# SC520 Serial ACIA Kit for Z50Bus

Single-channel serial port card with selectable baud rates for Z50Bus

- **Seller:** [Small Computer Central](https://lectronz.com/stores/s-c-central), Stowmarket, England, UK
- **Price:** $29.00 (USD, before shipping and taxes)
- **Availability:** In stock
- **Categories:** Retrocomputing, Kits
- **HS code:** 854290
- **Product page:** https://lectronz.com/products/sc520-serial-acia-kit-for-z50bus

## Options

**Printed circuit board colour**

- Black
- Red
- Blue
- Green
- White

**SC346 Serial to USB C adapter	**

- No thanks
- Yes please [Add $5.50]

## Links

- [Documentation](https://smallcomputercentral.com/)

## Images

![SC520 Serial ACIA Kit for Z50Bus](https://lectronz-images.b-cdn.net/lectronz/active_storage/representations/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTkwODgsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--b439869f80ace0587fe677458a7db9daa695b0a2/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOls5NjAsNjQwXSwic2F2ZXIiOnsic3RyaXAiOnRydWV9fSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--970c165836a83091725a1a0fd4f37ce9408da1bf/SC520%20-%20Assembled%20-%203x2.jpg)
![SC520 Serial ACIA Kit for Z50Bus](https://lectronz-images.b-cdn.net/lectronz/active_storage/representations/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTkwOTIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--9e70ea74dc3f3f5b6f6d7ef833f5bdad85d62966/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOls5NjAsNjQwXSwic2F2ZXIiOnsic3RyaXAiOnRydWV9fSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--970c165836a83091725a1a0fd4f37ce9408da1bf/SC501+502+503+506%20-%20Black%202%20-%203x2.jpg)
![SC520 Serial ACIA Kit for Z50Bus](https://lectronz-images.b-cdn.net/lectronz/active_storage/representations/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDA2NzEsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--101363804274faf5a63aa7c148a5f85867ba85e7/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJyZXNpemVfdG9fbGltaXQiOls5NjAsNjQwXSwic2F2ZXIiOnsic3RyaXAiOnRydWV9fSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--970c165836a83091725a1a0fd4f37ce9408da1bf/USB%20serial%20Adapter%20A%20-%20w1359.jpg)

## Description

This Z50Bus compatible card houses a 68B50 ACIA (single-channel serial input/output) device and a baud rate generator.

### Features

- Z50Bus compatible (“Standard” card size 100mm x 75mm)
- TTL serial port for use with FTDI serial adapter cables
- Baud rate set with jumper shunt (2400 to 115200 baud)
- On-board oscillator for independence from CPU clock rate
- Device address set with jumper shunts
- Optional connection of serial port to Z50Bus RX/TX pins
- Configurable interrupt output for use with CTC card

### Documentation

The documentation can be found at [www.smallcomputercentral.com](https://smallcomputercentral.com/)

### The Kit

The kit contains everything you need to build the card (as shown in the first picture), except solder, tools, and cleaning materials. To use the completed card you require a backplane (eg. SC501), a power/reset card (eg. SC502), a processor card (eg. SC516), a USB to serial adapter (5-volt power and 5-volt signals), a computer, and a terminal program, such as Tera Term.

### Related items

- SC520 - Printed circuit board on its own
- Components, spares, and accessories

### Notes

- This product is supplied as a kit of parts that require assembly.
- It is your responsibility to pay any import duty or taxes charged by your home country.
- This design is made with the permission of LiNC (designers of the Z50Bus).
- This product is designed for hobby use and is not suitable for industrial, commercial, or safety-critical applications.

## Shipping policy

Products usually ship within 3 days