E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) di tmp.
The AVGCART is a FPGA based multicart for 8bit Atari computers, extensible with SIO and/or ECI/PBI cables.
- supports CAR (cartridge dump) files up to 1MB and most bankswitching types
- supports XEX (executable) files
- supports ATR (floppy image) files (read/write) – support is limited without an optional SIO or ECI/PBI cable due to Atari cartridge port constraints (e.g. SW that uses RAM under OS does not work)
- supports ATX (protected floppy image) files (read-only, SIO cable required)
- supports CAS (cassette) files (SIO cable required)
- supports AVF (video) files
- supports PDM (audio) files
- fast file search, file shortcuts, randomizer and tons of other features
- when used with optional ECI/PBI cable, it can expand ATARI memory to up to 576kB, it can also provide extra 48kB RAM to stock 16kB 600XL machines (some limitations apply)
- firmware upgradeable via SD card (no additional hw needed)
- SIDE2 emulation (compatible with U1MB and SpartaDOS X)
- ability to stack emulated cart with emulated SpartaDOS X cart, together with SIDE2 emulated HDD
- unlike some other products, most of the functionality is running inside the cart and not on the host machine’s CPU which makes it faster and more versatile (it can do stuff in parallel with host machine without having to gain 6502 control and doesn’t require soldering extra internal upgrades like Ultimate 1MB for some basic functionality like ATR emulation or memory expansion)
- compatible with 600XL, 800XL/XE, 65XE, 130XE, XEGS (cartridge shell is too wide for 1200XL, bare pcb will fit, it is also too tall for 800, can be used with cartridge door opened and door switch triggered)
Changelog (v0029):
- Added type 83 (SIC+ 1MB)
- 1MB extmem support for ATR files (PBI/ECI)
- Fix for X in stacked SDX (don’t disable IDE)
- Some search fixes
- XEX loader fix (Getris)
Download:
source: atariage.com
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per la Atari UnoCart 2600 Cartridge di DirtyHairy.
Changelog:
- Fix Survival Island and probably other supercharger games.
Download:
source: github.com/DirtyHairy/UnoCart-2600
Il dispositivo USB Greaseweazle consente di collegare una vecchia unità floppy drive al tuo computer per leggere/scrivere floppy disk (Amiga, Atari, Commodore, Amstrad, Sinclair, PC, macchine CNC, strumenti musicali, ecc. ).
Greaseweazle ti consente il controllo completo dell’unità floppy tramite USB ed è possibile acquisire e analizzare qualsiasi formato del disco: PC, Amiga, Amstrad, PDP-11, strumenti musicali, apparecchiature industriali e altro ancora.
Greaseweazle supporta anche la scrittura di immagini su floppy disk, inclusi quelli comunemente usati per la conservazione online (ADF, IPF, DSK, IMG, HFE, …).
Gallery:
Greaseweazle GITHub Repository: https://github.com/keirf/greaseweazle
GreaseweazleGUI: https://desertsagesolutions.com/greaseweazlegui/
FluxMyFluffyFloppy: https://github.com/FrankieTheFluff/FluxMyFluffyFloppy
Puoi acquistare Greaseweazle V4 su amigastore.eu
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) di tmp.
The AVGCART is a FPGA based multicart for 8bit Atari computers, extensible with SIO and/or ECI/PBI cables.
- supports CAR (cartridge dump) files up to 1MB and most bankswitching types
- supports XEX (executable) files
- supports ATR (floppy image) files (read/write) – support is limited without an optional SIO or ECI/PBI cable due to Atari cartridge port constraints (e.g. SW that uses RAM under OS does not work)
- supports ATX (protected floppy image) files (read-only, SIO cable required)
- supports CAS (cassette) files (SIO cable required)
- supports AVF (video) files
- supports PDM (audio) files
- fast file search, file shortcuts, randomizer and tons of other features
- when used with optional ECI/PBI cable, it can expand ATARI memory to up to 576kB, it can also provide extra 48kB RAM to stock 16kB 600XL machines (some limitations apply)
- firmware upgradeable via SD card (no additional hw needed)
- SIDE2 emulation (compatible with U1MB and SpartaDOS X)
- ability to stack emulated cart with emulated SpartaDOS X cart, together with SIDE2 emulated HDD
- unlike some other products, most of the functionality is running inside the cart and not on the host machine’s CPU which makes it faster and more versatile (it can do stuff in parallel with host machine without having to gain 6502 control and doesn’t require soldering extra internal upgrades like Ultimate 1MB for some basic functionality like ATR emulation or memory expansion)
- compatible with 600XL, 800XL/XE, 65XE, 130XE, XEGS (cartridge shell is too wide for 1200XL, bare pcb will fit, it is also too tall for 800, can be used with cartridge door opened and door switch triggered)
Changelog (v0028):
- Added type 75 (Atarimax 1MB “new”)
- “About” (“?”) extended to show some useful information about current state/config.
- Launching ROM files lets you choose cart type.
- Menu (“CAPS” key)
- Ability to choose bg/fg/border color.
- OS choice (PBI/ECI cable), use included rompack.rpk to flash OS slots.
- Most settings are now saved to a new config file so the old settings will be replaced with defaults.
- Some random bugs fixed, some random bugs added.
Download:
source: atariage.com
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 v3.8.1.2a -> v5.0.0.7a cumulative changelog:
- Another internal interrupts priorities fix : Fix possible read issues with some usb sticks brand/models with HD disk images. (v5.x.x.x regression fix)
- Fix internal interrupts priorities.
- Some optimizations. (OLED I2C Layer, head step irq).
- A new series of Goteks based on the new AT32F435 is now available (PCB “SFRKC30.AT4.35″). This MCU is more powerful than the previous AT32F415 MCU. The AT32F435 has 384KB of RAM ! (This was 32KB for the AT32F415 and 64KB for the STM32F105) The AT32F435 can run at 288MHz ! (This was 150MHz for the AT32F415 and 72MHz for the STM32F105) This hardware revision removes the 32KB memory size challenge introduced by the “SARS-CoV-2″ Goteks (based on the AT32F415). This is definitively more reliable because file system cache can be properly implemented to deal with the USB stick latency. I strongly recommend this new AT32F435 Goteks hardware revision. Regarding the HxC firmware the new v5 version is now compatible with this new core. It still compatible with the STM32 and AT32F415 Goteks.
- Others changes:Artery AT32F415 Gotek now runs at 144MHz ! (the v3 & v4 run this core at 72MHz) Many changes and some fixes in the low level layers.
- The bootloader was updated too and finally gain the OLED screen support.
- The offline firmware installation (activation at hxc2001.com) now supports this new core.
- The online serial installation doesn’t support yet this core. But this will be done next week.
- Fix erroneous “No file image found !” message issue when a dirty CFG file is used on another USB stick.
- QFN32/SFRKC30.AT2 Gotek : Fix v4.2.10.10 regression : init crash due to a race condition.
- QFN32/SFRKC30.AT2 Gotek : Fix possible 7 segments screen issues. Fix possible bus gating issues.
- QFN32/SFRKC30.AT2 Gotek : Low level IO routines optimized : Faster floppy signals update.(Fix possible issues on accelerated Amiga and fast machines)
- By default don’t enable the swap file on MCU with more than 32KB of RAM. Embedded menu added to disable/enable the swap file.
- USB stick reset improved, Check USB stick block size and reject incompatible USB sticks (Fix hardfault crash). Fix possible hardfault crash if the USB stick is removed during the mount process. Bootloader : QFN32 Gotek – Fix possible unwanted update mode selection if the floppy bus is forced in low state at power up.
- Important bug fix in the write support : Fix possible Gotek crash when writing to a high density HFE image. Update strongly recommended to all v4.x.x.x firmwares users (v3.x.x.x firmwares not affected by this issue).
- Fix alternate rotary port support on Artery Gotek with 48 pins AT32.
- AT32 SFR1M44-DU26, SFR720-DU26 (SFRC2D.B Gotek PCB) support added !
- SFRKC30.AT2 PCB Gotek (QFN32 AT32 MCU) support added !
- SFRKC30AT3 PCB Gotek (TQFP48 AT32 MCU + New rotary port) support added !
- Init layer enhanced to support all Gotek variants in a better way.
- Low level layer enhanced to support all Gotek variants in a better way.
- More STM32 and AT32 MCU models supported !
- Amiga and Atari ST File selector updated to support the new v4.x.x.x firmwares series.
- Sound fixed on Artery Goteks.
- New “SWAPMEM.BIN” swap file system implemented to deal with the low RAM memory ARTERY Goteks : Better HFE format and long write operations support (Amiga, E-mu Emulator, Arburg…)
- Bug Fixes !
- Raw *.IMG PC Files : Fix the 40 tracks double sided images support.
- Build-in USB stick init / format function (custom firmware) : If the the 7 segments screen embedded menu is disabled, the format mode can be enabled by the user by just pressing both buttons with no USB stick connected.
- The eject/insert feature can now be disabled on the custom firmware page.
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 (575)
source: hxc2001.com
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) di tmp.
The AVGCART is a FPGA based multicart for 8bit Atari computers, extensible with SIO and/or ECI/PBI cables.
- supports CAR (cartridge dump) files up to 1MB and most bankswitching types
- supports XEX (executable) files
- supports ATR (floppy image) files (read/write) – support is limited without an optional SIO or ECI/PBI cable due to Atari cartridge port constraints (e.g. SW that uses RAM under OS does not work)
- supports ATX (protected floppy image) files (read-only, SIO cable required)
- supports CAS (cassette) files (SIO cable required)
- supports AVF (video) files
- supports PDM (audio) files
- fast file search, file shortcuts, randomizer and tons of other features
- when used with optional ECI/PBI cable, it can expand ATARI memory to up to 576kB, it can also provide extra 48kB RAM to stock 16kB 600XL machines (some limitations apply)
- firmware upgradeable via SD card (no additional hw needed)
- SIDE2 emulation (compatible with U1MB and SpartaDOS X)
- ability to stack emulated cart with emulated SpartaDOS X cart, together with SIDE2 emulated HDD
- unlike some other products, most of the functionality is running inside the cart and not on the host machine’s CPU which makes it faster and more versatile (it can do stuff in parallel with host machine without having to gain 6502 control and doesn’t require soldering extra internal upgrades like Ultimate 1MB for some basic functionality like ATR emulation or memory expansion)
- compatible with 600XL, 800XL/XE, 65XE, 130XE, XEGS (cartridge shell is too wide for 1200XL, bare pcb will fit, it is also too tall for 800, can be used with cartridge door opened and door switch triggered)
Changelog (v0027):
- When used on 16kB 600XL with EXTMEM enabled, it tries to expand it to 64kB base RAM (if enough cart ram is free)
- Changed key autorepeat delay/rate
- Some fixes related to EXTMEM
- EXTMEM tweak (not all SRAM chips are made equal)
Download:
source: atariage.com
Questi sono i risultati ufficiali del Demo party Gubbdata 2022 che si e’ concluso il 3 Luglio 2022. Per maggiori informazioni o aggiornamenti visita il sito CSDB nella sezione Gubbdata 2022.
C64 Demo:
- 1 – The World Is Not Enough – We Need More Scrollers by Bonzai
- 2 – 30 Years by Booze Design
- 3 – Sidelined 2 by Censor Design
- 4 – Lifecycle by Offence, Prosonix
- 5 – Breadbinked by Atlantis, Pretzel Logic
- 6 – Coppernicus by Triad
- 7 – Urbaniac by Mahna Mahna
- 8 – Megademo 7 by Hack n’ Trade
- 9 – Vovve by Rebels
- 10 – Uffelicious by Ancients, Camelot, Pretzel Logic, The Supply Team
- 11 – KaosLike by Hokuto Force
- 12 – Back From The Dead by Babygang
- 13 – Bananasours by Dinasours
- 14 – Fria bad BBS by Judas
- 15 – GubbLIIITCH [46 bytes] by MultiStyle Labs
C64 Music:
- 1 – Pilgrimage to Paradise by Flex
- 2 – Bruce Printscreen by Fegolhuzz
- 3 – Sommargubbe by Lft
- 4 – Hardwood by Stinsen
- 5 – Hot Earwax by MCH
- 6 – Gunnar Ö by Mutetus
- 7 – Liquid Sun by Vincenzo
- Farewell Nova Berg by Xiny6581
- 9 – A Strange Dream by Hein
- 10 – Grass Between Toes by psych858o
- 11 – Singularity by Proton
- 12 – Rising Planet by JCH
- 13 – Lai by The Syndrom
- 14 – The Battle by Nordischsound
- 15 – Italic Disco by Goto80
- 16 – Life! by Moraff
- 18 – Solving 20 Knots by ZZAP69
- 19 – GUBBJÄVEL!!! by DeMOSic
- 20 – Enter VX0 by ZZAP69
C64 Graphics:
- 1 – The Wanderer by Mikael
- 2 – SkyFall by Facet
- 3 – Fear Treatment by The Sarge
- 4 – Lovegun by Sulevi
- Tom Loves GB by The Sarge
- 6 – Uqbarensis by Twoflower
- 7 – Weather Balloons by mwambi
- 8 – Voidsurfer by Archmage
- 9 – Two Minds Frozen by Prowler
- 10 – Friday the 1st by Razorback
- 11 – Jack by Honcho
- 12 – Last Caller by grip
- 13 – Driller Date by christwoballs
- 14 – Mating call by Rail Slave
- 15 – Asteria by Sarahboev
- 16 – In a Lake by Katon
- 17 – Adelle by Katoyama
- 18 – 30 Years Excess by Almighty God
- 19 – GrotesQ by Quiara
- 20 – Das Geweih Wurde Verpfändet by Stabile Altbauten
- 21 – C64 Stripes by Katoyama
- 22 – There Will Never Be A Rainbow by Swistak
WiLD Demo:
- 1 – Sir Arthur Preview by PET SCIIENTISTS
- 4 – Retro SID-Cover Essentials by Finnish Gold, Onslaught
- 5 – Hollandaisesås by Judas
Mixed:
- 2 – Hakan (Eddie Meduza) by Ron/Wolk/makkan (Music)
- 3 – Dra skinnet bakåt by TDM/Icon/Twoflower (Music)
- 4 – Reaktorn läck i Barsebäck by theK (Music)
- 5 – Va’ den grön får du en ny by TDM/Icon/Twoflower (Music)
Mixed Graphics:
- 1 – Salem’s Lot by Triad
- 2 – Octopetscii by Pretzel Logic
- 3 – Midnight Goblins by Atlantis
- 4 – 6502/680×0 Rules! by Triad
- 5 – Drink Responsibly by Worrior1
- 6 – Snack Time by Lft
- 7 – Lockdown Party 2022 by Nah-Kolor
- 8 – Fishmoose by Judas
- 9 – NewMan by Atlantis
- 10 – Abiogenesis by 4gentE
- 11 – Executive by Frida Katarina
- 12 – Brallytrattz by Trazan
- 13 – Genesis Project by Noirot
Mixed Music:
- 1 – (Use Your) Imagination [2sid] by Atlantis
- 2 – Rollin’ with Tha Mouse [fm-yam] by Atlantis, Genesis Project, MultiStyle Labs, Xentax
- 3 – Greatness is a Vision [fm-yam] by Genesis Project, Xentax
Mixed Demo:
- 1 – I the Lamer by Fairlight
Productions released outside compos:
- Digi Organizer v.3 FM by Genesis Project/Xentax (Tool)
- Fart (Graphics)
- GoatTracker V2.76 – Silver Fork V1.0 (Other Platform Tool)
- Gubbatuned by Software of Sweden (Music Collection)
- IceBro Lite V1.0 (Other Platform Tool)
- Money for Nothing (595 Dollars Remix) (Music)
- Sir Arthur Preview +2 by Triad (Crack)
Download: Gubbdata 2022 Full Party stuff (666)
source: gubbdata.se
Questo drive presentava due problemi diversi.
- Il Floppy Drive non si accendeva proprio.
- Il motore girava senza mai fermarsi, indifferentemente se era inserito un Floppy Disk oppure no.
Riparazione:
Il Floppy Drive non poteva funzionare perche’ mancava il FUSIBILE all’interno dell’alimentatore (trasformatore) esterno. :-D
Il secondo problema invece era causato dalla RAM-I/O-Timer (RIOT) 6532 che aveva deciso di smettere di funzionare.
Sostituita la RIOT ed eseguita una buona pulizia e ingrassato alcuni parti meccaniche con grasso siliconico, tutto ha ripreso a funzionare meglio di prima :-D
Galleria della riparazione:
E’ stata rilasciata una nuova versione del firmware per il Mega Blaster 2 di Aidan Lawrence.
Il Mega Blaster 2 di Aidan Lawrence è un lettore hardware di brani musicali di videogiochi (VGM) Sega Genesis/Mega Drive e per riprodurli utilizza i chip audio originali utilizzati dalla console.
Changelog from version v0.1 to 1.28:
- 1.28: This firmware update fixes two things:
- The PSG frequency register now updates when only the low-byte is written to. This is uncommon on VGM files for “real” genesis games, but occasionally occurs on some homebrew tracks, causing the PSG to sound out-of-tune or flat out incorrect. Thank you to @natarii for solving that issue and graciously sharing your solution.
- FM channel muting has been fixed. Previous versions were targeting incorrect key-on registers.
- 1.27: Added a new sync-tone feature.
- For users looking to sync-up individual channel audio streams in their external recording software, this update adds a “Sync-tone” feature that may give you a helping hand.
- When the sync-tone feature is enabled, every unmuted FM and PSG channel will emit three tones on and off, 250ms between each key on/off. Then, 250ms later, the track will start. The YM2612/3438 use FM Channel 6 for PCM samples sent to the DAC, therefore, you can sync the PCM track using Channel 6.
- This update is handy for syncing up oscilloscope videos. You can mute all but one sound chip channel at a time, record your ‘scope video, then do the same for each channel. The sync-tone will help you find the starting point of each stream, even if a particular channel is muted at the start of a soundtrack.
- Pro tip: The PSG’s 3rd square-wave channel and noise channel will interact with one another if they are both un-muted at the same time. If both channels are active when the sync-tone is played, the PSG may sound detuned or inconsistent. It’s recommended to only have either the 3rd square wave channel OR the noise channel un-muted at a time.
- 1.26: Fixed DAC stream playback.
- 1.25: Fixes shuffle RNG.
- Music player used to select the same sequence of songs every time. This patch correctly calls the built-in true random number generator (TRNG) on the microcontroller to generate new random sequences of songs on every boot.
- 1.24: New Feature: Individual channel muting for both FM and PSG courtesy of @renedare
- You can toggle each FM and PSG channel individually by going to the new “Channel Control” menu by scrolling down the Main Menu.
- There, you can toggle each individual channel “ON” and “OFF.”
- If you’ve ever wanted to deconstruct a Genesis soundtrack into it’s constitute instruments, this update is for you!
- This feature is experimental, but works quite well already.
- DAC streams and PCM samples are played out of FM Channel 6.
- 1.23: OPTIONAL
- This firmware allows for SI5351(A) variant clock generators to be used. This new firmware will detect if your unit is using a SI5351 or SI5351A clock generator and will configure it automatically. These devices are functionally identical but have different I2C addresses. There’s no difference in performance between these two parts.
- This change was made to allow for component choice flexibility given the current electronics component shortage occurring as of mid-2021.
- 1.22: Fixed the following bugs:
- Folders with a large number of files incorrectly reported their index, causing strange out-of-order issues while in the “IN_ORDER” playback mode.
- “SHUFFLE_ALL” and “SHUFFLE_DIR” playback modes had a couple of issues regarding file indexing as well, causing the player to overflow it’s random file history list and subsequently pick invalid file indexes when traversing through the random track history.
- Random track history has been extended to 20 tracks; up from 5.
- 1.21: Prevent writing to the OPN2 test registers (0×21 and 0x2C)
- Some broken VGM files will write to these registers and cause huge distortion issues. This is technically an illegal operation and by blocking these writes, a few common broken VGM packs now function correctly, such as:
- Rocket Knight Adventures
- Comix Zone (also has some minor messed up PCM stuff, but that’s in the domain of the VGM author, not my player)
- 1.2:This new patch fixes a bug that prevented sequential folders beginning with the same substring from being opened correctly. Thanks to Bill over at the SdFat project for the help!
- 1.1: The manifest system has been removed in favor of a dynamic system at the expense of a bit more compute time and RAM usage.
- The manifest system was fairly slow and unreliable, especially when the SD card was filled with lots of files.
- You will no longer have to wait at startup for the manifest to build or verify itself.
- I’ve also put in a check for useless meta folders like System Volume Information and .DS_Store
- If these are found on the root directory, the are removed on boot. If these meta files are found after entering a directory, they will be removed after selecting a track. These may still show up in your file menu temporarily, but should go away after a refresh and never appear again unless the SD card is re-written to.
- 1.0: Double-tap the RESET button and drag the firmware.uf2 file onto the “drive” that pops up on your computer to flash!
- 0.1: The very first firmware release! Here’s to the future!
Download: Mega Blaster 2 v1.28 (520)
source: github.com/AidanHockey5/MegaBlaster2 aidanlawrence.com
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) di tmp.
Changelog (v0024):
- PDS/COV/COS files run PDSPLAY/COVPLAY/COSPLAY
- added ability to select (TAB) CAR files
- selected files (ATR, CAS, CAR) don’t have to be in the same directory anymore, selection is cleared only after returning to the selector
- ENTER on ATR/CAS/CAR file will replace the selection so SPACE was added to run with selected files, ignoring current file under cursor
- search now allows navigation during searching and editing search string
- CTRL-L disables item shortcuts and allows starting search by typing instead of ‘/’
- ESC stops search, exiting search requires 2x ESC (to prevent accidental exit when search stops at the same time user tries to stop it)
- disable cart was changed to SHIFT-ESC
- short filenames should finally (hopefully) have proper case
- filenames longer than screen width should be (finally) properly sorted
- type 57 (2kB) fixed
- right cart button will disable cart for carts <= 16kB (to make some CS turbo carts work)
New keys:
- SPACE – run selected files (ignores item under cursor)
- CTRL-L – toggle key shortcuts
Changed keys:
- ESC -> SHIFT-ESC (disable cart and reboot)
Changelog (v0023):
- [ECI] Auto-enable cart menu after reset (CTRL-SHIFT-E to enable, CTRL-E to disable)
- [ECI] Patched OS for ATR emulation is forced as ROM, not just loaded into RAM under ROM, increases compatibility
- [ECI+SIO] When emulating ATR, HSIO patched OS with inverted OPTION (BASIC off) is forced
Changelog (v0022):
- [ECI] EXTMEM support up to 512kB (CTRL-SHIFT-M to enable, CTRL-M to disable)
Download:
source: atariage.com
Il dispositivo mouSTer consente di collegare qualsiasi mouse/joystick/gamepad USB (non con protocollo ps/2) al maggior numero possibile di vecchi computer e console.
Al momento le seguenti piattaforme retrò sono completamente supportate:
- Commodore 64/128/U64 NTSC/PAL
- MEGA65
- Atari ST/STe series
- Atari Falcon
- Atari 65XE/130XE/800XE
- Atari 600XL/800XL
- Atari 5200
- Atari 2600
- Amiga 500/600/1200
- Amiga 1000/2000/3000/4000
…ed ancora altro:
- It works with every mouse (also wireless mouse with dongle) and with every USB Gamepads.
- Config via USB flash drive – INI file + default config.
- Config transfer via USB flash drive.
- Firmware upgrade via USB flash drive (takes 3 seconds, of which 2 seconds is the time the bootloader needs to recognize the flash drive)
- USB Flash drives from 32MB to 32GB.
- Mouse emulation mode defaults – Amiga, Atari ST, joystick/gamepad.
- Emulating Amiga CD32 joypad. (default setting are for Sony DS4).
- Sony DS3 (wired) Pad Support.
- Sony DS4 (wired) Pad Support.
- Sony DS5 (wired) Pad Support.
- Xbox360 (wired) Pad Support.
Supporto futuro con piccole modifiche hardware per le console SEGA ed eventualmente PC XT.
Anche il supporto wireless per i gamepad è in corso, ma potrebbe volerci un po’ di tempo.
Anche il supporto wireless per pad come per Xbox360 con il dongle e molti altri. Siamo aperti anche a suggerimenti.
Gallery:
source: retrohax.net retrohax.net firmware
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 v3.4.16.4a -> v3.8.1.2a cumulative changelog:
- Build-in USB stick init / format function :
- The USB stick can now be formatted/initialized for the “Image-less mode” by the firmware.
- Remove the USB stick, press both buttons to enter the embedded menu and select the sub menu to activate the format mode :
- - 7 digits display “d” menu entry -> Should display “For”
- - OLED display “Format USB Key” menu entry.
- Then insert the USB stick you want to format.
- WARNING : Formatting will erase all data on the USB stick !
- The default built-in image is an HD 1.44MB Floppy disk, but you
- can select another built-in image on the firmware customization
- SFRKC30 / SFR1M44-U100LQD Gotek support enhanced :
- The new rotary port is now supported.
- New explicit U100LQD OLED configuration.
- (Specific binaries for this new Gotek are now provided in the “New_U100LQD_Gotek” folder)
- The detected hardware model can now be read in the embedded menu
- (Sub menu ‘F’ for the 7 digits Gotek and in the “FW/HW version” sub menu for the OLED Goteks).
- Hardware ID definitions :
- 000 : Original STM32F105 Gotek (64KB of RAM)
- 001 : 64 pins ARTERY AT32F415RCT7 on an old STM32 Gotek board (32KB of RAM)
- 002 : 48 pins ARTERY AT32F415CBT7 (New board) (32KB of RAM)
- 003 : 64 pins ARTERY AT32F415RCT7 (New SFRKC30 / SFR1M44-U100LQD Gotek : Native OLED and Rotary support) (32KB of RAM)
- Test firmware updated to support all STM32 and Artery Goteks.
- Some important fixes in the emulation from folder mode
- (Informations about this mode are available on this page : https://hxc2001.com/docs/gotek-floppy-emulator-hxc-firmware/pages/emulation-from-folder.html)
- The emulation from folder mode was broken on ARTERY MCU based Goteks.
- Update recommended for all “emulation from folder mode” users !
- New SFRKC30 Gotek boards support added :
- This new Gotek revision has a new rotary port and will be shipped
- with a rotary switch and an OLED screen directly from the factory
- (No “mod” required anymore)
- Bootloader updated.
- Firmware updated.
- Firmware customization page updated.
- Normal/direct selection mode : File sorting optimized for low memory “Artery” Goteks.
- 1680KB Distribution Media Format (DMF) .IMG support adjusted / fixed.
- Firmware STM32 USB HxCFloppyEmulator v3.7.1.4a for all Artery AND STM Goteks ! ( -> In the “Artery_AT32_Gotek_HxC_Firmware” folder !)
- Update recommended for Artery Goteks users:
- “Normal mode” / Direct stick browsing mode :
- Fix regression with Artery Goteks ! (Crash due to a memory alignment issue)
- Custom firmware page updated
- Build tools updated.
- RAM Memory management enhanced : Detect the RAM size and change/adapt the cache buffers size according to the available memory.
- Compatible with all Goteks (Artery and STM MCU compatible).
- Now support all Artery versions (AT32F415RCT7, AT32F415CBT7…)
- Fixes : EPROM emulation support, Index signal.
- Rotary connections moved to PA13/PA14 (2 pins in the prog header) for the 48 pins MCU version.
- Firmware STM32 USB HxCFloppyEmulator v3.6.1.2a for Artery AT32F415RCT7 Goteks ( -> In the “Artery_AT32_Gotek_HxC_Firmware” folder !)
- Since March/April 2021 we can see some new Gotek variants on the market.
- Due to the electronic components shortage, these new Gotek revisions use different MCUs.
- The STMicroelectronics STM32F105 MCU was replaced by Artery MCUs : AT32F415RCT7, AT32F415CBT7,…
- These MCUs are “mostly” compatible with the previously used STM part but there is an important difference : The RAM size. While the STM32F105 offers 64KB of RAM, these Artery parts have only 32KB of RAM. These changes imply modifications in the firmware.
- A first HxC Firmware compatible with the AT32F415RCT7 MCU can be found in the Artery_AT32_Gotek_HxC_Firmware folder.
- The bootloader was updated this week to support all the 3 Gotek variants: STM32F105RB6, AT32F415RCT7,AT32F415CBT7.
- The bootloader now supports GPT/GUID formatted USB sticks.
- The server was updated this week to support all the 3 Gotek variants :
- The bootloader can installed on all these Gotek using the normal online procedure : https://hxc2001.com/docs/gotek-floppy-emulator-hxc-firmware/pages/bootloader-installation.html
- Preparing the firmware for the next releases / features : Important code size optimizations. (First round !)
- OSD : The HSYNC polarity can be set on the custom firmware
- (VSYNC already supports both polarity)
- Finally introducting the Raspberry Pi Zero W Gotek companion :
- https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_drive_emulator/RPiZeroW_HxC2001_StickEmulator.zip
- (To be installed on the SD Card with rufus, dd, …)
- Use the USB device port to connect the Raspberry Pi Zero W to the Gotek.
- You can access the virtual stick through Wifi.
- The Raspberry is by default setup as an access point. (HxC2001_RPIZeroW SSID)
- The following services are currently enabled in the image :
- IP : 192.168.100.1
- Samba/Windows Share -> login : data, password : data
- ftp -> login : data, password : data
- ssh -> login : data, password : data / login : root, password : root
- http -> just a test page for the moment.
- IMG file images : Fix Technics SX-F100 organ format and file deletion support.
- HFE files : Blind write mode now used on all non-MFM/FM HFE files.
- Quickdisk .QD files write support : Some fixes and improvements.
- Code improvements.
- Roland machines out,img,ima files support : sector interleave and track skew adjusted to the S-550 values. (Fix S-550 issues).
- Internal parameters : Power-up clear/reset right button timeout set to 3 seconds.
- Electone EL-900 disk change issue fixed :
- Clear internal ready timer at image selection.
- Internal default ready timing changed from 200ms to 400ms.
- v3.5.1.1 regression fix : Broken USB stick folder Auto mount feature fixed.
- Major release : Image-less mode support! Mount USB stick’s FAT12 partitions !
- USB Stick : GUID Partition Table (GPT) support. The firmware now support medias with GPT, MBR or without any partition table. GPT is becoming the default partition table used by most operating systems.
- New custom firmware page option:
- GUID Partition Table (GPT) support option (enabled by default).
- Regression fix : Fix Amiga 1.76MB HD .ADF images support.
- Upside down orientation OLED screen option.
- “Normal mode” / Direct disk browsing mode : Fix possible erroneous “No file image found !” message issue. Update recommended.
- Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum EDSK & DSK:
- Fake Track ID protection support.
- Fake Side ID protection support.
- Bad CRC protection support.
- 6144 bytes sectors support fixed.
- (Fix the following copy protected ZX Spectrum games :
- Robocop 2,Turrican 2,Barbarian 2,New Zealand Story,
- Dan Dare 3,Operation Thurderbolt,Simpsons and probably others titles).
- Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum EDSK & DSK : Fix deleted data mark support.
- v3.4.16.2a regression fix : Fix file selector issue on fast Amiga machines (>= A1200).
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 v3.8.1.2a (792)
source: hxc2001.com
E’ stato rilasciato un nuovo aggiornamento firmware per l’AVGCART (SD multicart for 8bit Atari) di tmp.
Changelog (v0021):
- XEX loader now doesn’t occupy $0800 page
- ATR/ATX emulation fixes (Bruce Lee, Ultima, Flight Sim II)
- Allow IDE emulation together with ATR emulation (SIO)
- Show COM/EXE files in browser
- Increased limit of virtual drives to 8 (SIO)
- Autorun key changed from ‘A’ to ‘N’ due to issues with PS/2 adapters
- Added saving facility (used by FloB)
- Stacking SpartaDOSX with another CAR (CTRL-SHIFT-RETURN)
Download:
source: atariage.com
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