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12:27, 30 September 2010 The [[Schneiderware]] series consists of several DIY projects which have been released in german magazine [[CPC Schneider International]] published by [[DMV]]. The name "Schneiderware" was probably choosen due to its double meaning ("CPC Hardware" in computer language, or "specially fitted clothing" in german language). Aside from building the hardware on one's own, one could also order printed circuit boards, either fully assembled, or plain PCBs without components.
The various boards are having special connectors, intended to be mounted on the "Basisplatine" (some kind of a motherboard with [[ECB Bus]] sockets) which allows to connect up to five Schneiderware boards to the CPCs Expansion Port; with some small modifications one could also connect the boards directly to the Expansion Port (the motherboard is merely an Y-cable-like adaptor without electrical components, so one doesn't really need it).
* [[Schneiderware Basisplatine|Schneiderware #2a Basisplatine (Motherboard)]] (7/1986 pages 60-67)
* [[Schneiderware Centronics Port|Schneiderware #2b Centronics (Printer Port)]] (7/1986 pages 60-67, plus complaints from 10/1986 page 10, port B redefined on 12/1986 page 124 and 3/1987 pages 8-9)
* [[Schneiderware Uni-PIO|Schneiderware #6 Uni-PIO (48 I/O lines)]] (12/1986 pages 124-130, correction on 5/1987 page 12)
Notes: The "Centronics" board is yet another [[8bit Printer Ports|8bit Printer Port]] solution (but different than the [[CPCI 8bit Printer Mod|joystick-signal based one]] that was released a few months earlier in the same magazine).
== I/O Ports ==
{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|Address (default) || Address (alternate) || Usage
|-
|F8E0h || F8F0h (later redefined to F8E4h) || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port A (data)
|-
|F8E1h || F8F1h (later redefined to F8E5h) || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port B (unused)
|-
|F8E2h || F8F2h (later redefined to F8E6h) || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port C (busy/strobe)<br>(bit7=busy, bit6-1=unused, bit0=strobe; strobe is externally inverted)<br>(autolf is wired to GND, all other control/status signals are not connected)
|-
|F8E3h || F8F3h (later redefined to F8E7h) || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Control
|-
|}
== Pictures ==
<gallery>
File:Schneiderware Centronics Schematic.png|Centronics Schematic
File:Schneiderware 2 Centronics (component side).jpg|Centronics (component side)
File:Schneiderware 2 Centronics (solder side).jpg|Centronics (solder side)
</gallery>