Description
Multi purpose ethernet interface, with built in 128K EEPROM for settings, and MMC/SD card slot for mass storage being the three main features hence 'the trinity'.
Initial use of Trinity requires a floppy drive to load B-DOS or you can install a Trinity Boot ROM to allow the SAM to boot B-DOS from the onboard EEPROM at power on.
Current status: Released. Priced £79.99.
- Updated in September 2023 to v1.2 with double speed SD card access, previous versions can be updated with the Trinity v1.2 Upgrade Module.
- Updated in November 2019 to v1.1 with various colours of PCB available.
Mass Storage for SAM files using MMC and SD cards up to 64Gb supported with B-DOS
Unveiled in SAM Revival issue 19.
A big round of applause to:
- Adrian Brown - hand converting C based uIP TCP/IP stack to Z80 assembler by hand
- Simon Owen - writing the Trinity Ethernet Driver for handling the comms to the ethernet controller on the Trinity
- Warren Lee - original artwork
- David Sanders - some fab eTracker music
- Chris Pile - B-DOS enhancement to increase supported card size.