Documentation

Documentation – the often overlooked part of a project!

Blog Index

• Getting Started (guide, June 2019)

• The Road Ahead (January 2021)

• Design (series, July 2019)

• ZIF sockets

• 2019 Reviewed

• 2020 Reviewed

Documentation Projects

• Asm80.com Online Assembler – tutorial e1.0.0 (PDF)

• Components Used

• Getting Started (Guide)

• Installing CP/M 2.2

• Motherboards Compared

• NASCOM BASIC

• RC2014 Bus
  • Circuit board dimensions, standard
  • Modules list – updated 2019-04-09 (XLS)

• RomWBW
  • Upgrading RomWBW

• Z50Bus
  • Circuit board dimensions, standard

Hardware Projects

• Modular Backplanes for RC2014

• SC101 – Z80 Motherboard for RC2014

• SC102 – Z80 CTC Module for RC2014

• SC103 – Z80 PIO Module for RC2014

• SC104 – Z80 SIO/2 Module for RC2014

• SC105 – Modular Backplane for RC2014

• SC106 – Modular Backplane for RC2014

• SC107 – Modular Backplane for RC2014

• SC108 – Z80 Processor Module for RC2014

• SC109 – Modular Backplane for Z50Bus + RC2014

• SC110 – Z80 Serial Module for RC2014

• SC111 – Z180 CPU Module for RC2014

• SC112 – Modular Backplane for RC2014

• SC113 – Modular Backplane for RC2014

• SC114 – Z80 Motherboard for RC2014

• SC115 – Breakout Module for RC2014

• SC116 – 3-Slot Backplane for RC2014

• SC117 – Breakout Card for Z50Bus

• SC118 – Z80 Processor Card for Z50Bus

• SC119 – Z180 Memory Module for RC2014

• SC120 – Backplane for Z80sc

• SC121 – Processor for Z80sc

• SC122 – Serial for Z80sc

• SC123 – CompactFlash for Z80sc

• SC124 – Digital I/O for Z80sc

• SC125 – Serial Card for Z50Bus

• SC126 – Z180 Motherboard for RC2014

• SC127 – Compact Flash for Z50Bus

• SC128 – Modular Backplane for Z50Bus

• SC129 – Digital I/O for RC2014

• SC130 – Z180 Motherboard for RC2014

• SC131 – Z180 Pocket-sized Computer

• SC132 – Z80 SIO/0 Module for RC2014

• SC133 – Modular Backplane for RC2014

• SC134 – LED Output Module for RC2014

• SC135 – Digital Output Module for RC2014

• SC136 – Digital Input Module for RC2014

• SC137 – I2C Bus Master Module for RC2014

• SC138 – I2C Memory Card

• SC139 – Serial 68B50 Module for RC2014

• SC140 – Z180 SBC / Processor Card for Z50Bus

• SC141 – Modular Backplane for RC2014

• SC142 – Power Supply Module for RC2014

• SC143 – ROM Module for RC2014

• SC144 – RTC and I2C Card for Z50Bus

• SC201 – Minimal Z80 Computer for RC2014

• SC202 – Flexible Z80 Computer for RC2014

• SC203 – Modular Z180 Computer for RC2014

• SC400 – I2C Bus Modules

• SC401 – I2C Prototyping Module

• SC402 – I2C Memory Module (24xxxx)

• SC403 – I2C 16-bit Digital I/O Module (MCP23018)

• SC404 – I2C 8-bit Digital I/O Module (MCP23008)

• SC405 – I2C 8-bit Digital I/O Module (PCF8574)

• SC406 – I2C Temperature Sensor Module (TC74)

• SC407 – I2C Switches and Lights Module (PCF8574)

• SC500 – Modular Z50Bus System

• SC501 – 7-slot Backplane for Z50Bus

• SC502 – Power and Reset Card for Z50Bus

• SC503 – Z180 Processor Card for Z50Bus

• SC504 – Compact Flash Interface for Z50Bus

• SC505 – Real Time Clock Card for Z50Bus

• SC506 – Digital I/O Card for Z50Bus

• SC507 – 3-slot Backplane for Z50Bus

• SC508 – 10-slot Backplane for Z50Bus

• SC509 – Z80 PIO (Parallel I/O) Card for Z50Bus

• SC510 – Prototyping Card for Z50Bus

• SC511 – Serial (SIO) and Timer (CTC) Card for Z50Bus

• SC512 – Breakout Card for Z50Bus

• SC513 – Modular Backplane for Z50Bus

• SC514 – Z80 CTC (Counter/Timer) Card for Z50Bus

• SC515 – 14-slot Backplane for Z50Bus

• SC516 – Z80 Processor Card for Z50Bus (coming soon)

• SC517 – Modular Backplane, RC2014 to Z50Bus (coming soon)

• SC518 – Z80 CPU Card for Z50Bus (coming soon)

• SC519 – Z80 Memory (128k+128k) Card for Z50Bus (coming soon)

• SC520 – Serial ACIA (68B50) Card for Z50Bus (coming soon)

• SC521 – Z80 SIO/2 (Serial I/O) Card for Z50Bus (coming soon)

Software Projects

• Small Computer Monitor v1.0
  • Description
  • Configuration F1 (eg. SC118+SC125)
  • Configuration S2 (eg. SC114)
  • Configuration S3 (eg. SC108+SC110)
  • Configuration S4 (eg. SC111, Z180 in Z80 replacement mode)
  • Configuration S5 (eg. SC111+SC119, Z180 native mode)

• Small Computer Monitor v1.1
  • Description
  • Configurations
  • Configuration S6 (SC126 motherboard)
  • Porting Guide
  • Reference

• Small Computer Monitor v1.2
  • Description
  • Configurations
  • Porting Guide
  • Reference

• Small Computer Workshop

Third Party Documentation

• David Reese
  • SC126 – How-To No. 1:
    Establishing serial communications with Minicom from Linux
    Revision 1.1: 29 Mar-2020 – David Reese
  • SC126 – How-To No. 2:
    Preparing a MicroSD card to transfer files to/from a Linux system
    Revision 1.5.3: 29 Mar 2020 – David Reese
  • How-To Documents – Forum

• James Stanley
  • How to copy files to/from RC2014 using XMODEM
    Instructions for transfer to/from Linux

Third Party Hardware

• Karl’s Compact Flash Module #10d for RC2014

• Karl’s Compact Flash Module #10e for RC2014

• Karl’s Serial and Storage Module #61c for RC2014

• Karl’s Z180 CPU Module for RC2014

• Marco’s VGA Serial Terminal Module for RC2014

• Marten’s Z180 Linear Memory Module for RC2014

• PockeTerm by Briel Computers

• RC2014 64k RAM Module

• RC2014 Digital I/O Module

• RC2014 Dual Clock Module

• RC2014 Pageable ROM Module

• RC2014 Z80 CPU Module

• TEC-2014 LED display module by Mark Jelic (schematic only)

• Tom’s Banked ROM/RAM Module for RC2014

Third Party Software

• Wayne Warthen’s RomWBW
  • Configuration RCZ180_nat (eg. SC111+SC119)
  • Configuration SCZ180_sc126 (SC126 motherboard)
  • Configuration SCZ180_sc130 (SC130 motherboard)
  • Configuration SCZ180_sc131 (SC131 pocket computer)

Third Party Websites

• Grant Searle’s website

• Karl Albert Brokstad’s website (RC2014)

• LiNC80 SBC1 (official site)

• Marten Feldtmann’s RC2014 Infobase

• RC2014 (official site)

• Tindie (RC2014 compatible products)

• Wayne Warthen’s RomWBW (GitHub)

• Z50Bus (official site)