Emulator Pi1541-III Disk Drive 1541 for Commodore, White

The device is an emulator for the 1541 disk drive on Raspberry Pi 3B / 3B+.

PCB color: White.

Functionality

Pi1541, using a 32Gb microSD card, allows you to play disk images on Commodore computers such as:

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

Included in the Set

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

Technical Highlights

• Compatibility at its best:
  Nearly 100% compatibility with the original, including support for many fast loaders (even those with copied originals and demo scene wonders). Forget heuristic guessing with SD2IEC – here, the 6502 code operates in full cycle-exact mode, just like in 1982.
• Sci-fi-like operating modes:
  • Start in minimal SD2IEC mode (for browsing PRG and D64 files).
  • After loading a disk image – full 1541/1581 emulation.
  • Reading and writing? No problem, with support for multiple channels and sequential files.
• Classy hardware:
  • Mountable on Raspberry Pi 3B+.
  • PCB with logic level converter (5V CBM → 3.3V Pi).
  • IEC connectors and chain option (possibility of cascading connection with other drives – real or emulated).
  • Version III features a 1.3" OLED display and a rotary encoder for navigation – folder scrolling like on a smartphone, not like a maze with a joystick.
• Media support:
  • Ability to store hundreds of D64 files on an SD card (up to 32GB+).
  • Browsing with Pi keyboard/screen or C64 commands (LOAD "",8", LOAD"",8,1).
  • Saving files? Yes! But remember: it's retro, not cloud – always back up before your cat sits on the card.
• Power and assembly:
  • 5V power supply included in the set.
  • Compact case.

Based on the project:

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

Youtube:

Watch the video on YouTube