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