New MEP4 ! HDMI and USB directly on the Sharp PC-1600
SHARP PC-1600 CE-1600P Compatible HDMI plotter and
USB memory stick read/write from Spellbound.
Features:
This module is the modern counterpart to the CE-1600P DinA4 plotter and the CE-1600F floppy disk drive.
Connect any HDMI monitor and watch the plotter draw text and graphics on the screen.
All BASIC commands of the CE-1600P are supported 1:1!
Connect a mouse to zoom, move the plot or take a screenshot, even while the plotter is plotting.
In addition, the module provides a connected memory stick as a
fully integrated S3 file device, just like another RAM disk.
The module comes with a 3D-printed housing and a CNC-machined and brushed aluminum cover.
Compatibility:
Only SHARP PC-1600.
PC-1500/A not supported – do not connect the module to a PC-1500/A !
Here is a demonstration video on how to connect and use an HDMI monitor and USB accessories:
New MEP3 ! USB for storage media directly on the Sharp PC-1600
This is what the new USB interface MEP Application 1 from Spellbound looks like.
Features:
This MEP application is a USB flash drive interface that is fully integrated into the PC-1600 operating system and supports a native file device named “S3:” (or “Y:”).
USB 2.0 and 3.0 flash drives (USB sticks, SD cards, hard disks) formatted with FAT32 or exFAT are supported. The standard BASIC file commands work with “S3:” or “Y:” in the same way as with “S1:” or “S2:”:
FILES, [B]SAVE[,A], [B]LOAD, COPY, KILL, NAME, OPEN, CLOSE, PRINT#, INPUT#.
The EEPROM of this MEP application provides a new BASIC command CDIR to navigate UNIX-style through subdirectories on the flash drive, e.g. CDIR “UTIL”, CDIR” ... ”, CDIR“ ... /DEMO/PLOT”.
The file browser app DiskWorks (DW.BIN) is fully supported with the drive letter “Y” (as long as no CE-1600F is connected).
This MEP application implements the standard IOCS API for file devices, so it can be easily called from your own assembly programs.
Only one application can be installed on the MEP at a time.
Here is a demonstration video on how to connect and use a USB stick:
New MEP2 ! USB keyboard connection directly on the Sharp PC-1600
This is what it looks like, the new USB module by Spellbound.
Features
• Modular design with exchangeable frontend. UART Rx/Tx communication between frontend and backend.
• Backend:
◦ ATmega328P microcontroller with I/O-port communication (INP/OUT) to the PC-1600: Preloaded application code: USB keyboard driver for the PC-1600.
◦ 28C256 EEPROM with socket.
Preloaded PC-1600 ROM extension: BASIC token table and command for keymap change, interrupt handler and keycode injection routine for the PC-1600 OS key ringbuffer.
◦ 22V10C PLD with socket.
Preloaded addressing: extension ROM at #7,&4000, microcontroller port: &90
◦ Onboard SPI socket for programming of the microcontroller
◦ Compatible 60pin bus connector.
• USB-Frontend:
◦ Hobbytronics USB-Host Controller with preloaded application
• Keyboard compatibility: Tested with Logitech standard keyboard layouts (US,
German, French). Also tested with Microsoft wireless keyboard with USB-dongle.
• Compatibility: Only SHARP PC-1600.
PC-1500/A not supported – do not connect the module to a PC-1500/A !
Here is a demonstration video about connecting and using a Hama wireless keyboard:
New Bluetooth Modul for Sharp Pockets
This is what it looks like, the new Bluetooth module from Spellbound.
