E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate II di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware e’ compatibile solo con la versione della cartuccia 1541 Ultimate II (nuovo fpga).
Version 2.6h includes some new features and fixes:
- Timing fixed for C64C
- Newer version of built-in MOD player.
- Bug fixes regarding USB stick removal.
- Enhancements under the hood for networking support. Network support will be enabled later, is not part of this version!
Release notes:
- Version 2.6h contains some small fixes on top of 2.6d. This build is a DUAL DRIVE version with NO SID emulation.
Download: 1541 Ultimate II Firmware v2.6h (1369)
source: 1541ultimate.net
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E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate II di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona solo con la versione della cartuccia 1541 Ultimate II (nuovo fpga).
Version 2.6d includes some new features and fixes:
- FIXED: Ultimax mode forced now correctly implemented (solves issue with freeze and DMA load)
- FIXED: Updater now works on C128… (not all C128 issues are fixed)
- ADDED: Programmable cartrige emulation timing.
- IMPROVED: Some drive emulation enhancements.
Release notes:
- This version does *not* include SID, but it does include the Ultimate Audio module. Different builds may become available upon request.
- The internal copier is still in beta. It has been tested with some of my drives, but there might be drives out there that won’t work. Make sure you have an IEC link from the Ultimate to a real drive to use this function. (No need to have a link to the computer.) There is still no retry mechanism; sectors that failed to read correctly will not be re-read.
- The Kernal replacement function is critical when it comes to timing. Tested on two machines only. Might not work on all C128.
Download: 1541 Ultimate II Firmware v2.6d (1246)
source: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate II di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona solo con la versione della cartuccia 1541 Ultimate II (nuovo fpga).
Version 2.6c includes some new features and fixes:
- NEW: Disk Copier from real drives to .D64 images.
- NEW: Command Interface.
- NEW: Ultimate-II DOS V1.0 (command target)
- NEW: Kernal replacement function.
- FIXED: TAP file recorder failed miserably on high latency write devices. Rewritten; should work better now.
- FIXED: Drive data timing has improved. Timing is now dependent on the data track itself, not on the speed setting of the VIA. This fixes some protected titles in G64 format.
- FIXED: USB stick present on boot time caused the Ultimate-II to crash when loading a file from SD at initialisation time (kernal rom / drive rom)
- FIXED: Starting a program with RUN sometimes caused the ultimate to become unresponsive when freezing afterwards.
- FIXED: Now reads USB sticks with FAT16 format, but without partition table.
Release notes:
- This version does *not* include SID, but it does include the Ultimate Audio module. Different builds may become available upon request.
- The internal copier is still in beta. It has been tested with some of my drives, but there might be drives out there that won’t work. Make sure you have an IEC link from the Ultimate to a real drive to use this function. (No need to have a link to the computer.) There is still no retry mechanism; sectors that failed to read correctly will not be re-read.
- The Kernal replacement function is critical when it comes to timing. Tested on two machines only. Might not work on C128.
Download: 1541 Ultimate II Firmware v2.6c (1176)
source: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate II di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona solo con la versione della cartuccia 1541 Ultimate II (nuovo fpga).
Version 2.5 includes some new features:
- File viewer.
- Selectable colors in user interface.
This version also includes some fixes for nasty memory allocation bugs that existed when using USB sticks. Removal of a USB device is now at least a lot safer. Also, some file system bugs were fixed.
Version 2.5+ includes some new features:
The ‘plus’ version of 2.5 including a special 7-voice audio engine. This version is based on the same 2.5 with the bugfixes and a special FPGA build can it only supports ONE floppy drive, in favor of extra audio functionality.
Download:
source: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate II di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona solo con la versione della cartuccia 1541 Ultimate II (nuovo fpga).
New features:
The ‘Ultimate Audio’ feature is a new feature for the 1541 Ultimate-II module. It implements multi- channel audio sample playback support from REU memory, and is an exciting addition to the possibilities this cartridge offers.
Download:
source: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona solo con la versione della cartuccia 1541 Ultimate II e risolve alcuni gravi problemi durante l’aggiornamento del firmware.
Version 2.4c includes the fixes that TLR made to the firmware, and adds the following features:
- Extra checks added in the update program: Verify after flashing the pages and checking checksum of loaded files.
Download: 1541 Ultimate II Firmware v2.4c (1416)
source: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona con tutte e due le versioni della cartuccia Ultimate 1541.
Version 2.4a includes the fixes that TLR made to the firmware, and adds the following features:
- Bitfiles don’t need (and can’t) be flashed on a 250E… (fix for MK1)
- Version updated to AC for MK1 as well (otherwise the software will annoy you until you die!)
- Cartridge list shortened. This avoids crash on cart change in config.
Download:
source: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona con tutte e due le versioni della cartuccia Ultimate 1541.
Version 2.4 includes the fixes that TLR made to the firmare, and adds the following features:
- CRT load (just by selecting the file, not on boot time)
- EasyFlash support (reading only, writing is not needed IMHO)
- Flashing and running custom FPGAs (Ultimate-II only), especially for those who want to do FPGA development without JTAG cable. FPGA bitfile will be flashed into the spare area of the Flash memory device, and the FPGA is booted from there. So there is no risk of bricking your device. (Flashing needs to be done for every boot still, optimizations will follow.)
For the rest, a lot of work has been done ‘under the hood’; especially in preparation of a native command interface to control the Ultimate from I/O space. But since this is not yet ready, it’s not included (=not enabled) in the 2.4 firmware.
Download:
source: 1541ultimate.net
Non sono passate neanche 6 ore dall’uscita ufficiale del nuovo Firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate di Gideon che Daniel Kahlin (tlr) ha rilasciato il suo nuovo aggiormamento (non ufficiale).
Le novita’ e i fix sono gli stessi dei firmware custom precedenti e vi consigliamo di leggere l’History qui di seguito.
Full History:
- Rebased to the 2.3 release. (svn r88)
- Rebased to the 2.2 release. (svn r71)
- Added GPL 3.0 license as stated by Gideon in the 1541 Ultimate-II (Fixes Bug 110 “License file (GPL) missing in source repository.”)
- Fixed filename length in print out during DMA loading.
- Added “Real Run” for files inside .d64 files which mounts, loads and runs using the BASIC prompt.
- Added “Run Tape” for .tap files which mounts tap and does LOAD/RUN using the BASIC prompt.
- Added “Run Disk” for .d64 and .g64 files which mounts, loads and runs “*” using the BASIC prompt.
- Added detection of cyclic links in .d64 directories and files. (Fixes Bug 94 “Hang when entering diskimage.”)
- Added sanity check of sector links in .d64 directories and files.
- Search until end of directory, even when hitting files with t=0. (Fixes Bug 98 “No dir listing with DEL file linked to T0, S0.”)
- Based on the 2.1 release. (svn r65)
- RUN/LOAD/mount has been reworked to hopefully be more clean. (Fixes Bug 109 “CLR/HOME ctrl code sometimes visible on running file from browser.”)
- Made DMA loading simulate the look of normal loading.
- Corrected mixup of disk id. (Fixes Bug 79 “id1 & id2 mixed in disk_image.cc (Skate or Die disk/sector id bug)”)
- Cherry-picked fix for SDCard rename from trunk. (svn r66) (Fixes Bug 105 “Renaming SDCard via U-Menu corrupts root directory.”)
- Submenues can now be exited using CRSR-left in addition to R/S. (Implements Wish 77 “Exit submenu using CRSR-left in file browser.”)
Download: 1541 Ultimate II Unofficial firmware v2.3 (tlr) (1288)
source: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona con tutte e due le versioni della cartuccia Ultimate 1541.
Major improvement in latest release:
- REU fixed.
- Timing module for cartridge slot simplified to make things work on an SX-64.
- D64 listing corrected for some non-conformant files.
- Most audio options disabled for Ultimate-I.
- A lot of small things modified under the hood (not yet visible as feature for the user.)
- Some testing done on both Ultimate-I as well as Ultimate-II.
Download: 1541 Ultimate II Firmware (1101)
Download: 1541 Ultimate I (Plus) Firmware (1060)
source: 1541ultimate.net
Autopsy:
Note: Possego due versioni di questa periferica; 1541 Ultimate-I e 1541 Ultimate-II , le differenze tra le due versioni sono veramente molte, ne cito alcune.
- Firmware totalmente riscritto da zero.
- Emulazione SID tramite jack da 3.5mm (6581/8580/Stereo)
- Possibilita’ di utilizzare chiavette USB come supporto di massa.
- Una bella e resistente Cover.
- Realtime Clock.
- Emulazione del registratore a cassette.
- …e molto altro ancora.
L’Ultimate 1541-II è una periferica progettata da Gideon Zweijtzer per il Commodore 64.
Questa fantastica periferica emula i chip che sono all’interno del Commodore Floppy Drive 1541 (compreso il suono della testina e motore), dunque posso dire che e’ 100% compatibile con Tutto il parco software disponibile per Commodore 64.
La cartuccia 1541 Ultimate-II utilizza una comune Micro SD Card o Chiavetta USB come supporto di massa per memorizzare quanti più file .d64, PRG si desidera. Una volta inserita nell’apposito slot alloggiato sulla cartuccia è possibile accedere ad una lista interminabile di titoli pronti per essere lanciati.
In termini di paragone la periferica 1541 Ultimate-II risulta di gran lunga più affidabile e precisa rispetto ad altre periferiche simili e più economiche quali SD2IEC o 1541-III, giustificando però la diversa spesa con la capacità di emulare la periferica originale.
source: 1541ultimate.net ready64.it
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware v2.1 per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate II di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona Solo con l’interfaccia Ultimate 1541 II. La versione del Firmware per l’interfaccia Ultimate-I verra’ rilasciata nei prossimi giorni.
Major improvement in latest release:
- MAJOR bug fix: Updater caused to unit to fail when “Force update” was selected on the first batch Black boards (with Atmel Flash)…
- Updater updated: Now possible to clear all configuration pages in flash.
- Issue fixed with configuration of objects that did not have a config page yet (write/effectuate decoupled).
- Issue fixed with re-freezing into an empty D64 (or file with headers but no items); caused a blank screen.
- Version number of FPGA increased [to $A6], because REU was fixed. (See previous commit).
- Simulation environment set up for REU.
- REU verify bug fixed. More testcases to be added.
- …/target/simulation/sim/$ make reu_tc_1.gui will start ModelSim with the REU testcase.
- Missing simulation package added.
- SdCard cannot be renamed, of course… fixed…
- Build of MK1 firmware fixed, using the 250E FPGA.
- Makefile changed to output a warning when ISE locations from the project is used, instead of your own.
- Tested on ‘clean’ system with Xilinx ISE 13.1 installed.
- Missing file added: sid_mapper.vhd. Why did nobody notice this? :D
download: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware v2.1 per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate II di Gideon. Questa versione del firmware funziona Solo con l’interfaccia Ultimate 1541 II.
Major improvement in latest release:
- Config menu is now ‘hot’, meaning that all settings that can be applied when exiting the menu will be applied immediately without reboot.
- Audio options added.
- Stereo SID emulation added.
- Initial support for domark cartridges added; not yet tested (and no support from the menu in this release).
- Improvements made in file system handling.. (It’s not ‘clean’ yet, but delete and rename now work)
- Issue solved that caused errors when more than one cluster was used for a directory.
- Bug fixed that caused a crash when partition list was skipped.
- Some additional testing with SID support.
- Created module for selecting audio options in the Ultimate configuration menu. Address for second SID now configurable.
- Some experiments done with EM1010 USB to Ethernet module. The module doesn’t comply with the USB philosophy of interrupts.. it *always* gives an interrupt every poll.. (wrong!) But nevertheless, managed to send a DHCP discover and receive a reply from the router. :) (not yet functional in this release)
- Command Interface created and handler set up for testing VHDL. (not yet functional in this release)
- Cartridge Logic restructured to make it a little more plug and go.
- Reading of ISO9660 added (both as .iso file, as well as from external USB CD-ROM..)
- Partition list skipped when there is just one.
download: 1541ultimate.net
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware v2.0RCA per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate I / II di Gideon.
Questa versione del Firmware e’ anche disponibile per l’interfaccia 1541 Ultimate I dove i fix e le nuove implementazioni sono solo per l’MK1 (niente RTC, emulazione TAP, usb …).
Questo è un aggiornamento molto importante! Tutte le versioni del firmware precedenti a questa avevano problemi con la scrittura di dati nelle immagini D64.
Le copie che avete fatto con le versioni del firmware 2.0RCx potrebbero risultare danneggiate!
Ecco L’elenco Delle Novità E Dei Miglioramenti:
- Added: Small step made to supporting block sizes other than 512 bytes (for CDROM, which I want to support soon!)
- Added: Update changed to flash all roms too…
- Added: Boot FPGA definitions added for booting with Winbond Flash.
- Added: USB hub support (high speed devices only!)
- Added: C64 reset included in 1541 reset (optional)
- Added: Option to save current disk as D64 or G64.
- Added: Option to create formatted G64.
- Added: Progress bars in user interface.
- Added: Stop option added to tape playback.
- Added: Initial attempt to implement creating of G64 files.
Prosegui la lettura…
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