Any good begginers guids for very simple hardware projects?

[Clueless]

Hi I'd like to try a little hardware project with my 464.
I want to connect the CPC to a RPi via the CPC's expansion port, to try simple projects like: pausing the CPU, inspecting the address and data bus, etc. 

I've browsed the DIY projects section and they're all a bit more advanced than this and (from what I saw, at a glance) didn't involve interfacing with another computer to inspect data inflight.

Does anyone have a link to a good article / github project / etc for this type of thing?

Thanks

[McArti0]

Basically you need a Z80 manual and a CPC schematic and bread80 blog article.

[Clueless]

Basically you need a Z80 manual and a CPC schematic and bread80 blog article.

Thanks I'll check out the blog, and grab a pdf of the manual ☺️👍

[retro space]

Kluwer, a Dutch publisher, made some nice books for the ZX, and I think these can be useful for the CPC as well. No idea if there were English translations, the author of one of the books sounds Dutch: M van Dreumel. The book is named "Elektronicaprojecten voor de ZX Spectrum", I guess you can understand the title. It's a bit like an Arduino cookbook avant la lettre.

[McArti0]

@Clueless 
Look closely at how the READY-CPC signal works, it is sent by the 40010 graphics chip every 1us. This signal releases the Z80 processor for a moment so that it can complete one cycle. From the Z80 side, it is a WAIT signal. You can stop the Z80 in the current cycle by giving a low signal to WAIT. Current load capacity ~2mA.

[Bryce]

Basically you need a Z80 manual and a CPC schematic and bread80 blog article.

Thanks I'll check out the blog, and grab a pdf of the manual ☺️👍

Hi I'd like to try a little hardware project with my 464.
I want to connect the CPC to a RPi via the CPC's expansion port, to try simple projects like: pausing the CPU, inspecting the address and data bus, etc.

I've browsed the DIY projects section and they're all a bit more advanced than this and (from what I saw, at a glance) didn't involve interfacing with another computer to inspect data inflight.

Does anyone have a link to a good article / github project / etc for this type of thing?

Thanks

You could try this book first? https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Easy_Add-On_Projects_for_Amstrad_CPC_464,664,6128_and_MSX_Computers

Bryce.

[GUNHED]

Basically you need a Z80 manual and a CPC schematic and bread80 blog article.

Thanks I'll check out the blog, and grab a pdf of the manual ☺️👍

Hi I'd like to try a little hardware project with my 464.
I want to connect the CPC to a RPi via the CPC's expansion port, to try simple projects like: pausing the CPU, inspecting the address and data bus, etc.

I've browsed the DIY projects section and they're all a bit more advanced than this and (from what I saw, at a glance) didn't involve interfacing with another computer to inspect data inflight.

Does anyone have a link to a good article / github project / etc for this type of thing?

Thanks

You could try this book first? https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Easy_Add-On_Projects_for_Amstrad_CPC_464,664,6128_and_MSX_Computers

Bryce.

... but there is no copy of the book to be bought and no PDF. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[eto]

Correct me if I'm wrong.

https://acpc.me/#ACME/LITTERATURE/LIVRES/[ENG]ENGLISH/BERNARD_BABANI

[GUNHED]

Thanks!

[Bryce]

Basically you need a Z80 manual and a CPC schematic and bread80 blog article.

Thanks I'll check out the blog, and grab a pdf of the manual ☺️👍

Hi I'd like to try a little hardware project with my 464.
I want to connect the CPC to a RPi via the CPC's expansion port, to try simple projects like: pausing the CPU, inspecting the address and data bus, etc.

I've browsed the DIY projects section and they're all a bit more advanced than this and (from what I saw, at a glance) didn't involve interfacing with another computer to inspect data inflight.

Does anyone have a link to a good article / github project / etc for this type of thing?

Thanks

You could try this book first? https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Easy_Add-On_Projects_for_Amstrad_CPC_464,664,6128_and_MSX_Computers

Bryce.

... but there is no copy of the book to be bought and no PDF. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I actually have the original book (bought back when it came out), but I also have a PDF copy. No idea where I got it from. The projects are pretty simple, but they aren't bad if you are just starting out in electronics and want to learn the basics and learn to solder.

Bryce.

[GUNHED]

Yes, look good!