Making floppy drive a usb drive.

[thuffner3]

Hello all,
My wife has one of those really nice electronic sewing machines that embroiders all kinds of stuff.
My delema is this, it uses old 3.5 floppy drive media.
I want to convert the old floppy port to a USB drive reader, can this be done.
Something similar to an old cassette player powering a new CD drive for car stereo's
I would really like to do this
ANy help out there?

THanks a bunch in advance.

Neil

 

[RebateMonger]

Newegg.com probably sells twenty different versions of 3.5-inch panels that hold memory cards and USB ports.

Here's a $20 one.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger
Newegg.com probably sells twenty different versions of 3.5-inch panels that hold memory cards and USB ports.

Here's a $20 one.

that wouldnt work for him. he wants a usb device that he can hook up to a 34pin floppy interface.

i have never heard of such a thing.

 

[QuixoticOne]

Yeah, sorry, I doubt it it possible to replace the floppy unless you "hack" their embedded PC and "SUBST A: C:" or something like that assuming you could even get a compact flash drive hooked to the thing at all over an IDE interface or USB flash drive or SD card or whatever.

I suppose you could take it apart and see if there's a SD / CF card slot hiding in there that you could just copy the files to...

Or you could rip out the controller and make the world's first homebrew PC controlled sewing robot...

Or you could hack up a floppy drive emulator that does take an SD/MMC card as its storage device, some assembly required....
Someone has apparently done that for AMIGA computers:
http://torlus.com/floppy/

It looks like some morons have actually patented the idea:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5473765.html

Ok, I have to go laugh and get sick now.

 

[Gillbot]

Just buy a USB floppy drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16821103402

Hook the USB floppy to your PC, put the info on the disk and transfer it to the Sewing Machines floppy drive.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Gillbot, he wants to actually replace the drive with a USB port.

Oh yea, go for the sewing robot idea, that would be incredibly awesome.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: BlueAcolyte
Gillbot, he wants to actually replace the drive with a USB port.

Oh yea, go for the sewing robot idea, that would be incredibly awesome.

I understand that but it just isn't a feasible option.

 

[thuffner3]

This is a seemingly impossible task for the general DIY guy.
Could I conceivably make it a CD reader?

 

[tcsenter]

Not any more than a USB reader. Maybe you can find a used or refurbished machine that is more recent.

 

[RebateMonger]

DTX200 floppy disk drive emulator. Replaces 3.5/5.25/8 inch floppy drives with USB Flash drive.

 

[thuffner3]

This looks like an interesting device.
Waiting for price and compatibility.
Thanks Guys

 

[thuffner3]

The DTX-200, Is a board configuration that needs to be built custom requiring the old floppy to model from.
The guy said it would run roughly 500-800 Euros/
I think this would be the same company Husqvarna uses, as my quoted price from them for the same darned thing was 500- 600 dollars.
Oh well.
If the wife didn't like the machine so well. I think I'd turn it into something.

Thanks Guys
Peace
NEil