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Last Updated: 19/02/24
This page is dedicated to the Q68 Sinclair QL successor
motherboard designed by Peter Graf. The Q68 includes a 68000 compatible
CPU, graphics,
peripherals and sound on a single integrated circuit. It can be fitted
into an available case and does not require parts from an existing
QL. The Q68 uses a pair of SDHC card drives and has both QL display
modes and high resolution/high colour modes.
If anyone would like to make available any more software,
documentation, or articles about the Q68, please email it to me.
Q68 hardware manual.pdf (643K) - Q68
mainboard user's manual (PDF file). [02/06/23]
Q68-SMSQE.pdf (525K) - Q68 SMSQ/E manual (PDF file - Feb 2024 version). [19/02/23]
q68setrtc.zip (11K) -
utility software to set the realtime clock of the Q68.
Q68RTC100.zip (19K) - An Easyptr4 program
that is a Real Time Clock utility for the Q68. And only the Q68. It
allows you to manage the Q68's backup RTC, and reset the backup IC's
registers should they get corrupted. The program has been compiled with
QLiberator, and just needs the QLIB_run runtimes installed. (Martin
Head) [03/02/23]
Q68RTC100src.zip (20K) - source files for the Real Time Clock utility.
Q68RTC.pdf (60K) - manual as a PDF file.
Q68RTC.odt (76K) - manual as an ODT file.
Q68_I2C_007.zip (22K) - An I2C driver for
the Q68 to control the Q68's buit in I2C hardware. It is a conversion
of the Minerva I2C driver (Martin Head) [03/02/23]
Q68 I2C User Manual.pdf (53K) - manual as a PDF file.
Q68 I2C User Manual.odt (22K) - manual as an ODT file
QoENet044.zip (371K) - an Ethernet driver
for the Q68's built in Ethernet port. It supports UDP and TCP ports. It
also supports DHCP and DNS protocols, ARP and Ping. (Martin Head)
[05/12/23]
Q68Net.pdf (148K) - manual for the Ethernet driver for Q68, as a PDF file.
Q68Net.odt (42K) - manual for the Ethernet driver for Q68, as an ODT file.
Remember also about Martin Head's IPNet, Ethernet network driver, available from the internet and email page.
ndq68_v305.zip
(56K) - driver software that allows you to network the Q68 with
other QL-compatible machines via the standard QLNET ports. Sources
included. (Martyn Hill) [20/06/19]
To use the network on the Q68, a
small hardware modification is required, consisting of a couple of
resistors, a 3.3v Schottky diode and the 3.5mm Jack socket(s) to allow
physical attachment to the QLNET. This modification is described in a
simple schematic which appeared on the German QL Forum: qlnet.pdf (123K)
In this way, they can also be used on the Q68 with the MDI software installed as ready made games packs.For
those who use Martin Head's MDI microdrive imaging driver software,
Derek Stewart has kindly converted some sets of ".MDV" format games,
intended for use with the vDrive for QL (plus usable with the QLay and
Q-Emulator emulators). Get these files from the vDrive page.
Q68capslock.zip (5K) - a short SBASIC
program which monitors the Caps Lock status and switches off/on the
yellow front panel LED on the Q68 as a Caps Lock indicator, since the
Q68 doesn't implement the caps indicator LED on attached keyboards.
Note that the Q68 network can use the yellow LED too, in which case you
may prefer to use my GD2 Caps Lock Sprite indicator routines available
on this page instead.
The latest version of SMSQ/E for Q68 can be downloaded from the Wolfgang Lenerz site at https://www.wlenerz.com/smsqe/
Jan Bredenbeek's port of Minerva4Q68 can be found here.
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