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[[Cumana]] [[CSA354]] - 720KB 3.5" Drive | [[Cumana]] [[CSA354]] - 720KB 3.5" Drive | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" border="1" | ||
| + | | Pin | ||
| + | | Name | ||
| + | | Description | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 1 | ||
| + | | RD | ||
| + | | Read Data | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 2 | ||
| + | | SIDE0 | ||
| + | | Side 0 Select | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 3 | ||
| + | | GND | ||
| + | | Ground | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 4 | ||
| + | | INDEX | ||
| + | | Index | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 5 | ||
| + | | SEL0 | ||
| + | | Drive 0 Select | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 6 | ||
| + | | SEL1 | ||
| + | | Drive 1 Select | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 7 | ||
| + | | GND | ||
| + | | Ground | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 8 | ||
| + | | MOTOR | ||
| + | | Motor On | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 9 | ||
| + | | DIR | ||
| + | | Direction In | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 10 | ||
| + | | STEP | ||
| + | | Step | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 11 | ||
| + | | WD | ||
| + | | Write Data | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 12 | ||
| + | | WG | ||
| + | | Write Gate (write enable) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 13 | ||
| + | | TRK00 | ||
| + | | Track 00 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | 14 | ||
| + | | WP | ||
| + | | Write Protect | ||
| + | |} | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:52, 4 June 2018
The beginnings of a list of floppy drives available for the TOS range.
Atari SF354 External Drive - SS/DD 360KB 3.5" Drive
Atari SF314 External Drive - DS/DD 720KB 3.5" Drive
Atari PC554 External Drive - DS/DD 5.25" Drive - Designed for the Atari PC range, it was also compatible with the ST range with a software modification
ST Xformer Cable - Allows you to connect Atari 8bit Disk Drive to Atari ST
Gt-1000 - Indus - 5.25" Floppy Drive for Atari ST
GTS-100 - Indus - 720KB 3.5" Floppy Drive
Cumana CSA354 - 720KB 3.5" Drive
The external floppy drives are connected to ST via special 14-pin connector:
| Pin | Name | Description |
| 1 | RD | Read Data |
| 2 | SIDE0 | Side 0 Select |
| 3 | GND | Ground |
| 4 | INDEX | Index |
| 5 | SEL0 | Drive 0 Select |
| 6 | SEL1 | Drive 1 Select |
| 7 | GND | Ground |
| 8 | MOTOR | Motor On |
| 9 | DIR | Direction In |
| 10 | STEP | Step |
| 11 | WD | Write Data |
| 12 | WG | Write Gate (write enable) |
| 13 | TRK00 | Track 00 |
| 14 | WP | Write Protect |
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