Description
Fully Assembled Version
The fully assembled version comes fully tested and ready to use. Just provide a microSD card.
Kit Version
In the kit version, the SMD parts come already soldered. All you have left to solder are the header pins 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, the Raspberry Pi Pico W (wireless) or the new Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W (wireless).
The Pico 2 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 wireless Pico to take advantage of the DaynaPORT Wifi feature: https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/bluescsi-v2-daynaport-wifi-beta.2857/
Note: the PowerBook 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 W 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 can also get a 3D-printed tray in the colour of your choice. Note that these are early 3D models. They are functional, but better models will be made available by the community in the coming month.
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/.
