ESDI (Enhanced Small Device Interface) Cable Diagram

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ESDI Control Cable J1/P1 Pin Assignments

2 Cables: 1 each 34-pin Command Cable and 1 each 20-pin Data Cable

Disk Implementation - Serial Mode

Signal NameSignal PinSignal Ground
-HEAD SELECT 2(3)21
-HEAD SELECT 2(2)43
-WRITE GATE65
-CONFIGURATION/STATUS DATA87
-TRANSFER ACK109
-ATTENTION1211
-HEAD SELECT 2(0)1413
-SECTOR/BYTE CLOCK/ ADDRESS MARK FOUND1615
-HEAD SELECT 2(1)1817
-INDEX2019
-READY2221
-TRANSFER REQ2423
-DRIVE SELECT 2(0)2625
-DRIVE SELECT 2(1)2827
-DRIVE SELECT 2(2)3029
-READ GATE3231
-COMMAND DATA3433

ESDI Control Cable J2/P2 Pin Assignments

Disk Implementation - Serial Mode

Signal NameSignal PinGround Pin
-DRIVE SELECTED1 
-SECTOR/BYTE CLOCK/ ADDRESS MARK FOUND2 
-COMMAND COMPLETE3 
-ADDRESS MARK ENABLE4 
GROUND 5
+/-WRITE CLOCK7/86
+/-READ REF CLOCK10/119/12
+/-NRZ WRITE DATA13/1415/16
+/-NRZ READ DATA17/1819
-INDEX20