Disklavier

Eric,

Nice work! And they said it couldn't be done!!

Perhaps we should call this the "Eric Solution"...

I can't wait to see the movie!

Bill

Sent from my iPhone.

On May 11, 2013, at 12:16 PM, "slickfix2" <slickfix@gmail.com> wrote:



Hello Bill, and the Rest of the Members of this Group.

My Project to Upgrade My Mx-88 Has bee a Complete Success.
The Control Unit Sees the Image File Selection Just as if you
Inserted and new floppy disk.

You copy configuration files and disk image files via computer to the SD memory card. You then Insert the sdcard into the emulator and then
power up the DKC5R Control Unit.

The emulator has a display that shows disk file, file track info, and folders on sd card. Also has 3 buttons, left press to scroll left thru menu, right press to scroll right, center putton to select or eject floppy image file, or goto different folder. I am still working
on getting it to go to the last floppy played on startup.

On power up after booting you just have to select the disk image file
and that's it, the piano acts just like you inserted a new floppy.
I,ve tested playing, recording, display functions, everything works.

When I get time, I will upload a video to youtube.
I have uploaded some pics to the forums picture area.

Eric

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Bill Brandom <bill.brand @...> wrote:
>
> Hi Rick,
> 
> Yamaha technical support is watching this thread.
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:54 PM, uecker.juneau@... <
> uecker.juneau@...> wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > I'm glad for some progress in this direction. I have an MX100A that I
> > would love to convert from its floppy system. Perhaps the info should be
> > provided to Yamaha tech support to encourage them to help out their
> > customers owning earlier Disklaviers.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------
> > From: Bill <billbrando@...>
> > To: "disklavier@yahoogroups.com" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> > Cc: "<disklavier@yahoogroups.com>" <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [disklavier] MX-88 Floppy Drive Conversion.
> > Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 11:20:48 -0700
> >
> >
> > Thanks Eric.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone.
> >
> > On May 10, 2013, at 9:27 AM, <slickfix@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I sure can Bill,
> >
> > As soon as I verify all the settings. You sent me the Mx-80 service
> > manual, that
> > without the schematics, I would have been stuck.You,ve Always helped me, I
> > will show you exactly want
> > to do, and send the you the config files once I'm all done. I want to get
> > everything complete, before I send
> > anything.
> >
> > Heres the link to the site I bought the emulator from:
> >
> >
> > http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=42
> >
> >
> > Once I'm complete, I'll fill you in.
> >
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Eric,
> >
> > I am very interested in what you have done.
> >
> > I believe this is the first time this has been successfully done, to my
> > knowledge. I will watch for additional posts from you and would love to see
> > a U-Tube video of what you have done. Can you send me an email privately
> > with more specific information?
> >
> > Bill Brandom
> >
> >
> > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 8:30 AM, slickfix2 <slickfix@...> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> As Other Members of This Group Have Helped Me and been a great
> >> source of disklavier info, I would like to share some info.
> >>
> >> My Disklavier, an MX-88 with a DKC5R Control Unit uses the DS/DD
> >> 720k floppies. I still love my piano, but using the floppys is a
> >> chore. Thought about upgrading to a DKC850, but way too expensive
> >> for me, and on my piano you cannot use the extra functionality
> >> anyway.
> >>
> >> I used to be a electronics tech before I retired, and so I did a lot
> >> of research, looking at drawings, schematics, etc to see if I could
> >> eliminate my floppy drive with an emulator.
> >>
> >> I found a company that makes a floppy to sd card emulator that has the
> >> correct pin interface and functions to work with my control unit.
> >>
> >> I decided to risk it,(The Unit cost $150). I installed it today and it
> >> works perfectly. I have it set up for 25 floppies now, but am going to
> >> add more. You can use the piano to format to create a regular
> >> floppy, that you can record or play just like a real floppy,
> >> or using the DKV Utilities create your own compilation, and then save the
> >> floppy image file to the SD Memory Card via computer, and your set.
> >>
> >> More testing to do, and still have to mount the emulator drive, but works
> >> great. You don't have to do any wiring, or ribbon cable changing, so you
> >> can go back to your original drive anytime you want. You do have to
> >> correctly add the right configuration files to the SD card,to make it
> >> compatible, but isn't that hard.
> >>
> >> Once I'm all done, I will post a video to youtube. I don't know the
> >> legalitys of doing this, but if someone wants to know, I can specifically
> >> show the group how to do it, if there is any interest.
> >>
> >> And by the way, your standard cheap floppy to usb emulator will not
> >> work, and it does not have the correct shugart 34 pin interface.
> >>
> >> Thanks for this groups past help.
> >>
> >> Eric
> >> mailto:slickfix%40gmail.com <slickfix%40gmail.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
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