Build a Gotek&OLED into a Short-ST

[Steve]

WARNING: CONTAINS CASE-MODDING, LOOK AWAY IF YOU DO NOT LIKE!

Hey all, as part of constantly modding my 'ultimate short-ST' I wanted to integrate a Gotek. In this I used a Flash floppy drive I bought from Simulant tech (UK) And integrated it with the external ST floppy kit sold by 5voltsupply (USA)

Links:
5voltsupply
Simulant

VIDEO OF IT WORKING CLICK HERE

PHOTOS OF MAKING IT:

1. put ext and gotek together.jpg (213.49 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

2. yeah that should work.jpg (277.51 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

3. ok it fits.jpg (225.35 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

4. might need to shorten pcb.jpg (381.62 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

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6. need to reverse the connector.jpg (405.83 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

7. connector reversed.jpg (384.78 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

8. usb extension inside.jpg (258.17 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

9. usb extension outside.jpg (198.52 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

10. lets glue the stands.jpg (406.37 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

11. stands glued.jpg (227.61 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

13. gotek in place.jpg (377.27 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

14. test it works with oled.jpg (392.16 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

15. hey that oled fits ok.jpg (295.71 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

16. mark out the oled.jpg (309.8 KiB) Viewed 3075 times

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[mrbombermillzy]

I completely applaud what you've managed to cram into that tiny little casing so far @Steve.

[Steve]

Cheers @mrbombermillzy

[PhilC]

Looks good to me @Steve. I'm planning to do something similar but slightly different once I get time

[HigashiJun]

Nice job, Steve !

[Steve]

Thanks guys!

[Steve]

Just added an overview of the machine as it is right now:

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[Steve]

Example of image output quality over hdmi:

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[coonsgm]

Love it! Can you share a how-to on the RGB to HDMI implementation? Would love to see how you did it. Or point to another thread. I've looked into it a bit and found the github a bit confusing.

[Steve]

Love it! Can you share a how-to on the RGB to HDMI implementation? Would love to see how you did it. Or point to another thread. I've looked into it a bit and found the github a bit confusing.

It's plug'n'play m8, you can buy yourself a built-up unit, check this reply I posted to microman recently:
https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 166#p80424