Pre-release: HippoFlops
HippoFlops is still pre-release. You may use the "back in stock" form provided here to receive an email once it's released.
Please note that the pictures show an alpha version of the board. The final board will change slightly, and it will be mounted in a nice enclosure.
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HippoFlops is AutumnHippo's own Gotek compatible floppy drive emulator for use with the Amiga's external floppy drive port. It is fully featured, including a large built-in OLED screen, buzzer, rotary encoder, and runs the popular FlashFloppy firmware. The HippoFlops is Open Source Hardware, and is based on the OpenFlops project.
Features:
- Use in your Amiga's external floppy port, acting as DF1: drive
- Will boot any program/game that will otherwise boot from a physical DF1: drive (which is not all games!)
- Large 1.3 inch, 128×64 pixel, 2-line OLED screen
- Runs the popular FlashFloppy firmware, known from Gotek and OpenFlops
- Pass-through connector for connecting an actual external floppy drive
- Rotary encoder for easy menu navigation
- Built-in piezo/buzzer for drive activity noises
HippoFlops comes as a kit or ready-to-use:
- Ready-to-use: Fully assembled, flashed, and ready to stick in your Amiga. You only need to add your own USB thumb drive (or buy one from us)
- Kit: Comes with most components already mounted on the PCB, so you will not have to solder any tiny surface-mount components. Will will need to solder the DB-23 connectors, rotary encoder, OLED screen, as well as mount the board in the enclosure. And, importantly, you will need to flash your HippoFlops with the FlashFloppy firmware yourself. You will need a USB-TTL adapter to do that. Instructions at the project website.
See the HippoFlops project website for instructions:
https://gitlab.com/autumnhippo/hippoflops