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Offline motorollinTopic starter

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C64 1581 data cable
« on: December 27, 2007, 07:14:03 PM »
Does anyone know the pinout for a 1581 data cable? I need to build a cable to connect it to my C64.

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Re: C64 1581 data cable
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2007, 08:49:10 PM »
From This site:
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This is the pinout for the serial port of the C64/C128. It is shown
facing the rear of the computer. Pinout is the same for CBM drives, but
then pins 3 and 6 are inputs. Serial cables are wired "straight through",
that is, pin 1 to pin 1, pin 2 to pin 2, etc.

                     5         1

                          6

                     4         2
                          3

PIN    SIGNAL DIRECTION   DESCRIPTION
 1     /SRQ   IN   Enables fast serial, 128 mode only with 1571/81.
 2   GND      Logic ground.
 3   ATN   I/O   Logic low = interrupt, then quiry for device #.
 4   CLK   I/O   Clock - timing for slow serial data.
 5   DATA   I/O   Data to/from computer/drive.
 6   /RST   OUT   Logic low pulse from computer = reset periferals.


As you can see, the disk drive needs to be connected to the serial port of the Commodore 64
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Re: C64 1581 data cable
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2007, 08:53:53 PM »
Cheers mate! Looks like the pinout isn't important since the cable is straight through anyway.

Thanks again :-D

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10  IT\'S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
20  FOR C = 1 TO 2
30     DA-NA-NAAAA-NAAAA DA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAA
40     DA-NA-NAAAA-NAAAA DA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAAA
50  NEXT C
60  NA-NA-NAAAA
70  NA-NA NA-NA-NA-NA-NAAAA NAAA-NAAAAAAAAAAA
80  GOTO 10
 

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Re: C64 1581 data cable
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2007, 08:58:33 PM »
You're welcome :-)
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