Morefloppy
About the Morefloppy PCB
Morefloppy is an open source PCB design by AkBKukU, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 71.1 × 96.5 mm, with 8 components from 4 distinct parts.
By type, the board carries 4 connectors, 2 modules and 2 switches.
From the project
A passive board for connceting more floppy drives to a controller with manual id switching
The Floppy Switch Board is designed to allow you to connect multiple (theoretically indefinite) floppy drives to a single drive interface by letting you manually switch between them.
Floppy drives using the Shugart drive interface have 4 ID wires that are used to identify the drives which are all connected to the same physical cable. When a floppy controller requests data from a floppy drive, the signals are sent to all connected drives. But only the drive with the correct ID will respond. Each drive is configured, in some way, to have a unique ID.
Morefloppy bill of materials (BOM)
8 components, 4 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SW_SPDT | PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | M0, M1 |
| 1 | PCFloppyHeader | FloppyCardEdge | J1 |
| 3 | PCFloppyHeader | FloppyHeader | J2, J3, J4 |
| 2 | SW_SPDT | PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | S0, S1 |
Morefloppy design files
The KiCad project lives in the AkBKukU/FloppySwitchBoard repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
- Layoutmorefloppy.kicad_pcb
Morefloppy: common questions
How big is the Morefloppy PCB?
The Morefloppy measures 71.1 × 96.5 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Morefloppy?
8 components, from 4 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the Morefloppy design files?
From the AkBKukU/FloppySwitchBoard repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the Morefloppy design in my own project?
The repository has no license, so all rights stay with AkBKukU. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.
