fyi, here are the lines that the Q-BUS exposes on its 25 pin D-Sub
connector:

 

GROUND

+5V (In or Out depending upon the Power Source Select jumper)

/ENABLE : Input, active low, default=1 (interface disabled)

/WRITE : Tri-state output, active low (indicates a write to the currently
selected port; byte appears on D0-D7)

/READ : Tri-state output, active low (indicates that a read from the
currently selected port is in progress; byte read from D0-D7)

/SELECT : Tri-state output, active low (indicates a peripheral address is
being selected; address appears on A0-A7 and remains until the next SELECT)

/CONTROL : Tri-state output, active low (indicates a write to the Interface
Control Register; eight control bits appear as a byte on D0-D7)

D0 - D7 : Bi-directional, tri-state buffered data bus (requires terminating
pull-ups on one of the attached peripherals)

A0 - A7 : Tri-state, buffered peripheral address bus (address is latched and
held when /SELECT goes low)

 

Note: All  I/O and control lines are disconnected if /ENABLE goes high.

 

The info above may be of use to anyone who has other ROM-port peripherals so
that we can avoid clashes and hopefully ensure some kind of compatibility
between systems.

 

 

Adrian

 <http://www.memorylanecomputing.com> www.memorylanecomputing.com

 

 

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