Emulator Pi1541-III, white PCB, without Raspberry, complete with 32 Gb micro SD card

The device is a 1541 disk drive emulator for Raspberry Pi 3A+ / 3B / 3B+. The set is complete and assembled, 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+.

The PCB color is white.

Functionality

Pi1541 allows, via the 32Gb microSD card, the playback of disk images on Commodore computers such as:

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

Design

The set includes:

• Power cable with USB plug for the included 5V power supply.
• 5V power supply.
• 32Gb micro SD card.
• Serial IEC cable for the disk drive.
• Knob available in gold, black, silver, red, and blue colors.

Technical highlights without fluff:

• Top-notch compatibility:
  Nearly 100% compatibility with the original, including support for many fast loaders (even those with copied originals and demoscene wonders). Forget about heuristic guessing of SD2IEC – here the 6502 code operates in full cycle-exact mode, just like in 1982.
• Sci-fi-like operation modes:
  • Minimal SD2IEC mode on startup (for browsing 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 3B+.
  • PCB with logic level converter (5V CBM → 3.3V Pi).
  • IEC connectors and chain option (cascading connection with other drives – real or emulated).
  • Version III equipped with a 1.3" OLED display and rotary encoder for navigation – scroll through folders like on a smartphone, not like in a joystick maze.
• Media handling:
  • Ability to store hundreds of D64 files on an SD card (up to 32GB+).
  • Browse via Pi keyboard/screen or C64 commands (LOAD "",8", LOAD"",8,1).
  • File saving? Yes! But remember: it's retro, not the cloud – always back up before your cat sits on the card.
• Power and assembly:
  • 5V power from the included power supply.
  • Compact casing.

Based on the project:

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

YouTube:

Watch the video on YouTube