Hans01
Experienced Member
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I use the HxC emulator with very much pleasure and have used him for all kinds of jobs with
very much success.
GOTEK in China makes a cheap floppy emulator for music instruments and some computer systems.
Many of us has tried to use it for the TRS-80, without any luck.
Some computer groups like Commodore and Amiga has found a way to reprogram the BIOS of
GOTEK (See GOTEK-Floppy_04)
As you can buy them at ebay for 20.-- to 25.-- euro. I ordered one and looked if I could modify the
Gotek. Reading all info of the groups and reading the info on the site off HXC2001 in found that they have
rewritten their software for their USB drive to use for the Gotek (See Gotek_inside)
I thought that it was doable. I opened the drive and extend it with a box with a display and 3 extra buttons
for a start. (See Gotek11)
What you have to do:
At first buy a cheap Serial programmer, I used one from Ebay (see I2Cprogrammer). Then go to the site from
HXC2001 and read all about the Gotek there is. Then you have to buy the modified boot-loader from
Jean-François DEL NERO for 10.--euro. He has done a great job, thanks for that.
Than you have to load the bootloader with the serial programmer in the Gotek. This is quite a job to arrange
this, due to the protection and a lousy programmer.
Then you are finished and you can use the Gotek in 3 modes now. The most usefull is the one with a serial display.
see (s-1500), you need one extra button or a set of 3)
The result is a very good floppy emulator, easy to use and with the power of the USB HxC.
You have to store the disks on an USB stick and can configure the emulator with a config file or a menu on the emulator.
It emulates only two drives :0 and :1, but this can modified with a switch or a patched cable.
To show you the result, there is a small video to show it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oq12k4vs6jjxpp0/video-2015-12-26-13-31-03.mp4?dl=0
It is a cheap way to add to floppys to your TRS80 and store up to 1000 disks on one USB stick.
I'am happy with the Gotek / HxC.
Many thanks to all the guys who let us use their knowledge.
Btw. It is NOT an easy project and you have to take some time for it.
I use the HxC emulator with very much pleasure and have used him for all kinds of jobs with
very much success.
GOTEK in China makes a cheap floppy emulator for music instruments and some computer systems.
Many of us has tried to use it for the TRS-80, without any luck.
Some computer groups like Commodore and Amiga has found a way to reprogram the BIOS of
GOTEK (See GOTEK-Floppy_04)
As you can buy them at ebay for 20.-- to 25.-- euro. I ordered one and looked if I could modify the
Gotek. Reading all info of the groups and reading the info on the site off HXC2001 in found that they have
rewritten their software for their USB drive to use for the Gotek (See Gotek_inside)
I thought that it was doable. I opened the drive and extend it with a box with a display and 3 extra buttons
for a start. (See Gotek11)
What you have to do:
At first buy a cheap Serial programmer, I used one from Ebay (see I2Cprogrammer). Then go to the site from
HXC2001 and read all about the Gotek there is. Then you have to buy the modified boot-loader from
Jean-François DEL NERO for 10.--euro. He has done a great job, thanks for that.
Than you have to load the bootloader with the serial programmer in the Gotek. This is quite a job to arrange
this, due to the protection and a lousy programmer.
Then you are finished and you can use the Gotek in 3 modes now. The most usefull is the one with a serial display.
see (s-1500), you need one extra button or a set of 3)
The result is a very good floppy emulator, easy to use and with the power of the USB HxC.
You have to store the disks on an USB stick and can configure the emulator with a config file or a menu on the emulator.
It emulates only two drives :0 and :1, but this can modified with a switch or a patched cable.
To show you the result, there is a small video to show it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oq12k4vs6jjxpp0/video-2015-12-26-13-31-03.mp4?dl=0
It is a cheap way to add to floppys to your TRS80 and store up to 1000 disks on one USB stick.
I'am happy with the Gotek / HxC.
Many thanks to all the guys who let us use their knowledge.
Btw. It is NOT an easy project and you have to take some time for it.