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Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:14 pm
by mselkin
Hi everyone,
I'm sure this has been asked before. Is there an easy way to get my floppy drive to be recognized as FLP1_? I have it attached via a straight cable to the tetroid disc interface and it is only accessible as FLP2_.
Thanking you,
Mark
Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:18 pm
by XorA
mselkin wrote:Hi everyone,
I'm sure this has been asked before. Is there an easy way to get my floppy drive to be recognized as FLP1_? I have it attached via a straight cable to the tetroid disc interface and it is only accessible as FLP2_.
Thanking you,
Mark
Depending on the drive, as easy as opening it and moving DS1 jumper to DS0 (may require moving solder link/bridge)
Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:16 pm
by Derek_Stewart
Hi,
All disk drives intended for use on PC based computers thatvrun Windows, Linux have the drives configured to be Drive 1 (DS1), the floppy disk cable has a twist in the middle to switch the Drive Select to Drive 0 (DS0).
To get a Windows PC floppy disk drive working on a QL, straighten the twist in the cable to Drive 0 ( FLP1), and as suggested above change the Drive Select to DS0.
If the Drive Select is hard wired and you do not want to change the hard wire. The drive can be configured as FLP1 by twisting lines 10, 11, 12 which will change the Drive to DS0.
I can make the cable for if you want.
Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:52 pm
by mselkin
Further to my last post, I obtained a GOTEK floppy emulator, which does let me configure it as drive 0, flp1_.
So, if I wish to use the GOTEK(jumpered as DS0) as flp1_ and the real floppy (hard wired as DS1) as flp2_, am I correct that the ribbon cable simply have 3 connectors (in parallel) and no twists?
Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:56 pm
by XorA
mselkin wrote:Further to my last post, I obtained a GOTEK floppy emulator, which does let me configure it as drive 0, flp1_.
So, if I wish to use the GOTEK(jumpered as DS0) as flp1_ and the real floppy (hard wired as DS1) as flp2_, am I correct that the ribbon cable simply have 3 connectors (in parallel) and no twists?
Yes
Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 12:29 am
by Tesla
Hi Derek. I sent you a PM
Marco.
Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:12 pm
by mselkin
I just finished 3D printing a case to house 2 floppy disks, still waiting on parts for a power supply and ribbon cable.
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Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:33 pm
by NormanDunbar
That doesn't look too bad at all. Just out of interest, what 3D printer do you have and how long did that take to print please?
Cheers,
Norm.
Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:25 pm
by mselkin
My 3D printer is home made/scratch built, that print took 34 hours but I believe I print slower than most people.
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Re: Tetroid Disc Interface and Flp1_
Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:18 am
by NormanDunbar
Thanks.
