Replacing VRS1 floppy drive

[eka]

Hi,

I have already posted this to roboterforum.de but if someone in here needs it too here it goes...

   I recently had to replace defective floppy drive to our VRS1 controller there are few tricks I would like to share with others too:

       1. IBM-PC compatible floppy drive wont work with VRS1
       2. SEF has original units cost is around 400-500 Eur
       3. Floppy drives(DD or HD) that work with Commodore Amigas will fit   
 
Amiga floppy drives are unfortunately a bit rare these days   . But should be available in some Amiga concentrated internet shops. It is also possible to "modify" some PC floppy drives to work with Amiga/VRS1 http://www.carrott.org/amiga/floppy.html About floppies at least controller version 1.14 and older don't work with HD(1.44mb) floppies but they need older DD(720kb) floppies. I guess if you find a place that sells Amiga compatible floppy drives they sell DD floppies too.

Tero Kaarlela
Eka-Sorvaus OY
Nivala, Finland

[floppyemulator]

Hello,

This is a good device to replace the old floppy drives on Robot controllers. Then you can use SD memories !
Is tested on ABB M2000 and Kuka KRC1 robot controllers.

www.floppyemulator.com

Ariel/

[Werner Hampel]

VRS1 uses PDOS Format.
Does your Driveemulator also Simulates PDOS with (ca.)720 KB ?

[floppyemulator]

FlexiDriveS4 support 1,44Mb - 1,2Mb and 720Kb. DOS Format.
Let me know if you have more questions.

THX&BR

[Werner Hampel]

well i want to have a Floppyemulator that works on VRS1/2 Robots where i can simulate a Key Disk.

[floppyemulator]

Hello,
Ok, you need a floppy emulator for PDOS Parallel and Distributed Operating System ?
It´s possible for you send me an image copy of a floppy disk formated in this OS?

May be we can do somthing..
Thanks and Regards

[Werner Hampel]

Thanks for your quick reply 
Well i dont have a Disk in this Moment.
I try to find 1 or 2 so that we can make an Test.

[floppyemulator]

Gut!
We keep in contact,

eine guten nacht,
Grüße,

Aro/