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Updated - Pi1541 HAT with OLED display for the Raspberry Pi 3+

Pi1541 HAT with OLED display for the Raspberry Pi 3+

Pi1541 HAT with OLED display for the Raspberry Pi 3+

Now updated.

The Pi1541 is a real-time, cycle exact, Commodore 1541 disk drive emulator that can run on the Raspberry Pi 3B, 3B+ and 3A+.

Simply put your games, demos and programs in .d64 format onto a microSD card or USB flash drive and load it from the Pi1541 like a real Commodore 1541/1581 disk drive.

This board uses 'Option B' which means that you need the line 'splitIECLines = 1' in your options.txt file.

Pi1541 Features -
128x64 OLED display included
Dual DIN connectors (serial ports)
Power and activity LEDs
Socketed 7406 IC
Piezo speaker for stepper motor sound simulation (optional)
Output for external speaker

All you need is -
Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+/3A+ with a micro-SD card
2.4A Power supply
Serial Cable

You can read more about the Pi1541 - https://cbm-pi1541.firebaseapp.com

The origin of the PCB Layout is www.hackup.net

This is now available in retail packaging assembled £26, as a kit £22 and PCB Only £3. If you have any questions or to order please email sales@sharewareplus.com

Shareware PLUS makes a payment to the developer for each and every unit sold, you should too.

You can make things very easy with the setup -
16GB Micro SD Card preformatted and loaded with all the files you need including the options.txt file. V1.23. Simply plug in and switch on - could not be easier! microSd Card is only £10.

Updated 1st March 2025

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