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* [[765 FDC]] - Floppy Disc Controller
 
* [[765 FDC]] - Floppy Disc Controller
* [[8255]] - PIO - I/O controller
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* [[8255]] - PPI - I/O controller
 
* [[Arnold V Specs Revised]] - Arnold V (CPC+) Technical Specification
 
* [[Arnold V Specs Revised]] - Arnold V (CPC+) Technical Specification
 
* [[AY-3-8912]] - Sound chip / keyboard controller
 
* [[AY-3-8912]] - Sound chip / keyboard controller
 
* [[CRTC]] - Video chip
 
* [[CRTC]] - Video chip
* [[Gate Array]] - Custom chip (frequency generation, colors, bank switching)
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* [[Gate Array]] - Custom chip (frequency generation, interrupt generation, graphics modes, colour palette, ROM bank switching)
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* [[PAL16L8|PAL]] - Custom chip (RAM bank switching)
 
* [[Power Supply for CPC and CPC plus]]
 
* [[Power Supply for CPC and CPC plus]]
 
* [[Printer Port]]
 
* [[Printer Port]]
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* [[Virtual Net 96]] ([[Wizcat]])
 
* [[Virtual Net 96]] ([[Wizcat]])
 
* [[Soundplayer|Soundplayer+]] ([[Futurs']])
 
* [[Soundplayer|Soundplayer+]] ([[Futurs']])
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* [[Soundplayer|SoundplayerNG]] (DIY) ([[Futurs']])
 
* [[Red Box]] ([[General Information Systems]])
 
* [[Red Box]] ([[General Information Systems]])
 
* [[CPC-ENet|CPC Ethernet Card]] ([[rpalmer]])
 
* [[CPC-ENet|CPC Ethernet Card]] ([[rpalmer]])
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* [[Vortex Winchester Drive]] ([[Vortex Computersysteme|Vortex]])
 
* [[Vortex Winchester Drive]] ([[Vortex Computersysteme|Vortex]])
 
* [[IDE/8255]] external IDE Interface ([[rpalmer]])
 
* [[IDE/8255]] external IDE Interface ([[rpalmer]])
* [[UIDE Universal IDE adapter cards for Z-80 computers]] (modern) ([[JonB]])
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* [[uIDE Universal IDE adapter cards for Z-80 computers]] (modern) ([[JonB]])
 
* [[X-Mass]] (modern) (uses solid state Disk-On-Module) ([[TotO]])
 
* [[X-Mass]] (modern) (uses solid state Disk-On-Module) ([[TotO]])
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* [[ULIfAC]] (USB mass storage device support, and many more...)([[ikonsgr]])
  
 
=== Drive Emulators ===
 
=== Drive Emulators ===
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* [[CPC4MB| CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion]] ([[Yarek]])
 
* [[CPC4MB| CPC4MB - 4 MB memory expansion]] ([[Yarek]])
 
* [[c't 512 KB internal RAM expansion]] (DIY) (c't magazine)
 
* [[c't 512 KB internal RAM expansion]] (DIY) (c't magazine)
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* [[CPC 6320 - internal 320K for CPC 6128]] (DIY) (eto)
 
* [[Data Media Memory Expansion]] ([[Data Media]])
 
* [[Data Media Memory Expansion]] ([[Data Media]])
 
* [[Dk'tronics memory expansion‎|Dk'tronics Memory Expansion and Silicon Disc]] ([[Dk'tronics]])
 
* [[Dk'tronics memory expansion‎|Dk'tronics Memory Expansion and Silicon Disc]] ([[Dk'tronics]])
 
* [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]] ([[Dobbertin]]) - 64 KB to 512 KB RAM
 
* [[Dobbertin Memory Expansion]] ([[Dobbertin]]) - 64 KB to 512 KB RAM
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* [[Gemini]] (Shinra - PulkoTronics) - 1MB RAM
 
* [[Inicron RAM-Box]] (Inicron) - 512 KB RAM
 
* [[Inicron RAM-Box]] (Inicron) - 512 KB RAM
 
* [[Old School 512K and 1MByte RAM Expansions]] (Revaldinho) - RAM expansions built with just SRAM and 74 Series standard logic
 
* [[Old School 512K and 1MByte RAM Expansions]] (Revaldinho) - RAM expansions built with just SRAM and 74 Series standard logic
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* CPCI HF-modulator (CPC Schneider International 11/1986, Page 78ff. Someone please scan it, my issue lacks those pages!)
 
* CPCI HF-modulator (CPC Schneider International 11/1986, Page 78ff. Someone please scan it, my issue lacks those pages!)
 
* [[TV SCART cable]] (DIY)
 
* [[TV SCART cable]] (DIY)
* [[LCD And Plasma TV Solution]] (DIY)
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* [[LCD And Plasma TV Solution]] (DIY) - Composite Sync
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* [[LCD monitor and LCD TV Solution (RGB)]] (DIY) - RGB (Scart, VGA, HDMI)
 
* [[Videomaster]] Modulator made in 1993 by Campursoft
 
* [[Videomaster]] Modulator made in 1993 by Campursoft
  
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* [[Albireo]] ([[PulkoTronics]] / DIY)
 
* [[Albireo]] ([[PulkoTronics]] / DIY)
 
* [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]]
 
* [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]]
* [[CPCISA by Yarek]] ([[Yarek]])
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* [[CPCISA]] ([[Siou]])
 
* [[CPCMax!]]
 
* [[CPCMax!]]
 
* [[CPCX]]
 
* [[CPCX]]
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* [[PlayCity]]
 
* [[PlayCity]]
 
* [[SYMBiFACE II]]
 
* [[SYMBiFACE II]]
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* [[Symbiface 3]]
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* [[RSF3]]
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* [[M4 Board]]
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* [[ULIfAC]] (Ultimate Interface for Amstrad CPC)
  
 
== Printers ==
 
== Printers ==
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* [[Realtime Clock of SYMBiFACE III]]
 
* [[Realtime Clock of SYMBiFACE III]]
 
* [[uRTC-8 Universal RTC for Z80 computers]] (JonB)
 
* [[uRTC-8 Universal RTC for Z80 computers]] (JonB)
* [https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/nova.html Nova] ([[PulkoTronics]])
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* [[Nova]] ([[PulkoTronics]])
  
 
== Synthesizer, sampler and music related ==
 
== Synthesizer, sampler and music related ==
  
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* [[Willy|Willy adapter]] for Serdaco LPT soundcards ([[PulkoTronics]])
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* [[AMSDAP|Amsdap adapter]] for MSX cartridge soundcards ([[Prodatron]] and [[TMTLogic]])
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* [[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]] ([[Amstrad]])
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* [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]] ([[Dk'tronics]])
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* [[MHT Speech Synthesizer]] ([[MHT Ingenieros]])
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* [[LambdaSpeak III ROM|LambdaSpeak]] ([[LambdaMikel]] of [[FutureSoft]])
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* [[Speak&SID]] ([[LambdaMikel]])
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* [[TMPI speech synthesizer]] ([[TechniMusique]])
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* [[TechniMusique Synthetiseur Musical|TMPI Musical Synthesizer]] (12 voices) ([[TechniMusique]])
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* [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]] (Stereo Sampling/Playback) ([[Antitec]]/[[Dirty Minds]])
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* [[PlayCity]] ([[Arnold Computer Multi-Expansions]])
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* [[Play2CPC]] ([[Abalore]] / [[ACME]])
 
* [[Amdrum]] (Playback) ([[Cheetah]])
 
* [[Amdrum]] (Playback) ([[Cheetah]])
* [[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[Amstrad]])
 
* [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]] (Stereo Sampling/Playback) ([[Antitec]]/[[Dirty Minds]])
 
* [[Datel Digital Sound Sampler]]/[[Datel Electronics]]
 
 
* [[Digiblaster]] (Playback) (DIY) (8-bit DAC on printer port) ([[CPC Amstrad International]])
 
* [[Digiblaster]] (Playback) (DIY) (8-bit DAC on printer port) ([[CPC Amstrad International]])
 
* [[Soundplayer]] (8-bit mono playback) ([[Futurs']])
 
* [[Soundplayer]] (8-bit mono playback) ([[Futurs']])
 
* [[Soundplayer|Soundplayer+]] (8-bit mono playback) ([[Futurs']])
 
* [[Soundplayer|Soundplayer+]] (8-bit mono playback) ([[Futurs']])
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* [[Soundplayer|SoundplayerNG]] (DIY) (8-bit mono playback) ([[Futurs']])
 
* [[Digivox sampler]] (EMM)
 
* [[Digivox sampler]] (EMM)
* [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[Dk'tronics]])
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* [[Datel Digital Sound Sampler]]/[[Datel Electronics]]
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* [[Music Machine]] (Sampling/Playback/MIDI) ([[Ram Electronics]])
 
* [[DHCP MIDI Interface]] (DHCP Electronics)
 
* [[DHCP MIDI Interface]] (DHCP Electronics)
 
* [[EMR MIDI Interface]] (MIDI) ([[EMR|ElectroMusic Research]])
 
* [[EMR MIDI Interface]] (MIDI) ([[EMR|ElectroMusic Research]])
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* [[Mini Interface for connection to MK5 MIDI Keyboard]] ([[Cheetah]])
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* [[Silicon Systems MIDI Interface]] ([[Silicon Systems]])
 
* [[FuturePlayer]] (modern MP3 playback, max 128kbps) (Hard: Dr.Zed, Soft: TFM)
 
* [[FuturePlayer]] (modern MP3 playback, max 128kbps) (Hard: Dr.Zed, Soft: TFM)
* [[LambdaSpeak]]
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* [[Magic Sound Board]] for [[Aleste 520EX]] (four channel DMA playback) ([[Patisonic]])
 
* [[Maestro]] (Amplifier/Speakers) (Vanguard Leisure Ltd.)
 
* [[Maestro]] (Amplifier/Speakers) (Vanguard Leisure Ltd.)
* [[Magic Sound Board]] for [[Aleste 520EX]] (four channel DMA playback) ([[Patisonic]])
 
* [[Mini Interface for connection to MK5 MIDI Keyboard]] ([[Cheetah]])
 
* [[Music Machine]] (Sampling/Playback/MIDI) ([[Ram Electronics]])
 
* [[MHT Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[MHT Ingenieros]])
 
* [[Silicon Systems MIDI Interface]] ([[Silicon Systems]])
 
 
* [[Sound Blaster]] (Amplifier/Speakers) ([[Siren Software]])
 
* [[Sound Blaster]] (Amplifier/Speakers) ([[Siren Software]])
* [[TechniMusique Synthetiseur Musical|TMPI Musical Synthesizer]] (12 voices) ([[TechniMusique]])
 
* [[TMPI speech synthesizer|TMPI Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[TechniMusique]])
 
 
* [[Unconventional use of hardware to produce sounds]]
 
* [[Unconventional use of hardware to produce sounds]]
  
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* [[C4CPC|C4CPC]]  a modern cartridge replacement for the Amstrad Plus range and the GX4000.
 
* [[C4CPC|C4CPC]]  a modern cartridge replacement for the Amstrad Plus range and the GX4000.
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* [https://overange.weebly.com/amstrad-gx4000-cpc-464-6128-plus-reflashable-flash-cartridge.html Flash+ cartridge] Amstrad CPC+ GX4000 reflashable cartridge.
 
* [[Plus2CPC|Plus2CPC]]  an expansion board to add a Plus cartridge port to the standard CPC.
 
* [[Plus2CPC|Plus2CPC]]  an expansion board to add a Plus cartridge port to the standard CPC.
 
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* [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/play2cpc-plus2cpc-ii-extra-sound-channels-and-rewritable-cartridges/ Play2CPC] (aka Plus2CPC II) cartridges are now rewriteable and is now partially compatible with the PlayCity expansion (YMZ soundchip).
  
 
== Miscellaneous ==
 
== Miscellaneous ==
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* Amstrad Expansion System Part 2 ([[Maplin]]) - appeared in Project book 19 (for Part 1 see [[Maplin ROM Box]])
 
* Amstrad Expansion System Part 2 ([[Maplin]]) - appeared in Project book 19 (for Part 1 see [[Maplin ROM Box]])
 
* [[Amstrad CT-1 Radio/Alarm-Clock]] ([[Amstrad]])
 
* [[Amstrad CT-1 Radio/Alarm-Clock]] ([[Amstrad]])
* [[CPCISA by Yarek|CPCISA]] ([[Yarek]])
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* [[CPCISA]] ([[Siou]])
 
* [[Data Media Printerinterface]] (printer splitter for connecting 2 or 3 software-selectable printers to the CPC) ([[Data Media]])
 
* [[Data Media Printerinterface]] (printer splitter for connecting 2 or 3 software-selectable printers to the CPC) ([[Data Media]])
 
* [[DCP Interpacks]] (DCP Microdevelopments)
 
* [[DCP Interpacks]] (DCP Microdevelopments)

Latest revision as of 15:33, 11 August 2024

You can also check the Category : Peripherals for a complete list of CPCwiki pages on the matter.

Please try to keep things in alphabetical order.

Built-in Peripherals

Built-in Chipset

Built-in connectors: pinout

Built-in Firmware

Co-processor Interfaces

  • CPC-Cplink - a card and software libraries allowing Raspberry Pi, Arduino or other processors to be connected directly to the CPC

Data transfer

Modems

Serial Interfaces

Teletext

Others

Digitizer / Scanner

Drives

Disc Drives

Exotic Drives

Hard Disc Drives

Drive Emulators

Hardware debuggers/Hacking devices

Input devices

Joysticks

Light-Guns

Light-Pens

Mouse

Others

Memory expansions / ROM boxes

Memory Expansions / RAM discs

ROM Box / ROM Board

Monitors

Multi function expansions

Printers

Real Time Clocks

Synthesizer, sampler and music related

Cartridge

  • C4CPC a modern cartridge replacement for the Amstrad Plus range and the GX4000.
  • Flash+ cartridge Amstrad CPC+ GX4000 reflashable cartridge.
  • Plus2CPC an expansion board to add a Plus cartridge port to the standard CPC.
  • Play2CPC (aka Plus2CPC II) cartridges are now rewriteable and is now partially compatible with the PlayCity expansion (YMZ soundchip).

Miscellaneous

Some further (unsorted) peripherals are found here: Hwlist from retroisle. More DIYs are listed on Happy Computer (Schneider Sonderheft) (those german magazine articles aren't yet scanned).