Two new mounting system for the optional RGB controllable 24 LED light strip for inside the 64c case.
Angled mount version:
This mounting design attaches to the top of the metal shield surrounding the cartridge port. Its angle allows the light of the RGB LEDs to exit through the ventilation slots of the C64c case.
Keyboard mount version:
This mounting design attaches to the back lip of the keyboard through existing factory holes using black oxide screws and heatsets. It is a two piece system with a left and right component.
Like the previous version, the RGB LED light comes out through the ventilation slots of the C64c case.
Note:
This version is not fully compatible with my keyboard mount that i’m using on the left side. I had to remove with the hacksaw a piece of plastic to solve the problem. (see photo)
Gallery:
source: corei64.com
A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 / U2+ by Gideon is released.
Difference with previous release V1.24 / V3.6:
- This is the factory image of the latest production, with support for 1.4 board revision.
- Support for Super Games cartridge.
- Fixed KCS cart at boot time.
- Swapped audio channels, thanks Siegried.
- Improved cartridge timing which corrects the ARMSID detection.
Download:
source: ultimate64.com github.com
A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 / U2+ / U2 by Gideon is released.
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
What can I do with this?
With the new Ultimate 64 firmware (>=1.1c) there is an option to receive video frames & audio over a network connection at 50fps.
You can use this tool to capture those frames into an image, audio or video file.
Changelog v1.1a (21/07/2019):
Download: U64 Streamer v1.2 (705)
source: u64streamer
What can I do with this?
With the new Ultimate 64 firmware (>=1.1c) there is an option to receive video frames & audio over a network connection at 50fps.
You can use this tool to capture those frames into an image or video file.
Changelog v1.1a (07/07/2019):
- Fixed settings window issue’s
- Check on valid IP address, and issue with remote start checks.
- GUI changes.
- Added visuals to start stream and video recorder button.
- Fixed window position for about and settings window.
- Added button icons.
- Stream statistics.
- Optimized code.
Download: U64 Streamer v1.1a (672)
source: u64streamer
What can I do with this?
With the new Ultimate 64 firmware (>=1.1c) there is an option to receive video frames & audio over a network connection at 50fps.
You can use this tool to capture those frames into an image or video file.
Changelog v1.1 (02/07/2019):
- First official release.
- Various fixes, bug reports i received from users.
- Video capture: release of file handle.
- Focus / minimize window / restore window problems.
- Optimized stream start/stop functions.
- Embeded menu: removed.
- Floating menu, so menu is always visible but not in video output window.
- Video capture window background set to black, there was a small grey line visible (not nice in OBS).
- Option to start U64 streams remotely.
Download: U64 Streamer v1.1 (586)
source: u64streamer
A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 by Gideon is released.
Differences with previous release V1.20:
- Based on the Ultimate-II+ firmware Version 3.5a.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed UltiSid reset; should zero all registers to silence it.
- Fixed debug register for regression testing.
- Fixed directories that match file type extensions.
Download:
source: ultimate64.com
A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 by Gideon is released.
Differences with previous official release V1.18:
- Based on the Ultimate-II+ firmware Version 3.5
Added features:
- Real time streaming VIC video data over Ethernet
- Real time streaming audio data over Ethernet
- Read more about the streams here: Data Streams documentation
- Added commands on TCP port to enable/disable these streams
- Added commands to enable/disable emulated drives, over UCI
- Added possibility to write to D64 images from the menu (e.g. copy PRG files into it).
- Added DE00 and DF00 ranges as possible options for SID socket decodes
- Printer emulation now supports color!
Improvements to VIC:
- Sprite collision timing solved
- Sprite to background collision problem solved
- Sprite expansion timing corrected, also in combination with multicolor
- Sprite retriggering fixed
- Border color change timing one adjusted by one pixel
- Various improvements to pass emufuxx0r tests. (incl. 50-pixel wide sprites)
- Fixed loading sprite data when VIC is read AEC=1
- Sprite timing fixed for NTSC
Improvements to CPU:
- ANE (B) made to work.
- Implemented SHA, SHS, SHX, SHY and LAX #imm
- CPU PIO register floating inputs fixed.
SID improvements:
- Improvements to ADSR envelope generator (fixes missing notes in e.g. Hawkeye 2018)
- More realistic values for SID filter resonance
- Added volume control for the SID digis
- LowPass boost in sid mixer.
- Improved anti-aliasing on resample filter in PAL mode
- Improvements on 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
Other machine fixes:
Other bug fixes:
- Another bug in the network stack that caused stack corruption and random crash
- 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
Thanks to:
- David Horrocks for very useful input about VIC sprite handling and custom test programs
- Rene Garcia for this addition of color to the printer emulation
- Wilfred Bos for his improvements to the SID (and now MUS) player
- Scott Hutter for added UCI commands
- Martijn Wieland for his U64_Streamer PC application
- Chris Verheijen for his critical ear on UltiSID.
Download:
source: ultimate64.com
A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 by Gideon is released.
Differences with previous official release V1.10:
- Based on the Ultimate-II+ firmware Version 3.4c
- NTSC mode has been fixed, from 262 lines to 263 lines per frame.
- SID autoconfig: If there is just one SID, give it the full address range.
- Speaker volume setting added for U64.
- Various fixes in the VIC sprite generator. This fixes many demos.
- Preparations added for Elite version of the U64 board.
- Adjusted analog colors, thanks to Matt Barszcz.
- Fixed sprite collision register timing.
- Fixed line 137 to 000 rollover. This fixes Lunatico three layer scroller
- Added LED controls for the two Case LEDs
- Fixed tape record to tap file.
- Fixed various CIA issues. This fixed the Expert Cart unfreeze problem. Thanks to David Horrocks
- Refined IRQ timing of the 6502 CPU core.
- Added AC generator to support UserPort cable
- Fixed the order of Flash images, to make SS5 NTSC and TAR NTSC work.
- Fixed RES bit in $D016, should be writable. Thanks to David Horrocks.
Changes to the application, 3.4c, compared to previous 3.4:
- Fixing homedirectory function. Added possibility to use wildcards.
- Fixed file extensions. Makes songlengths load again.
- Significant improvements to the Software IEC module.
- Updates to SID player:
- Implemented pause feature (using space bar)
- Pause will now also mute 2nd and 3rd SID chip.
- Fixed SID version check and SID header relocation.
- Fixed display issue when SID model or clock is unknown.
- Updated version of player and copyright year.
Download:
source: ultimate64.com
A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 / U2+ / U2 by Gideon is released.
U64 – Differences with previous official release V1.0B:
- Based on Ultimate-II+ firmware Version 3.4
- NTSC mode has been added. The switch can be found in the U64 Specific Settings menu
- Added rudimentary support for USB Floppy disks (not completely done yet; as removal of floppy is not yet detected)
- USB problems with low/full speed devices fixed; no more bus hang-ups in these cases. (No full HID support just yet..)
- VIC collision problem fixed.
- Improved 1541 compatibility; weak bit areas and floppy speed zones are now properly supported.
- LED Strip support.
- Various improvements ‘under the hood’
U2+ – Differences with previous official release V3.3a:
- Added rudimentary support for USB Floppy disks (not completely done yet; as removal of floppy is not yet detected)
- USB problems with low/full speed devices fixed; no more bus hang-ups in these cases. (No full HID support just yet..)
- Improved 1541 compatibility; weak bit areas and floppy speed zones are now properly supported.
- Various improvements ‘under the hood’
U2 – Differences with previous official release V3.2:
- The USB2LAN problem is now fixed. This bug took me over 50 hours to find and fix.
- Improved 1541 compatibility; weak bit areas and floppy speed zones are now properly supported.
- All other under the hood fixes that were done for U2+ and U64 that apply for U2 are backported to the U2 as well.
Download:
source: ultimate64.com
The RGB LED strip (APA102C) is a feature that has been added since the firmware version V1.0D, this version will be released very soon.
In the photos you can see two different Keyboard Mount Set and Accessories, in the first 7 photos (Transparent case) i have used the KIT sold by PixelWizard.eu and in the following 10 photos (SX-64 style case) i have used the kit sold by corei64.com
Both KITs do their job and integrate perfectly with the case.
Just a note, but it was my error, i didn’t read the description written on the site, the kit sold by corei64.com is not compatibile with the U64 motherboards v1.0 because there is a keyboard adapter, i solved quite easily by cutting a piece of plastic of the right side keyboard support.
The two ULTIMATE 64 custom stickers with their S/N and the SX-64 Style C64C Case are on sale on PixelWizard.eu.
The transparent C64C case is no longer available and comes from an old campaign on Kickstarter.
Gallery:
Video:
A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 by Gideon is released.
Differences with previous official release V1.06:
- SID has been improved quite a bit:
- The internal SID is now consistently referenced as “UltiSID”, to avoid confusion with other SID products.
- Various bugs, like the phase of the filters, and the routing of Voice 3 when the VOICE3OFF bit was set have been corrected.
- A number of SID filter curves have now been implemented and can now be chosen from the configuration menu.
- The resonance can be changed to two different settings.
- Combined waveforms can now be selected between 6581 and 8580.
- Internal bus charge in the SID is now emulated.
- The 6502 core has been improved. All ‘stable’ illegal instructions are now fully operational:
- SLO $07 $17 $03 $13 $0F $1F $1B
- RLA $27 $37 $23 $33 $2F $3F $3B
- SRE $47 $57 $43 $53 $4F $5F $5B
- RRA $67 $77 $63 $73 $6F $7F $7B
- SAX $87 $97 $83 $8F
- LAX $A7 $B7 $A3 $B3 $AF
- DCP $C7 $D7 $C3 $D3 $CF $DF $DB
- ISC $E7 $F7 $E3 $F3 $EF $FF $FB
- ANC $0B
- ANC $2B
- ALR $4B
- ARR $6B (including decimal mode!)
- SBX $CB
- SBC $EB
- LAS $BB
- LAX $AB is stable with constant 00.
- U64 settings are now restored when the machine resets. This resets the SID settings after using Auto Config + internal SID player.
Download:
source: ultimate64.com
A new version of the firmware for the Ultimate-64 / Ultimate 1541 II / Ultimate 1541 II+ by Gideon and some enhancements by Markus is released.
Changelog of Ultimate-64 / 1541 Ultimate 2+ by Gideon
- NEW: Audio Mixer
- 1541 Ultimate II+ only:
- 1541 Ultimate II and II+ only:
- Can now be used in Ultimate 64
- Ultimate 64 only:
- SpeedDOS Parallel Cable (needs e.g. DolpinDOS roms)
- Interface type: Ultimate Menu picture overlay (HDMI-only)
- USB keyboard support. Like earlier firmware, press scroll/lock to enter/exit the Ultimate menu.
- Replacement of Charrom and BASIC.
- Display *.64 files as a directory via FTP:
- Every chosen FTP username enables this feature (*.d64 are shown as directory AND as *.d64 files)
- The username “d64″ deactivates the listing of *.d64 files (*.d64 are only shown as directory)
- The username “d642″ disables this feature completely, (*.d64 are only shown as files)
.. and there are many improvements not present in the changelog.
Note for the Ultimate 64:
You will need a kernel, basic and character rom after the upgrade. These roms are not included in the update. These roms are distributed with vice-emu, but you can also find them on zimmermans.net.
For instance, you could use these roms: 901225-01.bin (char), 901226.bin (basic) and 901227-03.bin (kernal). Roms with the .rom extension should also work.
Changelog of Ultimate-64 / 1541 Ultimate 2 / 1541 Ultimate 2+ by Markus
Changes in this release (compared to 3.3):
- You can now flash more alternative kernals and floppy roms (1541 Ultimate II+: 2, Ultimate 64: 3).
- Kernals and floppy roms can be loaded without flashing
- Pressing the following keys while turning on the Ultimate 64 will change the video mode to
- D => DVI
- H => HDMI
- R => RGB
- C => Composite/S-Video
- Fix writing to kernal via TCP Port 64 on Ultimate 64
- Fix Fast Reset on “Original” Kernal on Ultimate 64
Download:
source: ultimate64.com github.com/markusC64
A new version of the firmware for the interface 1541 Ultimate II+ – 1541 Ultimate II and the new C64 Motherboard Ultimate 64 is released.
Changes in this release (compared to 3.2a):
- Fast Reset for C64.
- Improved d64 filesystem.
- Poweroff function for the U64.
- FTP Bugfix.
- Bugfix in Paste function of the file browser.
How to update?
- For the 1541 Ultimate-II:
- Navigate to the unzipped file ‘3.2a_180411+_v1.audio.u2u‘ or ‘3.2a_180411+_v1.dualdrive.u2u‘ and select “Run Update”
- For the 1541 Ultimate-II+:
- Navigate to the ‘3.2a_180411._v1.u2p‘ file, and select “Run Update”.
- For the Ultimate 64:
- Navigate to the ‘3.2a_180411._v1.u64‘ file, and select “Run Update”.
Please note that the Ultimate 64 Firmware is build using a blob containing version 1.02 of the FPGA.
Download: 1541 Ultimate-II / Ultimate-II+ / U64 v3.2a v1 (970)
source: facebook.com github.com
This sticker can be used for the Commodore 64 case but with the new Ultimate 64 card from Gideon installed.
The archive includes the image in .PSD format (PhotoShop Document) and the fonts.
Generate your own Ultimate64 Badge Online: Ultimate64 badge by Marco Van de Meulenhof
Download: Ultimate 64 PSD Serial Sticker & Fonts (991)
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