Keyrah V3 – Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, PC
Keyrah V3 allows you to connect original keyboards of classic computer systems like the Commodore 64 or the Amiga 1200 to modern computers (e.g. PC, Mac, or the Raspberry Pi) via USB. It also supports digital joysticks and analogue paddles of such classic systems, which will be converted to standard HID game controllers. Supported systems with this model are:
- Commodore C64 (all models)
- Commodore SX-64
- Commodore VIC-20 (VC20)
- Commodore C16
- Commodore C128D
- Amiga 1200
- Amiga 600
- Amiga 500
- Amiga 4000/CDTV
- Atari ST (8-pin connector only)
- PC XT / PC AT (with PS/2 adapter)
The following systems can be made compatible by mounting additional connectors on the circuit board or using adapters:
- Commodore C128
- Commodore C116
- Commodore plus/4
- Commodore PET (8296)
- Commodore CBM2 (B-Series)
- Amiga 2000/3000 (with PS2 adapter)
Keyrah V3’s switch allows you to switch between the standard and a keymap that’s geared towards emulation. This switch looks and feels like the original power switch of the Commodore 64, adding a third switch position that allows you to send an ACPI signal to shut down/power up your computer. To avoid triggering the shutdown procedure by accident, this third position is not locked, so the switch will always flip back from it if not held in place. For further safety, the ACPI signal is only sent to the computer after being held in this position for five seconds.
The box includes the Keyrah V3 circuit board and a printed manual. USB cable is not included. PCB colour will vary.
CA-PSU Amiga A500, A500 Plus, A600, A1200
CA-PSU Amiga A500, A500 Plus, A600, A1200 (CA-PSU stands for Compact Amiga Power Supply Unit), where “compact” designates the three target computers A500, A600 and A1200. It is the first power supply on the market that fully complies with the original Commodore specifications, introducing cable drop compensation for best regulation that even settles the voltage drop in the input filter of the target computers. This means that the voltage on the main 5V rail will never deviate more then 0.9%, measured inside the computer – no matter if the computer is in vanilla configuration or heavily expanded. Conventional power supplies will either supply too-high voltage to a vanilla machine, or too-low voltage to an expanded machine, causing malfunction or even defects. This cannot happen with our cable drop compensation technology.
Technical data in short:
- 5V, 5A, ripple/noise 50mV max. (typically 30mV)
- Overload on 5V tolerated up to 8A for 30 seconds
- 5V load regulation <0.6% typical, max. 0.9% under overload condition
- 12V up to 4A
- -12V, 0.1A
- Modern, high-efficiency DC-DC converter technology
- Total output power up to 60W
- Fanless, silent, extremely low heat
CA-PSU is a two-brick solution: One mains-connected power brick and the CA-PSU converter box with the switch and square 5-pin DIN connector to the computer. This moves the power switch a lot closer to the computer, reducing the probability of inadvertent switching, for example if the power supply is under the table near your feet.
CA-PSU has the best overall efficiency on the market, with a worst-case efficiency of 80.1% (best case >82.5%). The best competing product peaks at just over 70%, and some original Commodore power supplies have an efficiency of only 55%. This means that with our CA-PSU, there’s less total heat, less power consumption and a longer life expectancy because there is less stress on the components.
Naturally, CA-PSU features over-voltage protection – every modern power supply does. We wouldn’t consider it worth mentioning, but this protection is part of a more complex block to protect your valuable classic gear: There are two critical moments that need to be taken care of: Switching on and off. CA-PSU has a controlled 5V ramp-up when switching on, ensuring safe power-up of heavily-expanded machines. Traditional power supplies without such a controlled start-up ramp tend to “swing in” to the target voltage, which might cause malfunction or even defects. Further, switching off will start a short timer, ensuring that the next switch-on event can’t happen until a few seconds after switching off. This ensures that capacitors in the computer and expansion gear are sufficiently discharged, and switching on won’t cause 3.3V regulators of modern expansions to oscillate, which may cause severe damage.
In the unlikely event that these elaborate precautions fail, CA-PSU is covered by a German product liability insurance.
This new production run of CA-PSU includes an international power brick that directly plugs into the socket (no mains cable). International adapters included are:
- Central Europe
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- USA
CA-PSU is compatible with worldwide grid voltages and frequencies (110-240V AC and 50 or 60Hz).
PiStorm32-Lite CM4 Adaptor with Expansion Breakout
PiStorm32-Lite CM4 adaptor with expansion breakout with HDMI, Ethernet, USB. This is designed to be attached to the PiStorm32-lite adaptor to allow you add an Raspberry PI CM4 module.
What’s included:
- CM4 Adapter (Allows connection of Expansion Breakout and Compute Module 4)
- Passive Cooler
- Expansion Breakout that provides HDMI, USB and Ethernet Ports
- Flex wire 40Pin 20cm
- Printed IO cover (3D printed)
We also just sell the Pistorm32-Lite kits with Raspberry Pi 3A+ here
NOTE: The PiStorm32-Lite CM4 product is an open source project and will require some knowledge of the Amiga
PiStorm32-Lite Rear Panel HDMI – USB – SD
- White
- Black
- Gray
When purchasing, leave a note of the colour required.
Whats included:
- Rear Panel
- Micro HDMI Extension Cable
- MicroSD Extension Cable
- USB Extension Cable
- M3 Screw and nut
This is for the Pistorm32-Lite with Raspberry Pi3A+
Checkout the other great work the developer has created here
Amiga A1200 Mechanical Keyboard A1200.NET
Amiga A1200 mechanical keyboard (also for Amiga A500) was developed by A1200.NET. The keyboard itself has been designed from the ground up and is fully compatible with the Amiga A1200, and Amiga A500 (with optional adaptor board) and is a direct plug-and-play replacement using the included ribbon cable for the A1200 and for Amiga 500 users the keyboard requires the optional Amiga 500 daughter-board, the controller mounts on the top right of the keyboard and connects via a custom U-shaped ribbon cable beneath the keyboard, then links to the A500 motherboard through a serial wire mirroring the original mounting location and ensuring perfect compatibility.
Designed into the new Amiga A1200 mechanical keyboard is a modular controller bay, different daughter boards can be added to adapt the same base keyboard to various Amiga models thus allowing DIY modules to be developed by individuals or hardware enthusiasts.
The keyboard is 100% compatible with the following:
Motherboards and adaptors:
- Original Amiga A1200 Motherboard (all revs)
- A1200 ReAmiga Motherboard
- Keyrah V3
- A1200NG
- Amiga A500 and A500 Plus (all revs)
- Amiga A500 RAEMIXX
Cases:
- Original A1200 cases
- Asahi A1200 cases
- A1200.net A1200 cases
- A1200.net A500 cases
Keycaps:
- Original A1200 keycaps
- New A1200.net Keycaps
Amiga A1200 Mechanical Keyboard Contents:
- Metal Body Armor
- ISO Layout
- Space Bar Stabilizer and FPC Ribbon cable included
- Keycaps NOT included (available as an option below)
Checkout this review of the prototype unit:
Gotek Drive Pre-Flashed with FlashFloppy, a 0.96″ Display and Rotary Knob (Generic)
Gotek Drive 0.96″ Display pre-flashed with FlashFloppy for and not limited to Acorn, Amstrad, Amiga, Apple, Atari, Spectrum, DOS / IBM XT PC, MSX.
This is the latest Gotek floppy emulator for retro computers with 3.5″ floppy disk drive bay, or for use externally or in a caddy. This will also work Amstrad / Spectrum or computers with 3″ disk drives or old PCs with 5.25″ drives and such. You will require the correct floppy IDE or Ribbon connection cables and 3D printed mount. Most computers can use the ones supplied within the machine and you can do a straight swap out for the existing old floppy drive (such as in DOS PCs and Amigas) but some machines may need extra leads/connectors (such as Spectrum +3).
Flashed with current latest FlashFloppy firmware and ready to use. Once installed, just insert a USB memory stick with your disk images/files on. Your computer will then boot from this floppy emulator or can also use it as a second drive.
Comes complete with Rotary select knob and large 0.96 OLED display screen
List of compatible devices:
Acorn Archimedes
Acorn BBC Micro
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW
Amstrad PPC
Atari ST
Commodore Amiga
DEC
Dragon
IBM 3174
IBM PC
IBM PS/2
Kaypro
Memotech
MSX
NEC PC-98
Sharp
Sinclair QL
Spectrum
Tandy Color Computer
TI-99/4A
TSC Flex
UKNC, DVK
Akai
E-mu ESI-32
Ensoniq
General Music (GEM)
Korg
Kurzweil
Roland
Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000
Yamaha
ACA1234 Amiga A1200 Accelerator 68030 128Mb Fast Ram
ACA1234 Amiga A1200 accelerator is the latest 68030 CPU based card from Individual Computers. This is far more than just another 68030 accelerator, it adds high-speed mass storage, improving the overall speed experience of your A1200 even more than the IDE speeder does, which is also available on this model. With 8MBytes of local flash memory and a local CF card slot, the ACA1234 is ideal for the hobbyist or power user.
While iComps IDE speeder technology accelerates the onboard internal IDE port to raw transfer rates of up to 14MBytes/s (resulting in every-day performance of around 5MBytes/s with CF cards, or up to 9MB/s with physical hard drives), the ACA1234 onboard CF card slot can exceed 9MBytes/s. Other than competing products, both options do not require opening the computer or even removing chips from their socket. The IDE speedup to PIO mode 4 is activated with a software setting. NOTE: The IDE speeder feature is not available if connected to an ACA500Plus.
The ACA1234 boards take memory performance to the limit of what a 68030 processor can transfer in a burst sequence: It’s a sequence of four 32-bit transfers in four CPU cycles, You therefore get the best performance per MHz compared to other 68030 accelerators both modern and and legacy 68030 designs. In addition to that, the ACA1234 makes sure that the exec base in burst-capable, cacheable 32-bit fastmem.
Another huge improvement over older accelerators is memory mapping to the legacy 0x00c0.0000 address. This is the location where many A500 games expect a trapdoor memory expansion. The ACA1234 cards give a good compatibility boost only because of this little chunk of memory in the right place.
The ACA1234 is PCMCIA-friendly: It will not disable the onboard PCMCIA slot, so you can continue to use a networking card or a CF card adapter in that slot. For the easiest-possible transfer of files, drivers for a PCMCIA-CF card reader are included in the flash of this accelerator card. You can access PC-formatted and Amiga-formatted cards with ease, straight out of the box. you can even boot from a CF card in the PCMCIA slot..
Customers who are returning to the “hobby Amiga” often have the problem of lost installation disks, or even a defective floppy drive after all these years. Installing a system becomes almost impossible in such cases. The ACA1234 includes media to install a system in such a case as well: Both ROM and install disks (Workbench 3.1) are licensed from Hyperion and included in the flash of the ACA1234. The installer, which has been successfully used with the ACA500Plus and Buddha Plus One IDE Controller as well, installs a system way faster than it will ever be possible with floppy drives – and it only take a few mouse clicks. This includes automatic partitioning of media that’s larger than 4GBytes!
All features
- 127 MByte RAM auto-configuration
- 1 MByte RAM reserved for fast Kickstart re-mapping (you can also kickstart from other roms including 3.2).
- 8 MByte flash for installation files and Kickstart ROMs
- Local CF card slot as high-speed mass storage
- IDE speeder technology for read and write
- Drivers for PCMCIA-CF card reader in flash
- ROM and OS 3.1 in flash, extremely fast system installation
- Clock rate can be reduced (reset required)
- Card enable/disable in software without power-cycling
- Faster clockport gives 55% speed increase
- Field-proven high A1200 compatibility
Memory of the ACA1234 is auto-configuring. This means that all memory is available from a power-up without installing any software on the computer.
If you do not require full speed, the card can be slowed down in order to save power or reduce heat. You can also increase the speed beyond rated clock rate for a trial period – if you find that your CPU can accept a certain level of overclocking, you can purchase a permanent overclocking license.
Some software does not like accelerated execution. For these cases, the ACA1234 can be switched off and put into a “stealth mode”: This will allow you to run such software without having to remove the accelerator. Returning to 68030 operation does not require the computer to be power-cycled.
The clockport of the ACA1234 can either take an RTC module, or a different clock port device. Operation of such a clock port device is 55% faster than with the internal clock port of the A1200 computer, provided the drivers support the address of this port. This function is available in all modes of operation on an A1200 computer, and on select ACA500plus models with updated CPLD.
Last not least, the ACA1234 features iComp’s field-proven A1200 motherboard interface. Some A1200 main boards have been delivered with the wrong timing components and require modification for reliable use with accelerators. With our interface, the ACA1234 is less likely to require these board patches. Although the ACA1234 will work reliably with any patch level of the A1200 main board, you may still want to perform these patches, as they also fix graphics glitches with Super-Hires resolutions of the AGA chipset.
Package contains:
- Accelerator with RAM and CPU assembled
- Short installation manual
You will need in addition to that:
- Motherboard patches as described by Commodore: A1200 capacitors E123C and E125C may need to be removed.
- A proper power supply that provides good regulation, even when loaded with expansions like the CA-PSU
- If desired, a PCMCIA-CF card reader
Processors on this card are used and have scratches.
Image showing the ACA1234 50Mhz version. 25Mhz CPU is copper top. 33Mhz is a black ceramic CPU
TF1260 A1200 Accelerator 68060 50MHz CPU/FPU/MMU
TF1260 Terriblefire A1200 Accelerator with XC68060RC50 50Mhz CPU which includes full FPU and MMU hosts 128Mb Fast Ram, IDE connector. The TF1260 is one of the best 060 accelerators you can purchase for the Amiga 1200 And is the next step up after the TF1230 A1200 Accelerator add-on we sell for those that want that large speed jump.
Full specs:
- XC68060RC50A REV1 CPU (the CPU has the MMU and FPU).
- 128 MByte of fast-ram.
- IDE Interface – Driver required – ehide.device.
What is Terriblefire?
Well it’s not what it’s who, and that person is Stephen Leary who has designed a whole host of accelerators and ram cards for the Amiga A500, A1200 and Amiga CD32. These include many but the most common ones are:
- TF328 – 8Mb Fast Ram board and IDE socket for the Amiga CD32
- TF330 – 68030 Processor, 64Mb Fast Ram and IDE socket for the Amiga CD32
- TF536 – 68030 Processor, 64Mb Ram and IDE interface for the Amiga A500 and A500 Plus
- TF360 – 68060 Processor other specs TBC for the Amiga CD32
- TF1260 – 68060 Processor, 128Mb Ram and IDE Interface for the Amiga 1200
- TF1230 – 68030 Processor 64Mb Ram and IDE interface for the Amiga 1200
- TF4060 – 68060 Processor 128Mb Ram for the Amiga 4000
- TF1200 – Buffee Adaptor + 5.5Mb/8Mb (you will need the new Buffee Processor
NOTES:
- Timing fix is recommended on your A1200 motherboard. We can do this free of charge if you send your board to us (return shipping does need to be covered).
- At least Kickstart 3.1 is required – (Kickstart 3.0 is not supported)
- PCB colour will vary.
TF1260 TerribleFire A1200 Accelerator with LC060 50MHz CPU
TF1260 Terriblefire A1200 Accelerator with EC 50Mhz CPU which hosts 128Mb Fast Ram, IDE connector. The TF1260 is one of the best 060 accelerators you can purchase for the Amiga 1200 And is the next step up after the TF1230 A1200 Accelerator add-on we sell for those that want that large speed jump.
Full specs:
- MC68LC060 CPU (The CPU has no MMU or FPU)
- 128MByte of fast-ram.
- IDE Interface – Driver required – ehide.device
- Compatible with any A1200 motherboard revision.
- Fits in your old/new stock A1200 case!!!
What is Terriblefire?
Well it’s not what it’s who, and that person is Stephen Leary who has designed a whole host of accelerators and ram cards for the Amiga A500, A1200 and Amiga CD32. These include many but the most common ones are:
- TF328 – 8Mb Fast Ram board and IDE socket for the Amiga CD32
- TF330 – 68030 Processor, 64Mb Fast Ram and IDE socket for the Amiga CD32
- TF536 – 68030 Processor, 64Mb Ram and IDE interface for the Amiga A500 and A500 Plus
- TF360 – 68060 Processor other specs TBC for the Amiga CD32
- TF1260 – 68060 Processor, 128Mb Ram and IDE Interface for the Amiga 1200
- TF1230 – 68030 Processor 64Mb Ram and IDE interface for the Amiga 1200
- TF4060 – 68060 Processor 128Mb Ram for the Amiga 4000
- TF1200 – Buffee Adaptor + 5.5Mb/8Mb (you will need the new Buffee Processor
NOTES:
- For every TF1260 sold we donate a percentage of the sale to Stephen Leary to support further TF card developments and we also support our builders.
- Timing fix is recommended on your A1200 motherboard. We can do this free of charge if you send your board to us (return shipping does need to be covered).
- At least Kickstart 3.1 is required – (Kickstart 3.0 is not supported)
ACA1221LC 16Mb 68EC020 26.67Mhz Accelerator Amiga A1200
ACA1221LC accelerator Amiga A1200 and ACA500Plus comes with the 68EC020 processor (guaranteed to run at 26.67MHz) and 16MBytes physical memory. 11.2MBytes of this physical memory can be used as fastmem, and 1 MByte is reserved for a fast copy of the Kickstart ROM. The CPU speed can be switched in four steps between 14MHz and 40MHz. Overclocking the card beyond 26.67MHz will require active cooling and a very good power supply like the A1200 Boost PSU or the highly specced CA-PSU ; operation at this high speed is not guaranteed.
The ACA1221lc features iComps IDE speeder technology that accelerates reading from the internal IDE port, this IDE speeder does not require opening the computer or even removing chips from their socket. The IDE speedup to PIO mode 3 is activated with a software setting and reaches a raw data transfer rate of 10.2 MBytes per second, which results in every-day performance of 3.6MBytes/s with fast CF cards. Fast hard drives with cache may exceed 7MBytes/s performance. The IDE speeder feature is not available if connected to an ACA500 or ACA500plus.
The ACA1221lc is prepared for use with our forthcoming ACA2000, where it will provide up to 11.9MBytes of fastmem. More memory configurations allow for using Zorro cards without conflicts.
ACATool is required to unlock some of the features like:
- MapROM – Load up other kickstart roms like AmigaOS 3.2 without the need of physical ROMS
- Loading of the onboard Kickstart ROM file without losing valuable RAM
- Control the IDE speeder,
And much more!
A1200 Case LED Board
A1200 Case LED board with power LED (green), floppy LED (yellow) and HDD LED (yellow). A simple replacement for your current Amiga 1200 LED board if its faulty or a great addition for the new A1200.net cases.