* Does not require a separate 5v power supply (the computer supplies power).
* Can supply 5v to an attached CF card adapter if necessary. Also supplies +5v via IDE Pin 20, although not all devices use it (hence the additional supply option).
* Driver supports Amstrad PCW CP/M Plus version 1.14 and higher, and Locoscript only at this time (it is implemented as a FID).
* A separate driver exists for Lifeboat CP/M 2.2 on the TRS-80 Model II that can be ported on demand to other CP/M 2.2 variants.
* Intertec Superbrain QD now fully supported.
| [[File:IDE SPEC.PDF|framed|IDE specification document]] || IDE Specification document, which is needed for writing IDE drivers. || [[UIDE_Universal_IDE_adapter_cards_for_Z-80_computers#More_information|More information]]
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| https://drive.google.com/openfile/d/1HaWvlNjYw6uwRpdOBd-Tokw0SgrVJanO/view?idusp=1VyHVd_wvhW6o6_qjQrx_pjYCS9jnaxRn share_link || Intertec Superbrain I and II QD uIDE driver installation v0.12 package ||
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|[[File:CPC 6128 bus adapter.png|200px|thumb|left|CPC 6128 Bus adapter]]
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The CPC 6128 bus adapter is a card which plugs directly into the 6128's expansion port with the front face of the board facing away from the CPC. The image shows an early render from OSH Park. Per the other adapter cards, uIDE plugs into it via a 40 way IDC cable. A special variant for the MX4 backplane is available - see below.
== BOMs ==
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|[[File:6128-uIDE-16 connection.jpg|thumb|Correct way to fit the expansion port adapter to the back of a CPC6128: LED on the right hand side.]]
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=== CPC6128 machines with MX4 backplane===
The 6128 expansion port adapter requires a 50 way right angled male IDC box connector fitted to the expansion port adapter. This allows it to stand up on the MX4 backplane. The main caveat is that the adapter is inserted the other way round to the other MX4 boards, so some rearrangement of your MX4 boards may be necessary.
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|[[File:UIDE-16_MX4_adapter_2.jpg|thumb|Close up of the 6128 adapter board showing correct orientation of the angled 50 way IDC box header.]]
|[[File:UIDE-16_MX4_adapter.jpg|thumb|Correct way to fit the 6128 adapter board to the MX4 backplane. Note the adapter's component side facing to the left, whereas the next adjacent card's component side can be seen facing to the right.]]
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buffers are cleared down. On CP/M 3, use the XRST.COM command to achieve the same thing.
For uIDE-16 users with HDCPM, do not use XFORMAT - follow HDCPM documentation for disk prepatationpreparation.
== About XRST.COM ==
=== Amstrad CPC6128 ===
'''Note: There are no drivers available for uiDE on the CPC6128 at this timeis supported by [[HDCPM]].''' (But I am working on itKudos to d_kef!)
=== Intertec Superbrain QD ===
When you are in USER 0, it does not show a user number in the CCP prompt.
== Prices ==
I hgave been advised that I am not allowed to display prices on a Wiki page, but I am allowed to link to them.
Consequently, you can find prices for these boards on the CPCWiki forum [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/nc100-nc200-pcw-pda600/who-wants-ide-drives-on-the-pcw/msg235808/#msg235808 here].
== More information ==
As I am a hobbyist, not a big business, I need to make a few things clear.
You are free use these designs for '''personal or commercial purposesonly''', on the following conditions:
* You do not attempt to take credit for the work I have put into designing and / or building any device offered here.
* You acknowledge my right to assert copyright and ownership of these designs.
* All work is undertaken at your own risk. I am not liable for any hardware damage or data loss, loss of your homework, your dog getting sick, etc.
* All devices and/or PCBs I offer are supplied as-is and there is no warranty that they are fit for any particular purpose.
* Use for any commercial purpose is explicitly forbidden, this includes reverse engineering, selling or reselling the design or boards.
* Your agreement to these conditions is implicit on ordering any of these devices or PCBs from me.
* CPCWiki member Bryce, who provided a good deal of hardware advice and encouragement. Bryce is also a uIDE beta tester.
* The open source community team responsible for KiCad, which, in its later incarnations, is worth every penny you do not have to spend on it. http://kicad-pcb.org/
* CPCWiki member d_kef, who has written [[HDCPM]] which allows uIDE-16 to work under CPM Plus on the CPC6128.
== Salutation ==