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||Cable for X1541/Star Commander/Server64/C=64 emulators||
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IBM LPT port CBM IEEE serial port
Male 25-pin D plug Male 6-pin DIN plug
(soldering end) (soldering end)
.-----. ,-------.
Strobe---+-1* `---. / \
| *14+---AutoFeed / \ _____
Data 0 | 2*-, | Data---+---5 1---+---SrqIn _____
| |_*15| Error | 6------+-----------Reset
| 3* | ____ Clock---+---4 2---+---Ground
| *16+---Init \ 3 /
| 4* | \ | /
| *17+---SelectIn `---+---'
| 5* | |
| *18+-+-Ground |
| 6* | | Atn
| *19+-+
| 7* | |
| *20+-+
| 8* | |
| *21+-+ Cable connections:
| 9* | |
| *22+-+ ||-----------|-----------------|-----------||
|10* | | ||C=64 signal| IBM signal | Colour ||
| *23+-+ ||-----------|-----------------|-----------||
|11* | | || 2 Ground | 18-25 Ground | black ||
| *24+-+ || 3 Atn | 1 Strobe | green ||
|12* | | || 4 Clock | 14 AutoFeed | white ||
| *25+-+ || 5 Data | 17 SelectIn | red ||
|13* .---' || 6 Reset | 16 Init | brown ||
`-----' ||-----------|-----------------|-----------||
* The connection between LPT pin 2 and pin 15 is used for autodetection by
some systems, while others don't need it.
* For safety, connect Ground line to all LPT pins 18-25.
* Note that the colour coding is rather arbitrary (does anyone have a better
coding?). It is only meant as a mnemonic during soldering.
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