Manufacturer “MacroSystem”
25 expansions in database
Altais DeInterlaceCard DraCo DracoMotion Evolution 2000 Evolution 500 Falcon 040 Maestro Maestro Professional Medusa MegaKick Multi Evolution 2000 Multi Evolution 500 Multi Mega Box Multi Mega II Multi Serial Retina Retina BLT Z3 Toccata V-Code V-Code Switch V-Lab V-Lab Motion V-Lab Y/C V-Lab/Par Y/C
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1995Amiga
DracoInterface
DracoBusAutoconfig ID
18260 / 19
RTG graphics card
basically a Retina Z3 for the DraCo Amiga clone
NCR 77C32BLT
110 MHz max pixel clock
15-80 kHz horizontal frequency
50-110 Hz vertical frequency
1 or 4 MB page mode RAM, eight ZIP chips
memory bus runs at 60 MHz
Flash ROM
screen modes
2400×1200×8 interlace
1280×1024×16 non-interlace
1152×864×24
notes
HD15 VGA connector
optional video encoder, V-Code - composite and S-VHS outputs
CyberGraphX 2 & 4 and Picasso96 drivers
front side
front side
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1991Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000Interface
video slot
deinterlacer
doubles all 15.75 kHz screen modes to 31.5 kHz
supports 50 Hz PAL, 60 Hz NTSC, 71 Hz under Medusa
software controllable refresh rates up to 120 Hz
full overscan support
works only in 12 bit (4096 colours), no AGA compatibility, partial ECS compatibility
SuperHiRes and SuperHiRes Interlaced work fine, Productivity does not
HD15 VGA connector
not compatible with genlocks
integrated audio amplifier
two RCA audio output connectors
Rev 2.2, front side
Rev 2.2, back side
Rev 1.0, front side
Rev 1.0, back side
Rev 1.0, front side
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short description
non-linear video editing system
runs Amiga OS, compatible with many Amiga productivity software titles
68060 @ 50 MHz
up to 128 MB Fast RAM
no Amiga custom chip set
built-in Fast SCSI-2 controller
front side
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Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1996Amiga
DracoInterface
DracoBusAutoconfig ID
18260 / 23
non-linear editing system
realtime video capture / playback at YUV 4:2:2 square pixel quality 768×576 with 3:1 - 50:1 motion JPEG compression / decompression
DAT quality audio recording
MovieShop editing software
1× Y/C in, 4 pin mini-DIN
1× Y/C out, 4 pin mini-DIN
1× YUV out, 6 pin mini-DIN (with optional Component module)
1× FireWire, IEEE-1394 (with optional DV module)
1× composite out, RCA jack
2× stereo audio in, RCA jacks
2× stereo audio out, RCA jacks
AHI driver
Board with DV module, front side
front side
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1995Amiga
A1200Interface
trapdoor slotAutoconfig ID
18260 / 253
processor
68LC040 @ 25 MHz or 68040 @ 25 / 33 MHz
can be upgraded to 68060 @ 50 MHz
memory
one 72 pin SIMM socket accepts 128 MB RAM
maprom cannot be disabled
optional SCSI 2 controller
the external SCSI connector is included without the SCSI option too
notes
the CPU faces up on the card - the cooler covers only 2/3 of it due to lack of space
no real-time clock
front side
front side
back side
Falcon-11.dms
install disk v1.1 (01.09.96) 68040.library v37.30 (18.1.93) 209 kB
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1991Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000Interface
Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
18260 / 3
digital audio interface (has no AD/DA converter)
reads digital audio from the digital output of CD or DAT players, providing crystal clear 16 bit sound samples for editing
does not support direct to hard disk recording
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sampling rates
no playback ability (only through Amiga internal audio at 14 bit quality)
optical and coaxial digital inputs
jumper selects between the input connectors (only one at a time)
one track only
ability to remove DAT copy protection
front side
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Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1993Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000Interface
Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
18260 / 5
digital audio interface (has no AD/DA converter)
records 16 bit digital audio to hard disk from the digital output of CD or DAT players
16 bit digital audio playback through the connected CD or DAT player
14 bit quality analogue playback through the Amiga internal audio
optical input / output, coaxial input
jumper selects between the input connectors (only one at a time)
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sample rates
for playback the card itself has only a 48 kHz oscillator, so all other rates have to be obtained from a device connected to either of the two inputs - eg. for 44.1 kHz playback a CD player has to be connected and turned on without playing any CD
one track only
ability to remove DAT copy protection without using the CPU
AHI driver
backup software - use audio DATs as a backup device
front side
back side
Advert (DE) 1992-10
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1990Amiga
A500, A2000Interface
Kickstart socket
Kickstart switcher
allowed the installation of Kickstart 2.0 ROMs before Commodore released the 2.04 chip for the A500 / A2000
eight EPROM sockets for the ROMs
external switch for selecting between Kickstarts
connects to the Kickstart socket, the original Kickstart chip is placed onto the board
front side
back side
SCSI 2 controller
FAS216 controller IC
uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
autoboot ROM - autobooting requires Kickstart 1.3 at least
supports SCSI direct
50 pin internal header
DB25 external SCSI connector
A-Max II and Medusa drivers
MacroSystem, v3.0 (1992)
place for a 3.5" hard disk on the card
two 30 pin SIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB SIPs in pair
Off Limits, v3.4 (1993)
two 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs in pair
the same PCB is used for the A500 version
Off Limits MultiEvolution, front side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, back side
Advert (DE) 1992-11
Manufacturer
MacroSystem / Off Limits , Germany Date
1991 / 1993Amiga
A500Interface
side expansion portAutoconfig ID
18260 / 8
SCSI 2 controller
FAS216 controller IC
uses polled I/O, not DMA transfer
autoboot ROM - autoboots even under Kickstart 1.2
version 2.2 and below does not support streamers and is not RDB compatible
50 pin internal header
DB25 external SCSI connector
place for a 3.5" hard disk inside the case
disable switch
connects to side expansion port, no passthrough connector
A-Max II and Medusa drivers
MacroSystem version (1991)
two 30 pin SIP sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB SIPs in pair
jumper settings:
jumper towards EPROMs: sets eprom size, jumper is set by default
jumper towards front: limits maximum memory to 2MB if set (to allow other expansions to exist in 8MB address space), jumper is unset by default
Off Limits version (1993)
two 30 pin SIMM sockets for up to 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 or 4 MB SIMMs in pair
the same PCB is used for the Zorro II version
Off Limits MultiEvolution, front side
Off Limits MultiEvolution, back side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board, front side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Board, back side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution, Case opened, top side
MacroSystem MultiEvolution Exterior, front side
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Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1991Amiga
A500, A1000Interface
side expansion port
eight 30 pin SIP sockets accept 8 MB RAM
accepts 1 MB SIPs and supports 2, 4 or 8 MB configurations
connects to the side expansion port
disable switch
integrated hard disk logic
all ICs are socketed
Advert (DE) 1990-12
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1991Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000Interface
Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
26230 / 131
sixteen DIP sockets accept 2 MB RAM
six 30 pin SIP sockets accept 6 MB RAM
accepts 1M×1 (511000), 70 - 100 ns DIPs in groups of four
accepts 1 MB SIPs and supports 2, 4, 8 MB configurations
the first 2 MB is either installed as DIP or SIP
disable jumper
front side
back side
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Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1997Amiga
DracoInterface
Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
18260 /
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front side
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1992Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000Interface
Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
18260 / 6
RTG graphics card
NCR 77C22E+
90 MHz max pixel clock
70 MHz in 8 bit modes
25 MHz in 24 bit modes
15-75 kHz horizontal frequency
50-100 Hz vertical frequency
1, 2 or 4 MB DRAM, page mode, segmented, 70-80 ns
sixteen ZIP sockets
1 MB setup: every second socket (1, 3, 5, 7...) is populated with a 256k×4 chip (414256)
2 MB setup: every socket is populated by a 256k×4 chip (414256)
4 MB setup: every second socket (1, 3, 5, 7...) is populated with a 1M×4 chip (414400)
screen modes
2400×1200×8 interlace
1280×1024×16 non-interlace
1024×768 non-interlace
notes
optional external composite encoder - gives television style video output
optional video encoder - S-VHS and composite outputs
HD15 VGA connector
EGS and RetinaEmu drivers
supported by NetBSD (except for X server) and OpenBSD
front side
back side
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Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1994Amiga
A3000, A4000Interface
Zorro IIIAutoconfig ID
18260 / 16
RTG graphics card
NCR 77C32BLT
110 MHz max pixel clock
15-80 kHz horizontal frequency
50-110 Hz vertical frequency
4 MB page mode RAM, eight ZIP chips
memory bus runs at 60 MHz
Flash ROM
screen modes
2400×1200×8 interlace
1280×1024×16 non-interlace
1152×864×24
notes
optional video encoder, V-Code - composite and S-VHS outputs
CyberGraphX 2, 3 & 4, Picasso96, EGS and RetinaEmu drivers
supported by Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD
V-Code, front side
with V-Code module, front side
front side
back side
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Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1994Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000
video encoder
converts the RGB video of Retina, OpalVision or Amiga to S-VHS and Composite video
a tiny board which connects to the Retina Z3 or into an external box
video signal fine tuning potentiometer
separate PAL and NTSC versions
external version
connects to any RGB port
DIP switches for terminating the RGB port when no monitor is connected
external power supply
power switch
Case, front side
Case, rear side
Encoder module, front side
Encoder module, back side
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1994Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000Interface
RGB port
video switchbox
automatic video switcher for MacroSystem Retina graphics cards
external unit, connects between the monitor, Amiga RGB and Retina VGA output
requires at least v2.2 of the Retina software
can switch only to 15 kHz Amiga screen modes - Productivity and likes are not supported
external power supply
optional video encoder
the same V-Code module as of the Retina Z3
connects inside the V-Code Switch box
provides S-VHS and Composite video outputs
separate PAL and NTSC versions
Case opened, top side
Encoder module, front side
Encoder module, back side
Case, front side
Case, rear side
Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1994Amiga
A2000, A3000, A4000Interface
Zorro IIAutoconfig ID
18260 / 18
non-linear editing system
realtime JPEG compression / decompression chipset
composite and Y/C input and output
optional digital YUV or RGB component transcoders (50 pin feature connector)
integrated genlock and chroma key
2.5 MB, 30 ns DRAM
realtime video capture (60 fields or 30 fps for NTSC) and playback at YUV 4:2:2 square pixel quality 768×576
integrated scaling hardware giving extended capture and replay capability with picture in picture feature
also perfect for computer animation playback from any animation package
motion JPEG nonlinear video edit/playback
complete ARexx support allows digital video effects to be applied to video frames with third party image processor softwares
no TBC, time code or dedicated hard drives are required
fully integrated with the Toccata audio digitizing card giving simultaneous, synchronized, direct to disk CD quality audio recording
additional adapter for direct interfacing with the Video Toaster
MovieShop editing software
video clips and audio are stored within special JPEG file system partitions whose maximum size is 4 GB
cuts or sequences can be played back any time, making edits of the rough or fine cut visible at a glance
runs directly on V-Lab Motion board minimizing CPU access time
Rev 1.2, front side
Rev 1.2, back side
Rev 1.3, front side
Rev 1.3, back side
Rev 1.3, front side
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Manufacturer
MacroSystem , Germany Date
1993Amiga
any AmigaInterface
parallel port
realtime framegrabber
24 bit realtime framegrabbing
Interleaved Frame Recording
grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
digitized images are stored in YUVN format
3 MB, 30 ns DRAM
two Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
TBC is not required
VHI driver
external power supply
PCB, front side
PCB, back side
Exterior, front side
Exterior, top side
VLab-13.dms
install disk v1.3 vlab.library v1.0, VLab v1.3 367 kB VLab-40.dms
install disk v4.0 vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.0 338 kB VLab-41.dms
install disk v4.1 vlab.library v7.3, VLab v4.1 340 kB VLab-42.dms
install disk v4.2 vlab.library v8.2, VLab v4.2 378 kB
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