FDD+IDE MultiController - MSX Floppy & CompactFlash Controller

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What is it?

The FDD+IDE MultiController is a combo controller that allows you to connect up to 2 floppy drives (PC 1.44MB or older 720KB) and one CompactFlash card-based disk drive to any MSX computer.

The device supports both Sunrise and Nextor BIOS for disk drive operation, selectable by jumper. For Sunrise, partitions must be no larger than 32MB; for Nextor, partitions can be up to 4GB.

Based on the Altera Max FPGA and the standard floppy disk controller chip WD37C65B. Officially authorized by RBSC for production and sales.

What makes it special?

• Connect up to 2 floppy drives (720KB or 1.44MB) to any MSX
• CompactFlash card support as high-capacity IDE drive (up to 4GB with Nextor)
• Dual disk ROM selectable by jumper: Sunrise or Nextor
• Altera Max FPGA + WD37C65B FDD controller chip
• Configuration jumpers to prioritize FDD/IDE and set floppy drive configuration
• Originally designed for diskless Yamaha YIS-503IIIR computers
• RBSC officially authorized production

Resources

• GitHub: RBSC MultiController
• RBSC Project Page