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Audio Output

CD Audio Output

44.1KHz Stereo, 12.45-bit CD audio output
Software volume control
Playback during data transfer
Works with AppleCD Audio Player

MIDI Synthesizer

32KHz Stereo, 13.75-bit audio output
Works with Mac over SCSI through OMS driver
Works with PC over MPU-401 / expansion port
General MIDI instruments
13 drum kits
3 reverb settings

Audio Input

Audio pass-through for an
existing CD-ROM drive.

Processor

High performance Atmel XMEGA 8-bit microcontroller
Overclocking options
Low power consumption

Card Slot

SDSC/SDHC/SDXC/MMC cards supported
FAT32 filesystem
Transfer images without special software
Swap CD images without rebooting
ISO or BIN CD images with TOC or CUE index
Raw hard drive images
Floppy disk images
Mini vMac images
INI file configuration
Firmware updates

Mini USB Port

Full speed capable (12Mb/s)
MIDI input and output
Terminal interface
Monitor and change settings

Terminator

Pull-up, pull-down or FPT
Termination indicator

SCSI2 Interface

2.0MB/s on PowerMac 6100 ⓘ
1.6MB/s on Centris 610 ⓘ
Parity output
Bus-powered

LEDs

10+ indicators for system activity and error conditions

Expansion Port

Connect external LEDs
Connect MIDI devices
Connect temperature sensors

Bracket

Side mount for 3.5" bay
Bottom mount for sled
3D-Printed ABS

2MB+ per second sustained transfer speeds without overclocking ⓘ
Overclocking options for up to a 72% performance boost
Up to 7 simultaneous SCSI devices

Hard drives
CD-ROM drives
Composite drives

FAT32 SD card filesystem

No special software needed to transfer disk images
Configuration is stored on the card as an INI file
Firmware updates via SD card

Hard drive emulation

Can be mapped to MBR partitions for >4GB images

AppleCD 300i Plus emulation

44.1KHz 12.45-bit stereo audio output, concurrent with data transfers
8X read throughput without overclocking
Works with unpatched Apple driver
Full compatibility with AppleCD Audio Player
Eject and load discs from a configured catalog without rebooting
Multiple emulated CD-ROM drives
Supports "cooked" ISO disc images
Supports BIN/MODE1, redbook/audio and mixed-mode disc images
Supports TOC and CUE table-of-contents file formats
Boot from CD image
Software CD audio volume control

Composite devices

Mount multiple volume images as a single drive
Supports floppy, Mini vMac, HFS, FAT, ProDOS image types
Work with multiple floppy images simultaneously, at SCSI speeds
Add new images without reconfiguration
Up to 60 partition images across multiple SCSI IDs
Optionally detect and convert DiskCopy images to raw

Multiple termination options

FPT
Pull-up
Pull-down

LED Indicators

Connect external LEDs through expansion port
Onboard and external LED intensity independently adjustable

MacSD Commander application

Transfer files from the SD card to any mounted Mac volume
Works with System 6.0.3 and later
Requires 68000 or better processor and 192KB free memory

PC compatibility

Windows XP
Windows 98
DOS 6.22
Adaptec 15xx and 29xx series ISA and PCI SCSI cards
Option for adding hardware CD-ROM eject button

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