SIO-Connector#

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    /                          \ 
   /   2   4   6   8   10  12   \ 
  /                              \
 /   1   3   5   7   9   11  13   \
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lower rowupper row
1 Clock Input2 Clock Output
3 Data Input4 Ground
5 Data Output 6 Ground
7 ~Command8 Motor control
9 ~Proceed 10 +5V DC/Ready
11 Audio Input 12 +12V DC
13 ~Interrupt

Notes:

  • ~=active low
  • Pin 10: +5V DC not on 1200XL
  • Pin 12: +12V DC on 400/800 only. 1400XL/1450XLD?

Joystick-Connector#

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 \  1   2   3   4   5  /
  \                   /  
   \  6   7   8   9  /
    \_______________/ 
lower rowupper row
1 Up6 Trigger
2 Down7 +5V DC
3 Left8 Ground
4 Right9 Pot A
5 Pot B
1-4 see STICK0-STICK3, 3 also Paddle Trigger A see PTRIG0, 4 also Paddle Trigger B see PTRIG1
5,9 see PADDL0-PADDL7
6 see STRIG0-STRIG3, also Light Pen Input, see LPENV, LPENH

Monitor Connector#

   3 o           o 1

    5 o         o 4
           o
           2
5 PIN DIN 180° (DIN41524) FEMALE at the computer.

PinDescription
1 Composite Luminance (Composite Video on PAL 600XL)
2 Ground
3 Audio Output
4 Composite Video
5 Composite Chroma (not on 800XL (except "800XLF"), 1200XL; Ground on PAL 600XL)

Power Connector#

not on 400, 800, 1200XL
    7 o         o 6

  3 o             o 1

    5 o         o 4
           o
           2
7 PIN DIN 'C' FEMALE at the computer.
Pin Description
1 +5V
2 Shield
3 Ground
4 +5V
5 Ground
6 +5V
7 Ground

Power consumption

ModelCurrent @ 5VDC
130XE1.5A
65XE 1.0A
800XE 1.0A
XE 1.0A
600XL 1.5A
800XL 1.5A

Cartridge#

to be added

Enhanced Cartridge Interface (ECI)/Expansion port (130XE, 800XE, & later 65XE)#

  A B C D E F H 
  o o o o o o o 
  o o o o o o o 
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
upper row lower row
A. Reserved 1. EXTSEL' External Select
B. IRQ' Interrupt request 2. RST' Reset output
C. HALT' Halt CPU 3. D1XX' Chip select at area $D1xx
D. A13 CPU Address bus line 4. MPD' Math Pack (FP) Disable
E. A14 CPU Address bus line 5. Audio input
F. A15 CPU Address bus line 6. REF' Refresh cycle
H. GND Ground 7. +5V

Parallel Bus#

to be added