FPGA Arcade inside A590 Housing

[zylesea]

That would be uber cool.
Only trouble how to connect the Keyboard.

Keyrah solves this issue. At least that was what I had planned for my A600.

[espskog]

Keyrah solves this issue. At least that was what I had planned for my A600.

That is true. Yet, it would be cool if we could connect the real keyboard onto the pins on the replay board directly aswell

[mikej]

That is true. Yet, it would be cool if we could connect the real keyboard onto the pins on the replay board directly aswell

Does anybody have any schematics of the A500/1200 keyboard?
I need to see the matrix. It may be possible to use the p3/p7 ribbon cable connectors for this.
Cheers,
Mike

[zylesea]

That is true. Yet, it would be cool if we could connect the real keyboard onto the pins on the replay board directly aswell

Not only cool, but also budget friendly. But it is good to know, that if direct connection will not be possible there is still teh Keyrah option.

[Lizard]

Does anybody have any schematics of the A500/1200 keyboard?
I need to see the matrix. It may be possible to use the p3/p7 ribbon cable connectors for this.
Cheers,
Mike

Something like this?

http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schemview.php?id=1408

[Firedawg]

Great job Wiz!  I'm drooling over this board, for which I had an opportunity to snag one a while back from Mike, now I see what you are doing with your board and I'm regretting my decision.  I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hammer:

Mike

[mikej]

Something like this?

http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schemview.php?id=1408

Thanks, but that is the motherboard end. I need the schematic of the keyboard connector to the key contacts etc. I guess this has been reverse engineered already?
/Mike

[wizard66]

Great job Wiz!  I'm drooling over this board, for which I had an opportunity to snag one a while back from Mike, now I see what you are doing with your board and I'm regretting my decision.  I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hammer:

Mike

@Firedaw,
But no drooling on this boards you get big short-circuit ;-)

@ MikeJ
If you get keyboards from the 600/1200 going on the replay don't forget the HDD_act. header IO on 0v/9 just like we talk about (it's a must for original cases) :-)

[klx300r]

@ wizard66

:insane: crazy cool

I'd love to get the old soldering iron going again with this mod if I can find an old A590 case as I don't have the guts to mess with my original A590 with its whopping 20MB XT IDE HD !

[vidarh]

Thanks, but that is the motherboard end. I need the schematic of the keyboard connector to the key contacts etc. I guess this has been reverse engineered already?
/Mike

Ask on English Amiga Board (eab.abime.net) - I know there's been various threads about keyboard mods and repairs there before, and the site is full of people who do various hardware projects.

[wizard66]

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