19 Feb
2019
19 Feb
'19
7:29 p.m.
Doesn't SuperCard Pro already do this? The hardware isn't open source,
but the USB control protocol to read and write flux transitions on an
entire track is open and well documented. And there are already several
tools to exercise the protocol. Sure, one could replicate the hardware
work for kicks, but that isn't the real heavy lift. Advanced tools for
manipulating the flux images for low level encoding, high level format,
and file system is the prize. The Amiga ADF disk tools project is a
really good start... (supports dozens of formats beyond Amiga).
-Alan
On 2019-02-19 17:31, dwight via cctalk wrote:
Actually, I'd like to see it just read/write flux
changes + index
marks onto a SD card for later analysis. Building all the smarts into
the controller means that some formats will get missed. One can later
write translation code for what ever format one has. Make this
information open source, much of it is already in bits and pieces.
Make sure it can read and buffer an entire track of data in RAM (
Gotek can't ).
We no longer need proprietary hardware. There are a number of off the
shelf controller boards capable of handing this. It would only need
cables to match the drive.
Dwight