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AMSDAP - Amstrad MSx aDAPter - connecting any MSX I/O hardware to the CPC

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Quote from: Prodatron on 20:49, 08 April 19
I am pretty sure about this.
It would be awesome to be able to dump a game cart to sd card on an m4!

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TMTLOGIC


Hey,
Sorry for the late response.


There are still 15 AMSDAP42 in stock.
Prodatron was on vacation, so I hope they will be delivered.

RockRiver

Happy 2020! mates.
Now music scene on CPC has SID board thanks to  LambdaMikel's Speak&SID...
but...
Do you think that I could play SID files with my AMSDAP+Playsoniq(MSX SID board) in my CPC???


I would try Simon Owen/DaDMaN or LambdaMikel SID PLAYERS but I don't want to fry nothing...


Any CPC/MSX users like me with all that crazy stuff ???:o

TMTLOGIC

No idea.
note the msx io rangs is for the CPC & FF00 .... & FFFF

RockRiver

Playsoniq SID (and CMB-MOS SID) use &H00 to &H1C address

compatible???
What is that translated to CPC/AMSDAP??

[I hope only software mod is needed not hardware side]

TMTLOGIC

Yes i think so


For cpc  is it  &ff00....&f1c


! No cartridge memory support
Only IO base

TMTLOGIC

Maybe the SID used internal memory.


Amsdap42 is only IO base to the MSX cartridge

Prodatron

Quote from: RockRiver on 14:59, 10 January 20
Playsoniq SID (and CMB-MOS SID) use &H00 to &H1C address

compatible???
What is that translated to CPC/AMSDAP??

[I hope only software mod is needed not hardware side]
Hi RockRiver! :)
it should be possible to access the SID of the PlaySoniq on the CPC with AMSDAP, as the SID is I/O based (MSX ports #2A and #2B), not memory mapped.
Ports will be

- #FF2A (select SID register)
- #FF2B (write data to SID register)
See here:
https://www.msx.org/wiki/SuperSoniqs_PlaySoniq#Addressing
I would love to try it, but there is one big problem:
The Playsoniq doesn't have an own Audio-Out-connector. The MSX can route external audio-signals from expansion hardware to its own audio-output, but the CPC can't.
Maybe it is possible to open the PlaySoniq catridge and solder something for an extra audio-cable. Or you solder something at the AMSDAP circuit board to get the audio signal?

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RockRiver

Thanks for the answers.
Great!!!
"no problemio" Playsoniq has AudioOut pinout
at pseudo-vga D-15 connector...
https://www.msx.org/wiki/SuperSoniqs_PlaySoniq#VGA-type_connector


Go to solder an audio cable then...  8)
Thanks


My CPCsx is come back to life again  ;)

TMTLOGIC


Prodatron

Quote from: RockRiver on 15:39, 10 January 20
Thanks for the answers.
Great!!!
"no problemio" Playsoniq has AudioOut pinout
at pseudo-vga D-15 connector...
https://www.msx.org/wiki/SuperSoniqs_PlaySoniq#VGA-type_connector


Go to solder an audio cable then...  8)
Thanks


My CPCsx is come back to life again  ;)
Cool :D Does it mean, I have to use Pin14 (Audio out) and Pin5 or Pin10 (ground) for getting the audio signal?

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RockRiver

Quote from: Prodatron
Cool :D Does it mean, I have to use Pin14 (Audio out) and Pin5 or Pin10 (ground) for getting the audio signal?
Yezz!!


RockRiver

Ha Ha  :picard:  Soft Porn or Sacrilege!!!
Sorry!!
Do you remember my veeery old web about changing keys on amstrad computer models???
http://galeon.hispavista.com/amstrad/restyling.html


It's a CPC plus with black keys from a non plus 464 with CPC old logo. Blue is the color for the system software in some spanish editors. (Red: Spectrum; Black: MSX; Yellow: C64)


The anexed box is an old external CD-ROM case and inside Symbifase II and AMSDAP boards with 3 cpc and 2 msx extension board connectors.... it allows me to connect msx VDP V9990; MP3 board and maybe playsoniq SID...


More photos soon.


The goal will be attach more Sound Chips (MSX boards) with AMSDAP help.


Yeahhh some of the scene doesn't like CPC as Jukebox.
But I like a lot and I am jealous about VGM Play on MSX cousin 8bit system.


https://bitbucket.org/grauw/vgmplay-msx/src/default/

SOS

Quote from: RockRiver on 21:44, 10 January 20
The anexed box is an old external CD-ROM case and inside Symbifase II and AMSDAP boards with 3 cpc and 2 msx extension board connectors.... it allows me to connect msx VDP V9990; MP3 board and maybe playsoniq SID...
How did you get the needed space in height to connect Cards on the AMSDAP?
The CD-ROM-Case-Height can't be enough?

RockRiver

Yeah I need to make some slot holes like in msxVR
(look at that desing of Alberto's team)  ;D

TMTLOGIC

 :o
It is possible that an expansion card is placed incorrectly in the 50 pin socket.
This is because the Female 50pin socket is smaller than the Male connector of the expansion card.


Before inserting the expansion card into the AMSDAP or MX4 Motherboard, check whether it is placed in the middle


GFLOREZ has a smart solution for this.
do not use a Female 50pin socket but a 54 Pin.
This socket fits exactly in the Male connector.
However, you do not use the outer pins

zhulien

@Prodatron what would be involved in making a specadap or specamsdap?  Spectrum version of amsdap for port based mx and msx cards?

Prodatron

For connecting MSX hardware to the Spectrum? I think the port range of the Spectrum is very limited.

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zhulien

Quote from: Prodatron on 22:28, 08 September 22For connecting MSX hardware to the Spectrum? I think the port range of the Spectrum is very limited.
For connecting cpc mx4 hardware and msx that uses ports.

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