Hi peeps!
Are there any official schematics available for the later version MP-2 modulator, as seen in the photo?
I picked one up recently and considered adding a composite video output socket to it.
Cheers,
Dave
Okay, forget that idea, the picture really is horrible :laugh:
Does anyone out there happen to have a photo of inside the French version, the MP-2F with SCART output?
I'm going to turn my MP-2 into an MP-2F. It doesn't look at all difficult but it would be nice to see how Amstrad did it originally :)
The SCART was more or less just feeding the RGB signals through the box. ie: Not using the MP2 has the same effect. The only sensible mod is to add composite output.
Bryce.
Quote from: Bryce on 22:01, 26 July 16
The SCART was more or less just feeding the RGB signals through the box. ie: Not using the MP2 has the same effect. The only sensible mod is to add composite output.
Bryce.
Ah, but is the composite output any less awful than UHF? I suspect only slightly!
I plan to mod it in the same way the original MP-1 worked, with R, G, B and Sync passed through and a couple of resistors to 5v and 12v for the AV switching and RGB switching pins.
Playing Thing on a Spring is an interesting experience with an MP-2.... as soon as the screen scrolls it upsets sync timing and completely messes up the colour encoding. Crappy old MC1377 :laugh:
Composite is a long way from RGB or S-Video, but still a lot better than UHF. Definitely worth trying. Wire it up and test it for yourself.
Bryce.
Quote from: CanonMan on 22:22, 26 July 16
Ah, but is the composite output any less awful than UHF? I suspect only slightly!
It can only be better, can't remember anything worse than the MP2 rf-output :)
I would go for RGB too and use the MP2 as a powersupply.
@CanonMan (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=455)
Could you take picture with 3" disk sitting on the electronics in the MP-2 so i can see the size of the area inside the box Please.
Thanks Ray
Quote from: Audronic on 00:22, 27 July 16
@CanonMan (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=455)
Could you take picture with 3" disk sitting on the electronics in the MP-2 so i can see the size of the area inside the box Please.
Thanks Ray
If it helps, that MC1377 in the bottom left of the PCB is a 20 DIP Package, so it's 26.5mm long.
Bryce.
Quote from: Audronic on 00:22, 27 July 16
@CanonMan (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=455)
Could you take picture with 3" disk sitting on the electronics in the MP-2 so i can see the size of the area inside the box Please.
Thanks Ray
The board measures 140mm by 85mm, if that's any use to you. I didn't have a camera with me in the workshop!
@CanonMan (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=455)
Thanks for the dimensions, I just wanted to see if i could fit my Scart to Hdmi converter in the space should i come across an MP-2.
Thanks Ray