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== Technical specs == | == Technical specs == | ||
− | Based around: MC6850, and MAX232 | + | * Based around: MC6850, and MAX232 |
− | Ports used: F8DC - Control register | + | * Ports used: |
+ | ** F8DC - Control register | ||
+ | ** F8DD - Data register. | ||
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+ | * [[Media:MC6850.pdf|Motorola MC6850 datasheet]] | ||
== How to build a RS232 interface (German) == | == How to build a RS232 interface (German) == |
Revision as of 06:20, 24 September 2009
This RS232 interface was published as a DIY project in a special edition of the the German magazine: CPC Schneider International (Sonderheft, #3-1986) and also in a later issue.
A terminal program, written by The Cranium, for this serial interface was published in the last issue of the CPC Schneider International (12/1 1992/1993).
As the standard CPC series does not include a RS232, this interface was very handy in order to communicate with other computers(eg. IBM PCs). A major drawback was the missing interrupt line which means that your programs have to poll the interface.
Technical specs
- Based around: MC6850, and MAX232
- Ports used:
- F8DC - Control register
- F8DD - Data register.