SCSI2SD-type adapter made from Raspberry Pi

E-Penguin · 01 May 2017, 23:53

I saw a link to this (original in Japanese) on hackaday.com, where someone with an X68000 has made what looks like a SCSI2SD from a raspberry pi and a handful of 74xx chips. With a pi zero going for $5, could be a nice cheap solution for the blizzard scsi kit and so on. It's not bus powered though, so I guess it would have to be an external unit.

I ran this through Google translate, which worked well enough
http://www.geocities.jp/kugimoto0715/rascsi/index.html

dalek · 02 May 2017, 03:03

Already discussed here: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=86463
Still waiting on someone to try it, the scsi disk part should work.

E-Penguin · 02 May 2017, 07:23

Ah, didn't spot that. Mods - please close / merge / etc

E-Penguin · 02 May 2017, 07:29

Although, wow, there's some flaming going on there. Someone ought to supply marshmallows.

02 May 2017, 12:22

I originally wanted to comment on that thread but - for some reason - I changed my mind.

What I found interesting is that he wired up the RPI straight to his X68000 first - without 74LS641 transceivers.
Also there are reports it worked with RPI A+ and RPI Zero.

E-Penguin · 02 May 2017, 15:12

Yeah, not exactly welcoming is it. Oh well.

I liked the concept of providing multiple virtual devices through one unit. It would let you mount .iso images as a SCSI CD-ROM. I think SCSI2SD v6 can do that but there are varying reports of the stability of that and last time I asked it was advisable to use the v5.

Daedalus · 02 May 2017, 15:34

I wouldn't worry about the messing in that thread too much - there was one person at the heart of all that with a history of filling up multiple threads with irrelevant and incorrect rubbish, and so tolerances are pretty short whenever he tries to do it again. In general we're a pretty welcoming bunch here

As for the SCSI Pi project, it does sound very useful indeed for many users.

01 May 2017, 23:53	#1
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,213	SCSI2SD-type adapter made from Raspberry Pi I saw a link to this (original in Japanese) on hackaday.com, where someone with an X68000 has made what looks like a SCSI2SD from a raspberry pi and a handful of 74xx chips. With a pi zero going for $5, could be a nice cheap solution for the blizzard scsi kit and so on. It's not bus powered though, so I guess it would have to be an external unit. I ran this through Google translate, which worked well enough http://www.geocities.jp/kugimoto0715/rascsi/index.html

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
SCSI2SD Woes	azuvix	support.Hardware	53	30 January 2022 06:00
Cf hdd = scsi2sd ?	IvanEBC	support.Hardware	1	04 September 2016 13:20
SCSI2SD and the amiga ?	cryton	support.Hardware	14	25 September 2015 18:48
Dizzy type game WIP - Made with Reality	amigapd	Amiga scene	53	17 September 2015 10:24
Has anyone made an HxC Slim adapter plate yet?	Starglider 2	support.Hardware	1	05 March 2014 22:32

02 May 2017, 03:03	#2
dalek Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: NSW/Australia Posts: 462	Already discussed here: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=86463 Still waiting on someone to try it, the scsi disk part should work.

02 May 2017, 07:23	#3
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,213	Ah, didn't spot that. Mods - please close / merge / etc

02 May 2017, 07:29	#4
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,213	Although, wow, there's some flaming going on there. Someone ought to supply marshmallows.

02 May 2017, 12:22	#5
Artlace Posts: n/a	I originally wanted to comment on that thread but - for some reason - I changed my mind. What I found interesting is that he wired up the RPI straight to his X68000 first - without 74LS641 transceivers. Also there are reports it worked with RPI A+ and RPI Zero.

02 May 2017, 15:12	#6
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,213	Yeah, not exactly welcoming is it. Oh well. I liked the concept of providing multiple virtual devices through one unit. It would let you mount .iso images as a SCSI CD-ROM. I think SCSI2SD v6 can do that but there are varying reports of the stability of that and last time I asked it was advisable to use the v5.

02 May 2017, 15:34	#7
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	I wouldn't worry about the messing in that thread too much - there was one person at the heart of all that with a history of filling up multiple threads with irrelevant and incorrect rubbish, and so tolerances are pretty short whenever he tries to do it again. In general we're a pretty welcoming bunch here As for the SCSI Pi project, it does sound very useful indeed for many users.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)