Alpha LSI2 floppy cable to Gotek emulator

                  Alpha LSI2  Gotek Floppy Emulator
Signal            Pin         Pin
-Head Load        2     ->    2
Dir               4     ->    18
-Low Current      6     ->    N/C
-Step             8     ->    20
-Unit 0           10    ->    10
-Unit 1           16    ->    12
-Unit 2           12    ->    14
-Unit 3           14    ->    N/C
-Read Data        22    <-    30
-Write Protect    24    <-    28
-Track 0          26    <-    26
-Index            28    <-    8
-File Inoperative 30    <-    N/C
-Ready            32    <-    34
-Write Enable     36    ->    24
-Write Data       38    ->    22
Side             N/C   ->    32 not sure ?

GND on LSi2
1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,21,23,25,27,29,31,35,37

GND on HxC
all odd number pins.

Gotek default settings.

Gotek HxC firmware 5.2.1.2a

Lsi2 floppy controller switch settings.

1 Off
2 Off
3 Off
4 On
5 On
6 On
7 Off
8 On

The HxC emulator didnt work, not sure why.

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