Floppy disk emulator read please ! - Page 4

alexh · 28 March 2008, 18:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by gizmomelb

just an update - the FPGA / USB version of the floppy disk drive emulator now supports CAPS / IPF images.

I thought that the ones which use the PC as a host always supported IPF? All it has to do is used the SPS .DLL in the same way an emulator would.

Shame SPS wont release the details for support in a stand alone version.

Photon · 18 April 2008, 10:36

So his post about not selling kits was just a scare to see if anyone was interested?

Photon · 25 April 2008, 21:44

Contacted Jean-Francois, got this reply:

A USB version of the board is still being produced and sold,

http://torlus.com/floppy/forum/viewt...er=asc&start=0

(by an associate)

And from himself, this quote:

"In fact the project is not "dead".
I continue to design the standalone version and adding new image file support (lately IPF and Pasti files)."

Great for floppy replacement in old platforms, would also be nice to have a USB to Amiga floppy interface to read in "hundreds of disks in the attic" or use in WinUAE (for originals etc).

alexh · 25 April 2008, 21:59

IPF support? I would be amazed if he had been able to do it with no help from the SPS team.

Yoto · 17 July 2008, 18:58

Well, did anyone on EAB built/purchased any of these Floppy emulators?
And if so wich version, the Lcd or the second one with the Altera chip?

25 September 2008, 19:59

Hiho!

I just got a PCB and a programmed CPLD and finished the board yesterday, works pretty good. Only bad thing: read-only

Interested in pictures and a short youtube-video?

btw.: is there an easy way to swap DF1 and DF0 on an A600 or A1200?
I want to put the board into an external drive and want to be able to boot even demos and protected games from it.

darksun9210 · 02 October 2008, 14:09

what about building a miniture PC in a diskdrive case with this card?

dlfrsilver · 02 October 2008, 20:07

maybe amigakit could make a deal with jean-françois delnero ? And then produce some
kits and sell them ?

The floppy emulator works great actually

Photon · 02 October 2008, 23:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dizzy

how can you love disk and loading time ????

I will say as KG. I hate disk and think things are better preserved when on a HD than on a disk

WHDload would be the greatest solution, if only all slaves worked on all configs, such as non-68020+ cpus and non-AGA. They should make it happen

Until then, floppy disks written from PC directly, or a big Flash card with RAD-mountable games is best.

So get busy! Grr

gizmomelb · 03 September 2010, 16:23

dredging up an ancient post... but well worth it.

The Torlus HxC floppy disk drive emulator how has WRITE support for Amiga disk images (it's supported disk write for other formats for quite a while):

http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/index.html

specifically it needs some RAM on the board:

http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_...ease_notes.txt

Jeff_HxC2001 · 05 September 2010, 23:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by gizmomelb

dredging up an ancient post... but well worth it.

The Torlus HxC floppy disk drive emulator how has WRITE support for Amiga disk images (it's supported disk write for other formats for quite a while):

http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/index.html

specifically it needs some RAM on the board:

http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_...ease_notes.txt

And i am preparing the amiga version of the file image selector software (already available for CPC and Atari ST : http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=bnyC5te6Mn0 )

chiark · 06 September 2010, 09:46

Excellent

alexh · 06 September 2010, 10:14

Great work.

Will the code for each platform become open-source so that the communities can pick them up tailor the GUI?

Jeff_HxC2001 · 06 September 2010, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Great work.

Will the code for each platform become open-source so that the communities can pick them up tailor the GUI?

Yes.
This is already "free" if you ask to me the code. documentations are also available.

For example in the CPC community a demomaker (norecess) take the original version, and make it smaller and faster !

Jeff_HxC2001 · 09 October 2010, 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff_HxC2001

And i am preparing the amiga version of the file image selector software (already available for CPC and Atari ST : http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=bnyC5te6Mn0 )

Hi,

It's now done :

Finally i managed to port the file selector software to Amiga:

Rev B & C Hardware are supported. You have just to get the lastest firmware update and file selector software on the project website:

http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_....html#download

Carlos Ace · 10 October 2010, 01:52

Kool news Jeff !!!
Keep up the good work

10 October 2010, 09:24

Really looks nice Jeff!
Is there some kind of solution to make it work properly on an A1200 as well?
It's very difficult to select an image of my sdcard within the manager cause it's scrolls way to fast :-)

Jeff_HxC2001 · 10 October 2010, 11:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by hessie

Really looks nice Jeff!
Is there some kind of solution to make it work properly on an A1200 as well?
It's very difficult to select an image of my sdcard within the manager cause it's scrolls way to fast :-)

Lol. This should not very hard to correct this.

For me this is a good news since i had never tried it on Amiga 1200, and it seems to work (too fast maybe

)

chiark · 11 October 2010, 09:06

That's fantastic! Must order one - my wife was just asking me what I wanted for my birthday

Jeff_HxC2001 · 13 October 2010, 21:00

Hi,

A small video demo of SD Card HxC Floppy Emulator used with the file selector software:

[ Show youtube player ]

Project webpage:
http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/

Producer webpage:
http://www.lotharek.pl/

13 October 2010, 21:00	#80
Jeff_HxC2001 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Paris / France Posts: 656	Hi, A small video demo of SD Card HxC Floppy Emulator used with the file selector software: [ Show youtube player ] Project webpage: http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/ Producer webpage: http://www.lotharek.pl/ Last edited by Jeff_HxC2001; 13 October 2010 at 22:10.

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18 April 2008, 10:36	#62
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25 April 2008, 21:44	#63
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,650	Contacted Jean-Francois, got this reply: A USB version of the board is still being produced and sold, http://torlus.com/floppy/forum/viewt...er=asc&start=0 (by an associate) And from himself, this quote: "In fact the project is not "dead". I continue to design the standalone version and adding new image file support (lately IPF and Pasti files)." Great for floppy replacement in old platforms, would also be nice to have a USB to Amiga floppy interface to read in "hundreds of disks in the attic" or use in WinUAE (for originals etc).

25 April 2008, 21:59	#64
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,448	IPF support? I would be amazed if he had been able to do it with no help from the SPS team.

17 July 2008, 18:58	#65
Yoto 1 Potato to Spam´em all! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lost in a Wine Country Age: 48 Posts: 572	Well, did anyone on EAB built/purchased any of these Floppy emulators? And if so wich version, the Lcd or the second one with the Altera chip?

25 September 2008, 19:59	#66
CrazyIcecap Posts: n/a	Hiho! I just got a PCB and a programmed CPLD and finished the board yesterday, works pretty good. Only bad thing: read-only Interested in pictures and a short youtube-video? btw.: is there an easy way to swap DF1 and DF0 on an A600 or A1200? I want to put the board into an external drive and want to be able to boot even demos and protected games from it.

02 October 2008, 14:09	#67
darksun9210 Because i can. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London Age: 46 Posts: 25	what about building a miniture PC in a diskdrive case with this card?

02 October 2008, 20:07	#68
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,505	maybe amigakit could make a deal with jean-françois delnero ? And then produce some kits and sell them ? The floppy emulator works great actually

03 September 2010, 16:23	#70
gizmomelb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: melbourne Age: 55 Posts: 541	dredging up an ancient post... but well worth it. The Torlus HxC floppy disk drive emulator how has WRITE support for Amiga disk images (it's supported disk write for other formats for quite a while): http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/index.html specifically it needs some RAM on the board: http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_...ease_notes.txt

06 September 2010, 09:46	#72
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	Excellent

06 September 2010, 10:14	#73
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,448	Great work. Will the code for each platform become open-source so that the communities can pick them up tailor the GUI?

10 October 2010, 01:52	#76
Carlos Ace Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Lusitania Posts: 455	Kool news Jeff !!! Keep up the good work

10 October 2010, 09:24	#77
hessie Posts: n/a	Really looks nice Jeff! Is there some kind of solution to make it work properly on an A1200 as well? It's very difficult to select an image of my sdcard within the manager cause it's scrolls way to fast :-)

11 October 2010, 09:06	#79
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	That's fantastic! Must order one - my wife was just asking me what I wanted for my birthday

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