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For the Gamecard partitions that can be [[Filesystem_services|mounted]], see [[Gamecard_Partition|here]].
For the Gamecard image format, see [[XCI|here]].
For the Gamecard image format, see [[Gamecard_Format|here]].
For the Gamecard ASIC, see [[Lotus3|here]].
= Pinout =
Note: Pins 1 and 2 act as one when receiving data from the ASIC chip.
[[File:Gamecard-pinout.png|400px]]
[[File:Gamecard-pinout.png|400px]]
! Description
! Description
|-
|-
| 0
| 1
| IRQ?
| GND
| Input
| Ground
|-
| 2
| CD#
| Output
| Output
| Always wired to GND inside game cartridge; Possibly used for interrupt signaling
| Card Detect; Single pin on cartridge side (hardwired to GND). Bridges pin 1 (GND) and 2 (CD#) on slot side as cartridge is inserted
|-
|-
| 1
| 3
| CLK
| Input
| Clock, 25MHz
|-
| 4
| RCLK
| RCLK
| Output
| Output
| Return clock; Game cartridge sends back CLK signal delayed by a few ns
| Return clock; Game cartridge sends back CLK signal delayed by a few ns
|-
|-
| 2
| 5
| CLK
| CS#
| Input
| Input
| Clock, 25MHz
| Chip Select
|-
|-
| 3
| 6
| CS
| DAT1
| Input
| Inout
| Chip select; Switch pulls this LOW during a transfer
| Data bus pin 1
|-
|-
| 4
| 7
| DAT0
| DAT0
| Inout
| Inout
| Data bus pin 0
| Data bus pin 0
|-
|-
| 5
| 8
| DAT1
| VCC 3.1v
| Input
| Power (3.1V) for Internal Core
|-
| 9
| DAT3
| Inout
| Inout
| Data bus pin 1
| Data bus pin 3
|-
| 10
| DAT2
|-
| 7
| DAT2
| Inout
| Inout
| Data bus pin 2
| Data bus pin 2
|-
|-
| 8
| 11
| VCC 1.8v
| VCC 1.8v
| Input
| Input
|
| Power (1.8V) for I/O
|-
|-
| 10
| 12
| DAT5
| DAT5
| Inout
| Inout
| Data bus pin 5
| Data bus pin 5
|-
| 13
| DAT4
| Inout
| Data bus pin 4
|-
|-
| 12
| 14
| DAT6
| DAT6
| Inout
| Inout
| Data bus pin 6
| Data bus pin 6
|-
|-
| 13
| 15
| DAT7
| DAT7
| Inout
| Inout
| Data bus pin 7
| Data bus pin 7
|-
|-
| 14
| 16
| GND
| GND
| Input
| Input
| Reset, active LOW.
| Ground
|-
|-
| 17
| RST#
| Input
| Reset
|-
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|}
All IO use 1.8V for logic HIGH and 0V for logic LOW.
All IO use 1.8V for logic HIGH and 0V for logic LOW.
Data pins are approximately 0.75mm in width and are in order of length: 9mm (pin 16), 8mm (pins 17, 5), 6mm (pins 1&2) 3mm (pins 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15).
= Slot Pinout =
[[File:Card_slot.jpg|500px|thumb|right|Annotated slot pinout]]
This just maps the [[#Pinout|cartridge pinout]] onto the slot on the console.
{| class="wikitable"
! Pin
! Name
|-
| 1
| GND
|-
| 2
| CD#
|-
| 3
| CLK
|-
| 4
| RCLK
|-
| 5
| CS#
|-
| 6
| DAT1
|-
| 7
| DAT0
|-
| 8
| VCC 3.1v
|-
| 9
| DAT3
|-
| 10
| DAT2
|-
| 11
| VCC 1.8v
|-
| 12
| DAT5
|-
| 13
| DAT4
|-
| 14
| DAT6
|-
| 15
| DAT7
|-
| 16
| GND
|-
| 17
| RST#
|-
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= Protocol =
= Protocol =
The actual response bytes are also followed immediately by a 4-byte CRC-32 over the actual data response bytes.
The actual response bytes are also followed immediately by a 4-byte CRC-32 over the actual data response bytes.
= Manufacturers =
= Manufacturers =
;Macronix (MX)
;MegaChips (outsourced to Macronix)
: Uses package: LGA, TSOP-48
: Uses package: LGA, TSOP-48
: Uses card id: 0xC2
: Uses card id: 0xC2
;Renesas
;Lapis
: Uses package: LGA, TSOP-48
: Uses package: LGA, TSOP-48
: Uses card id: 0xAE
: Uses card id: 0xAE
;SanDisk?
: Uses package: ??
;LSI Logic (?)
: Uses card id: 0x45 ?
: Uses package: LGA
: Uses card id: 0x36