Contents.What Does It Do?The is a bootable storage adapter for IBM PC, PC/XT, PC/AT and compatible hardware - the board acts as a fixed disk controller, able to replace an aging MFM hard drive and controller. Thanks to the, the device can provide the maximum 8GB storage that is accessible by MS-DOS from a single solid-state storage media card (either CompactFlash or SD-Card).It's called 'ISA CompactFlash Adapter - Where's the CompactFlash Card Slot?The has been designed as a home-assembly electronics kit for the hobbyist and so uses only through-hole components for the basic functionality. The 40-pin IDE header enables the connection of low-cost and readily-available IDE to CompactFlash adapters, so avoiding the use of a fiddly surface-mount header and saving PCB space.Can SD Cards be used?Yes, when used with an adapter based on the 'FC1306T (GP)' chip. See for more information.Are the Surface Mount Components Needed?The design requires only through-hole components to work. Surface mount components on the solder side provide additional functionality:. compatibility. Device activity LED drive.
Selectable ROM address (rev.2b PCB)Without these components, these functions cannot be used. The device activity signal provided by CompactFlash cards is typically too weak to power an LED directly, hence an otherwise unused gate in the optional SMT 'LS33 is used as an amplifier.Some machines are known to be incompatible with the card select signal, including the Tandy 1000 series and the IBM PS/2 Model 30-286.
The CF2SCSI / SCSIFLASH Hitachi Emulator Replaces legacy storage disk drives. It operates with many SASI, SCSI-1, or SCSI-2 drives and can be programmed to emulate the host systems requirement.FLASH2GUI - Optional ethernet support for centralised backup & restore capability available removing the need to rotate media.
Primary data storage is always written to the CF card. No software change to the host required.More details on FLASH2GUI backup & restore softwareSolid State Disks Ltd, design and manufacture the Solid State SCSI SCSIFlash™ drive. SpecificationsBoard size: 3.5” Form factor – 3.75”x5.5”.Compact Flash: Standard 3M header for Type 1 & 2 cards.CF Capacities Supported: up to 256GB (MLC) for removable drive and non mission critical applications and up to 64GB (SLC) for fixed disk heavy read/write mission critical applications.Power: 5 Volts only @ 0.8 Watt (Typical) + CF requirement.Power connector: Standard Disk drive type SCSI-1 and 2 Compatible.
50 pin DIL 0.1” Connector.SCSI transfer rate: 10Mbytes/second.LCD Display: (optional) 2X16 backlit display with push button (mounted externally) for SCSI set-up, real time activity display and real-time diagnostics.RS232 Serial Port for microcode load and real time diagnostics.