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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: mingle on December 09, 2008, 11:21:34 PM

Title: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: mingle on December 09, 2008, 11:21:34 PM
Hi,

Does anyone know if it's possible to add an LED to indicate activity on the PCMCIA port on the A600 & A1200?

I'm thinking specifically when using CF card - it would be handy to be able to see when the card was being accessed.

Is it possible and, more importanmtly, is it something a moderately experienced soldered could handle?

Cheers,

Mike.
Title: Re: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: Matt_H on December 10, 2008, 12:50:25 AM
Clicky clicky (http://www.doobreynet.co.uk/extraled.html).
Title: Re: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: mingle on December 10, 2008, 12:58:28 AM
Hi Matt,

Thanks for the link - now all I have to do is steel myself and prepare to hack my A1200!

Cheers,

Mike.
Title: Re: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: weirdami on December 10, 2008, 01:10:33 AM
There's pictures in the gallery with that sort of thing happened.
Title: Re: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: alexh on December 10, 2008, 12:20:13 PM
Just use the RF output of your A600 and you'll see the PCMCIA activity on the screen as it goes B&W :-)
Title: Re: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: mingle on December 10, 2008, 12:30:33 PM
Given that I've never tackled SMC soldering before, any tips?

How tough are surface-mount components? Can they stand a lot of bad-soldering and over-heating?

Would I be better of using normal resistors/transistors?

Cheers,

Mike.
Title: Re: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: djbase on December 10, 2008, 04:13:27 PM
Where you want to add the light? A600 or A1200?
Title: Re: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: Hodgkinson on December 10, 2008, 04:21:39 PM
I did the hack, too...

http://www.amiga.org/gallery/index.php?n=2288

Hodgkinson.
Title: Re: A600/1200 PCMCIA slot activity LED hack?
Post by: alexh on December 10, 2008, 05:56:41 PM
Nice mod.