The [[SchneiderwareBasisplatine]] series consists (backplane) is some kind of several a [[ECB Bus]] motherboard for the [[Schneiderware]] DIY projects series, which have been released in was published by german magazine [[CPC Schneider International]] published by [[DMV]]. The name "Schneiderware" was probably choosen due to its double meaning ("CPC Hardware" in computer language, or "specially fitted clothing" in german language). Aside from building the hardware on one's own, one could also order printed circuit boards, either fully assembled, or plain PCBs without components. The various boards are having special connectors, intended to be mounted on the "Basisplatine" (some kind of a motherboard with [[board has five 64-pin ECB Bus]] sockets) which allows to connect up to five Schneiderware boards to the CPCs Expansion Port; (for use with some small modifications one could also connect the DIY boards directly to of the Expansion Port series), a 50-pin connector (for the motherboard is merely CPC expansion port), and 7 soldering points (for an Y-cable-optional power supply, like adaptor without electrical components, so one doesn't really need it). * the [[Schneiderware Basisplatine|Schneiderware #2a Basisplatine (Motherboard)Power Supply]] (7/1986 pages 60-67).
The plain PCB, or the fully assembled board were available via mail-order. Unlike as for the other DIY projects of the Schneiderware series, the PCB layout has not been printed (in paper-form) in the magazine (though the magazine offered to send them to interested persons). Another solution would have been to buy a standard ECB backplane (like [[:File:Reichelt Euro-Bus-Karte.jpg|this]]), and to build an adaptor for the CPC expansion port by hand.
== Pictures ==
File:Schneiderware 2 Basisplatine (component side).jpg|Basisplatine (component side)
File:Schneiderware 2 Basisplatine (solder side).jpg|Basisplatine (solder side)
File:Reichelt Euro-Bus-Karte.jpg|Reichelt Euro-Bus-Karte (alternate solution)
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== Scanned Article ==
* [[Media:Schneiderware 2 - Backplane and Centronics.pdf|Schneiderware 2 - Backplane and Centronics.pdf]] - Basisplatine and Printer Port - '''7/1986 page 60-67''', plus complaints from 10/1986 page 10, port B redefined on 12/1986 page 124 and 3/1987 page 8-9, final notes from 11/1987 page 98
== References ==
* [[ECB Bus]]
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