EMUFDD 4.30 – USB USER MANUAL 3.5", 5.25", 8" / FLAT
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1. C RM T mito i SW amp HW PER AUTOMAZIONE REG N 3483 UNI EN l0 8001 2000 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL 3 5 5 25 8 FLAT 34PIN FLAT 26PIN SLIM 26PIN USB SCSI The most reliable and configurable Universal Floppy HW Emulator ALL INCLUSIVE PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION SERVICE AVAILABLE Custom non standard floppies analysis amp development available Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Section 9 Section 10 Section 11 Appendix A USB Version Network Version DATASHEET HARDWARE INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION amp EMULATION CYCLE SOFTWARELESS MODE STORAGE VIRTUAL FLOPPY MODE STORAGE LOADING INTO EMUFDD s MEMory FROM USB SAVING FROM EMUFDD s MEMORY To USB FORMATTING EMUFDD s MEMORY AND USB LOADING A CONFIGURATION SWITCHING CONFIGURATION SOFTWARELESS Mope ON OFF SUPPORTED FLOPPY DISK DRIVE INTERFACES MILO S N C SW amp HW per Automazione Industrial Automation SW amp HW Via Ruggiero Grieco 1 C 41011 Campogalliano MO Italy Codice Fiscale Fiscal Code 03373570369 P IVA VAT 03373570369 Tel 059 528512 Fax 059 520131 Email info milosrl it Web www milosrl it EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 1 25 Section 1 DATASHEET ET a me igin wagta s aH 4 oe OETI OE oP mo co p par B aE n aa e Ci Pree of i sl i i wrocesssee a nt d g uri aT ep Ni2. Fina Lett ie i Gi T ame j Los i l po J j imme r E k 5 ah ey ba Boi i i wade i A i C Til i Retrofit services for the industry from the machinery to the solution EMUFDD Tech Homepage Designer amp Customer Support www embeddedsw net embedded embeddedsw net EMUFDD scores a unique 100 rate of successful floppy replacements e we freely help customers before purchasing in collecting all the needed infos e we provide floppy analysis service to identify backup emulate all floppy disks e we provide free software capable of doing universal backup of floppy disks e we provide free software capable of full floppy drive virtualization ALL INCLUSIVE PROFESSIONAL INSTALLATION SERVICE AVAILABLE We re able to come to you and directly retrofit all kind of existing industrial machinery quickly safely and at an affordable price e no need to change the CNC PNC control e no need to change any electronic e backup digitalization testing of all kind of data program floppy disks e backup digitalization testing of all system boot recovery floppy disks e absolutely no need to rewrite programs e new programs saved directly on EMUFDD e shortest production stopping time e EMUFDD training of the worker DIMENSIONS HEIGHT H I 2 5 cm WIDTH W 4 10 2 cm DEPTH D 5 3 13 5 cm WEIGHT 300 g EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH
3. n Address 1 1 File and Folder Tasks kd Other Places ta l objects My Computer Qu O B Lawn ERY Address i My Gins 3 top window USB key H in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery Om O Fpa Beal Address rt is St File and Folder Tasks tA cd data CPTTECA OM DRIBHO DNE GAT DNE Other Places L5258 N LS254 TEC My Computer aa Fy Connu System Tasks Other Places B 8 LR25A TEC a L525C M LASE TEC top window USB key H VFD B in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 13 25 Q O B f lh Py Foes E Address B remit OR fe fl fF A data CPYTECA CMO DRIBHO DNE GATJONE LAZS WIR LR2SA TEC e A M L525C M LASE TEC File and Folder Tasks ca CPYTECA CHO DRIEHO DOME GAT DNE LASS WIR LEZ5A TEC Other Places F a D B amp B En auaf asaf asaf aua ana A A M LEZ TEC L325 WER LSZ5A M L525 TEC LS2oC N L52590 TEC 111 objects top window USB key H VFD B in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery CPYTECA CMD Properties CPYTECA CMD Windows NT Command Senpi Windows NT Command Sicrpt CPYTECs CRivTECS B A 255 bytes 253 bytes ize 259 bytes 259 bytes Size on deck 512 bytes 512 bytes 512 bybes 512 bytes Crashed hina 14 maggie 2012 22 17 32 kred 14 mag
4. Hodhegd cce CFYTECA CHO Windows MT Command Scnpt CFYTECA H remuidati 259 bytes 259 bytes Le 4 00 KE 4 056 bytes lunedi 14 maggio 2012 22 17 32 mercoled 16 ottobre 1996 14 23 08 mated 15 maggie 2012 C Read only C Hidden F Archive top window CPYTECA CMD Properties General Compatibility Size on dik Created CFYTECA CHO Windows AT Command Senpt CPYTECA ra 255 bytes 259 bytes 512 bytes 512 bytes lunedi 14 maggie 2012 22 17 32 mercoled 16 oltobre 1996 14 26 08 matted 15 maggio 2012 C Readony Hidden Archive USB key H in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery A diff between the original disk 00 in the USB key H emufdd00 cpyteca cmd and its translated version by EMUFDD A cpyteca cmd shows that there s no high level difference in the directory structure and the attributes of each file Name Size Creation time Modify time Access time EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 10 25 Section 5 VIRTUAL FLOPPY MODE STORAGE Data can be loaded saved into from EMUFDD s memory using any USB key No special software or partitioning is needed to copy n paste all the floppy disks The virtual floppy mode a k a ISO FLOppy IMAGE FILES splits all the floppy disks into image files mounted on any PC using free software VFD and each emufddNN img file NN from 00 to 99
5. No system driver or additional software needs to be installed on the host system AN Be sure to match the connector pin 1 mark with the flat cable pin 1 mark Sometimes flat cables are inverted Please check whether the cable is coloured marked at pin 1 standard or pin 34 inverted EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 5 25 Section 3 INTRODUCTION amp EMULATION CYCLE SAVE LOAD ACT OFF LINE ooo uo EMUFDD is equipped with 1 5 MB of internal FRAM non volatile memory e no need to keep the USB key plugged in e top quality data storage and memory reliability 10 read write cycles unlimited permanent internal memory no battery fully RoHS More than 50 years of non stop read write emulation at full speed Each EMUFDD can be used by different users with different skills e normal users can be allowed to load only floppy disks playback e advanced users can have full access to the program floppy disks e special floppy disks can be permanently write protected e simplified access available 1 USB key 1 floppy disk Just ask for your version fully customized for your everyday s usage At power on EMUFDD immediately less than 500ms begins its emulation cycle e the emulation engine waits for reading or writing requests from the host system and any read write floppy disk access will turn the ACT LED on e the display continuously shows the On Line sequence NN wher
6. will be handled as the low level snapshot of a different floppy disk img IMG File L A N USB key lt gt EMUFDD floppy NN X emufddNN img lt floppy gt track0 side0 sector1 lt floppy gt track0 side0 sector2 is Virtual Floppy image files e are available for both loading and saving e are a low level snapshot of the floppy disk surface e allow unlimited emulation of any floppy disk system bootable custom e can be directly mounted as virtual floppy drives by free software VFD e can be directly imported as backups of real floppies by free software OmniF lop can be enabled disabled at anytime without reconfiguring SECTION 11 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 11 25 lt My Computer Q O BP seach Py roes i Address W My Computer System Tasks 314 Floppy A gt lt Details pace erties En My Computer Address H hy Computer System Tasks Other Places top window USB key H in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery Qe O Pp bs Address S 1 4 File and Folder Tasks x Details lt My Computer O BF Px Address W My Computer s EMUFOD H top window USB key H in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 12 25 Hh Qe r gt el jO search i Folders Rii
7. 2014 P 2 25 HARDWARE INTERNAL MEMORY TYPE 1 5 MB FRAM non volatile memory INTERNAL MEMORY RELIABILITY 10 R W cycles 438 000 h 50 years 24 7 POWER ON TIME Less than lt 500 ms USER FRONT INTERFACE USB keys with FAT format 100 floppy disks Ethernet 10T network unlimited floppy disks FLOPPY REAR INTERFACE 34 pin flat cable 3 5 amp 5 25 5V power supply 26 pin flat cable integrated power supply 26 pin slim cable integrated power supply USB 1 0 standard external floppy SCSI 50 pin standard floppy SOFTWARE FIRMWARE RELEASE Revision 30 March 2014 CONFIGURATION 100 Jumpertree Plug n Play FIRMWARE UPGRADE SUPPORT Yes NETWORK SOFTWARE WinXP Win7 Win8 WinServer x32 amp x64 ENCODING FM MFM custom on request SPEED 300 rpm 360 rpm custom on request DATA CLOCK From 125 Khz the old 8 up to 500 Khz the modern 3 5 SUPPORT Softwareless Mode FAT12 360KB 720KB 1 200MB 1 440MB Raw Image Mode Any existing standard or custom on request SOME COMMON 80 2 18x512 MFM EXAMPLES 89 2 15x512 MFM 80 2 9x512 MFM 40 2 9x512 MFM 500 KHz 300 rpm 1 440MB 500 KHz 360 rpm 1 200MB 250 KHz 300 rpm 720KB 250 KHz 300 rpm 360KB MORE LESS 83 2 18x512 MFM common 80 2 32x256 MFM 80 2 5x1024 MFM 80 2 18x256 MFM
8. in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery Q CBP sewch Foes i Address Hst File and Folder Tasks Other Places Details T My Computer Address 1 My Computer top window USB key H in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 8 25 H emufdd00 dir File and Folder Tasks i E LR25 WIR LR25A TEC data CPYTECA CMD DRIEHO DNE Other Places Details F i RESC TEC L amp S WIR L Lazo H L325C TEC gt My Computer Address i My Computer System Tasks J ka CD Drive FJ Other Places top window USB key H in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery H emufdd00 dir address Fre File and Folder Tasks GAT DNE LRZ5 WIR LR25A TEC data CPITECS ChO DRIEHO DHE Other Places Details LAZS lt TEC L525 WIR fh Lazo M LS25C TEC o a Address Bat DATA CPYTECA CMD DRIEHO DNE GAT ONE LRZS WIR LR SA TEC a LR2SC TEC L525 WIP L525 4 N L525a TEC L525C N LS25C TEC File and Folder Tasks Other Places top window USB key H in the PC server bottom window EMUFDD A in the machinery EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 9 25 Fa sa a aia CPYTECA CMD Properties General Conpatibalty Ej Type of iie Deseriphon Location Size Size on desk Created
9. 80 2 16x256 MFM EXAMPLES 500 KHz 300 rpm 1 494MB 500 KHz 300 rpm 1 280MB 250 KHz 300 rpm 800KB 250 KHz 300 rpm 720KB 250 KHz 300 rpm 640KB OLD amp RARE 80 2 5x1024 FM 250 KHz 300 rpm 800KB EXAMPLES 80 2 18x256 FM 250 KHz 300 rpm 720KB 80 2 32x128 FM 250 KHz 300 rpm 640KB 80 2 16x128 FM 125 KHz 300 rpm 320KB NEED MORE Ask customer support for help in identifying your floppy disk EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 3 25 Is EMUFDD compatible with my machinery Yes because EMUFDD it s the best existing professional emulation product not just another off the shelf junk chinese one We will e provide you extensive pre selling support and specifically analyze your target e configure a 100 custom EMUFDD solution just for you e help you remotely during the installation using live Skype connection EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 4 25 Section 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION UEOIVVNHHHA PONV Why Mill Hh EMUFDD installation works like any other real floppy drive installation e 2 1 connect the power supply C 12V power supply not connected Optional eo two GND lines joined connect one or both Required eo 5V power supply Required e 2 2 connect the 34pin flat cable pin 1 mark flat cable connector
10. T REVISION MARCH 2014 P 19 25 Plugging the USB key off while formatting will both damage the USB key and force EMUFDD to reset with an inconsistent internal memory Plug the USB key off only after the OFF LINE LED red turns off gt Formatting completely overwrites USB key s destination The previous floppy if not backed up before can t be recovered gt Format is allowed only in softwareless mode when translation is on Check the supported formats SECTION 4 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 20 25 Section 9 LOADING A CONFIGURATION SAVE LOAD ACT OFF LINE oie uo EMUFDD configuration is plug n play and absolutely jumper free It s also possible to configure the emulator with up to 100 different configurations and switch at run time between them The first 10 configurations cO c9 can be loaded with any custom setting the other 90 configurations 0 0 9 0 are fixed presets e 9 1 load a valid emufdd cfg file into a USB key Configuration files for any machinery floppy drive floppy disk will be provided for free only after purchasing writing to the customer support EmbeddedSW 7 7 direct line with the designer of EMUFDD at embedded embeddedsw net e 9 2 plug the USB key in and go Off Line press LOAD ee 8 et e 93 the device will auto reset all leds blink very fast and the display while changing configuration shows ce Any configuration error immediately sto
11. e NN is the current floppy disk number from 00 to 99 Snapshot of a display On Line sequence NN 01 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 6 25 Section 4 SOFTWARELESS MODE STORAGE Data can be loaded saved into from EMUFDD s memory using any USB key No special software or partitioning 1s needed to access and copy n paste all the floppy disks The softwareless mode a k a Translation splits all the floppy disks into subdirectories and each emufddNN subdirectory NN from 00 to 99 will be handled as the root of a different floppy disk USB key lt gt EMUFDD floppy NN X emufddNN dir1 filel ext gt A dir1 filel ext X emufddNN dir2 file2 ext lt gt A dir2 file2 ext X emufddNN file3 ext gt A file3 ext X emufddNN file4 ext gt A file4 ext The translation feature e 1s available for 360 KB 720 KB 1 200 MB 1 440 MB floppy disks e is available for both loading and saving e will truncate filenames to 8 3 short form Longname ext longna 1 ext e can be enabled disabled at anytime without reconfiguring SECTION 11 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 7 25 My Computer Oa gt S pO search f Fokters Fi Address My Computer g g 3 3v Floppy A Other Places kA o My Computer x i 3 es aay Q O Dawa Address H My Ginn j EE Other Places Sg EMUFOD H lt gt top window USB key H
12. gio 2012 22 17 32 Modified mercoledi 16 ottobre 1996 14 28 08 ochitied mencobed 16 ottobre 1996 14 2808 AEE A RS SIE OEE ETE BS RET RS Se EE EE EE EEE Aecessed mated 15 magge 2012 mated 15 maggio 2012 Attributes Readon Hidden Archive Cl Beadony Hidden Archive Type Windows NT Command Script Date Modified 16 10 1996 14 28 Size 259 bytes A diff between the original disk 00 in the USB key B cpyteca cmd and its translated version by EMUFDD A cpyteca cmd shows that there s no high level and low level difference in the directory structure and the attributes of each file Name Size Size on disk Creation time Modify time Access time EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 14 25 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 Section 6 LOADING INTO EMUFDD s MEMORY FROM USB SAVE LOAD ACT OFF LINE Ma U i plug the USB key in and go Off Line press LOAD OFF LINE LED turns on and the display shows CH while checking the USB key for floppy image files and subdirectories if translation is on Should no USB device be plugged in the displays shows nd and EMUFDD switches automatically back to On Line mode e 9 2 o the display shows the current floppy number Select the floppy to be loaded changing the current number short DOWN UP pressure 1 1 long DOWN UP pressure fast rewind forward Missing floppies are shown as NN existing floppies a
13. le load NN and save it as NN 1 NN 2 NN 3 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 18 25 Section 8 FORMATTING EMUFDD s INTERNAL MEMORY AND USB 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 SAVE LOAD ACT OFF LINE Ma U i plug the USB key in and go Off Line press SAVE OFF LINE LED turns on and the display shows CH while checking the USB key for subdirectories format is allowed only when translation is on Should no USB device be plugged in the displays shows nd and EMUFDD switches automatically back to On Line mode e 9 2 o the display shows the current floppy number Select the floppy to be formatted changing the current number short DOWN UP pressure 1 1 long DOWN UP pressure fast rewind forward Missing floppies are shownas NN existing floppyies are shown as N N Both missing and existing floppies can be formatted pressing SAVE LOAD missing ones are created existing ones are overwritten o_o ee the display while formatting shows FO and SAVE LED LOAD LED ACT LED turn on until formatting end Any formatting error immediately stops formatting and display shows Er Successful formatting ends with display showing again current floppy number and SAVE LED LOAD LED ACT LED turned off being no button pressed after 5 seconds EMUFDD automatically switches back to On Line mode Feel free to plug the USB key safely off EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAS
14. no USB device be plugged in the displays shows nd and EMUFDD switches automatically back to On Line mode e 9 2 o 7 3 the display shows the current floppy number Select the floppy to be saved changing the current number short DOWN UP pressure 1 1 long DOWN UP pressure fast rewind forward Missing floppies are shown as NN existing floppyies are shown as N N Both missing and existing floppies can be saved pressing SAVE missing ones are created existing ones are overwritten CC 7 4 the display while saving shows SA and SAVE LED ACT LED turn on until saving end Any saving error immediately stops saving and display shows Er Successful saving ends with display showing again current floppy number and SAVE LED ACT LED turned off 7 5 being no button pressed after 5 seconds EMUFDD automatically switches back to On Line mode Feel free to plug the USB key safely off EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 17 25 Plugging the USB key off while saving will damage the USB key Plug the USB key off only after the OFF LINE_LED red turns off Saving completely overwrites USB key s destination The previous floppy if not backed up before can t be recovered gt gt gt MICO CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO DEMO SAVING FROM INTERNAL MEMORY TO USB O Load Save can be used to create without using a PC multiple copies of an existing floppy on the USB key For examp
15. onnected on the fly to device i e user selects configuration i and loads saves a batch of work e EMUFDD is disconnected from device i and user goes on to the next one EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 22 25 c0 DEVICE 0 cl DEVICE 1 cN DEVICE N Connecting an EMUFDD on the fly it s very easy You only need to modify on each machinery the floppy flat and power supply cables with longer ones coming out from the machinery control After this modify connecting disconnecting the EMUFDD will be as easy as connecting disconnecting a USB key and fast since there s no more need to open the machinery to reach the floppy cables Here s an example flowchart about a plastic injection company with three different kinds of machinery using a single shared EMUFDD device MACHINERY MACHINERY 2 MACHINERY 3 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 23 25 Section 11 SOFTWARELESS MopDE ON OFF SAVE LOAD ACT OFF LINE E U i The softwareless mode translation feature SECTION 4 can be enabled disabled at anytime without reconfiguring the device e 11 1 with no USB key plugged in press SAVE UP e 11 2 the current translation configuration is shown as tN N 0 1 disabled enabled Pressing SAVE UP again causes the translation configuration to switch o_o fe e 11 3 the device will auto reset all leds blink very fast and the display shows the ne
16. ps auto reset and display shows Er e 9 4 load a valid floppy into memory SECTION 6 or if format is supported format EMUFDD s memory SECTION 8 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 21 25 Section 10 SWITCHING CONFIGURATION e 10 1 with no USB key plugged in press SAVE DOWN UP e 10 2 select the new configuration NN c0 c9 0 0 9 0 changing the current number DOWN UP pressure 1 1 Missing configurations are shown as cN existing configurations are shown as c N and N N Only existing configurations can be loaded pressing SAVE LOAD e 10 3 the device will auto reset all leds blink very fast and the display while changing configuration shows cc e 10 4 load a valid floppy into memory SECTION 6 or if format is supported format EMUFDD s memory SECTION 8 Example 1 Your device needs two or more different kinds of floppy disks Base configuration c0 is assigned to the boot disk the following ones c1 c2 are assigned to user programs with different formats 720 KB 800 KB 1 440 MB e device is powered up e user selects base configuration and loads the boot image e user selects another configuration and loads saves user programs H H H c0 BooT cl 720 KB c2 800 KB Example 2 You own more different devices and need to use the floppy on only one of them at a time Each device is assigned a configuration and you buy only I EMUFDD e EMUFDD is c
17. re shown as N N Only existing floppies can be loaded pressing LOAD e od b the display while loading shows LO and LOAD LED ACT LED turn on until loading end Any loading error immediately stops loading and display shows Er Successful loading ends with display showing again current floppy number and LOAD LED ACT LED turned off e 9 o o being no button pressed after 5 seconds EMUFDD automatically switches back to On Line mode Feel free to plug the USB key safely off EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 15 25 Plugging the USB key off while loading will not damage the USB key but will force EMUFDD to reset with an inconsistent internal memory Loading completely overwrites EMUFDD s internal memory The previous floppy if not backed up before can t be recovered gt gt CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO DEMO LOADING INTO INTERNAL MEMORY FROM USB O Load Save can be used to create without using a PC multiple copies of an existing floppy on the USB key For example load NN and save it as NN 1 NN 2 NN 3 EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 16 25 Section 7 SAVING FROM EMUFDD s INTERNAL MEMORY TO USB SAVE LOAD ACT OFF LINE Ma U i 7 1 plug the USB key in and go Off Line press SAVE 7 2 OFF LINE LED turns on and the display shows CH while checking the USB key for floppy image files and subdirectories if translation is on Should
18. w translation configuration tN EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 24 25 Appendix A SUPPORTED FLOPPY DISK DRIVE INTERFACES a RE i 5 25 amp 8 floppy Supported USB 1 0 floppy Supported The bullet proof EMUFDD emulation is available on all the known floppy disk drive interfaces from the oldest ones to the most modern ones Supported interfaces are emulated with a wide portfolio of solutions 1 being natively supported 2 using custom adapters manufactured by us 3 using industry strenght standard adapters HERE EELBGGR UGA GN OOHO0008 Fy Sara KEN miai Freret EMUFDD 4 30 USB USER MANUAL LAST REVISION MARCH 2014 P 25 25
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