Emulator Pi1541-III, black PCB, without Raspberry

The device is a 1541 disk drive emulator for Raspberry Pi 3A+ / 3B / 3B+. The set is complete, assembled, but without Raspberry!

Included in the package:

• USB-A to 5.5/2.1 jack power cable
• IEC serial cable
• Ready-to-use 32GB micro SD card configured for Raspberry Pi 3A+ / 3B / 3B+

PCB color: black.

Functionality

Pi1541 allows playback of disk images on Commodore computers using a 32GB microSD card, compatible with:

• Commodore 64
• Commodore 128
• Commodore VIC-20
• Commodore 16
• Commodore Plus4

Design

In the set, you will find:

• Power cable with USB plug for the included 5V power adapter
• 5V power adapter
• IEC serial cable for the disk drive
• Knob in gold, black, silver, red, and blue colors

Technical highlights:

• Top-notch compatibility: Nearly 100% compatibility with the original, including support for many fast loaders. Forget heuristic guesswork with SD2IEC – here, the 6502 code runs in full cycle-exact mode, just like in 1982.
• Sci-fi work modes:
  • Minimal SD2IEC startup mode (to browse PRG and D64 files)
  • Full 1541/1581 emulation after loading a disk image
  • Reading and writing? No problem, with support for multiple channels and sequential files.
• Classy hardware:
  • Mountable on Raspberry Pi 3A+ / 3B / 3B+ (client-side microcontroller)
  • PCB with logic level converter (5V CBM → 3.3V Pi)
  • IEC connectors and chain option (cascade connection with other drives – real or emulated)
  • Version III features a 1.3" OLED display and rotary encoder for navigation – scrolling folders like a smartphone, not like a joystick maze.
• Media support:
  • Store hundreds of D64 files on an SD card (up to 32GB+)
  • Browse with Pi keyboard/screen or C64 commands (LOAD "",8", LOAD"",8,1)
  • File saving? Yes! But remember: this is retro, not the cloud – always back up before your cat sits on the card.
• Power and assembly:
  • 5V power from the included adapter
  • Compact casing

Based on the project:

https://github.com/tebl/C64-Pi1541-III

YouTube:

Watch the video on YouTube