Embroidery Black Box
The Embroidery Black Box is a device that reads USB sticks containing embroidery design files. The device connects to embroidery machines with external data input ports. To device is sold by TheEmbroideryWarehouse and can be purchased at EMBAccess. The Black Box is the ideal solution for older embroidery machines without built in floppy drives. There are no additional software or drivers needed.
The device is sold with one connector. The connectors are interchangeable and are easy to change.
History and sales
The Embroidery Black Box was introduced to the market around 2008 to replace the expensive external embroidery floppy drives readers.
The device is the only solution for Toyota embroidery machines besides direct PC connect.
Troubleshooting and Known Issues
The drives have jumpers that are preset at the distributorship. If the correct USB-XXXX code is used then the drive will plug right in and work without any issues. However if the drive and jumpers do not match the original drive settings then to check the PLR Electronics Support Site for the correct settings or any other troubleshooting issues.
Some equipment manufactures decided to produce their own floppy drives or floppy drive housing rather than buying from the major disk drive producers such as IBM or Sony. In these vary rare cases the equipment might have to be slightly modified to accommodate a regular floppy drive. In most every instance, its much cheaper to modify the equipment and upgrade the drive rather than to buy expensive and rare floppy drives that were only made in very short run.
Known working Models
The following table contains the Floppy To USB corresponding drives that has been proven to work successfully on the following machines. If your machine or drive is not on the list, then contact PLR Electronics and they can tell you exactly what drive to order.
| Machine Model | Connector Type |
|---|---|
| Barudan 7XX | Barudan Hirose |
| Barudan 8XX | Barudan Hirose |
| Tajima TMEF | Tajima Parallel |
| Tajima TME-HC | Tajima Parallel |
| Tajima TME-SC | Tajima Parallel |
| Toyota 820 | 25 Pin Serial |
| Toyota 820A | 25 Pin Serial |
| Toyota 830 | 25 Pin Serial |
| Toyota 850 | 9 Pin Serial |
| Toyota 851 | 9 Pin Serial |
| Toyota 860 | 9 Pin Serial |
See also
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