Motherboards Compared

Motherboards can be used on their own as Single Board Computers (SBC) or they can be expanded with plug in modules.


Z80 based motherboards
SC114SC720
Performance
CPUZ80Z80
Clock (MHz)7.37287.3728
RAM (kB)128512
ROM (kB)32512 x 2
BusSC114SC720
TypeRCBus40RCBus80
Slots *3 + 12 + 1
ModularYesYes
StorageSC114SC720
CF cardOptionYes
SD cardNoNo
FirmwareSC114SC720
RomWBWNoYes
SCMYesYes
SoftwareSC114SC720
CP/MOptionYes
SerialSC114SC720
Ports12
TypeBit-bangUART
I2CSC114SC720
Ports0ptionOption
Typen/an/a
SPISC114SC720
Ports00
Typen/an/a
RTCSC114SC720
DS1302OptionOption
AssemblySC114SC720
TimeLowHigh
ComplexityLowHigh

Z180 based motherboards
SC130SC126
Performance
CPUZ180Z180
Clock (MHz)18.43218.432
RAM (kB)512512
ROM (kB)512512 x 2
BusSC130SC126
TypeRCBus40BP80
Slots *1 + 12 + 1
ModularYesYes
StorageSC130SC126
CF cardOptionOption
SD cardYesYes
FirmwareSC130SC126
RomWBWYesYes
SCMOptionYes
SoftwareSC130SC126
CP/MYesYes
SerialSC130SC126
Ports22
TypeUARTUART
I2CSC130SC126
PortsOption1
Typen/aBit-bang
SPISC130SC126
Ports12
TypeHardwareHardware
RTCSC130SC126
DS1302OptionYes
AssemblySC130SC126
TimeMediumHigh
ComplexityMediumHigh

Expansion bus slots are described as A + B, where A is the number of vertical slots and B is the number of horizontal slots.

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