Changes
Fixed the Drive Select pin 4 description
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=== Multi-Adaptor Cable for External Floppies / HxC emulator ===
[[Image:Floppy_Cable.png|800px|centre]]
=== Adaptor Cable for Internal Floppies / HxC emulator ===
This cable assumes that the drive has been set to DS0 / ID0 and provides a ready signal. For the HxC not a problem, just a simple jumper setting, for floppies this may involve making some mods to the drive.
[[Image:Internal_HxC_Cable.png|800px|centre]]
I've shown the cable from several views to highlight the fact that the connectors don't face the same way on the cable.
First crimp the 26way connector as shown in the diagram. Then split the first 6 wires starting from the side of the red wire. These 6 wires need to be shifted 2 cavities further over before being crimped into the 36way connector. Wire 26 goes directly to pin 34 of the floppy connector. Make sure the keyways / orientation slots of both connectors are as shown in the diagram. The cable needs no bridges, switches or anything else. When you are finished, you should have a cable looking something like this:
[[Image:HxC Adaptor.jpg|600px|centre]]
=== Signal assignment on connectors<br> ===
==== Standard floppy connector 34pin<br> ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Floppy<br>connector !!colspan="2"| Signal description
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| 1..33 || GND || Ground
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| 2 || /DCD || Disk Change Detect
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| 4 || /DS3 || Drive select 3 (Not always supported)
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| 6 || /INUSE || Open collector LED driver
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| 8 || /IND || Index
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| 10 || /DS0 || Drive select 0
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| 12 || /DS1 || Drive select 1
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| 14 || /DS2 || Drive select 2
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| 16 || /MTRON || Motor enable
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| 18 || /DIR || Direction select
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| 20 || /STEP || Head step
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| 22 || /WDAT || Write data
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| 24 || /WGAT || Write gate
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| 26 || /TRK0 || Track 0
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| 28 || /WPT || Write protect
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| 30 || /RDAT || Read data
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| 32 || /S1 || Side select
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| 34 || /RDY || Ready/Disk change depending on drive configuration
|}
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==== CPC-CD201 (internal floppy 26pin connector) ====
{| class="wikitable"
!CPC-CD201 !!colspan="2"| Signal description<br>(numbering from Amstrads repair manual)
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| 1..25 || GND || Ground
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| 2 || /IND || Index
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| 4 || /DRV1 || Drive select 1
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| 6 || NC
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| 8 || /MED1 || Motor enable drive 1
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| 10 || /DIR || Direction select
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| 12 || /STEP || Head step
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| 14 || /WDAT || Write data
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| 16 || /WGAT || Write gate
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| 18 || /TRK0 || Track 0
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| 20 || /WPT || Write protect
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| 22 || /RDAT || Read data
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| 24 || /S1 || Side 1 select
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| 26 || /RDY || Ready (or /DSKCHG) depending on model or drive configuration
|}
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<pre>Translation from CPC-PL-9 via Centronics 36 pin connector to floppy connector 34pin
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**/++ Flatcable signal</pre>
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=== Wiring diagrams<prebr> === ==== External floppy connector CPC-PL-9 to standard floppy connector 34pin==================================================== ====
(flat cable / crimp variant view)
Note: Disconnect wire 03-35-32 /S1 if there is no support by the operating system or if you want to use a side selector switch which is connected to the floppy drive. {| class="wikitable"!width="25%"| PL-9 !!width="25%"| CEN !!width="25%"| PCF !!width="25%"| SIGNAL|-| 01 || 36 || 34 || /RDY|-| 02 || 18 || 33 || GND|-| 03 || 35 || 32 || /S1|-| 04 || 17 || 31 || GND|-| 05 || 34 || 30 || /RDAT|-| 06 || 16 || 29 || GND|-| 07 || 33 || 28 || /WPT|-| 08 || 15 || 27 || GND|-| 09 || 32 || 26 || /TRK0|-| 10 || 14 || 25 || GND|-| 11 || 31 || 24 || /WGAT|-| 12 || 13 || 23 || GND|-| 13 || 30 || 22 || /WDAT|-| 14 || 12 || 21 || GND|-| 15 || 29 || 20 || /STEP|-| 16 || 10 || 19 || GND|-| 17 || 28 || 18 || /DIR|-| 18 || 10 || 17 || GND|-| 19 || 27 || 16 || /MED1|-| 20 || 09 || 15 || GND|-| 21 || 26 || 14 || NC|-| 22 || 08 || 13 || GND|-| 23 || 25 || 12 || /DRV1|-| 24 || 07 || 11 || GND|-| 25 || 24 || 10 || NC|-| 26 || 06 || 09 || GND|-| 27 || 23 || 08 || /IND|-| 28 || 05 || 07 || GND|-| 29 || 22 || 06 || NC|-| 30 || 04 || 05 || GND|-| 31 || 21 || 04 || NC|-| 32 || 03 || 03 || GND|-| 33 || 20 || 02 || NC|-| 34 || 02 || 01 || GND|-| || 19 || || NC|-| || 01 || || NC|}
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(flat cable / crimp variant view)
Note: Disconnect wire 2524-31 32 /S1 if there is no support by the operating system or if you want to use a side selector switch which is connected to the floppy drive.
{| class="wikitable"!width="33%"| CD201 !!width="33%"| PCF !!width="33%"| SIGNAL |-| 26 || 34 || /RDY |-| 25 || 33 || GND |-| 24 || 32 || /S1 |-| 23 || 31 || GND |-| 22 || 30 || /RDAT |-| 21 || 29 || GND |-| 20 || 28 || /WPT |-| 19 || 27 || GND |-| 18 || 26 || /TRK0 |-| 17 || 25 || GND |-| 16 || 24 || /WGAT |-| 15 || 23 || GND |-| 14 || 22 || /WDAT |-| 13 || 21 || GND |-| 12 || 20 || /STEP |-| 11 || 19 || GND |-| 10 || 18 || /DIR |-| 09 || 17 || GND |-| 08 || 16 || /MED1 |-| 07 || 15 || GND |-| 06 || 14 || NC |-| 05 || 13 || GND |-| 04 || 12 || /DRV1 |-| || 11 || GND |-| || 10 || NC |-| 03 || 09 || GND |-| 02 || 08 || /IND |-| 01 || 07 || GND |-| || 06 || NC |-| || 05 || NC |-| || 04 || NC |-| || 03 || NC |-| || 02 || NC |-| || 01 || NC</pre> <pre>Floppy drive issues|}
===Issues ===================This cables work for drive which are jumpered as drive 1 or DS1. This is normally the default selection on drive delivery. Also make sure you find a drive which has the possibility to generate a ready signal instead of a disc change signal.
==== Floppy drive ====
