How can i use my c64 1541 floppy drive with my win8 computer. Once its setup, it can successfully fool a commodore 64 into thinking its communicating with a real 1541, allowing you to run the software. The sd2iec is an open source sd storage solution for commodore computers that uses. Still, in this time of emulators and hardware addons, compatibility with the original 1541 disk drive is regarded as a must. The most prominent use of sd2iec is replacement of a commodore 1541 disk drive for a c64.
Scrolling through a local second hand site, i came across a guy who had made his own version of the sd2iec device. Sometimes it can be more convenient to have this integrated into the computer. For hardware projects using this firmware, see mmc2iec, sd2iec, iec, and arm2iec the most prominent use of sd2iec is emulationreplacement of a commodore 1541 disk drive for a c64 using atmel avrbased hardware. Sd2iec does not fully emulate 1541 at all and will cause most games to crash or hang. Jul 01, 2019 the 1541 is iconic, but sd cardbased solutions like the pi1541 and sd2iec are much more convenient and reliable today. Oct 22, 2017 commodore 64 c internal sd2iec the standard sd2iec connected to the iec port on a range of commodore computers and replaces a traditional iec disk drive such as a 1541. It runs the same code, fast loaders, demos and copy protected disk images as the original drive does. Jul 30, 2017 the commodore 64, also known as the c64n 1 or occasionally cbm 64 or vic64 in sweden,5 is an 8bit home computer introduced in january 1982 by commodore international first shown at the. Use sd cards on commodore 64 sd2iec reader youtube. Of all the methods of loading stuff into your commodore, tfw8bs sd2iec sd. The drive emulators are so much easier to sneakernet things back and forth between your retro computer and the internet. Although usually not supplied with the machine, floppy disk drives of the 5. Commodore 64 drivers disks, c64 drivers, roms, manuals.
The software is free and the extra hardware the pihat needed to. Full emulation of a real commodore 1541 disk drive. Commodore 64 disk emulation options commodore 8bit. The newer 1541 is smaller and is more white in color. Pi1541 is a cycleexact commodore 1541 floppy drive emulator. Flashbased media is attractive for a number of reasons. C64cc128c128dvic20 style sd2iec 1541 disk drive emulation v5. Mouse over image to zoom c64cstylesd2ieccommodore1541diskdriveemulatorsdcardreaderc64c128vic c64cstylesd2ieccommodore1541diskdriv fantastic little piece of kit. Flip the drive over and remove the four screws on the bottom. The software is free and i have endeavored to make the hardware as simple and inexpensive as possible.
Now with 3 buttons auto generate autoswap file new improved custom moulded high quality c64cc128c128d vic20 style case with logo. The commodore 1541 disk drive is unlike anything youll ever see in. Unless you have a ton of original floppies that you want to use with your retro machine, theres just not a very good reason to hassle with real floppies and youre better off with a drive emulator. C64 mass storage, sd2iec when it comes to adding a modern storage solution to the commodore 64, you have a couple of options. The commodore computer still only behaves as it would talking to a regular commodore 1541 diskdrive. Mouse over image to zoom c64cstyle sd2ieccommodore1541diskdriveemulator sdcardreaderc64c128vic c64cstyle sd2iec commodore 1541 disk driv. Raspberry pibased 1541 disk drive emulator for commodore computers. Pi1541 raspberry pi 3b commodore 1541 disk drive emulator. To disassemble a commodore 1541 disk drive to align it, shut down the drive. Then build and deploy the arduino project using the.
The pi1541 emulator being cycleexact is the key to its ability to handle the disk copy protection, which relies on the timing of the 6502 and 6522 microprocessors used in the commodore 1541. Raspberry pi1541 zero hat commodore 64 disk drive emulator. Video games free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Commodore 1541 ii disk drive users guide 1986 commodore. Switch1 selectstart, switch2 move up, switch3 move down, switch4 exit folder and switch5 add disk. Internal fit sd2iec commodore 1541 disk drive emulator sd card reader c64 vic20. Sd2iec provides much of the functionally a 1541 disk drive, supports fast. Of course, there are ways to get around the this sort of thing such as copying the file from the sd2iec to a blank floppy on a c64 disk drive.
May 09, 2018 add some disk images to the pi sd card, and the diminutive computer becomes a drive compatible with many of commodores 8 bit wares, including the much loved commodore 64. Thanks for the tip on nav96, i will get round to putting jiffydos on, probably on my 1541 drive. Fibr is a file browser for the c64 and shows directories of original commodore floppies, sd2iec mmc2iec and mmc64. The 1541 directly followed the commodore 1540 meant for the. Add some disk images to the pi sd card, and the diminutive computer becomes a drive compatible with many of commodore s 8 bit wares, including the much loved commodore. Emulateur sd2iec commodore 64 le grenier informatique. Hello, this is a pi1541 hat for rasberry pi zero, i built the circuit and tested it with a raspberry pi zero, it works fine. I am personally a big fan of the cheap sd2iec mass storage solution that uses an.
It does not emulate the diskette drives completely like the 1541 ultimate ii, but it reads quite a few. Now shipping, pi1541 commodore 1541 disk drive emulator c64. Gotek floppy drive emulator and software for the atari ststemega st. The commodore 1541 disk drive is unlike anything youll ever see in modern computer hardware. Supports jiffydos, geos, final cartridge iii, exos, turbodisk, epyx fastload, speeddisk and dreamload fastloaders. However, these do not provide full 1541 emulation so compatibility with fastloaders etc. Transfer software from pc to commodore 64 via sd cards and a sd2iec reader. That would be an amazing bit of software, as ten dollars in parts. May 31, 2014 an x 1541 cable between c64 and pc with 64hdd or server64 running on the latter is a drive emulator as well, although both are even less compatible than an sd2iec and harder to get working reliably, especially on more recent pc hardware.
Or for anyone who just wants to attach a device to their system for actual use. Sd2iec firmware is available as gnu public license v2 visit. Raspberry pi becomes cycle exact commodore drive emulator. Either buy the hideously good but rather expensive 1541 ultimate. Other hobbyist projects similar to the 1541 ultimate are the 1541 iii and sd2iec.
C64c style sd2iec commodore 1541 disk drive emulator sd card. However, it does work with just about every fast loader cartridge. Its important to understand that the sd2iec is far from a 1541 disk drive even though some vendors make cute 1541 mini cases for them to add to the confusion. May 07, 2018 the commodore 1541 disk drive is unlike anything youll ever see in modern computer hardware. Commodore 64 sd2iec floppy emulator retro domination. The bestknown floppy disk drive for the c64, the 1541 is a singlesided 170 kilobyte drive for 5. It is based on the atmega644 microcontroller from the atmel avr microcontroller family. Commodore 1541 disk drive emulator sd card ocau forums. V1541commander allows you to create and modify d64 disk images for the commodore 1541 floppy drive.
Unfollow commodore 1541 64 disk drive to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The 64hdd is a serial bus and disk drive emulator, developed in 19992010 by nicholas coplin. It is not a true drive emulator so not every disk image out there will work. It 100% emulates the 1541 drive from a bios and cpu hardware level. This video was so helpful as i have some software on diskette that cannot be found in d64 format. About uno2iec, the arduino 1541 emulator wiki and howto github. Our goal is to support the most common cardreader and hard disk interfaces in the future. Pi1541 is a cycleexact commodore 1541 floppy drive.
Gotek floppy drive emulator and software for the commodore amiga. The pi1541 is a 100% accurate emulation of the 6502 and two 6522 vias found inside the commodore 1541 disk drive. The older version of the 1541 is rather large and is heavier than the c64 unit itself. There is a 1541 emulator for the raspberry pi in development which will be easier to use apart from needing a custom. How to play commodore 64 games, demos and applications from sd cards. C64c cream sd2iec commodore 1541 disk drive emulator sd card reader c64 c128 vic. The mmc2iec firmware provides emulation of the commodore 1541 disk drive on the mmc2iec adapter, providing access to a mmc memory card. Others have even had success running the pi0 version on an overclocked original pi1. C64c style sd2iec commodore 1541 disk drive emulator sd. Sd2iec provides much of the functionally a 1541 disk drive, supports fast loaders like jiffydos, final cartridge iii and epyx fastload. The software is free and i have endeavored to make the hardware as.
The sd2iec is a mass storage solution which uses a sd card for data storage i. The sd2iec firmware provides access to an sd card with a commodore doscompatible interface on the sd2iec adapter. The 1541 was the standard floppy disk drive for the commodore 64, with nearly all diskbased software programs released for the computer being distributed in the 1541 compatible floppy disk format. The commodore 1541 also known as the cbm 1541 and vic 1541 is a floppy disk drive which was made by commodore international for the commodore 64 c64, commodore s most popular home computer. They act as a mass storage device, a hard drive as big as the sd card you use. Yo can navigate it and mount d64 images, along with d71, d81 and even dnp cmd hard drive images. Of all the methods of loading stuff into your commodore, tfw8bs sd2iec sd card interfaces are the business. Refine your search for commodore 1541 64 disk drive. The pi1541 is a commodore 1541 disk emulator that can b. C64 sd2iec setup including multi disk games youtube.
It is contained in a case that is about cartridge size and can take any sd card to load in d64 images. Leveraging off the storage potential of the common sd card, the sd2iec contains components allowing it to completely emulate an original commodore 64 floppy drive. Align a commodore 1541 disk drive the silicon underground. To get started on the software side, first build the qt project on the desired platform. There is a 1541 emulator for the raspberry pi in development which will be easier to use apart from needing. Apr 09, 20 how to play commodore 64 games, demos and applications from sd cards. Sd2iec for commodore 64 1541 disk drive emulation sd2iec sd. Sd2iec mode browse mode and commodore 1541 mode emulator mode.
At launch, the 1541 cost almost as much as the commodore 64 it. The zoomfloppy is connected between the windowslinux pc and the 1541 drive. Transfer software from pc to commodore 64 via sd cards and a. An x 1541 cable between c64 and pc with 64hdd or server64 running on the latter is a drive emulator as well, although both are even less compatible than an sd2iec and harder to get working reliably, especially on more recent pc hardware. If the top wont come off, its because you have the data cables plugged in. The commodore 64, also known as the c64n 1 or occasionally cbm 64 or vic64 in sweden,5 is an 8bit home computer introduced in january 1982 by commodore international first shown at. The commodore 1541 also known as the cbm 1541 and vic1541 is a floppy disk drive which was made by commodore international for the commodore 64 c64, commodores most popular home computer. Then build and deploy the arduino project using the latest arduino suite to the arduino target. Pi1541 is a realtime, cycle exact, commodore 1541 disk drive emulator. It is also closer in color to the original beige breadbin c64. Instead, it plays some disk images, most of which can be found by sorting through the search results from this website.
D64 disk images from an sd2iec or equivalent device to a real floppy disk using a 1541 disk drive and also vice. Sd2iec manual how to use the sd2iec on the c64 the. Sd2iec sd card reader for commodore 64,1541 disk drive. Unfollow commodore disk drive 1541 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. May 14, 2014 some later models in commodores 8bit serial disk drive range were improved in some ways, but those have less importance today. Fibr can also display the directories for example, hard disk images from the emulators vice and power64 also casesensitive. This is a 1541 disk drive for the commodore 64 it isnt designed to my knowledge to work with any other computer. Just got a c64 and a sd2iec, and i am totally lost. The sd2iec is a mass storage device using an sdmmc card and interfacing with the iec bus.
Pi1541 commodore 1541 emulator pi zero edition solder kit. This page describes the functionality of the sd2iec firmware. Download cbmfilebrowser and extract all of the content of programs to the. Sd2iec is a cheap way to handle disk image and run some program on a real commodore computer but many games uses custom fastloader software and expects you are using a real 1541 disk drive. If you want to daisy chain the sd2iec behind an existing disk 8 you will want to program the sd2iec to act as drive id 9.
Secondary iec drive for direct access to fat filesystem. Carefully flip the drive back over and remove the top cover. The sd2iec a c64 disk drive companion rf generation. The hardware and the microcontroller sd2iec firmware are available as open. Sd2iec sd drive the sd2iec allows you to save disk images to and sd card. In browse mode, the device works like a sd2iec and the 5 buttons can be used to select specific files using the little oled display on top. Think of the sd2iec as an original hdd controller for c64 or as some other non standard 3rd party mass storage drive.
Call it karma, but you can now use a raspberry pi to emulate a realtime, cycle exact commodore floppy drive. It is not completely compatible with the commodore 64 1541 disk drive. Sd2iec eliminates a 1541 drive and floppy disks at the c64 side by storing images of floppy discs on an sd card. Dec 12, 2016 the commodore computer still only behaves as it would talking to a regular commodore 1541 diskdrive. How to copy c64 disks between sd2iec and real drives youtube.
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