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List of compatible mouses

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	== List of compatible ~~mouses~~ ==		== List of compatible mice ==

	The mouse can be used in 2 modes:		The mouse can be used in 2 modes:
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	=== Whitelist ===		=== Whitelist ===
	The following USB mice work seamlessly with the Albireo in [[SymbOS]].		The following USB mice work seamlessly with the Albireo in [[SymbOS]].

			Legacy mice (used only):
	* Genius DX-150X (GM-150028)		* Genius DX-150X (GM-150028)
	* Logitech M100 (still available; 03/2025)
	* Logitech M105		* Logitech M105
	* Microsoft 3902C693		* Microsoft 3902C693

			Still available (11/2025):
			* Cherry MC1000
			* Logitech M100
			* Logitech B100

	=== Blacklist ===		=== Blacklist ===

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I/O ports

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	The decoding is clean, this means there aren't any mirror ports or undecoded address bits. Just the addresses listed below are used.		The decoding is clean, this means there aren't any mirror ports or undecoded address bits. Just the addresses listed below are used.

	The addresses are in the I/O range, which means you access them with the OUT and IN instructions. They are not memory mapped~~, and to match with the CPC address decoding, the address is decoded on 16 bits. This makes using OTIR and similar looped instructions tricky, but is required for compatibility with the CPC~~.		The addresses are in the I/O range, which means you access them with the OUT and IN instructions. They are not memory mapped.

	==== CH376 registers ====		==== CH376 registers ====

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I/O ports

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	The decoding is clean, this means there aren't any mirror ports or undecoded address bits. Just the addresses listed below are used.		The decoding is clean, this means there aren't any mirror ports or undecoded address bits. Just the addresses listed below are used.

	The addresses are in the I/O range, which means you access them with the OUT and IN instructions. They are not memory mapped, and to match with the CPC address decoding, the address is decoded on 16 ~~bytes~~. This makes using OTIR and similar looped instructions tricky, but is required for compatibility with the CPC.		The addresses are in the I/O range, which means you access them with the OUT and IN instructions. They are not memory mapped, and to match with the CPC address decoding, the address is decoded on 16 bits. This makes using OTIR and similar looped instructions tricky, but is required for compatibility with the CPC.

	==== CH376 registers ====		==== CH376 registers ====

Phi2x: /* Links */

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Links

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	*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum		*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum
	*[[Media:Albireo1.0 schematics.pdf\|Albireo KiCad schematics]]		*[[Media:Albireo1.0 schematics.pdf\|Albireo KiCad schematics]]
	*[https://framagit.org/shinra/albireo Albireo project] on Framagit		*[https://framagit.org/shinra/albireo Albireo project] [https://framagit.org/offset/albireo-acepansion Albireo ACEpansion] on Framagit
	*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]		*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]
	*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller		*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller

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Links

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	*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum		*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum
	*[[Media:Albireo1.0 schematics.pdf\|Albireo KiCad schematics]]		*[[Media:Albireo1.0 schematics.pdf\|Albireo KiCad schematics]]
			*[https://framagit.org/shinra/albireo Albireo project] on Framagit
	*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]		*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]
	*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller		*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller

Phi2x at 23:20, 9 April 2025

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	The interface is based on the WCH CH376 chip and allows access to USB mass storage and other USB devices on CPC.		The interface is based on the WCH CH376 chip and allows access to USB mass storage and other USB devices on CPC.

	The CH376 chip implements FAT32 in hardware, which means no filesystem driver is needed on the CPC side.		The CH376 chip implements FAT32 in hardware, which means no filesystem driver is needed on the CPC side. This makes it very easy to use the interface with a microSD card, USB stick or hard drive and access files on the FAT32 partition directly, without using a lot of CPU power or memory on the CPC.

	It also implements the lower level aspects of USB, making it relatively easy to write drivers for other USB devices (mouse, joystick, ...). It is simple enough that the mouse driver was initially written completely in BASIC.		It also implements the lower level aspects of USB, making it relatively easy to write drivers for other USB devices (mouse, joystick, ...). It is simple enough that the mouse driver was initially written completely in BASIC.

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Links

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum		*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum
	*[[Media:~~Albireo-SCH~~.pdf\|Albireo KiCad schematics]]		*[[Media:Albireo1.0 schematics.pdf\|Albireo KiCad schematics]]
	*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]		*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]
	*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller		*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller

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Links

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum		*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum
	*[[Media:Albireo-SCH.pdf\|~~Albiro~~ KiCad schematics]]		*[[Media:Albireo-SCH.pdf\|Albireo KiCad schematics]]
	*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]		*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]
	*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller		*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller

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Links

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum		*[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsdserial-interface-for-cpc/ Albireo] [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/ Albireo 2.0] Topics on CPCWiki forum
			*[[Media:Albireo-SCH.pdf\|Albiro KiCad schematics]]
	*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]		*[https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/albireo.html Albireo - Programmer's manual]
	*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller		*[[Media:Ch376ds1.pdf\|CH376 datasheet]] [[Media:CH376DS2.PDF\|CH376 auxiliary commands]] USB flash drive and SD card controller

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Version 2.0

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	This will allow to, for example, use one board for mass storage, and the other to connect various USB devices: mouse, MIDI controller, printer, whatever you need (as long as you find someone to write a driver).		This will allow to, for example, use one board for mass storage, and the other to connect various USB devices: mouse, MIDI controller, printer, whatever you need (as long as you find someone to write a driver).

			Strictly speaking, it might be possible to handle both a mouse and a USB stick on one card by using a USB hub. But this has to be coded and tested, the CH376 documentation is unclear on this topic. [https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/albireo-usbsd-interface-for-cpc-new-version-without-serial/msg248489/#msg248489 Source]

	[[File:Albireo 2.0 top.jpg\|500px]] [[File:Albireo 2.0 bottom.jpg\|500px]]		[[File:Albireo 2.0 top.jpg\|500px]] [[File:Albireo 2.0 bottom.jpg\|500px]]