PaulaNet Amiga WiFi via the Floppy Port

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PaulaNet Amiga WiFi via the Floppy Port
€33.99

PaulaNet is a WiFi network adapter for the Amiga that uses the floppy disk port as its data interface. It requires no internal hardware modification

The 3D printed case is included.

 

How It Works
The Amiga's floppy port provides a 500kbps MFM bitstream driven by Paula's DMA engine. PaulaNet exploits this as a data channel:

  • A Raspberry Pi Pico W or Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W (Pico 2 W Recommended) sits between the Amiga's floppy port and the WiFi radio
  • The Amiga sees PaulaNet as a standard floppy drive (eg DF1:)
  • Special tracks (76, 77 and 78) are used as command/data channels
  • The Pico handles WiFi via the onboard CYW43439 chip and forwards raw ethernet frames to and from the Amiga

 

Special thanks to Rob Smith : 

GitHub - RobSmithDev/PaulaNET: Amiga Wifi Internet Access via the Floppy Drive Port · GitHub

 

Here is a video showing the functionalities of the PaulaNet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhAg-fT83o8