ARMIGA PROJECT ARMIGA, User Manual

Page 1: ...all of your classics in HD glory The ARMIGA plays Amiga 500 and 1200 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 ARMIG...

Page 2: ...tings Changing graphic filters aspect ratio and FastLoad Settings Changing gamepad controls Savestate Create savestate Load savestate Renaming a game or savestate file Deleting a game or a savestate f...

Page 3: ...D Not recommended 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 c...

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: ...Height 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...

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: ...ss ESC on your keyboard or button 2 on your joystick gamepad to return to game 5 2 3 Settings Changing gamepad controls Select the Gamepad Control Info in the Settings option and press fire A lateral...

Page 14: ...ARMIGA User Guide v0 8 Select the control that will be changed and press fire Another menu will be displayed 13...

Page 15: ...utton 7 8 of the gamepad Select this option and press fire or ENTER to save the state of the current game Armiga will go back to the game 5 2 4 2 Load savestate Move thru the savestate list using up d...

Page 16: ...acters with the move buttons and press fire Then press Accept Remember to add adf to the end of the filename 5 2 6 Deleting a game or a savestate file On file explorer of game or savestate menu move t...

Page 17: ...new lateral menu will appear Your Armiga will securely shut down reboot in about 5 seconds 5 3 Amiga 500 1200 Switching Please keep in mind that games designed for Amiga 500 may not work properly on A...

Page 18: ...menu will appear Select Switch to A1200 or Switch to A500 to change into the wished emulator The main menu will appear in a few seconds 5 4 In game controls Use your joystick pad buttons 1 and 2 or ke...

Page 19: ...rols as shown in Settings Changing gamepad controls 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 pre...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...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 22: ...Control key or button 1 on the joystick pad to 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 Vi...

Page 23: ...Guide v0 8 Use keys Left Control as Fire and the direction arrows in the same way as the gamepad arrows 5 4 6 Making in game save states You can also activate the In Game menu select Save State and pr...

Page 24: ...ntinue automatically If there is another savestate with the same name it will be overwritten You can manage all savestates from the Savestate option in Armiga main menu 5 4 7 Taking screenshots You ca...

Page 25: ...1 on the joystick pad and press fire on this option of the lateral menu Armiga remembers the last path you launched a game from so it will be easier for you to locate disks within a game HINT Some ga...

Page 26: ...Network Management 5 5 1 Connecting to Armiga by network To avoid excessive extraction of the Armiga SD card a network connection is provided For using it you must connect the Armiga to your local ne...

Page 27: ...ing games 5 6 1 From SD card Not Recommended Extract the microSD card by pushing it until you hear a click and then release it with your Armiga turned off Insert it in the supplied SD adapter if neede...

Page 28: ...h a remote connection The procedures to achieve that are described widely in section Network Management Once you are connected the Armiga directories should be listed here Go inside amiga directory No...

Page 29: ...the main menu The new ADF will be automatically named with the year month day hour minutes and seconds when it finished but you can rename it as described in the section Renaming a game or savestate f...

Page 30: ...g it again in your Armiga and boot it again Your covers should show as you navigate your ADFs 5 6 6 Adding covers over the Network Recommended Use an external device with FileZilla to establish a remo...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...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 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...ARMIGA User Guide v0 8 Next step is a summary 36...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...he Armiga is not reading a disk Armiga 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...

Page 42: ...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...