Projects
DIY, Repair & Mod Projects
Repair: Aztech Sound Galaxy BXII Extra
Project Completion: Aug 16, 2023
Defects:
Low volume, no bass
Dry capacitors
Repair: ZIDA 5DHX Motherboard
Project Completion: Jul 11, 2023
Defects:
Missing BIOS EEPROM
Missing capacitors C6, C42
Damaged keyboard socket
Damaged CR2032 battery holder
DIY: Amiga picoRGB2HDMI Scandoubler
Project Completion: May 13, 2023
HDMI Scandoubler & Flicker Fixer for OCS Amiga computers (A1000, A500/+, A600, A2000)
Input: Amiga RGB 320x240@16bits, 640x240@8bits
Output: HDMI 640x480, 800x600, 960x540, 1280x720(HD) @60 hertz
SBC: Raspberry Pi Pico
Low latency (1-2ms)
DIY: PicoGUS v1.1
Project Completion: Jan 19, 2023
Gravis Ultrasound Emulation (Under Development)
SBC: Raspberry Pi Pico
3D printed plastic backplate
DIY: Voltage Blaster
Project Completion: May 22, 2022
ISA Mini-expansion card that provides -5V for systems with PSUs that lack a -5V rail
Repair: Terratec Gold 16/96 Sound Card
Project Completion: May 19, 2022
Defects:
Missing Line-In jack, damaged pads
New jack installed
Damaged Panasonic CD-ROM Audio Header
New header installed
Missing bracket
AWE64 Value bracket installed
DIY: PS2-to-Serial Adapter
Project Completion: Oct 22, 2021
Mini-USB powered adapter for converting PS/2 mice to Serial
SBC: Arduino Pro Mini
Repair: Headland HT12A N80L286-16S Motherboard
Project Completion: Sep 3, 2021
Defects:
1 damaged decoupling capacitor (-12V)
All decoupling capacitors replaced
Battery leakage and broken traces
Unresponsive
DIY: MT32-Pi (MT32-Pi-MIDI-Hat)
Project Completion: Jul 28, 2021
MT-32 Emulation (MUNT)
GM/GS Synthesis (Fluidsynth)
SBC: Raspberry Pi 3B
Hat: MT32-Pi-MIDI-HAT Assembly
DIN-5 MIDI In
PCM5102 DAC
OLED Display
Microswitches:
MUNT/Fluidsynth Select
ROM/Soundfond Select
Volume Up
Volume Down
SysEx controllable via MPU-401
DIY: Amiga RGBtoHDMI Scandoubler
Project Completion: Jun 6, 2021
HDMI Scandoubler & Flicker Fixer for A500/+ computers
Input: Amiga Denise/SuperDenise
Output: HDMI
SBC: Raspberry Pi Zero
Low latency (1-2ms)
DIY: Amiga Plipbox Nano Network Adapter
Project Completion: Apr 22, 2021
PLIP ethernet adapter
SBC: Arduino Nano v3 (ATmega 328 16MHz)
Shield: Arduino Nano Ethernet (ENC28J60)
Software v0.6 17.01.2015
~80 KB/s transfer speed
DIY: TubeTime Snark Barker
Project Completion: Oct 29, 2020
100% Sound Blaster clone
DSP Ver. 2.01
Creative Music System (CMS) Upgrade
Metal backplate
Mod: GOTEK Floppy Emulator
Project Completion: May 3, 2020
Flash-Floppy Firmware programmed
128x32 OLED Display added
Piezoelectric buzzer added
DIY: Amiga HDMI-520 Scandoubler
Project Completion: Mar 16, 2020
HDMI Scandoubler & Flicker Fixer for OCS Amiga computers (A1000, A500/+, A600, A2000)
Input: Amiga RGB PAL/NTSC 50/60Hz progressive/interlaced compatible
Output: HDMI Mode 2,3,6,7,17,18,21,22
SBC: FPGA CycloneII EP2C5T14
<70us Input to Output Latency
Repair: A-Trend Voodoo 2 12MB Graphics Card
Project Completion: May 1, 2020
Defects:
Bent TMU Pins
1 missing THT oscillator
1 damaged SMD resistor array
Unresponsive
DIY: TubeTime Adlib
Project Completion: Jun 20, 2019
100% Adlib Music Synthesizer clone
3D printed backplate
Repair: 3dfx Voodoo 3 3000 Graphics Card
Project Completion: Nov 01, 2018
Defects:
2 missing SMD capacitors
1 missing SMD resistor
1 missing SMD inductor
1 missing SMD oscillator
1 missing SMD diode
Missing cooler
Unresponsive
Repair: Creative Sound Blaster AWE32 CT3980 Sound Card
Project Completion: Jul 30, 2018
Defects:
1 missing voltage regulator
2 missing capacitors
2 damaged SIMM sockets
Missing bracket
Unresponsive