Undoubtedly, the floppy drive will soon be eliminated due to its small storage space, short lifetime and fragility along with the fast development and popularization of USB Flash drives. For most industrial computerized devices which are still equipped with floppy drives as the only or main data inputting device, the most effective method to continue its life span is to upgrade it to read USB Flash drive using floppy to USB conversion kit . Few vendors have brought floppy to USB conversion kit which offers a solution to companies with equipment needing the floppy drive upgrade. Just Install a floppy to USB conversion kit to replace the original floppy drive in its existing location using the systems original hardware. You will then be able to store and transfer data using a USB Flash drive.
So called floppy to USB converter is designed for replacing original floppy drives in computers and most all kinds of all devices which use floppies, while still using the original wires and space. The Floppy to USB converter device is easy to install and does not require any modifications or changes on your existing device. While using USB flash drive as the data transfer device and storage media, you can take advantage of mass storage, easy reading and writing operations, permanent data storage, and avoiding using easily damageable floppy drives and floppy disks.
Different versions of floppy to USB conversion kits by different vendors available in market:
Few of them are discussed below
1.) The 1.44 MB single disk edition of floppy to USB upgrade kit is with to match most any machine and supports a single block of USB Flash drive of 1.44 MB capacity.
2.) The 1.44 MB 100 disk edition of floppy to USB upgrade kit is upgraded version. This version supports 100 floppies of 1.44 MB capacity on single USB flash drive.
3.) The 720 KB DD single disk edition of floppy to USB upgrade kit is to match machines using the data transfer mode of 720 KB size with DD option.
4.) The 720 KB 100 disk edition of floppy to USB upgrade kit is upgraded version. This version supports 100 floppies of 720 KB capacity on single USB flash drive
5.) The 1.2 MB version of floppy to USB upgrade kit is to be used for equipments using 1.2 MB capacity disk like Sheima Seiki
Few vendors are even trying to work out a full capacity usage of these floppy to USB emulators.
Advantages:
1.) Powerful: These floppy to USB converter are designed to replace traditional floppy drive equipped on all types of device, enabling the transfer of data from a USB flash drive to ensure a more convenient and efficient data storage and transferring drive.
2.) Application: These floppy to USB converter are suitable for all kinds of devices which are equipped with floppy drives. For example: computers, digital machinery tools, CNC, embroidery machine, computerized knitting machines, quilting machines, test equipment, sound equipment and instruments, copiers, etc.
3.) Simple installation: Installation of these floppy to USB converter is pretty simple. Just install them in existing location of the original floppy drive. Even they have the screw holes on the same place.
4.) Convenience: Just Insert the USB flash drive into the floppy to USB converter to read data to the device through the original floppy drive connection cable.
5.) Higher efficiency and Reliability: These floppy to USB converter works stable with higher efficiency and are far safer and more reliable than a floppy drive. It also helps avoid lost data due to damaged floppy disks, reduces production cost and increase production efficiency.
