SAVYOURSAVYOUR User Manual SAVYOUR Overview........................................................................................................................................4 Features......................................................................................................................................4 Cautions and Recommendations..................................................................................................5 How to use Savyour......................................................................................................................7 Powering Up...............................................................................................................................7 Removal of USB Device............................................................................................................8 LED Flashing After Insertion.....................................................................................................8 Too Much Power Flash...............................................................................................................9 LED Functionality....................................................................................................................10 USB Memory Requirements.....................................................................................................10 Resetting...................................................................................................................................12 General Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................12 Installing the 1541 ROM............................................................................................................13 First: Install a 1541 ROM File..................................................................................................13 USB Memory Stick.....................................................................................................................14 Emulating a Commodore Disk Drive........................................................................................14 Light Mode...............................................................................................................................14 Full Emulation Mode................................................................................................................14 Activating Full Emulation Mode..............................................................................................15 Running Multi Disk Demos and Games...................................................................................16 Changing Multidisk Functionality............................................................................................17 Disk Change Emulation............................................................................................................18 Disk Change Flow Chart...........................................................................................................19 1541 Compatibility...................................................................................................................20 SavyourLoader.........................................................................................................................20 Replacing the Savyour Loader Program...................................................................................22 Mounting D64 Files Automatically..........................................................................................23 Copying Files Between Savyour and a 1541 Drive...................................................................23 USB Memory Troubleshooting.................................................................................................25 Mouse...........................................................................................................................................29 Select Mouse Mode..................................................................................................................29 Selecting Mouse Resolution Scale............................................................................................29 Configuring the Mouse Manually.............................................................................................30 Selecting Mouse Mode Manually.............................................................................................30 Selecting Mouse Resolution Scale Manually............................................................................31 Setting Both Mouse Mode and Resolution at the Same Time...................................................31 1351 Compatibility...................................................................................................................31 Amiga/Atari Mouse..................................................................................................................32 USB Mice vs C64.....................................................................................................................33 Trimming the Mouse................................................................................................................33 USB Mouse Troubleshooting...................................................................................................33 Joystick........................................................................................................................................35 Choosing Main Fire Button......................................................................................................35 Using USB Keyboards as Joysticks..........................................................................................35 Joystick Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................36 Keyboard.....................................................................................................................................37 Using the Keyboard as Joystick................................................................................................37 Replacing or Complementing the C64’s Internal Keyboard.....................................................38 Keyboard Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................41 Savyour and MSSIAH................................................................................................................42 www.mssiah.com 2 SAVYOUR Saving and Loading..................................................................................................................42 Select D64 File.........................................................................................................................42 Mouse / Joystick.......................................................................................................................43 Switching USB Devices...........................................................................................................43 Burst Load/Save.......................................................................................................................44 Appendix......................................................................................................................................45 LED Flash Sequences...............................................................................................................45 Savyour.cfg...............................................................................................................................47 Reading the Last Power............................................................................................................49 Setting Max Power...................................................................................................................49 Disk Commands for 1541.........................................................................................................50 Compatibility in Light Mode....................................................................................................52 Quick Reference How To.........................................................................................................53 Filename Character Mapping....................................................................................................56 Keyboard Chart Joystick Mode................................................................................................57 Keyboard Chart Full Keyboard Mode.......................................................................................57 Pinouts......................................................................................................................................59 www.mssiah.com 3 SAVYOUR Overview Savyour is a save/load device, disk drive emulator and mouse/joystick interface all in one. It allows you to use modern USB devices with your old Commodore computer. Savyour targets MSSIAH users, retro gamers and 8-bit enthusiasts who want to use modern peripherals with their beloved Commodores. Plugs into the joystick port. No power adapter needed. No LCD screen needed. Runs on Commodore 64, 128, SX64 Atari ST (mouse/joystick) - extension cord required! Commodore Amiga (mouse/joystick) Works with USB 2.0 low power devices: memory sticks, mice, keyboards and joysticks. (To use Savyour as a disk drive a 6 pin serial cable between Savyour and the C64 is required)