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Backplane Pinout

Using 96 position (3x32) DIN 41612 connectors; right angle male on expansion cards, vertical female on the backplane side.

CPU Board

 ABC
1+5VGND+12V
2+5VGND+12V
3I2C_SCL/I2C_IRQI2C_SDA
4GNDGNDGND
5GNDD8D13
6D9D11D15
7D10D14D12
8D7D5GND
9D6GNDD3

10

GNDD4D1
11D2D0GND
12GNDGNDA22
13A23GNDA19
14GNDA21A17
15A20A15A18
16A13A16A12
17A14A10GND
18A11GNDA8
19GNDA9A6
20A7A4A2
21A5A3A1
22R/W/LDS/UDS
23GND/DTACK/BAS
24CLKGND 
25FC1FC0FC2
26   
27   
28 /BG1/HALT15
29/RESET45/BR1/BGACK1
30/IACK1/IRQ/BERR15
31GNDGNDGND
32SNDRGNDSNDL

Note that the data and address bus, as well as most control signals (those in rows 1-25) are driven through buffers, whose direction is controlled by the bus request lines as to allow external bus masters to access CPU board peripherals.

Any empty cells are not currently used and considered reserved for future use.

Remarks:

  1. Pulled up on CPU board
  2. Pulled down on CPU board
  3. Asserted when /AS is asserted and FC != 0b111 (indicates the current address is not a CPU space cycle). External bus masters do not need to drive this signal, it is generated by the CPU board based on the value of the function code pins.
  4. Asserted by processor to reset all peripherals. To reset the processor, you must simultaneously assert /HALT for at least 1ms.
  5. This signal is open drain.