8-Inch floppy Disk pinout

connector or cable wiring scheme

50 pin IDC male connector
at the controller

Pin	Name	Dir	Description
2	/REDWC		Reduced Write Current
4	n/c	-	Reserved
6	n/c	-	Reserved
8	n/c	-	Reserved
10	/FD2S		Disk is two sided
12	/DCG		Disk has been changed/door open
14	/SIDE		Side select
16	/DLOCK		Door lock
18	/HLD		Head load
20	/INDEX		Index Pulse
22	/READY		Ready
24	n/c	-	Not connected
26	/SEL1		Select Drive 1
28	/SEL2		Select Drive 2
30	/SEL3		Select Drive 3
32	/SEL4		Select Drive 4
34	/DIR		Direction
36	/STEP		Step
38	/WDAT		Write data
40	/WGAT		Write gate
42	/TR00		Track 00 (Zero)
44	/WPROT		Write protect
46	/RDATA		Read data
48	n/c	-	Not connected
50	n/c	-	Not connected

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50 pin IDC male connector
at the drive

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