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UIDE Universal IDE adapter cards for Z-80 computers

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/* Serial transfers to/from a PC */
== Serial transfers toFuture extensions == === Z80 Bus board /from backplane ===Building on the ''Z80 bus'' concept employed by uIDE, I have completed the design of a PC 5 slot bus board and I plan to produce a serial adapter to plug into it that is a clone of the CPS8256. The status of the serial adapter is that it is nearly ready for prototyping. {| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:Z80 bus board layout.PNG|thumb|Z80 bus board layout]] || |[[File:Z80 bus board 3D.PNG|thumb|Z80 bus board 3D view]]|} === PCW Serial / parallel port ===
The easiest way to routinely transfer files between a CP/M machine and a PC is via a serial connection and transfer software such as Kermit. The problem is that on the PCW and 6128 you need a plug in adapter (and these are a bit hard to come by).
The PCW adapter is called a '''CPS8256''' and it has both serial and parallel ports. It is not compatible with the PCW 9512.
However, building on the ''Z80 bus'' concept employed by uIDE, I have completed the design of a 5 slot bus board and I plan to produce a serial adapter to plug into it the Z80 bus board that is a clone of the CPS8256. The status of the serial adapter is that it is nearly ready for prototyping. {| class="wikitable"|-|[[File:CPS8256 clone.png|thumb|CPS8256 clone PCB layout]] || [[File:CPS8256 3D.PNG|thumb|CPS8256 clone 3D view]]|} === Other expansions ===I have been thinking of other expansions. Some possibilities include:* Parallel GPIO card* Dk'tronics sound clone* AMX mouse clone
Other If there is demand, these and other Z80 bus cards extensions should will follow, so keep an eye on the forum for developments.
== Connecting a CF card to uIDE instead of a DOM ==
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