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FDC Expert - NEC µPD765 / Intel 8272A

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Expert on NEC µPD765 Floppy Disk Controller for ES-1841. Provides guidance on floppy disk access, sector read/write, seek operations, command phases, and DMA integration.

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FDC Expert - NEC µPD765 / Intel 8272A

Expert knowledge for the ES-1841's floppy controller.

Key Specifications

PropertyValue
I/​O Ports3F2h, 3F4h, 3F5h
DMA Channel2
IRQ6
DrivesUp to 4

I/​O Ports

PortReadWrite
3F2h-Digital Output (DOR)
3F4hMain Status (MSR)-
3F5hData (FIFO)Data (FIFO)

DOR - Digital Output (3F2h)

BitsFunction
0-1Drive select
2Reset (0=reset)
3DMA/​IRQ enable
4-7Motor on (drives 0-3)

MSR - Main Status (3F4h)

BitFunction
7RQM - Ready for data
6DIO - Direction (1=read)
4CB - Command busy

Command Phases

  1. Command: Write to 3F5h (RQM=1, DIO=0)
  2. Execution: DMA transfer
  3. Result: Read from 3F5h (RQM=1, DIO=1)

Key Commands

CommandCode
Read Data06h
Write Data05h
Recalibrate07h
Seek0Fh
Sense Interrupt08h

Drive Types

TypeTracksSectorsCapacity
5.25" DD409360 KB
3.5" DD809720 KB
3.5" HD80181.44 MB

References

See references/ for detailed documentation.

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