FlippyDrive - Revision history

Lumina33: /* General information */ capitalize & link gamecube

2024-07-23T07:22:05Z

General information: capitalize & link gamecube

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	== General information ==		== General information ==
	The '''Flippydrive''' is an optical disc drive emulator for the ~~gamecube~~ that installs without any soldering, can be used with or without a disk drive, and fits neatly inside the cube itself with no case modifications preserving the appearance of the system.		The '''Flippydrive''' is an optical disc drive emulator for the [[Gamecube]] that installs without any soldering, can be used with or without a disk drive, and fits neatly inside the cube itself with no case modifications preserving the appearance of the system.

	Loads disk images via:		Loads disk images via:

Lumina33: /* General information */ bolded title

2024-07-20T03:19:10Z

General information: bolded title

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	== General information ==		== General information ==
	The Flippydrive is an optical disc drive emulator for the gamecube that installs without any soldering, can be used with or without a disk drive, and fits neatly inside the cube itself with no case modifications preserving the appearance of the system.		The '''Flippydrive''' is an optical disc drive emulator for the gamecube that installs without any soldering, can be used with or without a disk drive, and fits neatly inside the cube itself with no case modifications preserving the appearance of the system.

	Loads disk images via:		Loads disk images via:

Masterquest91: Added cubeboot reference

2024-03-18T17:06:04Z

Added cubeboot reference

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	\| flash = 16MB onboard flash		\| flash = 16MB onboard flash
	\| extstorage = MicroSD Slot		\| extstorage = MicroSD Slot
	\| minstorage = ~~?GB~~ SDHC		\| minstorage = 2GB SDHC
	\| maxstorage = 2TB SDXC		\| maxstorage = 2TB SDXC
	}}		}}
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	[[Category:Modchips]]		[[Category:Modchips]]

			[[See also:]]
			[[Cubeboot]]

Masterquest91: Changed dev name to Team OffBroadway

2024-02-09T06:36:19Z

Changed dev name to Team OffBroadway

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	! scope="row" width="200" \| Developers		! scope="row" width="200" \| Developers
	\| ~~ChrisPVille, trevor403~~		\| [https://github.com/OffBroadway Team OffBroadway]
	\|-		\|-
	! scope="row" \| CPU		! scope="row" \| CPU

Masterquest91: First draft - here goes nothing

2024-02-09T06:32:02Z

First draft - here goes nothing

New page

{{Infobox/modchip
| image = [[File:Flippydrive.jpg|200px|alt=FlippyDrive]]
| gen = drivereplace
| Microprocessor = rp2040, esp32
| flash = 16MB onboard flash
| extstorage = MicroSD Slot
| minstorage = ?GB SDHC
| maxstorage = 2TB SDXC
}}

== General information ==
The Flippydrive is an optical disc drive emulator for the gamecube that installs without any soldering, can be used with or without a disk drive, and fits neatly inside the cube itself with no case modifications preserving the appearance of the system.

Loads disk images via:

* uSD card (1TB+ supported)
* Experimental Wi-Fi loading
* 16MB internal flash
* Ethernet (future add-on module)

Other major features include:

* No-solder install
* Use with or without OEM drive
* 2.8x-10x faster than all EXI devices (SD2SP2, BBA, any memory card/SP1/SP2 device, etc.) in non-WiFi mode
* Real drive interface, no software hacks required
* One-button disk passthrough
* OTA software updates
* Rescue USB port for brick recovery
* No disk drives are scrapped to make this mod
* Compatible with Cubeboot menu patcher

== Purchase and Installation ==
Pre-Order Notification Signup is currently available worldwide on the [https://flippydrive.com/ project homepage]
Installation video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPq48Wm8y-U here]

== Firmware ==
Firmware updates can be found [https://github.com/OffBroadway/flippydrive here].

{| border="3" align="center"
|-
! colspan="3" style="background:lightblue;font-size:10pt" width="1250"| FlippyDrive Firmware
|-
! scope="row" style="background:lightgrey;font-size:10pt" width="200"| Version
! scope="row" style="background:lightgrey;font-size:10pt" width="800"| Release Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 1.0.0
|
* Initial release
|}

== Notes ==
{| border="3" align="center"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:lightblue;font-size:10pt" width="800"| FlippyDrive
|-
! scope="row" width="200" | Developers
| ChrisPVille, trevor403
|-
! scope="row" | CPU
| RP2040 32-bit dual ARM Cortex-M0+ (Microcontroller 1), ESP32 (Microcontroller 2)
''note: esp32 handles all file access for SD/WiFi etc while the RP2040 handles the GC communication and firmware updates''
|-
! scope="row" | Modchip Type
| [[Drive Replacement Chip]]
|-
! scope="row" | Features
| Compatibility with [[Cubeboot]] menu injection program for the [[Gamecube BIOS]]
|-
! scope="row" | Installation
| Connector from existing drive [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPq48Wm8y-U tutorial]
|-
|}

[[Category:Modchips]]