Adafruit Floppsy Rev D: An RP2350 Floppy Disk Archiver

Somewhere in a closet near you sits a shoebox of floppy disks holding old school projects, early games, family photos or a small business's first accounts. Magnetic media does not last forever. Adafruit has now previewed a tool built to rescue it: the Floppsy Rev D, a standalone floppy disk archiver and emulator powered by Raspberry Pi's RP2350 microcontroller.

• Controller: Raspberry Pi RP2350 with dual cores and 520KB of SRAM, plus 8MB of PSRAM for flux data
• Standalone use: a 2.8-inch 320 x 240 touchscreen and five-way switch let you image disks without a separate computer
• Drive support: standard PC floppy drives and Apple Disk II drives, with plus and minus 12V power for Apple hardware
• Status: listed as "coming soon" on Adafruit's store as product 6508, with pricing not yet announced

What Does the Adafruit Floppsy Do?

Floppsy reads and writes standard PC floppy drives and Apple Disk II drives, then saves disk images or raw flux captures. A flux capture records the magnetic transitions on the disk itself, not just the files. Archivists prefer it because it preserves copy-protection schemes and odd formats that ordinary file copying would miss. Floppsy can also emulate a drive, serving saved images back to vintage hardware.

The RP2350 is a good fit for this job. Its programmable I/O blocks can generate and sample the precise timing signals that floppy drives expect. The 8MB of PSRAM gives it room to buffer flux data while reading, writing and emulating.

Floppsy Rev D Specs

According to Adafruit's product page and LinuxGizmos, the board includes:

• Storage: a microSD slot over fast 4-bit SDIO, plus a USB host port for flash drives, cameras or Ethernet adapters
• Power: USB-C with Power Delivery for 12V input, or a 2.1mm DC barrel jack, with onboard 5V, 3.3V and minus 12V rails
• Apple extras: motor-control pins and extra sensor inputs for DIY index sensing on Apple drives
• Write-protect switch: a hardware switch that blocks any write signal, so originals stay safe while you archive them
• Size: 95 x 89 x 23.5 mm

The write-protect switch is a thoughtful detail. When you only get one chance to read a fragile 30-year-old disk, guaranteeing nothing can write to it removes a big source of risk.

Why the RP2350 Suits Retro Computing

Floppsy builds on Adafruit's open-source floppy preservation project, which LinuxGizmos says dates back to 2021. Adafruit calls the device an open-source hardware archiving tool. The touchscreen is what sets this revision apart. Earlier setups needed a laptop beside the drive, while Floppsy lets you "crank through a huge pile," in Adafruit's words, on its own.

The RP2350 keeps turning up in creative retro projects, from 1080p HDMI output on the Pico 2 to a USB DSP sound card. Floppsy adds digital preservation to that list.

When Can You Buy Floppsy?

Adafruit has not announced a price or ship date. The store page shows the product as coming soon, with an email sign-up for availability. For museums, libraries, retro collectors and anyone with a box of disks, it is one to watch. Keep up with new maker boards in our mini computer coverage.

Sources: Adafruit Floppsy product page — October 2026; LinuxGizmos — October 17, 2026.