Amiga 500 Pi Project...

Almost finished. All I have to do now is remove the Power Block's 6 pin header and solder in a header with extra long pins, so I can fit the RCT clock to the Power Block (Yep you can get a RCT clock for the Pi board now) and wire up the on/off switch, so I can install that...

You see fitting a Power Block to the Pi..You can turn the Pi off with a switch without having to pull the power plug out (Power goes to the power block not the Pi)... Also, if the Amiga emulator "Amibian" is ever converted to the tinker board. I'll fit that and it's a direct fit (All the ports are in the same place too (as on the Pi board)... Plus I do like Amibian because its like Winuae compared to other emulators.. Press F12 and all the options are there..

Very nice project. I'll be watching the thread for updates.

Thank you for sharing it.

Your welcome, and more updates will come..

The case will be nice and light! Assuming youll use a Keyrah for the keyboard?

You got so many projects ongoing Mike!

Great job mate! Looks nice n' tidy. You could consider making this a portable A500 project by adding a battery pack which could give you plenty of autonomy so you can take it with you anywhere. See my Amstrad laptop project for example.

OK I sure will. Anyway Build just about finished. Power Block fitted with a RTC clock, and I've wired up the switch.. You see the Power Block will turn off the Pi correctly instead of just pulling the power plug out...

Now I've got to see if I've got a nice (None Yellowing keyboard)... But I'm not sure if the power or hard-drive LED's will work...

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voyager_1701e said:

The case will be nice and light! Assuming youll use a Keyrah for the keyboard?

You got so many projects ongoing Mike!

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Nope the Keyrah is not needed because the keyboard connects to the Tynemouth Software Amiga 500 USB Adapter board... . You see it changes the Amiga keyboard to a USB one, so it'll work with the Pi...

Now after this project is complete.. I'll get back to continue the work on my 2000 (It'll have a Pentium 233MMX SBC inside).. ISA Card.. 2 Computers in one case.. BRING BACK those great FPS DOS games..

Guys I bought this Micro Card with P96 WB installed for my 500 Pi (Just plug in and go). However, I don't know how to change the CPU to 030 and 2MB chip ram.. Plus 128MB fast ram.. Just like a real Amiga..

The emulator is Amiberry...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Raspberry-Pi-to-Commodore-Amiga-Retro-Conversion-Workbench-P96-MicroSD-Card/264066735483?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

EDIT: Keyboard now fitted, and moving the Pi further back enables the keyboard to sit down.. Plus the top case is all screwed down.. Now mission accomplished (I hope it all works). All I need to boot up is that Micro card...

Oh No.. There's no floppy slot. What happened..

That is one mighty fine project you have their Sir, I doff my fedora!

I'm curious about where you got most of your bits. The white plastic panel at the rear for example. Is that something you can buy or is it your own creation? Could you provide links to where you got most of your project as it may help others wishing to do the same (i.e. me!).

I've seen similar where someone used a Pi 3 in a Neo Geo X base and turned it into a retro console. Such a cracking ideas...

F11 I think.

Moggsie said:

That is one mighty fine project you have their Sir, I doff my fedora!

I'm curious about where you got most of your bits. The white plastic panel at the rear for example. Is that something you can buy or is it your own creation? Could you provide links to where you got most of your project as it may help others wishing to do the same (i.e. me!).

I've seen similar where someone used a Pi 3 in a Neo Geo X base and turned it into a retro console. Such a cracking ideas...

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Hi.. I got them from a guy here.. and he can make them in black, white and other colors too.. Oh, The only difference is that I moved the Pi further back.. Because with the power block fitted, and a RCT clock to the PI (The keyboard wouldn't sit all the way in place)..However using a powerblock you can just turn off the Pi with a on/off switch (That as bought from amazon.com).. No need to pull out the power plug anymore....


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Amiga-500-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

The web site for the build and getting the cables, and other parts are here:
https://amigalove.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=552&sid=233eea9faf2b60b5259821ed13754412

Here's my screen shot. You see I had a guy make it for me on a 32GB Micro card (He normally sells them on a 16GB Micro card).. But I wanted more space for all my ADF's that I have...