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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.

Usage

References