||------------------------------------------------------|| ||Cable for X1541/Star Commander/Server64/C=64 emulators|| ||------------------------------------------------------|| IBM LPT port CBM IEEE serial port Male 25-pin D plug Male 6-pin DIN plug (soldering end) (soldering end) .-----. ,-------. Strobe---+-1* `---. / \ | *14+---AutoFeed / \ _____ Data 0 | 2*-, | Data---+---5 1---+---SrqIn _____ | |_*15| Error | 6------+-----------Reset | 3* | ____ Clock---+---4 2---+---Ground | *16+---Init \ 3 / | 4* | \ | / | *17+---SelectIn `---+---' | 5* | | | *18+-+-Ground | | 6* | | Atn | *19+-+ | 7* | | | *20+-+ | 8* | | | *21+-+ Cable connections: | 9* | | | *22+-+ ||-----------|-----------------|-----------|| |10* | | ||C=64 signal| IBM signal | Colour || | *23+-+ ||-----------|-----------------|-----------|| |11* | | || 2 Ground | 18-25 Ground | black || | *24+-+ || 3 Atn | 1 Strobe | green || |12* | | || 4 Clock | 14 AutoFeed | white || | *25+-+ || 5 Data | 17 SelectIn | red || |13* .---' || 6 Reset | 16 Init | brown || `-----' ||-----------|-----------------|-----------|| * The connection between LPT pin 2 and pin 15 is used for autodetection by some systems, while others don't need it. * For safety, connect Ground line to all LPT pins 18-25. * Note that the colour coding is rather arbitrary (does anyone have a better coding?). It is only meant as a mnemonic during soldering.