Jean-François DEL NERO (la persona che sta dietro lo sviluppo dell’emulatore Floppy HxC SD) ha recentemente rilasciato una versione del firmware HxC compatibile con il chip STM32 utilizzato nel Floppy Drive Gotek.

Questo significa che possiamo godere di quasi tutte le features che il firmware HxC supporta anche per l’economico Floppy Drive Gotek.

Il bootloader per convertire il floppy drive Gotek in HxC compatibile va acquistato sul sito di HXC 2001 inviando un’email a Jean-François DEL NERO. Il prezzo del bootloader e’ di 10 euro una tantum per ogni Gotek che si vuole aggiornare/convertire. Gli aggiornamenti successivi del software sono gratuti e possono essere fatti da chiavetta USB.

The HXC Usb (Gotek) firmware supports: + many more….

USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Floppy Emulator Firmware v3.4.4.6a -> v3.4.16.4a cumulative changelog:

• v3.4.16.2a regression fix : Fix file selector issue on fast Amiga machines (>= A1200).
• CPC DSK : Fix ZX spectrum “Rolling Thunder” protection support (and this probably also fix others games).
• RAW files : Stream unformatted track when trying to read above the image max track.
• Custom firmware page : Fix an internal memory alignment issue with some particular settings.
• New custom firmware page options : HFE blind write mode support. (Don’t check/ignore sync words) – GCR encoding method write mode support.
• Stream encoder : Amiga demo “Eon by The Black Lotus” random crashes fixed.
• OSD : Atari ST High resolution (Horizontal refresh rate : 35.8KHz) : Fix horizontal front porch delay.
• STARTUPA.HFE power up auto select : Fix v3.4.11.1a regression.
• Last selected file image auto load : Restore the file browser folder position.
• New custom firmware page option : Bitrate override.
• Version code / splash screen : Now shows you if you are using the QuickDisk firmware variant or not.
• Quickdisk : 64 bytes (“Very short”) Read emulation pipeline buffer size option added to the custom firmware page.
• USB stick browser Fix : “No file image found !” printed when no folder and no floppy image are found on the usb stick.
• Roland machines : w30,s50,s33,s55 files direct support added.
• E-mu ESI / EOS : img,ima,dsk files direct support added.
• New system family raw file support : E-mu ESI / EOS. (7 digits display menu entry -> 01B)
• Autoboot/file selector : Old style HxC config files support fixed. (long names issue)
• QD support : Support malformed third-party QD files.
• OSD : Optimizations.
• Custom firmware page OSD options simplified – New resolutions selections : 20×24 and 40×24 characters for PAL/NTSC or 640×480 VGA display types.
• OSD : Default OSD size increased to 21×2 characters.
• OSD : New embedded OSD file selector in full screen mode (21×24 characters).
• OSD : Faster scroll text.
• OSD : Config menu -> The OSD screen position can now be set in the settings menu. (press both buttons to enter the menu)
• Autoboot File selector mode : Fix long name issue regression.
• QuickDisk support : Better ready timings.
• QuickDisk support : Support Roland /RY signal behavior. (Firmware QuickDisk\HxCFEUSB_V3_4_7_11a_Roland_QuickDisk.UPD)
• QuickDisk support : Fix MB87013 based QD machines support (Akai S700/x7000, Roland…) -> Now support the special MB87013 sync method.
• New custom firmware page option : Ignore/disable /SIDE1 input.
• QuickDisk support : Fix the /Reset input behavior : The /Reset input doesn’t stop the motor if this /Motor-on is asserted but always clear the ready signal.
• New direct raw format support : BAS Embroidery machines format (*.IMG,*.DSK) (System Family menu : “BAS” / 7 digits display menu entry -> 01A )

This is only a little part of the changelog. The original one is very long and you can read it here. (instruction manual here)

The HxC Floppy Emulator Firmware Customization page: https://hxc2001.com/custom_fw/

Download: USB Stick STM32 (Gotek) HxC Firmware v3.4.16.4a (756)

source: hxc2001.com