DrawBridge aka Arduino Amiga Floppy Disk Reader/Writer

WinUAE FloppyBridge Release Notes

• Faster direct read/write access to floppy disks
• Updated Windows update check code
• Fixed some compile issues
• Sped up the main thread by refactoring and changing how a lock worked that was fixed in 1.5. It now loads disks *slightly* faster
• Added support for "Direct Mode" which allows direct MFM buffer reading and writing so you can use this plugin outside of WinUAE
• Added some extra commands to the library to make it easier to use outside of WinUAE
• Changed donate link from PayPal to KoFi
• Updated the writing code for DrawBridge, Greaseweazle and SupercardPRO so it now calculates pre-compensation correctly when writing to disks
• Some refactoring (slightly breaking - namespace changes) to help use this as a shared dynamic library with less header files needed
• Added support for the host application to be able to detect if the device is no longer working (or present!)
• Fixed a strange crash bug relating to data not being present when expected

• Fixed issue with locks on new Apple M1/2 devices for Amiberry

• Fixed issues with serial access on MacOS
• Fixed issues with stalling mode not working properly, or not as expected
• Updated stalling mode to work better with diskspare device which seems to be very impatient! (writing is not recommended!)
• Updated the icons for the supported hardware and rendered them transparently

• Fixed Greaseweazle Drive A/B not selectable properly
• Fixed issue with warning message about diskchange on Greaseweazle always re-appearing
• Fixed Greaseweazle Shugart support. (**Does not support disk change** - it will manually check for disks. A PC Drive is strongly recommended)
• Re-worked the profile listing dialog a little

• Added no-click disk check when it has to be done manually
• Added support for tracks 82 and 83 if supported by the drive (firmware update needed for DrawBridge)
• Updated Greaseweazle driver to also support Shugart interfaces
• Some cosmetic fixes

• Greatly increased compatability due to changes in the PLL and Rotation Extractor handling. Check the games that didn't boot before!
• (DrawBridge Firmware 1.9.24 required!)

• Added option to toggle auto-update check. First full release

• Fixed random crash in Rotation Extractor
• Further stability improvements for Linux (or rather not-Windows)
• Lots of minor changes, improvements and testing with the help of Dimitris Panokostas aka MiDWaN (Amiberry)

• Added support for Supercard Pro (V1.3 firmware required)
• Changed read mode to use a more accurate PLL (taken from SCP design from SCP.cpp in *UAE) which **improves compatability with some games**
• Added support for DrawBridge new PLL read command for better accuracy (Firmware 1.9.23) - HIGHLY recommended
• Fixed a few bugs in rotation extractor that caused a few crashes
• In "Normal" mode, if a perfect revolution cannot be guessed it automatically switches to compatible for that track
• Fixed 64-Bit support for Greaseweazle under some linux distros

• Faster DrawBridge startup (FTDI option recommended) and Faster Auto-Detection too
• Fixed a lockup bug if driver failed to start but was still used

• Fixed bug in the 64-bit version where it would lock up getting a list of FTDI com ports.
• DrawBridge now starts up a little faster
• Fixed a few cosmetic issues in the dialogs

• Added support for Auto-Cache - attempts to load the entire disk into memory while the emulator isn't using it
• Added support for SmartSpeed - If using Normal or Compatiable mode, this looks at the data and switches to turbo automatically if it thinks its safe to do so (may break some copy protections)
• Fixed an issue with the URL shown when you change the driver
• Adjusted some small changes in bit-sequences
• Re-adjusted some seek timings for GW
• Updated COM port detection code
• Hopefully a fix with intermittent write failures for HD disks.

• Fixed disk detetction on startup for GW
• Fixed 30-second lockup if you use GW and have the wrong drive cable selected (A vs B)
• Links now have the hand-cursor and are highlighted in 'link' colour

• Fixed a small number of GW issues

• Faster seeking for GW, bug fix in update check, and improvements for DrawBridge

• Updated GUI so when you create a new profile it uses the driver from the current selection
• Updated the DrawBridge Icon

• Created profile system to make managing the setup much easier

• Fixed some silly errors with the original version including variable names being reversed

• First version.