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== Hardware setup == | == Hardware setup == | ||
You will need a computer with an usb port; you can find the exact requirements on the FluxEngine web page. You will also need: | |||
* the FluxEngine hardware itself | |||
* a usb to micro-usb cable for connecting the FluxEngine to the computer | |||
* a floppy cable, for connecting the FluxEngine to the floppy drive | |||
* a floppy drive capable of reading the floppies you want to read | |||
* a power supply for the floppy drive. Except for 3.5 inch drives, you can't power the drive from the usb port (this might change in the future with USB-C) | |||
You also need a bit of storage space for the images you capture. | |||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
Revision as of 14:00, 12 July 2019
The FluxEngine[1] is not an ND product. It is interesting because it can be used as a ND media reader for floppies.
Subpages: testing,
The FluxEngine is a very cheap USB floppy disk interface capable of reading and writing exotic non-PC floppy disk formats.
The hardware consists of a single, commodity part with a floppy drive connector soldered onto it.
The software is open source, find it on Github[2].
Hardware setup
You will need a computer with an usb port; you can find the exact requirements on the FluxEngine web page. You will also need:
- the FluxEngine hardware itself
- a usb to micro-usb cable for connecting the FluxEngine to the computer
- a floppy cable, for connecting the FluxEngine to the floppy drive
- a floppy drive capable of reading the floppies you want to read
- a power supply for the floppy drive. Except for 3.5 inch drives, you can't power the drive from the usb port (this might change in the future with USB-C)
You also need a bit of storage space for the images you capture.