Firmware 3.10 now available for download!

https://github.com/GideonZ/ult…/master/ultimate_3.10.zip

Fuer das alte Ultimate 2 Modul gibt es, auf Grund der Speicherknappheit, nun 3 verschiedene Versionen der Firmware:

update_3.10_au.u2u -> ein Laufwerk und Audio

update_3.10_dd.u2u -> zwei Floppy Laufwerke

update_3.10_gm.u2u -> ein Floppy Laufwerk und komplette gmod2 Unterstuetzung (incl. Eeprom)

[Nachtrag: Für die 1541 Ultimate II ohne Plus ist dabei leider ein Fehler unterlaufen, die Datei update_3.10_gm.u2u hat fälschlicherweise den selben Inhalt wie die Datei update_3.10_dd.u2u. Die Version der Firmware, welche GMOD2 unterstützt, wird Gideon also nachliefern müssen - ich habe ihn gerade per E-Mail informiert.]

[Nachtrag 2: Gideon hat soeben eine korrigierte Release hochgeladen.]

Eine Tabelle mit der Uebersicht welche Version welche Features unterstuetzt findet ihr hier:

https://1541u-documentation.re…howto/installing_310.html

Hilfe zu den neuen Features findet Ihr hier:

https://1541u-documentation.re…aster/howto/mm_drive.html

Changes since official release (3.9 / 1.37)

Added features:

- Hardware emulation of 1571 and 1581 drives (U2+ / U64 only)

- MFM support on 1571, with enhanced G71 format to store MFM tracks

- Added audio samples for insert / remove floppy disk

- Added second drive sound to speaker output

- Possiblity to use your own drive sound samples

- Custom U64 palettes

- SystemInfo Page, showing drive, cartridge and storage status

- Flash Disk, to store drive roms, sounds, cartridges and such

- Cartridges are now always CRT files. Selected by filename in the config

- Cartridge compatibility check and reporting

- GMOD2 support, including EEPROM (U2+ / U64 only)

- Zaxxon Cartridge support

- Implemented writing CVT files back to a disk image (enables copying CVT files across disks.)

Various UI Improvements:

- Select & Delete, using Shift-DEL

- Recursive delete from context menu

- Long filename truncation (thanks to 'naali' / Antti Svenn)

- Scrollable string edit box

- Adds save function for all cartridges, including EasyFlash and GMOD2

- Full Clear function of configuration in Flash

- Added 'F3' Help screen to config menu

Technical Fixes:

- Fixed RGB mode (U64 only)

- Fixed block read command

- Fixed access of files with special chars in CBM disk images, accessed from IEC

- Fixed UCI issues with SidPlay and others

- Fixed colon issue in Ultimate Kernal ROM

- Fixed crash on invalid file chain CBM filesystems

- Fixed check order DIR / VOLUME; fixes some issues with exFAT directories

- Added M and V commands in modem emulation layer, V now supporting numeric responses. Thanks Scott Hutter

- Fixed the root cause of the VOLUME bit set in exFAT directories

- Fixed missing 'probe' for filesystems on multi-partition disks

- Fixed loading from wrong device ID when issuing the 'run disk' command

- Fixed many little bugs in the generation of CVT files (copying GEOS files from a disk image)

- Adopted changes to U64 Kernal to set default loading ID, as submitted by Leif Bloomquist

- Adopted USB modifier key handling, as submitted by Peter de Schrijver

- Corrected bug in extended partition table reading

- Relaxed C128 cartridge timing (for C128 carts)

- Extended UCI I/O bytes to support Hyperspeed Kernal properly

- Check for file copy onto itself

- Increased robustness against loading faulty disk images

- Fixed VIA latch mode in 1541/1571.

- [Issue 227] Fixes 'get sensible name' function for Ulticopy

- Fix for .d71 sector allocation - format should give 1328 blocks free, not 1347.

- Fixes possible crash when decoding a GCR track to binary

- [Issue 160]: SpeedDOS / DolphinDOS loading errors

3.10a, with fixes on 3.10 now available for download.

https://github.com/GideonZ/ult…master/ultimate_3.10a.zip

Changes in 3.10a, compared to 3.10
-------------------------------------------------

Fixes:

[Issue-246] Fixed: Virtual Printer crashes when file cannot be created.

[Issue-234] Deleting last item in directory makes selection invisible

[Issue-236] Confirmation modal asking a question only gives 'OK' instead of 'Yes/No'.

[Issue-R17] Added mapping of ESC key to RUN/STOP.

[Facebook Request] Added: Leave menu on mount (can be selected per drive)

[Facebook Bug Report]: Allow Maverick (and others?) to write wrong sector headers on MFM tracks.

[Facebook Bug Report]: Unable to select GeoRAM. Is now a mode of the RAM Expansion Unit.

[Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed color palette not loaded at boot (U64 only).

[Facebook Bug Report]: Fixed USB sticks not recognized

[Messenger Report]: Improvements to palette file read. Rejects faulty files. Fixes hang-up

[Messenger Report]: Fixes 'Create DNP' when run from Telnet. Turned out to be a stack overflow.

[Email Discussion]: Adds EEPROM segment to GMOD2 when it is missing in the CRT file

U2:

Fixes that U2 updater killed the flash before asking to update, leaving a semi-bricked device.

Fixes drive sounds.

Modem:

ACIA NMI pulse extension to extend over bad line. This allows the 6502 to see it always.

Performance optimization ACIA / Modem

Allow spaces after ATDT command.

Cartridge Support:

Additional C128 cartridge variant that allows banking and offers some RAM (U2/U2+ only).

Firmware version 3.10f / Core 1.42 - Dated 2023-04-23

https://ultimate64.com/Firmware

Direkt Link:

https://github.com/GideonZ/ult…master/ultimate_3.10f.zip

Changes in 3.10f, compared to 3.10a

-----------------------------------

Background:

If you would take some time to check the commit history of the repository

at GitHub, you may find over 500 commits since the last released version, 3.10a.

This is a lotttt more than it usually takes to release a next firmware version.

The version is still 3.10, so there are not many functional changes. Yet, files

have been touched, updated, or just made compatible with the new Ultimate-II+L

hardware. It was more difficult than expected to get the Lattice FPGA to work

correctly and keep compatibility with the existing hardware platforms. This is

the reason that there is no update yet for the older 1541U2 at this point.

Fixes:

[Important] Fixed ExFAT filesystems with 128kB clusters

(Fixes failing D64 mounts from some ExFAT thumbdrives)

[Facebook Discussion] EasyFlash save function now saves all chip chunks to

support incomplete CRT files

[Issue-271] GEORAM at boot (MarkusC64)

[Issue-279] Support for 2 MHz operation for any cartridge, including EasyFlash

Minor fixes in the modem emulation layer from Scott Hutter (xlar54)

U64 only: Multicolor graphics side border bug (core version V1.41 => V1.42)

Additions:

Firmware target added: Ultimate-II+L; the Lattice version!

System Information page now shows elaborate version info.

GEOS support functions from MarkusC64

Cartridge Support:

[Issue-314] Added support for Blackbox V9.

Firmware version 3.10i / Core 1.42 - Dated 2023-06-11

This version also includes firmware for the older 1541 Ultimate-II!

https://ultimate64.com/firmware

Installing Firmware 3.10i / Core 1.42:

https://1541u-documentation.re…owto/installing_310i.html

Changes in 3.10i, compared to 3.10a

-----------------------------------

Background:

If you would take some time to check the commit history of the repository

at GitHub, you may find over 500 commits since the last released version, 3.10a.

This is a lotttt more than it usually takes to release a next firmware version.

The version is still 3.10, so there are not many functional changes. Yet, files

have been touched, updated, or just made compatible with the new Ultimate-II+L

hardware. It was more difficult than expected to get the Lattice FPGA to work

correctly and keep compatibility with the existing hardware platforms.

On top of the new introduction of the Ultimate-II+L, there is still a need to

support the "good old" 1541 Ultimate-II (or simply: U2). There have always

been issues with the Microblaze processor and the compiler from Xilinx. Every

version of the Xilinx compiler had different bugs that caused the Microblaze

based firmware to be broken in one way or another. Since the U2+L runs well

on the Risc-V, it was decided to upgrade the CPU inside of the U2 and ditch

the Microblaze forever. Unfortunately, the CPU that was chosen to run inside

of the U2+L did not fit in the same space as the Microblaze clone, so I

decided to write my own Risc-V compatible CPU. This is the CPU that will be

used from now on in the 1541 Ultimate-II.

Fixes:

[Important] Fixed ExFAT filesystems with 128kB clusters

(Fixes failing D64 mounts from some ExFAT thumbdrives)

[Facebook Discussion] EasyFlash save function now saves all chip chunks to

support incomplete CRT files

[Issue-271] GEORAM at boot (MarkusC64)

[Issue-279] Support for 2 MHz operation for any cartridge, including EasyFlash

Minor fixes in the modem emulation layer from Scott Hutter (xlar54)

U64 only: Multicolor graphics side border bug (core version V1.41 => V1.42)

Additions:

Firmware target added: Ultimate-II+L; the Lattice version!

System Information page now shows elaborate version info.

GEOS support functions from MarkusC64

Cartridge Support:

[Issue-314] Added support for Blackbox V9.

Firmware version 3.10j / Core 1.42 - Dated 2023-06-21

This version also includes firmware for the older 1541 Ultimate-II!

https://ultimate64.com/firmware

Direkt Link:

https://github.com/GideonZ/ult…master/ultimate_3.10j.zip

Installing Firmware 3.10i/j Core 1.42:

https://1541u-documentation.re…owto/installing_310i.html

Changes in 3.10i/j, compared to 3.10a

-----------------------------------

Background:

If you would take some time to check the commit history of the repository

at GitHub, you may find over 500 commits since the last released version, 3.10a.

This is a lotttt more than it usually takes to release a next firmware version.

The version is still 3.10, so there are not many functional changes. Yet, files

have been touched, updated, or just made compatible with the new Ultimate-II+L

hardware. It was more difficult than expected to get the Lattice FPGA to work

correctly and keep compatibility with the existing hardware platforms.

On top of the new introduction of the Ultimate-II+L, there is still a need to

support the "good old" 1541 Ultimate-II (or simply: U2). There have always

been issues with the Microblaze processor and the compiler from Xilinx. Every

version of the Xilinx compiler had different bugs that caused the Microblaze

based firmware to be broken in one way or another. Since the U2+L runs well

on the Risc-V, it was decided to upgrade the CPU inside of the U2 and ditch

the Microblaze forever. Unfortunately, the CPU that was chosen to run inside

of the U2+L did not fit in the same space as the Microblaze clone, so I

decided to write my own Risc-V compatible CPU. This is the CPU that will be

used from now on in the 1541 Ultimate-II.

Fixes:

[Important] Fixed ExFAT filesystems with 128kB clusters

(Fixes failing D64 mounts from some ExFAT thumbdrives)

[Facebook Discussion] EasyFlash save function now saves all chip chunks to

support incomplete CRT files

[Issue-271] GEORAM at boot (MarkusC64)

[Issue-279] Support for 2 MHz operation for any cartridge, including EasyFlash

Minor fixes in the modem emulation layer from Scott Hutter (xlar54)

U64 only: Multicolor graphics side border bug (core version V1.41 => V1.42)

Additions:

Firmware target added: Ultimate-II+L; the Lattice version!

System Information page now shows elaborate version info.

GEOS support functions from MarkusC64

Cartridge Support:

[Issue-314] Added support for Blackbox V9.

Firmware version 3.11 / Core 1.43 - Dated 2023-12-28

Click here to download

Additions:

1. This version adds WiFi support for the Ultimate 64 and Ultimate 64 Elite. Please read the manual on how to set up the ESP32 module. https://1541u-documentation.re…en/latest/howto/wifi.html
2. Assembly 64 integration. Many users use the offline version of the great Assembly 64 online database, by running Fredrik's tool to copy the content into folders onto a USB stick. Now, the Ultimate is the first embedded ever system that integrates access to this online database! You can now simply download and play titles directly from the internet on your Ultimate device. Please read the manual about this here: https://1541u-documentation.re…atest/howto/assembly.html
3. The Ultimate now supports a basic http daemon; also known as webserver. This allows some simple files to be served from the Ultimate. This server also implements a ReSTful API, which allows an external device to control the Ultimate with standard web URLs. Read up on the API here: https://1541u-documentation.re…latest/api/api_calls.html
4. JiffyDOS support for the built-in SoftwareIEC drive. This is a first step to make the internal drive more usable. More effort needs to be done to make the command set more compatible with CMD.
5. On the Ultimate 64 it is now possible to isolate the serial bus from the computer, which allows the Ultimate 64 to be used as external drives. Look for "Serial Bus Mode" in the "Ultimate 64 Specific Settings".

Fixes:

Various small fixes, such as the telnet session closing upon mount, configuration of the cartrdiges that serve VIC data from external ROM, quite a few fixes in the emulated printer, configurable page margins, ... and so on.

Once again, this release was only possible by spending countless hours of coding and debugging.