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* TX Data is the value '''received''' by the serial port.
* ''TX Data'' is the value '''received''' by the serial port.
* Net Input is the value read from the Sinclair Network port.
* ''Net Input'' is the value read from the Sinclair Network port.
* Bit 0 of port 0x7f is output to the serial port if ''Comms Data'' is '''set''', or to the network port if ''Comms Data'' is '''reset'''.
* Bit 0 of port 0x7f is output to the serial port if ''Comms Data'' is '''set''', or to the network port if ''Comms Data'' is '''reset'''.
* DTR signals that the remote station wishes to send data, CTS signals that the Spectrum wishes to send data
* ''DTR'' signals that the remote station wishes to send data, ''CTS'' signals that the Spectrum wishes to send data
* Wait is used for network synchronisation.
* Wait is used for network synchronisation.


* When Erase is '''reset''' the tape is erased and data is written, when '''set''' data is read.
* When ''Erase'' is '''reset''' the tape is erased and data is written, when '''set''' data is read.
* R/W instructs the microdrive to read or write. When R/W is '''set''' the microdrive runs, when '''reset''' it stops
* ''R/W'' instructs the microdrive to read or write. When ''R/W'' is '''set''' the microdrive runs, when '''reset''' it stops
* Comms Data is the value to be shifted into the microdrive select flip-flop chain.
* ''Comms Data'' is the value to be shifted into the microdrive select flip-flop chain.
* Comms Clock shifts the microdrive select bit along the chain.
* ''Comms Clock'' shifts the microdrive select bit along the chain.
* Write Protect is raised when a writeable cartridge is present in the selected microdrive.  
* ''Write Protect'' is raised when a writeable cartridge is present in the selected microdrive.  
* Gap and Sync are used to locate the correct block of data on the microdrive.
* ''Gap'' and ''Sync'' are used to locate the correct block of data on the microdrive.

Revision as of 23:46, 25 November 2012


Port Bit
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0xf7 Read TX Data Net Input
Write Net Output / RX Data
0xef Read Busy DTR Gap Sync Write Protect
Write Wait CTS Erase R/W Comms Clock Comms Data
0xe7 Read Microdrive data read
Write Microdrive data write
  • TX Data is the value received by the serial port.
  • Net Input is the value read from the Sinclair Network port.
  • Bit 0 of port 0x7f is output to the serial port if Comms Data is set, or to the network port if Comms Data is reset.
  • DTR signals that the remote station wishes to send data, CTS signals that the Spectrum wishes to send data
  • Wait is used for network synchronisation.
  • When Erase is reset the tape is erased and data is written, when set data is read.
  • R/W instructs the microdrive to read or write. When R/W is set the microdrive runs, when reset it stops
  • Comms Data is the value to be shifted into the microdrive select flip-flop chain.
  • Comms Clock shifts the microdrive select bit along the chain.
  • Write Protect is raised when a writeable cartridge is present in the selected microdrive.
  • Gap and Sync are used to locate the correct block of data on the microdrive.