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SYMBiFACE II is a multi-function expansion, developed by [[Image:Symbiface2Dr.gif|400pxZed]], with financial and initial software support from [[Prodatron]]. Portions of the design are based on the [[CPC-IDE]] prototype. Detailed documentation can be found here: [[Programming:SYMBiFACE II|thumbSYMBiFACE II documents]]
== Introduction Availability ==
CPC SYMBiFACE II provides one solution for connecting a CPC with an IDE hard disc. You can use a master and a slave device.
''IDE Additional Features''
* Supports IDE-Harddiscs 512 KB RAM extension, which is fully compatible with the CPC [[6128|6128]] and the [[Dk'tronics|dk'tronics]] RAM extension *512 KB rewriteable ROM. You can upload up to 128GB 32 ROMs, which are persistent. You can also use the ROM space as an additional RAM extension. ROMs can be switched on or off via switches or via software. * Bigger HDDs or CDPS/DVD drives support 2 mouse connector. This makes it possible with drivers* Simultaneous operation of two harddiscs to connect wireless and optical mice (master and slavePC compatible, therefore inexpensive):for a total of up to 256GB on your CPC! . * Transfer speed of 162KByte/s: That's Real time clock, which is fully PC compatible and (as fast as copying memory inside seen on the CPC with LDIR. In practice (loading FAT16/32 filesphoto) the speed is still about 130KB/s (SymbOS-FAT-driver).* External power supply required: no extra load for the CPC's internal PSU* No timing problems: Interrupts don't need provides additional 128 byte persistent RAM, which can be used to be disabled during the store config data transfer with the harddisc. The harddisc can operate while you play sound or doing other things with your CPC (multitasking etc.). * Traffic activity display via a LED on the board
* 512KB RAM extension, which is fully compatible with the CPC Under [[6128BASIC]] and the you can use [[dk'tronicsROManager BASIC]] ram extension * 512KB rewriteable ROM. You can upload up to manage all 32 ROMs, which are persistantof the SYMBiFACE II. You It can also use the load/save all 32 or one 16 KB ROM space as an additional RAM extension. ROMs Further you can be switched on or off via switches copy, move, erase, park, unpark or via softwarecheck ROMs. * PS/2 mouse connectorThe simulated ROMs of the SYMBiFACE II can also be handled by a ROM manager which runs under [[SymbOS|SymbOS]]. This makes it possible to connect wireless tool allows displaying, loading, saving and optical mouses to your CPCdeleting the 32 x 16K ROMs. * Realtime clockThe most comprehensive application for the SYMBiFACE II ROM management "[[ROManager|ROManager]]" runs under [[FutureOS|FutureOS]]. It allows you to display the existing ROMs, which is fully PC compatible and provides additional 128 byte persistant RAMload or save one or all ROMs, which can be used to store config datatest a ROM, adapt the checksum, copy, paste and delete ROMs etc. == See also == * [[Programming:SYMBiFACE II|SYMBiFACE II documents]]* [http://www.symbos.de/sf2.htm SYMBiFACE II homepage] [[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:Memory expansions]][[Category:Expansion ROM]] [[Category:SymbOS]] [[Category:FutureOS]][[Category:DATA Storage]][[Category:Input Device]]
