Re: IEEE drives to real gpib?

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Francesco Messineo <
francesco.messineo@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 5:23 PM, william degnan <billdegnan@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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?
>
> The problem is that my 3032 is still split up in several parts (trying
> to find the time to repaint the case). So I'd rather test the 3040
> with the gpib interface if I could or leave it alone until the 3032 is
> back in one piece.
> Frank
>
>
Yes, you'd need a ZoomFloppy device to connect your 3040 to your USB port.
That little detail :-)
Bill


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