Floppy Disk Data BUS Converter/Splitter; Shugart to IBM; Beta Disk; ZX Spectrum

FLOPPY DISK DATA BUS CONVERTER AND SPLITTER
BOXED VERSION

(Complete, finished, functional device)
The device box is made by 3D printing. Please tolerate imperfections in appearance, 3D printing cannot produce a perfect product.
 

INTRODUCTION:


This converter is use to convert signals from a floppy disk controller with Shugart interface (primarily Beta Disk) to
signals for drives with a modern IBM bus. The connection to both the controller and the drives is made with simple
34-pin ribbon cables without crossing. In addition, a jumper is located at each of the four outputs for drives A, B, C
and D, which can be easily selected whether the drive is internally set to the selection signal DS1 (more common
variant) or DS0 (rarer variant).


PARAMETERS:


- Shugart input BUS from floppy disk controller (Beta Disk)
- 4x output IBM BUS for floppy drives
- ready to connect 1 to 4 floppy drives
- selection switch DS0 / DS1 for each drive separately according to its internal settings
- simple flat cables 1: 1 with 34 wires without crossing
- three cables are included (1x for controller, 2x for disk drives)
- additional cables for an additional charge of 4USD / piece


Complete documentation is available here:

Czech and english language PDF: http://css-electronics.8u.cz/Floppy_Disk_Data_BUS_Converter_v1.0_CZE_ENG.zip