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ARMIGA

User Guide v0.8

Thank you for your purchase of The ARMIGA. Experience all of your

classics in HD glory. The ARMIGA plays Amiga 500 and 1200 (beta) games

with HDMI output and the ability to use savestates. A fully legal copy of

Kickstart 1.3 and 3.1 are provided with every ARMIGA. Keep up to date

with the latest news and updates at www.armigaproject.com

Summary of Contents for Amiga 1200

Page 1: ...l of your classics in HD glory The ARMIGA plays Amiga 500 and 1200 beta games with HDMI output and the ability to use savestates A fully legal copy of Kickstart 1 3 and 3 1 are provided with every ARM...

Page 2: ...e Settings Changing graphic filters aspect ratio and FastLoad Savestate Create savestate Load savestate Renaming a game or savestate file Deleting a game or a savestate file Power off Amiga 500 1200 S...

Page 3: ...ommended Managing Screenshots over the Network Recommended Using a USB hub Updating it Update Armiga OS via SD card not recommended Update Armiga OS over the Network recommended Floppy disk controller...

Page 4: ...ven people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these photosensitive epileptic seizures while watching video games These seizures may have a var...

Page 5: ...t 3 5cms FDD version 3 cms no FDD version Weight 2 2 Electrical Power adaptor Input voltage AC 110 240V Output current 2 1A Peak power consumption 10W 2A 5V Nominal power consumption 4W 0 8A 5V 2 3 Am...

Page 6: ...s in the box 1 Armiga 5 microSD to SD adapter 2 Power adapter 6 miniUSB cable Only in Hack Edition 3 Power cable 7 Controller programmer Only in Hack Edition 4 HDMI cable Kickstart 1 3 and 3 1 licens...

Page 7: ...bout The Armiga 1 Floppy drive Full Armiga Only 6 2xUSB 2 0 2 Power connector 7 Ethernet port 100Mbps 3 Power switch 8 miniUSB Android upgrade 4 HDMI connector HD720p 9 Android upgrade switch 5 microS...

Page 8: ...loaded with Android 4 2 but it s not officially supported by the project To boot to Android remove the microSD card from the back of your Armiga with the Armiga turned off and boot it again 5 1 2 Arm...

Page 9: ...the joystick gamepad You can use Page Up and Page Down on your keyboard to fast scroll the list Press return or fire on the game you want to launch a new lateral menu will appear Use your keyboard arr...

Page 10: ...ppear Use your keyboard arrows or joystick gamepad to highlight this option and press return or fire 5 2 1 3 From a USB drive Use your keyboard arrows or joystick gamepad to highlight this option and...

Page 11: ...ga turned on inside the USB navigator press u 5 2 2 Settings Changing graphic filters aspect ratio and FastLoad Use your keyboard arrows or joystick gamepad to highlight this option on the main menu a...

Page 12: ...the aspect ratio Select this option and press fire to activate or deactivate the Fast Load option Fast Load allows some games to have a lower loading time NOTE Fast load may make some games to fail lo...

Page 13: ...elect this option and press fire or ENTER to save the state of the current game Armiga will go back to the game 5 2 3 2 Load savestate Move thru the savestate list using up down arrows on the keyboard...

Page 14: ...acters with the move buttons and press fire Then press Accept Remember to add adf to the end of the filename 5 2 5 Deleting a game or a savestate file On file explorer of game or savestate menu move t...

Page 15: ...IGA User Guide v0 8 A deleted file cannot be recovered 5 2 6 Power off Highlight this option and press fire A new lateral menu will appear Your Armiga will securely shut down reboot in about 5 seconds...

Page 16: ...e To switch between the Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200 environments highlight this option and press fire A new lateral menu will appear Select Switch to A1200 or Switch to A500 to change into the wished emu...

Page 17: ...iginal Amiga 5 4 1 In Game menu While playing a game the in game menu can be shown up by pressing F11 on your keyboard buttons 7 or 8 on your joystick pad or pressing buttons 1 and 2 on your joystick...

Page 18: ...A User Guide v0 8 5 4 2 Returning to the Armiga Menu Activate the In Game menu select Main Menu and press fire 5 4 3 Using the Virtual Mouse Activate the In Game menu select Virtual Mouse and press fi...

Page 19: ...nd Space or joystick pad buttons 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 as mouse buttons 5 4 4 Using the Virtual Keyboard Press Backspace on the keyboard or button 6 on the joystick pad You can also activate the In Game...

Page 20: ...select the key 5 4 5 Using the Virtual Gamepad Press F12 on the keyboard to activate the virtual gamepad You can also activate the In Game menu select Virtual gamepad and press fire Use keys Left Con...

Page 21: ...te the In Game menu select Save State and press fire A savestate will be generated and the game will continue automatically If there is another savestate with the same name it will be overwritten You...

Page 22: ...e In Game menu select Take Screenshot and press fire A Screenshot will be taken and stored in amiga Screenshots directory The game will continue automatically 5 4 8 Swapping disk Return to main menu a...

Page 23: ...hen the game shows the message checking for drives before asking for disk 2 So when this message is showed go quickly to menu by pressing F11 or button 7 8 on pad and make the disk swap 5 4 8 1 Multip...

Page 24: ...la You can download it from this link This client works on Windows Linux and Mac OS FileZilla Download https filezilla project org download php type client In your Armiga Settings option located in th...

Page 25: ...ARMIGA will appear in your file browser Inside the drive move ADFs in or out the amiga Games folder Self made ADFs from physical disks are stored in the folder amiga Floppy You can add remove files to...

Page 26: ...you can drag and drop your game files inside Games directory and they will be uploaded automatically to your Armiga 5 6 3 From USB Plug a USB pendrive or hard disk with ADFs and follow the instruction...

Page 27: ...in the section Renaming a game or savestate file You can manage the ADF images by following the previous sections 5 6 5 Adding game covers on SD card Not recommended Extract the microSD card by pushi...

Page 28: ...ur ADFs 5 6 6 Adding covers over the Network Recommended Use an external device with FileZilla to establish a remote connection The procedures to achieve that are described widely in section Network M...

Page 29: ...it until you hear a click and then release it with your Armiga turned off Insert it in the supplied SD adapter if needed and use a SD reader to connect it to your computer A new unit called ARMIGA wi...

Page 30: ...your screenshots by dragging and dropping them from Screenshots directory to any directory on your local device 5 7 Using a USB hub Armiga supports the use of USB hubs to expand the number of USB port...

Page 31: ...aded from our website in the Upgrade folder Safely eject the ARMIGA drive from your computer extract the microSD and plug it again in your Armiga and boot it again Your Armiga will automatically be up...

Page 32: ...the case to reveal the FDD controller and main board Locate the FDD controller which connects the FDD and the mainboard and looks like this picture 1 PIC microcontroller 2 Auxiliar inverter chip The...

Page 33: ...connector Plug the programmer on the computer and launch MPLAB X Create a new MPLAB X project from HEX file In MPLAB X go to File Import and choose the Hex ELF option In the wizard select the hex fil...

Page 34: ...r Guide v0 8 On the next step give a name to your project and choose the folder where the project will be created We recommend setting it as main project and using the project location as the project...

Page 35: ...ARMIGA User Guide v0 8 Next step is a summary 34...

Page 36: ...and Program Device Main Project When the programming is finished unplug the programmer from your computer Extract the PIC the same way you extracted it from the controller alternately twisting a flat...

Page 37: ...controller on the down side for it not to bend Be careful with your fingers as pins are located on that side Put the top cover of the Armiga making sure all the connectors fit in their holes Turn your...

Page 38: ...upport this mode Make sure your HDMI cable is firmly connected both to the Armiga and the TV If the HDMI is in place and you still have no video or audio Turn off your Armiga Unplug the HDMI from the...

Page 39: ...iga does only support Double Density DD disks For reading Amiga games on High Density HD disks the HD hole must be covered Only Amiga 500 disks are supported by the moment Amiga 1200 mode is still in...

Page 40: ...no commercial warranty However you should notify any malfunction in your Armiga We ll do our best to solve the problem as soon as possible The Armiga prototype is not intended for commercialization ou...

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