Tims Retro Corner | Building a PI1541 for the Commodore 64 @TimsRetroCorner | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Thanks to pcbway.com for sponsoring this video. The Pi 1541 is a modern day replacement for the venerable Commodore 1541 disk drive. Unlike devices like the SD2IEC, it is a cycle exact emulator, which means anything you can do on a real 1541, you can do on this. Including run code.

This is an open source project by Steve White, and the project page is here: cbm-pi1541.firebaseapp.com There is also a GitHub page for the source code: github.com/pi1541/Pi1541

I bought mine as a kit from eBay, but there are many other variations. If you want to source the components yourself, you can order PCBs through the shared project page on PCBWay: pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Pi1541_IO_Adapter__Rev_4.html

The case I used: thingiverse.com/thing:4892996
I made the following modifications to it
- Extended the width by 1mm just to make it an easier fit
- Extended the front by 20mm to make it easier to fit the LEDs in the front panel
- Shifted the OLED window by 4mm to suit my particular OLED screen

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00:00 - Introduction
00:32 - Discussion
02:48 - Sponsor message
03:23 - The Build
07:46 - Set Up the SD Card
13:23 - First Test
15:15 - External Monitor Test
16:05 - Startup Problem Fixed
17:44 - I Missed some Board Jumpers!
19:00 - Final Test
22:07 - 3D Printing the Case
25:04 - The Completed unit in Operation