Great Valley Products - Amiga Hardware Database

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Installer's Heaven
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A1230 Turbo+ (Jaws)

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1993	Amiga A1200	Interface trapdoor slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 254

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1993

Amiga

A1200

Interface

trapdoor slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 254

processor

68EC030 @ 40 MHz PGA
optional 68882 @ 40 MHz PGA or PLCC (depending on board revision)

memory

two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
supports only special 1, 4, 16 MB GVP SIMMs

notes

68020 fallback mode via jumper

jumper settings

Jumper	Default	Description
J1	OFF	ON - 68020 / OFF - 68030
J2	ON	Reserved
J3	OFF	Reserved
J4	OFF	Reserved
J5	ON	ON - No 16MB SIMMS present / OFF - 16MB SIMMS present
J6	OFF	Reserved

Board with RAM installed, front side

Board without RAM, front side

back side

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A1230 Turbo+ II (Jaws II)

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Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1994	Amiga A1200	Interface trapdoor slot

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1994

Amiga

A1200

Interface

trapdoor slot

processor

68EC030 @ 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz, PGA
optional 68882 PGA, clocked at the same speed as the CPU

memory

two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
supports only special 1, 4 or 16 MB 60 ns GVP SIMMs
SIMM sizes can be mixed, the bigger one goes to slot 1

DMA Peripheral Port (DPP)

optional A1291 SCSI kit (Stingray)

SCSI 2 DMA controller (WD3393 or AM33C93A)
DB25 external connector
active termination
FaaastROM driver (gvpscsi.device)
supported by NetBSD

never released modules

16 bit audio digitizer & playback unit
realtime video digitizer

notes

Kickstart remapping
battery backed up clock
PCMCIA port still working with RAM sizes > 4 MB

jumper settings

J3 -	SIMM size: ON - 16 MB SIMM used, OFF - no 16 MB SIMM
J5 -	ROM: ON - enable
J6 -	SCSI: ON - enable

J1, J2, J4, J7
OFF

CN5
1-2

- reserved

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back side

A1291, front side

A1291, back side

A1230II.dms
install disk
404 kB
gvp1230.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
406 kB
gvp1291.dms
Installer's Heaven
SCSI install disk
425 kB
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GVP-M
SCSI driver update v5.3
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A1291 (Stingray)

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1994	Amiga A1200	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1994

Amiga

A1200

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

SCSI controller

A1291 is the optional SCSI controller for the A1230 Turbo+ II
SCSI 2 DMA controller (WD3393 or AM33C93A)
DB25 external connector
active termination
FaaastROM driver (gvpscsi.device)
supported by NetBSD

A1291, front side

A1291, back side

gvp1291.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
425 kB
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GVP-M
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A3001 (Impact A2000-030)

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1989	Amiga A2000	Interface CPU slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 8,9,13

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1989

Amiga

A2000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 8,9,13

processor

68030 @ 16 / 25 / 28 / 33 / 50 MHz, PGA
optional 68882 @ 16 - 50 MHz, PGA - can be clocked at different speed than the CPU

optional memory daughterboards

68030-RAM8:

eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 4 or 8 MB RAM
supports only special 1 MB Nibble Mode SIMMs, they are more expensive than GVP SIMMs
accepts SIMMs in groups of four

68030-RAM32: (from 1991)

eight 64 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 or 20 MB RAM
supports only special 1 or 4 MB, 60 ns GVP SIMMs
60 ns SIMMs are required for 50 MHz, 70 ns for 33 MHz, 80 ns for 25 MHz
16 - 33 MHz boards support 1 MB SIMMs only, possible configurations are 2, 4 and 8 MB
50 MHz boards support 4 MB SIMMs, possible configurations are 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 MB
using a 4 MB SIMM requires four 1 MB SIMMs to be installed in sockets 3 to 6, so the 4 MB SIMMs can only be installed into sockets 7 to 10

optional IDE controller

two autoboot ROM sockets
to activate the IDE controller only the boot EPROM(s) (gvpat.device) has to be installed on the main board - the first version of the driver software required two EPROMs, later ones required only one
does not support drives that has more than 1024 cylinders
controller uses byte-swapped storaging, so the HDD will be unreadable on other controllers without that feature
40 pin internal IDE header
A-Max II driver (gvpat.amhd) - requires gvpat.device v2.4 and A-Max v2.06

notes

autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3 - the autoboot ROM should not be installed with Kickstart 1.2
two ROM sockets for UNIX boot ROMs that require an A2090A SCSI controller - these ROMs are compatible with those on the A2630
68000 fallback mode selectable by jumper
the memory and IDE controller is also deactivated in fallback mode

jumper settings - A3001

Jumper	Default	Description
J4	OPEN	Install to clock FPU from oscillator U2
J5	SHORTED	Remove to disconnect FPU from oscillator U1
J6	OPEN	Install to disable the 68030’s caches
J7	OPEN	Install to disable the 68030’s MMU
J8	OPEN	Install to enable Unix boot register
J9	SHORTED	Remove to enable 68030 boot EPROMs
J10	SHORTED	Remove for use in German 4-layer A2000’s
J11	OPEN	Install to boot in 68000 mode
J12	OPEN	Reserved
J13	OPEN	Reserved
J14	SHORTED	Reserved
J15	OPEN	Reserved (AT interface)
J16	SHORTED	Reserved (AT interface)

jumper settings - RAM8 board

Jumper	Default	Description
J1	OPEN	Reserved
J2	OPEN	Reserved
J3	SHORTED	Reserved
J4	SHORTED	Reserved
J5	SHORTED	Remove to enable full 8MB of 32-bit RAM
J6	SHORTED	Reserved
J7	OPEN	Reserved

Series I, front side

Series I with RAM8 board, back side

Series I, front side

Series I with RAM8 board, back side

A3001.dms
install disk (01.11.89)
320 kB
amiga.html#gvp
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IDE ROM image
gvpat.device v4.1
10 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
UNIX boot ROM image
1 kB

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A3001 Series II (Impact A2000-030)

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Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1991	Amiga A2000	Interface CPU slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 8,9,13

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1991

Amiga

A2000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 8,9,13

processor

68030 @ 33 / 50 MHz, PGA
68882 @ 33 / 50 MHz, PGA - clocked separately from the CPU

memory daughterboard (68030-RAM32)

eight 64 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 or 20 MB RAM
supports only special 1 or 4 MB, 60 ns GVP SIMMs
60 ns SIMMs are required for 50 MHz, 70 ns for 33 MHz, 80 ns for 25 MHz
16 - 33 MHz boards support 1 MB SIMMs only, possible configurations are 2, 4 and 8 MB
50 MHz boards support 4 MB SIMMs, possible configurations are 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 MB
using a 4 MB SIMM requires four 1 MB SIMMs to be installed in sockets 3 to 6, so the 4 MB SIMMs can only be installed into sockets 7 to 10

IDE controller

autoboot ROM (gvpat.device)
does not support drives that has more than 1024 cylinders
autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3 - the autoboot ROM should be removed with Kickstart 1.2
controller uses byte-swapped storaging, so the HDD will be unreadable on other controllers without that feature
40 pin internal IDE header
A-Max II driver (gvpat.amhd) - requires gvpat.device v2.4 and A-Max v2.06

jumper settings

main board (rev 7):

J4
ON
OFF

J5
OFF
ON

- FPU clock
- from oscillator U2
- from oscillator U1

J10
ON
OFF

J12
ON
OFF

J13
ON
OFF

J14
OFF
ON

- clocking mode
- A2000-A german motherboard, 68000 must be removed
- A2000-B motherboard

J6 -	MMU: ON - disable
J7 -	CPU clock: OFF - 50 MHz, ON - lower
J9 -	68030 Boot code EPROMS (U23 and U25): OFF - enable
J11 -	68000 fallback mode: ON - enable
J15 -	IDE autoboot EPROM (U34): ON - enable
J17 -	IDE autoboot EPROM type: ON - 27256, OFF - 27128
J18 -	IDE drive: OFF - connected (with autoboot EPROM v3 or later)

J1, J16
ON

J2
OFF

- reserved

memory board (rev 3):

J3
OFF
ON CN11
OFF
2-3 CN13
ON
OFF
- 50 MHz
- lower clock

J5
ON
OFF - memory address of CN7-CN10 SIMMs
- Zorro II address space (with 1 MB SIMMs only)
- 0x01000000 (with 4 MB SIMMs only)

J1, J4, J6, J8
ON J2, J11
OFF CN12
1-2
- reserved

notes

two ROM sockets for UNIX boot ROMs that require an A2090A SCSI controller - these ROMs are compatible with those on the A2630
the memory and IDE controller is also deactivated in 68000 fallback mode

Series II, front side

Series II, back side

RAM32 board, front side

RAM32 board, back side

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IDE ROM image
gvpat.device v4.1
10 kB
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Ralph Babel
UNIX boot ROM image
1 kB

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A530

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A500	Interface side expansion port	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A500

Interface

side expansion port

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

processor

68EC030 @ 40 MHz PGA
optional 68882 @ 40 MHz PGA

memory

two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 1, 2, 4 or 8 MB RAM
supports special 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs
SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
hardware maprom

SCSI 2 DMA controller

FaaaST ROM SCSI driver
3.58 MB/s maximum transfer speed
50 pin internal SCSI connector
DB25F external SCSI connector
hard disk activity LED
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
supported by Linux and NetBSD

notes

mini expansion slot for the optional GVP PC286 AT emulator
connects to the side expansion port
no passthrough connector
disable switch on top of the case
in 68000 fallback mode both the RAM and hard disk are deactivated
external power supply
built in fan

jumper settings

J1 -	MMU: ON - disable
J2 -	68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable
J3 -	CPU cache: ON - disable
J9 -	autoboot: OFF - disable
J11 -	RAM: ON - not installed, OFF - installed
J13 -	SIMM size: ON - 4 MB, OFF - 1 MB

J4, J6
ON

J5, J7, J8, J10, J12
OFF

CN7, CN18
1-2

CN8, CN11
2-3

- reserved

Exterior, front side

Case opened (with PC286 installed), front side

Exterior, back side

Case opened (with PC286 installed), back side

PCB, front side

PCB, back side

Case opened, top side

Exterior, front side

a530.dms
GVP-M
install disk
405 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

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ANet

Manufacturer Great Valley Products / Hydra Systems, USA	Date 1990	Amiga A500 A2000, A3000, A4000	- -	Interface side expansion port Zorro II	Autoconfig ID 2121 / 1

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products / Hydra Systems, USA

Date

1990

Amiga

A500
A2000, A3000, A4000

-
-

Interface

side expansion port
Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2121 / 1

Ethernet interface

ANet is basically a Hydra AmigaNet distributed by GVP

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DSS8

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1991	Amiga any Amiga	Interface parallel port

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1991

Amiga

any Amiga

Interface

parallel port

DSS - Digital Sound Studio
8 bit stereo soundsampler
up to 51.136 kHz sampling rate in mono and 42.613 in stereo
1991: left and right input level adjustment knobs and overload LEDs
1992:

input level adjustment from software through 256 steps with automatic adjustment (auto gain) option
low pass filter
selectable line and microphone impedance

work on up to 31 samples in memory
load and save in RAW, IFF and Sonix with 1, 3 or 5 octaves
stereo input (2× RCA)
connects to the parallel port

top side

DSS8-30d.dms
install disk v3.0d
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DSS8+

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1993	Amiga any Amiga	Interface parallel port

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1993

Amiga

any Amiga

Interface

parallel port

DSS - Digital Sound Studio
8 bit stereo soundsampler
up to 51.136 kHz sampling rate in mono and 42.613 in stereo
adjustable input levels through 256 steps for both the right and left channels independently
auto gain - automatic adjustment of input levels
integrated low pass filter, programmable through 128 steps, also with automatic adjustment option
work on up to 31 samples in memory
load and save in RAW, IFF and Sonix with 1, 3 or 5 octaves
controllable from ARexx
audio connections:

1× stereo input (2× RCA)
1× microphone input (3.5 mm jack)

connects to the parallel port

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EGS 110/24

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A2000

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A2000

RTG graphics card

Inmos G364 CLT-RAMDAC
- 110 MHz pixel clock in 24 bit modes
- up to 80 kHz horizontal frequency
- up to 140 Hz vertical frequency
4 or 8 MB VRAM - 25 ns serial access, 80 ns random access
the VRAM can be directly accessed by the 68030 or 68040 on the host Combo card
eight SIMM sockets accept only special 1 MB GVP VRAM-SIMMs in groups of four
64 bit interleaved VRAM access
up to 440 MB/s graphics data bus bandwidth with interleave
max 576 MB/s blockwrite data bandwidth
50 MB/s CPU bus bandwidth - higher in burst mode
double buffered true colour animations at 720×480 with 318 frames per second
64×64 pixels built-in hardware cursor

screen modes

1600×1280×24
3200×2560×8

notes

connects to GVP G-Force Combo accelerators' 32 bit local bus
HD15 VGA connector
output control connector (mini DIN) for external monitor switch boxes
external composite video (blackburst) input (SMB connector) allowing the board's output to be synchronised with an external video signal
five BNC connectors
EGS driver

EGS 110/24 on G-Force 040, front side

front side

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EGS 28/24 Spectrum

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1993	Amiga A2000 A3000, A4000	- -	Interface Zorro II Zorro III	Autoconfig ID 2193 / 1,2

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1993

Amiga

A2000
A3000, A4000

-
-

Interface

Zorro II
Zorro III

Autoconfig ID

2193 / 1,2

RTG graphics card

Cirrus Logic GD5426 or GD 5428 (VL bus)
- 85 MHz in 8 bit modes
- 45 MHz in 16 bit
- 28 MHz in 24 bit
- 15-75 kHz horizontal frequency
- up to 200 Hz vertical frequency
1 or 2 MB 70 ns DRAM
four 512 kB chips in SOJ package

screen modes

1600×1280×8 interlace
1152×864×16 interlace
800×600×24 non-interlace

notes

video signal passthrough, automatic monitor switching
HD15 output and RB9 input connectors
Zorro II / III autosensing
does not work reliably with Buster rev. 9 - the Zorro II force option can be enabled in this case
Picasso96, CyberGraphX 2, 3 & 4 and EGS drivers
supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD

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back side

disk1.dms
GVP-M
install disk 1
240 kB
disk2.dms
GVP-M
install disk 2
738 kB
disk3.dms
GVP-M
install disk 3
719 kB
disk4.dms
GVP-M
install disk 4
669 kB
disk5.dms
GVP-M
install disk 5
788 kB

G-Force 030 (Impact A2000-030 Combo Series II)

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Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A2000	Interface CPU slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A2000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

processor

68EC030 @ 25 / 40 MHz or 68030 @ 50 MHz, PGA
68882 @ 25 / 40 / 50 MHz, PGA - clocked at the same speed as the 68030

memory

25 MHz: 1 MB on board + three SIMM sockets gives 13 MB max
40 / 50 MHz: 4 MB on board + three SIMM sockets gives 16 MB max
supports only special 64 pin 1 or 4 MB 60 ns GVP SIMMs
maximum 8 MB is autoconfigured in the 16 MB address space, the exact amount is set by jumper
the remaining memory is configured as extended memory by the FaaastROM driver

Impact Series II SCSI controller

1.2 MB/s transfer speed
direct DMA transfer to onboard Fast RAM
FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - auto booting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
DB25 external connector
50 pin internal header
supported by Linux and NetBSD
optional hard disk mounting kit allows installing any 1" drive on the back of the card

notes

32 bit expansion bus for the EGS 110/24 graphics board
if the EGS 110/24 is installed no place remains for the hard disk mounting kit
68000 fallback mode switchable either by software or jumper
in 68000 fallback mode RAM and SCSI is also switched off
Kickstart remapping

jumper settings

rev 3

J5
ON
OFF
ON

J6
OFF
ON
ON

J11
OFF
ON
OFF

CN8
2-3
OFF
1-2

- board type
- 25 MHz
- 40 MHz
- 50 MHz

J2 -	68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable
J3 -	MMU: ON - disable
J9 -	autoboot ROM: OFF - disable
J12 -	bank 1-2 memory address: ON - Zorro II address space, OFF - 0x01000000
J14 -	SCSI drive: OFF - connected
CN6 -	HDD LED
CN16 -	FPU clock: 2-3 - uses CPU clock

J4
ON

J7, J8, J10, J13, J15
OFF

CN7, CN15
1-2

CN14
2-3

- reserved

rev 4 (additional jumpers to rev 3)

J16 - DTACK pull-up for old A2000s: ON - enable

CN15 - autoboot ROM version: 1-2 - v4.5; 2-3 - before v4.5

CN17
2-3
1-2-3
- 25 MHz, 50 MHz
- 40 MHz

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Rev 4, back side

Rev 4, front side

Rev 3, front side

Rev 3, back side

GForce2030.dms
install disk (13.9.90)
gvpscsi.device v3.7
343 kB
GForce2030-920914.dms
install disk (14.9.92)
gvpscsi.device v4.5
207 kB
GForce2030-921002.dms
install disk (2.10.92)
gvpscsi.device v4.13
406 kB
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GVP-M
install disk
379 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

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G-Force 040

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A2000	Interface CPU slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11,255

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A2000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11,255

processor

68040 @ 33 MHz

memory

four 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 64 MB RAM
supports only special 4 or 16 MB GVP SIMMs
SIMM sizes cannot be mixed
040 burst mode requires all four sockets to be filled up
Kickstart remapping

SCSI 2 DMA controller

not Fast SCSI 2 - the same electronic as the GVP Series II controllers
no termination power is fed to the external SCSI connector - active termination must be used
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
RDB compatible
supported by Linux and NetBSD

I/O

RS232 compatible 9 pin buffered serial port

614140 bps max transfer speed

Centronics parallel port

selectable IBM / Amiga compatible mode

notes

32 bit expansion bus for the EGS 110/24 graphics board

jumper settings

J4 -	SCSI drive: OFF - connected
J5 -	autoboot ROM: OFF - disable
J7 -	MMU: ON - disable
J20 -	SIMM size: ON - 4 MB, OFF - 16 MB
J22 -	burst mode: OFF - enable
J26 -	DTACK pull-up for old A2000s: ON - enable
CN9 -	parallel port mode: 1-2 - Amiga, 2-3 - IBM

J10, J16, J21, J24, J27
ON

J2, J3, J8, J15, J17, J18, J19, CN19
OFF

CN12, CN20
1-2

CN11
2-3

- reserved

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back side

front side

GForce2040-140.dms
install disk v1.40 (18.2.93)
410 kB
combo040.dms
GVP-M
install disk v1.51
415 kB
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gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB
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ROM image (1994)
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G-Force 040

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga A3000	Interface CPU slot

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A3000

Interface

CPU slot

processor

68040 @ 28 / 33 MHz
MMU and cache disable jumpers

memory

eight 68 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
supports only special 1 MB non-multiplexed 40 ns GVP SIMMs
accepts SIMMs in 1 MB increments
burst RAM access can be enabled only when 4 or 8 MB RAM is installed
fully autoconfiguring
supports DMA to any A3000 peripheral

notes

software switchable 68030 fallback mode

jumper settings

JP10
OFF
ON

JP26
OFF
OFF

JP27
OFF
ON

JP28
ON
OFF

JP29
OFF
OFF

JP30
OFF
ON

JP31
ON
OFF

JP32
OFF
OFF

JP33
OFF
ON

- burst mode
- enabled
- disabled

JP1 -	MMU: OFF - enabled
JP2 -	cache: ON - enabled
JP22 -	CPU clock: ON - asynchronous, OFF - synchronous
JP23 -	CPU: ON - 68030, OFF - 68040
JP24, JP25 -	RAM: ON - disabled

JP4, JP6, JP13-16, JP18, JP20
ON

JP3, JP5, JP7, JP9, JP12, JP19, JP21, CN5
OFF

CN3, CN4
2-3

- reserved

front side

back side

front side

GForce3040.dms
install disk v1.03 (21.1.92)
360 kB

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G-Lock

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1992	Amiga any Amiga	Interface RGB port

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

any Amiga

Interface

RGB port

genlock and sound mixer

switchable dual composite input - software switching between two separate composite input sources for fast cuts between video - or a single high quality Y/C input
Composite to Y/C transcoder provides simultaneous composite, Y/C, and RGB outputs
the RGB output can be switched to provide YUV output for professional recording equipment
realtime ProcAmp controls allow adjustment of hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, sharpness, filtering, gain, and more
SECAM to PAL conversion in VCR quality
keyer modes include Amiga only, external video only, overlay, inverse overlay, and control of Amiga ECS and AGA special effects
audio processor allows software switching and mixing control of two separate monaural audio sources, with full control over volume, treble, and bass
can operate as an adjustable electronic RGB color splitter for direct use with the NewTek Digi-View or other slow-scan video digitizers
works with the Display Enhancer and FlickerFreeVideo boards for simultaneous genlocked video and deinterlaced Amiga graphics output
complete software control with full ARexx and CLI interfaces
AmigaDOS 1.3, 2.x, 3.x compatible
does not require separate power supply
inputs:
- 2× Composite, RCA jacks
- 1× Y/C, mini-DIN
- 1× Component (RGB), DB25 (from Amiga DB23)
- 2× monoaural audio, RCA jacks
- 1× control (from Amiga DB9 joystick port)
outputs:
- 1× Composite, RCA jacks
- 1× Y/C, mini-DIN
- 1× Component (RGB or YUV), DB23
- 1× monoaural audio, RCA jacks
video input standards (user selectable):
- NTSC-M
- PAL-B/G/I
- SECAM-L/B/G/K
video output standards (Amiga dependent):
- NTSC-M
- PAL-B/G/I

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install disk
160 kB

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Impact A2000-030 Combo

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1991	Amiga A2000	Interface CPU slot	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 11

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1991

Amiga

A2000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

processor

68030 @ 22 / 33 MHz, QFP
68882 @ 22 / 33 MHz, PLCC surface mounted
the CPU and FPU are clocked at the same speed by the same oscillator

memory

22 MHz: 1 MB preinstalled, expandable to 13 MB RAM
33 MHz: 4 MB preinstalled, expandable to 16 MB RAM
three 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 1 or 4 MB GVP SIMMs

Impact Series II SCSI controller

WD33C93 controller IC
direct DMA transfer to onboard Fast RAM
FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - auto booting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
DB25 external connector
50 pin internal header
optional hard disk mounting kit allows installing any 1" drive on the back of the card

jumper settings

J10
ON
OFF

J13
OFF
ON

- memory address
- outside Zorro II address space
- Zorro II address space (with 1 MB SIMMs only)

J3 -	MMU: ON - disable
J4 -	SCSI drive: OFF - connected
J6 -	68000 fallback mode: OFF - enable
J9 -	autoboot ROM: ON - disable

J7, J12, J15, J17, J18, J19, J22
ON

J8, J11, J14, J16, J20
OFF

J21, CN7, CN8
1-2

- reserved

Rev 4, front side

Rev 4, back side

Rev 3, front side

Rev 3, back side

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install disk
379 kB
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Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
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Impact A2000-1/X

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1988	Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000	Interface Zorro II	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 1,2,3

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1988

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 1,2,3

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93 controller IC
autoboot ROM (optional on early versions) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
has no autoboot disable jumper - the autoboot ROMs have to be removed under Kickstart 1.2
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector
no place for mounting a hard disk on the card

memory

32 DIP sockets accept up to 1 MB RAM
accepts 256k×1 DIPs
early revisions support 512 kB or 1 MB configurations
late revisions support 0 or 1 MB configurations
DMA between drive and 4 kB onboard SRAM
late revisions: depending on the RAM configuration, one of two PAL chips has to be installed ( 0 MB = PAL with red label, 1 MB = PAL with blue label) in location U74

jumper settings

Jumper	Configuration	Setting
J3	Memory Size	0 or 512 kB - ON 1 MB - OFF

front side

ImpactSCSI.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
5.4 MB

GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
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Ralph Babel
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gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB

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Impact A2000-2/X

Manufacturer Great Valley Products, USA	Date 1988	Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000	Interface Zorro II	Autoconfig ID 2017 / 1,2,3

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1988

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 1,2,3

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93 controller IC
autoboot ROM (optional on early versions) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
has no autoboot disable jumper - the autoboot ROMs have to be removed under Kickstart 1.2
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector
no place for mounting a hard disk on the card

memory

sixteen DIP sockets accept up to 2 MB RAM
early revisions:
- accepts 256k×4 DIPs in groups of eight
- supports 0, 1 and 2 MB configurations
later revisions:
- accepts 1M×1 DIPs in groups of 16
- supports only 0 and 2 MB configurations
DMA between drive and 16 kB onboard SRAM

jumper settings

Jumper	Configuration	Setting
J1, J2	Memory Size	0 MB - ON ON 1 MB - ON OFF 2 MB - ON OFF
J4	Autoboot	Enable / Disable

front side

back side

ImpactSCSI.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
5.4 MB

GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.3
356 kB
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Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB

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Impact A2000-HC

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1988

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 2,3

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93
optional autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
DMA between drive and 8 kB onboard SRAM
place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector
no memory expansion

jumper settings

Jumper	Configuration	Setting
J2	Autoboot	Enable - ON, Disable - OFF

Rev 5, front side

Rev 5, back side

Rev 4, front side

Rev 4, back side

ImpactSCSI.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
5.4 MB

GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.3
356 kB
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Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB

Impact A2000-HC Series II

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Date

1990

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 10,11

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93 @ 7 MHz
3.58 MB/s transfer speed
FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
autoboot disable jumper
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector
no termination power
no memory expansion
A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
supported by Linux and NetBSD

front side

back side

Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB

gvp.impact.seriesii.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
372 kB
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Impact A2000-HC+2

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1989

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 2,3

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93
autoboot ROM is standard but optionally can be replaced with advanced autoboot ROM supporting removable media devices
has no autoboot disable jumper - the autoboot ROMs have to be removed under Kickstart 1.2
place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector

memory

two 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 2 MB RAM
accepts 1 MB SIMMs
DMA between drive and 16 kB onboard SRAM

front side

back side

GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
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356 kB
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Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB

Impact A2000-HC+8 Series II

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Date

1990

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A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 10,11

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93A @ 14 MHz
3.58 MB/s transfer speed
FaaastROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
autoboot disable jumper
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector
no termination power
A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)
supported by Linux and NetBSD

memory

eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
accepts SIMMs in groups of two, giving 2, 4, 6 or 8 MB configurations
this memory is technically not Zorro II memory - data is DMA-d from the HD as normal, but not via the Zorro bus for added speed

jumper settings

J5
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF

J6
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON

J7
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF

J8
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON

J9
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF

- memory
- 0 MB
- 2 MB, CN10-CN11
- 4 MB, CN10-CN13
- 6 MB, CN10-CN15
- 8 MB, CN10-CN17

J3 -	autoboot ROM
J4 -	SCSI drive
J10-J12 -	SCSI ID

Rev 4, front side

Rev 4, back side

Rev II with RAM, front side

Rev II with RAM and Guru-ROM installed, front side

Rev II with RAM and Guru-ROM installed, back side

Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB

gvp.impact.seriesii.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
372 kB
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Impact A2000-RAM8

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1991

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2077 / 9

16 DIP sockets for 2 MB RAM
six 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs
suppports 2, 4, 6, 8 MB configurations
fully auto-configuring

jumper settings

J5
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON

J6
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF

J7
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF

J8
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF

J9
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF

J10
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON

- 2 MB (DIPs only)
- 4 MB (DIPs + 1 MB SIMMs in CN12-CN13)
- 6 MB (DIPs + 1 MB SIMMs in CN12-CN15)
- 8 MB (DIPs + 1 MB SIMMs in CN12-CN17)
- 8 MB ( no DIPs, 4 MB SIMMs in CN12-CN13)

front side

back side

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Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1989

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 1,2,3

SCSI 2 DMA controller

WD 33C93 controller IC
autoboot ROM (optional on early versions) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
has no autoboot disable jumper - the autoboot ROMs have to be removed under Kickstart 1.2
50 pin internal SCSI header
DB25 external connector
hard disk activity LED connector
no place for mounting a hard disk on the card

memory

eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 MB SIMMs in groups of two
DMA between drive and 16 kB onboard SRAM

front side

GVP-SeriesI_v1.3.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk v1.3
356 kB
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SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB

Impact A4000-HC+8 (A4008)

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1993

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Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 10,11

SCSI 2 DMA controller

the GVP A4008 is a name variation of the Impact A2000 Series II HC+8

Impact2000_SeriesII.pdf
user manual
555 kB

a4008.dms
GVP-M
install disk
385 kB
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Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

Impact A500 HD8+ Series II

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Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1990

Amiga

A500

Interface

side expansion port

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 10,11

SCSI 2 DMA controller

3.58 MB/s transfer speed
FaaasT ROM SCSI driver (gvpscsi.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector
supported by Linux
A-Max II driver (gvpscsi.amhd)

memory

four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB 120 ns SIMMs
supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
the 4 MB configuration requires four 1 MB modules, a 4 MB module is not sufficient
fully autoconfiguring

notes

connects to the side expansion port
has no passthrough connector
stylish design matches the A500
disable switch
hard disk activity LED
external power supply
built in fan
mini expansion slot for the optional PC emulator card
problems may arise with the combination of A500, 8372A Agnus and an internal memory expansion with CPU or Gary adaptor - a trace has to be cut to solve the problem

jumper settings

J5
OFF
OFF
ON
ON

J6
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF

J7
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF

J8
ON
ON
ON
OFF

J9
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON

J12
1-2
1-2
1-2
2-3

- memory
- 0 MB
- 2 MB, CN9-CN10
- 4 MB, CN9-CN12
- 8 MB, CN9-CN10

PCB Rev 6, front side

PCB Rev 3, front side

PCB Rev 3, back side

Exterior, top side

Exterior, rear side

Exterior, right side

Case opened, top side

a500hd8.dms
GVP-M
install disk
373 kB
amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v4.15
16 kB

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Impact A500-SCSI

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1988

Amiga

A500

Interface

side expansion port

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 1,2

SCSI 2 DMA controller

DMA to onboard 16 kB buffer
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector

Impact A500-2/X

optional autoboot / RAM board
2 MB zero wait-state RAM
sixteen 1M×1 DIPs
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3

notes

connects to the side expansion port
has no passthrough connector
hard disk activity LED
built in fan
external power supply

Exterior, front side

Exterior, back side

Exterior, right side

Exterior, left side

Case opened, right side

Autoboot / RAM module, front side

ImpactSCSI.pdf
Installation and User's Guide (english)
5.4 MB

amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB

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Impact A500-SCSI+4

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1989

Amiga

A500

Interface

side expansion port

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 1,2

SCSI 2 DMA controller

DMA to onboard 16 kB buffer
onboard autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
autoboot disable switch
RDB compatible
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
50 pin internal header
DB25 external connector

memory

four 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
accepts 1 MB SIMMs
supports 2 or 4 MB configurations
fully autoconfiguring

notes

connects to the side expansion port
has no passthrough connector
hard disk activity LED
built in fan
external power supply

front side

back side

amiga.html#gvp
Ralph Babel
SCSI ROM image
gvpscsi.device v3.15
16 kB

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Impact Vision 24

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1991

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II, video slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 32

multi-function video card

framebuffer:

provides 12 or 24 bits of colour information to an Amiga screen
1.5 MB as two banks of 12 bit RAM
double buffered 12 bit (4096 colours) animations or a single buffered 24 bit (16.7 million colours) image
768×625 (PAL) or 768×525 (NTSC) maximum resolution

framegrabber:

realtime digitizing at up to 25 fps
freeze, grab and store 12 or 24 bit full screen live RGB video in real time frame grabbing
composite and Y/C video requires an RGB splitter or the optional Video Interface Unit

flicker fixer:

duplicates and enhances the A3000's display enhancer circuitry
even de-interlaces external live video
the HD15 VGA output is software switchable between 15 and 31 kHz
works only in 12 bit mode

picture in picture:

freeze, resize, move or scale live incoming RGB video in a window
reverse-PIP - place a fully functional movable and scalable Workbench window on full screen live video
works in 12 bit mode only

genlock:

separate composite and component (RGB + sync) genlocks
three genlock modes - controlled by a switch on the back of the board:

Amiga graphics only
keyed source - allows external video to show through the background
full external - direct feed of the RGB signal so it can be seen what the camera is pointing at or the live video to show through every colour but the background

separated RGB, composite and Y/C inputs
composite and Y/C outputs
optional Video Interface Unit:

connects to the 26 pin I/O connector of the IV24
built-in RGB splitter converts the composite and Y/C inputs into RGB
separate RGB, 2× composite, Y/C, external reference, key and remote control inputs
composite, Y/C and key outputs
software selectable sync source (external reference, composite 1 or 2, Y/C)

optional Video Interface Unit / Component Transcoder:

all features of the Video Interface Unit
connects to the 26 pin I/O and the HD15 VGA connector of the IV24
additional component input and output (Y, B-Y, R-Y), RGB output

connects to the inline Zorro and video slots of the A3000
can be installed in the A2000 with an optional video slot adaptor card
does not require a time base corrector unless broadcast quality is required
software: Scala, Caligari 24, MacroPaint, IV24 utilities
VHI driver

Main board, front side

A2000 video slot adapter, front side

Video Interface Unit / Component Transcoder, front side

Open case of Video Interface Unit / Component Transcoder, top side

IV24-Install.dms
Install disk
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242 kB
IV24-Install_Upgrade_20S.dms
Upgrade disk v2.0S
fye.library v37.302
259 kB
IV24-Caligari_1.dms
Caligari IV24, disk 1
285 kB
IV24-Caligari_2.dms
Caligari IV24, disk 2
379 kB
IV24-Caligari_3.dms
Caligari IV24, disk 3
382 kB

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Impact Vision 24 A4000

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1994

Amiga

A4000

Interface

Zorro II, video slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 32

multi-function video card

all features of the original Impact Vision 24
twice as fast in the A4000 as the original version, performance remains the same when used in an A3000 or A2000
software: ImageFX 1.5, EGS SpectraPaint
VHI driver

IOExtender

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1993

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

serial and parallel interface

one DB25 parallel port
two buffered DB9 serial ports
1-614400 bps serial transfer speed
ST16C552 interface chip with 16 byte buffer
MIDI sub-port for optional MIDI expansion box - 1 IN, 3 Out, 1 Thru
expansion port for optional RS422 or second RS232 kit
parallel port can be set to be Amiga or IBM compatible
- Amiga: 5V supplied on pin 14
- IBM: no power supplied
works together with G-Force parallel ports
supports multiple IOExtenders in one machine
not compatible with ParNet
supported by Linux

front side

back side

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install disk
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PC 286

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A500

IBM AT emulation

a special version of ATonce Plus designed for the GVP mini slot
80286 @ 16 MHz
optional 80C287 FPU
512 kB PC RAM
can use the Amiga's RAM
Hercules, CGA, EGA / VGA monochrome, T3100 video modes

front side

PC286.pdf
user's guide
7.0 MB

PC286-232.dms
system disk v2.32 (01/1992)
273 kB
PC286-ATTOOLS.zip
PC Software
8 kB

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PhonePak VFX

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1992

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 11

integrated voice mail and fax system

Yamaha YTM401 voice-fax chip
sending and receiving of faxes at 2400-9600 bps
auto fax detection
audio record and play back at 9600 Hz, 8 bit
two RCA connectors: line in for digitizing, line out for audio monitoring of incoming calls
two RJ11 telephone jacks: one to the phone line, the other to a local telephone
audio can be recorded and played back through the local telephone too
an attached fax machine can be used as scanner
voice compression feature
record and play back of voice and fax messages remotely
schedule sending faxes
multiple PhonePaks can be installed for multiple phone lines
multiple PhonePaks can share mail boxes
in order to use the PhonePak in an A3000 or A4000, a Zorro II RAM expansion has to be added in another slot because these machines have problems with Zorro II DMA to Chip RAM

front side

PhonePak-101.dms
install disk v1.01
578 kB
PhonePak_Messages.dms
messages disk
673 kB
ppak1.dms
GVP-M
install disk 1 v2.4
440 kB
ppak2.dms
GVP-M
install disk 2 v2.4
661 kB
ppak3.dms
GVP-M
install disk 3 v2.4
508 kB
ppak25.dms
GVP-M
v2.5 upgrade
441 kB

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1992-09

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1992-11

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1993-03

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1993-08

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1993-11

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1994-04

T-Rex (G-Force 040)

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1994

Amiga

A4000

Interface

CPU slot

processor

68040 @ 33 / 40 MHz

memory

two 64 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
supports only special 1, 4 or 16 MB GVP SIMMs
optional RAM board
- six additional SIMM sockets accept 96 MB RAM
- gives a total of 128 MB RAM
one 4 MB SIMM is factory installed

optional Fast SCSI 2 module

max 10 MB/s transfer speed

note

the optional RAM and SCSI modules do not fit into A3000 / A3000T / A4000T

without RAM, front side

with RAM, front side

back side

Memory module, front side

Board with Memory module, front side

front side

a4040.dms
GVP-M
install disk
387 kB

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1994-04

Advert (AU)
1994-07

AIBB Benchmark

T-Rex II

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1995

Amiga

A4000

Interface

CPU slot

Autoconfig ID

2017 / 22

processor

68060 @ 50 MHz

memory

four 72 pin SIMM sockets accept 128 MB RAM
supports 4, 8, 16, 32 MB SIMMs, 60 ns
64 bit interleaved RAM access to pairs of SIMMs

Fast SCSI 2 controller

NCR 53C710
16 byte (128 bit) burst DMA transfers
50 pin internal SCSI connector
no external connector
the tekscsi2.device is not NSD compliant, it autoboots FFS partitions only - it looks for filesystems in the Kickstart ROM, but it does not care about filesystems loaded into the RDB area

T-Rex II, front side

a4060.dms
GVP-M
install disk
351 kB

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1998-05

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1999-03

TBC Plus

Manufacturer

Great Valley Products, USA

Date

1994

Amiga

A2000, A3000, A4000

Interface

Zorro II

time base corrector

infinite window time base corrector using 8 bit 4:2:2 CCIR-601 professional quality all digital video signal processing
realtime 24 bit video framegrabber / framebuffer for use as a digital video stillstore or signal generator
full transcoding between Composite and Y/C (SVHS) input and Composite and Y/C (SVHS) output
full processing amplifier (ProcAmp) control for correcting or adjusting incoming video on the fly quickly and professionally (hue, brightness, contrast, saturation)
realtime programmable video special effects generator featuring solarization, strobing, pseudo colour, monochrome effects, and more
NTSC / PAL / SECAM signal standards conversion to NTSC / PAL for integration into worldwide video environments automatically
ImageFX: direct editing and manipulation in the framebuffer
optional full SMPTE / EBU timecode receiver / generator (encoding / decoding / striping) - VITC (Vertical Interval Time Code) and LTC (Longitudinal Time Code) can be read and written
optional digital comb filter (cleans up Composite for Y/C output and fixes cross colour by splitting the Composite signal into separate chroma and luma signals as if it were a true Y/C input) provides true wide band 5.5 MHz Composite video performance
inputs and outputs reside on an adaptor cable
- inputs: Y/C, two Composite Video, external key signal, sync reference signal, Longitudinal Time Code (LTC)
- outputs: Y/C, Composite Video, Longitudinal Time Code (LTC)
the Composite and Y/C inputs can be connected simultaneously and hot switched with software without having to play with cable connections
convert the two Composite inputs into a single Y/C input, providing two switchable Y/C inputs
up to five TBCPlus cards can be installed in a single Amiga and independently controlled
will not overload the power supply when the maximum of five TBCPlus units are installed
works in 30 Hz, 29.97 Hz, 25 Hz, 24 Hz drop frame and color frame modes, can put a SMPTE burn-in window anywhere over the video

memory

two 30 pin SIMM sockets for frame buffer memory - 1 MB installed as standard, expandable to 2 MB for improving special effects
two 64 pin SIMM sockets for 4 or 8 MB standard Zorro II Fast RAM - accepts only 4 MB GVP SIMMs
the Fast RAM expansion has nothing to do with the performance of the TBC Plus, it doesn't increase the frame buffer capacity - it is meant for A3000 and A4000 machines which may have problems with Zorro II DMA to Chip RAM

Comb Filter module, front side

Comb Filter module, back side

front side

back side

TBCPlus_Install-100.dms
install disk v1.00
gvptbc.device v6.2 (29 Nov 1993)
291 kB
TBCPlus_Extras-100.dms
extras disk v1.00
69 kB
tbcinst.dms
GVP-M
install disk
291 kB
tbcextra.dms
GVP-M
utilities disk
68 kB
ycbcrdatatype.lha
Aminet
YCrCb.datatype v1.0
4 kB
YCrCb101.lha
Aminet
YCrCb ImageFX loader
5 kB