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The IDE Board |
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The base address
of the IDE Board is fixed at AExxxx. It is essential
that no other add-in boards occupy the same address
space. Before proceeding remove all non-essential boards
or change the base address of any add-in
boards that conflict.
To use the IDE Board with a
Compact Flash Memory Card you will need an IDE to Compact
Flash
adapter. Connect the external adapter to the IDE socket and then
push the
Compact Flash Memory Card into the adapter.
To test the IDE Board
and Compact Flash combo follow the instructions below. |
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1. |
Download the following file: |
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2. |
Run
BASIC as follows: |
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Type
'BA' at a SYS> command prompt |
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3. |
Use a
text editor to open the downloaded file |
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4. |
Highlight and copy ALL the text within the file |
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5. |
Paste
the copied text into the BASIC window |
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Compact Flash Diagnostics V1.00 will download
and run |
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Unable to
download? |
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Some internet browsers
may display the files contents rather
than download the file, if so use the following keyboard
shortcuts to select ALL the text in the browser window and copy
it to the Windows clipboard. |
| CTRL+A
(Select All) |
| CTRL+C
(Copy) |
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Next create
and open a
new empty text document named
"compact_flash_diagnostics_v1.00" and paste the
copied text into the document using the following
shortcut. |
| CTRL+P
(Paste) |
| Now save the file. |
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Mega-68000
Computer System + CP/M-68K + IDE Board + IDE Hard Drive |
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This
configuration is currently unsupported. |
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Mega-68000
Computer System + CP/M-68K + IDE Board + CF
Adapter |
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This configuration has been tested at various CPU clock
speeds AND with different brand/sizes of Compact Flash
Cards. The software, the hardware, and the test method used
to validate the design is detailed here: |
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Software |
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System ROM
V2.04B8L |
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Hardware |
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Backplane-2 |
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S7 |
IDE Board |
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S6 |
68000
CPU-2
Board |
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S5 |
68681 Board |
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S4 |
Memory-2 Board (2MB) |
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S3 |
Memory-2 Board (2MB) |
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S2 |
Memory-2 Board (2MB) |
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S1 |
Memory-3 Board (2MB) + ROM |
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CF
Adapter Setup |
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StarTech
A308-V4 CF Adapter |
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CF Adapter
- 5V power supplied from
J1 Pin1 on the IDE Board |
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CF Adapter
- I/O cable length
limited to 150mm (40W ribbon cable) |
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Test
Method |
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From the
TUTOR command prompt the following script was
run: |
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OS |
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INIT D: |
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Y |
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PIP
D:=A:*.*[V] |
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The script above loads the CP/M-68K OS, prepares the
Compact Flash Card for use, and then copies a large
number of files to the CF Card under test - file copy verification is
enabled and used to
check ALL the files are written correctly. |
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Test Results |
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are tabulated here: |
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| CF Card
Brand |
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Size |
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8MHz |
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12MHz |
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16MHz |
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20MHz |
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25MHz |
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| SANDISK |
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128MB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| VERBATIM |
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128MB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| KINGSTON |
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128MB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| KODAK |
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128MB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| LEXAR |
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128MB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| UNBRANDED |
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128MB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| FUJIFILM |
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128MB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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FAIL |
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PASS |
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| SANDISK |
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2GB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| VERBATIM |
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2GB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| TWINMOS |
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2GB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| TRANSCEND |
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2GB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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| KINGSTON |
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2GB |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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PASS |
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Mega-68030
Computer System (68030 SBC) + CP/M-68K + IDE Board + IDE Hard Drive |
| This
configuration is currently unsupported. |
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Mega-68030
Computer System (68030 SBC) + CP/M-68K + IDE Board + CF
Adapter |
| This
configuration is currently untested. |
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