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U64/Ultimate-64(Elite) v1.24 – U2/U2+ v3.6 Aggiornamento Firmware

E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’ultimate-64 / U2+ / U2 di Gideon.

Difference with previous release V1.21 / V1.22 (Initial Elite release)

Changes / Improvements to the U64 FPGA:

  • Added Drive B activity to the possible Case LED outputs.
  • Increased the number of UltiSIDs from two to eight.
  • Fixed Jailbar issue on HDMI output.
  • Fixed a Ledstrip issue that slipped into one of the previous versions.
  • Improved EMC performance.
  • Added Paddle Swap for the U64 Elite.
  • Increased application CPU performance.

Changes to the Ultimate 64 application:

  • Added support for 8-SID configuations.
  • Split the U64 configuration settings for better overview.
  • Added possibility to load / save and reset configuration settings.
  • Added the possibility to have temporary configuration settings.
  • Added choice of which UltiSID causes the LED strip to light up.
  • Added a Visual SID addressing editor.
  • Added detection and real time configuration of FPGASID.
  • Added detection and real time configuration of SwinSid Ultimate.
  • Added detection and real time configuration of ARMSID.
  • Fixed screen title when connecting to the machine through Telnet.
  • Added joyswap to the configuration menu.
  • Option to use Final Cart V1/V2 re-enabled.
  • Upgraded the OS to a newer version.

Unreleased work:

  • Flashing the ESP32 WiFi module from the file browser menu.
  • “Drive C” – software 1581 emulation by Scott Hutter .

Planned work for the upcoming release:

  • Keystrokes to quickly enable / mute audio channels
  • Connection between the ESP32 and the C64
  • A sample project for the ESP32, which can be used for others to port stuff like modem emulation.

Thanks go to Chris, Marty and Wilfred for providing various SID replacements to test with. Thanks to MarkusC64 for reviewing the FPGASID configuration code and providing useful feedback.

Ultimate 2+ Differences with previous release V3.4c

General Usability and Compatibility:

  • Added possibility to load / save and reset configuration settings.
  • Added the possibility to have temporary configuration settings.
  • Improvements to the 6502 CPU for improved 1541 compatibility.

Improvements to SID player:

  • Built-in SID player now supports MUS files as well (including stereo tunes) Music files can be found here: http://www.c64music.co.uk/
  • Added support for toggling screen on/off in Sidplayer with S key.
  • Added support for song length in SID header.
  • Fixed correct SID model selection for SIDFX boards .

Various other bug fixes:

  • Copying a file from a container now restores extension.
  • Fixed issue of copying file from .t64 files.
  • Added ‘Enter’ option for .t64 files.
  • User Interface improvements / fixes.
  • Fixed telnet connection – removing header upon connect (fixes random copy actions)

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1541 Ultimate-II Differences with previous release V3.4c.

General Usability and Compatibility:

  • Added possibility to load / save and reset configuration settings.
  • Added the possibility to have temporary configuration settings.

Improvements to the 6502 CPU for improved 1541 compatibility:

  • Improvements to SID player:
    • Built-in SID player now supports MUS files as well (including stereo tunes) Music files can be found here: http://www.c64music.co.uk/
  • Added support for toggling screen on/off in Sidplayer with S key.
  • Added support for song length in SID header.
  • Fixed correct SID model selection for SIDFX boards.

Various other bug fixes:

  • Copying a file from a container now restores extension.
  • Fixed issue of copying file from .t64 files.
  • Added ‘Enter’ option for .t64 files.
  • User Interface improvements / fixes.
  • Fixed telnet connection – removing header upon connect (fixes random copy actions)
  • Changed default hostname to match target.

Dropped features:

  • Support for the ISO9660 filesystem.
  • The audio variant no longer supports recording TAP files. The dual drive version does.

Download:

source: ultimate64.com

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