Emulator Pi1541-III for Commodore 1541 Disk Drive, White, RPi3A+

The device is an emulator of the 1541 disk drive on Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Functionality

Pi1541 provides the ability to play disk images on Commodore computers using a 32Gb microSD card, such as:

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

Design

The set includes:

• Power cable with USB plug for 5V power supply.
• 5V power supply.
• 32Gb microSD card.
• Serial IEC cable for the disk drive.
• Knob in gold, black, silver, red, or blue, to choose from.

Technical highlights, no fluff:

• Top-notch compatibility:
  Close to 100% original compatibility, including support for many fast loaders (even those with copied originals and demoscene wonders). Forget heuristic guessing of SD2IEC – here, the 6502 code operates in full cycle-exact mode, just like in 1982.
• Sci-fi-like operating modes:
  • Minimal SD2IEC startup (for browsing PRG and D64 files).
  • After loading a disk image – full emulation of 1541/1581.
  • Reading and writing? No problem, with support for multiple channels and sequential files.
• Classy hardware:
  • Mounted on Raspberry Pi 3A+ (version without RJ45 and 3 USB ports compared to Raspberry Pi 3B/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 equipped with a 1.3" OLED display and rotary encoder for navigation – folder scrolling like on a smartphone, not like a joystick maze.
• Media support:
  • Ability to store hundreds of D64 files on an SD card (up to 32GB+).
  • Browsing from the Pi keyboard/screen or C64 commands (LOAD "",8", LOAD"",8,1).
  • Saving files? Yes! But remember: it's retro, not the cloud – always backup before your cat sits on the card.
• Power supply and assembly:
  • 5V power supply included.
  • Compact case.

Based on the project:

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

YouTube:

Watch the video on YouTube