New project: WiFi card for CPC

[abalore]

The modular version: SPI card + Wifi module

[abalore]

New low-profile gold plated connectors, check the difference.

Starting to build the free boards for Amsteam collaborators.

[abalore]

I estimated a price for the boards, all boards have commercial grade componentes from Mouser, RS Amidata or other European and USA official resellers, brand new original CPLDs, vishay capacitors, high quality connectors, etc.

Only in components and PCB each board has a cost of more than 25 euro (probably it would be around 10 with Aliexpress stuff), plus the manual assembly work and material waste, solder wire, tooling, etc. I purchased a new oscilloscope/digital analyser just for this project. And of course the months devoted to the hardware, software and firmware development, plus the investment in previous prototypes.

I feel necessary to explain this to people not familiarised with electronic development, so everyone understand for once that I and my close collaborators, like @TotO don't make a life of selling Amstrad stuff. If we wanted that, we'd make it for the much bigger C64, Spectrum or NES communities.

That said, my estimated selling price for the boards is:

SPI port board in MX4 format........ 40 euro plus shipping
WiFi nodule................................. 40 euro plus shipping

Only one shipping for both ordered together.

And now... the order list is officially open!

Best regards,
Abalore


Edit: P.D.: I respect all other device developers that actually want to make money, they have 100% the right to do it.

[poulette73]

Hello Abalore, 

First ! 
Count me 1 SPI port board + 1 Wifi module please. 
The continuation in PM for payment and shipping. 

[dodogildo]

Count me in for both cards, pls.
Will PM.

[Prodatron]

Great that you offer this!

Please count me in for both boards (SPI + WIFI) as well!

[Titi]

Hi ,
Count me 1 SPI port board + 1 Wifi module please,

[HAL6128]

Please both boards (SPI + WIFI) for me as well!

[Richard_Lloyd]

And me, PM sent.
Thank you.
Richard.

[abalore]

First units built for @eto , @trocoloco and @Nich

[Poliander]

I am also interested (SPI + WiFi module), thank you very much!

[hsimpson]

Hi

Please both boards (SPI + WIFI module) for me as well.

Thank you.

[abalore]

The Ethernet module arrived!

[zhulien]

What is the main difference between the spi adapter and minibooster?

[abalore]

What is the main difference between the spi adapter and minibooster?

This SPI port is around 10X faster.

[abalore]

By the way @poulette73  @dodogildo  @Prodatron @Titi @HAL6128 @Richard_Lloyd @Poliander @hsimpson your SPI + Wifi combos are ready if you are still interested, if you need also a ROMBox to load the Amsteam firmware they are also available. Please send PM for details.

[poulette73]

PM sent 

[dodogildo]

PM sent  

[hsimpson]

PM sent

[abalore]

Forgot to mention, there is also a cartridge emulator board to play biggest games, if someone wants to get it now and save some shipping, it is 25 euro.

[abalore]

I created a new CPC Wiki page for the ROMBox, with instructions and software to download:

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Amsteam_ROMBox

[eto]

I created a new CPC Wiki page for the ROMBox, with instructions and software to download:

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Amsteam_ROMBox

The file link is broken. 


How much is the ROM board?

[poulette73]

When I want to download "Flash programming utility", I have an error :
Login required
Please log in to upload files.


I have already downloaded many files from CPCWiki without having to log in... 

Of course, my CPC Wiki forum account and password are not working.
And I don't want to create another account on CPC Wiki again...

Is there a way to provide this DSK file in a simpler way ?

[abalore]

When I want to download "Flash programming utility", I have an error :
Login required
Please log in to upload files.


I have already downloaded many files from CPCWiki without having to log in... 

Of course, my CPC Wiki forum account and password are not working.
And I don't want to create another account on CPC Wiki again...

Is there a way to provide this DSK file in a simpler way ?

Fixed

[abalore]

I created a new CPC Wiki page for the ROMBox, with instructions and software to download:

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Amsteam_ROMBox

The file link is broken.


How much is the ROM board?

Bundled with SPI + Wifi is 20 euros more. Standalone is 40 euros.