PaulaNet Amiga WiFi via the Floppy Port

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.

Very easy Wi-Fi set-up through configuration tool, available through virtual diskette (created automatically by PaulaNet device). 

Wi-Fi configuration is saved to Raspberry PI PICO so only required once!

The 3D printed case is included.

External power adapter not required, powered through floppy disk port.

Uses an original DB23 connector.

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

• Transfers at approximately 43 KB/s sustained throughput
• Ping times of 80–120ms on an unaccelerated Amiga 1200
• Tested with Roadshow TCP/IP stack
• Works on stock Amiga hardware (no accelerator required)
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico W and 2W
• Workbench mounts the built-in disk image containing the driver and config program automatically
• WiFi configuration (SSID, password, hostname) stored in Pico flash

If you buy and mount the Raspberry PI PICO 2W yourself, you need to program it (easy) using the instructions shown on the GitHubLink to.

Special thanks to Rob Smith : <GitHubLink>

Here is a video showing the functionalities of the PaulaNet:<YoutueLink>