Yep. I like this endeavor.

I have been searching for a way to use a 5.25 inch drive over a USB connection. I’d like to create an FPGA design to be the controller, unfortunately I don’t have any USB protocol design experience as that will likely be the “choke point” of this design.

https://youtu.be/Bjd2jSHBw7E?si=C8vhATlAa22a54Fx

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How to build a working external 5.25" USB Floppy Drive

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