The [[Schneiderware]] series consists of several DIY projects which have been released 1986-1987 in 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 designer 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 [[ECB Bus]] sockets) which allows to connect up to five Schneiderware boards to the CPCs Expansion Port; with some small modifications one could also connect the boards directly to the Expansion Port (the motherboard is merely an Y-cable-like adaptor without electrical components, so one doesn't really need it).
* [[Schneiderware Introduction|Schneiderware #1 Introduction (Theory)]] (6/1986 pages 62-67, plus preface from 5/1986 page 21)* [[Schneiderware Basisplatine|Schneiderware #2a Basisplatine (Motherboard)]] (7/1986 pages 60-67)* [[Schneiderware Centronics Port|Schneiderware #2b Centronics (Printer Port)]] (7/1986 pages 60-67, plus complaints from 10/1986 page 10, port B redefined on 12/1986 page 124 and 3/1987 pages 8-9)* [[Schneiderware V/24 Interface|Schneiderware #3 V/24 (RS232 Interface)]] (8/1986 pages 70-77, plus correction from 9/1986 page 80)* [[Schneiderware Power Supply|Schneiderware #4 Netzteil (Power Supply)]] (9/1986 pages 78-83, corrections on 10/1986 page 85, 5/1987 page 12)* [[Schneiderware Real Time Clock|Schneiderware #5 Echtzeituhr (Real Time Clock)]] (10/1986 pages 78-85, corrections on 12/1986 page 6 and 3/1987 page 9, 9/1987 page 9, ROM driver in 4/1987 pages XX-XX)* [[Schneiderware Uni-PIO|Schneiderware #6 Uni-PIO (48 I/O lines)]] (12/1986 pages 124-130, correction on 5/1987 page 12)* [[Schneiderware Analog Converter|Schneiderware #7 A/D and D/A Analog Converter]] (8 analog inputs, 2 analog outputs) (3/1987 pages 32-45)]]* [[Schneiderware Pseudo ROM|Schneiderware #8 Pseudo ROM (SRAM and EPROM mapped as ROM)]] (4/1987 pages 26-34, plus corrections in 5/1987 pages 32-34)* [[Schneiderware EPROM Burner|Schneiderware #9 Eprommer (EPROM Burner)]] (6/1987 pages 122-131)* [[Schneiderware Notes|Schneiderware Nachlese (Notes)]] (11/1987 pages 97-99)
Along with A summary of the Schneiderware seriesI/O ports, Schematics, there has been also a "Photos, and all scanned articles can be found here:* [[CPC Schneider InternationalSchneiderware Summary]] 02/1987, Page ??-??, 7 MIDI Interface" (advertised together with the Schneiderware PCBs, but not part of the Schneiderware series).
Databoxes: '''UHR8000Note''' RTC-RAM-driver in 10-1986 (hex listingAlong with the Schneiderware series, plus there has been also a "[[Hisoft DevpacCPC Schneider International]] source code) (caution this version uses incorrect I02/O addresses FBE11987, Page ??-FBE3)??, '''UHRC000X''' RTC-ROM-driver in 4-1987 MIDI Interface" (this version uses correct I/O addresses FBE2-FBE4advertised together with the Schneiderware PCBs, but not part of the Schneiderware series). Uni-PIO examples in 12-1986 (=only a few basic lines). There seem to be no Centronics and V/24 drivers included in databoxes.
== I/O Ports ==----
{|{{Prettytable|width[[Image: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}|Address (default) || Address (alternate) || Usage|-|DFxxh || N/A || Schneiderware RAM/EPROM - Expansion ROM bank number (W)<br>Battery-backed SRAM and/or EPROM are selected when the bank-number matches the jumper-selected values; the memory is then mapped to C000hSeries..FFFFh (in case of READing one must also enable upper ROM via Gate Array). The bank number decoding is a bit strange:* EPROM/Read bank: All 8 bits decoded (bank 00h..FFh)* SRAM/Read bank: Only lower 4 bits decoded (bank X0h..XFh)* SRAM/Write bank: Only lower 4 bits decoded (bank X0h..XFh)The SRAM/Write mode doesn't disable the internal RAM in the CPC, so writes are going both to SRAM and normal RAM at C000-FFFF, that no matter if upper ROM is enabled/disabled via Gate Array; the author recommended to map VRAM to 4000-7FFF via CRTC registers, in order to prevent video dirt during writing.|-|F8E0h || F8F0h (later redefined to F8E4h) || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port A (data)|-|F8E1h || F8F1h (later redefined to F8E5h) || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port B (unused)|-|F8E2h || F8F2h (later redefined to F8E6h) || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port C (busy/strobe)<br>(bit7=busy, bit6-1=unused, bit0=strobe; strobe is externally inverted)<br>(autolf is wired to GND, all other control/status signals are not connected)|-|F8E3h || F8F3h (later redefined to F8E7h) || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Control|-|F8E8h || F8F0h,F8F8h || Schneiderware Uni-PIO 8255 PPI #1 Port A ('''without''' pull-ups, with red LEDs)|-|F8E9h || F8F1h,F8F9h || Schneiderware Uni-PIO 8255 PPI #1 Port B ('''with''' pull-ups and green LEDs)|-|F8EAh || F8F2h,F8FAh || Schneiderware Uni-PIO 8255 PPI #1 Port C (lower 4bit '''without''' pull-ups and red LEDs, upper 4bit '''with''' pull-ups and green LEDs)|-|F8EBh || F8F3h,F8FBh || Schneiderware Uni-PIO 8255 PPI #1 Control|-|F8ECh || F8F4h,F8FCh || Schneiderware Uni-PIO 8255 PPI #2 Port A (without pull-ups or LEDs)|-|F8EDh || F8F5h,F8FDh || Schneiderware Uni-PIO 8255 PPI #2 Port B (without pull-ups or LEDs)|-|F8EEh || F8F6h,F8FEh || Schneiderware Uni-PIO 8255 PPI #2 Port C (without pull-ups or LEDs)|-|F8EFh || F8F7h,F8FFh || Schneiderware Uni-PIO 8255 PPI #2 Control|-|F9E0h || F9E2h || Schneiderware V/24 8251 USART Data|-|F9E1h || F9E3h || Schneiderware V/24 8251 USART Control|-|F9ECh || F9E8h || Schneiderware V/24 8253 Timer 0 (TX clock)|-|F9EDh || F9E9h || Schneiderware V/24 8253 Timer 1 (RX clock)|-|F9EEh || F9EAh || Schneiderware V/24 8253 Timer 2 (unused)|-|F9EFh || F9EBh || Schneiderware V/24 8253 Timer Control<br>Note: Timer clock input is jumper select-able: 2MHz (default), or 1MHz|-|FAE0h || N/A || Schneiderware Analog Board ADC 0848 A/D Converter (R/W)<br>Read: Get 8bit data from selected channel<br>Write: Select channel & mode; bit0..2=channel (0..7), bit3..4=mode, bit5-7=unused<br>* Mode 0 (or 1) - Differential: Plus=Channel(N), Minus=Channel(N XOR 1)* Mode 2 - Single-Ended: Plus=Channel(N) and Minus=AGND* Mode 3 - Pseudo-Differential: Plus=Channel(N) and Minus=Channel(7)|-|FAE1h || N/A || Schneiderware Analog Board DAC 0832 D/A Converter #1 (W)<br>Write: 8bit data|-|FAE2h || N/A || Schneiderware Analog Board DAC 0832 D/A Converter #2 (W)<br>Write: 8bit data|-|FAF0h || N/A || Schneiderware Eprom Burner 8255 PPI #1 Port A (Data, 8bit)|-|FAF1h || N/A || Schneiderware Eprom Burner 8255 PPI #1 Port B (Address LSBs, 8bit)|-|FAF2h || N/A || Schneiderware Eprom Burner 8255 PPI #1 Port C (Address MSBs, 7bit; bit7=unused)|-|FAF3h || N/A || Schneiderware Eprom Burner 8255 PPI #1 Control|-|FAF4h || N/A || Schneiderware Eprom Burner 8255 PPI #2 Port A (bit0-7=unused)|-|FAF5h || N/A || Schneiderware Eprom Burner 8255 PPI #2 Port B (bit0-5=unused, bit6=Red LED, bit7=Green LED)|-|FAF6h || N/A || Schneiderware Eprom Burner 8255 PPI #2 Port C (programming signals, 8bit)|-|FAF7h || N/A || Schneiderware Eprom Burner 8255 PPI #2 Control|-|FBE2h || BUGGED:FBE1h || Schneiderware RTC index/control (W)|-|FBE3h || BUGGED:FBE2h || Schneiderware RTC data 4bit (W)|-|FBE4h || BUGGED:FBE3h || Schneiderware RTC data 4bit (R)|-|}jpg]]
== Schematics == <gallery>File:Schneiderware Basisplatine Pinouts.png|MotherboardFile:Schneiderware Centronics Schematic.png|CentronicsFile:Schneiderware Uni-PIO Schematic.png|Uni-PIOFile:Schneiderware RS232 Schematic.png|RS232File:Schneiderware Power Supply Schematic.png|Power SupplyFile:Schneiderware A-D and D-A Converter Schematic.png|DAC/ADCFile:Schneiderware RTC Schematic.png|RTCFile:Schneiderware SRAM and EPROM Schematic.png|SRAM/EPROMFile:Schneiderware EPROM Burner Schematic.png|Eprom Burner</gallery> == Pictures == <gallery>File:Schneiderware 2 Basisplatine (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #2<br>Basisplatine (component side)File:Schneiderware 2 Basisplatine (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #2<br>Basisplatine (solder side)File:Schneiderware 2 Centronics (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #2<br>Centronics (component side)File:Schneiderware 2 Centronics (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #2<br>Centronics (solder side)File:Schneiderware 3 V24 (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #3<br>V24 (component side)File:Schneiderware 3 V24 (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #3<br>V24 (solder side)File:Schneiderware 4 Netzteil (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #4<br>Supply/Netzteil (only +12V/-12V components installed)File:Schneiderware 4 Netzteil (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #4<br>Supply/Netzteil (solder side)File:Schneiderware 5 Echtzeituhr (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #5<br>RTC/Echtzeituhr (component side)File:Schneiderware 5 Echtzeituhr (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #5<br>RTC/Echtzeituhr (solder side)File:Schneiderware 6 Uni-PIO (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #6<br>Uni-PIO (component side)File:Schneiderware 6 Uni-PIO (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #6<br>Uni-PIO (solder side)</gallery> == Datasheets == * [[Media:ADC0848 Datasheet.pdf|ADC0848 Datasheet.pdf]] - 8 channel A/D converter* [[Media:DAC0832 Datasheet.pdf|DAC0832 Datasheet.pdf]] - 1 channel D/A converter* [[MediaCategory:M5832 Datasheet.pdf|M5832 DatasheetPeripherals]] - Real time clock