{"product_id":"a2pico2-card-for-the-apple-ii-series","title":"A2Pico2 Card for the Apple II Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eMacEffects is proud to be an authorized distributor of the A2Pico2 Card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eOffered exclusively in MacEffects red.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e This card is made for us on our own red PCB, so it is not the board you will find anywhere else.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe A2Pico2 is one card that can be many cards. Pick a firmware and it becomes mass storage, a Super Serial Card, a mouse interface, a Z80 Appli-Card for CP\/M, or something you write yourself. Change your mind later and reflash it in about thirty seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere earlier A2Pico cards needed bus transceivers and an array of support chips, the A2Pico2 is built around the Raspberry Pi RP2354B. The processor is 5V tolerant and drives the Apple II bus directly, so the whole card comes down to one processor, one logic gate and a regulator. Fewer parts, less to go wrong, and the best USB capability of any card in the A2Pico line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFirmware\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose your firmware at checkout and we load it before the card ships:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA2retroNET (SD storage and Super Serial Card):\u003c\/strong\u003e SmartPort mass storage plus SSC emulation in the same slot, so you don't give up a second slot for serial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA2retroNET (SD storage and USB storage):\u003c\/strong\u003e SmartPort mass storage from a microSD card, a USB thumb drive, or both. Thumb drives are hot-pluggable and faster to read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoftSP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApple2-IO-RPi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApple II Pi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppli-Card\u003c\/strong\u003e for Z80 and CP\/M support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Serial Card\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMouse emulation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrutal Timer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery one of these is open source, and the card's architecture is documented if you would rather write your own. Reflashing is foolproof: hold BOOTSEL, plug the card into a PC or Mac, and it mounts as a drive. Drag the .uf2 file across and you're done. No programmer and no JTAG.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMass storage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith either A2retroNET firmware, the card gives your Apple II up to eight SmartPort drives using ProDOS block images of up to 32 MB in the usual .hdv, .po and .2mg formats. Drives are assigned in a plain text file on the storage device, so there is no setup disk and nothing to install on the Apple II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHardware\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaspberry Pi RP2354B processor with 2 MB of on-chip flash and a 12 MHz reference crystal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePush-push microSD card slot and a USB-C port.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eREBOOT and BOOTSEL buttons, a status LED, a USB power jumper, and a serial header (TX, RX, RTS, CTS, GND).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA single SN74LVC1G11 AND gate and an ME6211 regulator; no transceivers and no programmable logic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResettable 500 mA fuse on the slot power rail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCard size 2.625 × 1.5 × 0.25 in, on an exclusive MacEffects red PCB.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevision 1.2, the current design. Concept by Glenn Jones and Oliver Schmidt, firmware by Oliver Schmidt, hardware design by Ralle Palaveev. Open hardware under the MIT license.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA universal peripheral card for the Apple ][, ][ Plus, \/\/e and IIGS. Install it in the appropriate slot for the firmware you have chosen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNotes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you plan to use USB devices, and especially the mouse firmware, an external USB port extension is recommended so the port is reachable from outside the case. Unpowered USB On-The-Go hubs have caused trouble with attached devices, mice in particular, so use a powered hub if you need one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe assembled A2Pico2 v1.2 card on our exclusive red PCB, with your chosen firmware loaded. A microSD card is not included. If you need one, add our \u003cstrong\u003emicroSD card for $14 \u003c\/strong\u003eand you will have everything you need to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA2Pico2 is an open source, open hardware community project. Hardware files are at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/rallepalaveev\/A2Pico2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egithub.com\/rallepalaveev\/A2Pico2\u003c\/a\u003e, the shared A2Pico software library and firmware list at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/oliverschmidt\/a2pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egithub.com\/oliverschmidt\/a2pico\u003c\/a\u003e, and the A2retroNET storage firmware at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/oliverschmidt\/a2retronet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egithub.com\/oliverschmidt\/a2retronet\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MacEffects","offers":[{"title":"A2Pico2 Card Only","offer_id":50716172845253,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"A2Pico2 \u0026 Pre-loaded SD Card","offer_id":50716172878021,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/9148\/1254\/files\/att.wh6SPOWYEr5jXzW2gpqXbateXn_HWm56uFImwfK4SRE.jpg?v=1792147770","url":"https:\/\/maceffects.com\/products\/a2pico2-card-for-the-apple-ii-series","provider":"MacEffects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}