On 11/29/22 13:31, Jay Jaeger via cctalk wrote: > I very much care; indeed I had thoughts of maybe doing something > similar, using a BeagleBone, but this sounds a lot easier. > > Would like to know exactly what board you chose, so I can acquire one. I > have a cipher drive and an HP 88780A that would be good candidates to > use with this / use this to test. I also have a DG drive that might > well have a Pertec interface (haven't looked in a while).
Hi Jay, The board I'm using is the STM32F4VE, described here: https://stm32-base.org/boards/STM32F407VET6-STM32-F4VE-V2.0 Cheap and available; generally about $14-15 from Aliexpress. I've toyed with the STM32H750 board (very similar, but runs at 400Mhz; the added cost didn't contribute anything toward functionality. Your DG might well be Pertec-interface, but you can check that out with Bruce Ray. Oh, a word of caution is in order... With the chip shortage, a lot of Chinese vendors are re-labeling GDS32F407 and CKS32F407 chips with the ST logo and markings. I've run into a few, but generally, they perform as well as--and in some cases, better than, the real thing. I'll put you on my mailing list... All the best, Chuck
