SD81 Booster
SD81 Booster
https://youtu.be/zVnGZ1Purzs
https://codeberg.org/Retrostuff/SD81-Booster
I open list to see possible interested people for a run of SD81 Booster
The estimated price (assembled) is €50 55€ without case and €65 70€ with case + shipping and will be paid in advance to finance the purchase of components.
I will do an initial batch with the first 10 interested people at the estimated price and with the experience of the first 10 I will recalculate the price for the next ones, although it should not go far.
The interface will not incorporate the speaker part, although it will have a jack to connect to the TV or an amplifier.
The reason is, the sound quality is much better with an external amplifier and probably I will remove the speaker from the project in a short.
That said, I open an interest list.
EDITED: I have added the possibility to buy only PCB including only CPLD + regulator already soldered (18€20€)
1. oldcomput no case (Vdr) - Paid - Sent
2. Benkenobi no case (Vdr) - - Sent
3. IgnacioMonge+case(Rw) -Paid - Sent
4. sinclair200+case (Vrd) - Paid - Sent
5. Paul + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
6. billloguidice + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
7. garillete + case. (Rw) - Paid - Sent
8. retrolab no case (Vdr) - Paid - Sent
9. zx4ever (RW) - Paid - Sent
10. Pedro Gimeno + Case - Paid - Sent
11. Ron + case (RW) - Paid - Sent
12. esposiblegames + case (Vdr) - Paid - Sent
13. Dim_75 + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
14. Mikes + case (Vdr) -Paid - Sent
15. jupiterjones (Vdr) + case - Paid - Sent
16. hsimpson (SZXW) + case - Paid - Sent
17. Rampa69 (telegram) + case - Paid - Sent
18. AndiZX81 (SZXW) no case - Paid
19. Trevor_B (SZXW) no case - Paid
20. papalapa + case (RW) - Paid Sent
21. Iturbez no case (Vdr)
22. Edzard (SZXW) + case
23. muon + case (RW) - paid - Sent
24. 1024MAK + case (SZXW) -Paid - Sent
25. Exile + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
26. amauget + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
27. Dancresp + case (RW) - Paid - Sent
only PCB + CPLD +3v3 regulator soldered (estimated 18€)
1. cacharreo (Vdr) -Paid - Sent
2. Paul (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
3. alvaroalea (Vdr) Paid - Sent
List of tested software:
https://codeberg.org/Retrostuff/SD81-Bo ... %20list.md
https://codeberg.org/Retrostuff/SD81-Booster
I open list to see possible interested people for a run of SD81 Booster
The estimated price (assembled) is €50 55€ without case and €65 70€ with case + shipping and will be paid in advance to finance the purchase of components.
I will do an initial batch with the first 10 interested people at the estimated price and with the experience of the first 10 I will recalculate the price for the next ones, although it should not go far.
The interface will not incorporate the speaker part, although it will have a jack to connect to the TV or an amplifier.
The reason is, the sound quality is much better with an external amplifier and probably I will remove the speaker from the project in a short.
That said, I open an interest list.
EDITED: I have added the possibility to buy only PCB including only CPLD + regulator already soldered (18€20€)
1. oldcomput no case (Vdr) - Paid - Sent
2. Benkenobi no case (Vdr) - - Sent
3. IgnacioMonge+case(Rw) -Paid - Sent
4. sinclair200+case (Vrd) - Paid - Sent
5. Paul + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
6. billloguidice + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
7. garillete + case. (Rw) - Paid - Sent
8. retrolab no case (Vdr) - Paid - Sent
9. zx4ever (RW) - Paid - Sent
10. Pedro Gimeno + Case - Paid - Sent
11. Ron + case (RW) - Paid - Sent
12. esposiblegames + case (Vdr) - Paid - Sent
13. Dim_75 + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
14. Mikes + case (Vdr) -Paid - Sent
15. jupiterjones (Vdr) + case - Paid - Sent
16. hsimpson (SZXW) + case - Paid - Sent
17. Rampa69 (telegram) + case - Paid - Sent
18. AndiZX81 (SZXW) no case - Paid
19. Trevor_B (SZXW) no case - Paid
20. papalapa + case (RW) - Paid Sent
21. Iturbez no case (Vdr)
22. Edzard (SZXW) + case
23. muon + case (RW) - paid - Sent
24. 1024MAK + case (SZXW) -Paid - Sent
25. Exile + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
26. amauget + case (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
27. Dancresp + case (RW) - Paid - Sent
only PCB + CPLD +3v3 regulator soldered (estimated 18€)
1. cacharreo (Vdr) -Paid - Sent
2. Paul (SZXW) - Paid - Sent
3. alvaroalea (Vdr) Paid - Sent
List of tested software:
https://codeberg.org/Retrostuff/SD81-Bo ... %20list.md
Last edited by wilco2009 on Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:42 pm, edited 37 times in total.
Re: SD81 Booster
Looks very interesting. Looking forward for more.
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Re: SD81 Booster
Blimey! Looks amazing!
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ZX81 iss 1 (bugged ROM, kludge fix, normal, rebuilt)
TS 1000 iss 3, ZXPand AY and +, ZX8-CCB, ZX-KDLX & ChromaSCART
Tatung 81 + Wespi
TS 1500 & 2000
Spectrum 16k (iss 1 s/n 862)
Spectrum 48ks plus a DIVMMC future and SPECTRA
Re: SD81 Booster
The teaser is too short ! More, more, more !
Re: SD81 Booster
In my opinion the teaser is far to long considering the amount of information in it.
Where is the website and what are the technical details?
And what will it cost?
Where is the website and what are the technical details?
And what will it cost?
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
Re: SD81 Booster
Also if made abroad will it be shipped to the UK?
Re: SD81 Booster
Our plans are to make the repository public with all the technical information shortly.
Basically what is missing is completing the documentation.
I have no plans to release it for sale, maybe some initial batch, but the idea is to publish all the information so that everyone can assemble it by themselves or make batches freely.
Everything will be public, both the software and the hardware and the firmware of the CPLD.
Some advance:
The main components are:
- An ATMEGA 2560
- One CPLD XC95XL144
- A 512KB RAM chip
- Some additional discrete chips
It uses a command-based communication that allows the ATMEGA to communicate with the Z80 using the CPLD as an intermediary.
The sound is based on an AY emulator running on the ATMEGA.
Allows you to program the CPLD by copying an XSVF file to the SD card.
Alternative ROMs can be loaded from SD using the BASIC LOAD command.
The M1NOT/MC45 mod can be activated and deactivated by software and does not require any internal modification of the zx81.
It is compatible with pseudohires, WRX, and CH$128 without hardware mods.
Memory is paged in 8KB blocks and all pages can be set to any block.
As I said, at first we will try to make a batch so that interested users who do not have the skills to assemble it themselves can enjoy it.
There would be no problem sending it to any part of the world, but of course the shipping cost will be higher the further away from Spain.
The price should be calculated, but we do not intend to do business with this.
I hope that's enough, for now.
Re: SD81 Booster
Thanks a lot for these informations.
That sounds very promising. I'm looking forward to discover how you changed the Basic commands and how all these electronic parts play together.
It's great to see so much develepment for our loved doorstopper.
2023 is going to be a great year for the zeddy.
Cheers Paul
That sounds very promising. I'm looking forward to discover how you changed the Basic commands and how all these electronic parts play together.
It's great to see so much develepment for our loved doorstopper.
2023 is going to be a great year for the zeddy.
Cheers Paul
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
Re: SD81 Booster
It is a pleasure to inform you that we have finally made the repository public.
https://codeberg.org/Retrostuff/SD81-Booster
https://codeberg.org/Retrostuff/SD81-Booster