Amiga Arduino Floppy Drive Case/Enclosure

This instructable explains how to assemble the floppy drive case for the Arduino Amiga Floppy Disk Reader/Writer for Windows project.

To complete this project you will need:

A 3D printer
The Arduino pro mini and FTDI breakout board described on the above website
A PC Floppy Drive
A 5V power supply (eg: phone charger)
Hot glue gun
PC motherboard mounting posts and matching screws

First job is to print the case. The designs for the case can be found at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2824673

Step 1: Assemble the Arduino Pro Mini

You will need to assemble the Ardunio Pro Mini and FTDI breakout board along with the wiring required to connect to the floppy drive cable. Make sure you also remove the CTS pin from the FTDI breakout board and wire it to the correct pin on the Arduino. Also dont forget the 1K pullup resistor.

Step 2: Mounting Posts

I couldn't find an easy way to screw the two halfs together so I glued four mounting posts in the case.

Take care, I printed my cases from PLA. PLA has a very similar melting point to most hot glues!

Step 3: Glue in the Arduino

Use the hot glue to stick the Arduino board down.

A quick note on the wiring. I added a barrel jack to the back of the lid for the power. I joined the GND/0v from the power supply to the 0V on the Arduino, however the 5V from the power supply only goes to the floppy drive.