8.9.1 Connectix Color QuickCam

Connectix QuickCam Color am Falcon

Quickcam Hardware Installation on Falcon
<JOHNX> 2000/10/18

Some pins are missing in the standard Falcon Parallel Port. So a simple adapter mixing Falcon Parallel and Paddle B pins is needed. This adapter is just a very simple wiring... No parts are needed, only plugs if you want to cleanly solder wires !

                                  ----------------------
                                /| Falcon Parallel Port |
 ----------        ---------   /  ----------------------
| Quickcam |----->| ADAPTER |-<
 ----------    |   ---------   \  ----------------------
               |                \| Falcon Paddle B Port |
               |                  ----------------------
        5V power supply

See Below how to connect the male DB25 of the quickcam to the female DB25 of parallel port and the female DB15 of the paddleB port. Be careful to read the plugs pinout from the correct sides.

FALCON PARALLEL PORT (female plug from external side)

13 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

  25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14


FALCON PADDLE B PORT (female plug from external side)

 5  4  3  2  1
  10  9  8  7 6
15 14 13 12 11


ADAPTER QUICKCAM PORT (female plug from quickcam side)

13 12 11 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1

  25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

Tabelle 13: Adapter Connection
Adapter Pin	Signal	Connected to Port/Pin

1	/STROBE	nothing
2	data0	parallel 2 data0
3	data1	parallel 3 data1
4	data2	parallel 4 data2
5	data3	parallel 5 data3
6	data4	parallel 6 data4
7	data5	parallel 7 data5
8	data6	parallel 8 data6
9	data7	parallel 9 data7
10	/ACK	paddle B 2 down1
11	/BUSY	parallel 10 /ACK
12	PE	paddle B 3 left1
13	SELECT	paddle B 4 right1
14		/FEED nothing
15	ERROR	parallel 11 /BUSY
16	/INIT	parallel 17 SELECTIN
17	SELECTIN	parallel 1 /STROBE
18-25	GROUND	parallel 18 ground

See below how to supply power to the quickcam big keyboard port, you should bring power from Falcon power supply to a female Keyboard port. Be very careful to read the plug pinout from the correct side.

PC-LIKE KEYBOARD PORT (female plug from external side)

    G

3       1
 5     4
    2



Connection to Power Supply
G       ground
1       ground
4       ground
5       +5V

When ready, verify once more the wiring, start computer and verify heat. Launch XY QCAM, it should now detect the quickcam (mine is version #1004). If you get a "not found" message, your wiring is incorrect ! Check the difference between the end-of-line and #17, a number may indicate a mismatch with pins /ACK /BUSY PE SELECT. A #00 or #FF may indicate a mistake with pins DATAx,ERROR,SELECTIN. If you have any trouble, please send me a mail describing your adapter, your system and the messages XY QCAM prints to john.diot@free.fr If you get your quickcam working, i'll also be glad to receive news...

Good luck !