frank a. Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 is there any additional hardware installed in the box, or are the connections directly connected to the joystick port? Which Light sensors are used by the Light modules? Is a wiring diagram available? Are images of the open breakout box available? Thank you Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 The jacks in the breakout box are connected directly to the joystick port pins; I believe the only other components are the LED and a resistor or two. I don't know of any wiring diagrams, but it should be pretty easy to figure out just by looking at the board. I've got several breakout boxes, and I'll try to dig one out for pictures sometime in the next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank a. Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 The jacks in the breakout box are connected directly to the joystick port pins; I believe the only other components are the LED and a resistor or two. I don't know of any wiring diagrams, but it should be pretty easy to figure out just by looking at the board. I've got several breakout boxes, and I'll try to dig one out for pictures sometime in the next week. that's pretty cool! I'm also assumed that the ports are connected directly. However, it seems to me therefore also be possible to destroy the computer, if you connects own sensors. I will wait for further information from you. many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svenski Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 The jacks in the breakout box are connected directly to the joystick port pins; I believe the only other components are the LED and a resistor or two. I don't know of any wiring diagrams, but it should be pretty easy to figure out just by looking at the board. I've got several breakout boxes, and I'll try to dig one out for pictures sometime in the next week. that's pretty cool! I'm also assumed that the ports are connected directly. However, it seems to me therefore also be possible to destroy the computer, if you connects own sensors. I will wait for further information from you. many thanks The box was designed for a wide range of possible uses, it is possible with the right hardware and programming to control low powered devices such as robots, remote switches etc. A robotics kit was planned but never released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I was going through some stuff looking for something else and found mine... Those are resistor values as coded (and as measured in my Interface) the back the back with jumper wires moved so oyu can see traces... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank a. Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) Hi, From the images of sloopy, thank you for that, i've now created a circuit diagram of the AtariLab breakout box. Since i do not have one, i can not check whether the circuit is correct. Can someone please check the wiring diagram? Does anyone still has the connection diagram, ie color / pin number of the connector? In that topic link, there is indeed a description of the color / pin assignment, but it seems as though there is described a breakout box with a different motherboard. Thanks Frank Edited July 1, 2011 by frank a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottinNH Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 This is good... We could clone the breakout box and even use it on another OS. How to clone/mimic the probes (and be compatible with the software) is unknown. These are 2 wire sensors, probably analog thermistors, but that needs to be measured in order to mimic the whole thing. I don't have my 8bit anymore, sadly, but I could breadboard something this simple and maybe mimic sw on the ST or arduino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I just realized that I forgot to get you the information I promised way back in June! I'll be moving some things out of storage later this week, including a few AtariLab interfaces, so I'll take one or two apart for some close-up pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloopy Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Hi, From the images of sloopy, thank you for that, i've now created a circuit diagram of the AtariLab breakout box. Since i do not have one, i can not check whether the circuit is correct. Can someone please check the wiring diagram? Does anyone still has the connection diagram, ie color / pin number of the connector? In that topic link, there is indeed a description of the color / pin assignment, but it seems as though there is described a breakout box with a different motherboard. Thanks Frank i will confirm tomorrow the schematic is correct... sloopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkerfoot Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 So that is what that is! I got one of those with a lot of Atari stuff I bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetz Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I know this is a way old thread, but I was planning of rebuilding the Atari lab interface at home and would thus be really interested if either sloopy or jaybird3rd could confirm whether frank's schematics are correct? I'm thinking of bringing in some Arduino-based interface which could then be used with the original software or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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