A1200 clockport, what can it be used for?

[mikeymike]

Just out of curiosity really.  I saw (I think) a USB interface for it, but that's about it.

[tone007]

There is/are soundcard(s) available for it as well (not sure of models,) and I think even the MP3@64 would work with it.

[Daedalus]

There are dozens of things to add onto the clockport, including the rarely seen real-time clock add-on. There are a couple of sound cards, USB solutions, the Catweasel floppy controller, fast, buffered serial and parallel ports, and a couple of MP3 decoders. See a list at http://www.amiga-hardware.com/ where you can browse hardware by connection.

[amigakit]

A1200's clockport can be used for:

- Subway USB controller
- Delfina sound card
- Hypercom fast serial port
- Hypercom 3 parallel port

[delshay]

if i remember correctly there's also SCSI.

[jj]

SCSI for clockport.  I am suspect not.  Would have no where near the bandwidth

[delshay]

SCSI for clockport.  I am suspect not.  Would have no where near the bandwidth

you are correct i was thinking where the dataflyer+ connects,but this device connects to the IDE port just check the website.

[Cammy]

Hopefully someone will have the vision to create a clockport Ethernet card that works with Amigas so all those A600 and A1200 users with 8MB Fast RAM can use it all online and not be limited to 4MB/5.5MB because of a PCMCIA network card. Then all we'd need is a 8MB/RTC/IDE/Clockport card for the CD32 and we'd be in expansion heaven.

[djbase]

Hopefully someone will have the vision to create a clockport Ethernet card that works with Amigas so all those A600 and A1200 users with 8MB Fast RAM can use it all online and not be limited to 4MB/5.5MB because of a PCMCIA network card.

Add a Subway and a USB Ethernet Adaptor....and here we go.

[espenbo]

I wan't a clockport splitter. Can be somthing simpel that you have to change befor you boot. But the I could cange betwen USB, mp3 and more.

Espen

[Trev]

Add a Subway and a USB Ethernet Adaptor....and here we go.

That's a good option, but after the memory overhead of both Poseiden and an IP stack, you wouldn't be doing much. The RRNet works, but.... In any case, an unexpanded A500/A600/A1200 won't be able to do much with the BSD-based stacks. 8 MB would do it, but any geeky A600 is probably going to have an A603 with 2 MB of chip and no fast.

[Trev]

I wan't a clockport splitter. Can be somthing simpel that you have to change befor you boot. But the I could cange betwen USB, mp3 and more.

Espen

Clockport devices are notoriously picky about timing and where the power is connected. ;-) A splitter sounds dangerous.

[djbase]

That's a good option, but after the memory overhead of both Poseiden and an IP stack, you wouldn't be doing much. The RRNet works, but.... In any case, an unexpanded A500/A600/A1200 won't be able to do much with the BSD-based stacks. 8 MB would do it, but any geeky A600 is probably going to have an A603 with 2 MB of chip and no fast.

I know that its slow. I was able to get around 180 kb/s at max. on my A1200 but with 060 inside.

[djbase]

Clockport devices are notoriously picky about timing and where the power is connected. ;-) A splitter sounds dangerous.

Well, I am able to play mp3 files from USB harddrive on my Subway through the DSP of my Delfina without any problems.

[Karlos]

I heard tale of a device that you can attach to the port that keeps your machine abreast of the current time and date. Incredible, eh?