Commodore VIC-20 Serial I/O
6 pin DIN (DIN 45322) female at the computer.
| 1 | SERIAL SRQ IN |
Serial service request in: Any device on the serial bus can bring this signal low when it requires attention from the VIC. The VIC will then take care of the device. |
| 2 | GND | Ground |
| 3 | SERIAL ATN IN/OUT |
Serial attention in/out: The VIC uses this signal to start a command sequence for a device on the serial bus. When the VIC brings this signal low, all other devices on the bus start listening for the VIC to transmit an address. The device addressed must respond in a preset period of time; otherwise the VIC will assume that the device addressed is not on the bus, and will return an error in the status word. |
| 4 | SERIAL CLK IN/OUT |
Serial clock in/out: This signal is used for timing on the serial bus. |
| 5 | SERIAL DATA IN/OUT |
Serial data in/out: Data on the serial bus is transmitted one bit at a time on this line. |
| 6 | NO CONNECTION |
Note: in some models pin 6 is /RESET |
Source: VIC-20 User Manual, VIC-20 Programmer's Reference Guide
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