[Test-Equipment] Write Protect Compact Flash Cards

[Robert Rolf]

The obvious way. Don't connect to -WE (pin 36) which you pull high.
There is also a WP pin if the card is used in memory mode rather than IDE.
Didn't bother you look at the pin spec or try looking with google?

Robert

Rainer Alpert wrote:
> 
> I'm building a small data collection computer with a CF card in IDE mode
> as boot device.
> How can I electrically prevent any writes to the card?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rainer Alpert (KC5VHO)