uIEC/SD

RETRO Innovations

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$299.18
Top view of uIEC/SD with deluxe daughtercard. 2 IEC ports are under the uIEC/SD and the jack on the left side is for USB power.
SKU:
UIEC-SD-DD
Weight:
2.00 Ounces
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Product Overview

Hold the entire collection of Commodore games and utilities in the palm of your hand! No more lugging a CBM disk drive around, worrying about disk “rot”, swapping disks, and being without your favorite software. Transfer files to the Commodore simply by dragging files to the solid state SD/SDHC card on your PC/Mac. Need more storage? Visit the local big box store or online e-tailer for gigabytes of solid state storage.

The “Micro” IEC offers that and more, supporting Secure Digital (SD) and SDHC solid state storage up to 32GB in size, emulating the CBM DOS functionality (including select CMD HD DOS operations), and supporting the JiffyDOS drive transfer protocol. The unit is small enough to embed, but large enough to satisfy even the most discerning retro-computer enthusiast.

The device even offers the ability to better itself after purchase. As new firmware updates are released, simply copy the new firmware to the SD card, reset the device, and watch it upgrade itself.

Think about it, this addition to your Commodore collection is new and costs less than the going eBay-rate for a 1581. But the Storage capacity is Far beyond a 1581! Switching out SD Cards (which are cheap) is a snap - each SD Card is like adding another free 1581 drive or any other 1571 or 1541 drive. And FAST, the uIEC is faster than any mechanical drive without wearing out parts!

All of this in 2.25 square inches of silicon and circuitry. Grab one or more today!

Notes:

  • For correct operation, the unit requires a Commodore IEC serial cable (available in our store, though any disk drive serial cable should work)
  • In order to utilize the JiffyDOS transfer speeds, the computer must have JiffyDOS installed. JiffyDOS is available in our store.
  • uIEC/SD is available in 3 configurations:
    • bare: The unit comes without any daughtercard or connector.  This option is useful for folks wishing to add an additional unit to a uIEC/SD Deluxe Daughtercard
    • edge connector: The unit is supplied with just the 1x13 edge connector.  This is useful for folks planning to embed the uIEC/SD into another structure.
    • deluxe: The base unit is paired with a small PCB (this is useful for folks who desire less clutter and want the unit close to the machine. 
      The PCB provides:
      • 2 IEC ports (which allows daisy chaining)
      • buttons for swap list navigation
      • a reset button
      • a jumper configuration setting that allows or prevents a machine reset from also resetting the drive.
      • direct connection to the C64/C128 cassette port for power
      • dual uIEC/SD connectors, to allow vertical or horizontal configuration
      • Mini USB port for external power (use any standard 5V phone charger, or a cable to your PC

Reviews

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  • 5
    Super Happy

    Posted by dave wright on 29th Nov 2014

    Friendly and helpful exchange of emails. Easy transaction. Quick Shipping. Awesome product. Could not be happier with it. I have jiffydos installed in my SX64 and am into whatever program i want with just a few keypresses. I can eve dj using sidplay with less than a second of silence between tracks. Awesome to have all the space for your commodore. thanks!

  • 5
    Installing µIEC in a SX-64

    Posted by Berry on 19th Sep 2014

    After installing uIEC in my bread bin C64 i decided to do another implementation of a uIEC in a SX-64, with the minimal of soldering on the boards. It worked with only a single pin soldering on the SX-64 PCB. Just have a look the how-to at my blog: http://c64.berrydejager.com/installing-uiec-in-a-sx-64 Thanks, Jim!

  • 3
    awesome device

    Posted by Forrest White on 17th Sep 2014

    works great after realizing i didnt have all the wires hooked up.. highly recommend this product

  • 5
    Great addition for any Commodore enthusiast!

    Posted by Richard E. Crabb on 16th Jul 2014

    This is my second purchase of a uIEC/SD. I use my first one with my C128 and C64 systems (which I alternate between using the same monitor & drives). I bought this one specifically for use with my VIC20 so I don't have to do so much component swapping. It works every bit as great on the VIC20 as on the C64 and C128 systems, providing plenty of storage space for programs and data.

  • 4
    Best

    Posted by Jason on 19th Apr 2014

    It is everything I expected. Works so much better than the 1541-III I had before. I like that you can even use it just as a drive in itself to save files and a lot of programs are made to work with it. I do think the build quality is a bit shakey as I need to bend the SD card female connector at times to get a connection. Also the disk swapping method works sort of but it really could use a screen or something like the 1541-III has. There's no way to tell what you're doing with multidisk games and then trying to save with them you could overwrite the master disk file. All in all this is the best option for me for day to day usage with the C64. Very happy with it indeed.

  • 5
    A necessity.

    Posted by Unknown on 24th Feb 2014

    It was great to have a laptop next to the C64 and to rapidly switch back and forth with new disk images.

  • 5
    Unbeatable Storage Option!!

    Posted by JM Estrada on 1st Oct 2013

    I picked one of these up some time ago and I have to say this is one fantastic piece of hardware! It's extremely easy to use and works like a champ! I've got several Commodores in my collection and and after buying one of these, I came back and bought three more so that I can embed them into the case. Highly recommend this product!

  • 5
    uIEC/SD drive

    Posted by Jim Peters on 23rd Sep 2013

    I have purchased many of these drives and imbedded them in Game cartridge cases, QuadPortIEC units and built a dual drive unit for a friend. The drives have preformed as intended and in some cases replaced CMD hard drives.

  • 5
    uIEC/SD worth every penny

    Posted by Unknown on 25th Apr 2012

    Purchased the uIEC/SD deluxe version, arrived well packaged and quickly. Got unit hooked up, did some research to find a fast loader,file browser and documentation for it as none was included. Within an hour I had set the default device set to 8, got a fast loader and file browser loaded and a bunch of disk images on an 8 GB card. A week into it and so far 90% of the disk images I tried run just fine, those that dont can be run by extracting the files out of the disk image. I am very pleased with my purchase and would recommend this to any Commodore 64 collector, next will be trying it on my Vic-20! Thanks to Retro Innovations for a great product at an very fair price. The fast loader software i am using is called SJLOAD and the file browser is called File Browser (fb64.prg).Dont want to put links to theme here but Google will help you find them.