Hi, late last year I was lucky enough to get an A1000, PAL, together with 1081 monitor. Great, but the 1081 is just too huge to take up my whole desk. I built this RGB2HDMI adapter from @LinuxJedi's plans on GitHub. Since JLCPCB supply 5 PCBs minimum, I built parts and populated all 5.
Here's what it looks like inside the A1000:
The adapter board plugs in where Denise sits with Denise on top. A Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W goes onto the 40-pin header. In the PAL A1000 the CSYNC line from nearby is connected to the adapter also. Finally the buttons are routed out to the back panel for control, as is the mini HDMI from the Pi for connection to a HDMI-capable monitor.
I would like$AUD60 for an assembled adapter board without any of the cables. Shipping in Australia $10, internationally $25.
EDIT: As the date for my house move approaches so does the final opportunity to get an adapter. Now $40 and you get TWO. I do not have time to test these in my Amiga so in the unlikely event one does not work you will have another. TWO pairs are available. I am not able to print or supply other parts at this time but it's not hard to DIY.
You can easily do these yourself if you are capable of opening an A1000 and repositioning Denise.Or if you want the 3D-printed rear panel, the little PCB with pushbuttons, we can talk - but the rear panel especially would increase the cost of postage. Post following will be a bunch more photos of how I put this together.
Edit: What does the end result looks like? I think it's pretty neat. The original A1000 rear panel has been removed and I've put it back in the A1000 box.
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Because the panel is wide I have split it in the middle to allow printing on most 3D printers. This model is available on printables.
Edit: And the output? Perfect. It looks better than this photo makes it look.
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Edit: Here's a little more detail of the rear panel.
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Three buttons are mounted on a small piece of strip board with dupont cables to attach them to the RGB2HDMI adapter board.
These switches bring the three button inputs for RGB2HDMI to the rear where you can access them easily.
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There is a 1-button interface mode - but I don't see why I want to make it harder, having to combine long and short presses on one button to navigate a series of menus, when having three buttons accessible is really not harder than having one.
You can also see the mini HDMI plug to HDMI socket that takes care of video. Most such short adapters from Amazon will fit on the bracket provided. I do have a cable tie around the rear of the part holding the adapter to the rear panel to keep it tight, I also though a dab of hot glue would work well there. I have another plug that has a very square profile and that one is easier to design for but the cable is about 10cm longer so I preferred this one even though it is rounded and harder to design for.
Here's what it looks like inside the A1000:
The adapter board plugs in where Denise sits with Denise on top. A Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W goes onto the 40-pin header. In the PAL A1000 the CSYNC line from nearby is connected to the adapter also. Finally the buttons are routed out to the back panel for control, as is the mini HDMI from the Pi for connection to a HDMI-capable monitor.
I would like
EDIT: As the date for my house move approaches so does the final opportunity to get an adapter. Now $40 and you get TWO. I do not have time to test these in my Amiga so in the unlikely event one does not work you will have another. TWO pairs are available. I am not able to print or supply other parts at this time but it's not hard to DIY.
You can easily do these yourself if you are capable of opening an A1000 and repositioning Denise.
Edit: What does the end result looks like? I think it's pretty neat. The original A1000 rear panel has been removed and I've put it back in the A1000 box.
View attachment 2523428
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Because the panel is wide I have split it in the middle to allow printing on most 3D printers. This model is available on printables.
Edit: And the output? Perfect. It looks better than this photo makes it look.
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Edit: Here's a little more detail of the rear panel.
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Three buttons are mounted on a small piece of strip board with dupont cables to attach them to the RGB2HDMI adapter board.
These switches bring the three button inputs for RGB2HDMI to the rear where you can access them easily.
View attachment 2523432
There is a 1-button interface mode - but I don't see why I want to make it harder, having to combine long and short presses on one button to navigate a series of menus, when having three buttons accessible is really not harder than having one.
You can also see the mini HDMI plug to HDMI socket that takes care of video. Most such short adapters from Amazon will fit on the bracket provided. I do have a cable tie around the rear of the part holding the adapter to the rear panel to keep it tight, I also though a dab of hot glue would work well there. I have another plug that has a very square profile and that one is easier to design for but the cable is about 10cm longer so I preferred this one even though it is rounded and harder to design for.
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