SuperCard Pro is supported by dozen of various emulators and disk utility programs.   T
he following files are available for reference for software developers who are interested in supporting .scp image files or controlling the SuperCard Pro hardware directly.  You are welcome to contact us for any help you might need!



Click here to view the .scp image file specification


Click here to download the SuperCard Pro hardware SDK


The ultimate disk archiving hardware!  The SuperCard Pro hardware and software gives you the most advanced flux level copier/imager/converter system available today!

Make backup copies of your old 5.25" or 3.5" floppy disks directly to another disk, or store the data as a flux image file (.scp) for later use, including converting to a format that can be used by various computer emulators.

The SuperCard Pro can be driven from a USB port or be a stand alone device, driven by one of its two serial ports.  Currently only PC driver software is available.

The SuperCard Pro software will always be a work in progress, updated as we find different disk formats to support.  Software updates will always be free.  The SuperCard Pro board's CPU can be re-flashed through the USB interface, so hardware capabilities can be changed as needed.

SuperCard Pro can automatically duplicate any disk that was written with the data starting and ending at the index pulse.  The majority of all commercial programs were created this way.  99% of Atari ST, Amiga, Atari 400/800, and a few other lesser known systems had their commercial disks created this way.  So far, it appears that TRS-80, Roland, TI-99/4A, C/PM, and a few other systems were always done this way.  There is also support for non-index copied disks, focusing currently on the Commodore 64/128 and Amiga software and we are working towards 100% for all systems automatically through the copier.  Using the Analyzer program, it is possible to duplicate 100% of everything written on standard circular tracks, regardless of their relation to the index pulse.  There are some protection schemes that look for data as the head steps and those can not be duplicated reliably using a PC drive, but we can duplicate those programs on the native system.


SuperCard Pro supports reading and writing to the backside of a disk, even without an index pulse available, by simply flipping the disk over.


Image Files and Emulation

SuperCard Pro can create .g64 and .d64 image files for use with Commodore 64 emulators.   It can also create .adf image files for Amiga emulators.  Some emulators, like for BBC Micro, Atari ST, and Amiga computers, can use .scp (flux level) image files directly which means that copy protected disks work just like an original disk!  .d64 and .adf creation uses a special "salvage" algorithm that can most often extract valid data from disks that are unreadable on their native system!


Future features

The SuperCard Pro hardware uses a bi-directional floppy bus.  This means that it could become a floppy drive emulator.  This firmware update is not available to the public yet, but that is being worked on and will be made available at no charge.  The emulator will use flux level files, meaning that copy protected disk images will work just like you were using a real floppy drive.  Both read and write support will be available.  Note: the price of SuperCard Pro will increase once this firmware is available, so early adopters will benefit with this free upgrade!

Another planned feature is an add-on to make SuperCard Pro the center of a portable copy station!  BETA testing already being done on this simple Arduino based board.


Requirements (items not included):

PC compatible floppy drive - 5.25" or 3.5" (Amiga 3.5" disk drives will not NOT work!)
34 pin floppy interface cable (available in the online store).
Power supply for the drive.
Note: 3.5" disk drives can be powered directly from the SuperCard Pro when connected via USB to a PC.

Specifications:

CPU: 160MHz
RAM: 512K of static RAM for local storage
USB: FTDI FIFO, full speed
Serial: dual ports, 110-1M baud
Storage: micro-SD card slot
Interface: bi-directional 34 pin floppy drive

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SuperCard Pro

  • Brand: CBMSTUFF.COM
  • Product Code: SCP
  • Availability: Advanced Version Coming Soon!
  • $99.95


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