IDE to CompactFlash (CF) adapter schematic pinout


IDE 40 pinsCF 50 pins

IDE-Signal IDE-Pin Connect to CF-Signal CF-Pin CF-Pin CF-Signal Connect to IDE-Pin IDE-Signal
- - GND GND 1 26 -CD1 nc - -
D03 11 D03 2 27 D11 10 D11
D04 9 D04 3 28 D12 12 D12
D05 7 D05 4 29 D13 14 D13
D06 5 D06 5 30 D14 16 D14
D07 3 D07 6 31 D15 18 D15
-CS0 37 -CE1 7 32 -CE2 38 -CS1
- - GND A10 8 33 -VS1 GND - -
- - GND -OE 9 34 -IORD 25 -IOR
- - GND A09 10 35 -IOWR 23 -IOW
- - GND A08 11 36 -WE nc - -
- - GND A07 12 37 -RDY/ -BSY/ -IREQ 31 INTRQ/IRQ14
- - Vcc Vcc 13 38 Vcc Vcc - -
- - GND A06 14 39 -CSEL -Master/ Slave - -
- - GND A05 15 40 -VS2 nc - -
- - GND A04 16 41 -Reset 1 -Reset
- - GND A03 17 42 -WAIT 27 IOCHRDY
A02 36 A02 18 43 -INPACK 21 -DMAREQ
A01 33 A01 19 44 -REG 29 -DMAACK
A00 35 A00 20 45 BVD2 LED * 39 -Active
D00 17 D00 21 46 BVD1 34 reserved
D01 15 D01 22 47 D08 4 D08
D02 13 D02 23 48 D09 6 D09
-IOCS16 32 WP/-IOCS16 24 49 D10 8 D10
- - nc -CD2 25 50 GND GND - -


* LED via 1KOhm to Vcc

Tip how to know which keys are 1-25 and 26-50:

It is known that CF keys 1, 25, 26, 50 is grounded (still mirror riddle) and only one more grounded key 33 is answer. If you look picture how Female connector looks, then key 33 is 8th hole from left in upper-row. Now just get a chain-link using your resistance-tester for any key 1, 25, 26 or 50 to this 8th hole by turning CF card upside-down. When you got link, then you know where is key 33, so left is 26, right is 50 and down-left is 1 and down-right is 25. Note: use picture from pinouts.ru for pin assigment.