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- From: shepssc@sheppnews.com.au (Ben Anderson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.cd32
- Subject: Re: Anyone used CD32 as a slave drive for PC ?
- Date: 15 Feb 1996 07:27:51 GMT
- Organization: Ballarat NetConnect
- Message-ID: <1683.6617T43T2723@sheppnews.com.au>
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-
- >On the subject of Re: Anyone used CD32 as a slave drive for PC ?, Robin Hood
- >had this to say...
-
- RH>> wendell@eskimo.com (wendell) wrote:
-
- >>> RH> Is there any sernet for linking CD32 and PC ? I got the Twinexpress
- >>> RH> for both end, but could not find a sernet Cable, Anybody know RH>
- >>> how to built one ?
- >>>
- >>> No need to build a special cable! Twinexpress simply uses a null
- >>> modem cable. Available at most computer/electronics stores.
- >>>
- >>> wendell@eskimo.com
-
- RH>> Hi, Wendelll
-
- >Hello Robin!
-
- RH>> But the Aux of CD32 is 6 pin, the Serial port of PC is 15 or 25 pin.
-
- >Duh, What was I thinking!! I forgot, I have the SX-1 which has a 25 pin
- >serial port. I don't know if you can get an adapter of some sort or not.
-
- RH>> Also are the signal/power voltage levels different between CD32 and PC ?
-
- >Can't say for sure, I only have used twinexpress between my 4000 and a
- >notebook pc. Worked fine that way. I don't think the CD32 would be any
- >different, except for that plug layout. ;-)
-
- >wendell@eskimo.com
-
- ; ========================================================
-
- I can say for sure...
-
- I have tested the CD32 and a 1200 - the voltage levels between the serial port
- on the CD32 (in the aux port with the keyboard pins) are different - the CD32
- uses a 12v system, where standard serial ports (both PC's and Amigas) use a 5v
- system. Unless you wanna spend big bucks (I think about 100bucks or so) on
- one of those serial boxes for the cd32, you have to build up a level
- converter. There is a chip for this, but I can't remember it. There are
- several good documents which lay this out better in hard/hack on aminet.
-
- Happy Hackin'
-
- Ben Anderson
-
-