The [[Schneiderware]] series consists of several DIY projects which have been released 1986-1987 in german magazine [[CPC Schneider International]] published by [[DMV]]. The name "Schneiderware" was probably choosen due to its double meaning ("CPC Hardware" in computer language, or "specially fitted designer clothing" in german language). Aside from building the hardware on one's own, one could also order printed circuit boards, either fully assembled, or in kit formplain PCBs without components.
The various boards are having special connectors, intended to be mounted on the "Basisplatine" (some kind of a motherboard with [[ECB (Europe Card Bus) ]] sockets) which allows to connect up to five Schneiderware boards to the CPCs Expansion Port; with some small modifications one could also connect the boards directly to the Expansion Port (the motherboard is merely an Y-cable-like adaptor without electrical components, so one doesn't really need it).
The DIY projects can be reportedly found in following issues (as by now, the magazine pages don't seem to be scanned, so details about I/O ports are unknown):* [[CPC Schneider International]] 06/1986, Page 062-067, Schneiderware Introduction|Schneiderware #1 Introduction (Theory)]]* [[CPC Schneider International]] 07/1986, Page 060-067, Schneiderware Basisplatine|Schneiderware #2 2a Basisplatine (Motherboard) & ]]* [[Schneiderware Centronics Port|Schneiderware #2b Centronics (Printer Port)]]* [[CPC Schneider International]] 08Schneiderware V/1986, Page 070-077, 24 Interface|Schneiderware #3 V/24 (RS232 Interface)]]* [[CPC Schneider International]] 09/1986, Page 078-083, Schneiderware Power Supply|Schneiderware #4 Netzteil (Power Supply)]]* [[CPC Schneider International]] 10/1986, Page 078-085, Schneiderware Real Time Clock|Schneiderware #5 Echtzeituhr (Real Time Clock)]]* [[CPC Schneider International]] 12/1986, Page 124Schneiderware Uni-130, PIO|Schneiderware #6 Uni-PIO (48 I/O lines)* [[CPC Schneider International]] 01/1987, Page 144, Notes (?)* [[CPC Schneider International]] 03/1987, Page 032-045, Schneiderware Analog Converter|Schneiderware #7Analog Converter (8 analog inputs, 2 analog outputs)]]* [[CPC Schneider International]] 04/1987, Page 026-034, Schneiderware Pseudo ROM|Schneiderware #8* [[CPC Schneider InternationalPseudo ROM (SRAM and EPROM mapped as ROM)]] 05/1987, Page 032-034, Notes (?)* [[CPC Schneider International]] 06/1987, Page 122-131, Schneiderware EPROM Burner|Schneiderware #9* [[CPC Schneider International]] 11/1987, Page 097-099, Notes Eprommer (?EPROM Burner)Notes: The "Centronics" board is yet another [[8bit Printer Ports|8bit Printer Port]] solution (but different than the [[CPCI 8bit Printer Mod|joystick-signal based one]] that was released a few months earlier in the same magazine). The Real Time Clock is somewhat similar to the [[Real Time Clock|CPCI Real Time Clock]] released in a special issue of the same magazine, but not identical (the RTC chip has different pin-outs, and some of it's 4bit registers are working slightly different, the leap-year bits, for example).
Databoxes: RTC-driver with Hisoft Devpac source code in 10-1986A summary of the I/O ports, Schematics, Photos, plus RTC-ROM-driver in 4-1987. Uni-PIO examples in 12-1986 (=only a few basic lines). There seem to be no Centronics and V/24 drivers included in databoxes.all scanned articles can be found here:* [[Schneiderware Summary]]
== I'''Note''' - Along with the Schneiderware series, there has been also a "[[CPC Schneider International]] 02/O Ports ==1987, Page ??-??, MIDI Interface" (advertised together with the Schneiderware PCBs, but not part of the Schneiderware series).
{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}|Address (default) || Address (alternate) || Usage|-|F8E0h || F8F0h || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port A (data)|-|F8E1h || F8F1h || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port B (unused)|-|F8E2h || F8F2h || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Port C (busy/strobe)<br>(bit7=busy, bit6-1=unused, bit0=strobe; strobe is externally inverted)<br>(autolf is wired to GND, all other control/status signals are not connected)|-|F8E3h || F8F3h || Schneiderware Centronics 8255 PPI Control|-|F9E0h || F9E2h || Schneiderware V/24 8251 USART Data|-|F9E1h || F9E3h || Schneiderware V/24 8251 USART Control|-|F9ECh || F9E8h || Schneiderware V/24 8253 Timer 0 (TX clock)|-|F9EDh || F9E9h || Schneiderware V/24 8253 Timer 1 (RX clock)|-|F9EEh || F9EAh || Schneiderware V/24 8253 Timer 2 (unused)|-|F9EFh || F9EBh || Schneiderware V/24 8253 Timer Control<br>Note: Timer clock input is jumper select-able: 2MHz (default), or 1MHz|-|}
== Pictures ==[[Image:Schneiderware Series.jpg]]
<gallery>File:Schneiderware 2 Basisplatine (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #2<br>Basisplatine (component side)File:Schneiderware 2 Basisplatine (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #2<br>Basisplatine (solder side)File:Schneiderware 2 Centronics (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #2<br>Centronics (component side)File:Schneiderware 2 Centronics (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #2<br>Centronics (solder side)File:Schneiderware 3 V24 (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #3<br>V24 (component side)File:Schneiderware 3 V24 (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #3<br>V24 (solder side)File:Schneiderware 4 Netzteil (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #4<br>Supply/Netzteil (component side) (incomplete?)File:Schneiderware 4 Netzteil (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #4<br>Supply/Netzteil (solder side)File:Schneiderware 5 Echtzeituhr (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #5<br>RTC/Echtzeituhr (component side)File:Schneiderware 5 Echtzeituhr (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #5<br>RTC/Echtzeituhr (solder side)File:Schneiderware 6 Uni-PIO (component side).jpg |Schneiderware #6<br>Uni-PIO (component side)File:Schneiderware 6 Uni-PIO (solder side).jpg |Schneiderware #6<br>Uni-PIO (solder side)</gallery> == Datasheets == * [[MediaCategory:M5832 Datasheet.pdf|M5832 DatasheetPeripherals]] - Real time clock