Checking out an Atari 8-bit SIO Breakout Board Kit

​In this episode we are assembling an Atari 8-bit SIO breakout board kit. The board fits between the pins of the SIO port. It comes with a voltage regulator that brings the 5.0v on the Atari SIO port down to 3.3v. The board enables use of directly-connected external components like a micro-controller or micro-computer.

This SIO breakout board works with Atari 8-bit computers, including:

• 400
• 800
• 1200XL
• 600XL
• 800XL
• 65XE
• 130XE
• 800XE
• XEGS (Game System)

Equipment Used:

• Atari SIO Breakout Board Adapter Kit
• Atari 800XL
• Atari 800
• Dell 2007FPb 20" LCD Monitor 
• Radio Shack Digital Multimeter Cat. No. 22-168A
• Kaisiking S-330 Large Repair Mat
• GLE2016 60W Adjustable Soldering Iron
• Radio Shack Archer 0.8mm Solder Cat. No. 64-009
• Thermaltronics FBA-TMT-TC-2 Tip Tinner
• Horsebiz Soldering Iron Tip Cleaner
• SolidWork Safety Glasses
• Hakko-CHP-170 Micro Wire Cutter
• ARCTIC EAGLE Anti Static Wrist Strap
• REXQualis Breadboard
• Magnifying Glass AKA iPhone

Components Mentioned:

• Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi Pico
• Arduino

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