Hucard Pin Info Requested

[MissaFX]

I've read that they had a hucard adaptor back in the day which would connect to a scsi card to allow the pc-e/turbo to be controlled through the Hucard port by a PC.  I'm still tinkering with the idea of using a secure digital to ide to pc-e interface (or something similar) to replace CD drive use and I guess understanding what the pins do on the Hucard would be the first step to that.

Can anyone provide me with infomation on the Hucard pins?

[guyjin]

a prototype existed, but never came out. I wouldn't even know where to start making one yourself.

[nat]

I have the TurboForce magazine with the article that details that SCSI adapter.

Unfortunately, it doesn't give any information into the pinouts.

I know there exists a document somewhere that has this... I'll post back if I can find it.

[NecroPhile]

I think someone on here actually has one of these things (maybe ccovell or d-lite).  I'd think that your plan would have a better chance of working if you tried to go through the expansion bus, as it's doubtful that the HuCard socket would ever be able to access the CD systems ram, BIOS library, or the ADPCM (all of which would have to be emulated in your device).

[nat]

The SCSI interface, that actually was created (just not "publicly" released), interfaces through the HuCard slot.

[NecroPhile]

The SCSI interface, that actually was created (just not "publicly" released), interfaces through the HuCard slot.

Umm, yeah..... isn't that the device that Missa's talking about?

[MissaFX]

The SCSI interface, that actually was created (just not "publicly" released), interfaces through the HuCard slot.

Umm, yeah..... isn't that the device that Missa's talking about?

Yes.  Origionally I was thinking about something through the expansion port but when I found out you could also access the hardware through the Hucard slot in a manner less natural than playing a game it seemed like it could be another possibility.

[nat]

The SCSI interface, that actually was created (just not "publicly" released), interfaces through the HuCard slot.

Umm, yeah..... isn't that the device that Missa's talking about?

Exactly.

*goes back and reads*

I guess I mis-read her post initially. I read it with the understanding she was just trying to clone the SCSI interface itself, not do something totally different.

[MissaFX]

The SCSI interface, that actually was created (just not "publicly" released), interfaces through the HuCard slot.

Umm, yeah..... isn't that the device that Missa's talking about?

Exactly.

*goes back and reads*

I guess I mis-read her post initially. I read it with the understanding she was just trying to clone the SCSI interface itself, not do something totally different.

Mostly atm I want to know what the pins do since I was easly able to find the pins of the expansion port, but have found no information on the Hucard's pins.

[Kitsunexus]

So you could put a small Turbo in your PC case (like a Shuttle, or that CoreGrafx thing), fire up a Turbo "emulator" that interfaces with the Hucard slot and the inputs and sends the output to a video capture card, thus making the perfect emulator? That would be BADASS!

[MissaFX]

This information was posted by David Shadoff (daves@interlog.com)
and is mostly verbatim:

Notes:
(1) For reference, pin 1 is the short pin (on the left, if the card
    is to inserted forwards), pin 38 is the long pin on the right.
(2) *     - means I think this is what it is
    **    - means I don't know
    (bar) - means it is an active-while low condition (usually denoted
            by a bar over top)
(3) I'm telling you all I know (which really isn't much), and it may
    contain errors, also - I will not be held responsible for errors
    in this list.  (or any damages resulting from the use of, or
    inability to use, this information, etc...)

Pin      Use
---      ---
1        **                           20       D4
2        **                           21       D5
3        A18*                         22       D6
4        A16                          23       D7
5        A15                          24       CE (bar) - chip select
6        A12                          25       A10
7        A7                           26       OE (bar) - output enable
8        A6                           27       A11
9        A5                           28       A9
10       A4                           29       A8
11       A3                           30       A13
12       A2                           31       A14
13       A1                           32       A17
14       A0                           33       A19*
15       D0                           34       R/W (bar over W) - read/write
16       D1                           35       **
17       D2                           36       **
18       Gnd                          37       **
19       D3                           38       +5V

[spenoza]

And does that knowledge dump actually tell you anything? I know my eyes crossed a couple times trying to read it.

[chop5]

theres 2 odd devices on this site that look like some sort of hucard slot pc access thingy. just throwing it around. never seen them before,the Super twin Disk system PC-Engine set and PC-Eagle +PC-Engine Eagle data us:



http://www.ntscco.com.hk/pcn.htm

[Kitsunexus]

theres 2 odd devices on this site that look like some sort of hucard slot pc access thingy. just throwing it around. never seen them before,the Super twin Disk system PC-Engine set and PC-Eagle +PC-Engine Eagle data us:



http://www.ntscco.com.hk/pcn.htm

I'm pretty sure that's a backup device...

[MissaFX]

I'm guessing they are both old backup devices as well.