Simius Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) How to mount the Sophia 2 on the Atari 800 - the story in 8 pictures. 1. Replace GTIA with the Sophia 2. Use a new, precision socket. 2. Cut a gap with an angle grinder. 3. Remove a channel switch, bead and two axial 2200uF capacitors. Mount the bead on the bottom side of the MB. 4. Cut a hole in the bezel for the DVI connector. 5. Drill two 1mm holes next (5mm) to the old + holes for radial 2200uF capacitors and mount them with two additional wires. 6. Stick the DVI board with a 3M adhesive tape (~2.5mm thick) 7. That's it. Edited December 1, 2020 by Simius 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unixdude Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Simius, that is a beautiful install into an 800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, unixdude said: Simius, that is a beautiful install into an 800! Like the ONLY thing I could see as an improvement would be a black DVI connector. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 It would be nice. Unfortunately, I never saw a black DVI connectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almerian Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 That looks great! You will not see the connector when a DVI cable is attached. For obvious reasons, you can't spray paint the metal and plastic parts of the DVI connector. But with patience and a brush you can paint the white plastic part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almerian Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 I see some DVI connectors with black plastic part here: https://www.elecbee.com/en/90-dvi-connectors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Very Nice @Simius ! I just recently diverted all my I/O from the side of my 800 to underneath though, so I'll use all your tips except Shield slit and DVI connector locations when I get mine! I'll definitely have to be creative with where I mount it, but wherever I mount it, one of these DVI-to-HDMI adapters will be more or less permanently connected to the DVI port on the 800: Edited December 2, 2020 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickJock Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 13 hours ago, Almerian said: That looks great! You will not see the connector when a DVI cable is attached. For obvious reasons, you can't spray paint the metal and plastic parts of the DVI connector. But with patience and a brush you can paint the white plastic part. Black sharpie marker! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Where did you get those DVI panel connector with ribbon cable? or is it custom made? I guess it is not included with the Sophia 2... Edited December 2, 2020 by manterola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Why not? Of course, it is. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 8:20 PM, Simius said: How to mount the Sophia 2 on the Atari 800 - the story in 8 pictures. This is really cool, neat way! Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Important information, as there appears a doubts about a board orientation. This is pin 1. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFSL Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) Can't wait!... I know I sound like everyone else... but can't wait until you get to me. (A compliment - not a complaint. --- Great work Simius) Edited December 7, 2020 by MrFSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Yep, I'm looking forward to getting my hands on the version for my 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) On 12/5/2020 at 11:01 PM, Simius said: Important information, as there appears a doubts about a board orientation. This is pin 1. I may be wrong but that appears to be correct if looking at the top of GTIA/Sophia2, it appears from the top picture in post #151 that the ribbon cable connector is located on the bottom of the board. If it is plugged into the CPU board properly in that image it would put pin 1 at the other end of the row. It also needs reminding that this image is of the older 6502 CPU board, the 6502C/Sally version has GTIA rotated 180 degrees. Never mind, after a better comparison of the images it appears that the ribbon cable connectors are on opposite sides of the Sophia2 PCB in each picture Edited December 10, 2020 by BillC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Can someone give me details on exactly which cable to use if I want to connect my NTSC 800XL with Sophia 2 to a DVI input and/or a VGA input on a monitor? Preferably a link to actual cables on Amazon. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simius Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 For instance: DVI to DVI https://www.amazon.com/SuperEcable-20610-Computer-Cable-Monitor/dp/B06XCTH4MG/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=dvi+cable&qid=1607850189&rnid=2941120011&s=electronics&sr=1-5 DVI to HDMI https://www.amazon.com/SuperEcable-20628-Meter-Video-Cable/dp/B071VQ2L4S/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=superecable+DVI&qid=1607851001&sr=8-2 DVI to VGA https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-VGA-DVI-DVI-I/dp/B078PS8LZ6/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=dvi+to+vga+cable&qid=1607850570&rnid=15562489011&s=aht&sr=1-3 You can use also a splitter for two monitors (DVI and VGA) at the same time: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Splitter-Compatible-Monitor-DVI92030202L/dp/B00KILTAT8/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=dvi-i+to+dvi%2Bvga+splitter&qid=1607850747&sr=8-4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 So how do you change the settings? It looks like the default resolution is something my current monitor doesn't support. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Frankie said: So how do you change the settings? It looks like the default resolution is something my current monitor doesn't support. Frank Looks like I am having a similar issue. One of my monitor's (Dell) is saying "Out of range signal. Cannot display this video mode, change the computer display to 1600x1200 @ 60Hz" And then another monitor (Samsung) is just showing black screen. This is via DVI input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, Frankie said: So how do you change the settings? It looks like the default resolution is something my current monitor doesn't support. Tech docs here: https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=733216 Basically, you unlock the special registers by setting bit 7 of $D01D (i.e. POKE $D01D,$80), then poke the desired resolution into bits 4-6 of $D01B. The U1MB plugin featured in this video handles everything for you in a safe manner, but unfortunately it's not yet finished (and thus not yet released): Some stand-alone tool could perform the same job; I am not sure if anything exists yet. I've just ordered a Sophia 2 for myself so that I can maintain and devlop the plugin in my own time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 6 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: Some stand-alone tool could perform the same job; I am not sure if anything exists yet. I've just ordered a Sophia 2 for myself so that I can maintain and devlop the plugin in my own time. See post #150 of this thread, Simius has made a little handy tool for setting up Sophia 2! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 8 minutes ago, flashjazzcat said: Tech docs here: https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=733216 75.91 kB · 560 downloads Just for the records... there´s a V.12 out ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, tf_hh said: See post #150 of this thread, Simius has made a little handy tool for setting up Sophia 2! Excellent - I should have realised. Thanks! 2 minutes ago, tf_hh said: Just for the records... there´s a V.12 out ? Um... I should have realised. Excellent: revision info added. Exactly what I like to see. Edited December 13, 2020 by flashjazzcat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad5200 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, tf_hh said: See post #150 of this thread, Simius has made a little handy tool for setting up Sophia 2! That's it! Got mine working after adjusting resolution. So beautiful! I feel like Ellie here: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Wonderful film...Nice to hear your view was a amazing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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