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PC Card ATA

This specification makes it possible to share ATA & PC Card with the same connectors.

68 PIN ??? MALE (at the controller)
68 PIN ??? FEMALE (at the peripherals)

68 PIN ??? MALE at the controller.
68 PIN ??? FEMALE at the peripherals.

Pin Namel Host Dir Dev PC-Card equiv
1 Ground x --> x Ground
2 DD3 x <-> x D3
3 DD4 x <-> x D4
4 DD5 x <-> x D5
5 DD6 x <-> x D6
6 DD7 x <-> x D7
7 /CS0 x --> x /CE1
8     --> i A10
9 /SELATA x --> x /OE
10          
11 /CS1 x --> x 1) A9
12     --> i A8
13          
14          
15     --> i /WE
16 INTRQ x <-- x /READY:IREQ
17 VCC x --> x VCC
18          
19          
20          
21          
22     --> i A7
23     --> i A6
24     --> i A5
25     --> i A4
26     --> i A3
27 DA2 x --> x A2
28 DA1 x --> x A1
29 DA0 x --> x A0
30 DD0 x <-> x D0
31 DD1 x <-> x D1
32 DD2 x <-> x D2
33 /IOCS16 x <-- x /WP:IOIS16
34 Ground x --> x Ground
35 Ground x --> x Ground
36 /CD1 x <-- x /CD1
37 DD11 x <-> x D11
38 DD12 x <-> x D12
39 DD13 x <-> x D13
40 DD14 x <-> x D14
41 DD15 x <-> x D15
42 /CS1 x --> x 1) /CE2
43     <-- i /VS1
44 /DIOR x --> x /IORD
45 /DIOW x --> x /IOWR
46          
47          
48          
49          
50          
51 VCC x --> x VCC
52          
53          
54          
55 M/S- x --> x 2)  
56 CSEL x --> x 2)  
57     <-- i /VS2
58 /RESET x --> x RESET
59 IORDY o <-- x 3) /WAIT
60 DMARQ o <-- x 3) /INPACK
61 /DMACK o --> o /REG
62 /DASP x <-> x /BVD2:SPKR
63 /PDIAG x <-> x /BVD1:STSCHG
64 DD8 x <-> x D8
65 DD9 x <-> x D9
66 DD10 x <-> x D10
67 /CD2 x <-- x /CD2
68 Ground x --> x Ground

x = Required.
i = Ignored by host in ATA mode.
o = Optional.
nothing = Not connected.
1) Device shall support only one /CS1 signal pin.
2) Device shall support either /M/S or CSEL but not both.
3) Device shall hold this signal negated if it does not support this function.

Contributor: Joakim Ögren
Source: ATA-2 specifications

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Document last modified: 2002-01-10