or faster
one 72 pin SIMM socket, accepts another 1 or 4 MB RAM
notes
battery backed up clock
68020 fallback mode
front side
back side
Company
Computer System Associates, USA Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
1058 / 21
processor
68EC030 @ 40 MHz or 68030 @ 33 / 50 MHz, PGA
optional 68882 PGA FPU
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 32 MB RAM
supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs, 60-70 ns
burst RAM access
optional modules
SCSI controller
NCR 53C80 controller IC
does not use DMA transfer
autoboot ROM (csascsi.device)
DB25 external SCSI connector
supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
networking controller
front side
back side
Company
Kato Development, Germany Date
1998Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
serial interface
connects to the clock port
ST16C650 serial interface chip
460800 bps transfer speed
connects directly to the clock port or to the clock port passthrough of the Melody 1200 audio board
FIFO based automatic flow control - the receiver is able to hold the transfer if the sender is too fast, no "hardware buffer overrun" messages
front side
Company
Kato Development, Germany Date
1999Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
serial interface
connects to the clock port
a redesigned, cost reduced version of the original Twister 1200
reduced interferences to other boards compared to the original Twister 1200
ST16C650 serial interface chip
460800 bps guaranteed, 691200 bps typical transfer speed
32 byte send and 32 byte receive buffers
compatible with the four clock ports of Power Computing's Z4 board
compatible with the Melody 1200 audio board
FIFO based automatic flow control - the receiver is able to hold the transfer if the sender is too fast, no "hardware buffer overrun" messages
front side
back side
Company
DCE , Germany Date
1999Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 33,36
processor
68030 @ 40 MHz QFP
optional 68882 @ 40 MHz PGA
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts up to 64 MB of RAM
SCSI 2 controller
NCR 53C94 controller IC
50 pin internal SCSI header
autoboot ROM (ematscsi.device)
notes
battery backed up clock
installing the external SCSI adaptor does not require opening the A1200's case
very cheap
Taifun Lite Mk2
no SCSI controller
even more cheap
Typhoon II, front side
Typhoon II, back side
Company
Individual Computers , Germany Date
2001Amiga
A1200 A2000, A3000, A4000 - -Interface
clock port Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
4626 / 7
serial interface
460800 bps transfer speed
16 byte FIFO buffer
MIDI compatible
DB9 serial connector
parallel interface
16 byte FIFO buffer
supports ECP mode (extended capabilities port)
DB25 parallel connector
notes
can be installed in three ways:
into a Zorro II slot
to the 26 pin expansion port of a Buddha, Buddha Flash, Catweasel Z2, ISDN Surfer, X-Surf or another VarIO (Hypercom, ISDN-Blaster and Highway are incompatible)
to a clock port - only possible with a special version of the VarIO that is only manufactured on order (the difference is the voltage level converter)
clock port pin 40 is marked
if installed into a Zorro II slot the clock port or the 26 pin expansion port (only one of them at a time) can be used for expanding the VarIO
clock port allows using expansions initially designed for the clock port of the A1200
when installed in Zorro slot, pin 40 of the card's clock port is towards the front side of the computer, pin 19 resp. pin 1 towards the rear side
marked wire of clock port expansions go to pin 19 or pin 40, depending on the manufacturer's definition - e.g. expansions made by Individual Computers are installed with the red stripe on pin 40 (to the left), expansions of E3B mark pin 19 / pin 1 (to the right)
front side
back side
vario.lha
Individual Computers install disk v37.19 163 kB SetupVarIO.zip
Individual Computers Update of the SetupVarIO for A500 Users 14 kB
Company
HK-Computer, Germany Date
1993Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
optional PLCC or PGA FPU up to 68882 @ 50 MHz
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 8 MB RAM
supports 1, 2, 4, 8 MB SIMMs
does not conflict with the PCMCIA address space
battery backed up clock
Company
Valenta Ferenc, Hungary Date
1999Amiga
A1200Interface
clock port
Crystal Semiconductor CS4222 audio codec
SGS-Thomson STA013 MPEG 1, 2, 2.5 audio layer III decoder DSP
Analog Devices SSM2163 8 channel mixer
full duplex 8, 16, 20 bit audio sampling and playback
MP3 decoding in realtime without CPU load
playback rates can be set with an accuracy of 0.1 Hz, up to 48 kHz
four stereo analog input channels
one stereo output channel
32 + 4 kB cache RAM
expansion bus for further expansions (USB)
mpega.library emulation
AHI driver is being developed
front side
genlock, switcher
a professional video switching system featuring luma-keying, genlocking, local 24 bit colour generation, video fading/wiping and stereo audio mixer
four channels: composite video in with passthrough, externally synchronized RGB in, Amiga RGB in, and the internal colour generator for background color
hue, saturation and contrast control is provided on the front panel
connects to any Amiga (including the A1000) through the RGB port
controlled through the serial port
RGB out port (DB23, for Amiga graphics)
stereo audio out (2× RCA)
two stereo audio input channels (4× RCA)
composite video: 1× in, 2× out, 1× passthrough (BNC)
RGB in (3× BNC)
does not require time-base corrected inputs
available in PAL and NTSC
features
genlocking:
overlay Amiga graphics onto any video source or onto a solid one-colour screen
four genlock modes: foreground, inverted, mixed and encoded
notch filter and fade capability gives a wide range of genlocking options and effects
the Video Blender software does not need to be active during the genlocking process
fading:
fade between any two sources
smooth fading from 0 to 10 seconds in increments as small as 40 ms
supported in all genlock modes, including luma-keying
fully programmable and sequenceable with other events
mixing:
mix any two video sources for ghost, double exposure or tinting effects
mix delay can be set from 0 to 10 seconds in increments as small as 40 ms
switching:
switch between any two of Video Blenders four channels
switching is instantaneous and flicker-free, and is fully programmable and sequenceable with other events
keying:
key between any two of Video Blenders four channels for effects such as weather map, split screen video, any size or shape picture-in-picture, invisible man
all effects have sharp, crisp edges with notch filter option
key on 256 shades of gray from black to white
fully programmable and sequenceable with other events
wiping:
pixel level control of wiping between any two sources
every aspect of each wipe is adjustable: size, direction, speed, repetition, delay, rows, columns and more
with Video Scriptor (wipe sequencer and control tool) any IFF animation can be used as a wipe in addition to the algorithmic wipes
MixMaster custom wipe-paint software for easy creation of spectacular IFF wipes
fully programmable and sequenceable with other events
stereo audio:
Video Blender's two stereo input channels can be switched, mixed or faded
fade times are adjustable from 0 to 10 seconds in increments as small as 40 ms
the mixed audio output may be synchronized to video events
attenuation control knobs on the front panel allow the matching of stereo input levels
programming and sequencing:
every setting and feature may be saved as a Video Blender event
events may consist of a series of wipes, fades, mixes, etc.
in addition titling sequences, external tasks and other software may be part of an event
multiple events may be sequenced and saved in video sessions
24 bit colour generator for background screens and colour transitions
black burst out, synched with composite video in
key in for chroma-keying and other effects
GPI trigger allows the sequencing of Video Blender with other studio equipment
loop through for previewing composite video output without sacrificing a video channel
Case opened, top side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
Advert (US) 1991-05
Company
Gold Disk, USA Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
serial port, joystick port
video edit controller
the hardware part is two custom cables: a Control-L interface attaches to the serial port and an infrared sensor to the joystick port
newer revisions attach both cables to the serial port
frame accuracy is within 3-5 frames per edit
the editing software contains basic functions for cuts-only editing
NTSC only
Advert (US) 1991-12
Company
VidTech, USA Date
1990Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
looping composite input (2× BNC)
looping Y/C input (2× mini-DIN)
composite outputs (2× BNC)
Y/C outputs (2× mini-DIN)
the input source has to be selected manually on the front panel
transcoding between composite and Y/C
intergrated blackburst generator permits recording without incoming video signal
dissolve to any Amiga graphics / input video combination, or fade to black
special effects generator produces horizontal, vertical and circle wipes, either automatically timed or manually controlled
key output for video mixers (1× BNC)
RGB splitter output (1× BNC) - works automatically with DigiView Gold and manually with other digitisers
separate NTSC and PAL versions
bypass switch
optional external power supply (required for A500) - power source can be selected on the front panel
front side
Advert (DE) 1991-06 Advert (US) 1990-11
Company
Microdeal, UK Date
1993Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
framegrabber and sound sampler
grabs 160×160 images with 16 gray levels at up to 30 fps
resolutions up to 640×512
can save images with 64 grey levels
grabs colour images with the Microdeal ColourMaster
can save with 256 colours or HAM8
composite video input (RCA connector)
brightness and contrast knobs on the back of the unit
8 bit stereo sound sampler
digitises audio and video simultaneously
stereo audio input (2× RCA connectors)
connects to the PCMCIA port
Company
Newtronic Technologies, Italy Date
1988,1989,1990Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port, parallel port, floppy port
framegrabber
grabs images in all resolutions of the OCS chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
works internally in 24 bits
can save images in EHB, HAM, SHAM and IFF24
composite (1× BNC) and Y/C (separate chrominance and luminance - 2× BNC) inputs
the input has to be selected manually by a switch
brightness, contrast, saturation and tracking knobs
connects to the parallel and RGB ports
the display can be toggled between the Amiga and video input by a switch
takes power from the floppy connector
metallic case
front side
rear side
Company
Newtronic Technologies, Italy Date
1992Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port, parallel port, floppy port
framegrabber
grabs images in all resolutions of the AGA chip set including interlaced overscan screen modes
works internally in 24 bits
can save images in EHB, HAM, SHAM, Dynamic HiRes and HAM8
supports the Harlequin, Visiona and Video DAC 18 devices for display
composite (1× BNC) and Y/C (separate chrominance and luminance - 2× BNC) inputs
the input has to be selected manually by a switch
brightness, contrast and saturation knobs
connects to the parallel and RGB ports
the display can be toggled between the Amiga and video input by a switch
does not work well with multisync monitors
takes power from the floppy connector
plastic case
Company
CompuVid, USA Date
1994Amiga
any AmigaInterface
RGB port
genlock
developed by former employees of VidTech
similar in features to VidTech Videomaster
looping and single composite inputs (3× BNC)
looping and single Y/C inputs (3× mini-DIN)
composite output (1× BNC)
Y/C output (1× mini-DIN)
the input source has to be selected manually on the front panel
transcoding between composite and Y/C
intergrated blackburst generator permits recording without incoming video signal
dissolve to any Amiga graphics / input video combination, or fade to black
special effects generator produces horizontal, vertical and circle wipes, either automatically timed or manually controlled
key input/output for video mixers or chroma key (1× BNC)
separate NTSC and PAL versions
bypass switch
optional external power supply (required for A500) - power source can be selected on the front panel
Company
Power Computing, UK Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
2192 / 32,33
M-Tec 1230, front side
M-Tec 1230, back side
Advert (GB) 1994-07 Advert (GB) 1994-09 Advert (GB) 1994-12 Advert (GB) 1995-03
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
2003Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
8738 / 35
processor
68040 @ 25 / 40 MHz or 68060 @ 56 MHz
the 56 MHz 68060 is an overclocked 50 MHz one
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accept up to 64 MB
supports 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 MB SIMMs
many SIMM types are incompatible:
reported to work: 4 MB FPM with 1k refresh, 64 MB EDO with 4k refresh
reported to not work: 16 MB FPM and 32 MB EDO with 2k refresh
notes
battery backed up clock
front side
front side
back side
Company
Power Computing, UK Date
1996Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Advert (GB) 1995-03
Company
Power Computing, UK Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Viper IV is a name variation of M-Tec T1230LC as used by Power Computing
Company
Power Computing, UK Date
1997Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Viper V is a name variation of E-Matrix 1230 as used by Power Computing
Company
HiSoft, UK Date
1997Amiga
A600, A1200Interface
PCMCIA
serial interface
uses the same circuit board as the Surf Squirrel but lacks the SCSI related components
16C550 serial controller IC:
57600 bps transfer rate on a basic A600
115200 bps on a basic A1200
230400 bps with accelerators
DB9 serial port
supported by Linux
Exterior, top side
board, front side
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1999Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot
Company
ACT Elektronik, Germany Date
1996Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slot