 DIN EN ISO 9001:2000
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USB Floppy Emulator
Replace floppy disk drive with a USB Stick!
The USB Floppy Disk Emulator is connected at the voltage supply. The LED 2 (green) lights up, LED 1 (red) is off. The display shows C4. What does that mean?
When the display shows C4 ( ), the disk drive is waiting for a USB Stick to be connected.
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The USB Stick has been correctly attached and the voltage supply is appropriate, but both LED's (red and green) are on and the display shows the current virtual floppy number. Why are both LED's on?
That is quite normal. When the device is reading or writing, LED 1 lights up (red). Please do not under any circumstances select a different virtual floppy or remove the USB Stick when the red LED is on! Or else the read/write process is interrupted and could lead to data loss. In the worst case the USB Stick or the disk drive could become damaged.
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No USB Stick is connected, the display does not show anything, and the LED 2 (green) is not on, although the device is connected to the voltage supply. What caused this?
Normally, LED 2 (green)  is on in the idle state when the voltage supply is connected. Please check whether the voltage supply is connected properly.
You will find a detailed description on how to connect the voltage supply under the FAQ "How do I connect the USB floppy drive?".
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How do I connect the USB floppy drive?
At the back of the disk drive you will find the connection for the voltage supply (+5V DC) and the 34-pin interface to connect the floppy disk drive controller.
Please check for correct polarity of voltage supply when connecting the floppy disk drive. GND (ground) is usually indicated by a black wire, and +5V by red wire.
Please also correctly attach the 34-pin connection cable.
On modern flatcables the 34-pin plugs have a gib at the bottom.
When connecting, the gib has to settle into the corresponding sliding notch at the drive housing below the header.
Also make sure the correct pin sequence is observed (Wire 1 on Pin 1, etc.). Wire 1 is usually indicated by color at the floppy cable (often red or blue).
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The voltage supply is connected, and no USB Stick has been inserted into the device, but both LED's (LED 1 and LED 2) have lit up and the display shows C4. Why?
Possibly, the 34-pin data cable has not been connected at all or done so incorrectly (the wrong way around).
Please shut down your system (PC, computer, machine) and check your cable connection. You will find a detailed description on how to connect the
34-pin data cable in the manual under the FAQ "How do I connect the USB floppy drive?". When the disk drive has been correctly connected and LED 1 (red) is still on,
then please change the jumper setting of J1 and J2. The default setting is J2: 2-3. For a complete list of possible jumper settings please refer to Internal
jumpers in this manual.
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The display shows E0, E1, E2, E3, E6, E7, E8 or E9, no USB Stick has been connected, LED 2 (green) is on and LED 1 (red) is off. What does this error code mean?
E0-E3: The voltage supply is not normal. Please check the contacts and make sure that a constant voltage of +5V DC is available. Due to voltage fluctuations, the self test of the device may also have failed. Please shut down your PC/machine/ computer system and reboot.
E6-E8: Please re-format your USB Stick, or insert a USB Stick that is formatted correctly and suitably to the disk drive. (Note: Prior to formatting please always make sure that all data has been properly saved.)
E9: The data in one sector are too extensive. Or the data volume exceeds the capacity of the virtual floppy.
If the error display continues to be shown, then please consult our technical support. (for contact, refer to last page of this manual)
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The display shows  (00). A USB Stick has been attached, LED 2 (green) is on and LED 1 (red) is off. Is that normal?
Yes, that is the normal state after connecting a USB Stick or after switching on your machine or system.
The display (00) indicates that your USB Stick has been successfully recognized, and the USB Floppy Disk Emulator is ready to deploy the USB Stick.
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The USB Floppy Disk Emulator has been connected correctly and LED 2 (green) is on, while LED 1 (red)  is off.
A USB Stick has been inserted into the USB port. And yet the display shows (C4), why?
This behavior may indicate contact failure.
Plug the USB Stick in and out a couple of times or use a different USB Stick. |
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The current read/write operation has been completed. You would like to now select the next higher number virtual floppy with the right button  (arrow key up) You select the next higher number virtual floppy disk, however, the digital display does not switch to the next higher number and shows  (F5) an. Why?
Most probably you have pressed the button for longer than 5 seconds.
Please just shortly tap both buttons  (up / down), and, subsequently, select your virtual floppy image as usual.
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After a read/write process has been completed, you have removed the USB Stick from the disk drive and now want to further process the saved data on a PC. There you find out that the data are faulty or useless, or the USB Stick itself cannot be opened.
What happened and how can you avoid this in the future?
Probably, the USB Stick has been removed prematurely. LED 1 (red)  lights up and indicates that no read/write process is being performed. Do not under any circumstances remove the USB Stick while the red LED is still on.
To be on the safe side, wait for a short time (2-3 seconds) after LED 1 (red) turns off before you remove the USB Stick.
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The end of a document has been damaged, how can something like that happen?
That happens when there is not sufficient space on the virtual floppy to save the document.
Suppose there is some data on your virtual floppy image and you still have 1MB memory space left. But the document to be saved has a total size of 1.28MB. The transfer of the document to the virtual floppy would be interrupted after saving 1MB.
To avoid this make sure that your data to be written will actually fit on the virtual image. When in doubt, please safely select the next free virtual floppy.
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