Emulator Pi1541-III Disk Drive 1541 for Commodore, Epyx Fastload, White

The device is a 1541 disk drive emulator for Raspberry Pi 3B / 3B+.

Functionality

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

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

Package Contents

You will find in the set:

• Power cable with USB plug for a 5V USB power adapter.
• 32Gb microSD card.
• Serial IEC cable for the disk drive.
• Epyx Fastload cartridge with a reset button (button colors available: white, red, green, yellow, blue).
  The cartridge speeds up disk operations by up to 8 times.
• Knob in gold, black, silver, red, and blue colors, to choose from.

Technical Highlights:

• Compatibility at its best:
  Almost 100% compatibility with the original, including support for many fast loaders (even those with copied originals and demo scene wonders). Forget SD2IEC's heuristic guessing – here, the 6502 code works in full cycle-exact mode, just like in 1982.
• Operating modes like sci-fi:
  • Minimal SD2IEC mode (to browse 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.
• Top-notch hardware:
  • Mounted on Raspberry Pi 3B+.
  • 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 equipped with a 1.3" OLED display and rotary encoder for navigation – scrolling folders like on a smartphone, not like a maze with a joystick.
• Media support:
  • 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).
  • Saving files? Yes! But remember: it's retro, not cloud – always back up before your cat sits on the card.
• Power and assembly:
  • Powered by a 5V adapter included in the set.
  • Compact housing.

Based on the project:

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

YouTube:

Watch the video on YouTube