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** FlashFloppy Release Notes
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** Keir Fraser <keir.xen@gmail.com>
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** v3.42 - 11 January 2024
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- HFEv3: Various read/write improvements
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- WDATA: Merge short write pulses, and apply de-jitter/precomp
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- IMG, EDSK: Stream large sector writes to flash
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** v3.41 - 14 July 2023
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- AT32F415: Fix timer handling since clock speed increase (v3.39).
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- LCD: Faster power-on initialisation. Don't wait for display to clear.
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** v3.40 - 27 June 2023
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- XDF: Fix writes to side 1 of XDF disk images
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- HFE: Better handling of long No Flux Areas
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- QuickDisk: Reduce motor spinup time to 1 second (previously 2 seconds)
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- LCD: Completely blank display when backlight is off
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** v3.39 - 1 March 2023
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- AT32F415: Run this MCU at 144MHz (previously 72MHz).
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- HFE: Fix HFEv3 support. Support Dungeon Master & Chaos Strikes Back.
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- IMG.CFG: Support mixed sector sizes per track (Ensoniq Mirage etc).
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- IMG.CFG: New option img_bps= allows padding of short sectors in IMG files.
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- FF.CFG: New option notify-volume= for notifying on insert/eject events.
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- FF.CFG: New OLED display sub-option 'hflip' horizontally flips display.
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- Various other small fixes.
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** v3.38 - 4 December 2022
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- AT32F435: Fix RDATA release on drive deassert
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- SF7: Support Sega SF-7000 *.SF7 images
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** v3.37 - 20 October 2022
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- Amiga: Fix firmware crash when mounting read-only disk image
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- Since v3.36 when interface=amiga and motor-delay= is configured
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- Amiga: Respect MOTOR when motor-delay= is configured and disk ejected
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- Previously the MOTOR signal was ignored when no disk inserted
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** v3.36 - 10 October 2022
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- AT32F435: Fix SD card handling on boards which support it
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- FF.CFG, OSD: New options osd-columns= and osd-display-order=
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- Amiga: Improved pin 34 ID/RDY emulation
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- Requires AT32F435 MCU and MOR jumper strap
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- Requires FF.CFG options: interface=amiga, motor-delay=500
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** v3.35 - 4 August 2022
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- AT32F435: Fix Quick Disk firmware
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** v3.34 - 4 July 2022
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- AT32F435: Fix startup to MCU spec (LDO voltage, Flash clock divisor)
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- AT32F435: Cache HFE and QD image data, since there is plenty of RAM
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- Allow rotary encoder on pins PA13/PA14 on any board except QFN32 MCU
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- io-test: Fix io-test alt firmware for modern Gotek boards
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** v3.33 - 20 June 2022
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- Support new board SFRKC30.AT4.35
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- Support new chip AT32F435 (288MHz M4, 256kB+ Flash, 384kB SRAM)
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- New UPD file format and explanatory README: Please read!
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** v3.32 - 28 May 2022
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- Fix 'oled-font=8x16' option (broken in release 3.31)
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- Improve drive-select ISR performance
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- Fixes issues with fast Amiga accelerators
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** v3.31 - 23 May 2022
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- Fix Gotek drive detection with Amiga Kickstart ROM v3.2.1
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- QD: FF.CFG alternative to JC jumper (no JC on SFRKC30.AT2 model)
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- Place "interface=ibmpc" in FF.CFG
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- OLED: New "-slow" modifier to slow down I2C bus for glitchy displays
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- AUTOBOOT: Disallow writes to MBR, which can trash the USB drive
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** v3.30 - 26 January 2022
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- IMG.CFG: New option step= allows to specify double-step operation
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- FF.CFG: New option max-cyl= allows limiting head-step range
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- SFRKC30 Gotek Models: Improved rotary support on new "KC30" header
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** v3.29 - 2 October 2021
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- Support new Gotek board SFRKC30.AT2 using AT32F415KBU7-4 (QFN32)
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- Support LQFP64 AT32F415RxT7 chips on existing "Enhanced Gotek" boards
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- IMG: Fix default GAP2 for ED (eg. 2.88M) images
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- IMG.CFG: New parameter gap2= to set Post-ID Gap value
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** v3.28 - 2 July 2021
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- Gotek model SFR1M44-U100LQD: Fix occasional rotary encoder issue
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- This model uses SFRKC40.AT4.7 PCB with encoder on new pin header
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- Rotary encoder would occasionally not be detected at power on
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** v3.27 - 2 July 2021
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- Fix v3.26 regression in button handling for GOEX hardware
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** v3.26 - 24 June 2021
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- Support new Gotek board SFRKC30.AT4.7
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** v3.25 - 25 April 2021
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- IMG, DSK: Fix track formatting on Artery microcontrollers
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- Firmware would crash during format operations
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** v3.24 - 15 April 2021
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- Beta support for new Artery microcontrollers used on latest Gotek models
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- See the wiki for more details
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- https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/wiki/Gotek-Compatibility
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- IMG: Fix skew/interleave on MSDMF (1.68M) images
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** v3.23 - 31 December 2020
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- OLED/LCD: Fix missing folder name display row when inserting USB drive
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- IMG.CFG: New examples for Roland, Sinclair QL, Kaypro
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- IMG.CFG: Now supported in HxC-compat and indexed navigation modes
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- IMG: Fix default 8-inch single-density data rate
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- IMG, HFE: Support 255-cylinder image files
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** v3.22 - 17 November 2020
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- Fix various crashes when mounting a Flash drive with stale IMAGE_A.CFG
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- FAT FS: Support filesystems for which cluster table is "too small"
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- Windows and Linux will mount these volumes, thus so should we
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- FF.CFG: New OLED display-type option: -inverse
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- Reverse-video effect (black text on white background)
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- FF.CFG: display-order= option affects normal display modes only
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- Ignored in all banner and menu modes, to avoid jumbled display
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- FF.CFG: Fix display-type parsing for OLED-specific options
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- Ignore them unless an OLED display is explicitly configured
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** v3.21 - 26 October 2020
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- Support GUID Partition Table (GPT)
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- Now support: GPT, MBR, and no partition table
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- FatFS: Updated to R0.14, patchlevel 2
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** v3.20 - 15 October 2020
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- Eject Menu: Replace Clone with Copy/Paste
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- Allows an image to be copied to a different folder
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- Navigation mode: Copy to selected folder by holding Select for 1.5s
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- FF.CFG: New option "rotary=v2" to use v2.x encoder logic
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- Fixes a very few encoders which don't work with stricter v3.x logic
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- FF.CFG: New option "twobutton-action=htu"
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- Implements hundreds/tens/units button actions of the factory firmware
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- IMG.CFG: New parameters:
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- tracks: Track-scoped parameter lists (geometry can vary by track)
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- h: Override default IDAM Head field
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- gap4a: Override default post-index track gap
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- IMG.CFG: Tag names are now case insensitive
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- IMG.CFG: Tag by file size and/or name
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- IMG.CFG: Implement some example configurations under examples/Host/
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- IMG: Fix some of the more bizarre default track geometries
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** v3.19 - 28 September 2020
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- Amiga, ADF: Fix X-Copy verified writes with out-of-order sectors
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- Remember the latest written sector order for current cylinder
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- Forgotten after head step or disk eject but sufficient for X-Copy
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- FF.CFG: New interface= options 'jppc' and 'jppc-hdout'
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- jppc: pin2=nc, pin34=RDY, Japanese PC standard
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- jppc-hdout: As above but pin2=HD_OUT, similar to ibmpc-hdout
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- akai-s950 is retained as a legacy alias for jppc-hdout
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** v3.18 - 23 September 2020
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- OLED/LCD: Fix potential minor display corruption
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- Only seen with 128x64 OLED displays, bottom right corner
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- alt/logfile: Write FFLOG.TXT to correct folder (root or FF/)
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- IMG, DSK: Various cleanups to sector-write handling
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** v3.17 - 17 September 2020
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- DSK: Fix infinite loop when trying to open a bad DSK image file
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- Quick Disk: Restart read stream immediately after a write
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- QD support now works on Sharp MZ-800
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- IMG.CFG: Remove [default] stanza from example config
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- Users copying the example file will no longer break their IMG files
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** v3.16 - 22 August 2020
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- Rotary encoder: Velocity curve during image navigation
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- Fast spin of the encoder skips multiple entries per click
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- LCD/OLED/OSD: Fix image name when display is wider than 24 characters
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- HFE: Fix double-step HFE images (broken since v3.14a)
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- HxC Compat: Strip filename extension from image name display row
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** v3.15 - 23 July 2020
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- New stable release series
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- Improve rotary encoder robustness by sampling at 4x higher rate
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** v3.14a - 15 July 2020
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- Properly implement non-existent tracks as empty / unformatted
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- In particular this avoids writing tracks beyond end of disk image
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- See issue #309: Could corrupt HFE images
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- Akai IMG: Implement track skew (faster access and fixes Oberheim DPX)
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- Speaker: Rate-limit step pulses at the speaker
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- Avoids high-freq chirp in Direct Access mode and Gotek-aware fast loaders
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- HxC Compat, v9-FF:
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- Atari ST keymap is now QWERTY
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- Remove unused settings from drive setup menu
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- Fix the search/filter box (Esc and Backspace keys)
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** v3.13a - 13 March 2020
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- FF.CFG: New option 'write-drain=eot'
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- Fixes writes to Gotek on Amstrad PPC series (#320)
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- FF.CFG: New option 'display-on-activity=sel'
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- Turns on display whenever the Gotek drive is selected by host
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- HFE: Respect double-step header flag
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- Fixes 180k disk images on Amstrad PCW (#318)
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** v3.12a - 7 February 2020
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- IMG: Support IBM 3174 1.2M and 2.4M formats (host=ibm-3174)
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- HxC: Fix HxC mode with no file selector (AUTOBOOT.HFE)
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- FF OSD: Fix dual-display operation with slower OLED
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- Wait for OLED to initialise when display-type=oled...
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** v3.11a - 30 December 2019
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- LCD/OLED: Fix subfolder name, as shown in 3- & 4-row displays
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- Subfolder wasn't updated correctly when moving to parent (..) folder
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** v3.10a - 28 December 2019
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- Bootloader: Wait for buttons to be pressed then released...
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- ...before starting firmware update process
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- Avoids an infinite loop when reprogramming Bootloader itself
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** v3.9a - 27 December 2019
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- IMG: Fix density-select pin output for HD images
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- Fixes 'pin02=dens' and 'interface=ibmpc-hdout'
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- Bug has existed since v2.2a
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- Rotary Encoder: Improve tracking
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- Higher frequency, and better debounce algorithm
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** v3.8a - 10 December 2019
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- USB: Fix buffer overflow when parsing string descriptors
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- Fixes crash with recent SanDisk Ultra Fit drives
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- HxC Compat, v8-FF: Fixes startup crash on Atari ST
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- Amiga: Fixes for "interface = amiga" setting
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- TR-DOS (TRD): Fix geometry when TR-DOS header is incomplete
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- Quick Disk: Larger read/write window in default blank image
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- GCC9 build fixes
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** v3.7a - 11 November 2019
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- Quick Disk Bug Fixes
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- Fix write offsets and lengths within QD track
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- Filter ADF images from navigator: only QD images supported
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- Extra logging in FFLOG.TXT for debug purposes
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- Amiga AutoSwap new title: Gobliiiins
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- Thanks to Arkadiusz Makarenko!
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- https://github.com/keirf/flashfloppy-autoswap/wiki/Downloads
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** v3.6a - 13 October 2019
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- Quick Disk Initial Release
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- New firmware and blank QD image in alt/quickdisk
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- Documentation in the Wiki
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- Update HxC Compat to v7-FF
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- Fix failure when booted on unmodded A1200 ESCOM boards
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** v3.5a - 9 October 2019
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- New Main Menu: Press Prev/Next or Select with no Flash drive inserted
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- Factory Reset, Firmware Update, OSD Config
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- OSD: Must be updated to latest version: v1.7 or later!
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- OSD: Receive Gotek button commands via I2C
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- OSD: Default to 40 columns if no other display is connected
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- TR-DOS (TRD): Fix geometry detection based on TR-DOS header
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** v3.4a - 25 September 2019
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- FF OSD support
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- Bus sharing with existing LCD/OLED display
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- Gotek buttons can be remoted to FF OSD for OSD configuration
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** v3.3a - 8 July 2019
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- FF.CFG: New Disk-Change Reset option: chgrst=delay-N
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- Automatically clears the DSKCHG signal Nx0.5s after disk insertion
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- chgrst=delay-3 fixes Disk Change on Ensoniq EPS synths
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- Change head-step signal handling to reduce interrupt rate
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- OLED/LCD: Fix current-folder display line for image-on-startup=init|static
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- image-on-startup=static: The static image is now specified in INIT_A.CFG
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** v3.2a - 25 June 2019
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- OLED: New default layout for 128x64 displays
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- LCD: Support 20x4 character displays
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- LCD: Row ordering is configurable
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- FF.CFG: Rename oled-text= to display-order= to reflect this
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- Eject menu: Confirmation required for Delete/Clone operations
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- Trackball: Reduce jitteriness by adding simple inertia
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** v3.1a - 13 June 2019
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- OLED: Text height and content can be configured (FF.CFG:oled-text=)
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- New default for 128x64 displays presents a new third text row
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- LCD/OLED: Present an action menu when an image is ejected
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- Includes Clone and Delete Image operations
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** v3.0a - 10 June 2019
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- Disk Change Reset: Emulate explicit Reset signal of certain vintage drives
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- Requires a hardware modification and FF.CFG: chgrst=pa14
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- Support ZHONGJY_TECH 2.23" 128x32 displays based on SSD1305 controller
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- FF.CFG: display-type=oled-128x32-ztech
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** v2.13 - 7 June 2019
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- HFE: Fix read buffering error
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- Update HxC Compat to v6-FF
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- More robust error checking on writes
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** v2.12 - 2 June 2019
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- HFEv3: Support flaky/weak bytes
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- LCD/OLED: Improve power-on initialisation robustness
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- Roland: Direct support for *.OUT images
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- IO-Test: New alternative firmware to test Gotek I/O pins
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- https://github.com/keirf/flashfloppy/wiki/Testing-IO-Pins
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** v2.11a - 23 May 2019
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- Simpler bootloader update process with all-in-one update file
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- Update firmware via SD card (enhanced Goteks with SD card slot)
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- FF.CFG: sort-priority= to prioritise folders vs files during navigation
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- Default: Folders are listed before files
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** v2.10a - 20 May 2019
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- Fix breakages since v2.2a:
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- host=acorn: *.ADF handling
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- host=tandy-coco: *.DSK handling
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** v2.9a - 17 May 2019
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- FF.CFG: New option motor-delay= to provide emulation of motor behaviour
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- Requires modification of a standard Gotek PCB (see Wiki: Hardware Mods)
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- Debug logging: An alternative firmware is provided to log to FFLOG.TXT
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- Find the alternative update file in alt/logfile/
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- Use this for personal interest or as directed by me for debugging
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- Not for general use!
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- IMG/DSK: Better RAM handling (more space for mass-storage block cache)
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- Code optimisation (MFM decode speeded up 4x)
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- Small fix to generate INDEX signal when starting read near end of track
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** v2.8a - 10 May 2019
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- DSK, IMG: Fix small error in generated MFM data
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- Increase write buffer to 32kB, enough for a full high-density track
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- More reliable whole-track writes, especially to HFE images
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** v2.7a - 23 April 2019
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- Sort folders into alphabetical order during direct navigation
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- FF.CFG: folder-sort= to modify this new default behaviour
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- Fix memory corruption issues (stack overflow)
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- ATR: Interleave sectors for best performance over slow SIO interface
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** v2.6a - 14 April 2019
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- Fix feature breakages in v2.5a
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- SSD/DSD/TRD auto-extend feature
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- FF.CFG: eject-on-startup=yes feature
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- Update HxC Compat to v5-FF
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** v2.5a - 12 April 2019
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- Fragment-offsets cache implemented at the FAT filesystem layer
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- Block cache implemented at the mass-storage volume layer
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- Faster image selection/navigation in large folders
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- Improved reliability in image handling (reduced access latencies)
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- USB stick will usually stop flashing when drive is not being accessed!
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- FF.CFG: New rotary input options
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- 'trackball': Blackberry-style trackball
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- 'buttons': Push-to-ground Prev/Next buttons
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** v2.4a - 9 April 2019
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- This release fixes many raw track formats (SSD, DSD, OPD, VDK, ...)
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- Thanks to John Gray for bug report, and testing!
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- RAW: Fix FM track generation
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- FM and IAM flags not plumbed through from front-end image handlers
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- RAW: Fix interleaved/skewed track generation
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- Data fetch not loading sectors from image file in the right order
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** v2.3a - 8 April 2019
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- OLED: Auto-detect SSD1306 vs SH1106 display controller
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- FF.CFG: 'display-type = ...-sh1106' is now redundant and ignored
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- ATR: Fix readability of downloaded ATR images
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- Invert data as it is read/written, mirroring the standard XF551 interface
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- Thanks to Piotr for this report (using his XF551 clone)
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** v2.2a - 5 April 2019
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- New image types supported:
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- XDF: 3.5" HD eXtended Disk Format (1840kB)
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- ATR: Atari 8-bit
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- 7-Seg LED: Improved track display.
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- Remove option 'led-trk' from FF.CFG. Track display mode is always on.
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- OLED: Fix horizontal offset on SH1106 128x32 displays
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- IMG.CFG: 'id' parameter simplified; 'sskew' renamed 'hskew' (head skew)
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** v2.1a - 26 March 2019
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- IMG.CFG: Allow up to 256 sectors per track
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- IMG.CFG: Split skew into per-cylinder and per-side values (cskew/sskew)
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- IMG.CFG: Introduce image-file layout option (file-layout=<csv-list>):
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- sequential,interleaved: Cylinder-first or side-first track ordering
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- reverse-sideN: Side-N cylinders in reverse order (high to low) (N=0,1)
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- sides-swapped: Ordering of disk sides is swapped in the image file
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- 7-Segment LED: Display track number when an image is mounted
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- FF.CFG: "display-type = led-trk"
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- Displays slot number as usual during image selection/navigation
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- First button press reverts to slot display; Next press begins navigation
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- LCD/OLED: Display full cylinder number on displays wider than 16 columns
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- Previously truncated at cylinder 99
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** v2.0a - 14 March 2019
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- IMG: Allow geometry to be manually configured in new file IMG.CFG
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- See examples/IMG.CFG for documentation
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- Multiple formats can be defined; distinguished by image name tags
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- IMG: Support FM mode with Index Address Mark (IAM)
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- IMG: Support auto-configuration of GAP3 (post data gap) when using IMG.CFG
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- FF.CFG: Fix parsing of comma-separated values
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- Indexed Mode: Allow arbitrary image name after "DSKAnnnn" prefix
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- eg. DSKA0000_myimage.img, DSKA0002_another.adf
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- Indexed Mode: Allow the "DSKA" prefix to be changed (FF.CFG:indexed-prefix=)
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** v1.0 - 4 February 2019
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- Game/demo AutoSwap-disks feature
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- No manual disk swapping, at all!
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- Requires patching of host software titles
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- Amiga titles so far (github:keirf/flashfloppy-autoswap):
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- Beneath a Steel Sky
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- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
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- The Secret of Monkey Island
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- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
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- FF.CFG: New OLED display-type sib-option "-narrower"
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- 16-character-wide display (c.w. "-narrow" 18-char-wide)
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- PC98: Direct support for HDM image files
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- HxC Compat: Small fixes to Amiga file selector
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** v0.15 - 8 January 2019
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- Support Enhanced Gotek with SD card connector
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- Board requirements are in the wiki (Hardware Mods)
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- USB drive, if inserted, takes priority over SD card
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- SD card is not supported for firmware update
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** v0.14 - 7 December 2018
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- Direct Access: Fix broken sector writes (USB corruption)
|
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- Primarily affected the CPC/ST file selectors (not Amiga)
|
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- Broken since v0.12
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|
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** v0.13 - 2 December 2018
|
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- IMG: Support Casio FZ-1 (host=casio)
|
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- IMG: Support SC Prophet 3000 (host=akai)
|
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- Display D-A/DA/"Host Direct Access" in host file selector
|
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|
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** v0.12 - 27 November 2018
|
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- IMG: Support Nascom 1 & 2 (host=nascom)
|
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- Direct Access: Support FM/SD access on cylinder 254
|
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- Direct Access: Support CMD_SELECT_IMAGE (cmd #4)
|
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- HxC Compat: Fix occasional "LBA Change Test Failed" error
|
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- Improvements to ribbon-upside-down checks
|
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|
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** v0.11 - 1 November 2018
|
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- Detect and report upside-down data ribbon cable
|
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- FF.CFG: Configurable OLED brightness/contrast (oled-contrast=)
|
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- FF.CFG: Configurable head settle time (head-settle-ms=)
|
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- FF.CFG: Fix comma-separated-list parsing (eg. rotary=)
|
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|
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** v0.10 - 30 October 2018
|
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- FF.CFG: Allow up/down inputs to be reversed
|
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- Reverse original two buttons (twobutton-action=reverse)
|
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- Reverse rotary encoder direction (rotary=reverse)
|
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- Modified version numbering scheme and remove alpha status
|
|
|
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** v0.9.31a - 28 October 2018
|
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- HFE: Sanity-check critical header fields
|
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- FF.CFG: Better docs on pin02/pin34 options
|
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- HxC Compat: File selector updates
|
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|
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** v0.9.30a - 9 October 2018
|
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- TI99: Fix V9T9/DSK double-sided images
|
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- HxC Compat: Enter slot-based mode even with no AUTOBOOT.HFE
|
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- HFE: Support HFEv2 images
|
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|
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** v0.9.29a - 17 September 2018
|
|
- New and improved image handlers:
|
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- ST: Fix 80-cyl single-sided images
|
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- IMG: Kaypro (host=kaypro)
|
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- IMG: MSX fix 40-cyl/5.25" formats (host=msx)
|
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- IMG: PC-DOS fix missing IAM (host=pc-dos)
|
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- IMG: All: Support long sectors (>1024k)
|
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- Indexed mode: Don't require DSKA0000 image
|
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|
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** v0.9.28a - 26 August 2018
|
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- New image types supported:
|
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- IMG: Fluke 9100 (host=fluke)
|
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- MBD: Spectrum MB02
|
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- LCD/OLED: Display folder names in brackets
|
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|
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** v0.9.27a - 27 July 2018
|
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- Direct Navigation: Fix hidden-file and dot-file filtering
|
|
- Direct Navigation: Filter __MACOSX/ resource-fork folders
|
|
|
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** v0.9.26a - 24 July 2018
|
|
- DSK (CPC): More fixes for copy-protected tracks
|
|
- New image types supported:
|
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- JVC, DSK: Tandy Coco (host=tandy-coco)
|
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- VDK: Dragon
|
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|
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** v0.9.25a - 18 July 2018
|
|
- DSK (Spectrum, CPC, Sam Coupe): Fix tracks with little or no data in them
|
|
- FF.CFG: New options pin02= and pin34= allow precise interface configuration
|
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|
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** v0.9.24a - 9 July 2018
|
|
- DSK (Spectrum, CPC, Sam Coupe): Bug fixes. Please upgrade!
|
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|
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** v0.9.23a - 6 July 2018
|
|
- DSK (Spectrum, CPC): Support weak-data copy protection
|
|
- Used on most of the top commercial titles
|
|
- OLED: Utilise all rows on 128x64 displays
|
|
- LCD: Support up to 40x2 displays
|
|
- SSD, DSD (BBC): Add correct sector skew across tracks
|
|
- IMG: 1680kB DMF has 2:1 sector interleave
|
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|
|
** v0.9.22a - 20 June 2018
|
|
- OLED: Support SH1106 controller (1.3-inch displays)
|
|
- FF.CFG: display-type = oled-128x64-sh1106
|
|
- Support a wider range of rotary encoders
|
|
- FF.CFG: rotary = quarter | half | full
|
|
- New image types supported:
|
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- D81: Commodore 64 1581
|
|
- IMG: DEC RX33, RX50 (host=dec)
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.21a - 11 June 2018
|
|
- New default 6x13 font (Codec, by Chris Cannam)
|
|
- IMG: Support MSX (host=msx)
|
|
- Accelerate the stock Gotek buttons when using a rotary encoder
|
|
- FF.CFG: "twobutton-action = rotary-fast"
|
|
- HxC-Compat File Selectors:
|
|
- New font on Amiga and Atari ST
|
|
- Faster folder navigation on Amiga
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.20a - 6 June 2018
|
|
- New image types supported:
|
|
- IMG: UKNC/DVK (Soviet PDP-11 clones) (host=uknc)
|
|
- IMG/FDI: NEC PC-98 (host=pc98)
|
|
- IMG: Common retro IBM/PC formats work out of the box
|
|
- IMG: Detect disk layout from PC DOS BPB (host=pc-dos)
|
|
- Auto-extend truncated images (SSD, DSD, TRD images only)
|
|
- "extend-image=no" disables this feature
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.19a - 1 May 2018
|
|
- Amiga: Support high-density disk images
|
|
- ADF: 1760kB images
|
|
- Generate HD-ID pattern on pin 34 (interface=amiga)
|
|
- DSK: Fixes for Sam Coupe, and others with long tracks
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.18a - 19 April 2018
|
|
- Fix HxC compatibility mode ("LBA change test failed")
|
|
- SDU: Improve geometry detection
|
|
- More bug fixes to read-data ring-buffer handling
|
|
- LED 888 Display: Show firmware version when right/up button pressed
|
|
- LCD/OLED: When browsing through images, reset scroll to start of each file
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.17a - 17 April 2018
|
|
- New image types supported:
|
|
- Acorn DFS SSD/DSD
|
|
- Acorn ADFS 'S' (160kB)
|
|
- Akai 800kB (host=akai)
|
|
- Memotech IMG (host=memotech)
|
|
- SAB Diskette Utility (SDU)
|
|
- TI-99/4A DSK/V9T9 (host=ti99)
|
|
- New interface types supported:
|
|
- Akai S950 (interface=akai-s950)
|
|
- Bug fixes to read-data ring-buffer handling
|
|
- HFE: Improve write performance (batch reads/writes up to 8 blocks)
|
|
- OLED: Increase default initialisation probe to 3s
|
|
- USB: Respect volume write-protect status
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.16a - 16 March 2018
|
|
- Support ADFS D/E/F images (suffix *.ADF, FF.CFG: host=acorn)
|
|
- Direct Access: Fix sector data CRCs
|
|
- Reliability improvements for Acorn systems (index-suppression=no)
|
|
- Rearrange floppy read/write buffering to avoid corruptions
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.15a - 9 March 2018
|
|
- UI: Fix subfolder navigation when returning to parent folder (#66)
|
|
- OLED: Auto-detect OLED displays at I2C address 0x3d
|
|
- ST: Mimic TOS by applying track skew to ST image files (#44)
|
|
- 7-Seg LED: Allow write protection to be toggled as on LCD/OLED
|
|
- Support Ensoniq DD/HD custom IMG formats (host=ensoniq)
|
|
- Support IBM PC interface with density select (interface=ibmpc-hdout)
|
|
- Direct Access: Support track with fewer than 8 data sectors (#62)
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.14a - 4 March 2018
|
|
- Fix write pipeline: record track number for delayed write processing
|
|
- General Music (GEM): New host option "host=gem" for direct IMG support
|
|
- Direct support for Spectrum Opus Discovery (OPD) image files
|
|
- HFE, ADF: Batch writeback to the USB drive where possible
|
|
- FF.CFG: Replace "index-during-seek" with "index-suppression"
|
|
- Direct Access: Restart read at correct track position after a write
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.13a - 1 March 2018
|
|
- HFE: Emulate non-standard drive speeds (eg. Sony 600 RPM drive)
|
|
- HFE: Fix single-sector writes (broken since v0.9.8a)
|
|
- Direct Access: Support up to 64-sector track (Atari ST HxC Mount)
|
|
- Direct support for Spectrum TR-DOS (TRD) image files
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.12a - 27 February 2018
|
|
- LCD/OLED: Long filenames scroll during navigation
|
|
- LCD/OLED: Make filename scrolling more configurable
|
|
- FF.CFG: {nav,display}-scroll-{rate,pause}
|
|
- Direct navigation: ".." returns to subfolder position within parent
|
|
- Fix head-seek settle time emulation
|
|
- ADF: Generate longer tracks, like a real Amiga would
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.11a - 23 February 2018
|
|
- Fix Direct-Acesss mode (as used by HxC Autoboot, broken in v0.9.10a)
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.10a - 22 February 2018
|
|
- New default OLED font 6x13 displays more text per line
|
|
- 7x16 font removed
|
|
- 8x16 font MAY be removed, let me know if you use it!!
|
|
- Narrow OLED view (default Gotek display cutout) supported
|
|
- FF.CFG: display-type = oled-128x32-narrow
|
|
- All images can be write-protected by default
|
|
- FF.CFG: write-protect = yes
|
|
- Write-protect switchable by holding eject for 2 seconds
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.9a - 19 February 2018
|
|
- Fix write problems present in v0.9.8a (issue #53)
|
|
- Support rotary encoders with proper Gray code output
|
|
- FF.CFG: rotary = none | simple | gray
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.8a - 8 February 2018
|
|
- Pipelined writes
|
|
- New writes are buffered while older ones are written to the USB drive
|
|
- More reliable write/format/disk-copy operation with slower USB drives
|
|
- FF.CFG: Allow OLED display to be rotated 180 degrees (upside down)
|
|
- display-type = oled-128x32-rotate
|
|
- FF.CFG: Support BBC Micro with 8271 controller
|
|
- Index pulses must continue during seek (index-during-seek = yes)
|
|
- Index pulses must not be delayed by seek (track-change = realtime)
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.7a - 29 January 2018
|
|
- Performance & reliability improvements (eg. Github issues #35, #44):
|
|
- Sync data read after writes, prevents host missing next sector
|
|
- FF.CFG: Sync data read after track change (track-change=instant)
|
|
- Prevents host missing the first sector
|
|
- Old behaviour is configurable (track-change=realtime)
|
|
- FF.CFG: host=akai, support Akai synths with 1.6MB HD IMG files
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.6a - 17 January 2018
|
|
- USB: Fix power-on initialisation for some USB sticks
|
|
- FAT: Write-protect image files marked with read-only attribute
|
|
- ST: Support 11-sector .ST images
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.5a - 1 December 2017
|
|
- FF.CFG: New button assignment for rotary-encoder setup
|
|
- twobutton-action = rotary
|
|
- FF.CFG: Allow navigation mode to be specified
|
|
- nav-mode = native | indexed | default
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.4a - 30 November 2017
|
|
- Automatic support for crippled 'diymore' OLED displays
|
|
- FF.CFG: New option display-probe-ms (replaces startup-delay)
|
|
- FF.CFG: New option twobutton-action allows eject on two-button press
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.3a - 22 November 2017
|
|
- DSK: Fix disk write handling
|
|
- HFE: Improve read speed for HD images, reduce buffer underruns
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.2a - 21 November 2017
|
|
- DSK: Improve handling of per-sector status codes
|
|
- Fix bugs in front-end file handling & folder navigation
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.1a - 16 November 2017
|
|
- Acorn ADFS image support (ADM, ADL) [Daniel Jameson]
|
|
- Better detection of DSK image type (CPC-DSK vs raw sector file)
|
|
|
|
** v0.9.0a - 15 November 2017
|
|
** Amstrad CPC / Spectrum +3 DSK support
|
|
- DSK directly supported for read and write. Please report any issues!
|
|
- Improved error reporting
|
|
- New FF.CFG option "startup-delay = N"
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.8a - 7 November 2017
|
|
- Better error reporting (filesystem, media, power, image handling)
|
|
- Optional feature enhancements for Gotek clones
|
|
- Third button (select) may be used instead of prev/next for firmware
|
|
update and factory reset
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.7a - 17 October 2017
|
|
- Start in ejected state if button pressed or image previously
|
|
ejected (when "image-on-startup = last")
|
|
- Divide the configuration flash page into multiple slots to
|
|
reduce the number of erase cycles when FF.CFG is repeatedly
|
|
modified
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.6a - 13 October 2017
|
|
- New FF.CFG option image-on-startup
|
|
- Rename LASTDISK.IDX to IMAGE_A.CFG
|
|
- If image-on-startup is a folder, go directly into image selector
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.5a - 13 October 2017
|
|
- Cache FF.CFG values in Flash memory for next power on, replacing
|
|
'factory defaults'. Restore defaults by pressing both buttons.
|
|
- Glitch filter for SIDE-select signal (Kingstener)
|
|
- Small improvements to FF.CFG option and value naming
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.4a - 11 October 2017
|
|
- Bootloader OLED Display Fix (display was not enabled in update mode)
|
|
- Integrate 7x16 OLED font into main build, configurable in FF.CFG
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.3a - 10 October 2017
|
|
- Always search for HXCSDFE.CFG/AUTOBOOT.HFE in root folder, even
|
|
when FF/ subfolder exists
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.2a - 10 October 2017
|
|
- Parse FF.CFG file (see examples/FF.CFG for options)
|
|
- LCD/OLED: Don't display bogus 'folder depth' in Autoboot mode
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.1a - 30 September 2017
|
|
- Fix config-less navigation with simple digit displays
|
|
- Respond to USB stick pull when in ejected state
|
|
- LCD/OLED: Increase activity timeout to 60 seconds
|
|
- LCD/OLED: Turn on display on drive activity
|
|
|
|
** v0.8.0a - 29 September 2017
|
|
** Subfolder support
|
|
- Navigate subfolders in config-less mode
|
|
- All config files can now be stored in FF subfolder
|
|
- LASTDISK.IDX file now stores full path to the selected image
|
|
- OLED: Display turns off after timeout (same as LCD backlight)
|
|
- Wrap slot number at 0 and max when navigating
|
|
- Easter egg for Anders Kling. Thanks for your support!
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
** v0.7.4a - 25 September 2017
|
|
- Fix RDATA handling, specifically when drive B on an Amstrad CPC.
|
|
Reported by ikonsgr (EAB / Ebay) -- Thanks!
|
|
|
|
** v0.7.3a - 24 September 2017
|
|
- HxC: Respect autoboot- and ejected-on-startup flags
|
|
- Support 3rd button for eject and for immediate (re-)insert
|
|
- Do not wrap slot number at 0 and max.
|
|
|
|
** v0.7.2a - 21 September 2017
|
|
- Fixes to track timing and index position
|
|
- Properly emulate a single-headed drive
|
|
|
|
** v0.7.1a - 21 September 2017
|
|
- HFE: HFEv3 support
|
|
- HFE: Correctly set bitcell size for writes
|
|
- HFE: Reliability fix, read whole USB-disk sectors
|
|
- ADF: Support a wider range of ADF sizes
|
|
|
|
** v0.7.0a - 19 September 2017
|
|
** IMG/ST image handling. Rotary Encoder support.
|
|
- IMG and ST image files directly supported for read and write.
|
|
Please report any issues!
|
|
- Connect a rotary encoder to use in place of directional
|
|
buttons: Thanks to Fook42 (A1K/EAB). Documentation describes
|
|
how to connect.
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
** v0.6.3a - 18 September 2017
|
|
- Remove Amiga AUTOBOOT.HFE and config files from the distribution.
|
|
The HxC original files work fine, so forking is unnecessary.
|
|
- Resync index pulse after write handling: this dramatically
|
|
speeds up FAT filesystem access in the AUTOBOOT file selectors.
|
|
- Reorganise and update the documentation.
|
|
|
|
** v0.6.2a - 13 September 2017
|
|
- Prettier 7x16 'narrow' LED font (Kingstener)
|
|
- Remember last-selected slot in no-config mode (LASTDISK.IDX file
|
|
must exist). Thanks to Fook42 (A1K/EAB).
|
|
- Ignore glitches on SIDE-select signal (fix for Eric Gustafson's A3000)
|
|
- Various fixes for file selector on Atari ST and Amstrad CPC
|
|
- Suppress index pulse when writing to USB stick. Makes slow writes
|
|
more reliable (avoids timeouts on the host).
|
|
- Optimised memory copying and clearing
|
|
|
|
** v0.6.1a - 31 August 2017
|
|
- Support 2-digit LED display
|
|
- Suppress LCD update of side number when another drive is selected
|
|
|
|
** v0.6.0a - 24 August 2017
|
|
** PC Interface Support. OLED Fixes & Narrower Font Support.
|
|
- Allow PC Floppy Interface (DSKCHG on pin 34) to be selected via a
|
|
jumper at position JC. Default interface (no jumper at JC) remains
|
|
Shugart, as compatible with many non-PC systems including Amiga.
|
|
- Kingstener: Support narrower 7x16 OLED font. Allows entire display to be
|
|
visible through the 3-digit cutout in the Gotek case. This is a separate
|
|
firmware build, update file is in distribution subfolder alt/.
|
|
- OLED reliability fixes.
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
** v0.5.0a - 15 August 2017
|
|
** Greater stability on A1200 and accelerated Amigas
|
|
- I/O latency reduced on drive select/deselect. Results in more reliable
|
|
drive detection on A1200, with and without accelerator, and on warm
|
|
and cold reboots.
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
** v0.4.4a - 14 August 2017
|
|
- Improvements to power-on initialisation: initialise the floppy
|
|
interface earlier, start on cylinder 0, and don't trigger a spurious
|
|
step command
|
|
|
|
** v0.4.3a - 13 August 2017
|
|
- Fix DSKCHG handling. Should make disk insertion more reliable,
|
|
especially on Amiga with noclick patch.
|
|
|
|
** v0.4.2a - 11 August 2017
|
|
- More efficient I2C handling for OLED and fix synch during flash
|
|
update process.
|
|
|
|
** v0.4.1a - 11 August 2017
|
|
- Improve I2C robustness
|
|
|
|
** v0.4.0a - 10 August 2017
|
|
** 128x32 I2C OLED Display support
|
|
- Support for 0.91" I2C OLED (128x32, SSD1306 controller).
|
|
- Various optimisations and bug fixes.
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
** v0.3.2a - 7 August 2017
|
|
- Fix buffer overrun in HFE image handler when cannot read data from
|
|
USB stick fast enough.
|
|
- Update the Amiga AUTOBOOT.HFE with latest changes from upstream,
|
|
and bump version number.
|
|
|
|
** v0.3.1a - 7 August 2017
|
|
- Fix buffer overflow when copying long filenames in no-config mode.
|
|
|
|
** v0.3.0a - 6 August 2017
|
|
** Config-less & indexed operation
|
|
- Operate with no AUTOBOOT.HFE (requires HXCSDFE.CFG in 'indexed
|
|
mode'): files must be called DSKA0000.HFE, DSKA0001.HFE, and so
|
|
on. ADF images are also supported.
|
|
- Operate with no HXCSDFE.CFG! Buttons will cycle through all valid
|
|
images in the USB root folder.
|
|
- Step-pulse speaker is supported on output JB. Recommend buffering
|
|
through an NPN transistor unless using a piezo speaker (high
|
|
resistance).
|
|
- Long filenames scroll on the 1602 LCD
|
|
- LCD backlight timer, scroll speed, and step speaker volume all
|
|
configured via HXCSDFE.CFG (when available)
|
|
- Hack workaround for X-Copy problems. Verified writes/copies are now
|
|
reliable!
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
** v0.2.1a - 26 July 2017
|
|
** Fixes for LCD handling
|
|
- More reliable startup
|
|
- Fix crashes and deadlocks in operation
|
|
- More efficient command transmission (one I2C transaction for
|
|
successive commands)
|
|
- Support 0x38-0x3F I2C addresses
|
|
|
|
** v0.2.a - 25 July 2017
|
|
** 1602 LCD + Drive Logic Fixes
|
|
- 1602 LCD handling: Will recognise a 1602 LCD with "I2C backpack" as
|
|
used (and connected) for the usual "HxC LCD mod". Does not yet
|
|
scroll long filenames, this will be added shortly.
|
|
- Drive Logic: Will now play nicely in multi-drive systems and make
|
|
AmigaDOS much less confused (no more DF1-3:BAD type messages!)
|
|
- The bootloader is also modified to talk to the 1602 LCD: if you
|
|
want this feature then you must also update the bootloader by doing
|
|
a full serial or USB/DFU flash of the main HEX file.
|
|
|
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
|
|
** v0.1a - 21 July 2017
|
|
** Initial release
|
|
- Works only as sole drive in a host system (eg disconnect external
|
|
drives!)
|