HippoFlops

HippoFlops is AutumnHippo's own Gotek compatible floppy drive emulator for use with the Amiga's external floppy drive port. It is fully featured, including a large built-in OLED screen, buzzer, rotary encoder, and runs the popular FlashFloppy firmware. The HippoFlops is Open Source Hardware, and is based on the OpenFlops project.

Features:

• Use in your Amiga's external floppy port, acting as DF1: drive
• Will boot any program/game that will otherwise boot from a physical DF1: drive (which is not all games!)
• Large 1.3 inch, 128×64 pixel, 2-line OLED screen
• Runs the popular FlashFloppy firmware, known from Gotek and OpenFlops
• Pass-through connector for connecting an actual external floppy drive (or a second HippoFlops!)
• Rotary encoder for easy menu navigation
• Built-in piezo/buzzer for drive activity noises
• Works with any Amiga with a 23-pin port for external floppy drives, including A500, A600, A1200.
• Will also work on big-box desktop Amigas, (A1000, A2000, A3000, A4000) although on some models it may not be able to rest on your desktop. Use with caution so it doesn't disconnect during use.
• Will work in the back of a physical external floppy drive, which is probably more convenient for use with box-box Amigas.
• Comes in a nice 3D-printed case, made on a new quality 3D printer.

HippoFlops comes as a kit or ready-to-use:

• Ready-to-use: Fully assembled, flashed, and ready to stick in your Amiga. You only need to add your own USB thumb drive (or buy one from us)
• Kit: Comes with most components already mounted on the PCB, so you will not have to solder any tiny surface-mount components. You will need to solder the DB-23 connectors, rotary encoder, OLED screen, as well as mount the board in the enclosure. And, importantly, you will need to flash your HippoFlops with the FlashFloppy firmware yourself. You will need a USB-TTL adapter to do that. Instructions at the project website.