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- Reply-To: ppieroni@ppse.win-uk.net (Chip Pieroni)
- From: ppieroni@ppse.win-uk.net (Chip Pieroni)
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 21:50:57 GMT
- Subject: More hilarios cable mishaps with your favourite cable orientated hero !
-
-
- Damn. I tried the last wiring method posted here, (See
- below.). It doesn't work. I'm begining to wonder if this project
- has ever worked? Here's what happens:
-
- I start 1541P.COM, and the drive starts spinning.
- I type "$",I get the ever useful error message "Bad
- Connect!!". The drive stops on exit.
-
-
- What's the deal ? My computer cannot
- be too fast, as I used a piece of software and set it up from
- 2.6Mhz all the way to 120Mhz, and the bugger didn't work then
- either. The only thing I can think of of the top of my head is
- that my Enhanced Parrell port isn't compat. I was once told that
- the output voltages are slightly different on the EP Port ? I also
- have it configured via. jumper to run with Bi-Directional support,
- as the Spectrum emulator needs it.
-
- Also, why is SqrIn from the C1541 not connected ?
-
- With the simplified version of the cable (Below.) the motor
- functions seem to work better (They even work at all !), BUT Star
- Commander cannot see the drive in that when I do 'Right' and
- connect drive, there is only A-H, and NO 9-11. What's that about
- then ?
-
-
-
- >In article <4e3itu$1qq@news.preferred.com>, mikeb@tcu.com writes:
- >#>Where can I get plans for the x1541 cable? I thank you in
- >advance for #>your reply!! mikeb@tcu.com
- >
- >This is a description of the X1541 adapter cable to connect your
- >PC parallel printer port (LPT1/LPT2/LPT3) and a commodore disk
- >drive (1541/1581). *(The Female port pinouts are shown below. The
- >normal cable is Male-Male.)
- >
- > CBM IEEE serial port *Female*:
- > IBM Lpt port *Female*: ___ ___
- > ,-----, .- - -.
- >Strobe--+-1* '---, .- -. _____
- > | *14+--AutoFeed Data--+--*5 1*--+--SrqIn
- > (Data 0)| 2*-, |
- > 6*----)-----Reset
- > | |_*15|(Error) Clock--+--*4 2*--+---Ground
- > | 3* | ____ ._ 3* _.
- > | *16+--Init .____|____.
- > | 4* | Atn-|
- > | *17+--SelectIn
- >-------------------------------------------
- > | 5* | | C64signal | IBMsignal
- >Lptport +2 |
- > | 6* *18+-+-Ground | 2 Ground | 18..25
- >Ground |
- > | | | | 3 Atn | 1 Strobe
- >bit0 |
- > | 7* *19+-| | 4 Clock | 14 AutoFeed
- >bit1 |
- > vvvvvvvvvvv | | 5 Data | 17 SelectIn
- >bit3 |
- > | *25+-+ | 6 Reset | 16 Init
- >bit2 |
- > |13* ,---'
- >-------------------------------------------
- > '-----'
- >
- >Have fun!
- >Christian.
-
- Cheers !
-
-
- Chip Pieorni..
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