Description
Ami2PC by Lotharek
The product page on the manufacturer’s website – HERE
Ami2pc HxC USB variation
- provides an easy way to transfer ADF/DMS images to real floppies
- play games directly from PC
Requirements:
- PC/MAC with free USB port
- real disk drive and floppy disks
Inside BOX:
- Ami2PC inside a transparent, CNC milled blue case
- Amiga floppy adapter
- flat cable 14pin 20cm long
Disclaimer:
- USB cable not included
- the device is read-only
How to copy Your first floppy disk:
- power off Amiga
- connect Ami2PC to external floppy disk drive connector (cannot be done wrong)
- download SOFTWARE
- connect USB to PC/MAC (never disconnect/connect AMIGA when AMI2PC is connected to MAC/PC)
- Software should detect the device (settings -> USB HXC or ALT+S)
- download X-XOPY professional (my favorite)
- drag and drop just downloaded x-copy.adf file on HSC USB soft window
- START AMIGA with left and right mouse buttons pressed to enter early boot menu; select DF1 to boot
- X-COPY will load
- You can now freely copy any amiga floppy disk image file from DF1: (ami2pc) to real drive DF0:
Links
- X-COPY
- HxCFloppyEmulator_soft.zip
- Last release notes: hxcfloppyemulator_soft_release_notes.txt
- HxCFloppyEmulator_soft_beta.zip (beta/snapshot version)
- SourceForge repository: Softwares & libraries sources
- CPLD VHDL source code and bitstream: HxCFloppyEmulator_ipcore.zip
- FTDI D2XX Direct Drivers: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm
- Schematics & PCBs of the first USB HxC Floppy Emulator: USB_HxCFloppyEmulator_PCB.zip
- USB Floppy Emulator:
- FTDI D2XX Direct Drivers
- CPLD VHDL source code and bitstream
- Schematic & PCBs of the USB HxC Floppy Emulator