To be useful on the CPC they need:
* appropriate firmware uploaded to them (e.g. HxC or FlashFloppy)
* 5v power (an old PC power supply can be used)
* a ribbon cable to connect it to the CPC (e.g. an old PC floppy cable which has both 3.5" and 5.25" connectors).
There is a difference compared to a real drive: the disc motor signal is not connected internally to the Gotek. This means the ready signal will be active even if the disc motor is off.
EDIT: This is true for the old models. The new model SFRKC30.AT4.35 can pass the motor signal and reacts (delayed if wanted) to it for the ready signal. See below for Flashfloppy firmware.
==HxC Floppy Emulator firmware==
There is a version of the HxC Floppy Emulator firmware that can be used on the Gotek. It must be purchased from the HxC website and can then be installed and used.
The firmware supports multiple computers and their disk image formats as well as the HFE v1 & v3 file formats.
Once the firmware has been installed into a Gotek it can be updated through the USB memory stick.
==FlashFloppy firmware==
The firmware supports multiple computers and their disk image formats.
Once As of today the firmware has been can be installed via a special USB cable into a Gotek and it can be updated through the USB memory stick. To best attach the Gotek to any CPC, use the following FF.cfg setting: <pre># Floppy-drive interface modeinterface = shugart # Host platformhost = unspecified # Pins 2 & 34 output (drive->host) manual configurationpin02 = highpin34 = rdy # Rotational offset of disk after a track changetrack-change = realtime # Rotational offset of disk after draining a write to Flashwrite-drain = realtime # Index pulses suppressed when RDATA and WDATA inactive?index-suppression = yes # Milliseconds from head-step start to RDATA active.head-settle-ms = 12 # Milliseconds delay from motor-on to drive ready.motor-delay = 200</pre> The rest of the settings can be used to your liking as they depend on preference and not on hardware emulation. The best Gotek to buy currently (12/22) is the Model SFRKC30.AT4.35.This model features a Artery AT32F435 APU and as well a motor jumper. This completes the emulation as it simulates the motor spinup time.You should get one with Rotary encoder and with 128x64 oled display. The first firmware with correct support for RDATA line release is 3.38 or 4.7 (both to be released as of now). Firmware 3.37 and 4.6a have a bug that prevents it to work correctly. The older Gotek models such as SFR1M44-U100K, SFRM72-U100 or SFRC922D. For more details on which models to use and which to avoide, see here:[https://github.com/keirf/flashfloppy/wiki/Gotek-Models Gotek models on Flashfloppy wiki] ==Physical connection==To connect the gotek to the CPC, you can directly connect it to the DDI-1 cable connector (you would need to cut off the noses on the bottom of the cable). It can work both as A drive (no 3" drive required) or as drive B. It can even work as a 3.5" or 5.25" drive for example with parados or VDOS. Please be aware that you cannot use an unmodified DDI-1 together with the Gotek without a normal 3" FD-1 drive. That is because the FD-1 delivers the 5V power to the DDI-1 and without it, it simply does not get any power to run. You can also connect it to the original cable using an extension like this one: [https://www.ebay.de/itm/266012797289 1 Stk. x IDC Verlängerungskabel 34 polig 20cm 2.54mm Verbinder #A3769]<br>[https://www.ebay.com/itm/291263866470 6 inch 34-Pin 2x17 2.54-Pitch IDC 34-Wire Flat Ribbon Extension Cable, FF-E06] There is no cablemode required - neither for the CPC464 nor for 664/6128 external disk connector.
==Related==
==Links==
* [https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy FlashFloppy on github]
* [httphttps://hxc2001github.free.frcom/floppy_drive_emulatorkeirf/flashfloppy/wiki/Gotek-Models Gotek models on Flashfloppy wiki]* [https://hxc2001.com/ HxC Floppy Emulator Homepage]* [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/cubeios-fat16fat32-rom-for-the-cpc's-with-xmass/ OS-Support]
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