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DIY Stuff you can do your Atari hardware !!
DIY Stuff you can do your Atari hardware !!
===Atari Chips===
* [[Add a Blitter chip to your STFM]] - Procedure to add a Blitter chip to your STFM
* [[DMA Fix]] - Procedure to potentially fix hard disk problems caused by a buggy DMA chip in STFM's and STE's
* [[Dallas RTC]] - Simple procedure to add a Real Time Clock internally to STE rom socket
* [[NVRAM]] - Battery mod for original Falcon NVRAM chip (without removing the chip)
* [[NVRAM by Maeslin]] - Battery mod for Falcon NVRAM (remove chip and replace with new circuit board with replaceable battery)
* [[NVRAM by Black Cat Hardware]] - Battery mod for Falcon NVRAM (remove chip and replace with socket and new circuit/chip board with replaceable battery)
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===Atari Graphics===
===Atari Graphics===
* [[Atari ST to Amstrad CM14 monitor]] - How to connect an Atari ST/STE to an Amstrad CM14 stereo monitor.
* [[Atari ST to VGA adaptor]] - Describes how to wire a cable to connect an ST to a VGA/SVGA monitor.
* [[Atari ST to VGA adaptor]] - Describes how to wire a cable to connect an ST to a VGA/SVGA monitor.
* [[Atari ST VGA Cable Procedures]] - by Techie Alison
* [[Atari ST VGA Cable Procedures]] - by Techie Alison
* [[Atari ST SCART Cable]] - Various ways to make your own ST SCART cable
* [[Atari ST Composite Out]] - Add a video composite out socket
* [[Falcon to VGA Cable]] - Describes how to connect a Falcon to a VGA monitor
* [[Falcon Switchable Multisync Cable]] - How to connect an ST compatible multi-sync monitor to a Falcon (it will not enhance the use of a VGA monitor)
* [[ST Monitor Switcher]] - Switch between two connected monitors
* [[Jaguar SCART/PHONO/SVHS cables]] - Make your own Jaguar SCART, PHONO and SVHS cables


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===Atari Hard disk interface===
===Atari Hard disk interface===
* [[DIY IDE adaptors]] - DIY projects to give an ST access to IDE mass storage
* [[DIY IDE adaptors]] - DIY projects to give an ST access to IDE mass storage
* [http://phsw.110mb.com/hw-idescsi.html IDE-SCSI interface] on Atari Falcon/TT
* [https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/atari-hardware-mods/scsi-ide-on-tt-falcon IDE-SCSI interface] on Atari Falcon/TT
* [http://phsw.110mb.com/hw-satahdd.html SATA hard disk drive] on an Atari Falcon
* [https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/atari-hardware-mods/sata-hdd-on-falcon SATA hard disk drive] on an Atari Falcon
 
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===Atari Power Supplies===
* [[Pico PSU Falcon]] - Replace the stock Falcon PSU with a Pico PSU
* [[Pico PSU Atari ST]] - Replace the stock Atari ST PSU with a Pico PSU


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===Atari Floppy disk interface===
===Atari Floppy disk interface===
* [[Drive Select Swap Mod]] - Swap Drive Select A/B signals to boot from internal or external floppy drive (or HxC Emulator)
* [[Drive Select Swap Mod]] - Swap Drive Select A/B signals to boot from internal or external floppy drive (or HxC Emulator)
* [[Connecting an HxC Floppy Emulator to an ST]] - How to case you HxC Floppy Emulator and wire a cable for it
* [[Connecting an HxC Floppy Emulator to an ST]] - How to case you HxC Floppy Emulator and wire a cable for it
* [[Replace internal 720k DD Floppy Drive with 1.44MB HD Floppy Drive]] - Atari ST floppy drive replacement
* [[Floppy Drive Capacitor Fix]] - Capacitor repair on Sony drives by Gadget
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===Atari Input/Output Interfaces===
* [[ST Serial Port Upgrade]] - Upgrade the ST's serial port from 19,200bps to 38,400bps
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===Atari Processor===
* [[Make a decelerator for your ST]] - Useful hardware hack for slowing down games and tracking down bugs


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===Atari sound===
 
===Atari Sound===
* [[D/A converter]] - Details to create Digisound output via parallel port
* [[D/A converter]] - Details to create Digisound output via parallel port
* [[STF Stereo Modification]] - A modification to give stereo sound output on the pre-STE range
* [[STF Stereo Modification]] - A modification to give stereo sound output on the pre-STE range
* [[Stereo sound via printer port]] - A modification to give stereo sound output on the pre-STE range
* [[SDMA Patch]] - Fix crackling noise when recording large samples to hard disk on Falcon
* [[Cubase Mod]] - Various input and output sound mod improvements for Falcon


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===Atari TOS===
===Atari TOS===
* [[STE TOS Upgrade]] - Explains how to upgrade to TOS 2.06 and how to use have a dual or quad TOS ROM
* [[STE TOS Upgrade]] - Explains how to upgrade to TOS 2.06 and how to use have a dual or quad TOS ROM
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===Atari Memory===
===Atari Memory===
* [[STE SIMM Memory Upgrade]] - Walkthrough of SIMM memory upgrade in an STE
* [[STE SIMM Memory Upgrade]] - Walkthrough of SIMM memory upgrade in an STE
* Easy [http://phsw.110mb.com/hw-stfm_1mb.html 520STFM 512K to 1MB ] memory upgrade
* Easy [https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/atari-hardware-mods/520stfm-to-1-mb-ram 520STFM 512K to 1MB ] memory upgrade
* Medium [[520STF or 520STFM to 1MB]] memory upgrade
* Hard [http://atari.nvg.org/520stm/4Mb%20RAM%20upgrade%20for%20520ST.pdf 520STFM 512K to 4MB ] memory upgrade


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===Atari Keyboard & other input devices===
 
* [http://phsw.110mb.com/hw-stkbd.html STFM keybrd to TT] - Hooking up a STFM keyboard to a TT030
===Atari Keyboard===
* [https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/atari-hardware-mods/adapt-st-keyboard-for-tt STFM keybrd to TT] - Hooking up a STFM keyboard to a TT030
 
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===Atari Joystick===
* [[How To Convert a Sega Genesis Controller to Atari Standard Pinout]]
* [[How To Convert a Sega Genesis Controller to Atari Standard Pinout]]
* [[How to make a four player adapter]]
* [[How to make a mouse/joystick switcher]]
* [[How to make an automatic mouse/joystick switcher]]
* [[How to make a lightgun for STE]]
* [[Modify autofire on Quickshot 1 or 2]]
* [[How to reposition the mouse and joystick ports]]
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===Disk Duplicating Hardware===
===Disk Duplicating Hardware===
* [[Synchro Express]] - Make your own!
* [[Synchro Express]] - Make your own!
===Cables===
* [[Null Modem Cable]] - Diagrams to connect your ST to another ST/E, Mega STE, Spectrum, Z88, Mac Plus, Apple 2, Amiga, 8-bit Atari, BBC-B or Mega to Mega


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[[Category:Hardware Components]][[Category:Hardware DIY]][[Category:Peripherals]]
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Latest revision as of 04:27, 20 May 2016

DIY Stuff you can do your Atari hardware !!

Atari Chips

  • Add a Blitter chip to your STFM - Procedure to add a Blitter chip to your STFM
  • DMA Fix - Procedure to potentially fix hard disk problems caused by a buggy DMA chip in STFM's and STE's
  • Dallas RTC - Simple procedure to add a Real Time Clock internally to STE rom socket
  • NVRAM - Battery mod for original Falcon NVRAM chip (without removing the chip)
  • NVRAM by Maeslin - Battery mod for Falcon NVRAM (remove chip and replace with new circuit board with replaceable battery)
  • NVRAM by Black Cat Hardware - Battery mod for Falcon NVRAM (remove chip and replace with socket and new circuit/chip board with replaceable battery)


Atari Graphics


Atari Hard disk interface


Atari Power Supplies


Atari Floppy disk interface


Atari Input/Output Interfaces


Atari Processor


Atari Sound



Atari TOS

  • STE TOS Upgrade - Explains how to upgrade to TOS 2.06 and how to use have a dual or quad TOS ROM


Atari Memory


Atari Keyboard


Atari Joystick


Atari Clock


Mouse Adapters


Disk Duplicating Hardware

Cables

  • Null Modem Cable - Diagrams to connect your ST to another ST/E, Mega STE, Spectrum, Z88, Mac Plus, Apple 2, Amiga, 8-bit Atari, BBC-B or Mega to Mega




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