Amiga Hardware DatabaseManufacturer “Interactive Video Systems”
10 expansions in database
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 2,4 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 53C80
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB compatible
- two 50 pin SCSI headers
- optional hard frame for placing a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- SCSI network sharing
- hard disk activity LED connector
- A-Max I and II drivers
- supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- accepts SIMMs in groups of two giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB RAM
- notes
- the Grand Slam is basically a TrumpCard Professional 2000 with RAM expansion and some extra features
- extra DB25 parallel port
front side
front side
Advert (DE)
1991-11
Advert (US)
1991-06
Advert Part 1 (FR)
1991-07
Advert Part 2 (FR)
1991-07
Advert (GB)
1993-02
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 2,4 |
- SCSI controller
- connects to the side expansion port
- the GrandSlam 500 basically translates the side expansion port into a Zorro II slot which holds the original Zorro II GrandSlam
- the Zorro adapter board is the same as the one in the TrumpCard 500 (
), usually without the second Zorro slot
- AMD 53C80
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- RDB compatible
- two 50 pin SCSI headers - one is for the external Centronics connector
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside
- SCSI network sharing
- hard disk activity and power LED
- A-Max I and II drivers
- supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 8 MB RAM
- accepts SIMMs in groups of two giving 2, 4, 6, 8 MB RAM
- notes
- DB25 parallel port
- connector for the optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer)
Exterior, front side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, rear side
Advert (US)
1991-06
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 64 |
- Fast RAM expansion
- four SIMM sockets accept 4 MB RAM
- accepts 256 kB or 1 MB SIMMs, 100 ns or faster
- supports 0.5, 1, 2 or 4 MB configurations
- all installed SIMMs must be of the same size
- SIMMS have to be added in pairs
- jumper to disable memory autoconfiguration
- half length card, designed to fit in the second slot of the Trumpcard 500
- zero waitstate design
front side
Manufacturer Pacific Peripherals / Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1987 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 16 |
- SCSI controller
- Motorola 68440 DMA controller IC
- early revisions have no autoboot ROM but they can be upgraded with the OverDrive Autoboot Retrofit daughterboard:
- connects into the sockets of U102, U104, U110, U115
- the PAL in U110 is replaced, the other three chips are reused on the daugtherboard
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- 50 pin internal header
- DB25 external connector
front side
OverDrive Autoboot Retrofit, front side
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1988-04
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1988-01
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1988-10
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A500, A2000 | Interface 68000 socket |
- parallel interface
- one DB25 parallel port, optional second port
- DB25 port resides on slot cover - difficult installation in A500
- plugs into 68000 socket, the 68000 is replaced onto the board
- software switching between the 3 parallel ports (1 Amiga internal, 2 printerface ports)
front side
Advert (US)
1990-02
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1988 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 48 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 53C80
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- 50 pin internal header
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM (IVS_SCSI.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- when booting from floppy disk, the hard disk is not mounted automatically in order to prevent virus infection - but pressing the left mouse button during startup forces the HD to be mounted
- hard disk activity LED connector
- not RDB compatible
- A-Max II driver (ivs_scsi.amhd)
TrumpCard, front side
TrumpCard, back side
- Trumpcard-21B.dms
install disk v2.1B (TC_Utils v2.5, IVS_SCSI devices v4.12)
276 kB
Advert (DE)
1990-01
Advert (US)
1988-10
Advert (US)
1989-03
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1989-10
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1989-12
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1989 & 1990 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 48,52 |
- SCSI controller
- connects to the side expansion port
- the Trumpcard (Pro) 500 basically translates the side expansion port into two Zorro II slots - one of these slots hold the original Zorro II Trumpcard (Pro) 2000 while the other can accept any half length Zorro II board
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside
- AMD 53C80
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- 50 pin internal header
- under Kickstart 1.2 autobooting must be disabled by a jumper
- additional features of Trumpcard Pro:
- RDB compatible
- SCSI share networking
- A-Max I and II drivers (ivs_SCSIpro.amhd)
- supported by NetBSD
- optional memory expansion (connects to the second Zorro II slot) - Meta 4
- hard disk activity and power LED
- connector for the optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer) - activated only when the Meta 4 board is installed, otherwise the TrumpCard takes power from the A500
TrumpCard 500 Case, front side
TrumpCard 500 Case, rear side
TrumpCard 500 Zorro adapter, front side
- Trumpcard-21B.dms
install disk v2.1B (TC_Utils v2.5, IVS_SCSI devices v4.12)
276 kB - TrumpcardPro-20f.dms
install disk v2.0f
TCUtils v2.2, IVS_SCSIpro.device v4.3
277 kB
Advert (US)
1989-10
Advert (US)
1989-12
Advert (US)
1990-10
Advert (US)
1990-12
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1991 | Amiga A500 | Interface side expansion port |
- IDE controller
- 40 pin IDE header
- place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- autoboot disable jumper
- RDB compatible
- hard disk activity and power LED
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept up to 8 MB RAM
- accepts 1 MB SIMMs in groups of two
- supported configurations are 2, 4, and 8 MB
- notes
- connects to the side expansion port
- optional external power supply (IVS Sourcer)
front side
- Trumpcard500AT.pdf
user manual
735 kB
- Trumpcard-21B.dms
install disk v2.1B (TC_Utils v2.5, IVS_SCSI devices v4.12)
276 kB - trumpcard2.dms
Installer's Heaven
install disk
351 kB
Advert (GB)
1993-02
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1990 | Amiga A2000, A3000, A4000 | Interface Zorro II | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 52 |
- SCSI controller
- AMD 53C80
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- 50 pin internal header
- place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
- autoboot ROM (IVS_SCSIpro.device) - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- when booting from floppy disk, the hard disk is not mounted automatically in order to prevent virus infection - but pressing the left mouse button during startup forces the HD to be mounted
- hard disk activity LED connector
- RDB compatible
- SCSI share networking - one computer has write access the others have read access only
- A-Max I and II drivers (ivs_SCSIpro.amhd)
- supported by NetBSD and OpenBSD
- no RAM option - the Trumpcard Pro 2000 with RAM expansion and extra parallel port is the Grand Slam
Rev 1.2 with bracket, front side
Rev 1.2, front side
Rev 1.2, back side
Rev 1.3, front side
- Trumpcard-21B.dms
install disk v2.1B (TC_Utils v2.5, IVS_SCSI devices v4.12)
276 kB - TrumpcardPro-20f.dms
install disk v2.0f
TCUtils v2.2, IVS_SCSIpro.device v4.3
277 kB
Advert (US)
1990-10
Advert (FR)
1990-10
Manufacturer Interactive Video Systems, USA | Date 1993 | Amiga A2000 | Interface CPU slot | Autoconfig ID 2112 / 242,243,244 |
- processor
- 68EC030 @ 25 MHz, PGA
- 68882 @ 25 MHz or up to 50 MHz with separate oscillator, PGA
- memory
- eight 30 pin SIMM sockets accept 32 MB RAM
- supports 1 or 4 MB SIMMs, 60 ns or faster
- accepts SIMMs in groups of four giving 4, 8, 16, 32 MB RAM
- two feature connectors intended for A2630 memory expansions
- Access32 needs some rework, otherwise the SCSI controller does not work
- for DKB 2632 compatibility the Extas (external address strobe) jumper has to be set to external
- in 68000 fallback mode up to 8 MB of RAM remains in use - 4 MB (or all) can be disabled for BridgeBoard compability
- burst RAM access can be disabled by jumper or software
- SCSI controller
- the same electronics as the Trumpcard Professional
- 53C80 controller IC
- uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
- 50 pin internal header
- 50 pin Centronics external connector
- a 3.5" hard disk can be mounted on the card
- autoboot ROM - autobooting requires at least Kickstart 1.3
- when booting from floppy disk, the hard disk is not mounted automatically in order to prevent virus infection - but pressing the left mouse button during startup forces the HD to be mounted
- pressing the right mouse button during startup brings up the Vector Boot Options Menu
- SCSI share networking - Vector's SCSI ID can be set with jumpers
- in 68000 fallback mode the SCSI controller still works
- autoboot disable jumper and SCSI disable jumper
- if run on an A500, the 7 MHz clock has to be fed to pin 9 on the board and the appropriate jumper has to be set
- supported by NetBSD
- jumper settings
| Jumper | Name | Description |
| JP4 | unused | |
| JP5 | SCSI ID for SCSI Share Networking | |
| JP10 | Extas | Address Strobe: external - jumper on left row; internal - jumper on right row |
| JP13 | Enable Burst Mode | |
| JP14 | Dis68kRAM | Disable RAM in 68000 mode (ignored in 68030 mode) |
| JP16 | Diag | stand-alone mode, not used |
| JP17 | DisFastROM | Disable FastROM (Kickstart remapping) |
| JP18 | A500 | A500 mode |
| JP19 | DisSCSI | Disable SCSI (ignored in 68030 mode) |
| JP20 | Autoboot | Enable Autoboot from HDD |
| JP21 | DisHiMem | Disable Hi-Mem (second 4 MB block) in 68000 mode (ignored in 68030 mode) |
| JP12 | RAM size: 4 MB - no jumper; 8 MB - jumper on top row; 16 MB - jumper on bottom row; 32 MB - jumper on both rows |
front side
- ivsvector.DMS
Installer's Heaven
install disk
302 kB
Advert (US)
1993-01
Advert (US)
1993-03
Advert (GB)
1993-02