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DIY:Floppy Drives

159 bytes removed, 15:10, 5 August 2011
I have recently received a CPC6128 and had the problems to connect 2x3=== Preface === This document shows pinning list,5" drives to the CPC (internally and externally). The main problem was, that i've could not find detailed informations about the wireing diagrams and the signals (even here signal descriptions found on CPCWIKI.EU) This is my contribution to this issue. I will add the wireing for the DDI-1 soona CPC6128.   
=== Signal assignment on connectors<br> ===
==== Floppy Standard floppy connector 34pin <br> ====
<pre>Floppy | Signal description
connector | for standard floppy 34 pin connector 34pin
----------+---------------------------------------------------
1..33 | GND
<br>
==== CPC-CD201 (internal floppy 26pin connector) ====<pre>CPC-CD201 | Signal description internal
| for CPC internal floppy 26 pin connector
| (numbering from amstrads Amstrads repair manual)
----------+---------------------------------------------------
1..25 | GND
<br>
==== CPC-PL-9 (external floopy 34pin centronics connector) ====
<pre>CPC-PL-9 | Signal description external
| for CPC external floppy 34 pin centronics connector
| (numbering from amstrads Amstrads repair manual)
---------+--------------------------------------------------
2..34 | GND
1 | /RDY ready (or /DSKCHG) depending on model or drive configuration
</pre>
<br>
=== Pinning translation between different connectors (CPC-PL-9, Centronics 36pin, Floppy connector 34pin)<br> ===
**/++ Flatcable signal</pre>
<br>
=== Wireing diagrams<br> ===
==== External floppy connector CPC-PL-9 to standard floppy connector 34pin ====<pre>External floppy connector PL-9 to standard floppy connector 34pin=================================================================
(flat cable / crimp variant view)
<br>
==== Internal floppy connector CD201 to standard floppy connector 34pin ====<pre>Internal floppy conntector CD201 to standard floppy connector 34pin==================================================================
(flat cable / crimp variant view)
03 NC
02 NC
01 NC</pre> 
=== Issues ===
==== Floppy drive ====
<pre>Floppy drive issues
===================
* This cables work for drive which are jumpered as drive 1 or /DS1. This is normally the default selection on drive delivery. Also make * Make sure you find a drive which has the possibility to generate a ready signal instead of a disc change signal.
</pre>
==== Disk issues<br> ====
<pre>Disk issues
============
If you intend think about to use a HD drive, make sure to close the HD detection hole on your disk. </pre>
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