{"id":145,"date":"2020-03-29T17:55:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T16:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banfi.co.uk\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2020-03-29T17:55:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T16:55:22","slug":"back-to-the-amiga-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banfi.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/03\/back-to-the-amiga-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the Amiga – Pt. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well with Retro being the new thing I thought it was time to get my Amiga 1200 singing and dancing again and also document all the things I’ve done to make it work.<\/p>\n

For a start the amount of things they have improved on the Amiga scene since 1999 has peaked my interest up again.<\/p>\n

If you don’t know what the Amiga is the Wiki page here goes through the lot : https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amiga<\/a><\/p>\n

I will publish various Parts to this series when I get time to write about them, but to start you off this is Part 1 which shows you what you require to get your Amiga to output to VGA<\/p>\n\n\n

What do you require to start?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First you will need a Commodore Amiga A1200<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you just want to use the system to play games from Disk and want to use this with a VGA monitor you only require the following extra equipment:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

GBS8200<\/a> CGA\/EGA\/VGA converter – This can convert the Amiga’s RBG output and to work on VGA out.
A 680 ohm resistor to create this lead and Heat-shrink to make it neat.
Amiga DB23 to VGA Adapter to pull apart for the lead <\/a>to the GBS8200
Optional but Recommended : Wemos D1 Mini Pro ESP8266<\/a> – This allows you to make the GBS8200 better by using the application GBS Control<\/a>
On how to build the hardware for GBS Control the instructions can be found on there Wiki – https:\/\/github.com\/ramapcsx2\/gbs-control\/wiki\/Build-the-Hardware<\/a>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GBS8200 Setup for Video Output to VGA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creating the DB23 to GBS Lead – the GBS8200 comes with a lead which can be soldered straight to a the pins of the DB23 connector – the Wiring diagram below shows you which wires need to be connected – Yellow and Brown are not used in this setup and can be removed by pressing in to the rectangle tab and pulling the wire out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"GBS-82XX-cable\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 680 ohm resistor is soldered inline on the grey wire and heat-shrink is applied to keep it protected<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
The grey wire with the resistor soldered<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Cable tidy mesh used around the completed wire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

GBS8200 + ESP8266 (Optional but recommended)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you build the optional GBS Control<\/a> unit, the ESP8266 joins on to the GBS8200 like the following pictures and gives you finer control (via. a webpage) and better picture output whilst using the GBS8200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
GBS Control Webpage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n