The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST

Starting from after version 1.0.0, the project is migrated to Kicad 6

[WARNING] Please read carefully this note before using this project. It contains important facts.

Content

1. What is The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST, and when to use it ?
2. What should you know before using The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST ?
3. How to use The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST ?
4. Known issues
5. Miscellanous

1. What is The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST, and when to use it ?

The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST is a remake of the 'RSVE' serial port upgrade for the Atari ST, that allows to use far higher speed than the stock 19.2 kbps of an unmodded computer.

This project started from this thread at exxosforum and the latest pages details what has been attempted to make it work with BBS Express (tldr : at the time of writing, it works at 38kbps, but then incoming calls at slower speed does not works).

Licence

The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST is published under the Creative Commons CC0 license. You can find a copy of the licence there : https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode

You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Release notes

v1.0.0

• Initial release (gerbers, schematics). The tests performed in the thread at exxosforums shows that it works.

2. What should you know before using The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST ?

The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST is made using Kicad 6. Up to version 1.0.0 included, it was made with Kicad 5

The mod contains a GAL16V8 that has to be programmed. The JED file, along with the source, can be found in the reference folder :

• JED file
• Source of the JED

Do not use The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST if this project is not suitable for your project.

3. How to use The RSVE serial port mod for the Atari ST ?

From releases

A release contains the schematics and gerbers files.

From sources

To get the latest available work, one must clone the git repository.

git clone https://github.com/sporniket/atari-st-mod-serial-port-upgrade-rsve.git

Then, open the project with Kicad 5

4. Known issues

See the project issues page.

5. Miscellanous

The original description of the mod

See the content of reference/rsve folder.

The installation guide

See the quick installation guide

Report issues

Use the project issues page.