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GUI IOPorts

Dimitris Panokostas edited this page Mar 16, 2026 · 1 revision

IO Ports Panel

PanelIO

This panel configures the Amiga's I/O ports: the parallel port sampler, serial port, MIDI connections, and copy protection dongle emulation.

Parallel Port

Sampler

  • Selects an audio recording device connected to the parallel port for sampling. Set to "none" to disable. Only SDL audio devices are listed

Stereo sampler

  • Enable stereo audio sampling instead of mono. Only available when a sampler device is selected

Serial Port

Serial port selector

  • Maps the Amiga's RS-232 serial port to a host serial port. Set to "none" to disable serial port emulation

Shared

  • Allow the host and the emulated Amiga to share access to the serial port simultaneously. Only available when a serial port is selected

Host RTS/CTS

  • Use hardware flow control (RTS/CTS signals) from the host serial port. Only available when a serial port is selected

Direct

  • Direct serial port access, bypassing the emulation layer. Only available when a serial port is selected

uaeserial.device

  • Enable UAE's custom serial device driver (uaeserial.device) for the Amiga. Only available when a serial port is selected

Serial status (RTS/CTS/...)

  • Emulate serial port status lines including RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, and CD. Only available when a serial port is selected

Serial status: Ring Indicator

  • Emulate the RI (Ring Indicator) serial line, used by modems. Only available when a serial port is selected

MIDI

Out

  • Connects the Amiga's MIDI output to a host MIDI device. Set to "none" to disable MIDI output

In

  • Connects a host MIDI input device to the Amiga's MIDI input. Only available when a MIDI output device is selected. Set to "none" to disable MIDI input

Route MIDI In to MIDI Out

  • Pass MIDI input directly through to MIDI output (MIDI thru). Only available when a MIDI input device is selected

Protection Dongle

Dongle selector

  • Emulates a hardware copy protection dongle for specific games and software
  • none: No dongle emulated
  • RoboCop 3: RoboCop 3 dongle
  • Leader Board: Leader Board dongle
  • B.A.T. II: B.A.T. II dongle
  • Italy '90 Soccer: Italy '90 Soccer dongle
  • Dames Grand-Maitre: Dames Grand-Maitre dongle
  • Rugby Coach: Rugby Coach dongle
  • Cricket Captain: Cricket Captain dongle
  • Leviathan: Leviathan dongle
  • Music Master: Music Master dongle
  • Logistics/SuperBase: Logistics/SuperBase dongle
  • Scala MM (Red): Scala MultiMedia red dongle
  • Scala MM (Green): Scala MultiMedia green dongle
  • Striker Manager: Striker Manager dongle
  • Multi-player Soccer Manager: Multi-player Soccer Manager dongle
  • Football Director 2: Football Director 2 dongle

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