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|Pin || A     || B      || C
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|Pin || A                             || B      || C
 
|-
 
|-
|1  || +5V   || (+5V)  || +5V
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|1  || +5V                           || (+5V)  || +5V
 
|-
 
|-
|2  || D5     || (A20)  || D0
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|2  || D5                           || (A20)  || D0
 
|-
 
|-
|3  || D6     || (A21)  || D7
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|3  || D6                           || (A21)  || D7
 
|-
 
|-
|4  || D3     || (A22)  || D2
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|4  || D3                           || (A22)  || D2
 
|-
 
|-
|5  || D4     || (A23)  || A0
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|5  || D4                           || (A23)  || A0
 
|-
 
|-
|6  || A2     || (D8)    || A3
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|6  || A2                           || (D8)    || A3
 
|-
 
|-
|7  || A4     || (D9)    || A1
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|7  || A4                           || (D9)    || A1
 
|-
 
|-
|8  || A5     || (D10)  || A8
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|8  || A5                           || (D10)  || A8
 
|-
 
|-
|9  || A6     || (D11)  || A7
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|9  || A6                           || (D11)  || A7
 
|-
 
|-
|10  || /WAIT || (D12)  || (xxx)
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|10  || /WAIT                         || (D12)  || (xxx)
 
|-
 
|-
|11  || /BUSRQ || (D13)  || IEI
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|11  || /BUSRQ                       || (D13)  || IEI<br>Schneiderware: RAMRD
 
|-
 
|-
|12  || (A18) || (D14)  || (A19)
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|12  || (A18)                         || (D14)  || (A19)<br>Schneiderware: RAMDIS
 
|-
 
|-
|13  || +12V   || (D15)  || (xxx)
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|13  || +12V                         || (D15)  || (xxx)
 
|-
 
|-
|14  || -12V   || (IRQ7)  || D1
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|14  || -12V<br>Schneiderware: NC    || (IRQ7)  || D1
 
|-
 
|-
|15  || (-5V) || (IRQ6)  || (--)
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|15  || (-5V)<br>Schneiderware: EXP  || (IRQ6)  || (--)<br>Schneiderware: -12V
 
|-
 
|-
|16  || (2PHI) || (IRQ5)  || IEO
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|16  || (2PHI)<br>Schneiderware: HALT || (IRQ5)  || IEO<br>Schneiderware: LPEN
 
|-
 
|-
|17  || (A17) || (IRQ4)  || A11
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|17  || (A17)                         || (IRQ4)  || A11
 
|-
 
|-
|18  || A14   || (IRQ3)  || A10
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|18  || A14                           || (IRQ3)  || A10
 
|-
 
|-
|19  || (--)   || (IRQ2)  || (A16)
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|19  || (--)                         || (IRQ2)  || (A16)<br>Schneiderware: ROMEN
 
|-
 
|-
|20  || /M1   || (IRQ1)  || /NMI
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|20  || /M1<br>Schneiderware: SOUND  || (IRQ1)  || /NMI
 
|-
 
|-
|21  || (xxx) || (IRQ0)  || /INT
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|21  || (xxx)                         || (IRQ0)  || /INT<br>Schneiderware: ROMDIS
 
|-
 
|-
|22  || (--)   || (IOWR)  || /WR
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|22  || (--)<br>Schneiderware: M1    || (IOWR)  || /WR
 
|-
 
|-
|23  || (/BAI) || (xxx)  || (--)
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|23  || (/BAI)                       || (xxx)  || (--)<br>Schneiderware: INT
 
|-
 
|-
|24  || (UBAT) || (IORD)  || /RD
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|24  || (UBAT 2V..3V)<br>Schneiderware: 5V ACCU|| (IORD)  || /RD
 
|-
 
|-
|25  || (/BAO) || (MEMRD) || /HALT
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|25  || (/BAO)                       || (MEMRD) || /HALT<br>Schneiderware: CURSOR
 
|-
 
|-
|26  || (xxx) || (xxx)  || (/PCL)
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|26  || (xxx)                         || (xxx)  || (/PCL)<br>Schneiderware: RESET
 
|-
 
|-
|27  || /IORQ || (MEMWR) || A12
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|27  || /IORQ                         || (MEMWR) || A12
 
|-
 
|-
|28  || /RFSH || (DS0)  || A15
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|28  || /RFSH                         || (DS0)  || A15
 
|-
 
|-
|29  || A13   || (DS1)  || PHI
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|29  || A13                           || (DS1)  || PHI
 
|-
 
|-
|30  || A9     || (OFF)  || /MREQ
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|30  || A9                           || (OFF)  || /MREQ
 
|-
 
|-
|31  || /BUSAK || (LOCK)  || /RESET
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|31  || /BUSAK                       || (LOCK)  || /RESET<br>Schneiderware: BUSRESET
 
|-
 
|-
|32  || GND   || (GND)  || GND
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|32  || GND                           || (GND)  || GND
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
Signals in brackets "(...)" aren't available on all ECB variants.
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Signals in brackets "(...)" aren't available on all ECB variants; the Schneiderware series doesn't support those signals. Moreover, the Schneiderware pin-outs are somewhat customized: Signals HALT, M1, INT, -12V, RESET are mapped to the "wrong" pin numbers, and some non-ECB signals SOUND, CURSOR, LPEN, EXP, ROMEN, ROMDIS, RAMRD, RAMDIS, BUSRESET are added, and, UBAT is listed as 5V in Schneiderware (normally it should be 2V..3V).
  
 
== Weblinks ==
 
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Revision as of 20:40, 26 September 2010

Intro

ECB Bus is a standarized bus for Z80 computers, similar to the ISA bus used on 80x86 computers. In theory, ECB cards could be used with different computers - however, in practice, different computer systems have different memory and I/O maps, so one would need to modify the I/O or memory address decoding (on the ECB cards) in order to get them working on other computers.

ECB originally stands for "Einfach Europaformat Computer Baugruppen" (Simple Europaformat Computer Modules; where "Europaformat" refers to a standarized circuit board size of 160x100mm). ECB is sometimes also referred to as "Europa Bus" or "Europe Card Bus". The ECB bus was invented in 1977 by the german company Kontron. And, it's still used in some situations (for example, as by 2010, www.reichelt.de still sells "Euro Bus" mother boards).

ECB Bus Hardware for CPC

ECB Bus Pin-Outs

The ECB Bus uses 3x32 pin connectors (96 pins), of which, the middle row is used only for newer "16bit" cards. On normal cards usually 2x32 (64 pins) are connected.

Pin A B C
1 +5V (+5V) +5V
2 D5 (A20) D0
3 D6 (A21) D7
4 D3 (A22) D2
5 D4 (A23) A0
6 A2 (D8) A3
7 A4 (D9) A1
8 A5 (D10) A8
9 A6 (D11) A7
10 /WAIT (D12) (xxx)
11 /BUSRQ (D13) IEI
Schneiderware: RAMRD
12 (A18) (D14) (A19)
Schneiderware: RAMDIS
13 +12V (D15) (xxx)
14 -12V
Schneiderware: NC
(IRQ7) D1
15 (-5V)
Schneiderware: EXP
(IRQ6) (--)
Schneiderware: -12V
16 (2PHI)
Schneiderware: HALT
(IRQ5) IEO
Schneiderware: LPEN
17 (A17) (IRQ4) A11
18 A14 (IRQ3) A10
19 (--) (IRQ2) (A16)
Schneiderware: ROMEN
20 /M1
Schneiderware: SOUND
(IRQ1) /NMI
21 (xxx) (IRQ0) /INT
Schneiderware: ROMDIS
22 (--)
Schneiderware: M1
(IOWR) /WR
23 (/BAI) (xxx) (--)
Schneiderware: INT
24 (UBAT 2V..3V)
Schneiderware: 5V ACCU
(IORD) /RD
25 (/BAO) (MEMRD) /HALT
Schneiderware: CURSOR
26 (xxx) (xxx) (/PCL)
Schneiderware: RESET
27 /IORQ (MEMWR) A12
28 /RFSH (DS0) A15
29 A13 (DS1) PHI
30 A9 (OFF) /MREQ
31 /BUSAK (LOCK) /RESET
Schneiderware: BUSRESET
32 GND (GND) GND

Signals in brackets "(...)" aren't available on all ECB variants; the Schneiderware series doesn't support those signals. Moreover, the Schneiderware pin-outs are somewhat customized: Signals HALT, M1, INT, -12V, RESET are mapped to the "wrong" pin numbers, and some non-ECB signals SOUND, CURSOR, LPEN, EXP, ROMEN, ROMDIS, RAMRD, RAMDIS, BUSRESET are added, and, UBAT is listed as 5V in Schneiderware (normally it should be 2V..3V).

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