BlueSCSI V2

Description

BlueSCSI is an open-source, open hardware, and open-design SCSI solution for vintage computers. It’s designed to replace a SCSI hard drive inside your vintage computer or device, but it can also do much more!

The BlueSCSI uses a Raspberry Pi Pico board and an SD card to emulate the functionality of a hard drive, CD drive, removable storage drive, or even a floppy drive! This is accomplished by using disk image files on your SD card. These image files are presented to your vintage computer or device as a real SCSI drive, so your system is unaware it’s using a modern BlueSCSI. You can even use multiple disk images and disk types (hard drive, CD, etc.) at the same time.

You can use premade image files from community members or create your own. Check out the Bluescsi Images page for details. Disk image files must be named using a unique naming convention. Hence, the BlueSCSI understands the device the image file emulates (hard drive, optical disc, removable disk, etc). These file names also designate the disk image’s SCSI ID, LUN, and sector size. Please see the Usage page for helpful examples of how to name your disk images.

The BlueSCSI can be powered by the SCSI termination power provided by your computer’s SCSI controller. Sometimes, you only need to plug in the SCSI connection for your BlueSCSI to work. However, suppose your system doesn’t have termination power. Instead, you can power the BlueSCSI via a Berg power cable (Desktop model only) or a USB cable connected to the Raspberry Pico Board. The log.txt file on the BlueSCSI’s SD card will record the voltage detected on the Pico board to help you troubleshoot any low-power problems.

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