Can someone give me a sanity check? I've desired a 1581 for years. I very nearly bought one yesterday, but when the last 10 second price skyrocketed to > $450, it was way more than I'm willing to spend... I'd spend up to $200 or so.
Anyway, I have entertained thoughts of just creating a 1581 controller board. There's even a guy who has done so, but the kit is still > $150. Yikes.
What ran through my mind yesterday was, "Why not just forget the controller board and create my own?"
Is it an insane thought to implement the IEC communication side in an arduino/pi and then interface to the drive directly myself? Effectively, creating a hardware/software emulation of the controller card. Insane?
Anyway, I have entertained thoughts of just creating a 1581 controller board. There's even a guy who has done so, but the kit is still > $150. Yikes.
What ran through my mind yesterday was, "Why not just forget the controller board and create my own?"
Is it an insane thought to implement the IEC communication side in an arduino/pi and then interface to the drive directly myself? Effectively, creating a hardware/software emulation of the controller card. Insane?
