Description
Fully Assembled Version
The fully assembled version comes fully tested and ready to use. Just provide an SD card.
Kit Version
In the kit version, the SMD parts come already soldered. All you have left to solder are the header pins, the Berg and the SCSI connector. These are through-hole parts, and it’s fairly easy to do if you have some soldering practice.
You may also exclude the Raspberry Pi Pico completely, in which case you’ll have to supply your own, as well as headers for it.
Pico Type
You can choose the traditional Raspberry Pi Pico or the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W (wireless).
The Pico 2W provides improved performance in later computers (such as those with a SCSI-2 bus). In older machines however, performance will not be improved because the SCSI bus of the computer itself acts as a bottleneck and cannot process data quickly enough.
You will need a Pico 2W to take advantage of the DaynaPORT Wifi feature: https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/bluescsi-v2-daynaport-wifi-beta.2857/
Note: the Desktop version of BlueSCSI is typically used internally, inside a casing that shields its contents from the outside world, including radio signals. This means that the Pico 2W might have a hard time communicating over Wi-Fi over medium to long distances.
The Pico will be flashed with the latest version of the firmware at the time of ordering.
Printed Tray
- You may choose the default 3D-printed tray for your BlueSCSI Desktop. It’s available in Blue, Black and Platinum. If you select a random colour, your tray may be in one of the three colours, but could very well be something a little crazier (orange? green? who knows?).
- But you can also select a custom 3D-printed tray designed for specific purposes. If you do so, make sure you select the “No Default Tray” option on this page so you don’t end up with the default tray as well as your custom tray. The following custom trays are available:
- If you’re also purchasing a Macintosh Portable Adapter For BlueSCSI v2 Desktop along with your BlueSCSI v2 Desktop, you will not need one of these trays. The Portable Adapter has its own tray to hold the BlueSCSI v2 Desktop. Make sure you select the “No Default Tray” option.
- Our supplier has dramatically increased the price of the “Platinum” filament. This is why this colour is a little bit more expensive.
Shipping
We ship from Belgium to all continental European countries, and all countries of the European Union. In nearly all cases, your order will be mailed as a letter, free of custom fees.
More details can be found in the FAQ.
Software Licence
Firmware updates and GPLv3 source can be found at https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2/.
