Making a PC To 1541 Cable

Please note, the cable pin-out that appears in the Trans64 help is incorrect. Please refer to the instructions given by this site.

Construction

You need the following parts to build this cable:

• One solderable 6-pin male DIN plug (Commodore serial plug)
• One solderable 25-pin male plug (PC parallel plug)
• A shielded 4-wire or unshielded 5-wire cable of, preferably at most, 2 meters

Step 1. Solder one end of the cable onto the DIN plug.

Step 2. Solder the other end of the cable onto the parallel plug. You should have the following connections:

Circuit diagram:

You can find the description of all parts used on the diagrams at the legend page.

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