Re: IEEE drives to real gpib?

From: william degnan <*billdegnan_at_gmail.com*> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:23:37 -0500 Message-ID: <CABGJBueGb=cQ324_tr_2GMgFjX+yGWLJxFs4uVrnG6OqmE_AQQ@mail.gmail.com> · billdegnan_at_gmail.com

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Francesco Messineo <
francesco.messineo@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I have a few gpib USB adapters, made following this project:
> http://www.dalton.ax/gpib/
> I use them under linux and they show on the system as a serial
> interface (/dev/ttyACMx).
> So far I've used them to talk to various test instruments. Now I
> thought if maybe it's possible to control a real commodore IEEE disk
> drive (I have a 3040).
> Can anyone suggest a way to send simple test commands to the drive,
> like formatting a disk and requesting a directory?
> I could write small programs, but I've never studied the disk protocol
> enough to know what byte sequence (and what to wait for) I need to
> send to a drive.
> Anyone?
> Thanks in advance.
> Frank
>
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Maybe if there is a way to capture what CBMTransfer is sending to the drive
you can mimic the same?
BIll

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