QuickDisk Emulation - pcb adapter ?

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teevee
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QuickDisk Emulation - pcb adapter ?

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Jeff wrote:
Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:00 am
QuickDisk Emulation support

The HxC Firmware for Gotek have a QuickDisk floppy emulation mode since the version 3.4.0.0.
The QuickDisk variant of the HxC Floppy Emulator firmware can be found in the "QuickDisk" folder in the firmware archive :

Firmware archive

A blank .QD floppy disk file image can be found in the firmware archive in the /QuickDisk folder. You can initialize/format this image with your QD machine.

The Gotek floppy port to the QuickDisk interface wiring to use is :

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		-- Shugart pin --          -- QuickDisk Machine--

		Pin  2 (/DC)           ->  /MS (/MediaSense)
		Pin 10 (/DS0)          ->  Connect it to GND/VSS
		Pin 16 (/MotorOn)      ->  /MO
		Pin 20 (/Step)         ->  /RS (/Reset)
		Pin 22 (/WriteData)    ->  /WD (/WriteData)
		Pin 24 (/WriteGate)    ->   WG (WriteGate)
		Pin 28 (/WriteProtect) ->   WP (WriteProtect)
		Pin 30 (/ReadData)     ->   RD (ReadData)
		Pin 34 (/Ready)        ->  /RY (/Ready)
Pins 4,6,8,12,14,18,26 and 32 can be left unconnected on the Gotek.
Odd pins Gotek pins (1,3,5,7,...,33) should be connected to the GND/VSS.

The jumper must be set to "MO".

Below you can found the QuickDisk Floppy Drive Interface to the floppy emulator wiring schematic for the following machines :

Akai MD-280(S612) (*) / S700 (*) / X3700 / X7000 (*)
Korg SQD-1 / SQD-8
Roland S-10 (*) / S-220 (*) / MKS-100 / MT-100 / PR-100
Sharp MZ-1500 / MSX QDM-01
Yamaha MDF-1

(*) Tested and working with these machines !

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The wiring can be done without soldering on most machines. Below an example of wiring done with "Jumper cables" :

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(Bigger image size : https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_dri ... Wiring.jpg)

Here it is the typical male to female jumper cables you can use :

https://uk.farnell.com/pro-signal/psg-j ... dp/2452749

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If you have another machine and want to know which wiring you must use, just ask ! :)
Any plans of making a PCB adapter for this? :)

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