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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

  A B C
1 +5V GND +12V
2 +5V GND +12V
3 I2C_SCL /I2C_IRQ I2C_SDA
4 GND GND GND
5 GND D8 D13
6 D9 D11 D15
7 D10 D14 D12
8 D7 D5 GND
9 D6 GND D3

10

GND D4 D1
11 D2 D0 GND
12 GND GND A22
13 A23 GND A19
14 GND A21 A17
15 A20 A15 A18
16 A13 A16 A12
17 A14 A10 GND
18 A11 GND A8
19 GND A9 A6
20 A7 A4 A2
21 A5 A3 A1
22 R/W /LDS /UDS
23 GND /DTACK1 /BAS
24 CLK GND  
25 FC12 FC02 FC22
26      
27      
28   /BG1 /HALT15
29 /RESET45 /BR1 /BGACK1
30 /IACK1 /IRQ /BERR15
31 GND GND GND
32 SNDR GND SNDL

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.